Rosberg on pole, Hamilton second

KUALA LUMPUR: Nico Rosberg edged Mercedes teammate and title rival Lewis Hamilton to take pole position for the Brazilian GP on Saturday.

Rosberg was fastest with a lap of 1 minute, 10.023 seconds, just 0.033 seconds ahead of Hamilton. Local favourite Felipe Massa was third and his Williams teammate Valtteri Bottas finished fourth.

Rosberg led Hamilton in all three practice sessions this weekend. He trails Hamilton by 24 points in the overall standings and needs to win in Brazil on Sunday to have a real shot at his first title. The championship can’t be decided at Interlagos because the race in Abu Dhabi later this month will be worth double points. SANDHU SHOCKS GHOSAL

MUMBAI: Playing an attacking brand of squash, Harinder Pal Sandhu shocked defending champion and 13-time winner Sourav Ghosal to clinch his maiden men’s title in the Senior Nationals at the Cricket Club of India on Saturday. INDIA STUN AUSTRALIA

PERTH: SV Sunil struck the only goal of the match in the third quarter as India stun Australia 1-0 in the third hockey test to take a 2-1 lead in the four-match series, here on Saturday. Rupinder Pal Singh, who played his 100th international match, led the Indian side in the absence of Sardar Singh.