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Points for Mahindra at Streaming Le Mans

Le Mans: Mahindra’s Marcel Schrötter claimed a determined 12th place in today’s French GP, soldiering on in conditions that saw falls for more than half of the 33 starters to take the first points for the all-new Mahindra MGP-30 Moto3 machine. It was a cheering reward after a difficult weekend for the Indian team, race-developing [...]



Arya Gandhi wins JK Tyre-MMS Rotax Rookie Cup 2012

Hyderabad: Mumbai’s Arya Gandhi of Rayo Racing (206 points) pipped Surya Raguram from Chennai of Meco Racing by one point (205) to emerge the Junior Max champion in the JK Tyre-MMS Rookie Cup 2012 karting championship at the MMS-Lahari Kartingcentre here on Sunday. Gandhi, who led consistent Raguram by a single point after three races [...]



SRK baned from Wankhede entry for 5 yrs

Mumbai: The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) has decided to ban actor Shah Rukh Khan from entering Wankhede stadium for 5 years. The descision came after his alleged misbehavior at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday night. Addressing a press conference in Mumbai, Union Minister for Science and Technology and President of Mumbai Cricket Assocation Vilasrao [...]



Kimetto, Mare Dibaba to run at Tata Consultancy Services World 10K Bangalore, 2012

The course record of 27.51, set by Eritrean Zersenay Tadese in 2008, will definitely be under threat on Sunday, May 27, when a super fast field of elite athletes, led by the Kenyan sensation of this season, Dennis Koech Kimetto, takes the starter’s flag for the Tata Consultancy Services World 10K Bangalore, 2012, according to [...]



Sarafaraz Khan plays stellar role to guide Coca-Cola XI to victory

Mysore: At the second match of the three match Coca-Cola International Series played between Coca-Cola XI and Sri Lankas National team in Mysore, Coca-Cola XI won the toss and selected to field first. The Sri Lankans started off batting and were a strong force till the first 50 runs of the innings. Siddharth Sehwag displayed [...]



Bandipora Premier League Cricket Tournament begins

Srinagar: Bandipora Premier League (BPL) organised by Army under the aegis of Headquarter Kilo Force started at Bandipora on Saturday. The Bandipora Premier League is a run up to Kashmir Premier League which is to be conducted at Srinagar in the month of June. A total of 10 teams from Bandipora District are participating. In [...]



Coca-Cola XI to face off with Sri Lankan National U-16 team in a three match series

Mysore: Fifteen of India’s leading under-16 cricketers will represent the Coca-Cola XI against the visiting Sri Lankan National Under-16 side in a three-match series to be played in Mysore on May 8, 10 and 11, 2012. This was announced by PN Sankaran – Director Operations, Procam International & Mr.Gautam Trehan, Coca-Cola India. The 15 players [...]



Yuvraj Singh Honoured at Sports Illustrated Awards Ceremony

New Delhi: Yuvraj Singh, sportsman par extraordinaire and PUMA brand ambassador, was the cynosure of all eyes at the Sports Illustrated Awards Ceremony at national capital today. The World Cup hero accepted the evening’s top award, for ‘Sportsperson of the Year’ and delivered a heartwarming speech in one of his first public appearances post his [...]



Bharat Khanna and Esha Shah are India’s Faas test man and woman

Mumbai: In a bid to promote the joy of sport and also identify India’s Faastest man and woman, PUMA launched the FAAS TEST challenge in February 2012. Conducted across 7 cities in India, at multiple locations within each city, the challenge witnessed huge participation from people across all walks of life. The winners of the [...]



MYFC sends three U-14 footballers to train with Celtic FC

Mumbai: The Mahindra Youth Football Challenge 2011-12 concluded in Bangalore on Friday with three players, two from Pandua SBS High School, Kolkata and one from CRPF High School, Delhi getting picked to travel and train with the Glasgow Celtic Football Club for ten days in August. This was announced by S P Shukla, President, Group [...]