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ISL: ATK jumps to top of table with Balwant last-gasp header

ISL: ATK jumps to top of table with Balwant last-gasp header

Rediff.com28 Jan 2020

ATK earn a dramatic 1-0 win over NorthEast United FC and reclaim the top spot

PHOTOS: Zverev edges past Coric; Carreno Busta in semis

PHOTOS: Zverev edges past Coric; Carreno Busta in semis

Rediff.com9 Sep 2020

German fifth seed Alexander Zverev survived a stern test of nerve to reach his second Grand Slam semi-final this year after outclassing Croatian Borna Coric at the US Open on Tuesday.

Federer fells Karlovic to reach hometown final

Federer fells Karlovic to reach hometown final

Rediff.com27 Oct 2007

The world No 1 will face unseeded Finn Jarkko Nieminen, who defeated 2006 Australian Open finalist Marcos Baghdatis 7-6 6-2 in the other semi-final.

PIX: France rally to sink Croatia; Denmark hold England

PIX: France rally to sink Croatia; Denmark hold England

Rediff.com9 Sep 2020

France earned a rollercoaster 4-2 home win over Croatia in an entertaining top-tier Nations League Group 3 match, while England were held to a 0-0 draw by Denmark in an uninspiring game.

Bhupathi-Ancic in second round

Bhupathi-Ancic in second round

Rediff.com26 Oct 2006

The Indian ace and his Croatian partner rallied from a set down to stun third seeds Jonas Bjorkman and Thomas Johansson and enter the second round.

PIX: Bipasha's Beautiful British Break

PIX: Bipasha's Beautiful British Break

Rediff.com9 Jul 2018

Bips plays tourist with her dad, mum, sis and hubby.

Wimbledon 2016: Paes, Bopanna ease into second round

Wimbledon 2016: Paes, Bopanna ease into second round

Rediff.com2 Jul 2016

Indian tennis star Leander Paes and his Polish partner Marcin Matkowski cruised into the second round of the men's doubles event at Wimbledon.

India beat Thailand to give Stimac first win in charge

India beat Thailand to give Stimac first win in charge

Rediff.com8 Jun 2019

Only Sandesh Jhingan, who led the side, Rahul Bheke and Subhasish Bose retained their places, but India still won the match through a 17th minute strike from midfielder Anirudh Thapa in the third-place match at the Thunder Castle stadium.

Heard of Zagreb? No? Here are 9 reasons you should visit it!

Heard of Zagreb? No? Here are 9 reasons you should visit it!

Rediff.com2 Aug 2014

Anita Rao-Kashi brings back fond memories from the Croatian capital.

Cilic upsets Daydenko in Beijing

Cilic upsets Daydenko in Beijing

Rediff.com13 Sep 2007

The Russian lost 6-3, 6-4 to Croatia's Marin Cilic in the second round of the China Open.

Modric dreaming of Croatia's fairytale finish in Russia

Modric dreaming of Croatia's fairytale finish in Russia

Rediff.com6 Jul 2018

"Since 2008 we have never gone beyond this first knockout game and it was very important for us to get that monkey off our back," Modric said.

Football: West Brom appoint Allardyce as Bilic replacement

Football: West Brom appoint Allardyce as Bilic replacement

Rediff.com16 Dec 2020

Bilic took over the reins at West Brom in 2019 and was tasked with gaining promotion from the Championship to the top flight.

Nishikori reverses 2014 US Open result

Nishikori reverses 2014 US Open result

Rediff.com9 Aug 2015

Kei Nishikori exacted a measure of revenge against Marin Cilic when the Japanese world number five overcame the Croatian in the semi-finals of the Citi Open.

Djokovic wins Eastbourne, brings Ancic into coaching team

Djokovic wins Eastbourne, brings Ancic into coaching team

Rediff.com1 Jul 2017

Novak Djokovic looked to have regained his confidence and form just in time for a concerted Wimbledon assault as he carved out an emphatic win over Gael Monfils in the Aegon International grasscourt final at Eastbourne on Saturday.

