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The International Motorcycling Federation (FIM) and Dorna Sports agency have cancelled the Russian round of the 2015 World Superbike Championship (WSBK).

The British round of the MotoGP motorcycling championship will return to Silverstone this year, with the Northamptonshire circuit also set to host the 2016 event as questions continue to surround the future of the new Circuit of Wales development.

Donington Park has withdrawn from staging the UK’s round of the 2015 MotoGP motorcycling world championship after the Circuit of Wales failed to meet payment deadlines outlined in its hosting agreement with the English racetrack.

The new Chang International Circuit in Thailand has been confirmed as the latest addition to the 2015 World Superbike Championship (WSBK) calendar.

MotoGP will return to Austria after the operators of the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg signed an agreement with Dorna, the promoter of the motorcycling world championship.

The French circuit of Magny-Cours will continue to stage a round of the World Superbike Championship through to 2020.

French manufacturer Michelin is set to replace Japanese counterpart Bridgestone as the official tyre supplier to MotoGP, the motorcycling world championship’s commercial rights-holder Dorna Sports has announced.

Iconic French motor racing circuit Le Mans has reached an agreement to host the Grand Prix de France in motorcycling’s MotoGP World Championship for a further five years, from 2017 to 2021.

Bridgestone is to step aside from its role as the official tyre supplier of the MotoGP motorcycling series at the end of the 2015 season.