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PHOTOS: Tendulkar is back in the nets after 2 years

PHOTOS: Tendulkar is back in the nets after 2 years

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

The batting icon has been busy practising for the last 10 days to get in shape for his brainchild the All Stars Cricket League, to be played in the US next month.

App that lends voice to text

App that lends voice to text

Rediff.com6 Sep 2011

Verbally is an assisted speech solution for the iPad. Its design allows users to communicate quickly and effectively in any setting.

What caused the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant?

What caused the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant?

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

Investigators from the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board began arriving in the area on Sunday to launch separate crash investigations.

Athletes bring fight for equality into sporting arena in 2020

Athletes bring fight for equality into sporting arena in 2020

Rediff.com15 Dec 2020

Black Lives Matter was stenciled onto NFL fields and NBA courts. Athletes raised fists and took the knee.

Ex-French footballer Vairelles arrested in murder probe

Ex-French footballer Vairelles arrested in murder probe

Rediff.com25 Oct 2011

Former French footballer Tony Vairelles has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

West Indies-bound Aus cricketers briefed on Zika virus

West Indies-bound Aus cricketers briefed on Zika virus

Rediff.com16 May 2016

Australia captain Steven Smith and his team have been warned about risks associated with the Zika virus ahead of their tour of the West Indies next month.

PHOTOS: The GREATEST comebacks in sport

PHOTOS: The GREATEST comebacks in sport

Rediff.com15 Apr 2019

A list of some of sport's greatest comebacks after Tiger Woods ended an 11-year major championship drought with victory at The Masters on Sunday.

Wedding bells for Cameron Diaz?

Wedding bells for Cameron Diaz?

Rediff.com21 Apr 2011

The actress has been going out with baseball star Rodriguez since last year.

Tiger Woods suffers serious leg injuries in car accident

Tiger Woods suffers serious leg injuries in car accident

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

Woods suffered serious injuries to both legs in Tuesday's wreck and was initially listed in serious but stable condition, Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby told reporters. CNN reported Woods sustained compound fractures to his legs.

PIX: McIlroy-Johnson triumph in charity golf match

PIX: McIlroy-Johnson triumph in charity golf match

Rediff.com18 May 2020

A tie-break win for World number one Rory McIlroy and teammate Dustin Johnson at the Driving Relief two-on-two charity skins match Sunday injected suspense to a course absent of fans and applause in the coronavirus era. Wearing microphones that captured their smack talk and frustrations, caddie-less competitors McIlroy and Johnson faced off against Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff, carrying their own clubs and adhering to social distancing procedures after undergoing a battery of tests and screenings.

World watches on as South Korea's K League kicks off

World watches on as South Korea's K League kicks off

Rediff.com7 May 2020

South Korea's K League will have a profile it has never enjoyed before when the delayed 2020 season kicks off in Jeonju on Friday, providing top-flight soccer action to a world starved of live sport. Broadcasters from 10 countries, mostly in Asia and Europe, have bought rights for the season and Friday's match will be streamed live with English commentary on the league's Twitter feed and YouTube.

IOC: 'Great determination of the members for these reforms to make it happen'

IOC: 'Great determination of the members for these reforms to make it happen'

Rediff.com9 Dec 2014

Radical changes to how cities will bid to host Olympic Games, and rules allowing more sports to feature, were among 40 innovations ushered in on Monday as International Olympic Committee members took bold steps to revamp their movement.

Barcelona, Real top wage payers

Barcelona, Real top wage payers

Rediff.com21 Apr 2011

Spanish football giants Barcelona and Real Madrid have overtaken baseball's New York Yankees as the highest paid teams in global sport, according to the Global Sports Salaries Survey 2011.

Colombian Prez vows to remove drugs from soccer

Colombian Prez vows to remove drugs from soccer

Rediff.com2 Dec 2010

Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos promised on Wednesday to crack down on the involvement of drugs traffickers in soccer clubs.

