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Gayle blasts 47-ball century as Windies demolish England

Gayle blasts 47-ball century as Windies demolish England

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

Opener Chris Gayle blasted a 47-ball century as West Indies crushed England by six wickets in a Group 1 match of the Super 10 stage of the ICC World T20 at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai, on Wednesday.

When sportsmen and the drug mafia made for strange bedfellows

When sportsmen and the drug mafia made for strange bedfellows

Rediff.com11 Aug 2017

Rediff.com lists those sportsmen who have been accused of 'sleeping with the enemy'

Nobel for Dylan carpers, go home

Nobel for Dylan carpers, go home

Rediff.com14 Oct 2016

'Show me songs that become larger than songs better than Dylan's.' 'Show me words that are like the master key to every human emotion under the sun better than Dylan's.' 'And show me someone who tosses it all out like Dylan does, every time.'

Champions League PIX: Sergi, Suarez rescue Barca; Bayern thrash Dinamo

Champions League PIX: Sergi, Suarez rescue Barca; Bayern thrash Dinamo

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

Two late goals in two minutes from Sergi Roberto and Luis Suarez gave European champions Barcelona a dramatic 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Sports Shorts: Shubhankar makes cut in Abu Dhabi

Sports Shorts: Shubhankar makes cut in Abu Dhabi

Rediff.com19 Jan 2018

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday

Top 10 transfers in the English Premier League

Top 10 transfers in the English Premier League

Rediff.com28 Aug 2014

Check out the 10 most expensive transfers in British soccer history.

WT20 warm-up: Raina, Kohli guide India to an easy win over England

WT20 warm-up: Raina, Kohli guide India to an easy win over England

Rediff.com19 Mar 2014

India gained the much-needed boost ahead of their ICC World T20 opener against Pakistan when they comfortably defeated England by 20 runs in their second and final warm-up game in Mirpur on Wednesday.

Champions League PHOTOS: Bayern see off Olympiakos; Roma hold Barca

Champions League PHOTOS: Bayern see off Olympiakos; Roma hold Barca

Rediff.com17 Sep 2015

Two goals from Thomas Mueller and one from substitute Mario Goetze helped Bayern Munich kick off their Champions League campaign with an impressive 3-0 victory over Olympiakos.

Analysis: Shrewd, big bucks signings make EPL a winner

Analysis: Shrewd, big bucks signings make EPL a winner

Rediff.com4 Sep 2014

For Manchester United, the answer to a slump in form or a crisis of confidence comes in 50 pound notes. Millions of them.

What kind of First Lady will Melania Trump make?

What kind of First Lady will Melania Trump make?

Rediff.com20 Jan 2017

Does Mrs Donald Trump realise that her immediate predecessor, Michelle Obama, is not the only hard act to follow, wonders Kanika Datta.

Sassy woman or machine? Tech giants divided over digital assistants

Sassy woman or machine? Tech giants divided over digital assistants

Rediff.com2 Dec 2015

Digital assistants are a gateway to powerful artificial intelligence tools

Sports shorts: Chelsea's Conte named Manager of the Year

Sports shorts: Chelsea's Conte named Manager of the Year

Rediff.com23 May 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday

Williamson, Taylor guide Kiwis to win over England, lead series 2-1

Williamson, Taylor guide Kiwis to win over England, lead series 2-1

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

After England collapsed from 288 for five to 302 all out, New Zealand initially struggled in reply before Williamson and Taylor took the game away from the hosts with a clinical 206-run third-wicket stand.

Why England deserved to lose...

Why England deserved to lose...

Rediff.com12 Mar 2015

England are out of the 2015 ODI World Cup. Bangladesh delivered the knock-out blow, after they lost to Australia, New Zealand and Sri Lanka.

PHOTOS: Germany hit Norway for a six, England rally to win

PHOTOS: Germany hit Norway for a six, England rally to win

Rediff.com5 Sep 2017

Marcus Rashford's superb second-half strike earned England a 2-1 comeback victory over Slovakia on Monday that put them on the verge of qualification for next year's World Cup finals.

F1: McLaren to start season without title sponsor

F1: McLaren to start season without title sponsor

Rediff.com6 Mar 2014

McLaren will start the Formula One season without a title sponsor but still expect to have one this year, group chief executive Ron Dennis said.

EPL PIX: Scintillating Spurs sink Stoke; Arsenal win; West Ham stunned

EPL PIX: Scintillating Spurs sink Stoke; Arsenal win; West Ham stunned

Rediff.com10 Sep 2016

Santi Cazorla scored a 94th-minute penalty as sub-par Arsenal beat Southampton on Saturday with Laurent Koscielny's overhead kick having earlier cancelled out Petr Cech's own goal.

A look at the disappearing breed in F1...

A look at the disappearing breed in F1...

Rediff.com5 Feb 2016

Formula One has lost another of its principals.

Topsy Turvy day for champion clubs! Find out here...

Topsy Turvy day for champion clubs! Find out here...

Rediff.com24 Sep 2015

Celta Vigo thrashed Barcelona 4-1 on Wednesday with Iago Aspas hitting a double.

What inspired Rangoon?

What inspired Rangoon?

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

Did the human drama provoked by the Japanese invasion of Burma and the Indian exodus from Rangoon inspire director Vishal Bhardwaj's forthcoming epic?

Champions League PHOTOS: Porto sink Chelsea; Arsenal lose again

Champions League PHOTOS: Porto sink Chelsea; Arsenal lose again

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

Jose Mourinho suffered a nightmare homecoming as Porto, the club he led to the Champions League title in 2004, inflicted a 2-1 defeat on his woefully out-of-sorts Chelsea side in Group G on Tuesday.

