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Brady returns with win; Tiafoe advances

Brady returns with win; Tiafoe advances

Rediff.com2 Aug 2023

Brady was sidelined by knee and foot injuries since the summer of 2021

World C'ships: Deepak stuns Olympic medallist to enter pre-quarterfinals

World C'ships: Deepak stuns Olympic medallist to enter pre-quarterfinals

Rediff.com7 May 2023

In the evening session, Sumit faced Russia's Pavel Sosulin in his first bout and made a bright start. He used his powerful punches to good effect and took the first round by 3-2 before winning the second round by the same scoreline.

WFI Elections: Bajrang, Vinesh making last-ditch effort to prevent Singh from becoming chief

WFI Elections: Bajrang, Vinesh making last-ditch effort to prevent Singh from becoming chief

Rediff.com10 Aug 2023

India's top grapplers Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik are reportedly making a last-ditch effort to ensure Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh's close aide, Sanjay Singh, does not become the Wrestling Federation of India chief.

Two Indian women make Strandja boxing final

Two Indian women make Strandja boxing final

Rediff.com25 Feb 2023

In the other semi-final bouts, S Kalaivani, Shruti Yadav, and Monika suffered identical 0-5 defeats and bowed out of the competition.

Norway Chess: Anand loses to So but still in joint lead with Carlsen

Norway Chess: Anand loses to So but still in joint lead with Carlsen

Rediff.com4 Jun 2022

India's legend Viswanathan Anand's winning run in the Classical event of the Norway Chess tournament came to an end after suffering a loss against American Wesley So in the fourth round in Stavanger on Saturday.

Praggnanandhaa wins Paracin Open

Praggnanandhaa wins Paracin Open

Rediff.com17 Jul 2022

Young Indian International Master V Pranav finished with 6.5 points after losing to Predke in the final round.

World C'ships: Terrific trio assure best medal haul

World C'ships: Terrific trio assure best medal haul

Rediff.com10 May 2023

Indian boxers assured two medals in the ongoing World Championships.

Italy's quarantine rule makes Halep doubtful for Palermo

Italy's quarantine rule makes Halep doubtful for Palermo

Rediff.com25 Jul 2020

Palermo will mark the first professional tennis event across the WTA and men's ATP Tours since early March with action scheduled to get underway on the clay courts of the Sicilian capital from August 3.

Russia's Batsarashkina wins women's 10 metre pistol gold

Russia's Batsarashkina wins women's 10 metre pistol gold

Rediff.com25 Jul 2021

India's Manu Bhaker and Yashaswini Singh Deswal failed to make the final. The 19-year-old Bhaker, ranked No. 2, was done in by a technical glitch involving her gun after an impressive start saw her take one of the places in the top eight.

FIDE Grand Swiss chess: Harika beats Stefanova

FIDE Grand Swiss chess: Harika beats Stefanova

Rediff.com30 Oct 2021

India's Dronavalli Harika defeated former world champion Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria in the third round of the FIDE Grand Swiss chess tournament in Riga to grab a share of the lead.

Australia striker tests positive for COVID-19

Australia striker tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com22 Jun 2020

Other CSKA players and staff members have given negative results in testing for the coronavirus.

United Cup: Britain's Norrie stuns Nadal

United Cup: Britain's Norrie stuns Nadal

Rediff.com31 Dec 2022

Rafael Nadal's preparations for his Australian Open title defence got off to a wobbly start as Cameron Norrie handed him a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 defeat in the United Cup on Saturday to give Britain a 1-0 lead.

Norway Chess: No stopping Vishy Anand after third win in a row

Norway Chess: No stopping Vishy Anand after third win in a row

Rediff.com3 Jun 2022

India's legend Viswanathan Anand continued his winning run in the Classical section of the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger as he defeated China's Wang Hao in the third round to remain on top of the standings.

A Marriage You Must See

A Marriage You Must See

Rediff.com4 Jan 2022

The highlight of the ceremony is the painting of the bride's face, where in a private rite open only to female in-laws, her face is covered in thick, chalky white paint and decorated with colourful sequins.

