Team Mahindra suffered their first retirement in the MotoGP championship when Efren Vazquez encountered an oil-control issue in his bike even as Miguel Oliveira fought his way to eighth place at the Indianapolis Grand Prix in the Moto 3 class on Sunday.

CRPF Public School, Rohini, rode on Abhishek and Mahesh’s braces to thrash Preet Vihar-based Saha International School 4-0 in a knock-out match of the Airtel Rising Stars-Delhi leg at the Ganga International School grounds at Hiran Kudna on Tuesday.

R.V. Gowli-trained Silverina appeals most in The Manohar Lal Memorial Cup 1800 metres, the main event of the races to be held here on Wednesday.

Following are the acceptances for the races to be held here on Thursday.

1. The Virija Plate (Div-II) 1200m 2.00 PM:
Endurance 60, Golden Time 60, All Clear 59, Pearl Of Bangalore 59, Mountain Train 58.5, Magnifique 58.5, Pendolino 58, Beautiful Lankan 57, Heart Of Success 56, Shining Fame 54, Silver Street 54, Dashing Boy 50.5.

Naughty Gal and Black Bolt worked well when the horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course here on Tuesday.

There seems no end to the woes of the India team at the second Youth Asian Games in Nanjing. Barely days after 17 track and field athletes were sent home because they were overage, three weightlifters were disqualified for the same reason.

After the clean sweep against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy earlier this year, India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni is now plotting another powerful performance when the latter come here during October-November for a limited-over series.

The role of a media manager at tournaments is to provide timely updates, information and ensure that adequate space is provided to journalists to file their reports apart from working as a felicitator between players and reporters.

With two women shuttlers in the top 10 and eight men’s players in the top 50 of the world rankings, India have a battery of talent to change the landscape at the top level.

Well, they reached the end of their fairy tales, decided nothing good ever came out of being dainty and endearing, and turned evil instead. Let’s face it, aren’t we tired of their squeaky-clean personalities already?