Motor Sport

Oct 25, 2019 16:10
LONDON: Formula 1 announced Thursday that the Porsche Supercup would continue as a partner for three more years.  This means the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup and Porsche’s national one-make cup series will run as a support race to the FIA Formula One World Championship up to and including 2022.
Oct 23, 2019 12:10
PARIS: The French courts have delivered a significant ruling in favour of Qatari broadcaster beIN Sports in its ongoing geo-political battle around sports rights that it has been waging against Saudi state-supported pirate channel beoutQ.
Oct 19, 2019 12:10
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.: NASCAR Friday announced that it has successfully closed its $2 billion acquisition of International Speedway Corporation (ISC), merging its operations into one, new company moving forward.  The merger, which was announced in May and won shareholders' approval on Wednesday, brings under NASCAR's control 12 tracks that include Daytona, Talladega and Miami-Homestead Speedway.
Oct 12, 2019 12:10
CHENNAI: The Madras Motor Sports Club reiterated its decision to introduce night racing for saloon cars next year after successfully conducting India’s maiden night test session in August at the MMRT.
Oct 10, 2019 23:10
RIO DE JANEIRO: Dorna Sports has confirmed that MotoGP will be returning to Brazil from 2022, with a five-year contract with Rio Motorsports (RMS) securing the sport’s return to Rio de Janeiro until 2026.  The all-new Rio Motorpark, set for construction in Deodoro, will host the Grand Prix, which is back in Rio after 15 years.
Oct 09, 2019 19:10
MUMBAI: The franchise-based X1 Racing League - a concept brought to fruition within an 18-month time frame by Indian racers Armaan Ebrahim and Aditya Patel - will hit circuits on November 30-December 1 in New Delhi and December 7-8 in Chennai. The six-team league, which revealed the names of five of six franchise owners at a launch event here Wednesday, will be powered by JK Tyre Motorsport.
Oct 08, 2019 19:10
MUMBAI: Marking the last year of this decade, FOX Sports has listed down 2019’s 'Most Powerful People in Sports in Asia'.
Oct 07, 2019 21:10
MUMBAI: Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT), India’s leading manufacturer of off-highway tires has signed, on as “Official Global Partner of LaLiga”.  BKT aims for performance without limits – just like sport. And like Liga de Fútbol Profesional (LaLiga), it has a global presence that reaches people all around the world. These conditions create a fertile ground for a new partnership.
Oct 04, 2019 06:10
MIAMI: The world's first dedicated esports racing arena will be built by Millennial Esports Corp in Miami with the state-of-the-facility scheduled to open in 2020.
Oct 03, 2019 17:10
MUNICH: Former Formula 1 world champion Nico Rosberg is now brand ambassador for Kempinski Hotels.  The contract with the motor sport star was signed with Martin R Smura, chief executive officer of Kempinski Hotels and chairman of the management board, during a ceremony Monday at Munich's Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski.