Drama, intrigue, uncertainty, some blackmail — it’s all building up very nicely even before the qualifying rounds of the CLT20 tournament have seen a ball being bowled at the PCA Stadium here.

It may have needed the intervention of the Prime Minister’s Office to ensure the Faislabad Wolves would travel to India for the Champions League in the first place, but Pakistan’s domestic T20 champions have found their troubles are far from over.

Prasad Raju-trained Dandelion, who won two races this season, is well prepared to claim the K. Srinivas Reddy Memorial Cup, the main event of the races to be held on Monday. False rails are up.

Ananta Vatsalya-trained Kohinoor Wish was well ridden by S. John to win the AP Chief Minister’s Cup, the main event of races held here on Sunday.

Snehasish Dutta scored a brace as Bhawanipur FC pipped Air India 4-3 in a thrilling quarter-final league match (Group II) of the Durand Cup football tournament here on Sunday.

Facebook isn’t always about sharing mundane photos or posts. There are times when the information shared is so important that it can save lives, just as it did in Bill Byerley’s case, whose grandparents went missing earlier this summer, only to be found two days later — hungry, disoriented and dehydrated — thanks largely to Facebook and the kindness of strangers.

There are days that call for something a little less casual than jeans, but not very formal either. Instead of getting a brain freeze over what to wear, consider a happy and comfy attire — corduroys.

Ace Indian golfer Shiv Kapur has said that the inclusion of the sport at the 2016 Olympics was a great opportunity for him to realise the dream of winning a gold at the quadrennial event.

India’s top 120 amateur golfers will participate in Ballantine’s Team-Am Golf Challenge to be held in Hanoi, Vietnam, from October 15 to 19. This is the fourth edition of the international tournament which is played in a team format.

As expected, the Indian cricket board is exploring the possibility of hosting an ODI tri-series involving Pakistan and Sri Lanka later this year at the Asian Cricket Council meeting, headed by N. Srinivasan, here on Saturday.