When Sooraj Barjatya arranged a screen test for Nargis Fakhri for his upcoming film starring Salman Khan, after he heard of the Rockstar actress’ wish to be cast opposite the Dabangg actor, it almost seemed too good to be true.

Vijay Singh-trained Dandified, who is in great form, is expected to score in the Steward’s Cup 1400 metres, the feature event of the races to be held here on Saturday.

Javed Khan-trained Broken Arrow holds an edge over the others at the Kariba Handicap 1200 metres, the feature event of the races to be held here on Wednesday.

Successor and Ungettablebachelor are favourites to fight it out for the Madras Race Club Cup, the feature event of the Delhi races on Wednesday. The first race will begin at 2:45 pm.

Following are the runners for the races to be held here on Thursday.
1. The Jaganmohana Palace Plate (Div-II) 1400m 2:00 Pm: Balboa 60, London Eye 60, Nation’s Glory 60, Dream Runner 59.5, Extra Spark 59.5, Spark Of Diablo 59, Magnetic Power 57.5, Super Saloni 57.5, Rich Rogue 57, Silver Court 56, Magnanimous 54.

ONGC made it to their maiden Durand Cup football final, defeating a tenacious Indian Navy 1-0 in the second semi-final at the Ambedkar Stadium here on Tuesday.

K.S.V. Prasad Raju-trained Dandelion was well ridden by P. Trevor to win the K. Srinivas Reddy Memorial Cup 1000 metres, the main event of races held here on Monday. The last race of the day had to be cancelled due to inclement weather and the resultant poor visibility.

The prestigious Hero Indian Open — country’s premier Asian Tour golf event — will celebrate its golden jubilee edition at the scenic Delhi Golf Club from November 7 to 10.

Kolkata club Mohammedan Sporting kept alive the dream of winning their second Durand Cup football tournament title, as they beat Mumbai Tigers 3-1 in the semi-final at the Ambedkar Stadium here on Monday.

Yuvraj Singh may be currently out of favour but the hugely confident southpaw made a strong statement to the selectors as well as his peers that he’s still a big contender for a slot in the Indian middle order which is quite open.