India B, represented by veteran Gagan Verma and young Udayan Mane head the leaderboard in the international team event of the 112th Tata Steel Amateur Golf Championship of India that got under way at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club in Kolkata on Tuesday.

In the countryside of Vietnam, lotus flowers bloom in beautiful abundance. Dressed in bright colours, artists from Vietnam will dedicate a performance to the national flower of Vietnam, at the cultural performance of Vietnam’s Music, Dance and Song Theatre.

At the time of its announcement, Inkaar was supposed to be a joint
collaboration between filmmakers Prakash Jha and Sudhir Mishra. But with the former no longer associated with the project, things took a different turn.

Year 2012 was special for Gaganjeet Bhullar. The Kapurthala golfer, who won twice and finished fifth on the Asian Tour Order of Merit last year, says he “will take a lot of positives from 2012” and is keen to build up on as the new season gets under way.

Former Major champion, Rich Beem and Oliver Wilson, an ex-Ryder Cup player, promise to headline the field at the third edition of the Euro 200,000 Gujarat Kensville Challenge to be played in Ahmedabad from January 31 to February 3.

The All India Football Federation will organise a medicine regional course for the central and south regions in the capital beginning from January 14. The four-day seminar is a joint effort by the Indian body, Fifa and the Asian Football Confederation.

We wonder if it was a planned move or a sheer coincidence. On Saturday evening, Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan were attending a gala function that Bollywood organises for the cops of the city. The couple who was present backstage left exactly a few seconds before Salman Khan was to step on the stage.

It’s a dream come true for the young Ranchi boy Amit Rohidas, who not only fetched a princely amount of `16 lakh in the recently conducted auction for the Hockey India League, but will now rub shoulders with leading international players during the ten days of the league.

Syed Rahim Nabi has been a silent workhorse in the Indian midfield for years. With the 27-year-old being named the Player of the Year by the All India Football Federation, things are on the upswing for Nabi who is enjoying the limelight. But the award seems to have left him asking for more.

Punjab girl Sonashee Bhatnagar won two finals on Saturday to complete a title double at the Aita talent series tennis championship in Lucknow.