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A boxer, a racing driver and an Ashes-winning cricket captain are among those chosen to slug it out for the crown of BBC Sports Personality of the Year.

Churchill Downs, the home of the Kentucky Derby, will become a stomping ground for some of the country's best known musicians next summer.

Danica Patrick signed a three-year extension with Andretti Autosport on Monday, a deal reportedly in the works for weeks.

Jenson Button's late arrival at McLaren will not disadvantage him alongside teammate Lewis Hamilton in 2010, the team's engineering director insists.

The Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup looks to its fourth season in 2010 with 15 nations represented in the provisional entry list of 25 riders .

Don't be too quick to write Kyle Busch out of the Nationwide Series title picture next year.

For eight long and lonely years, John Brunetti sat defeated inside his office at Hialeah Park, dreaming of this day.

Nov.29 With the Qadbak uncertainty now past and Peter Sauber back in charge, the Hinwil based team's Swiss founder says he is expecting to see the green light from the FIA on Monday.

Twenty events will comprise the diverse combination of superspeedways, short tracks, dirt tracks and road courses in the series' 58th consecutive season of competition.

The latest twist in the rumours linking Michael Schumacher to Mercedes for 2010 is that the German may already be contractually free to sign.

Belmont Stakes winner Summer Bird has been declared out of the Dec. 6 Japan Cup Dirt after a small chip was detected in his right front carpal bone.

Lewis Hamilton insists he is not worried that McLaren's long works relationship with Mercedes is at an end.

Formula One driver Felipe Massa returned to competition for the first time since his life-threatening accident four months ago, finishing third in a charity karting event won by Michael Schumacher.

F1 legend Alain Prost warns 2007 world champion and Ferrari evictee Kimi Raikkonen that he may not find it as easy as he thinks to breeze back into a drive in 2011 should he pursue his plan of taking a year off to go rallying Four-time F1 World Champion Alain Prost has warned fellow title-winner Kimi Raikkonen that if he presses ahead with his ...

Jacques Villeneuve on Thursday visited Lotus and was given a tour of Colin Chapman's first workshops as speculation continues regarding a race return for the famous Canadian racer.

Kimi Raikkonen's move to rallying is just about signed, sealed and delivered, according to the official World Rally Championship web site .

The debt crisis in Dubai was being closely monitored Friday by buyers and sellers of high-end racehorses, but there was no immediate indication Dubai's ruler would scale back his enormous financial ties to the industry in the United States and elsewhere.

China's Ho-Pin Tung will join Belgian Bertrand Baguette and Brazilian Lucas di Grassi in testing for Renault in Spain next week.

Details about the return of Formula One to Montreal will be announced Friday afternoon, according to media reports.

BMW has agreed a deal with Peter Sauber over the sale of the team that should guarantee its involvement in Formula One next season.

Two very intense days for Fernando Alonso at his second semi-official visit in Maranello.

The 2009 MotoGP season was the first for Bridgestone as the series' Official Tyre Supplier.

IndyCar Series participants will open the 2010 season in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The city -- the world's fourth largest at nearly 18 million people, according to worldatlas.com -- will host the first race of the season March 14.

Mike Conway and Marcus Ericsson will test with the Brawn/Mercedes team at next week's three-day young driver session at Jerez.

McLaren test driver Pedro de la Rosa keeps working on making a return to F1 despite appearing set to miss out on a slot with Campos Meta McLaren Mercedes test driver Pedro de la Rosa insists he hasn't given up on the possibility of returning an F1 race seat for the 2010 season despite appearing to be out of the running at Campos Meta.

It's too soon for Jimmie Johnson to contemplate his place in NASCAR history. He'll save those conversations for a time long after the champagne has stopped flowing on his record fourth consecutive championship.

Can we have just one more race? Maybe just hang around Homestead-Miami Speedway, and run some kind of Thanksgiving eve special? Or see if Bruton Smith has Lowe's Motor Speedway booked for Friday night? Or talk to the folks in Las Vegas about holding some kind of 10-car postseason exhibition there prior to the awards ceremony next weekend? As long ...

A picture of Michael Andretti and Danica Patrick. Michael Andretti expects Danica Patrick to be one of up to four drivers for the Andretti Autosport team in IndyCar next year.

In this May 3, 2006, file photo, Ira "Babe" Hanford is all smiles as he leaves his handprints in cement in commemorating his 1936 Kentucky Derby victory aboard longshot Bold Venture in a permanent display in front of the Galt House Hotel in Louisville, Ky.

