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Rea fastest in the wet at Portimao
Reputed wet weather expert Chris Vermeulen also rockets up the timesheets on the Kawasaki.

Silverstone takes Donington Park slot
Silverstone secures the triple of MotoGP, WSBK and BSB in 2010

Haslam draws first blood in Portimao
Leon Haslam edges Jonathan Rea as he continues to chip away at his odds for the 2010 World Superbike season

Tardozzi: Question mark over Toseland.
New BMW team boss Davide Tardozzi believes returning double World Superbike champion James Toseland has 'lost something' during his two seasons in MotoGP.

Althea Ducati launch 2010 WSBK campaign.
Shane Byrne and Carlos Checa unveil 2010 World Superbike colours at Althea Ducati team launch.

WSS: Female rider signs up for Supersport
Paola Cazzola will compete in the 2010 World Superbike Championship for Kuja Racing, becoming the first female rider to get a full-time ride

Ducati confirms revised team structure
Ernesto Marinelli is promoted to team manager, while Marco Lozej takes on his previous role as technical manager

WSS: Chaz Davies secures full-time Triumph seat
Chaz Davies joins Garry McCoy in BE1 Racing Triumph's 2010 World Supersport Championship line-up.

Tardozzi set for BMW switch, targets wins
Davide Tardozzi gets ready for a new challenge with BMW having led Ducati to 16 World Superbike titles

WSS: Kenan Sofuoglu breaks ankle.
2007 World Supersport champion Kenan Sofuoglu has broken his left ankle in a motocross training accident in his home country of Turkey.

Vermeulen: We've improved Kawasaki Ninja ZX-10R
MotoGP refugee Chris Vermeulen feeling 'comfortable' as the Kawasaki World Superbike Racing Team completes its final test of the year.

Yamaha loses satellite representation
Yamaha could be represented by just its factory-backed team next season after the French-funded GMT 94 outfit confirmed it is concentrating on endurance racing
Stiggy Honda confirms demise
Stiggy Racing Honda confirms that it is to close its doors due to financial woes - off the back of an impressive maiden campaign in the World Superbike Championship (WSBK)

Byrne back in training after illness
Shane Byrne overcomes illness but is forced to sit out Valencia WSBK test session
Toseland: I didn't fail in MotoGP
After losing his Tech 3 Yamaha ride to 2009 World Superbike Champion Ben Spies, James Toseland will return to WSBK in 2010 - but he is adamant that he did not fail in the premier class, and suggests he has unfinished business there that he would one day like to complete

Superpole modified for 2010
World Superbike Championship bosses announce minor changes to the Superpole format for the 2010 season

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Leon Camier confirmed at Aprilia.
Aprilia has officially confirmed the expected news that 2009 British Superbike champion Leon Camier will ride alongside Max Biaggi in its factory World Superbike team next season.

Yoshimura Suzuki to WSBK in 2010.
A statement on the Yoshimura Japan website appears to confirm that the famous tuning company will quit the Japanese Superbike Championship and race in select rounds of the 2010 World Superbike Championship.

WSS: Pirro completes Ten Kate Honda line-up
Italian youngster Michele Pirro joins Kenan Sofuoglu at Ten Kate Honda for the 2010 World Supersport Championship

WSS: Coghlan wins Spanish Supersport title
Kev Coghlan beats a host of local riders to win the 2009 Spanish Supersport title

Shane Byrne signs for Althea Ducati
Shane Byrne joins Carlos Checa in the Italian team for the 2010 World Superbike season.

Marinelli to replace Tardozzi at Ducati Xerox
Ducati officially confirms the exit of Davide Tardozzi from the team, revealing Ernesto Marinelli as his replacement

Tardozzi confirms Ducati exit.
Factory Ducati World Superbike team boss Davide Tardozzi has confirmed that he is leaving the company. The news comes hot on the heels of a similar shock departure by Ducati's MotoGP team boss Livio Suppo.