Sport (Jan - Dec 2018)

F.C.C TSR Honda made history this weekend as they became the first Japanese team to win the prestigious Le Mans 24-hour race. The squad, formed by Freddy Foray, Alan Techer and Josh Hook, crossed the...

Michael Dunlop will race a Suzuki GSX-R1000 at Le Mans in the prestigious 24-hour race next week. The 15-time Isle of Man TT winner will join South African Superbike Champion Clinton Seller and...

For off-road and adventure riders around the globe, competing in the Dakar is the holy grail of rally riding. The two-week race in South America is the big one – it’s the Isle of Man TT of the road...

Kawasaki have confirmed that 2012 Suzuka 8 Hour and three-time World Superbike champion Jonathan Rea will return to the famous endurance race this year to partner fellow Suzuka winner and British...

With the 2018 MotoGP season almost upon us, MCN's sports reporters Oli Rushby and Simon Patterson sit down to discuss what's going to happen at this weekend's Qatar Grand Prix and beyond.

Three-time World Superbike Champion Jonathan Rea has been awarded 2017 MCN Man of the Year after storming the public vote. Rea, who won his third consecutive title in 2017, beat six-time Bennetts...

With tension boiling over at Yamaha we want to know – after Yamaha struggled big time at the latest MotoGP testing. Can Valentino Rossi and Maverick Viñales catch up? Yamaha struggled big time at the...

John McGuinness is a British motorcycling icon. Not only has he won 23 races around the gruelling Isle of Man mountain course, he’s also a former British 250cc champion and multiple North West 200...

We caught up with Chris Walker at the 2018 Carole Nash London Motorcycle Show and put him under the spotlight live on MCN's Facebook to find out what his plans are for the 2018.  After a recent...

Brits Lyndon Poskitt and Max Hunt had cause for serious celebration after both men finished the 2018 Dakar. In what is fast being regarded as the toughest Dakar for years due to its brutal terrain and...

Austrian Matthias Walkner is the new 2018 Dakar champion. The 31-year-old consolidated his lead in the final 120km timed special today to secure over all victory by 16m 53s ahead of factory Honda...

With the Dakar Rally entering its final week and Ducati kicking off the 2018 MotoGP season with their team launch, MCN Sport's Oli Rushby and Simon Patterson are joined by sports editor Michael Guy...

Stage 13 – San Juan to Cordoba, 560km liaison, 369km special stage Australian Toby Price showed his class to take his second stage win on the bounce with a commanding performance on the penultimate...

Stage 11 – Belen to Chilecito, 205km liaison, 280km special stage Factory KTM rider Toby Price made up for yesterday’s frustrations of getting lost by dominating stage 11 of Dakar. Helped by his high...

In a stage that ended the aspirations of a number of riders, Brits Lyndon Poskitt and Max Hunt delivered their best stage results of the race to date.  For Poskitt it was yet another brutal day...

Stage 10 – Salta to Belen, 424km liaison, 373km special stage  It was a dramatic day on Dakar 2018 with former race leader Adrien Van Beveren evacuated from the stage after a heavy crash just 3KM...

With five stages of Dakar 2018 remaining official Yamaha rider Adrien Van Beveren tops the standings by a mere 22 seconds ahead of HRC rider Kevin Benavides. Despite having raced for a total of 22...

For both Brits Lyndon Poskitt and Max Hunt, It was a case of getting it done and making it back to the bivouac to complete Stage 8, the second part of the marathon stage. It was also the longest stage...

Factory KTM rider Antoine Meo secured his second stage win of Dakar 2018 in a wet and eventful stage eight. The 33-year-old Frenchman fought hard with American Honda rider Ricky Brabec throughout the...

Brits Lyndon Poskitt and Max Hunt survived what was without question the toughest stage of Dakar 2018 to date. Arriving in to the bivouac, both men looked exhausted and they were in good company with...

Stage 7 – Le Paz to Uyuni, 302km liaison, 425km special stage Joan Barreda continued his impressive fightback by taking the Stage 7 win onboard his factory Honda this afternoon. But despite the...

Reaching the rest day of Dakar is a major achievement. It signifies the first part of the race is complete, but with the rest day coming early this year and two marathon stages in the second half of...

Former four time World Enduro champion Antoine Meo became the fourth different rider to win a stage of the fiercely contested 2018 Dakar today. The 33 year old Frenchman, helped by his starting...

Stage 5 - San Juan De Marcona to Arequipa 266km timed special, 508km liaison – 774km total Stage 5 was billed as one of the most demanding stages on what has already been a brutal 2018 Dakar, but both...

Following his untimely retirement, while leading the Dakar, Sam Sunderland is making a fast recovery and is expected to fly back to Europe later on this evening (Thursday). Sunderland suffered a huge...

Can the mighty John McGuinness win another TT? Catching-up with John McGuinness

Stage 5 - San Juan De Marcona to Arequipa 266km timed special, 508km liaison – 774km total As stage victories go, factory Honda rider Joan Berreda’s domination of stage five of the 2018 Dakar could be...

Dakar Rally champion Sam Sunderland has confirmed he sustained no fractures in the incident that ruled him out of the 2018 event. Leading the race after the first three stages, Sunderland was looking...

Although Sam Sunderland may be out of Dakar, fellow Brits Lyndon Poskitt and Max Hunt continued to push on with another strong day by both men on a particularly demanding Stage 4 of the race. Poskitt...

Stage 4 - San Juan De Marcona to San Juan De Marcona 114km liaison, 330km timed special stage Official Yamaha rider Adrien Van Beveren stormed to a dominant victory on stage four of the 2018 Dakar...

Race leader and 2017 champion Sam Sunderland has been forced to retire from this year's Dakar Rally.  The 28 year old Brit, who had won two of the opening stages, well well placed on the fourth...

Stage 3 - Pisco to San Juan De Marcona 296km timed special stage, 208km liaison It was another good day for British riders Lyndon Poskitt and Max Hunt who ended up spending a lot of today’s stage...

Stage 3 - Pisco to San Juan De Marcona 296km timed special stage, 208km liaison In what could turn out to be a significant day on Dakar, Brit Sam Sunderland exceeded expectations by winning the stage...

British riders Max Hunt and Lyndon Poskitt made it through the tough second stage of the 2018 Dakar with both riders dusting themselves down from crashes to finish in 56th and 60th place...

After another epic season of racing, MCN’s sports team of Michael Guy (Sports Editor), Simon Patterson (MotoGP reporter) and Oli Rushby (Superbike reporter) sat down to discuss who impressed them the...

Stage 2 - Pisco to Pisco 12km liason, 267km timed special stage Brit Sam Sunderland secured seventh position as Monster Energy Honda's Joan Barreda took the win on the 267km second stage of the 2018...