MotoGP racing returned to the Adriatic holiday resort of Misano for the first time in fourteen years today, but the party was spoilt by the weather as fierce storms turned the first day into a washout

The Fiat Powertrain Technology-powered Sunseeker demonstrated its pace by crossing the line first in the Powerboat P1 British Grand Prix but the win was denied by a subsequent time penalty

The Fiat Yamaha Team will make the short trip from their Milan base to the Adriatic coast this coming weekend as the MotoGP World Championship returns to Misano following a fourteen-year hiatus

Sailing with the Alfa Romeo Yacht Racing Team, 4/4: Alfa Romeo and ICAP Leopard are like two prize fighters, warily eyeing each other up and countering each other’s movements 

Sailing with the Alfa Romeo Yacht Racing Team, 3/4: A racing yacht is at the pinnacle of advanced thinking in the areas of aerodynamics and fluid dynamics, it is literally a ‘floating physics lab’ 

Sailing with the Alfa Romeo Yacht Racing Team, 2/4: The first impression is of a purposeful, pure racing machine, designed without compromise to be the fastest yacht on the waves

Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards rounded off two days of intensive work at Brno on Tuesday, following Sunday's Czech Grand Prix with both riders concentrating mainly on tyre testing

Sailing with the Alfa Romeo Yacht Racing Team, 1/4: Bring up the name—Alfa Romeo—to a fan of ocean yacht racing and the reaction will be one of intense respect and enthusiasm

After the disappointment of Sunday's Czech Grand Prix, it was back to the drawing board yesterday for Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards as they embarked on the traditional two-day test at Brno

The wooded hills of Brno, thronged by 141,632 spectators, proved a less than happy hunting ground for the Fiat Yamaha Team in Sunday's MotoGP World Championship Czech Grand Prix

Ducati Marlboro Team rider Casey Stoner put in a faultless display in front of 141,000 fans at Brno today, winning the Czech Grand Prix to extend his World Championship advantage to 60 points

Photo Gallery: Alfa Romeo Yacht Racing Team, Cowes Week - Round the Island Race (II)

Fiat Yamaha Team riders Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards will start tomorrow's Czech Grand Prix from the outside of the second and third rows respectively, after claiming the sixth and ninth spots

The twelfth round of the MotoGP World Championship got underway at Brno in the Czech Republic today, with Fiat Yamaha Riders Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards finishing the day 6th and 13th

Photo Gallery: Alfa Romeo Yacht Racing Team, Cowes Week - Round the Island Race (I)

Strong winds and short steep seas are taking their toll on the 271-boat Rolex Fastnet fleet, with approximately 90 boats retired as of 1100 BST, including Neville Crichton's Alfa Romeo

Photo Gallery: Alfa Romeo Yacht Racing Team, Cowes Week - Training (III)

The Fiat Yamaha Team return from the MotoGP summer break this week ready for a flying re-start to the season as the World Championship resumes with round twelve of eighteen at Brno

After a 25-hour delay due to the weather, Alfa Romeo and the 270 other boats set off today from the Squadron line in Cowes for the start of 46th edition of the Rolex Fastnet Race

Alfa Romeo will have to bide time in her victory bid as the Rolex Fastnet Race start has been postponed for 25 hours due to the continued severe weather warning issued by the UK Met office

Photo Gallery: Alfa Romeo Yacht Racing Team, Cowes Week - Training (II)

Winner in 2003 and missing from the 2005 race, Alfa Romeo is aiming both to both win and to beat the speed record when the 608 mile Rolex Fastnet Race gets underway tomorrow

Photo Gallery: Alfa Romeo Yacht Racing Team, Cowes Week - Training (I)

To spice things up in this year’s Rolex Fastnet Race, Mike Slade (ICAP Leopard) and his Kiwi adversary Neville Crichton (Alfa Romeo) have placed a wager on which will cross the finish line first

Alfa Romeo has taken on her latest challenger, ICAP Leopard, and beaten her by more than 40 minutes to take line honours and the RYS Trophy in the opening race in the Cowes Race Week