Sports / Motosports

MotoGP races switched to avoid clash 13 Dec 2012 - 08:27 am

LONDON: Next year’s German MotoGP race at the Sachsenring has been moved back a week to July 14 to avoid a clash with...

QMMF President in Istanbul 06 Dec 2012 - 12:29 am

Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah, President of the Qatar Motor and Motorcycle Federation (QMMF), in Istanbul, Turkey, yesterday. Al Attiyah, who is also...

QMMF President Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah in Monte Carlo 02 Dec 2012 - 12:16 am

LEFT: Qatar Motor and Motorcycling Federation (QMMF) President Nasser bin Khalifa Al Attiyah (right) poses for a photo with 2012 MotoGP champion Jorge...

Petronas Asia Road Racing Championship awards ceremony at Losail Circuit 25 Nov 2012 - 11:18 pm

LEFT: The top three riders on the SuperSport 600cc points table Ryuichi Kiyonari (centre) of Japan, compatriot Katsuaki Fujiwara (second left) and Malaysia’s...

Kiyonari upstages Fujiwara to clinch SuperSport title 25 Nov 2012 - 02:05 am

The winners in the SuperSport category of the Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) are seen celebrating on the podium at the Losail International...

Malaysia’s Azlan sets early pace at Losail 23 Nov 2012 - 01:14 pm

Ryuichi Kiyonari takes a bend during the practice sessions in the SuperSports 600cc category in the final round of the 2012 PETRONAS Asia...

New tyre rules for last round of ARRC at Losail 22 Nov 2012 - 12:46 am

Doha: The SuperSports 600cc class will race under new tyre rulings in the sixth and final round of the 2012 Petronas Asia Road...

Qatar ready to welcome Asian ‘giants’ for ARRC leg at Losail this week 21 Nov 2012 - 01:30 am

DOHA: The Losail International Circuit, the region’s only MotoGP racing track, will host the sixth and last round of the 2013 Petronas Asia...

MotoGP: Pedrosa wins finale after Lorenzo crash 12 Nov 2012 - 08:08 am

VALENCIA, Spain: Dani Pedrosa won an incident-packed Valencia MotoGP yesterday, the closing grand prix of the season and the last race of Casey...

MotoGP lost my respect, says former champion 09 Nov 2012 - 12:47 pm

MILAN: Former world Moto GP champion Casey Stoner says he is ready to settle down to a new life at home after “losing...

Lorenzo ‘liberated’ by MotoGP title win 30 Oct 2012 - 03:51 am

PHILLIP ISLAND, Australia: New world MotoGP champion Jorge Lorenzo says he feels liberated after winning a season-long battle with the powerful Repsol Honda...

Lorenzo clinches MotoGP title after Pedrosa crashes 29 Oct 2012 - 04:17 am

PHILLIP ISLAND, Australia: Jorge Lorenzo sealed his second world MotoGP crown after his challenger crashed out, while Casey Stoner claimed his sixth straight...

In-form QMMF rider West finishes second in Australian Moto2 race 29 Oct 2012 - 04:16 am

Philip Island, Australia: QMMF Racing Team rider Anthony West proved his skills in sunny and dry conditions to take second place at his...

QMMF Racing Team eyeing third podium, confirms Indonesian rider for 2013 29 Oct 2012 - 04:15 am

BY RIZWAN REHMAT DOHA: In-form QMMF Racing Team is eyeing a hat-trick of podium finishes at the season’s final race in Valencia next...

Red Bull’s Vettel dominates practice 27 Oct 2012 - 03:04 am

GREATER NOIDA, India: Championship leader Sebastian Vettel set an ominous practice pace at the Indian Formula One Grand Prix yesterday, dominating both sessions...

MotoGP: Stoner sets early pace in Australia 27 Oct 2012 - 03:04 am

MotoGP: Stoner sets early pace in APHILLIP ISLAND, Australia: Home hero Casey Stoner dominated practice in front of record crowds yesterdayas he chases...

Rossi slams MotoGP, says it is ‘boring’ 24 Oct 2012 - 06:36 am

LONDON: Nine-time world champion Valentino Rossi yesterday slammed MotoGP as “boring” and called for a change to the sport. “Now is the worst...

‘Rain King’ West battles to second place in Malaysia 22 Oct 2012 - 08:44 am

Moto2 race winner Alex De Angelis (centre) of San Marino celebrates next to runner-up, Anthony West (left) of Australia and third-place Gino Rea...