Patrick Quinn-trained Star Empire looks set to win the Tangiers Cup 1400 metres, the main event of the races to be held here on Tuesday.

Army Public School of Noida defeated Mayur Vihar’s Ahlcon Public School 2-0 in a knockout match of the second edition of the Airtel Rising Stars-Delhi leg at the Commonwealth Games Village in the capital on Sunday.

D. Netto-trained Chal Bhai Chal, who finished close second to Sheer Genius, is well poised to win the Nawab Khaja Moinuddin Khan Memorial Cup 1400 metres, the feature event of the races to be held on Monday. False rails are up.

Jagdish Singh Dhariwal-trained Bengaluru challenger Panamera was given a perfect ride by F. D’Silva to claim the Threptin Fillies’ & Mares’ Stakes, the highlight of the races held here on Sunday, in a pulsating finish.

Pesi Shroff-trained Amelia was well ridden by A. Sandesh to win the Deccan Bookmakers Fillies Championship Stakes (Grade III) 1600 metres, the main event of races held here on Sunday.

The impasse between the Indian Olympic Association and the International Olympic Committee over disallowing chargesheeted administrators from contesting the elections seems to have subsided, with the former managing to “suggest” a middle path at its General Body Meeting here on Sunday.

Not too long ago, the badminton fraternity in India was abuzz with the news of retired Indonesian superstar Taufik Hidayat criticising the Indian Badminton League auction process. His remarks, and Saina Nehwal’s subsequent reaction snowballed into the League’s latest controversy.

The memories of the horrific gangrape of December 16 in Delhi are still alive when another gangrape happened, this time in Mumbai. The recent rape of a 22-year-old photojournalist shocked almost everybody.

From making a mark in Indian cricket, 24-year-old Abhishek Kapur, a cricketer-turned-model from Delhi, is ready to start a new inning in showbiz. The young and talented actor has already done around 50 TV and print advertisements and worked with new stars like Alia Bhatt.

The United Nations high commissioner for human rights recently launched Free and Equal, an unprecedented global public education campaign for LGBT equality. Celebrities such as Celina Jaitley, Ricky Martin, Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Danaela Mercury have pledged their support for the community campaign.