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  • India Formula 1 track unveiled

    The track for India’s first Formula 1 race has been unveiled to the media on Tuesday. Thousands of spectators are expected to turn up at the 5.14km-long Buddh International Circuit track near Delhi on 30th October, when India’s first F1 race will be held. The company which built the track and is managing the race […]

    Indian wushu team wins four medals in World Championship

    The Indian Wushu team reaped rich dividends at the 11th World Wushu Championship, winning four medals, including two silvers and two bronze at Ankara, Turkey from October 7 to 15. Y Samathoi Devi (48Kg) and Pooja Kadian (60kg) won the silver, while Vishakha Malik (70Kg) and Sanjeev (90Kg) bagged the bronze. The SAI had conducted […]

    Kohli, Gambhir power India to an emphatic 8-wkt win

    Local heroes Virat Kohli and Gautam Gambhir gave ample display of their class as India relied on a clinical display to spank England by eight wickets in the second cricket one-dayer and take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series in New Delhi on Monday. The Indians first restricted the visitors to 237 all out […]

    Vettel wins Korean Grand Prix in crushing fashion

    Double world champion Sebastian Vettel won the Korean Grand Prix in crushing fashion on Sunday to help his Red Bull team retain the Formula One constructors’ title after a dominant season. Just a week after cruising to third place in Japan, where Vettel confirmed himself as the 2011 drivers’ world champion, the 24-year-old German was […]

    100-year-old marathoner Fauja finishes race

    A 100-year-old India-born runner Fauja Singh became the oldest person to complete a full-distance marathon when he finished the race in Toronto today.Singh earned a spot in the Guinness World Book of Records for his accomplishment. It took Singh more than eight hours to cross the finish line. He completed the marathon more than six […]

    Vinay scalps 4 wickets as England fold up for 237

    Paceman R Vinay Kumar produced his best ODI bowling figures with a four-wicket haul as India restricted England to 237 all out in the second cricket one-dayer against India in New Delhi on Monday. Electing to bat, the visitors lost both their openers Alastair Cook and Craig Kieswetter for ducks within the first two overs […]

    Dan Wheldon killed in IndyCar race mishap

    The British IndyCar race driver Dan Wheldon has died following a massive accident at the Las Vegas Indy 300 motor race in the United States. Wheldon’s car flipped over and caught fire. Nearly half the other cars competing were caught in the crash. The 33 year old Buckinghamshire-born was one of 15 drivers involved in […]

    Revised Sports Bill to bring Sports Federations under RTI: Maken

    Union Sports Minister Ajay Maken has said that the revised National Sports Bill will bring all the National Sports Federations under the purview of RTI Act being public authority. Sports Minister Ajay Maken told a press conference in New Delhi on Monday that the revised Bill has allowed the national bodies to follow the rules […]

    India will look to maintain dominance

    Buoyed by the resounding 126-run triumph in the opening game, India will seek to maintain their supremacy as they go into the second cricket one-dayer against England in New Delhi on Monday with the focus on grooming the young brigade. The emphatic victory in Hyderabad will no doubt serve as a huge morale-booster for the […]

    JK Tyre National Racing Championship Round 5, Oct. 15-16

    by NR INDRAN / INT Motorsports buffs can expect plenty of fireworks this  weekend when the fifth and penultimate round of the JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship is held at the MMST Race Track in Sriperumbudur near Chennai, as there are no runaway leaders in the drivers’ championships in all three classes as well […]