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Surprise maiden WSBK pole for Badovini
A wet Superpole at the Nurburgring allows Ayrton Badovini to shine through the gloom to claim a long-awaited maiden World Superbike pole for Ducati.

Indian WSBK round cancelled
India's planned WSBK debut cancelled, 2013 season will now end at Jerez on October 20.

2014 WSBK rule changes, EVO class announced
Limits on engine changes, an end to superior bikes at factory teams, plus a new EVO class for WSBK in 2014

Matej Smrz set for Yamaha wild-card
Jakub Smrz's younger brother Matej is looking to make his World Superbike debut as a wild-card at the Nurburgring riding a Yamaha R1.

Haslam, van der Mark win Suzuka 8 Hours
Leon Haslam and Michael van der Mark power to victory in the Suzuka 8 Hours for Honda; Former 500cc world champion Kevin Schwantz finishes third for Suzuki.

BMW announces WSBK withdrawal
BMW announces it will withdraw its factory support from the World Superbike Championship at the end of the 2013 season.

PICS: Tom Sykes' race comes to fiery halt
Britain's Tom Sykes lost the lead of the World Superbike Championship after his Kawasaki ZX-10R suffered an engine failure on the third lap of Sunday's race at the Moscow Raceway in Russia.

Moscow event cancelled
The second World Superbike race and the World Supersport race at the Moscow Raceway have been cancelled.

Moscow WSBK races - LIVE
Live text updates for today's World Superbike races at the Moscow Raceway will be available on Crash.net - CLICK HERE

Checa bounces back after huge practice crash
Carlos Checa bounces back to qualify sixth at the Moscow Raceway just hours after a technical issue on his Alstare Ducati led to a huge crash...

KTM considering WSBK entry in 'two or three years'
Austrian manufacturer KTM reveals it it considering a move into the World Superbike Championship in the coming years, provided new regulations bring costs down.

PTR considering World Superbike move
'This is something we are interested in and looking to see if there are sponsors or riders interested in joining us in WSB in 2014' - Simon Buckmaster

Guintoli surrenders lead after first DNF
Sylvain Guintoli sees another rider ahead of him in the overall World Superbike Championship standings for the first time this season...

Top of the world Sykes dedicates wins to Lascorz
New series leader Tom Sykes pays tribute to former team-mate Joan Lascorz by claiming a pair of dominant World Superbike Championship victories at Imola.

FIRST PICS: Nori Haga returns to WSBK!
Noriyuki Haga shows off his new colours at Imola this weekend ahead of his one-off return to the World Superbike Championship.

Sofuoglu tests ZX-10R, WSBK return hinted
Mahi Racing signals its intentions to step up to the World Superbike Championship in 2014 and it wants to take Kenan Sofuoglu with them...

WSBK Portimao: Fatigued Haslam curtails race day early
Leon Haslam manages just nine laps of the opening race at Portimao before opting to play it safe for the remainder of the day.

WSBK Monza: Sykes reinstated to third position
Tom Sykes regains his third place finish in the second World Superbike race at Monza after the FIM reverses the stewards' original decision.

WSBK Monza: Laverty reels in Guintoli with third win
A third World Superbike win of the season puts Eugene Laverty within striking distance of Aprilia team-mate Sylvain Guintoli in the overall standings.

WSBK Monza: Sykes fastest - and slowest - for record pole
Despite proving slowest through the speed traps during the critical SP3 session, Tom Sykes compensates to smash the Monza lap record for another pole.

WSBK Monza: Guintoli targets top speed record
'Hopefully we can beat the all time Superbike top speed record and come back with two strong results' - Sylvain Guintoli

Davies lauds wind tunnel test in Munich
'Especially on a track like Monza, the aerodynamic efficiency is very important because every lap we are wide open for much longer than any other circuit' - Chaz Davies

WSBK Aragon 2013: BMW boss thrilled as Davies shows 'talent'
BMW GoldBet Motorrad manager Andrea Buzzoni believes Chaz Davies has demonstrated that he can be a formidable title contender in 2013...

WSBK Aragon 2013: Baz battles to double top six
Loris Baz picks up a fifth and sixth place finish at the end of a fruitful weekend for the young Kawasaki Racing rider.