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Nedved retires from internationals

Nedved retires from internationals

Rediff.com24 Sep 2004

The 32-year-old midfielder retired from international football because of persistent injury, the Czech soccer federation said.

Prague celebrates end of COVID-lockdown with huge dinner party!

Prague celebrates end of COVID-lockdown with huge dinner party!

Rediff.com2 Jul 2020

Thousands of guest sat at the table set up on the famous Charles Bridge in Prague on Tuesday sharing food and drinks they had brought from home.

Nedved booking must stand: UEFA

Nedved booking must stand: UEFA

Rediff.com30 Jun 2004

Russian referee Valentin Ivanov punished Nedved for little more than incidental contact with Danish winger Jesper Gronkjaer.

Barty wins French Open to claim maiden Grand Slam title

Barty wins French Open to claim maiden Grand Slam title

Rediff.com9 Jun 2019

Eighth seed Barty joins 1969, 1970 and 1973 champion Margaret Court and 1971 winner Evonne Goolagong-Cawley on the list of Australian women who have lifted the trophy here in the professional era.

Germany grit their teeth

Germany grit their teeth

Rediff.com20 Jun 2004

Italy defender Nesta ruled out of final

Italy defender Nesta ruled out of final

Rediff.com6 Jul 2006

He has not played since the last group game against Czech Republic when he picked up a groin injury.

Sania-Strycova enter Japan final

Sania-Strycova enter Japan final

Rediff.com23 Sep 2016

India's Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova defeated unseeded pair of Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Spain's Maria Jose Martina Sanchez 4-6, 6-3, 10-5 to enter the Toray Pan Pacific Open final, in Tokyo on Friday.

Paes-Dlouhy, Bhupathi-Knowles in quarters

Paes-Dlouhy, Bhupathi-Knowles in quarters

Rediff.com31 Jul 2008

Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi easily advanced to the quarter-finals of the US $ 2,615,000 Cincinnati Masters tournaments along with their respective partners. The sixth seeded pair of Paes and Lukas Dlouhy of the Czech Republic defeated Ivo Karlovic of Croatia and Rogier Wassen of Netherlands 6-4, 6-2 in the second round. Meanwhile, Bhupathi and his Bahamian partner Mark Knowles got a walkover from Czech pair Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek.

Real misery for Real stars

Real misery for Real stars

Rediff.com28 Jun 2004

Mary Kom in final; 7 medals assured for India at Polish boxing tourney

Mary Kom in final; 7 medals assured for India at Polish boxing tourney

Rediff.com13 Sep 2018

Five-time world champion Mary Kom, who got a direct entry into the 48kg category semi-finals due to the small size of the draw, defeated Ukraine's Hanna Okhota in the semi-finals to be assured of at least a silver.

Davydenko returns for doubles to give Russia lead

Davydenko returns for doubles to give Russia lead

Rediff.com12 Apr 2008

World number four Nikolay Davydenko returned to action on Saturday when he teamed up with Igor Andreev to give Russia a 2-1 lead in the Davis Cup quarter-final against the Czech Republic on Saturday. Russian captain Shamil Tarpishchev had left out Davydenko from Friday's singles after he flew in late to Moscow following his triumph in Miami last weekend.

Grand Swiss chess: Indian GM Sasikiran among leaders

Grand Swiss chess: Indian GM Sasikiran among leaders

Rediff.com2 Nov 2021

In the women's event, India's D Harika drew with Nino Bastiashvili (Georgia) to move up to four points. She is in joint third place with six others.

Neeraj Chopra wins Lausanne Diamond League crown

Neeraj Chopra wins Lausanne Diamond League crown

Rediff.com27 Aug 2022

Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra returned to winning ways in the men's javelin following his silver at the World Championships last month. His effort of 89.08 metres with his first throw was enough for gold at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne on Friday.

Divij-Raja qualify for Wimbledon doubles main draw

Divij-Raja qualify for Wimbledon doubles main draw

Rediff.com19 Jun 2013

Divij Sharan and Purav Raja will make their first ever appearance at a Grand Slam as the Indian duo qualified for the Wimbledon men's doubles event.

Argentina fight back to clinch World Team Cup

Argentina fight back to clinch World Team Cup

Rediff.com27 May 2007

Argentina came back from the brink to snatch a thrilling 2-1 victory over the Czech Republic in Saturday's final and capture the World Team Cup for the third time.

Bhupathi-Sania in second round

Bhupathi-Sania in second round

Rediff.com23 Jan 2009

Mahesh Bhupathi and Sania Mirza entered the second round of the mixed doubles at the Australian Open after a hard-fought 6-2, 6-4 victory over sixth seeds Kveta Pleschke and Pavel Vizner of Czech Republic in Melbourne on Friday.

Van Persie's headers bookend dramatic Dutch rise and fall

Van Persie's headers bookend dramatic Dutch rise and fall

Rediff.com15 Oct 2015

When Netherlands striker Robin van Persie put away a spectacular diving header against world champions Spain on a balmy afternoon at last year's World Cup it set them on the way to a 5-1 win and the promise of glory.

Bolt wins 200m at Golden Spike meet in Ostrava

Bolt wins 200m at Golden Spike meet in Ostrava

Rediff.com27 May 2015

In wet conditions, Jamaica's six-time Olympic gold medallist clocked 20.13 seconds -- well outside his 19.19 world record -- to beat American Isiah Young, reports the BBC.

Paes-Damm bow out of Shanghai semis

Paes-Damm bow out of Shanghai semis

Rediff.com17 Nov 2007

The Indo-Czech pair went down in the Tennis Masters Cup semi-finals to third seeds Simon Aspelin of Sweden and Austria's Julian Knowle in straight sets on Saturday.

