Vitaly Petrov left his Lada driving days far behind on Sunday when he signed with Renault as Russia's first Formula One racer. The 25-year-old from Vyborg, near the Finnish border, was runner-up in last year's GP2 support series to Germany's Nico Hulkenberg, who makes his debut with Williams this season.
Formula One teams and the governing body remained locked in combat on Friday after the publication of a controversial 2010 entry list that included all 10 current teams as well as newcomers from America and Spain.
All 10 existing Formula One teams were included on the 2010 entry list on Friday along with two new US-based operations and one from Spain.
Poland's Robert Kubica will replace Spain's double Formula One world champion Fernando Alonso at Renault next season, the team said in a statement on Wednesday. Kubica has driven for the BMW-Sauber team since 2006 while Alonso, one of the 24-year-old's best friends in the paddock, is moving to Ferrari next year.
The man suspected of murdering the Sydney dentist Preethi Reddy, whose body was found stuffed in a suitcase in her car parked in an eastern Sydney street, New South Wales, is another Indian-origin dentist and her ex-boyfriend Harsh Narde, police said.
Fernando Alonso has backed Robert Kubica to replace him at Renault after the double Formula One world champion joins Ferrari at the end of the season.
Spaniard Pedro de la Rosa has been named the second driver at the BMW Sauber Formula One team for the 2010 season.
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Rory McIlroy, the World's No 1 golfer, experienced an awkward moment when he went to watch Ulster take on Connacht in a rugby match on Friday.
British car maker Rolls Royce unveiled the super luxury saloon, Ghost, in Mumbai on Friday. The magnificent automobile is smaller, but more dynamic, than the previous models, and comes at a price tag of Rs 2.5 crore (Rs 25 million). The Ghost is also the most technologically advanced offering from Rolls Royce, which is now part of German auto major BMW.
World No 1 Rory McIlroy has won the Golf Writers Trophy for the second time in three years after an impressive season saw him claim two major championships and play an influential role in Europe's Ryder Cup victory.
Imagine you opening your car door suddenly into the path of an oncoming motorcyclist; but the door clams up and a potential mishap is averted.
The Brawn GP, Toyota and Williams Formula One teams face an attempt to bar them from the Australian Grand Prix Thursday in a controversy that threatens to sour Sunday's season-opening race. The governing International Automobile Federation (FIA) said Red Bull, Renault and Ferrari have lodged protests on grounds the rivals' cars did not comply with technical regulations.
Millions of vehicles have been recalled across the globe due to defective safety airbag manufactured by Japan's Takata Corp.
The unprecedented rainfall in Chennai during the first week of December and the resultant flooding had impacted the business operations of companies operating in Chennai
Formula One plunged into its biggest crisis in 60 years on Friday with eight of the 10 teams announcing plans to set up their own championship.
Maruti Suzuki India to hike prices of its vehicles across models by up to Rs 20,000 from January to offset rising costs.
Popular new models like Maruti Ciaz and Hyundai Elite i20 are reported to get dearer in a few days time.
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Shiv Kapur battled his way through the second nine and returned with a card of three-under 69 in good scoring conditions at the BMW International Open, while his colleague Jeev Milkha Singh, struggled to a 73 that had four bogeys and three birdies.
At Rs 81.2 lakh, the BMW 730Ld is the most sensible 7 Series around. Pity most of them will form part of expensive hotel and travel fleets than that of personal collections.
Dinakaran's chartered accountant will be called by the crime branch for questioning in the matter.
Mercedes-Benz India will increase prices of its vehicles across all models by up to 2 per cent from January 1, 2016, to offset rising input cost.
When launched later this year, the Volvo will lock horns with the BMW 5-series, Mercedes-Benz E-Class, Jaguar XF and the Audi A6
US-based Prakash Amritraj downed Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 7-6(3), 6-1 to sail into the singles second round of the Israel Open, while Rohan Bopanna and his American partner Travis Parrott beat Nicolas Almagro (Spain) and Sebastian Prieto (Argentina) 6-4, 5-7, 10-8 to move into the doubles second round at the BMW Open in Munchen, Germany.
World record sprinter Usain Bolt of Jamaica suffered minor injuries on Wednesday when he crashed his BMW sports car on the outskirts of his Caribbean homeland's capital, authorities said. Bolt, 22, lost control of the high-powered vehicle and plowed into a ditch on Wednesday afternoon, police said.
The introduction of the new energy recovery system KERS to Formula One this season has raised fears of a possible safety risk to drivers.
Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton kept McLaren on top for a third straight practice session at the Hungarian Grand Prix Saturday.
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A three-judge bench of Justices B N Aggrawal, G S Singhvi and Aftab Alam passed the direction after senior counsel Altaf Ahmed appearing for Anand submitted that the alleged tapes showing the sting operation were doctored and edited to implicate him and Khan.
The rupee's slide against the dollar and euro has put pressure on international automobile companies as compressed margins may force them to revisit prices of imported models in the next few months.
Toro Rosso's stunning Italian Grand Prix victory was no fluke, former Minardi team owner Paul Stoddart said on Wednesday. Stoddart, who watched Sunday's race on television in Britain, was delighted for the Italy-based team that he saved from collapse in 2001 before selling out.
The Ferrari driver finished ahead of F1 championship leader Lewis Hamilton and BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica in that order in Sunday's race in Valencia.
Formula One's governing body has moved to prevent the sport becoming a 'jockeys' championship' by increasing the minimum weight of cars by 15kg from next year. Taller drivers such as BMW-Sauber's Robert Kubica have been at a disadvantage this season because of the introduction of the new KERS system that provides a power boost at the push of a button.
'We are opening stores in towns that are unheard of where the attachment to jewellery is strong and accompanied by the Tata brand pull.'
Poland's Robert Kubica, still without a point after three races, hopes to boost his chances in Sunday's Bahrain Grand Prix by racing for the first time with the new KERS energy recovery system.
Heikki Kovalainen and Lewis Hamilton will start the Malaysian GP eighth and ninth after collecting five place penalties.
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World No 15 Marin Cilic is under the radar of the International Tennis Federation for failing a drug test during the BMW Open in Munich in April, it has been reported.
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