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September 16th, 2009 LONDON - Force India has said that they will give GP2 driver Karun Chandhok a chance to prove he can make the grade as a Formula One driver. The emerging team, which has a technical partnership with McLaren, will put Chandhok in the world champions' sophisticated F1 simulator to see if he can make the grade.

September 12th, 2009 MONZA - The Formula One Racing team Force India on Saturday continued with its success in F1, as its driver Adrian Sutil managed second place in the qualifying session for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Sutil's success put Force India on the front row for the second straight race.

September 12th, 2009 MONZA - Adrian Sutil of the Force India team topped the bill again Saturday in the final free practice session for the Italian Formula One Grand Prix. The German Sutil clocked 1 minute 23.336 seconds for the 5.793-kilometres lap to rank ahead of championship leader Jenson Button of Brawn GP (1:23.404) and Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel (1:23.490).

September 7th, 2009 Liuzzi to race for Force India until end of seasonLONDON — Vitantonio Liuzzi has replaced fellow Italian Giancarlo Fisichella at Force India for the rest of the Formula One season after Fisichella joined Ferrari for the final five races. The 28-year-old has been promoted from his role as test and reserve driver ahead of Sunday's Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

September 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Italian Vitantonio Liuzzi will race for Force India for the rest of the season starting from next weekend's Italian Grand Prix in Monza. The 28-year-old Liuzzi has been the team's test, reserve driver from the start of the 2008 season and will replace compatriot Giancarlo Fisichella for the remaining five races.

September 4th, 2009 KOLKATA - India's men recurve archers hit the target as they finished third in team qualifiers that saw the South Koreans setting three world records on the third day of the 45th World Archery Championship at Ulsan (South Korea) Friday. The Indian trio of Mangal Singh Champia, Jayanta Talukdar and Rahul Banerjee cobbled together a total of 4,006 points to finish behind South Korea (4,122) and France (4,026).

September 3rd, 2009 CHENNAI - After winning a sensational podium finish for Force India at the Belgian Grand Prix last week, Italian Giancarlo Fisichella will race for Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro team for the rest of the season. A replacement for 36-year-old Fisichella will be announced over the next couple of days, according to a release from Force India team here Thursday.

September 3rd, 2009 Force India releases Fisichella to join FerrariMARANELLO, Italy — Force India has agreed to release Giancarlo Fisichella to join Ferrari for the rest of the Formula One season. Ferrari has been anxious to find a better replacement for the injured Felipe Massa after the team's longtime test driver, Luca Badoer, qualified last and finished no better than 14th in his first two races since stepping in for the Brazilian.

September 3rd, 2009 Fisichella joins Ferrari, replaces BadoerMARANELLO, Italy — Italian driver Giancarlo Fisichella left Force India on Thursday to join Ferrari for the rest of the Formula One season, replacing Luca Badoer. Ferrari has been eager to find a better replacement for the injured Felipe Massa after longtime test driver Badoer qualified last and finished no better than 14th in his first two races.

August 30th, 2009 Spa-FRANCORCHAMPS - Formula One Racing team Force India, which is backed by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, on Sunday claimed its first podium finish at the Belgian Grand Prix, as Giancarlo Fisichella exhibited an incredible performance to finish second in the race. It was also Force India's first points finish in the team's second season in the sport, where Fisichella finished 0.9-second behind Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen at the high-speed track.

August 29th, 2009 Spa-FRANCORCHAMPS - Formula One Racing team Force India, which is backed by liquor baron Vijay Mallya, on Saturday claimed the pole position in qualifying session for Sunday's Belgian Grand Prix, as Giancarlo Fisichella exhibited an incredible performance to come on top. It was Force India team's first-ever pole and the fourth for Fisichella, as he recorded a remarkable qualifying time with a lap of 1 minute, 46.308 seconds to start the Belgian Grand Prix at the front of the grid.

August 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - British Formula One racer Lewis Hamilton feels the heat and humdity in India will pose a challenge for the drivers in the proposed 2011 Indian Grand Prix. The 24-year-old, recounting his experience of driving in hot conditions, said they tend lose quite a few kilos.

July 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Praful Patel Wednesday asked general secretary Alberto Colaco to intervene and end the stand-off between national captain Bhaichung Bhutia and Mohun Bagan. "We have to find an early solution to this problem.

June 6th, 2009 LONDON - Formula One Teams Association have kicked out Force India. According to the Daily Express, Force India have joined Williams on the suspended list after they also formally applied to be on the grid next year before Friday's sign-up deadline.

June 5th, 2009 Force India lodges independent entry for 2010ISTANBUL — Force India is likely to be suspended from the Formula One Teams Association after submitting an independent entry for next season. Force India followed Williams and lodged a separate entry on Friday to race next season.