RBI policy fails to cheer markets; Sensex ends flat

RBI policy fails to cheer markets; Sensex ends flat

Rediff.com7 Apr 2015

The 30-share Sensex ended up 12 points at 28,517 while the 50-share Nifty ended nearly unchanged at 8,660.

We are going GAGA over these National Geographic photos

We are going GAGA over these National Geographic photos

Rediff.com4 Nov 2016

National Geographic has released a final selection of entries from the magazine's 2016 Nature Photographer of the Year contest and, as you might expect, they're breathtaking.

Can the Glazers lose their public enemy tag at Manchester United?

Can the Glazers lose their public enemy tag at Manchester United?

Rediff.com15 Jun 2015

The Glazers are unlikely to ever be liked, let alone loved, by fans of Manchester United. The fiercely private American family that bought the famous English soccer club 10 years ago has been widely depicted by the team's fans and the British media as seeking to bleed the club dry after leveraging it up with debt.

UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid edge Dortmund; Liverpool rout Spartak

UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid edge Dortmund; Liverpool rout Spartak

Rediff.com7 Dec 2017

images from the UEFA Champions League matches played across Europe on Wednesday

US Open PIX: Nadal fist-pumps into last 16; Djokovic, Kerber also advance

US Open PIX: Nadal fist-pumps into last 16; Djokovic, Kerber also advance

Rediff.com3 Sep 2016

Fourth seed Rafael Nadal showed he is healthy and ready to challenge for a third US Open title as he rolled into the last 16 at Flushing Meadows on Friday with a fist-pumping 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over Russian Andrey Kuznetsov.

Aligarh was not necessarily meant to be a political film

Aligarh was not necessarily meant to be a political film

Rediff.com15 Feb 2016

'I believe politics was imposed on it by the censor board, when it gave the film's trailer an A certificate, hoping to deny children, teenagers the opportunity to watch it during prime time television shows,' says Aseem Chhabra.

Footballers of the weekend: Jamie Vardy shines in Europe

Footballers of the weekend: Jamie Vardy shines in Europe

Rediff.com9 May 2016

In England, the celebrations went on at Leicester City as they marked their fairytale Premier League success with another win while champions Juventus' long unbeaten streak in Italy came to an end.

Champions League PICS: Spurs hold Real Madrid; Liverpool hit 7

Champions League PICS: Spurs hold Real Madrid; Liverpool hit 7

Rediff.com18 Oct 2017

A summary of Tuesday's group matches in the UEFA Champions League.

'I am worried about Modi's foreign policy'

'I am worried about Modi's foreign policy'

Rediff.com2 May 2014

'If Modi were to be elected, he would be part of a coalition government, and within that he would have to take this minority into account. Muslims cannot relate to the idea of Hindu nationalism. Although it is presented as a pan-Indian idea, it appears to them to be exclusive.'

PHOTOS: Substitute Ronaldo rescues Portugal; Matuidi puts France in control

PHOTOS: Substitute Ronaldo rescues Portugal; Matuidi puts France in control

Rediff.com8 Oct 2017

Cristiano Ronaldo came off the bench and scored an opportunist goal which set Portugal on the way to a 2-0 win in Andorra on Saturday that maintained their chances of qualifying directly for the World Cup.

'Moment of reckoning': Hillary accepts historic presidential nomination

'Moment of reckoning': Hillary accepts historic presidential nomination

Rediff.com29 Jul 2016

If elected, Hillary Clinton would become the first women president of the US.

Football Briefs: Chhetri winner in running for 2017 AFC Cup Goal of Tournament

Football Briefs: Chhetri winner in running for 2017 AFC Cup Goal of Tournament

Rediff.com6 Nov 2017

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Football Briefs: Real stage comeback, Costa strikes in Atletico win

Football Briefs: Real stage comeback, Costa strikes in Atletico win

Rediff.com19 Feb 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 16 at Rio Olympics

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 16 at Rio Olympics

Rediff.com22 Aug 2016

The gold medallists on Day 16 of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, on Sunday.

Two deals but many lessons

Two deals but many lessons

Rediff.com24 Jul 2015

Both the Greek and Iranian deals are extremely imperfect and fraught with uncertainty, says Claude Smadja.

Magical Messi leaves La Liga greats trailing

Magical Messi leaves La Liga greats trailing

Rediff.com23 Nov 2014

Anyone who has watched the Argentine in recent years knows he can do things with a football that seem to defy the laws of physics and he does not fit into the mould of a traditional striker.

Winners don't do things differently. They do different things

Winners don't do things differently. They do different things

Rediff.com16 Aug 2015

No, I haven't made a mistake in the title. The age-old saying, 'Winners don't do different things. They do things differently,' made famous by Shiv Khera in his book You Can Win, is, in my opinion, wrong.

Champions League: Ronaldo leads rout as Real outclass Liverpool

Champions League: Ronaldo leads rout as Real outclass Liverpool

Rediff.com23 Oct 2014

Real Madrid earned their first-ever win over Liverpool with a wondrous Cristiano Ronaldo goal spearheading a 3-0 Champions League victory at Anfield on Wednesday which appeared as classy as it was dominant.

Australia vs Pakistan: A slippery game in Adelaide

Australia vs Pakistan: A slippery game in Adelaide

Rediff.com19 Mar 2015

When the 2015 ODI World Cup began, no one cared to look past Australia to lift a record fifth title. A strong team, home advantage, and flailing opposition, meant that they were in pole position going into the tournament.