Motorsports

Barcelona, June 16 (IANS) Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo on Saturday claimed the pole position in the Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix, his first with the Ducati team. Lorenzo managed to clock a best time of 1:38.680,…

Barcelona, June 16 (IANS) Italy’s Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati Team) on Saturday led the third free practice of the Catalan Grand Prix in Barcelona, while Spain’s MotoGP championship leader Marc Marquez (Repsol Honda Team) missed an…

Barcelona, June 15 (IANS) Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo (Ducati) on Friday set the pace on the first day of free practice for the Catalonia MotoGP, which saw Marc Marquez crashing and ending up on the ground….

Montmelo (Spain), June 15 (IANS) Spanish MotoGP great Marc Marquez said he was looking forward to a healthy rivalry next season with Jorge Lorenzo, who will be his new teammate at Repsol Honda. “Rule No….

Montreal, June 11 (IANS) Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel dominated the Canadian Grand Prix here to retake the championship lead as Lewis Hamilton could finish only fifth for Mercedes. Vettel converted pole position into a lead at…

Coimbatore, June 10 (IANS) Honda rider Anish Shetty finished first in the Pro Stock 165 class of the Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championship while Mathana Kumar scored a double podium in the SuperSport 165 class…

Montreal, June 10 (IANS) German Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel secured pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix, the seventh race of the Formula One season. The four-time F1 champion posted a fastest lap of 1:10.764…

Coimbatore, June 9 (IANS) K.Y. Ahamed rode brilliantly to lead TVS Racing to a 1-2 finish in the premier Super Sport Indian 165cc class in the Rolon Round of the MRF national motorcycle racing championship…

Valencia, June 8 (IANS) The office of Spain’s anti-corruption prosecutor said Friday it had decided to instruct legal proceedings against a former president of the eastern region of Valencia over alleged offences including misappropriation of…

Coimbatore, June 8 (IANS) Reigning national champion Jagan Kumar of TVS Racing set the benchmark in the premier Super Sport Indian (165cc, Open) class by topping the time sheets in free practice session as the…

Coimbatore, June 8 (IANS) Reigning national champion Jagan Kumar of TVS Racing set the benchmark in the premier Super Sport Indian (165cc, Open) class by topping the time sheets in free practice session as the…

Coimbatore, June 7 (IANS) The rolon round of the MRF national motorcycle racing championship 2018, commencing here at the Kari Motor Speedway on Friday heralds a new season that promises plenty of top-drawer action amidst…

Madrid, June 6 (IANS) Italian MotoGP rider Danilo Petrucci is to join Ducati’s factory team in 2019, the team said on Wednesday. He will replace Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo, who is leaving Ducatti for Honda next…

Madrid, June 6 (IANS) Spanish rider Jorge Lorenzo, a three-time MotoGP world champion, is to join the Repsol Honda team starting in 2019 on a two-year contract, Honda Racing Corporation announced in a statement on…

Madrid, June 5 (IANS) Honda Racing Corp on Tuesday announced the departure of Spanish rider Dani Pedrosa at the end of the 2018 season, after 18 years of racing in three classes of the MotoGP…

Lima, June 5 (IANS) The Dakar Rally officials plan to ask Argentina, Bolivia and Chile if they are interested in being on the route before deciding in a few months whether to return to Africa…

Scarperia (Italy), June 3 (IANS) Spain’s Jorge Lorenzo won the Italian MotoGP on Sunday, earning his first victory since joining Ducati last year. Despite criticism from even his own team, Lorenzo dominated on the Mugello…

Suzuka,(Japan), June 3 (IANS) Indian rider duo of Rajiv Sethu and Anish Shetty maintained their rhythm and remained in the top 25 for race 2 of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARCC) here on Sunday….

Scarperia (Italy), June 2 (IANS) Italy’s Valentino Rossi of Yamaha on Saturday earned pole position for the Italian MotoGP Grand Prix, his first time to start a race from pole in two years. Rossi clocked…