Seven Islands Vintage, the first Indian-owned premium single malt Scotch whisky, has received international recognition by being awarded the prestigious Silver Outstanding Award 2013 in the Spirits Category of the international Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC).

Sodas are some of the most important mixers in a bar. They are often used to top off fancier mixed drinks such as the Gin Fizz, Bocce Ball and Alabazam and are the non-alcoholic ingredient for many of the popular highballs and lowballs.

Mohd Ansar’s brace helped Government School, Sector 11, Rohini beat Pragati Public School, Dwarka, 3-0 in a knock-out match of the 2nd edition of the Airtel Rising Stars-Delhi Leg, at Ganga International School Ground on Wednesday.

India’s top doubles badminton player Jwala Gutta responded sharply to star shuttler Saina Nehwal’s comments on Indonesian great Taufik Hidayat over the base price row in the ongoing Indian Badminton League
Saina, on Wednesday, had said that Hidayat should accept that he was a retired player now and could not get a high price at the IBL auction.

Ace shooter and Khel Ratna selection panel member Anjali Bhagwat on Wednesday lashed out at discus thrower Krishna Poonia, who called her to lobby for the top honour just a day before the committee met.

It was his first outing in the inaugural Indian Badminton League but the late entry had little impact on his performance as world no.1 Lee Chong Wei powered Mumbai Masters to a 4-1 victory over Delhi Smashers at the NSCI complex here on Tuesday.

Neil Darashah trained Spaniard looks set to win the H.H. Sri Jayachamaraja Wadiyar Memorial Trophy, the feature event of the inaugural day’s races of the Mysore season scheduled to be held on Thursday.

Vijay Singh-trained Aerator was ably ridden by Christopher Alford to claim the Manohar Lal Memorial Cup, the feature event of the races held here on Wednesday.

Fastest Finger, Vijays Conquer, Lumiere Blanche and Vijays Splendour impressed when the horses were exercised at Malakpet Race course on Wednesday.

Two siblings — 12-year-old Kashyap and 17-year-old Kaushik — bonded over music to create a patriotic song Utho Jawan that was released recently on YouTube. Within few days the song has got more 30,000 views and 6,000 likes.