Formula 1 2010 Season. Click here to bet. Click here to bet on F1 with Sky Bet! Click here for full coverage on Planet-F1 Click here for 2009 race results Click here for final championship standings Click here for more F1 news Three-time world champion Niki Lauda believes there is not "one single grain of truth" in reports linking Michael ...

While the published information is still relatively light, reports are suggesting that Kamui Kobayashi might be in talks with Renault to become the second driver for the French team during the 2010 Formula1 season and to bring along some serious personal sponsorship.

Luke Kenley, a member of the Indiana Senate for almost 18 years, should have known better.

Christian Klien believes he has a 'very realistic chance' of returning to an F1 race seat for the 2010 season.

NASCAR has asked a federal court to stop lawyers for suspended driver Jeremy Mayfield from collecting information from the ex-wife of chairman Brian France.

Briatore takes his case to court Former Renault boss Flavio Briatore, seen speaking with former Formula One head Bernie Ecclestone in July, is asking a French court to overturn his suspension.

Britain's Paul di Resta, the cousin of IndyCar champion Dario Franchitti, will test for Force India in Spain next week along with young American J.R. Hildebrand, the Formula One team said.

Denny Hamlin beamed from ear-to-ear as he gleefully explained his role in the latest round of bumper cars with nemesis Brad Keselowski.

Denny Hamlin put the rest of the Cup field on notice for 2010. Hamlin's victory last night at Homestead-Miami Speedway was his fourth of the season and sixth top-five in the 10-race Chase for the championship.

A deal for next year's British Grand Prix to remain at Silverstone is imminent, according to Silverstone Holdings managing director Richard Phillips.

Lap 161: David Ragan's car is smoking - tire rub. GREEN FLAG - Lap 161: Denny Hamlin leads field to the green.

Mercedes Grand Prix have announced Nico Rosberg as their new driver in their first signing since taking over the Brawn GP team.

FORMULA One driver Sebastian Vettel spent time at his first Nascar event listening to racing advice from Juan Pablo Montoya.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. Bam Racing, which has been on hiatus since 2008, plans to return to NASCAR Sprint Cup Series competition in 2010, according to team owner Beth Ann Morgenthau.

THE spokesperson for seven-times world champion Michael Schumacher on Sunday poured cold water on reports the German is set to return to Formula One to link up with new team Mercedes Grand Prix.

For the second straight week, there wasn't any room in the daily paper to publish the lineup for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race.

Jeff Gordon will continue to race on in the NASCAR Sprint Cup 'as long as he wants' according to Hendrick boss Rick Hendrick Don't plan Jeff Gordon's farewell tour just yet.

Jamie McMurray feels right at home at Earnhardt Ganassi Racing. He should. He's been there before.

The head of Volkswagen's motor sports program is at Homestead-Miami Speedway, fueling speculation that the automaker is interested in joining Toyota as the second foreign manufacturer in NASCAR.

The sixth version of the Chase for the Sprint Cup comes to an end this weekend in Miami.

Argentine driver Jose Maria Lopez has reportedly signed to race with the USF1 team in 2010.

Press release: Rizla Suzuki has concluded its final track action of 2009 with new signing lvaro Bautista and Factory test rider Nobuatsu Aoki completing a three-day test at the Estoril circuit in Portugal.

The governing FIA's world motor sports council will next meet on December 11 to publish the final schedule of the 2010 season.

Kasey Kahne Despite making it into the Chase, Kasey Kahne hasn't been happy with the management at Richard Petty Motorsports this season.

Auctioneers look at a Dodge Viper before a public auction Friday, Nov. 20, 2009, at suspended NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield's Catawba, N.C. property.

Former Formula One team owner Eddie Jordan believes Michael Schumacher will replace Jenson Button at the newly-named Mercedes team for next season.

Formula One team Williams has sold a minority stake to Austrian investor Christian "Toto" Wolff, according to a report on the British team's website.

Penske Racing said it wanted to keep Will Power in the fold. Now it has the sponsorship to do it.

Rusty Wallace Racing is moving its Nationwide Series team from Chevrolet to Toyota next season.

There will be much for Hendrick Motorsports to celebrate on Sunday night. A record-tying ninth NASCAR title, either from Jimmie Johnson or Mark Martin.

Former world champion Kimi Raikkonen confirms he will take a one-year sabbatical from Formula One next season and says it's uncertain whether he will return in 2011.

Jarno Trulli has denied suggestions he is already signed to race with the new Lotus F1 team in 2010.

As expected, Robert Kubica will be taking on another round of rallying, jumping behind the wheel of a Clio Sport R3 Maxi at the Rallye du Var in France later this month.

