Just ahead of the Indian Grand Prix in motor racing last year, the Sahara Force India team hosted a press conference at one of Mumbai&rsquo;s swankier watering holes. It seemed there was a fad on at the time involving a drummer on stage urging guests to look under their tables, discover drums and then drum along; the whole place kicking up a merry din in unison.

F1: The million-dollar circus

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In the Wild West, Samuel Colt described his revolvers as &ldquo;equalisers&rdquo; &mdash; they gave physically weaker persons a means of defence against bullies. Engines and databases are equalisers for players from places without good chess eco-systems.

Chess (#1020)

It took one look at the paddock for an assessment to be made. Gone was the last-minute, just tumbled out of bed with rumpled hair look that the Buddh International Circuit had last year. The circuit on Thursday, before the 2012 race on Sunday, looked complete &mdash; the grass green, the dust gone, and signs of construction no longer there.

It's all business as F1 machines rev up

When the track went green, signalling the start of the qualifying session at the 2012 Indian Grand Prix, the air was immediately filled with excitement. After all, with the championship at such a critical stage, Red Bull Racing&rsquo;s Sebastian Vettel is ahead of Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso by six points, the battle for the title is hotting up rather nicely. And, pole at the Indian Grand Prix would be critical for both the drivers.

Let the race begin!

While the second Indian Grand Prix (GP) rally was a nail-biter, victory at the Buddh International Circuit (BIC) went to Red Bull Racing&rsquo;s Sebastian Vettel, his second win in India. The German double world champion started the race on pole position and once the five red lights went out, he sped away , never to look back.

Vettel all the way!

An unprecedented 25 sportspersons will be conferred with the Arjuna awards this year, while the country&rsquo;s highest sporting honour &mdash; the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna &mdash; will be jointly presented to Olympic medallists, shooter Vijay Kumar and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt.

Sports ministry announces 25 Arjuna awards for this year

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India might see much more of Pakistan, especially on the cricket field, in the coming days. In search of secure real estate to play the game, Pakistan has proposed to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that Mohali, adjoining Chandigarh, be one of two stadia in India where it can play home matches in the future.

India might become home for Pak cricket

Its a kind of homecoming for golfers like Jyoti Randhawa, Jeev Milkha Singh and Gaurav Ghei. But dont expect any goodies to be doled out, at least at the Delhi Golf Course. 


A birdie in hand, an open in the bush

The entrenched enfant terrible of world cricket, Shoaib Akhtar, and the emerging one, Sreesanth, are doing a great service to the games followers. One can remember a match because Shoaib, who does

When the ball is not in play

CRICKET: ESPN is not just a television channel, it's also a magazine, and will be coming to India soon.

Pitching it right

SPORTS: Prasar Bharti gets exclusive rights for the 4th Military World Games, while Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd clinches sponsorship deal.

PSUs beat pvt firms in sponsorship

Yuvraj Singh, the vice-captain of Indias limited overs cricket team, is close to sealing a deal with tennis player Mahesh Bhupathis sports marketing agency Globosport after his seven-year contract

Yuvraj may ditch Percept for Globosport 

Cites inability to meet the minimum guarantee for 2008

Percept bowls Sourav, ends pact

Sailing matches, like golf tournaments, arent spectator-friendly sporting events, but nobody can deny that fluttering sailboats gently manipulating the waters is a winning sight on a cool, clear

Smooth sailing

Four Indian logophiles will compete This month in the Scrabble World Championship


Choose your words carefully

After Narain Karthikeyan, now its Karun Chandoks turn to give Formula 1 racing a shot.


HE'S GOT A FAST CAR

CRICKET Zee chief Subhash Chandra lines up a slew of activities for the launch

Rival cricket league starts today

Basketball Federation of India partners with NBA to revitalise the sport in this country.


Dribbling past passivity

Success makes money, so players of low-priority sports like football and women's hockey earn much less than their cricketing counterparts.


Climax over, let the sequel begin

Sunil Sethi, though not a karate black belt himself, has spent the last seven years promoting the sport.


Patron of the empty hand

The Military World Games in Hyderabad promise a great show, in the run-up to next years Beijing Olympics.


Join the army now, it`s all a game

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