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Charles Leclerc on top in final Mexico practice as illness hits paddock
By Agence France-Presse | Mexico City
UPDATED ON OCT 26, 2019 10:11 PM IST
Leclerc clocked a best lap in one minute and 16.145 to outpace the four-time world champion German by two-hundredths of a second ahead of Valterri Bottas and his Mercedes team-mate and champion-elect Lewis Hamilton.

Hamilton wary of rivals’ street smarts in Baku
By AFP | Baku
UPDATED ON APR 25, 2019 09:28 AM IST
The five-time world champion, who heads the embryonic 2019 title race by six points after three races, has struggled to master the Baku circuit in the past.

India win four medals on the final day of Asian Athletics Championships
By Navneet Singh | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 25, 2019 01:22 AM IST
India finished with three gold -- Tajinder Pal Singh Toor (shot put) and Gomathi Marimuthu (women’s 800m) were the other winners – seven silver and seven bronze.

Asian Championships: Tejaswin Shankar deserved support, not federation snub for Doha
By Navneet Singh | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 22, 2019 07:46 PM IST
By snubbing Shankar for not participating in the Federation Cup (March 15-18), the AFI is giving a signal that either high jump is not on their priority list, or Shankar is not one of their blue-eyed athletes.

CS Santosh, Joaquim Rodrigues and Oriol Mena in Hero MotoSport team for Dakar 2019
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 12, 2018 05:41 PM IST
The 2019 Dakar Rally will take the convoy of participants on a 5,000 km coil around Peru, starting and finishing in Lima. There will be a total of 3,000 kilometers of racing divided between 10 special stages, where 70 per cent of the terrain will be covered in sand.

Jehan Daruvala joins Prema Racing for FIA Formula 3 Championship
By PTI | New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON DEC 06, 2018 08:40 PM IST
The 20-year-old Indian, who is coming from a 2-year stint in European F3 that handed him multiple podium finishes including two wins, will be part of the Prema Racing’s three-car assault in a brand-new competitive environment.

Anjum Moudgil women’s 10m air rifle competition, four gold for Mehuli Ghosh
By PTI | New Delhi
UPDATED ON NOV 19, 2018 07:34 PM IST
Anjum followed up her 50m rifle 3 positions victory a day earlier with another top podium finish. Anjum shot 249.1 in the finals to lead a Punjab 1-2 with Jasmine Kaur coming second with a score of 247.9.

Sergio Perez extends F1 contract with Force India for 2019
By Agence France-Presse | Austin
UPDATED ON OCT 18, 2018 11:27 PM IST
Sergio Perez has been with Force India since 2014, and he and his management team have been closely involved in the restructuring of the team.

Indian boxers win 3 gold medals in Turkey
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 16, 2018 05:20 PM IST
Simranjit Kaur defeated Turkey’s Sema Caliskan to fetch the top honours, while Competing in the light fly category, Monika beat Ayse Cagirer of Turkey to win the gold medal.

India’s Mansi wins silver in Junior Asian Wrestling Championships
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 20, 2018 11:51 PM IST
India women won their second silver in the freestyle section of the Junior Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi on Friday.

Divya Kakran wins silver in Junior Asian Wrestling Championships
By Navneet Singh | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUL 19, 2018 09:48 PM IST
India claimed two bronze medals as well, while missing out in two of the five events settled on the opening day of freestyle events in the Asian wrestling held at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex.

Jauna Murmu, Dutee Chand among seven to make Asian Games 2018 cut
By Navnnet SIngh | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
UPDATED ON JUN 26, 2018 10:50 PM IST
Jauna Murmu won the women’s 400m hurdles inside the Jakarta Games qualifying mark while Dutee Chand made the norm in the women’s 200m heats of the Inter-State Athletics Championships in Guwahati.