PART IV: Smashing PHOTOS of the YEAR

From the uprisings across the Arab world to the devastating earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster in Japan, there was no lack of news in 2011. In this special series, rediff.com brings to......

Johnson first NASCAR driver to contract COVID-19

IMAGE: Jimmie Johnson has not experienced COVID-19 symptoms and was tested upon learning earlier on Friday that his wife had tested positive after having allergy-like symptoms. Photograph:......

Pix: Hamilton rides high at US Grand Prix

No one was happier to see Formula One back in America on Sunday than McLaren's Lewis Hamilton as the Briton picked up where he left off in 2007 by winning the United States Grand Prix. Hamilton......

Paralympics: Racing driver Zanardi wins gold, 15 years after losing legs

IMAGE: Alessandro Zanardi of Italy competes in 20km H5 hand-cycling road time trial in Rio de Janeiro. Photograph: Gareth Copley/Getty Images. Former Formula One driver Alessandro Zanardi won his......

Former F1 driver Wilson dies after IndyCar wreck

IndyCar Series driver driver Justin Wilson. Photograph: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters British IndyCar driver Justin Wilson died on Monday after suffering a severe head injury during a......

NASCAR back on track as F1, IndyCar stuck in virtual world

In fact, NASCAR will just about be the only show in town, with the NBA and NHL, which would in the thick of the playoffs at this point of the season, and MLB all on the sidelines muddling through......