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Title chance ends for 'late' Lorenzo.
Jorge Lorenzo's chances of winning the 2009 MotoGP World Championship officially came to an end in the Sepang rain on Sunday, despite mounting a daring last-to-fourth charge in the Malaysian Grand Prix.
Valentino Rossi talks nine world titles.
"Lorenzo has pushed me to new levels and it's been a great duel to the end" - Valentino Rossi.
Sepang - MotoGP championship standings.
CLICK HERE for the 2009 MotoGP World Championship standings after round 16 of 17, Sunday's Malaysia Grand Prix at Sepang.
Valentino Rossi: Record breaker.
Valentino Rossi won his seventh MotoGP title on Sunday, marking his ninth world championship victory in all three grand prix classes.
Rossi equals all-time pole record at Sepang.
Ahead of his first chance to wrap up the 2009 MotoGP title, Valentino Rossi pulverised the opposition during qualifying at Sepang - which ended with the Italian claiming a record-equalling 58th pole position in grand prix racing by 0.569sec.
125: Marquez on pole in Malaysia.
Marc Marquez has put the outgoing factory KTM team on pole position for the penultimate round of the 125cc World Championship, at Sepang in Malaysia.
Capirossi: 'Really good weekend' possible.
After a terrible weekend at Phillip Island, Rizla Suzuki got the Malaysian Grand Prix off to an encouraging start with the sixth fastest Friday practice time for Loris Capirossi at Sepang.
250: Aoyama fastest in Malaysia, Simoncelli tenth.
250cc World Championship leader Hiroshi Aoyama got his Malaysian Grand Prix weekend off to a perfect start by setting the fastest lap time in Friday practice at Sepang, while title rival Marco Simoncelli managed just tenth.
Malaysian Grand Prix - Preview
Valentino Rossi looks set to claim his seventh MotoGP World Championship during this weekend Malaysian Grand Prix at Sepang, the penultimate round of the 2009 season.
Valentino Rossi to make WRC return in 2010.
Valentino Rossi to go rallying in Mexico.
Rossi prepares for MotoGP 'match point' at Sepang
"Phillip Island was like gold dust and now we go to Malaysia with our first match point" - Valentino Rossi.
PICTURES: Lorenzo, Hayden turn one clash.
These pictures show Jorge Lorenzo tangling with Nicky Hayden on the approach to turn one in Australia on Sunday, then suffering a high-speed accident which left his MotoGP title hopes all but over.
Toseland fuming over jump start penalty.
James Toseland had to bite his tongue after being given his second jump start penalty of the 2009 MotoGP season at Phillip Island on Sunday.
Hayden: I don't blame Lorenzo.
Nicky Hayden was hit by another rider on the first lap of a grand prix for the third time in 2009, at the start of Sunday's Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.
Lorenzo crashes out at turn one.
Jorge Lorenzo's 2009 MotoGP World Championship hopes look to be all but over after the Spaniard crashed out at the very first turn of the Australian Grand Prix.
Suzuki breaks engine limit, Capirossi back of grid.
Loris Capirossi to start Australian Grand Prix from the back of the grid
PIC: Casey Stoner's special Australian GP colours.
This is the special livery with which home hero Casey Stoner will attempt to claim his third Australian Grand Prix win in a row at Phillip Island. The new colours, which include an Australian flag, replace the usual red on the 2007 world champion's factory Ducati and race leathers.
Valentino Rossi's stepfather commits suicide.
The stepfather of reigning six time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi is reported to have committed suicide.
250: de Rosa claims debut pole at Phillip Island.
Raffaele de Rosa claimed an unexpected first 250cc pole on his last lap of qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix at Phillip Island.
Rossi: Better or worse with special livery?
Valentino Rossi's latest ride in a special livery ended with a fourth place finish in Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix at Estoril.
KTM quits 125cc World Championship.
KTM has announced that it will not field a factory team in next year's 125cc World Championship.
Melandri, Hayate break 2008 Kawasaki total.
Marco Melandri's four points for finishing twelfth in Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix were enough to exceed the Constructors' points total scored by the factory Kawasaki team during the whole of the 2008 season.
Lorenzo: Training with dad made me faster
Jorge Lorenzo believes one of the reasons why he dominated the Portuguese Grand Prix weekend was that he spent the four-week break before Estoril training at home with his father in Mallorca.
Kallio 'bottom on the ground' while sixth.
Mika Kallio was holding a potential MotoGP best of sixth in the early stages of Sunday's Portuguese Grand Prix, before losing the front of his Pramac Ducati through the long final turn on lap six of 28.