Euro 2020: Goals of the day

Euro 2020: Goals of the day

Rediff.com28 Jun 2021

A look at the best goals from the Euro 2020 round of 16 matches played on Sunday.

Germany stay cool

Germany stay cool

Rediff.com22 Jun 2004

Federer seeded seventh for US Open

Federer seeded seventh for US Open

Rediff.com21 Aug 2013

Serbia's Novak Djokovic is the top seed in the men's draw which includes five-times US Open champion and 17-times Grand Slam winner Roger Federer as seventh seed - his first time the Swiss has been placed outside the top three in a Grand Slam in over ten years.

Arsenal sign midfielder Rosicky

Arsenal sign midfielder Rosicky

Rediff.com24 May 2006

Czech midfielder Tomas Rosicky has signed a long-term contract with Arsenal for an undisclosed fee

Portugal's progress boosts confidence back home

Portugal's progress boosts confidence back home

Rediff.com26 Jun 2012

Cristiano Ronaldo's inspirational form at Euro 2012 has boosted flagging Portuguese self-confidence during a tough time for the country which is struggling to cope with massive debt and painful austerity measures.

Late goal gives Argentina U-20 football WC

Late goal gives Argentina U-20 football WC

Rediff.com23 Jul 2007

Mauro Zarate grabbed an 86th-minute winner as Argentina triumphed in the world Under-20 championship for the sixth time, coming from behind to beat the Czech Republic 2-1 on Sunday.

Chelsea without injured Terry for Wigan clash

Chelsea without injured Terry for Wigan clash

Rediff.com8 Feb 2013

Chelsea will be without captain John Terry for Saturday's Premier League match at home to relegation-threatened Wigan Athletic as the centre back has an inflamed knee, manager Rafael Benitez said.

Euro 2016: Coach Cacic labels Croatian hooligans 'sports terrorists'

Euro 2016: Coach Cacic labels Croatian hooligans 'sports terrorists'

Rediff.com18 Jun 2016

Croatia fans who caused trouble during their team's Euro 2016 match against the Czech Republic on Friday were "sports terrorists" and had no place in football stadiums, the Balkan nation's coach told a news conference. The supporters threw flares on to the pitch and fought among themselves in one section of the Stade Geoffroy Guichard, forcing the Group D game to be interrupted for several minutes while officials and players appealed for calm. "We were exposed to the terror of hooligans who have no place in sports arenas and I sincerely hope they will be identified and brought to justice," said Cacic.

World Cup Qualifiers: Volatile Balotelli grabs winner and headlines

World Cup Qualifiers: Volatile Balotelli grabs winner and headlines

Rediff.com11 Sep 2013

Italy qualified for next year's World Cup with two games to spare on Tuesday but almost inevitably it was volatile striker Mario Balotelli who grabbed the headlines.

Paes-Damm stunned in round 2

Paes-Damm stunned in round 2

Rediff.com2 Jun 2007

Meanwhile, Mahesh Bhupathi and Radek Stepanek from the Czech Republic advanced to the third round, beating Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and Filippo Volandri of Italy.

Gashimov Memorial chess: Anand records first win

Gashimov Memorial chess: Anand records first win

Rediff.com20 Dec 2021

Anand had endured losses at the hands of Rauf Mamedov (Azerbaijan) in the opening round before suffering defeats to Rapport and David Navara (Czech Republic) in the second and third round respectively.

Two late goals take Turkey to quarter-finals

Two late goals take Turkey to quarter-finals

Rediff.com16 Jun 2008

Two goals in the closing minutes from Nihat Kahveci saw Turkey comeback from two goals down and earn a 3-2 victory over Czech Republic and a place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2008.

Co-hosts Switzerland eliminated by Turkey

Co-hosts Switzerland eliminated by Turkey

Rediff.com12 Jun 2008

Switzerland saw their Euro 2008 hopes dashed by a last-gasp winner from Turkey's Arda Turan that secured a 2-1 victory to end the co-hosts' prospects of reaching the last eight in an entertaining Group A match on Wednesday. The result also means that Portugal, who earlier beat Czech Republic 3-1, became the first team to reach the quarter-finals and are top of the group with six points ahead of the Czechs and Turkey on three with the Swiss bottom with no points.

Sania rejects offer to partner Aisam

Sania rejects offer to partner Aisam

Rediff.com25 Apr 2012

Sania Mirza has turned down an offer to partner Pakistan's Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi in the international circuit despite the Pakistani expressing interest to play alongside the Indian tennis star several times in the past.

Halep, Sharapova drawn together at WTA Finals

Halep, Sharapova drawn together at WTA Finals

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

Top seed Simona Halep was pooled with grand slam winners Maria Sharapova and Flavia Pennetta in a formidable looking Red Group for the end-of-season WTA Finals on Friday.

Roger Federer's fantastic photo shoot

Roger Federer's fantastic photo shoot

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

Roger Federer said on Monday, dismissing concerns that players might treat the event, which launches in September, as an exhibition.

Paes-Damm advance to second round

Paes-Damm advance to second round

Rediff.com13 Mar 2007

However, Mahesh Bhupathi and his Czech partner Radek Stepanek were ousted by the French duo of Julien Bennetean and Richard Gasquet at the Pacific Life Open.

Bhupathi loses in doubles

Bhupathi loses in doubles

Rediff.com6 Sep 2005

The Indo-Czech duo was beaten 4-6, 7-6, 3-6 in the third round at the US Open.

French Open PIX: Djokovic, Zverev battle from the brink

French Open PIX: Djokovic, Zverev battle from the brink

Rediff.com2 Jun 2024

Images from Day 7 of the 2024 French Open.

Oh, the joyriding you can do!

Oh, the joyriding you can do!

Rediff.com21 Aug 2020

Two wheels and an open road. Biking during Coronavirus Days.