Valentino Rossi Is Back To Winning

Rossi took victory just ahead of Dani Pedrosa in a thrilling MotoGP at Estoril in Portugal.

Championship leader Casey Stoner of Australia was third on the Ducati.

Rossi's fourth victory of the season, but first for more than two months, keeps the championship race alive going into next week's race in Japan.

With 100 points still up for grabs in the remaining four races, Stoner, who has won eight times this year, holds a 76-point lead over Rossi.

An emotional Rossi dedicated his fourth victory of the season to Colin McRae, the former world rally champion from Scotland who was killed in a helicopter crash on Saturday.