Sporting Digest: Motorcycling

WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP Italian round (Misano Adriatico): First race (25 laps, 101.500km): 1 S Russell (US) Kawasaki 40min 44.221sec; 2 G Falappa (It) Ducati 40:58.724; 3 A Slight (NZ) Honda 41:00.034; 4 S Mertens (Bel) Ducati 41:00.261; 5 M Lucchiari (It) Ducati 41:00.557; 6 V Destefanis (It) Ducati 41:06.586; 7 S Crafar (NZ) Honda 41:07.160; 8 G Liverani (It) Honda 41:11.496; 9 M Mergalli (It) Yamaha 41:20.324; 10 A Meklau (Aut) Ducati 41:21.303. Second race: 1 Falappa 40:35.836; 2 Russell 40:36.004; 3 Lucchiari 40:37.760; 4 Slight 40:45.762; 5 C Fogarty (GB) Ducati 40:51.014; 6 F Pirovano (It) Ducati 40:59.102; 7 P Bontempi (It) Kawasaki 41:01.668; 8 Destafanis 41:03.168; 9 T Rymer (GB) Kawasaki 41:03.359; 10 Meklau 41:03:572. World Championship positions (after three rounds): 1 Russell 110pts; 2 Slight 79; 3 Falappa 72; 4 Fogarty 46; 5 Polen 46; 6 Crafar 43; 7 Pirovano 42.