CRICKET

Australia in Sri Lanka

Test Series Result: Aus won the 3-match series 1-0.

Player of the Series: Michael Hussey (Aus)

India in England

ODI Series Result: England won the five-match series 3-0.

Player of the Series: M. S. Dhoni (Ind )

MOTORRACING

Belgian Grand Prix, Spa, Belgium

Winner: Sebastian Vettel (Great Britain / Red Bull-Renault)

Second: Jenson Button (G. Britain / McLaren-Mercedes)

Third: Mark Webber (Australia / Red Bull-Renault)

Sahara buys into Force India

Sahara Group has bought 42.5 per cent stake, worth U.S.$100 million, in the Vijay Mallya (right)-owned Force India F1 team, which has been re-christened as Sahara Force India.

Sahara Group, headed by Subroto Roy, inked an agreement with Mr Mallya’s UB Group, which will also have 42.5 per cent stake in the team. The remaining 15 percent will be with the Mol family.

Liqour baron Mr Mallya, who will continue to be the Team Principal, had bought the Spyker Ferrari F1 Team in 2007, reportedly for about for €90 million. He then renamed the team as ‘Force India ’.

The Force India team is at the sixth position in the constructor’s championships with 48 points in the current season.

India will host its first Formula 1 Grand Prix on October 30, 2011, on a 5.14 km track, in Greater Noida built by Jaypee Sports International (JPSI).