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Emotional weekend for Batta.
There is still a strong rumour regarding Troy Corser moving to Yamaha for next season.
WSS: Charpentier on pole at crucial Magny-Cours.
Defending World Supersport Champion, Sebastien Charpentier has taken pole position ahead of the final round of the Championship at his home race at Magny-Cours.

End of the road for Foggy Petronas.
Carl Fogarty enters the final round of the Corona Extra Superbike World Championship this weekend at Magny-Cours in France with one eye fixed firmly on the future of his race team.

Klaffi still chasing Barros signature.
Klaffi Honda team principal, Klaus Klaffenbock, is hoping that Alex Barros' debut World Superbike victory will convince the Brazilian to stick with his team next season.
Barros, Klaffi, Brazil join WSBK win list.
Former MotoGP star Alex Barros took his first World Superbike victory, at his 21st attempt, in race one at Imola on Sunday - handing Klaffi Honda and Brazil its first WSBK win in the process.

Bayliss takes title number two at Imola.
Troy Bayliss returned the World Superbike championship to Ducati by winning his second world title, one round early, at Imola on Sunday.

Brookes signs for `new` Honda backed Bertocchi.
Josh Brookes has re-signed with Team Bertocchi for the 2007 Superbike World Championship - for which the team will be restructured, with new owners and financial partners, and switch from Kawasaki to Honda machinery.

Walker out as PSG-1 re-signs Nieto, Laconi.
Chris Walker has lost his PSG-1 Kawasaki seat for 2007 after team-mates Fonsi Nieto and Regis Laconi were both re-signed for the downsized line-up - despite Walker taking the team's only race win this year.
Barros takes win, Bayliss claims title.
Troy Bayliss has taken his second World Superbike Championship at Imola in Italy during the eleventh round of the Corona Extra Superbike World Championship.
Toseland on top with traction control.
James Toseland signalled his intent to seal second in the 2006 Corona Extra Superbike World Championship by taking provisional pole at Imola - on his first competitive outing with traction control fitted to his Ten Kate Honda.

Bayliss: Let`s try again.
After being forced to postpone his title celebrations following a race one fall at the Lausitzring, Troy Bayliss is all but certain to claim his second WSBK crown in front of Ducati's home fans at Imola this weekend.
Corser meets Princess Anne.
Reigning World Superbike Champion Troy Corser had the honour of meeting HRH Princess Anne this week when he attended the 10th anniversary reception of charity organisation Riders for Health at the Hurlingham Club in London.

Biaggi signs for Alstare Suzuki.
Former MotoGP star Max Biaggi has officially signed to ride an Alstare Suzuki in the 2007 Corona Extra Superbike World Championship.

Barros: I thought I could win.
Alex Barros returned to the scene of some of his greatest grand prix rides last weekend at Assen, but the Brazilian's Dutch World Superbike debut was to prove a disappointment - despite a promising start.

Walker celebrates last-to-first debut victory.
After 131 starts, Chris Walker finally took his first ever World Superbike win with an astonishing last-to-first charge during a soaking wet race one at Assen on Sunday.

Brookes destroys bike - and top five finish.
Josh Brookes saw by far his best result of the 2006 Corona Extra World Superbike season disappear in a cloud of gravel and spray during race one at Assen on Sunday.

Bayliss bounces back after 210km/h highside.
Ducati Xerox star Troy Bayliss left Assen on Sunday with an increased 100 point lead in the 2006 Corona Extra World Superbike championship standings - despite a massive highside ending his hopes of victory in the soaking wet opening race.

Punctured lung, broken ribs for Parkes.
On a day when Kevin Curtain took the 2006 World Supersport championship lead for the first time, his Yamaha Germany team-mate Broc Parkes saw his own title hopes end in a painful early race accident.
WSS: Sofuoglu takes maiden supersport win.
Winston Ten Kate Honda's Kenan Sofuoglu took his maiden race win at his team's home round at Assen in Holland.
Wet, delayed warm up for Assen.
As predicted the wet weather came in for race day at Assen just in time for round nine of the Corona Extra Superbike World Championship. The fastest man during the red flagged warm up session was Xerox Ducati's Troy Bayliss.
Corser takes Assen Superpole.
Troy Corser on the Alstare Corona Extra Suzuki overcame his tyre issues to steal pole position in preparation for round nine of the Corona Extra Superbike World championship at Assen.

Bayliss re-signs for Ducati, wants to beat Foggy.
World Superbike championship leader Troy Bayliss has ended retirement speculation by re-signing with the factory Ducati team for the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
Neukirchner returns.
German rider Max Neukirchner will make his return to the World Superbike paddock and his race debut for Team Alstare Engineering in the ninth round of this year's Corona Extra Superbike World Championship at Assen.

Chili says goodbye to Brands.
World Superbike legend Frankie Chili may have failed to finish both races on his final Brands Hatch appearance, but that didn't stop him completing a special lap of honour for the British fans.