The operator of the Donington Park circuit has been placed into administration, but a Grand Prix at the British circuit in 2011 is not being ruled out.

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Red Bull Racing F1 star Mark Webber drives new GP3 car following its official launch at Paul Ricard.

Tuesday, he finally got his chance to test a NASCAR Sprnt Cup car with Michael Waltrip Racing at New Smyrna Speedway.

Nelson Piquet has named Force India as a possible employer for the future. The 23-year-old Brazilian was sacked by Renault's Flavio Briatore earlier this year and then embroiled in the crash-gate scandal, but emerged without a ban due to his whistleblower deal with the FIA.

BRUNO Senna has carried a burden of expectation ever since he first stepped into a racing car and it will only grow heavier when he makes his Formula One debut next year.

Jimmie Johnson rebounded from a rare bad race with a dominating victory at Phoenix International Raceway that pushed him to the edge of a NASCAR record fourth consecutive championship.

INDIANAPOLIS, November 17, 2009: Tickets for the 2010 Red Bull Indianapolis GP go on sale Monday, Nov.

Churchill Downs is doubling down on night racing next year. The home of the Kentucky Derby announced plans Tuesday to host six night racing events in 2010.

THE TIMES: Rafael Benitez reassured supporters last night that he would never sanction the sale of Fernando Torres to pay part of the club's debt.

"I had several options for 2010, some of them with more established teams," the 27-year-old German said.

In a dire prediction about the future of Chrysler, Arizona Sen. John McCain on Sunday said the Detroit automaker is unlikely to survive despite massive government loans.

The new Volkswagen Amarok pickup truck will be the official vehicle of the 2010 Dakar Rally in South America.

Hall of Fame trainer Bobby Frankel, who won the 2003 Belmont Stakes with Empire Maker, has died after a long bout with cancer.

DANNII MINOGUE SET TO WED? DANNII MINOGUE SET TO WED? Dannii Minogue is considering marrying model boyfriend Kris Smith, saying she wants to be with him ''forevera . Dannii Minogue is ready to marry.

Jenson Button appears increasingly likely to move to McLaren and form an all-British 'dream-team' partnership with his predecessor as world champion, Lewis Hamilton.

By Alan Baldwin The new Malaysian-backed Lotus Formula 1 team has signed its first driver, team principal Tony Fernandes said during the weekend.

Fernando Alonso 's first time at a Ferrari event went down well with the thousands of fans at the Ricardo Tormo di Cheste circuit near Valencia , even though he and his 2010 teammate had to be rescued after an embarrassing off.

Rick Hendrick said Sunday he has no deal to bring IndyCar superstar Danica Patrick to NASCAR, and there's no certainty she'll even be driving stock cars next season.

Tony Stewart's won't win the Sprint Cup championship this season, and his bid to join the late Alan Kulwicki in the NASCAR record books will have to wait at least another year.

Jenson Button's future remains in doubt with The Guardian reporting the 2009 Formula One world champion went on a tour of McLaren's factory in Woking on Friday.

Carl Edwards has rolled to a dominating win at Phoenix International Speedway that staved off Kyle Busch's bid to clinch the Nationwide Series title.

Denny Hamlin is continuing to take a more vocal role in the garage and called on NASCAR to give all drivers equal opportunity to help shape policy and procedure.

Bobby Labonte has signed a one-year contract to drive TRG Motorsports' car in 2010 -- and at least for the season-opening Daytona 500 he'll have a teammate in TRG's hoped-for full-time second car.

Knowing plenty of eyes will be on their sleds during the Olympic season, the U.S. bobsled and skeleton teams have come up with a way to capitalize.

Despite still being under contract to Renault until the end of the year, Fernando Alonso has been given permission to attend the Ferrari World Finals at the Cheste racetrack in Valencia this weekend.

Could ex-Toyota man Timo Glock be the preferred option to spearhead the Manor challenge on F1 in 2010? Former Toyota driver Timo Glock could be given the chance to continue his F1 career with newcomers Manor GP in 2010.

The record books will list Ron Hornaday Jr. as the oldest champion in NASCAR history.

CARQUEST Auto Parts has extended its sponsorship deal with Hendrick Motorsports and driver Mark Martin.

Juan Pablo Montoya checks on his damaged car at Texas Motor Speedway. My column from Insider Racing News: The converts are always the loudest voices in the church choir.

Mark Martin is the NASCAR Illustrated Person of the Year presented by Old Spice for 2009.

The landscape of NASCAR racing is constantly changing, with careers evolving, drivers transitioning from team to team and series to series -- or totally leaving the sport.

