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Wrestling Worlds: Vinesh qualifies for 2020 Olympics with bronze

Wrestling Worlds: Vinesh qualifies for 2020 Olympics with bronze

Rediff.com18 Sep 2019

Vinesh wins bronze, Pooja in line for second medal

Wawrinka upsets Dimitrov after girlfriend Vekic ousts Stephens

Wawrinka upsets Dimitrov after girlfriend Vekic ousts Stephens

Rediff.com3 Jul 2018

Three-times Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka returned to the big stage in style on Monday, ousting sixth seed Grigor Dimitrov 1-6, 7-6(3), 7-6(5), 6-4 on Centre Court at Wimbledon.

Sports Shorts: Sindhu, Prannoy in Thailand Open pre-quarters

Sports Shorts: Sindhu, Prannoy in Thailand Open pre-quarters

Rediff.com11 Jul 2018

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Wednesday

Chess reunification tie in peril

Chess reunification tie in peril

Rediff.com29 Sep 2006

The match between Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria and Russian Vladimir Kramnik was thrown in jeopardy after the frequent toilet breaks taken by the latter.

Indian boxers shine in youth tourney in Serbia

Indian boxers shine in youth tourney in Serbia

Rediff.com15 Jul 2013

Nine Indians punched their way into the finals of their respective categories in the Golden Glove of Vojvodina, an international boxing tournament in Kikinda, Serbia.

Anand draws with Topalov

Anand draws with Topalov

Rediff.com18 Feb 2007

Magnus Carlsen of Norway stole day one honours in the Morelia-Linares chess tournament after putting it across Alexander Morozevich of Russia to emerge early sole leader

Kudryavtsev wins Delhi ITF Futures

Kudryavtsev wins Delhi ITF Futures

Rediff.com4 Feb 2007

The Russian shocked sixth seed Todor Enev of Bulgaria in the final.

Anand finishes fifth, Negi fourth

Anand finishes fifth, Negi fourth

Rediff.com28 Jan 2007

Levon Aronian, Veselin Topalov and Teimour Radjabov jointly won the Category-19 Corus Chess tournament.

Anand scores over Van Wely

Anand scores over Van Wely

Rediff.com24 Jan 2007

The victory enabled the Indian ace narrow the gap between him and tournament leader Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the Corus chess tournament.

BEST PHOTOS from the Australian Open

BEST PHOTOS from the Australian Open

Rediff.com29 Jan 2019

Here are some of the best moments from the 2019 Australian Open.

Rastogi enters Futures final

Rastogi enters Futures final

Rediff.com29 Dec 2006

India's Karan Rastogi beat Todor Enev of Bulgaria 6-3, 6-2 in the semi-final of the ITF Futures in New Delhi.

Dad and rain save Serena's day

Dad and rain save Serena's day

Rediff.com28 May 2007

A pep talk from dad Richard and a timely downpour over Roland Garros rescued Serena Williams from an embarrassing first-round exit at the French Open on Sunday.

Anand meets Karjakin in opening round

Anand meets Karjakin in opening round

Rediff.com14 Jan 2006

Viswanathan Anand will start his campaign against the world's youngest-ever Grandmaster, in the Corus Super Grandmasters chess tournament.

Sasikiran loses to Kamsky

Sasikiran loses to Kamsky

Rediff.com19 May 2007

Despite the defeat, the Indian Grandmaster maintains sole lead in the Mtel chess tournament.

Sasikiran in joint lead

Sasikiran in joint lead

Rediff.com17 May 2007

He delivered a vital blow to English GM Michael Adams in the sixth round of the Mtel Masters Chess tournament.

Interstellar's Indian Connection

Interstellar's Indian Connection

Rediff.com9 Mar 2015

Venugopal talk about his life as a matte painter and compositor and his work on Christopher Nolan's Oscar-winning film.

Anand crushes Ponomariov

Anand crushes Ponomariov

Rediff.com15 May 2006

The Indian ace, who is second in the table, took his tally to 3 points after the fourth round of the Mtel Masters Chess tournament.

Mary Kom is boxing world body's ambassador for women's World C'ship

Mary Kom is boxing world body's ambassador for women's World C'ship

Rediff.com14 Apr 2016

Iconic Indian woman boxer M C Mary Kom added another honour to her list of accolades as she was named one of the eight ambassadors for the upcoming World Championships by the International Boxing Association (AIBA).

Congratulate Vishy Anand!

