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.

Armaan Ebrahim endured a tough weekend, as mechanical issues forced the young Indian driver to retire from round four of the FIA GT World Series at the Slovakia Ring circuit, in Slovakia.

The Indian national anthem reverberated at the famous Nurburgring circuit in Germany as Narain Karthikeyan stood proudly on the podium. Saturday’s victory was Karthikeyan’s third as he clinched Round Six of the 2013 Auto GP World Series, but it was the first time he celebrated it on the podium. The previous two wins were achieved after original winners were penalised for infringements.

Pesi Shroff-trained Fontanelle holds a clear edge over rest of the contenders in the Raja Bahadur Pittie Million, the feature event of the races to be held here on Sunday.

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

Vijay Singh-trained Adabella was given a neat by Christopher Alford to bag the Independence Cup, the feature event of the races held here on Saturday.

Results:

L.V.R. Deshmukh-trained Vijaykeerti, who showed lot of promise during the practice, should claim the Basalat Jah Memorial Cup 1600 metres, the main event of the races to be held on Sunday.

Vijay Singh-trained Adabella is the best bet for The Calcutta Juvenile Sprint, the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday.

Usain Bolt and Sally Pearson both safely negotiated their way through qualification at the world championships on Friday as Yelena Isinbayeva backtracked over her apparent support of Russia’s anti-gay law.

United States sprint great Alysson Felix had a gentle run out in her first round heat at the World Athletics Championships on Thursday as she got her campaign for a fourth 200 metre title under way.