Felipe Massa insists he is not worried that Fernando Alonso is set to arrive at Ferrari and assume a Michael Schumacher-style 'number 1' role.

Mark Martin's mission at Phoenix: Exploit the advantage gained at Texas. Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 fact box Where: Phoenix International Raceway; Avondale, Ariz.

Jeff Gordon was on the verge of winning his fourth NASCAR championship as a driver when he made his debut as a co-owner and teammate for an unproven driver named Jimmie Johnson.

LACK of money looks likely to thwart Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa's hopes of returning to grand prix racing next year, according to new Formula One team boss and compatriot Adrian Campos.

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Mirko Bortolotti is 'very happy and very proud' to be joining Daniel Ricciardo and Brendon Hartley in testing for Toro Rosso next month.

Churchill Downs Incorporated announced today that Churchill Downs Incorporated and Youbet.com Incorporated have entered into a definitive merger agreement, and will host a related conference call to discuss the merger on Thursday, Nov.

Kyle Busch celebrates his win in the Nationwide Series race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Phoenix International Raceway is the site for Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

Bruno Senna hopes to quickly shake off the tag of being the nephew of one of the greatest grand prix drivers of all time when he makes his Formula One debut next season.

Last Sunday at the Texas Motor Speedway Kyle Busch came up one gallon short of making history.

Martin Truex Jr. signs autographs at Pocono. The No. 1 Earnhardt-Ganassi car of Martin Truex Jr.

The 21-year-old was the top rookie last year, making some notable performances and taking six points in the championship.

For some, a day at the track driving the fastest Jaguars on sale today with a top notch driving instructor is a dream.

Williams' tech director Sam Michaels reviews the 2009 season, which saw Williams finish seventh in the Constructors' Championship with 34.5 points.

INTERNET giant Google has been ordered to pay US$500,000 in damages to Formula 1 racer Rubens Barrichello for hosting fake online profiles of him on its social network Orkut.

Despite gaining 111 points on defending champion Jimmie Johnson in Sprint Cup points after the Dickies 500 at Texas, Mark Martin isn't expecting his Hendrick Motorsports teammate to gift-wrap the title based on one poor performance.

Ross Brawn believes the future of Formula One racing remains bright despite the decision by Toyota to pull out of next yeara s championship.

Toro Rosso has resigned Sebastien Buemi for the 2010 season, and he is expected to be joined by this yeara TMs team mate Jaime Alguersuari, the BBC is reporting.

Jacques Villeneuve could yet be set for a return to F1 13 years on from clinching the crown with Williams - as Mike Gascoyne admits he is a potential target for 2010 newcomer Lotus Former world champion Jacques Villeneuve has admitted that it has been 'very flattering' to have been linked publicly with F1 2010 newcomer Lotus - " even if he insists ...

David Coulthard put it best: ask which Formula 1 drivers would opt to race around the pristine precincts of Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina rather than Silverstone's windswept acres and the silence would deafen.

Dickies, the innovative work and lifestyle apparel brand, awarded Michael McGee $1,000,000 for randomly selecting the Dickies 500 champion, part of his prize package as the winner of the 17th annual Dickies American Worker of the Year contest.

Earnhardt Ganassi Racing, and driver Juan Pablo Montoya, appear to be returning with Chevrolets in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup season.

The much anticipated race between Rachel Alexandra and Zenyatta? Well, it's on, but only on paper.

Richard Childress Racing announced Friday at Texas Motor Speedway that 19-year-old John Wes Townley will join the team in the NASCAR Nationwide Series for the 2010 season.

Zenyatta had a quiet Friday morning at Santa Anita, one day before she puts her 13-race unbeaten streak on the line against the boys in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic.

A high-pitched squeal crept through my bedroom door and into the bathroom where I was curling my hair.

By Reid Spencer Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service FORT WORTH, Texas -- Don't expect Toyota's recently-announced withdrawal from Formula One racing to signal a pullback from NASCAR racing.

Godolphin Racing's Vale of York pulled off an upset in the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile by edging betting favorite Lookin At Lucky by a head on Saturday.

Just when some of you were starting to appreciate Ferraria TMs press releases , well, I think the team may be back on your bad side.

Following Jeff Burton's wreck in Turn 2 during first practice for the Dickies 500, team owner Richard Childress has decided to replace him with Casey Mears for the NASCAR Nationwide Series race on Saturday.

The sentimental choice in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic Saturday afternoon at Santa Anita is, of course, Zenyatta.

A picture of NASCAR drivers Matt Crafton and David Gilliland. Matt Crafton sits on the pole for Friday night's Camping World Truck Series race in Texas.