United Cup: Gutsy Evans helps Britain down Spain, reach knockouts

United Cup: Gutsy Evans helps Britain down Spain, reach knockouts

Rediff.com1 Jan 2023

Evans, who recovered from illness to be part of the $15 million prize money event, showed his battling qualities to overcome Ramos-Vinolas

World C'ships: Bajrang to fight for bronze; Jaglan misses out

World C'ships: Bajrang to fight for bronze; Jaglan misses out

Rediff.com18 Sep 2022

In the 97kg event, Vicky lost his qualification round bout to Samuel Scherrer of Switzerland 2-2. He was out of medal contention along with Pankaj (61kg), who also made an opening round exit after going down to Assyl Aitakyn of Kazakhstan.

Wrestling Worlds: Vinesh Phogat wins bronze

Wrestling Worlds: Vinesh Phogat wins bronze

Rediff.com14 Sep 2022

Vinesh Phogat outclassed reigning European Champion Emma Malmgren of Sweden 8-0 in the women's 53kg event.

HCL Tech to hire 40,000-45,000 freshers for FY23 to meet attrition threat

HCL Tech to hire 40,000-45,000 freshers for FY23 to meet attrition threat

Rediff.com19 Jan 2022

HCL Technologies plans to double its fresher hiring for the upcoming financial year (FY23) as attrition continues to inch up. The company said that it will hire 40,000-45,000 freshers for FY23, up from 20,000-22,000 target for FY22. The company also stated that to ease supply-side constraints and to have access to diversified skills, it was expanding into other geographies over the next three-four quarters. "Some of the geographies that we are investing in to source talent include countries like Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Guatemala, Costa Rica. We are also ramping up our presence in Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Australia, New Zealand, etc.

Boxer Deepak stuns world champion Zoirov

Boxer Deepak stuns world champion Zoirov

Rediff.com26 Feb 2021

Deepak clinched one of the most memorable wins of his career with a 4-1 win over more fancied Zoirov

Norway Chess: Anand leads after second straight win

Norway Chess: Anand leads after second straight win

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

Indian Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand posted his second win on the trot, defeating Bulgarian Veselin Topalov in the Classical section to take the lead at the Norway Chess tournament.

French batter breaks T20I world record with stunning century

French batter breaks T20I world record with stunning century

Rediff.com26 Jul 2022

McKeon blasted 109 runs in just 61 balls with the help of five fours and nine sixes.

Carlsen wins Norway chess; Anand finishes third

Carlsen wins Norway chess; Anand finishes third

Rediff.com11 Jun 2022

Former World champion Viswanathan Anand defeated Aryan Tari in the ninth and final round to finish third in the Norway Chess tournament, which was won by world number one Magnus Carlsen.

Prajnesh advances, Ramkumar exits Bengaluru Open

Prajnesh advances, Ramkumar exits Bengaluru Open

Rediff.com8 Feb 2022

Prajnesh Gunneswaran emerged as the only Indian to manage a win in the singles main draw of the Bengaluru Open as Ramkumar Ramanathan and Arjun Kadhe made first-round exits.

Soccer Extras: Emery tells Xhaka to apologise after clash with fans

Soccer Extras: Emery tells Xhaka to apologise after clash with fans

Rediff.com30 Oct 2019

News of all that transpired on and off the football field.

Prannoy enters quarters of Malaysia Open

Prannoy enters quarters of Malaysia Open

Rediff.com12 Jan 2023

H S Prannoy dished out another splendid show to progress to the quarter-finals with a thrilling win over Indonesia's Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo.

Nitu, Manisha in quarters of World Championships

Nitu, Manisha in quarters of World Championships

Rediff.com15 May 2022

India's women boxers Nitu (48kg) and Manisha (57kg) advanced to the quarter-finals of the IBA World Championships in Istanbul, after registering contrasting victories on Saturday.

Boxing Worlds: Lovlina bows out, Pooja advances to quarters

Boxing Worlds: Lovlina bows out, Pooja advances to quarters

Rediff.com14 May 2022

The 24-year from Assam, going by her strategy of using her long hands to reach the opponent from afar, was unable to penetrate Ngamba defence.

