Vandoorne qualified 17th at the previous race in Bahrain, 16th in China and 18th in the Australian season-opener, with 20 cars on the grid.
Former Renault driver Robert Kubica suffered a life-changing crash in 2011 when a steel guardrail penetrated his car and arm in a minor rally in north-west Italy.
Priyam Garg says he 'felt no pressure' when fellow-rookie Abhishek Sharma walked in to bat, with Sunrisers Hyderabad precariously placed in Friday's IPL match against Chennai Super Kings, in Dubai.
Rahul Dravid says the just-concluded Sri Lanka series is an opportunity to reflect that not all wickets are going to be flat. 'We need to find ways to scrap and score 130, 140 on these wickets'
'I don't think you can teach a bowler to be aggressive -- it has to be something within you'
Among other transfer news globally, defender Rahul Bheke joins Mumbai City FC while Locatelli completes Juventus move.
The army, air force and navy will all benefit from the defence ministry's approval of 'Make in India' equipment.
Royals core comprises of three Englishmen -- Stokes, Jos Buttler and Jofra Archer and their Australian skipper Steve Smith.
Madhya Pradesh opener Ajay Rohera slammed the highest first-class score on debut, an unbeaten 267 against Hyderabad in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B match.
An Indian-origin rookie Australian pace bowler has been tipped as a probable hope for the Ashes after an explosive start to his first-class career and adapting well to the pressures of the Sheffield Shield.
...after then South Africa captain, late Hansie Cronje gave England 'sniff' of victory.
The infected players will go into self-isolation.
"He (Harris) is the in-form player of the competition and has an outstanding record over the last two years. I would have liked to have got (Matt) Renshaw in there, but he hasn't scored enough runs," Lehmann told Macquarie Sports Radio.
The year is ending, but the OTT shows no signs of slowing down. Sukanya Verma brings you everything you can catch this week.
Laxman talked about how to control the mind in order to avoid playing loose shots, importance of batting in the first one hour of play on bowling friendly pitches.
New Zealand have drafted in two debutants in the T20 squad besides all-rounder Scott Kuggeleijen, who has played just one T20
CSK and Sunrisers Hyderabad (since inception) have traditionally been two of the most balanced sides in most IPL editions but both have ensured scratchy starts this year
As many as 10 decisions by rookie West Indian umpire Joel Wilson and Pakistan's Aleem Dar were overturned by the Decision Review System during last week's Edgbaston Test. There were at least five more errors that went unreviewed.
The shirt is currently on display at England's National Football Museum in Manchester.
Tiger Woods was named the PGA Tour's Player of the Year for a record 11th time on Friday, with fellow-American Jordan Spieth voted rookie of the year.
India's golfer Shubhankar Sharma made a superb start with a five-under 66 to lie tied second on the first day of the Italian Open.
Uncapped Jayed gets call-up
Joginder Tuteja looks at the Bollywood debutantes on streaming platforms.
Two-time World Cup-winning former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni retired from international cricket on Saturday, ending over one year of suspense and also an era during which his often unorthodox leadership and finishing skills became the stuff of legends.
A summary of the first day's proceedings in the Ranji Trophy matches across the country.
Pirlo started his first season in charge of a senior side looking to make it 10 successive Serie A titles for Juve, but the rookie coach struggled.
The World Cup belonged to Yashpal as much as it belonged to Kapil Dev, Mohinder Amarnath or Roger Binny, whose performances are often highlighted.
'There's an innings to go and I'm looking forward to the entire Test series. It's a great opportunity for me.'
Exactly a year after becoming a father for the first time, Tommy Fleetwood made his Ryder Cup debut look like child's play as he posted two vital points alongside British Open champion Francesco Molinari at Le Golf National on Friday.
A round-up of all the Ranji Trophy matches played on Thursday.
'They showed a lot of discipline and overall if I had to analyse the performance of these bowlers, I would say they bowled pretty well. It's a good pitch still. This is a great experience for them bowling against the best batters, and test themselves'.
Seen as two of the fastest bowlers in Pakistan's domestic circuit, 19-year-old Musa was included in both squads on Monday, while 16-year-old Naseem has been named in the test attack featuring a third teenager in Shaheen Afridi.
Senior New Zealand opener Martin Guptill was ruled out of the three-match series after failing to recover from a back injury.
'As an actor he was surrounded in stardom, but as a politician he is humble'
India's happy problem of plenty found its newest addition in rookie pacer Prasidh Krishna -- a Brett Lee and masala dosa fan who got some top-notch guidance from none other than Jeff Thomson in his journey to the highest level.
Michael Schumacher's 16-year-old son Mick sprayed the winner's champagne after capping an impressive debut weekend.
A round-up of results from the Ranji Trophy matches played on Sunday.
Six-times MotoGP world champion Marc Marquez can celebrate his first win of the season on Sunday when the Spaniard takes part in a virtual race from the comfort of his home. The season is not due to start until mid-May at the earliest.
Valentino Rossi will decide this year whether to call time on his stellar MotoGP career after Yamaha announced on Wednesday the signing of French youngster Fabio Quartararo as the Italian great's replacement from 2021. Quartararo, 20, will remain with the Petronas Yamaha non-works team for one more season before stepping up alongside Spaniard Maverick Vinales, whose contract was extended on Tuesday, at the factory outfit.
Battle commences at Edgbaston on Thursday and the last time Australia won there was the opening match of the 2001 series which they ended up dominating 4-1.
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