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Britain's top racing motorcyclist James Toseland yesterday announced that he will quit the world superbike championship to ride alongside MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi on a factory Yamaha in 2008.

July 22 (Reuters) - Provisional result of the U.S. GrandPrix MotoGP at Laguna Seca, Monterey, California on Sunday 1. Casey Stoner (Australia) Ducati 44:20.325 2. Chris Vermeulen (Australia) Suzuki 44:30.190 3. Marco Melandri (Italy) Honda 44:45.966 4. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 44:50.989 5. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 44:55.947 6. Randy de Puniet (France) Kawasaki 44:58.631 7. Anthony West (Australia) Kawasaki 45:01.747 8.

July 21 (Reuters) - Results from U.S. Grand Prix MotoGPqualification in Laguna Seca on Saturday 1. Casey Stoner (Australia) Ducati 1:22.292 2. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 1:22.501 3. Chris Vermeulen (Australia) Suzuki 1:22.590 4. Nicky Hayden (U.S.) Honda 1:22.624 5. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 1:22.683 6. Loris Capirossi (Italy) Ducati 1:22.914 7. John Hopkins (U.S.) Suzuki 1:22.933 8. Colin Edwards (U.S.) Yamaha 1:22.943 9.

HOHENSTEIN-ERNSTTHAL, Germany (Reuters) - Five-times world champion Valentino Rossi said he was still confident about his chances of winning this year's MotoGP title despite seeing the gap to front-runner Casey Stoner widen to 32 points after Sunday's German Grand Prix.

Australian Casey Stoner moved 32 points clear in the MotoGP world championship after closest rival Valentino Rossi crashed out of the German Grand Prix.

July 14 (Reuters) - German MotoGP qualifying times at theSachsenring in Chemnitz on Saturday 1. Casey Stoner (Australia) Ducati 1 min 22.384 secs 2. Dani Pedrosa (Spain) Honda 1:22.388 3. Marco Melandri (Italy) Honda 1:22.397 4. Randy de Puniet (France) Kawasaki 1:22.539 5. John Hopkins (U.S.) Suzuki 1:22.561 6. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 1:22.605 7. Loris Capirossi (Italy) Ducati 1:22.615 8. Alex Barros (Brazil) Ducati 1:22.897 9.

Valentino Rossi believes second-on-the-grid Dani Pedrosa has a better race pace than Sachsenring pole sitter and MotoGP World Championship leader Casey Stoner - both of whom the Italian will attempt to beat from sixth on the grid.

BERLIN, July 12 (Reuters) - Fresh from victory in lastmonth's Dutch Grand Prix, Valentino Rossi is confident of athird straight win in Germany this weekend as he seeks to trimCasey Stoner's lead in the MotoGP world championship.

In typical swashbuckling fashion, Valentino Rossi narrowed the gap on the overall MotoGP points leader Casey Stoner with victory in the Dutch Grand Prix on Saturday.

Former world champion Valentino Rossi narrowed the gap to overall MotoGP leader Casey Stoner after his Dutch Grand Prix victory today.