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Suzuki Alstare, Brux part company
Suzuki has explained the reason why its bikes did not carry Brux logos during the World Superbike round at Imola, the team revealing it is heading to court for a ruling on non-fulfilment of obligations.

Byrne laments strength of factory rivals
Shane Byrne has apologised to his team for being unable to put together two stronger results for Sterilgarda Ducati on home ground after suffering a crash in race one.

Spies leads heading to Imola.
Ben Spies will start his first race as World Superbike Championship leader in this weekend's Imola round, held in Ducati's 'backyard'.

Sterilgarda confident for Imola.
Having been forced to deny rumours that its presence on the World Superbike grid is in doubt, Sterilgarda Ducati hopes to let its results do the talking in this weekend's Imola round.

Ducati keeps Haga and Fabrizio.
Ducati has announced that both its factory World Superbike riders, Noriyuki Haga and Michel Fabrizio, have been re-signed for the 2010 season.

Ducati puts web-cam in pits.
During this weekend's World Superbike round at Imola, the home Ducati Xerox Team will allow fans to see right to the heart of the action, by providing live and uncut streaming direct from Noriyuki Haga's garage on both Saturday and Sunday.

Haga, Rea disagree over blame for crash
Noriyuki Haga has vented his 'anger' at Jonathan Rea after their collision in the second race of the day at the Nurburgring forced him to hand over the World Superbike Championship lead to Ben Spies for the first time this season

Hopkins avoids serious injury after accident
John Hopkins says he has not suffered any serious injuries, despite being involved in a vicious looking accident at the start of the opening World Superbike race of the day at the Nurburgring.

Hopkins, Tamada taken to hospital
John Hopkins and Makoto Tamada have been taken to hospital to be treated for concussion following their accident during race one at the Nurburgring.

Haga feeling strong ahead of return
Noriyuki Haga says he feels fit and ready to resume his fight for the World Superbike title following a timely break to fully recover from injuries sustained in a crash back in June.

Bayliss to race V8s.
Triple World Superbike champion Troy Bayliss will make his V8 Supercar race debut at Phillip Island on September 11-13, before tackling the world famous Bathurst 1000 on October 8-11.

Mladin to retire.
The most successful rider in the history of AMA Superbikes, Mat Mladin, has announced he will retire from the sport at the end of the 2009 season.

Crutchlow considering WSBK and Moto2
Cal Crutchlow is confident he will be riding for a factory-backed World Superbike Championship team in 2010, but admits he is not ruling out the possibility of defecting to the newly formed Moto2 series.

Tough times for Stiggy Honda duo
Leon Haslam and John Hopkins leave the tenth round of the World Superbike Championship at Brno feeling unsatisfied after a troublesome day concluded what has been a difficult weekend as a whole for the Stiggy Honda team.

Biaggi, Aprilia a winning combination again
Following a drought of 49 races that stretches back to his Suzuki days, Max Biaggi can call himself a winner once again after claiming a superb maiden World Superbike victory as an Aprilia rider at Brno.

Xaus breaks leg in Brno accident
Ruben Xaus has become the latest World Superbike rider to be sidelined with injury after breaking his leg in an accident on the opening lap of race one at Brno.

WSS: Crutchlow dominates for Brno pole
Cal Crutchlow converted his practice pace into an equally dominant performance during qualifying for the latest World Supersport round at Brno, although Eugene Laverty will start right alongside him for the race.

Yamaha reviewing 2010 rider options
Yamaha WSB team manager Massimo Meregalli says it is his intention to re-sign Ben Spies for at least one more World Superbike season in 2010 as part of what he hopes will be an unchanged rider line-up with Tom Sykes.

Haga will race at Brno
Noriyuki Haga says he will be riding for 'as many points as possible' in the latest round of the World Superbike Championship at Brno after confirming he will participate in the event.

Neukirchner back to square one
Max Neukirchner is remaining in a positive frame of mind as he prepares to endure a second lengthy stint on the sidelines with a broken vertebra, just days after returning to action from a previous injury.

Neukirchner breaks vetebra in Imola accident
Max Neukirchner's hopes of returning to the World Superbike Championship have been dealt a blow after a crash during testing at Imola left him with a broken vertebra.

Baiocco samples DFX Ducati at Imola
PSG-1 Corse refugee Matteo Baiocco will reappear on the World Superbike Championship scene after being included on the entry list for the upcoming mid-season test at Imola.

PSG-1 call time on WSBK entry
PSG-1 Corse have announced that they are to withdraw from the World Superbike Championship with immediate effect. The team made their debut in the series in 2003 as a privateer Ducati entry before becoming Kawasaki's official factory entrant between 2005 and 2008.

WSS: McCoy delivers Triumph first podium
Triumph celebrated their first modern era World Supersport podium on home ground after Garry McCoy claimed a superb third place finish at Donington Park.