The bureaucratic procedure, which started last November when the Board of Directors of Santa Monica Spa, owners of the circuit, unanimously decided to accept the proposal to link the name of the circuit to the late Italian champion has now been completed. This task has been carried out in full agreement with the Simoncelli family. The circuit now becomes the ‘Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli’. Paolo Simoncelli, accompanied by his wife Rossella and by the family adviser Arnaldo Cappellini, said: "I‘m deeply touched in seeing the circuit of Misano named after Marco. We've received affection from all over the world in the recent months, but today is a very special day. I’m grateful to Santa Monica Spa, owners of the circuit, and
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Mexican flavour again as last four line up
Mexican clubs have once again dominated proceedings in the CONCACAF Champions League, with Santos Laguna, Monterrey, and Pumas all booking their place in the semi-finals alongside surprise packages Toronto FC. Toronto are the lone Major League Soccer survivors after having defeated Los Angeles Galaxy in the quarter-finals, and will be looking to overcome a stiff test in Santos Laguna. Meanwhile, reigning champions Monterrey open the semi-finals at home against fellow-Mexican side Pumas.The competition is rapidly nearing its end as these four teams are set to begin the penultimate round on Wednesday. FIFA.com previews all the details.Semi-finals fixtures:28 MarchToronto-Santos LagunaMonterrey-Pumas4 AprilSantos Laguna-TorontoPumas-MonterreyThe matchesToronto-Santos LagunaWith Major League Soccer just getting underway, Toronto FC are perhaps the shock qualifiers for the semi-finals phase of
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Ducati aiming to close gap after first day
The final winter MotoGP™ Test started this morning (Friday) with the first of three days of work at the Spanish circuit in Jerez de la Frontera. The weather was sunny with springtime temperatures until about two hours from the end, but it was also windy enough to affect all the riders. Valentino Rossi and Nicky Hayden worked on the Desmosedici GP12’s set-up, overseen by their respective crew chiefs and Technical Director Filippo Preziosi. Nicky Hayden finished sixth and Valentino Rossi was ninth, but both riders hope to improve the set-up over the course of the next two days and to reduce the gap to the front. Nicky Hayden:“After missing the Test at Valencia and having to do damage control in Malaysia, where