PIX: Germany qualify for 2022 World Cup; Croatia draw

PIX: Germany qualify for 2022 World Cup; Croatia draw

Rediff.com12 Oct 2021

Images from the World Cup qualifying matches played on Monday.

Resilient Wawrinka ends French men's challenge to reach last eight

Resilient Wawrinka ends French men's challenge to reach last eight

Rediff.com5 Jun 2017

Stanislas Wawrinka's array of shots was too much to handle for a resurgent Gael Monfils as the 2015 champion reached the French Open quarter-finals with a 7-5, 7-6(7), 6-2 victory on Monday.

Aus Open PIX: Medvedev, Cornet, Tsitsipas through to quarter-finals

Aus Open PIX: Medvedev, Cornet, Tsitsipas through to quarter-finals

Rediff.com24 Jan 2022

Images from Day 8 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday.

Graham Poll gets Euro assignment

Graham Poll gets Euro assignment

Rediff.com19 Jul 2006

English referee Graham Poll, who showed a Croatian player three yellow cards in a match during the just-concluded World Cup in Germany, has been assigned a EURO 2008 qualifying game on\nSeptember 6.

Get ready for Sania vs Bopanna at Australian Open

Get ready for Sania vs Bopanna at Australian Open

Rediff.com24 Jan 2017

Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna set up a mixed doubles quarter-final clash against each other at the Australian Open after winning their respective matches, in Melbourne.

Football Briefs: Ex-United striker Berbatov joins Tendulkar's Kerala Blasters

Football Briefs: Ex-United striker Berbatov joins Tendulkar's Kerala Blasters

Rediff.com23 Aug 2017

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

PHOTOS: Will Smith brings down curtain on FIFA World Cup

PHOTOS: Will Smith brings down curtain on FIFA World Cup

Rediff.com15 Jul 2018

Hollywood actor and singer Will Smith performed the soccer World Cup's official song "Live It Up" in the tournament's closing ceremony in Moscow on Sunday.

Djokovic survives Kohlschreiber scare in Monte Carlo

Djokovic survives Kohlschreiber scare in Monte Carlo

Rediff.com17 Apr 2019

A furious Djokovic went on to smash his racket three times on the court and was met with a chorus of boos from the spectators.

Tennis round-up: Nadal overcomes Struff to make Barcelona semis

Tennis round-up: Nadal overcomes Struff to make Barcelona semis

Rediff.com27 Apr 2019

Eleven-times champion Rafael Nadal booked his place in the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open semi-finals by beating German Jan-Lennard Struff 7-5, 7-5 in a hard-fought match on Friday.

PHOTOS: No Song, just a whimper as Cameroon crash out

PHOTOS: No Song, just a whimper as Cameroon crash out

Rediff.com19 Jun 2014

Cameroon went down fighting - off the ball and amongst themselves - as they exited the World Cup on Wednesday with Alex Song adding a red card to the ill-disciplined African nation's long list in a thumping 4-0 defeat by Croatia.

Future uncertain for Sharapova after early Melbourne exit

Future uncertain for Sharapova after early Melbourne exit

Rediff.com21 Jan 2020

Five-time Grand Slam champion Sharapova cut a forlorn figure in the post-match press conference as she was questioned about her injury problems.

Wimbledon: Federer to start against Lajovic, Serena v Rus

Wimbledon: Federer to start against Lajovic, Serena v Rus

Rediff.com29 Jun 2018

Men's second seed Rafael Nadal starts against Israel's Dudi Sela while three-time champion Novak Djokovic faces American Tennys Sandgren.

Bhupathi-Ancic's 8-match winning run ends

Bhupathi-Ancic's 8-match winning run ends

Rediff.com27 Oct 2006

The Indo-Croatian pair lost to John Stephens and Wesley Moodie in the quarter-finals of the St Petersburg Open.

