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Rossi beats Hondas for incredible Sachsenring win.
MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi has taken one of his greatest victories after beating a trio of charging Hondas by 0.3secs following 30 laps of non-stop Sachsenring action.
Pedrosa seizes Sachsenring pole, Rossi sunk.
Relentless MotoGP rookie Dani Pedrosa has taken his fourth pole position of the 2006 season during qualifying for the German Grand Prix - with Kenny Roberts his surprise nearest rival.
Tech 3 `worried for James`.
With the MotoGP World Championship now entering the second half of the 2006 season, Tech 3 Yamaha team manager Herve Poncharal is getting increasingly worried about the relative pace of James Ellison compared to team-mate Carlos Checa.
Pedrosa, Rossi and Biaggi...
Dani Pedrosa's second victory of his debut MotoGP season, last time out at Donington Park, both establishes him as a genuine championship contender and compares very favourably with Valentino Rossi and Max Biaggi at the same stage in their careers.
Vermeulen `blown away` by Goodwood.
Rizla Suzuki MotoGP star Chris Vermeulen made his Goodwood Festival of Speed debut last weekend, riding Barry Sheene's 1975 Suzuki XR-14 over the famous hill-climb course.
Elias opts for `painful` return.
While all attention was on Valentino Rossi's Thursday practice fall at Assen on June 22, Fortuna Honda's Toni Elias was also injured in the same session.
PICTURES: Dovizioso slides out of Lorenzo battle.
250cc World Championship leader Andrea Dovizioso did all he could to stop Jorge Lorenzo taking his third win in a row at Donington Park on Sunday, but disaster struck when the Humangest Honda rider lost the front through the painfully slow final turn.
Roberts: This bike had a podium in it.
Kenny Roberts Jr may have opted to use the 'older' spec chassis on his KR211V in Sunday's British Grand Prix, but still looked capable of clinching his second podium in three starts until fading to fifth in the closing stages.
Desperate Dani`s `one man show`.
Dani Pedrosa claims he isn't thinking about winning the MotoGP World Championship in his debut season, but the 20-year-old's dominate Donington Park victory has put him within sight of the points lead.
Rossi: Amazing race, vital result.
Valentino Rossi's dramatic 2006 season got back on track at Donington on Sunday, when the reigning five times MotoGP world champion charged from twelfth to second - despite a fractured wrist.
Pedrosa disappears for Donington victory.
After an early tussle - and a near miss - rookie Dani Pedrosa disappeared into the distance to win Sunday's British Grand Prix, while two injured Italians took the fight for second down to the last corner.
Gibernau targets German return.
Injured Ducati Marlboro rider Sete Gibernau is aiming to return to MotoGP action at the German Grand Prix on July 16.
Six left in race to buy Dorna.
According to reports, six venture capital groups remain in the race to buy MotoGP commercial rights-holders Dorna Sports, which has been put up for sale with an estimated ?345 million price tag.
Silva: I want to be in MotoGP next season.
With regular Pramac d'Antin MotoGP rider Alex Hofmann still replacing the injured Sete Gibernau at the Ducati Marlboro Team at this weekend's British Grand Prix, Ivan Silva will get another chance to demonstrate his ability to the MotoGP paddock.
Winona, WCM join forces.
New British 250cc World Championship team, Winona Racing, has announced a strategic partnership with former 500cc race winning outfit WCM.
Fabrizio replaces Elias.
DFX Honda World Superbike rider Michel Fabrizio will return to MotoGP action this weekend at Donington Park, after being announced as the replacement for the injured Toni Elias at Fortuna Honda.
PICTURES: Colin`s last turn heartbreak.
After three years in MotoGP, Colin Edwards came within metres of a brilliant debut victory at Assen on Saturday - only for disaster to strike seconds after arriving at the final chicane side-by-side with Nicky Hayden.
Hayden: Honestly, it wasn`t going to work...
MotoGP World Championship leader Nicky Hayden scored his second premier-class victory - and Honda's 200th - under the most dramatic of circumstances at Assen on Saturday.
Best yet for super Shinya.
Shinya Nakano scored his best ever MotoGP result by taking a surprise second - from what looked like being a confident third - in Saturday's Dutch TT at Assen.
Nakano denied but Kawasaki spirits high.
Shinya Nakano came within 0.013secs of taking his and Kawasaki's debut MotoGP pole position at Assen today, but is still confident of a season's best performance in Saturday's race.
Rossi injured at Assen?
MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi is feared to have broken his wrist after falling heavily during the first free practice session at Assen on Thursday morning.
Elias down and out.
Valentino Rossi wasn't the only rider injured during first free practice at Assen, with Toni Elias suffering a fracture of his left shoulder - forcing the young Spaniard to withdraw from the Dutch TT weekend.
Edwards: Assen isn`t the `The Cathedral` anymore.
One of the many MotoGP riders disappointed by the shortening of the Assen circuit was Camel Yamaha's Colin Edwards, the fastest rider after the first day of action on the revised Dutch TT layout.
Hofmann to replace injured Gibernau.
Pramac d'Antin rider Alex Hofmann will replace the injured Sete Gibernau on the Ducati Marlboro machine for the eighth round of the 2006 MotoGP World Championship in Assen, Holland.