The Petroleum Sports Promotion Board felicitated as many as 150 sportspersons for their outstanding performance in the last three years (2009 to 2012) in a glittering function in the capital on Monday evening.

Being on top of the world, even imaginatively, gives an adrenaline rush to most of us. But there are also those who go the extra mile in achieving the feat, literally. For Dehradun sisters, Tashi and Nungshi Malik, the recent climb to Asia’s highest peak —the Mount Everest — was a tall order, but once on top, it made them world’s first twins to have done so.

If you’ve ever wondered what it must feel like to be the world’s most famous whistleblower, here’s your chance to find out. Of course, you won’t become a wanted man for smuggling thousands of classified files, but this virtual experience gives you some insight into his life.

It’s the end of a nightmare for Suraj Panscholi — at least temporarily. The young wannanbe actor has got bail in the Jiah Khan suicide case. While it has been a difficult few days for Suraj, he has been getting support from his friends in and outside the industry.

Mahi Racing Team India rider Kenan Sofuoglu delivered a strong performance en route to victory in the shortened seventh leg of the World Supersport Championship in Imoha, Italy, on Sunday. Sofuoglu, who secured a second place on the grid in the qualifying round on Saturday, took the lead from the then-leader Sam Lowes on the first turn itself and kept him at bay till the chequered flag was waved, winning by three seconds.
Even an oil spill on the track could not stop defending champion Sofuoglu from taking the top honours as stewards stopped the race after incidents of slipping with 14th laps remaining.

Former India captain Viren Rasquinha has said that India may still qualify for the 2014 Hockey World Cup by winning the Asia Cup, but they will need to play much better than they did at the FIH World League Round 3 in Rotterdam recently.

Kolkata’s S.K. Ajgar Ali and Amittrajit Ghosh took the top honours in the Enduro (car) and Xtreme (4X4) categories respectively of the 4th J&K Bank Mughal Rally held in Jammu and Kashmir on June 28 and 29.

Portuguese teenager Miguel Oliveira claimed a historic high for Team Mahindra securing their first pole of the season in the seventh round of the MGP3O at Assen in the Netherlands on Saturday. In the process, Mahindra became the first Indian team in the four-stroke Moto3 to attain a pole position.

Anirban Lahiri of Bengaluru gave himself a birthday present a day in advance when he edged past Delhi’s Shamim Khan in a playoff to win the PGTI Players Championship at the Oxford Golf & Country Club in Pune on Saturday.
After the end of the 72 holes, the two golfers were tied at a total of 10-under-278 and Lahiri clinched the title with a birdie in the playoff hole against Khan’s par effort.

Leo Messi was spotted looking a tad imperious while holding his son Thiago’s pacifier in his mouth. And while the world looked on in wonder at how the absurdly talented soccer star was so at home sucking a pacifier, closer home, we’ve seen Sachin Tendulkar with his daughter Sarah and son Arjun at the finale of the IPL as they walked with their father who had announced his retirement from the shorter format.