Dale Earnhardt Jr. says Danica Patrick would be good for NASCAR, but there's nothing new to report on the IRL star joining his team.

NASCAR will honor the fallen soldiers at Fort Hood during a race weekend that is just 170 miles from the site of the massacre that left 13 people dead.

Casey Stoner, back to form and fitness, dominated the opening practice, ahead of Sunday's final round of World MotoGP at Valencia, comfortably out-running the two local favourites, Jorge Lorenzo and Dani Pedrosa.

From a press release issued by Ducati Corse: Borgo Panigale , 5 November 2009 - " The last race of the 2009 MotoGP season will also be the last race in Ducati Marlboro Team colours for Livio Suppo, Ducati's MotoGP project manager.

The Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic is missing its leading lady, with defending champion Zenyatta pitting her 13-0 record against the boys on the second day of the season-ending world championships.

IRL has scored a new sponsor amid concerns that ultra-popular US driver Danica Patrick is about to leave the series.

When Jamie McMurray got home on Sunday night following his dramatic win at Talladega hours earlier, he turned to his wife, Christy, and asked what they should do to celebrate his first victory in nearly three years.

A picture of Swedish driver Mattias Ekstrom. Mattias Ekstrom has won the Race of Champions title for the third time.

Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone has suggested he will remove the British Grand Prix from next season's calendar if Silverstone does not agree to a deal in the next two days.

After clinching one of the most unexpected championships in Formula One history this season, Jenson Button is predicting the traditional powers will be back to confront the new order next season.

According to ESPN's Marty Smith, Danica Patrick is in the final phase of signing a two year contract with JR Motorsports to drive in the NASCAR Nationwide series in 2010.

Ben Spies will make his Yamaha MotoGP debut this weekend in Valencia, Spain, and here's the bike he'll do it on - the Sterilgarda Yamaha M1.

Texas Motor Speedway is the venue for Sunday's Dickies 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

Hornaday won both races at Texas in 2008. Earlier this year, he led the most laps there with 55, but experienced an oil pump belt issue in the closing laps, resulting in a 19th-place finish.

Cars paraded around the 2.66-mile speedway in a long, single-file line after NASCAR made it clear that bump-drafting would not be tolerated.

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Moss' Zenyatta , undefeated in 13 career starts, was installed as the 5-2 favorite when she takes on males for the first time in the Nov.

Japan's Toyota Motor is to quit Formula One in a bid to slash costs as the company battles to cope with the fallout from the global recession, a newspaper claims.

Michael Schumacher has stressed he is not considering returning to Formula 1 next season and that his decision to replace Felipe Massa earlier this year had been an "emotional" one rather than a "rational" decision.

For the past year Ford has been using off-road races like the Baja 500 and 1000 as real world test tracks to prove out the performance and durability of the new F-150 SVT Raptor pickup.

Jenson Button is predicting a four-team scrap next season when he defends his Formula One world championship title.

A consistent theme of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend was that it was the "first race of 2010." Mark Webber, we were told - at least those watching the race on American TV - was aiming to show he will have championship form next season.

A couple of birds look to close stellar years in this weekend's $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic - Mine That Bird, who is winless since his big Kentucky Derby upset, and Summer Bird, the first horse since 1989 to sweep the Belmont, Travers and Jockey Club Gold Cup.

Brad Keselowski will replace David Stremme in the No. 12 Dodge for the final three Sprint Cup races this season, Penske Racing officials announced Monday.

The Kentucky Derby Museum will reopen next year after renovations to fix flooding damage are made to the tourist attraction showcasing the world's most famous horse race.

A picture of Robert Hight's drag car smoking its rear tires in Las Vegas. Robert Hight holds a commanding lead in the Funny Car championship after a win Sunday in Las Vegas.

Williams have confirmed Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hulkenberg will be their driver line-up for the 2010 Formula One season.

Bridgestone Corp., the world's largest tiremaker, will stop supplying tires for the Formula One racing championship series as it aims to cut costs and streamline research and development efforts.

Toyota's stand-in driver Kamui Kobayashi is likely to land a full-time drive with the team in 2010 after impressing team bosses in Abu Dhabi.

The former attorney for Jeremy Mayfield said he has yet to be paid for defending the suspended NASCAR driver.

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Barrichello is a second slower than his team-mate now - and we're hearing that he has definitely lost a part off his car.

It was a disappointing qualifying session for the Renault F1 Team at Yas Marina as Fernando Alonso and Romain Grosjean qualified 16th and 19th places for tomorrow's Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.