Australia's MotoGP world champion Casey Stoner powered back
to the top of the overall standings by a single point on
Sunday after fending off Spanish rival Jorge Lorenzo to win
in Portugal for the first time.
Former MotoGP world champion Nicky Hayden broke two ribs and
a shoulder blade during a training accident in Kentucky
earlier this week, the American's motorcycling team Ducati
said on Thursday.
Australian Casey Stoner finished his championship-winning
year by overtaking Ben Spies down the final straight to win
the season-ending Valencia MotoGP on Sunday.
MotoGP great Valentino Rossi will not be retiring from the
sport in the wake of friend Marco Simoncelli dying after a
crash with his fellow Italian, Rossi's mentor said on Monday.
Casey Stoner looks to complete his fifth straight MotoGP win
at home in the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday, and
potentially clinch his second world championship - all on his
26th birthday.
Jorge Lorenzo led from start to finish to win the San Marino
Grand Prix and end world championship leader Casey Stoner's
run of three successive MotoGP wins on Sunday.
It takes more than a win to put a smile on Casey Stoner's
face as the Australian continued his Brickyard bashing on
Sunday despite a dominating victory at the Indianapolis
MotoGP.
Nine-time motorcycling world champion Valentino Rossi is
considering skipping the Japanese Grand Prix because of
radiation concerns following the earthquake and tsunami
earlier this year.
