Sundar declared national racing champion

November 12th, 2009 Joe Namath's yellow Labrador declared dangerousWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Back in the day, Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Namath was known for his dangerous arm.

October 4th, 2009 CHENNAI - The 12th JK Tyre National Road Racing Championship concluded here Sunday amidst considerable acrimony, controversies, protests and exclusions while the stewards themselves came in for scrutiny as they withheld the final championship positions in the Formula Rolon Chevrolet class. Championship leaders Saran Vikram, a private entry, and Ashwin Sundar of Speed NK Racing were twice involved in a contact in the two races.

October 3rd, 2009 CHENNAI - Sudarshana Rao of Team TVS Girling did just enough to claim the title in the Formula LGB Swift class with a race to spare in the sixth and final round of the JK Tyre National Road Racing Championship, here Saturday. Driving conservatively with an eye on the points, the Chennai-based Rao finished third behind Ajay Kini (Wallace Sports) and team-mate S Narendran to pick up six points that took his tally to 76.

September 13th, 2009 CHENNAI - In extremely hot and humid conditions, Ashwin Sundar of Team Speed-NK Racing yet again underlined his superior pace and skills by achieving a double in the Formula Rolon-Chevrolet class in the fifth round of the JK Tyre National Racing Championship, here Sunday. Ashwin, the 20-year old from Chennai who had cut his racing teeth as a 13-year old driving a Maruti Esteem car in the Saloon car races at the MMRT track here, was in a league of his own from start to finish to replicate his commanding win in the first race Saturday night.

September 12th, 2009 CHENNAI - Ashwin Sundar showed his newly developed racing muscles to make a mockery of the challenge in winning the Formula Rolon Chevrolet class in the fifth round of the JK Tyre National Racing Championship here Saturday. Ashwin, the 20-year-old from Chennai and representing Speed-NK Racing team, was streets ahead of the rest in terms of pace and racecraft that he has honed after a couple of seasons in Europe.

September 1st, 2009 Kieren Fallon returns to racing after doping banLONDON — Six-time champion jockey Kieren Fallon returns to racing Friday after being granted a license to ride for the first time in three years following a ban for cocaine use. Although the 44-year-old Fallon was cleared in a race-fixing trial in late 2007, he was unable to compete because of an 18-month doping suspension imposed in January 2008 by the governing body of racing in France.

September 1st, 2009 US cyclist Hincapie signs with BMC Racing TeamSANTA ROSA, Calif. — American cyclist George Hincapie has signed a two-year contract with the BMC Racing Team.

August 1st, 2009 CHENNAI - Gaurav Dalal of Red Rooster Racing comfortably won the first race in the Formula Rolon Chevrolet class from a depleted field in the third round of the JK Tyre National Racing championship, here Saturday. With title contenders Ashwin Sundar and Aditya Patel skipping the round due to their international commitments, Dalal had the field for himself and he won from Karthik Shankar (Team NK Speed) and private entry Saran Vikram.

July 12th, 2009 COIMBATORE - Vishnu Prasad, Parth Ghorpade and Tarun Reddy topped their respective categories in the second round of the JK Tyre Rotax National Karting championship here Sunday. After a disappointing Round 1, Chennais Prasad (seniors), of Team Meco Racing was in his elements with an excellent start for an early lead that he retrained till the finish.

July 5th, 2009 COIMBATORE - Ashwin Sundar showcased his undoubted talent with a clean sweep of honours in the Formula Rolon class, first in heavy rains and then in dry weather, at the second round of the JK Tyre National Racing Championship here over the weekend. Sundar was a class apart in winning the first race by a big margin while others struggled in conditions made tricky by rains Saturday.

June 22nd, 2009 COIMBATORE - Pramod Joshua of TVS Racing, astride TVS Apache RTR, was declared the overall winner of the MAK Rally of Coimbatore, the first round of the Indian National Rally Championship for two-wheelers. Joshua led a TVS sweep as he clocked the fastest timings in all the six stages and won the 115 Kms rally with a total penalty of 01:22:49 here Saturday.

June 14th, 2009 COIMBATORE - Akhil Khushlani, a 19-year old from Hyderabad driving for Team Red Rooster Racing, posted two podium finishes in the Formula Rolon Chevrolet premium class in the second round of the JK Tyre National Road Racing Championship at the Kari Speedway track here over the weekend. Khushlani took the second spot behind Ashwin Sundar (Team NK Racing) in the first race Saturday and finished first in the next outing Sunday.

June 7th, 2009 COIMBATORE - The experienced Ameya Walavalkar of Team Mohite Racing won the title in the senior section with a bit of luck in the fifth JK Tyre Indian National Rotax Max Karting Championship here Sunday. Pole sitter Vishnu Prasad, leading until the 16th lap, developed mechanical problems and lost pace to allow Walavaklar to forge ahead and win the race ahead of Chirag Malhotra of Team Red Rooster Racing.

June 5th, 2009 Report: No tests on euthanized horsesNEW YORK — A New York Times report says two agencies that oversee horse racing in the state have not asked for tests following the deaths of 20 racehorses who have been euthanized in racing or training accidents at Aqueduct and Belmont Park this year. Friday's report says officials from the New York Racing and Wagering Board have rarely asked for necropsies on horses that died at state tracks.

June 3rd, 2009 CANBERRA - An Australian trainer was fined for threatening to kill his horses and send their heads to a government official. Racing administrators in the southern state of Victoria fined David Londregan $5,000 as he told local media he would "ring the knackery and start shooting his horses straight away" if jumps racing was banned.