Stoner in top form for Aussie MotoGP
Casey Stoner dominated both practice sessions for the Australian GP on Friday as he closes in on the 2011 MotoGP world championship. The Australian, chasing his fifth straight win at his home race, recorded a best time of 1 minute, 30.475 seconds around the Phillip Island track ahead of Yamaha’s Jorge Lorenzo in 1:30.744 in … [Read the full story]
“It’s all over now, isn’t it, mate?” says Mark Webber
Mark Webber conceded that the world championship fight was all but over after he crashed out of the Italian Grand Prix and his Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel notched up his eighth win of the year. Despite having not won a race so far in 2011, Webber was second in the standings heading to Monza … [Read the full story]
Webber crashes out of Korean Grand Prix
A rare driving error in South Korea has cost Mark Webber the advantage in the race for the Formula One world championship. The title fight was turned upside-down when Webber crashed on the 19th lap of the sodden Korean Grand Prix but he got lucky when his Red Bull teammate Sebastian Vettel — a real … [Read the full story]
Australia give it some Greek style
Australia have shown some ominous form to start the second round of the basketball world championship, routing Greece 93-54 in the Czech Republic. The Greeks had shown some decent form in fighting losses against the United States and France in the opening round, but put in a dreadful effort against a rampant Australia side keen … [Read the full story]
