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MotoGP rider Nicky Hayden suffers broken ribs in training accident
• Former world champion takes tumble during winter workout• ‘Just like at Valencia, it was kind of a freak accident’ The former MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden broke two ribs and a shoulder blade during a training accident in Kentucky this week, the American’s Ducati team said on Thursday. Hayden suffered the injuries near his […]
Suzuki to suspend MotoGP operation due to ‘tough circumstances’
• Japanese manufacturer will not compete for two years• Suzuki blames ‘prolonged recession’ for suspension Suzuki has confirmed it will not race in the 2012 MotoGP World Championship after deciding to suspend its participation in the series. The Japanese manufacturer had been expected to quit MotoGP, having already lost the Spanish rider Alvaro Bautista to […]
MotoGP sets 18-round world championship calendar for 2012
• Silverstone to host British round on 17 June• Four races in Spain, two in US The MotoGP world championship will start under floodlights in Qatar once again next year and end at Spain’s Valencia circuit, the series organisers said on Wednesday. The governing International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) issued a provisional 18-round calendar with no […]
Valentino Rossi eager to return to MotoGP in Germany this weekend
• MotoGP champion could return 39 days after breaking leg• Valentino Rossi happy that his doctors think he is fit to ride Valentino Rossi is set to make a remarkable comeback from a badly broken leg by racing in this weekend’s MotoGP round in Germany. Rossi, 31, suffered a compound fracture to his right leg […]
Valentino Rossi throws off crutches to finish fourth on MotoGP return
• Dani Pedrosa wins German grand prix ahead of Jorge Lorenzo• Rossi just outside podium places six weeks after breaking leg Valentino Rossi missed out on a podium finish on his return from a broken leg as Dani Pedrosa breathed life back into the MotoGP title race with victory in the German grand prix at […]
