2002
Moody's Blue: Checa on Criville.
Carlos Checa is now arguably the number one Spaniard in the Moto GP class after 1999 500cc world champion Alex Criville moved to the d'Antin Yamaha team, then failed to appear at all in 2002.
Mildenhall to make fans wait.
Mildenhall will reveal the identity of their new rider-coach at their opening home meeting of the season against Wimbledon this Sunday. But it won't be Grand Prix rider Andy Smith who has signed for a Polish club.
Barron: I should have been on the podium.
Blair Racing's Alex Barron was a disappointed man at the end of Sunday's Firestone Indy 225 at Nazareth Speedway, feeling that he could - and should - have been among the contenders for a podium place.
RCV riders Ukawa and Rossi dominate Welkom GP.
Honda riders dominated Sunday's second round of the MotoGP World Championship at Welkom, Tohru Ukawa (Repsol Honda Team RCV211V) and Valentino Rossi (Repsol Honda Team RCV211V) having the race all to themselves on their amazing V5 four-strokes.
Tough start for the Monarchs.
The Fulfilment Factory Monarchs open their 2002 Premier League campaign this Friday with a visit from one of the top sides, the Isle of Wight Islanders. Revenge may be on the Monarchs' minds as the Islanders beat Edinburgh in the final of the Young Shield Playoffs last season.
Courage earns praise from Sampford.
Rye House boss John Sampford sang the praises of reserve Chris Courage after the 19-year-old produced the ride of his career to see off Rebel heat leader Neil Collins in the crucial heat fourteen of the Rockets' victory over Somerset at the weekend.
Prince William invited to British MotoGP.
The British based Telefonica MoviStar Suzuki team has invited Prince William to attend the 2002 British Motorcycle Grand Prix at Donington Park, Leicestershire, on July 14th as its special VIP guest.
Newcastle face injury crisis.
Premier League champions Newcastle are facing up to an early season injury crisis. Reserve Richard Hall has joined the long list of Diamonds' casualties with shoulder and leg injuries.
Speedway fixtures 23 April - 5 May.
All fixtures subject to change. Tuesday June 23: Premier Trophy: Trelawny v Swindon 7.30 Wednesday April 24: Sky Sports Elite League: Poole v Belle Vue 7.30
de Ferran coughs up Nazareth win for Sharp.
Scott Sharp was gifted his seventh career Indy Racing League victory - and first of 2002 - when his fuel strategy played out marginally better than that of Penske's Gil de Ferran at Nazareth Speedway..
Honda SP2 domination in Sugo
Castrol Honda's Colin Edwards and wild card rider Makoto Tamada, riding a Cabin Honda, won a race each in Sunday?s fourth round of the World Superbike championship at Sugo in Japan.
Speedway briefs - Monday 22 April.
Staechmann quits worlds. Jan Staechmann has withdrawn from the Danish rounds of the world championship this weekend - and that means good news for Stoke.
Dons on track for opening night.
Last Thursday - at precisely 2pm - a rider by the name of Jimmy Jansson had the honour of riding the first laps around Wimbledon Stadium for some eleven years.
Yanagawa impresses on World Superbike return.
Kawasaki wild card rider, Akira Yanagawa, proved that he hasn't lost his touch when it comes to racing a Superbike at Sugo this on Sunday. The former Fuchs Kawasaki rider scored two sixth place finishes aboard his factory ZX-7RR, finishing both races as the top four-cylinder rider.
Race result - Firestone Indy 225
1. Scott Sharp USA Kelley Racing Dallara-Chevrolet 225 laps 2. Felipe Giaffone BRA Mo Nunn Racing G-Force-Chevrolet +0.4969secs 3. Gil De Ferran BRA Penske Racing Dallara-Chevrolet +1.7805secs
Excedrin Racing Team posts best finish of season.
Todd Bodine and the Excedrin Racing team posted a fourth-place finish this past Saturday at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in an accident-marred event.
Muller takes first win of 2002.
Title favourite Yvan Muller scored his first BTCC win of the season in today's Sprint Race at Oulton Park. Muller led MG's Warren Hughes over the line, with Vauxhall Motorsport team-mate right on the rear bumper of Hughes' car.
Invincible Singh storms to Group N victory.
Malaysia's top rally driver Karamjit Singh, and co-driver Allen Oh have stormed to a magnificent Group N victory in their first ever Cyprus Rally.
Tamada takes third win at Sugo.
Wildcard entry Makoto Tamada took the win in the second race at Sugo making his hit strike three victories from four appearances at the circuit.
Checa claims fifth for Marlboro Yamaha team.
Carlos Checa put in a determined ride at the South African MotoGP World Championship round, held at Welkom on April 21, to finish the 28-lap race in fifth place.
Pitt back to seventh after first corner crash.
Fuchs Kawasaki rider, Andrew Pitt fought his way through the field to finish a remarkable seventh in today's Supersport race at Sugo, after a first corner collision left him back in nineteenth place on the opening lap.
Race Result: race two - Sugo.
Complete results from the seond race of round four of the World Superbike championship in Sugo, Japan.
Qualifying quotes - Indy 225 - Nazareth.
Larent Redon (No. 34 Mi-Jack Dallara/Infiniti/Firestone):
Ukawa takes his first win in MotoGP class.
Tohru Ukawa won Africa's Grand Prix today despite the race seeming to be Rossi's for the taking. The Repsol Honda pair dominated the race from start to finish, Ukawa barely challenging Rossi's lead until the Italian gave him a chance to shine.