Bulgaria match scrapped after team left with 6 men

Bulgaria match scrapped after team left with 6 men

Rediff.com6 Oct 2009

A Bulgarian third division match was abandoned after only four minutes when injuries left an already depleted team with only six players on the pitch.

Soccer fans journey across continents for the love of Argentina

Soccer fans journey across continents for the love of Argentina

Rediff.com25 Oct 2022

Several thousand Argentinians are expected to descend on Qatar for the tournament starting next month but not all are having an easy ride.

US Open PIX: Error-prone Alcaraz into third round; Murray out

US Open PIX: Error-prone Alcaraz into third round; Murray out

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

IMAGES from matches on Day 4 of the US Open at Flushing Meadows in New York on Thursday.

Tennis: Rublev upset, Murray enters semis in Doha

Tennis: Rublev upset, Murray enters semis in Doha

Rediff.com24 Feb 2023

A round-up of all the tennis action from around the globe.

India shooters bag four gold at Junior World Cup

India shooters bag four gold at Junior World Cup

Rediff.com13 May 2022

Then the air rifle women's team consisting of Arya Borse, Zeena Khitta and Ramita downed the Korean trio of Yeeun AN, Eunji Kwon and Jeongin Jang 17-9 in the title decider to give India the third gold of the day.

3 Indian pairs in Bengaluru Open quarter-finals

3 Indian pairs in Bengaluru Open quarter-finals

Rediff.com9 Feb 2022

The top-seeded Indian team of Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Purav Raja moved into the men's doubles quarter-finals of the Bengaluru Open after prevailing over Croatia's Borna Gojo and Bulgaria's Dimitar Kuzmanov, in Bengaluru, on Wednesday.

For what reason, India, Ukraine not UNSC permanent member: Zelenskyy

For what reason, India, Ukraine not UNSC permanent member: Zelenskyy

Rediff.com22 Sep 2022

India has been at the forefront of efforts at the UN to push for urgent long-pending reform of the Security Council, emphasising that it rightly deserves a place at the UN high table as a permanent member.

Guess who visited the sets of Brahmastra!

Guess who visited the sets of Brahmastra!

Rediff.com6 Sep 2018

Alia and Ranbir had surprise visitors!

Trials galore in boxing for CWG, Asiad

Trials galore in boxing for CWG, Asiad

Rediff.com22 Feb 2022

World championship trials would be held from March 7 to 9, followed by the Asiad trials from March 10 to 13.

World Jr lifting: Gyaneshwari wins silver, Rithika bronze

World Jr lifting: Gyaneshwari wins silver, Rithika bronze

Rediff.com3 May 2022

Gyaneshwari Yadav clinched the silver medal and compatriot V Rithika finished third to give India a double podium finish in the women's 49kg category at the IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Heraklion, Greece, on Monday night.

Year Ender 2022: Greco Roman, junior wrestlers shine

Year Ender 2022: Greco Roman, junior wrestlers shine

Rediff.com24 Dec 2022

The Greco Roman style, a poor cousin of free style wrestling in India, had a lot cheer with historic three-medal performance at the U-23 World Championships through Sajan Bhanwala, Nitesh and Vikas.

Olympics Boxing: Surmeneli, Yafai, Sousa steal show

Olympics Boxing: Surmeneli, Yafai, Sousa steal show

Rediff.com7 Aug 2021

Britain's Galal Yafai and Bulgaria's Stoyka Zhelyazkova Krasteva won first boxing golds for their countries at the Tokyo Olympics after dominant displays in their flyweight finals on Saturday.

Chess Olympiad: India 'A' crush Kazakhstan in women's event

Chess Olympiad: India 'A' crush Kazakhstan in women's event

Rediff.com8 Aug 2022

In the Open section, the India 'B' team, which has been in sparkling form, had to settle for a 2-2 draw against Uzbekistan as the in-form D Gukesh lost to Nodirbek Abdusattorov, the reigning world rapid chess champion.