Why Indo-Canadians dominate cricket

Why Indo-Canadians dominate cricket

Rediff.com27 Feb 2011

With new immigrants coming to Canada from India and other South Asian countries, cricket as a sport is fast catching up in this ice hockey-crazy country, says Ajit Jain

King proud women's tennis leads fight for equality

King proud women's tennis leads fight for equality

Rediff.com12 Feb 2020

Tennis already sets the bar with equal prize money paid to women and men at Grand Slam tournaments

Liverpool change hands after 'penalty shootout'

Liverpool change hands after 'penalty shootout'

Rediff.com16 Oct 2010

Liverpool's tortured takeover battle ended on Friday with the owners of Major League Baseball's Boston Red Sox completing their 300 million pounds ($480.8 million) purchase of the Premier League club.

'God of vault' flips out after school drops his sport

'God of vault' flips out after school drops his sport

Rediff.com11 Dec 2013

Olympic champion Yang Hak-seon, who vaulted South Korea gymnastics into the limelight by winning gold at the 2012 London Games, has flipped out at plans by Hanyang University to disband its gymnastics team, fearing it could harm the sport's growth.

Kobe Bryant and daughter among 9 killed in helicopter crash

Kobe Bryant and daughter among 9 killed in helicopter crash

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

Kobe Bryant, one of the NBA's all-time greatest players whose international stardom transcended basketball, was killed at age 41 on Sunday in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles along with his 13-year-old daughter and seven others on board, officials said.

Boston Red Sox owners to buy Liverpool

Boston Red Sox owners to buy Liverpool

Rediff.com6 Oct 2010

Liverpool have agreed to the sale of the club to New England Sports Ventures (NESV), which owns American baseball club the Boston Red Sox, the Premier League club said on Wednesday.

Surgeon Dinesh Patel to have lab named after him

Surgeon Dinesh Patel to have lab named after him

Rediff.com11 Jun 2010

Dr Dinesh Patel, chief of arthroscopic surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital and associate clinical professor of orthopedic surgery at the Harvard Medical School, will be honored June 14 with the unveiling of an Arthroscopic Learning Laboratory at MGH named after him.

Monal Chokshi in Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame

Monal Chokshi in Stanford Athletics Hall of Fame

Rediff.com15 May 2010

Monal Chokshi became the first Indian-American to be inducted into Stanford University's Athletics Hall of Fame.

Klusener to be Bangladesh bowling coach

Klusener to be Bangladesh bowling coach

Rediff.com11 Aug 2010

Former South Africa all-rounder Lance Klusener and ex-baseball player Julien Fountain are set to be appointed as Bangladesh bowling and fielding coaches, the Bangladesh Cricket Board said on Tuesday.

Lady Gaga is a jerk: Jerry Seinfeld

Lady Gaga is a jerk: Jerry Seinfeld

Rediff.com24 Jun 2010

After repeatedly drawing the ire of Sri Lankan-musician MIA, along with several other stars, now Gaga's upset the top comedian.

Indian man bashed up in Australia

Indian man bashed up in Australia

Rediff.com27 Sep 2010

After a long lull in the racial attacks in Victoria, a 21-year-old man was reportedly bashed up after being asked if he was an Indian. According to a local newspaper Dandenong Leader, the police said the man was walking to Sandown Park rail station at nearly 6.40 am when four teenage males on bikes approached him. They were carrying baseball bats. He told the police that his attackers looked like teenagers.

First Look: Beckham meets British troops in Afghanistan

First Look: Beckham meets British troops in Afghanistan

Rediff.com24 May 2010

David Beckham met soldiers returning from the frontline as he continued his visit to British troops in Afghanistan.

Australian gets 20 years for attacking Indian doc

Australian gets 20 years for attacking Indian doc

Rediff.com18 Nov 2009

Terming the street crime against Indians as "cowardly" and "despicable", a Victorian court on Wednesday handed out long imprisonment sentences to attackers of an Indian origin doctor.

First Look: Prince Harry tosses ceremonial pitch

First Look: Prince Harry tosses ceremonial pitch

Rediff.com27 Jun 2010

Prince Harry plays competitive polo and showed on Saturday he could also throw a useful baseball pitch.

