Last Updated: December 25, 2013

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V8 Classics Boxing Day Enduro

CRICKET isn't your thing? Yacht racing doesn't float your boat? SPEED have got the answer for your Boxing Day blues.

F1 could ditch double points

F1 could ditch double points

FORMULA 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is expecting teams to can plans for next year's final race to be worth double points.

Stoner: 'I was stabbed in the back'

Stoner: 'I was stabbed in t...

CASEY Stoner was set to have his best year ever. Then he became so sick he could barely move. He was shocked by his team's reaction.

Alonso moves on cycling team

Fernando Alonso

F1 driver Fernando Alonso says his plan to start a cycling team is "going well" after meeting with International Cycling Union president Brian Cookson.

Moffat set for Dubai 24hr

Moffat set for Dubai 24hr

JAMES Moffat will make his international sportscar debut next month, the Nissan V8 pilot set to race in the Dubai 24 Hour.

Ducati 'stabbed Stoner in back'

Ducati 'stabbed Stoner i...

CASEY Stoner details the road to his divorce with Ducati, and how their lack of support over his 'mystery illness' drove him to Honda.

'Ricciardo will beat Vettel'

14for14: RICCIARDO to edge Vettel, Rossi to retire, V8 rivals to blow up and an Aussie world champ. Our 2014 tips! Motorsport

Rosberg's 320km/h tyre blowout

Rosberg's 320km/h tyre b...

FORMULA 1 star Nico Rosberg "needed to get some toilet paper," after a 320km/h tyre explosion during testing.

Choc, JOC vie for Vettel

Choc, JOC vie for Vettel

IT'S the fourth and last prelim final in the Golden Vettel Awards. Vote now for the sporting goose of 2013.

'Ricciardo will beat Vettel'

14for14: RICCIARDO to edge Vettel, Rossi to retire, V8 rivals to blow up and an Aussie world champ. Our 2014 tips!

F1 could ditch double points

F1 could ditch double points

FORMULA 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone is expecting teams to can plans for next year's final race to be worth double points.

Alonso moves on cycling team

Fernando Alonso

F1 driver Fernando Alonso says his plan to start a cycling team is "going well" after meeting with International Cycling Union president Brian Cookson.

Rosberg's 320km/h tyre blowout

Rosberg's 320km/h tyre b...

FORMULA 1 star Nico Rosberg "needed to get some toilet paper," after a 320km/h tyre explosion during testing.

Sutil to drive for Sauber next year

AUTO-PRIX-GER-SUTIL-FILES

ADRIAN Sutil has signed on to drive for Sauber next year in Formula One.

Perez does deal to stay in F1

Perez does deal to stay in F1

DUMPED McLaren driver Sergio Perez will race on in Formula 1, the Mexican confirming a switch to Force India.

Our love for Senna 'amazing'

Our love for Senna 'am...

AYRTON Senna's nephew will get his chance to drive his uncle's F1 title-winning McLaren at next year's Top Gear Festival.

'Ricciardo will beat Vettel'

14for14: RICCIARDO to edge Vettel, Rossi to retire, V8 rivals to blow up and an Aussie world champ. Our 2014 tips!

Stoner: 'I was stabbed in the back'

Stoner: 'I was stabbed in t...

CASEY Stoner was set to have his best year ever. Then he became so sick he could barely move. He was shocked by his team's reaction.

Ducati 'stabbed Stoner in back'

Ducati 'stabbed Stoner i...

CASEY Stoner details the road to his divorce with Ducati, and how their lack of support over his 'mystery illness' drove him to Honda.

Stoner keeping MotoGP test gig

Stoner keeping MotoGP test gig

CASEY Stoner might now be retired from racing, but expect to see him hopping back on a MotoGP bike in the new year.

MotoGP, V8s avoid date clash

MotoGP, V8s avoid date clash

PLANNING to do both the Aussie MotoGP and Gold Coast V8s in 2014? Relax: you won't have to choose between the two.

Australia back on MotoGP grid

Australia back on MotoGP grid

AUSTRALIA'S long-running streak of riders in MotoGP will continue in 2014, Broc Parkes signing to ride for PBM.

Motorcyclist dies in tribute race

Motorcyclist dies in tribute race

FORMER Italian motorcycle racer Doriano Romboni died following an accident at an event in memory of his late countryman.

V8 Classics Boxing Day Enduro

CRICKET isn't your thing? Yacht racing doesn't float your boat? SPEED have got the answer for your Boxing Day blues.

'Ricciardo will beat Vettel'

'Ricciardo will beat V...

14for14: RICCIARDO to edge Vettel, Rossi to retire, V8 rivals to blow up and an Aussie world champ. Our 2014 tips!

Moffat set for Dubai 24hr

Moffat set for Dubai 24hr

JAMES Moffat will make his international sportscar debut next month, the Nissan V8 pilot set to race in the Dubai 24 Hour.

Perkins' V8 return aboard Ford

Perkins' V8 return aboar...

JACK Perkins will make his return to the V8 Supercars ranks aboard a Ford Performance Racing Falcon in 2014.

'Our time as sleeping giant is over'

'Our time as sleeping giant ...

V8 SUPERCARS signs a multi-million dollar deal and CEO James Warbuton says the sport's time as a "sleeping giant is over".

V8s live on Fox Sports in 2015

V8s live on Fox Sports in 2015

V8 SUPERCARS have signed a brand new television rights deal that will see every session shown live on Fox Sports from 2015.

V8s roar to top of sporting tree

V8s roar to top of sporting tree

V8 SUPERCARS, a sport that was once a season-by-season proposition roars past the AFL as the king of average crowds in 2013.

Christmas, New Year's survival guide

Christmas Rush at Chadstone Shopping Centre.

CLOSURES and altered timetables will mean it's not business as usual for services over the Christmas and New Year period.

Branson to boycott anti-gay Uganda

Sir Richard Branson

RICHARD Branson has urged companies to boycott Uganda over a draconian anti-homosexuality bill passed by its parliament last week.

EPL Xmas period: one week, 30 games

EPL Xmas period: one week, 30 games

LIVERPOOL title credentials get a thorough examination over the Christmas period as 30 EPL games are played in one week.

Rocker united with homeless mate

Rocker united with homeless mate

A TV reporter interviewed a homeless man in the US who said he used to be in Carlos Santana's band. What happened next was truly heartwarming.

AFL

Staff payouts cost Dees, Saints

Staff payouts cost Dees, Saints

MELBOURNE'S purge of senior staff cost the club more than $1.8 million, with the Dees racking up $3.1 million in losses.

Jesus's race? Not black and white

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FOR two thousand years, he has been worshipped and adored. And yet nobody really knows the face of Jesus.