Congratulate Vishy Anand!

Rediff.com1 Apr 2007

Let's all join in and congratulate the new king of the 64 squares board.

Anand draws with Topalov

Anand draws with Topalov

Rediff.com3 Mar 2007

Viswanathan Anand remained in joint lead in the Morelia-Linares chess tournament after drawing with top seed Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria.

Rastogi exits ITF Futures

Rastogi exits ITF Futures

Rediff.com2 Feb 2007

Karan Rastogi went down to Todor Enev 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the semifinals of the ITF Futures.

Anand held by Shirov

Anand held by Shirov

Rediff.com27 Jan 2007

Top seed Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria lost to Russian Peter Svidler to liven things up in the 'A' group of the Corus International Chess tournament.

Sasikiran third in Aeroflot Open

Sasikiran third in Aeroflot Open

Rediff.com17 Feb 2006

The Indian Grandmaster was relegated to third after a three-way for first place.

Candidates chess: Anand draws with Topalov; remains joint 3rd

Candidates chess: Anand draws with Topalov; remains joint 3rd

Rediff.com20 Mar 2016

Former world champion Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with his former challenger Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria to remain joint 3rd after the end of the eighth round of Candidates chess tournament, in Moscow, on Sunday.

Sinquefield Chess: Anand plays out easy draw with Caruana

Sinquefield Chess: Anand plays out easy draw with Caruana

Rediff.com27 Aug 2015

Former World champion Viswanathan Anand played out a second straight draw by holding Fabiano Caruana of the United States easily in the fourth round of the Sinquefield Cup, which is part of the Grand Chess tour.

Anand crushes Karjakin in first round

Anand crushes Karjakin in first round

Rediff.com15 Jan 2006

The Indian ace beat Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine in just 37 moves at the Corus Super Grandmasters chess tournament.

Harikrishna draws with Timman

Harikrishna draws with Timman

Rediff.com24 Dec 2005

P Harikrishna started his campaign with a draw against Jan Timman of Holland in the first round of the Ciudad de Pamplona International chess tournament.

Anand held by Svidler

Anand held by Svidler

Rediff.com24 May 2006

Former Russian champion Peter Svidler held the Indian ace in the ninth and penultimate round of the Mtel Masters chess tournament.

Anand slips to second spot

Anand slips to second spot

Rediff.com18 May 2006

Viswanathan Anand played out a tense draw against Etienne Bacrot in the sixth round of the Mtel Masters Chess tournament.

Anand back in lead after draw

Anand back in lead after draw

Rediff.com16 May 2006

He played out a safe draw with Russian Peter Svidler to move into joint lead after the fifth round of the Mtel Masters Chess tournament.

Kamsky stuns Anand

Kamsky stuns Anand

Rediff.com14 May 2006

Viswanathan Anand suffered a shocking defeat in the third round of the Mtel Masters international chess tournament.

Anand outclasses Topalov

Anand outclasses Topalov

Rediff.com13 May 2006

The Indian ace beat world champion Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria to maintain his lead at the Mtel Masters International chess tournament.

Kramnik wins world chess crown

Kramnik wins world chess crown

Rediff.com13 Oct 2006

The Russian beat Bulgaria's Vaselin Topalov via the tie-breaker in the re-unification match.

Indian men back to winning ways

Indian men back to winning ways

Rediff.com27 Apr 2006

India beat Finland to secure a quarter-final berth in the men's second division at the World Table Tennis Championships.

Harikrishna tightens his grip on title

Harikrishna tightens his grip on title

Rediff.com29 Oct 2005

The World junior champ drew with top seed Sokolov in the fifth and penultimate round of the Essent International Chess tournament.

Harikrishna defeats women's world champion

Harikrishna defeats women's world champion

Rediff.com24 Oct 2005

The Indian world junior champion beat Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria in the second round of the Crown group of Essent chess tournament.

Anand overshadows Kasimdzhanov

Anand overshadows Kasimdzhanov

Rediff.com11 Oct 2005

Viswanathan Anand emerged clear third after the 11th round of the World chess championship.

Anand closes in on the lead

Anand closes in on the lead

Rediff.com27 Mar 2006

The Indian GM is now only 0.5 points behind the combined leader Alexander Morozevich at Amber chess

Popat storms into last 8

Popat storms into last 8

Rediff.com18 Mar 2005

The Indian ace upset eighth seed Petya Nedeltcheva of Bulgaria in the Swiss Open badminton tournament.