When President Trump played golf with Rory McIlroy

When President Trump played golf with Rory McIlroy

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

World number three Rory McIlroy, eyeing a comeback next week from injury, continued his tune-up with a round with US President Donald Trump in south Florida on Sunday, it was reported.

New York City FC to play friendlies in Manchester

New York City FC to play friendlies in Manchester

Rediff.com14 Jan 2015

Newly-formed New York City FC will begin their preparations for their Major League Soccer (MLS) debut with two friendly matches in Manchester next month, Manchester City said on Tuesday.

PHOTOS: Emotional Woods gets highest civilian honour

PHOTOS: Emotional Woods gets highest civilian honour

Rediff.com7 May 2019

Golf great accepts Medal of Freedom at White House from business partner and US President Donald Trump

Now IPL-style T20 league in USA

Now IPL-style T20 league in USA

Rediff.com17 Jul 2009

The land of baseball and basketball would soon get a taste of Twenty20 cricket with the USA Premier League taking a concrete shape towards reality.

Image: Meet Vladimir Putin, the rapper

Image: Meet Vladimir Putin, the rapper

Rediff.com16 Nov 2009

Putin's surprise appearance on a music channel to hand out awards came as a shock even to the journalists his minders handpicked to follow him around not to mention the audience of baseball cap-wearing adolescents

No racial motive behind attacks: Australian cops

No racial motive behind attacks: Australian cops

Rediff.com9 Jun 2009

The Australian police today denied racial motive behind a string of violent attacks on Indian students recently in Sydney's west, even as the community members organised an angry protest rally in Harris Park of the city last night.

SHORTS: Fraser-Pryce smashes 40-year-old Pan Am Games record

SHORTS: Fraser-Pryce smashes 40-year-old Pan Am Games record

Rediff.com10 Aug 2019

Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce broke the 40-year-old Pan Am Games 200 metres record on Friday. The twice Olympic 100 metres champion clocked 22.43 seconds to win gold on Friday.

Golf, rugby sevens shortlisted for 2016 Olympics

Golf, rugby sevens shortlisted for 2016 Olympics

Rediff.com14 Aug 2009

Golf and rugby sevens have been shortlisted for inclusion at the 2016 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said in Berlin on Thursday. The two were selected from seven candidate sports by the IOC's executive board at a meeting in Berlin and a final vote on their inclusion will be held at the IOC session in Copenhagen in October.

Fielding coach Young to help Indians for SL ODIs

Fielding coach Young to help Indians for SL ODIs

Rediff.com4 Dec 2009

Australia's fielding coach Mike Young will join the Indian cricket team as a consultant for the Twenty20 and One-day series against Sri Lanka later this month, the BCCI said in Mumbai on Friday.

IOC reprimands Wrestling for breaking Olympic campaigning rules

IOC reprimands Wrestling for breaking Olympic campaigning rules

Rediff.com6 Sep 2013

Wrestling, hoping to win back its spot in the 2020 Olympics, was reprimanded by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) this week for breaking campaigning rules last month, officials said on Friday.

Another Indian student attacked in Australia

Another Indian student attacked in Australia

Rediff.com2 Oct 2009

After a brief lull in attacks on Indians in Australia, a student from the community was attacked with a 'plank of wood or a baseball bat' by two men, which left him with 20 stitches in his head. The 28-year-old student, whose name is not known immediately, was attacked by the men after he got down from a bus at Keilor Plains train station on Tuesday. He has been left with 20 stitches in his head after an 'unprovoked' attack in Melbourne's north-west.

Madonna, the home wrecker?

Madonna, the home wrecker?

Rediff.com8 Jul 2008

Madonna has been named as the cause for the collapse of Alex Rodriguez's marriage to wife Cynthia. According to the Timesonline website, the wife of baseball's highest-paid star filed for divorce on Monday blaming his 'soul mate' Madonna for the collapse of her marriage.