Sporting Digest: Motor Cycling

WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIPS (Assen, Neth) First race: 1 C Fogarty (GB) Ducati 34min 11.40sec (ave speed 169.846kph); 2 P Casoli (It) Yamaha 34:15.21; 3 A Slight (NZ) Honda 34:16.55; 4 T Rymer (GB) Kawasaki 34:17.29; 5 J Witham (GB) Ducati 34:17.68; 6 S Russell (US) Kawasaki 34:36.27; 7 S Crafar (NZ) Honda 34:38.38; 8 J Schmid (Ger) Kawasaki 34:41.01; 9 A Meklau (Aut) Ducati 34:52.71; 10 S Mertens (Bel) Ducati 34:54.03. Second race: 1 Fogarty 34:06.65 (170.240kph); 2 Slight 34:13.30; 3 M Lucchiari (It) Ducati 34:14.85; 4 Casoli 34:15.09; 5 Witham 34:16.93; 6 Rymer 34:19.07; 7 Crafar 34:21.08; 8 Schmid 34:23.61; 9 Russell 34:24.42; 10 C Lindholm (Swe) Yamaha 34:36.78. World championship leading standings: 1 Slight 224pts; 2 Fogarty 216; 3 Russell 203; 4 Polen 130; 5 Meklau 121.