In-form opening batsman Shikhar Dhawan on Tuesday asserted that the players “were getting ready” for the crucial tour of South Africa in November.

R.V. Gowli-trained Sunny Sue is fancied to win the Desert Blaze Cup 1100 metres, the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday.

Following are the runners for the races to be held here on Thursday.
1. The Penambur Plate (Div-II) 1200m 1:45 Pm: Magnifique 60, Demand Draft 59, Pearl Of Bangalore 58.5, Rose Of Texas 57.5, Sarvani 56, Fashion Flame 55.5, Fruit King 55, Blue Origin 53.5, Sugar Fairy 53.5, Sayyonee 53, Check In Time 52, Gol Matol 52.

India, along with four other countries, has bid to host the 2018 hockey World Cup, the world body announced on Tuesday.

Double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar feels the inclusion of wrestling in the Olympics will boost the confidence of Indian grapplers at the upcoming World Championships in Budapest.

On a day when Arjun Tendulkar played his debut game in the prestigious Dr HD Kanga League — one of the oldest tournaments played on uncovered tracks — father Sachin requested media not to put his son under the microscope.

L.V.R. Deshmukh-trained Vijayshaurya holds an edge over others to win the Totaram’s Cup 1800 metres, the feature event of the races to be held here on Monday. False Rails are up.

Mallesh Narredu-trained Supreme Star was ably piloted by D.K. Ashish to claim the Southern Command Gold Trophy, the feature event of the races held here on Sunday.

Narendra Lagad-trained Native Knight was well ridden by Dashrath Singh to win the President Of India Gold Cup (Grade I) 2400 metres, the main event of races held here on Sunday.

Come October 14, a new era in India’s rich cue sports heritage will unfold in New Delhi, which will host the Indian Open — country’s first pro-snooker event over five days.