Hockenheim: India’s Sandeep Kumar finished 12th in junior category and 19th overall on debut in the Scirocco R-Cup 2013 here.

The first race of Scirocco R-Cup, held here last weekend, was a good opportunity for Sandeep Kumar as he went up against some of the best racing drivers and legends from DTM and F1 in his first ever international race.

For the Indian, it was a steep learning curve to understand the circuit of Hockenheim and then build up on the pace. The next challenge was to battle the competition in varying weather conditions. Friday practice session was in dry conditions,...

Madrid: India's Mahesh Bhupathi and Rohan Bopanna advanced to the quarterfinals of the Madrid Open here with a hard fought three-set victory while Leander Paes and his Austrian partner Jurgen Melzer lost their match and bowed out in the pre-quarters.

Sixth seeds Bhupathi and Bopanna defeated the Argentine pair of Juan Monaco and Horacio Zeballos 6-3, 3-6, 10-5 on Thursday to set up a...

Zhuhai: Raj Bharath, the 18-year old from Bangalore, clinched a stunning pole position on his debut weekend with Meco Motorsport in the Formula Masters China Series at the Zhuhai International Circuit here on Friday.

Raj clocked 1 minute, 45.884 seconds while Ren Nagabuchi (Japan) was second (1:47.341) and Adrian Wright (Australia) completed the top three in qualifying.

Earlier in the day,...

New Delhi: Virat Kohli played a captain's knock to lead the Royal Challengers Bangalore to a four-run victory over the Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Friday.

Kohli struck a 58-ball 99 to take the visitors to a challenging 183/4 after being put into bat against which Daredevils displayed a spirited performance to end at 179/7 in 20...

Delhi: Delhi Daredevils (DD) is all set to lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium here on Friday at 8:00 pm. Delhi has been at number 8 spot in the points table while Bangalore is standing at the 4th position in the points tally chart.

DD didn't have a good season so far as they have lost 9 matches out of the twelve. RCB though had maintained a good...

New Delhi: Top-rated paddler Sharath Kamal on Friday had to be content with a bronze in the men’s singles event as India finished the Commonwealth Table Tennis Championships Friday with a record nine medals -- but no gold.

Besides losing the singles semi-final to Singapore’s Li Hu, Sharath alongside Subhajit Saha let the doubles title slip away after their defeat to English pair of...

Rotterdam: AZ Alkmaar captured the Dutch Cup football title, beating PSV Eindhoven 2-1 in the final here.

According to the reports, midfielder Adam Maher and striker Jozy Altidore have been the most important AZ players this season, and they proved their status once again in the final here on Thursday night.

Maher finished a solo effort, with the PSV defense only walking backwards, in the...

New Delhi: The Delhi Daredevils will look to end their two-match losing streak in the Indian Premier League (IPL) against the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Friday.

Placed second last in the points table, it must be quite a task for the Daredevils to keep themselves motivated. However, 22-year-old pacer Siddharth Kaul said that they were always motivated to...

Pune: The Kolkata Knight Riders romped home to their first away win in the Indian Premier League (IPL) beating the Pune Warriors by 46 runs at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium here on Thursday.

The Warriors succumbed to their eighth consecutive defeat after failing to achieve a target of 153, getting bowled out for 106 in 19.3 overs. Apart from opener Robin Uthappa (31) and Sri Lankan Angelo...

Jaipur: Shaun Marsh top scored with 77 and skipper Adam Gilchrist 42 as Kings XI Punjab made 145 for six in 20 overs against Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here Thursday.

Kevon Copper was the most successful bowler for Rajasthan, bagging three for 23.

Kings XI Punjab has a remarkable record at home this season. Punjab have won three out of the four matches at the PCA Stadium...