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Feb 07, 2011 09:02

FORMULA1 has moved into four new countries in the last 5 years and India will be the fifth new country this year. While there is much excitement about the new markets that the sport enters into, there is also much skepticism about its growth and expansion. I have mentioned in my previous columns that F1’s trend is moving out of Europe and into newer markets, most notably the B-R…

Nov 26, 2010 06:11

I WROTE about the empty feeling that the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix would leave me with and the feeling is only getting emptier without any F1 action!
Unexpectedly we saw Red Bull Racing’s Sebastian Vettel clinch the F1 Driver’s Championship in Abu Dhabi after Ferrari fumbled Fernando Alonso’s pit strategy. The other Red Bull racer and championship contender, Mark Webber had a…

Nov 11, 2010 04:11

14th NOVEMBER 2010 will be one of the worst days of the year for me. When the chequered flag drops in Abu Dhabi, Formula1 will officially come to a close for 2010. After such an action-packed season, the FIA and F1 teams will pack their bags and head home  – there will be no action on the track till the dawn of the New Year. In fact the 1st test of the 2011 season has been…

Nov 08, 2010 05:11

TIME after time, Indian sponsors and investors take befuddling decisions within the sports domain. Cricket and its co-variants have been the recipients of intangible and unjustifiable benevolence and magnanimity from investors/endorsers over the years, with stratospheric sums that can only be attributed to philanthropy, altruism, or a vision where Cricket shall remain so…

Nov 03, 2010 06:11

THE 2010 Korean Grand Prix was one helluva race! Not only did it go down in history as one of the longest GPs ever (2hrs 48mins and some seconds), but typically, the winner was chosen as a result of an engine failure. For those who missed the on-track action, Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel registered a DNF and lost 25 points to Fernando Alonso and Ferrari as a result of an engine…

Oct 27, 2010 08:10

ON OCTOBER 10th, the BCCI/IPL governing council took the unprecedented step of expelling/terminating the Rajasthan Royals and the Kings XI Punjab, and put the Kochi franchise on notice, providing the latter a ten day window in which to resolve all ownership/shareholding patterns in a manner that would be amenable to the IPL Governing Council Version 2.0. 

Oct 21, 2010 19:10

THE KOREAN GP is finally here – however, just in case you missed the news, the Grand Prix which will be held in Yeongam, South Korea was confirmed only 13 days before Race Day! Now will that be an unlucky 13 for Formula1? Only Sunday will tell!

And since we have our attention on numerology, here’s a bit of numbers that will define Sunday’s Korean Grand Prix. The 5.…

Oct 09, 2010 19:10

SNATCHING defeat from the jaws of victory has been the underlying theme of the CWG Delhi 2010, at least until the successful Opening Ceremony, and the consequent level of competition and organization of the event itself. However, without raining any further on the CWG Delhi 2010’s parade, one should also keep in mind that the way things turned out, Delhi 2010 is far from…

Sep 24, 2010 08:09

IT IS one of the defining developments in recent times. Why is discredited IPL commissioner Lalit Modi keeping quiet? This, despite making pronouncements that he will unmask BCCI office bearers for their collusive intent. He even hired a top Delhi based public relations agency to strike back at his detractors.

But that operation too has been maintaining a stoic silence…

Sep 24, 2010 05:09

MEN’s tennis has never been in better shape, and it all starts at the top, where the two brand ambassadors - Rog and Rafa - are among the most popular and bankable investments across all sports globally. It’s a twisted rivalry, where both players may at the end of their careers be considered the greatest of all time, despite the negative correlation that their respective…