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Toseland beats Biaggi for race two win.
James Toseland put in a gritty performance during race two of the first round of the Corona Extra Superbike World Championship in Qatar, taking a dominant lights to flag victory aboard his Hannspree Ten Kate Honda.
WSS: Flying Fujiwara.
Katsuaki Fujiwara aboard his Althea Honda proved he was back on top form at one of his favourite circuits by taking the fastest time in the opening qualifying session. His time of 2mins 03.258secs was less than 0.2 seconds from the previous fastest lap.
Corser hits the bottle.
Double World Superbike Champion, Troy Corser, has launched a 'trophy winning 2005 Shiraz' wine, to commemorate his 2005 world championship victory.
FG Sport for sale.
World Superbikes is to go under the auction hammer according to a recent report in The Times online business section.
Pedercini ready after double test.
Team Pedercini concluded its pre-season preparations with four-days of testing, split between two different Spanish circuits, after which team prinipcal Donato Pedercini declared rider Dean Ellison ready for the forthcoming World Superbike season.
DFX Honda ready to attack.
DFXtreme Honda has officially launched its 2007 World Superbike campaign by unveiling a new 'Freddie Spencer' inspired red, white and blue colour scheme - and announcing its ambitions for the forthcoming season.
Brookes boosted by title winning mechanics.
Josh Brookes arrived at the Italian headquarters of Alto Evolution Honda earlier this week, in preparation for this weekend's first test with the 2007 spec CBR1000RR in Sicily.
Foggy, Hodgson absent from 2007 entry list.
Ahead of the Qatar season opener on February 24, the FIM has announced the official entry list for the 2007 World Superbike championship.
Kagayama: I didn`t crash - I`m happy!
Triple 2006 race winner Yukio Kagayama edged out new superstar team-mate Max Biaggi to lead the Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra challenge by the end of the three-day Phillip Island test.
Jet lag biggest problem for PSG-1.
PSG-1 Kawasaki team-mates Fonsi Nieto and Regis Laocni made a promising start to the three-day Phillip Island test, setting the third equal and sixth fastest lap times - despite a severe case of jet lag.
Phillip Island test pictures online.
Pictures from the opening day of World Superbike testing at Phillip Island in Australia are already online.
Three UK events on updated 2007 calendar.
The FIM has released an updated version of the 2007 World Superbike calendar, and the good news for British fans is an additional round in the UK - with the return of Donington Park.
Bayliss: I thought about ringing Hodgson...
Reigning double World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss has responded to Neil Hodgson's claims that he blocked the Briton's return to the factory Ducati team.
Klaffi to sit out 2007.
Despite enjoying its most successful WSBK season to date, Team Klaffi Honda will be missing from the grid in 2007 having failed to secure the necessary sponsorship to compete.
Biaggi looking for test repeat in Qatar.
There is no Christmas rest for the teams of the World Superbike Series - well, not just yet anyway - as the final Pirelli test of 2006 sees at least one team from each of the major manufacturers heading to Qatar for a three-day session at Losail.
PSG-1 gets San Marino support.
Earlier this week, representatives of the PSG-1 Kawasaki team, based in San Marino, met with the region's secretary of state for foreign affairs, Fiorenzo Stolfi.
Racing stars as successful off-track as on.
Two World Superbike legends have proved as much of a hit off the race track as on it, getting together to raise more than ?4,000 for Children In Need with an end-of-season charity auction.
Rolfo at Ten Kate, Hannspree replaces Winston.
Following Winston's withdraw from international motorsport, Ten Kate Honda has announced Hannspree as its new title sponsor for the 2007 season - and confirmed Roberto Rolfo as its second World Superbike rider.
Winston withdraws from motorsport.
Cigarette manufacturer Winston has officially confirmed that it will withdraw from international motorsport sponsorship with immediate effect - thus ending its two-year association with the Ten Kate Honda World Superbike and Supersport teams.
Muggeridge joins Bertocchi Honda.
Former World Supersport champion and Ten Kate Honda World Superbike rider, Karl Muggeridge, will remain in the premier-class next season after signing to ride a Bertocchi Honda in 2007.
Chili: I`d team up with Foggy!
Newly retired WSBK star Pierfrancesco Chili has left the door open for a tantalising team-up with former arch rival Carl Fogarty.
Kagayama wins Japanese Superbike finale.
World Superbike star Yukio Kagayama clinched a last gasp victory during a one-off appearance in the final round of the Japanese Superbike Championship, at Suzuka on Sunday.
Whitham: `Mad` Max a fantastic boost.
Former racer and currant Eurosport commentator Jamie Whitham believes Max Biaggi's World Superbike switch is fantastic for the production based championship - partly because he is 'as mad as a box of frogs'!
Barros exit leaves Klaffi seeking two riders.
Alex Barros' surprise decision to return to the MotoGP World Championship, on a d'Antin Ducati, for 2007 has left the Klaffi Honda Team seeking two new riders for next season.