Italian MotoGP rider Alex de Angelis remains in a critical condition in hospital in Japan, but is now alert and conscious and his injuries are considered stable. A statement from de Angelis's Ioda team said he was still regarded as being in a critical condition "due to the numerous back...

Alex de Angelis will remain in MotoGP next year, but switching to the Ioda team.The 30-year-old from San Marino, who was a podium finisher during his only previous full-time MotoGP campaign with Gresini in 2008-’09, returned to the premier class from Moto2 in the summer to replace Colin Edwards at...