Casey Stoner took the honours in the Italian MotoGP Grand Prix on Monday to move top of the standings and end Valentino Rossi’s long reign at his home race

Casey Stoner moved ahead in the World MotoGP title chase with victory his second of the campaign in the fifth round at Mugello.

Casey Stoner held off the fast-finishing Jorge Lorenzo to win the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday and bring to an end Valentino Rossi’s seven-year reign here.

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MUGELLO, Italy (AP) — Casey Stoner won the Italian Moto Grand Prix on Sunday to move to the top of the championship standings and break Valentino Rossi’s seven-year stranglehold on the race.

Casey Stoner won a dramatic Italian MotoGP on Sunday to end third-placed Valentino Rossi’s run of seven straight victories at Mugello.

Casey Stoner emerged victorious from a wildly eventful and unpredictable Italian MotoGP, to end Valentino Rossi’s seven-year run of home wins here. But it was something of a lottery throughout, with at least half a dozen riders in contention for the win at various points of the race. It threatened to be a disaster for [...]

Jorge Lorenzo outpaced team-mate and home hero Valentino Rossi during Friday free practice for the Italian Grand Prix at Mugello – on a day when the top four championship contenders dominated the top four positions. Lorenzo, who took the world championship lead by one point from Rossi and Casey Stoner with his second victory of the season last time out at Le Mans, first hit the front just before …

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