India’s Aditya wins his first international race at Sepang
SEPANG (Malaysia), July 27: Indian racer Aditya Patnaik won Round 3 of the Sporting Class at the Gold Vios Championship Malaysia at the iconic Sepang International Circuit here.Aditya came third in Race 1 and then won Race 2 to seal the top spot on the podium for Round 3, and collect prize money of MYR 15,000.This was the Mumbai-based youngster’s maiden international racing victory in his first year on the circuit, after graduating from the Polo Cup India as the Vice-National Champion two years in a row.Aditya from Rayo Racing, driving for former F1 racer Alex Young’s Team Axle Sports, lost some positions in the opening laps as the front bunch of cars ran up to four cars wide in the first few corners.The former Indian National Karting Champion then had an intense wheel to wheel battle with Malaysia’s Taj Aiman.However, it was Lew Xuan Yan who won ahead of Aiman and Aditya.The top eight finishers of Race 1 get reversed for the start of Race 2.Aditya’s third place finish meant he had to start sixth. A good start helped him gain some positions and by Lap 3 he was in third place.Following a battle with Adam Mikail, Aditya eventually took the lead and held it on to bag his maiden international win.“Race 1 was entirely a wheel-to-wheel battle, and Race 2 turned into my best race of the year – fighting and earning the lead for the win was a great feeling,” said Aditya. (PTI)
Esports WC: New champions crowned in EA FC, PUBG
PARIS, July 27: Underdog Romanian player Razvan “RvPLegend” Puiu, Virtus.pro and Team Vision emerged champions in EA FC 26, PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS and Teamfight Tactics respectively as the third week of the Esports World Cup 2026 concluded here on Monday.Puiu claimed a 6-5 win over Levy “levyfinn” Rieck in a Grand Final that was full of twists and turns. He walked away with USD 250,000 (Rs 2.3 crore) from the overall USD 1,000,000 (Rs 9.5 crore) prize pool.The Romanian also took a huge step up the global rankings, climbing from 30th place before the start of EWC 2026 to 4th.In PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, Virtus.pro dominated the three-day competition to claim the title, the top prize of USD 650,000 (Rs 6.2 crore) and 1,000 Club Championship points.Nino “NIXZYEE” Mikec was named the tournament’s MVP after recording 33 finishes and 32 knockdowns. He had an average survival time throughout the tournament of 21 minutes and 21 seconds. He took home an additional USD 25,000 (Rs 23.9 lakh) along with the MVP prize.In Teamfight Tactics, Team Vision took down Aurora Gaming 3-0 in the grand final. The victory secured them USD 150,000 (Rs 1.4 crore) and 1,000 Club Championship points as they pulled off a dominating display.The Mobile Legends: Bang Bang Mid Season Cup, meanwhile, will conclude next week with the Grand Final scheduled for August 1 after eight teams advanced to the knockout stage.Team Falcons PH beat out sister-team Team Falcons MENA, who will face Team Vitality in the quarterfinals, with victory for either side having huge implications for the Club Championship.In the Club Championship standings, NAVI continued to lead with 2,250 points though they won’t play again until Counter-Strike 2 and Trackmania in the final week.Virtus.pro sit in second place with 1,950 points, while Team Vitality are in third place with 1,800 points.(PTI)
