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Hopkins heads home for treatment. - John Hopkins again braved the pain of his groin injury to complete 20 more laps of the Jerez circuit on Monday before heading home for ultrasound treatment. The Kawasaki rider suffered a torn abductor muscle during an accident at Phillip Island and unfortunately aggravated the injury by riding in the wet on Sunday morning. [motogp]

Hopkins targets 2007 win, Vermeulen 2008 title. - Rizla Suzuki team-mate John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen may only be separated by four points in the MotoGP World Championship standings, but they are taking a different approach to the final five races of the season. [motogp]