Dinesh Pujar-trained Spirituality was ably piloted by J.H. Christopher to claim the Mrs Ammani Ramachandran Memorial Trophy, the feature event of the races held here on Friday.

Decathlon, Machiavellian-ism and Vijayshaurya impressed when the horses were exercised at Malakpet Race Course here on Friday.

Former India opener Ravi Shastri has vehemently defended the Board of Control for Cricket in India which is facing widespread flak after the fallout of the spot-fixing scandal in the Indian Premier League.

Power-hungry Indian Olympic Association officials now have time till October 31 to get things in place, following the world body’s toughened stand on the ethics issue.

Wrestling, squash or baseball and softball? As the International Olympic Commitee mulls the inclusion of an additional sport for the 2020 Olympics programme — the final decision for which will be taken in its ongoing 125th Session in Buenos Aires on Sunday — India’s wrestling and squash fraternity are hoping to get lucky.

Midfielder Ritu Rani will lead an 18-member Indian women’s hockey team to the 8th Asia Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, it was announced here on Friday.

Arun Kumar has been named stand-by for London Olympics silver medallist grappler Sushil Kumar, recovering from an injury, in the 22-member Indian team announced for the upcoming World Wrestling Championships to be held at Budapest, Hungary.

The all-important annual general meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, which will decide the future of sidelined president N. Srinivasan, will be held in Chennai on September 29.

The cricket control board’s working committee meet in Kolkata on Sunday brought good news for Sachin Tendulkar’s fans in the country as they will get a chance to see the Master Blaster play his 200th Test at home in the proposed series against the West Indies.

L. D’Silva-trained Vocation, who maintains form, is the favourite to win the Major Mir Mujtaba Hussain Memorial Cup over 1400 metres, the feature event of the races to be held on Monday. There are no false rails.