Find out Wawrinka's favourite nickname

Find out Wawrinka's favourite nickname

Rediff.com24 May 2016

Defending French Open champion Stanislas Wawrinka has revealed that his favourite nickname is 'Stanimal' which was given by tennis legend and Swiss compatriot Roger Federer.

Blake wins Thailand Open

Blake wins Thailand Open

Rediff.com1 Oct 2006

The American powered past a below-par Ivan Ljubicic in less than an hour to win the Thailand Open.

Bhupathi-Ancic in second round in China

Bhupathi-Ancic in second round in China

Rediff.com13 Sep 2006

The dou beat Korea's Hyung-Taik Lee and Yeu-Tzuoo Wang of Taiwan in straight sets.

PIX: Real overcome Elche; Bayern win at Werder

PIX: Real overcome Elche; Bayern win at Werder

Rediff.com14 Mar 2021

Real Madrid's Karim Benzema rescued his side again by scoring two late goals to snatch a 2-1 win at home to Elche in La Liga on Saturday and revive his side's hopes of catching leaders Atletico Madrid.

World Cup chit-chat: Brazil's Fred denies diving claims to win penalty

World Cup chit-chat: Brazil's Fred denies diving claims to win penalty

Rediff.com14 Jun 2014

Brazil striker Fred has denied accusations he cheated to win a crucial penalty in the 3-1 opening World Cup win over Croatia and said contact from a defender was enough to "knock me off the ball and stop me scoring."

Davis Cup: Djokovic praises Serb fans for applauding Croatia anthem

Davis Cup: Djokovic praises Serb fans for applauding Croatia anthem

Rediff.com6 Mar 2015

'That's something that you don't see very often because the wounds of the war are still fresh and we are very happy with the way these people showed their support. They fully deserve to have this event'

Ljubicic survives seeds cull

Ljubicic survives seeds cull

Rediff.com3 Feb 2006

Top seed Ivan Ljubicic was the only seed to reach the quarter-finals of the Zagreb indoor tournament

Sania-Hsieh make winning start at Brisbane International

Sania-Hsieh make winning start at Brisbane International

Rediff.com6 Jan 2015

Indian tennis star Sania Mirza began the 2015 season and her partnership with Su-Wei Hsieh with a hard fought 7-5, 6-3 win over Jarmila Gajdosova and Ajla Tomljanovic, in Brisbane on Tuesday.

Cilic into Wimbledon final with hard-fought win over Querrey

Cilic into Wimbledon final with hard-fought win over Querrey

Rediff.com14 Jul 2017

Croatian Marin Cilic reached his first Wimbledon final with a 6-7(6), 6-4, 7-6(3), 7-5 victory over American Sam Querrey on Friday.

Why unstoppable Bayern Munich deserve European crown

Why unstoppable Bayern Munich deserve European crown

Rediff.com24 Aug 2020

One goal determined the outcome of the Champions League final on Sunday but there could be no doubt that Bayern Munich deserve to be crowned European champions for the sixth time. With a 1-0 victory over Paris St Germain courtesy of Kingsley Coman's header, Bayern have achieved what no team have managed in Europe's elite club competition -- win every game.

Davis Cup final: France stay alive in after doubles win

Davis Cup final: France stay alive in after doubles win

Rediff.com25 Nov 2018

Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert made sure of that with a gripping doubles win that keeps France's hopes against Croatia alive in the last final to be staged in the event's traditional format.

Sports Shorts: Real's Croatia midfielder Modric suffers injury blow

Sports Shorts: Real's Croatia midfielder Modric suffers injury blow

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric is set to miss the rest of the year with a thigh injury, the La Liga leaders said in a statement on Monday.

Tennis: Fatigued Djokovic withdraws from Montreal event

Tennis: Fatigued Djokovic withdraws from Montreal event

Rediff.com26 Jul 2019

Kuznetsova unable to defend Washington title over 'visa issues'