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Massa to race again in kart event in Brazil

Massa to race again in kart event in Brazil

Rediff.com25 Sep 2009

Ferrari's Felipe Massa, recovering from a life-threatening head injury, said on Thursday that he will race again at a popular kart event in Brazil in November.

PSV go top as Den Haag stun Alkmaar

PSV go top as Den Haag stun Alkmaar

Rediff.com13 Sep 2009

PSV Eindhoven brushed aside Roda JC Kerkrade 3-0 to edge clear at the top of the Dutch league on Saturday.

Sharapova feels the love, respect from fans and fellow players

Sharapova feels the love, respect from fans and fellow players

Rediff.com31 Aug 2017

'I definitely feel the respect from the athletes. Certainly when I play against them, in terms of the level they play with'

Massa says Schumacher is best choice

Massa says Schumacher is best choice

Rediff.com3 Aug 2009

Injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa left a Budapest hospital after nine days of treatment on Monday and said he hopes to make a swift return to Formula One. Massa is confident his former team-mate Michael Schumacher will do a fine job.

Massa's doctor expects full recovery

Massa's doctor expects full recovery

Rediff.com31 Jul 2009

Injured Formula One driver Felipe Massa is up and about and expected to make a full recovery from Saturday's accident but will remain in a Budapest hospital for now, his personal physician said. Massa, 28, fractured his skull in an accident during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix when he was hit just above his left eye by a bouncing spring, weighing almost a kilo, that broke free from fellow Brazilian Rubens Barrichello's Brawn car.

Lockdown: 14-year-old Indian IM stuck in Hungary

Lockdown: 14-year-old Indian IM stuck in Hungary

Rediff.com10 Apr 2020

"I practice chess based on what I think is a priority, and what I feel like doing. I also read some chess books -- 'Saying No to Chess Principles' by Evgeny Bareev and 'Life and Games of Mikhail Tal"

Massa may leave hospital within 10 days, says doc

Massa may leave hospital within 10 days, says doc

Rediff.com28 Jul 2009

Injured Formula One driver Felipe Massa is recovering well and could walk out of a Budapest hospital within 10 days, his doctor said on Tuesday.

Barrichello makes peace with Brawn

Barrichello makes peace with Brawn

Rediff.com24 Jul 2009

Rubens Barrichello wore his feelings on his chest, if not his sleeve, at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Thursday when he turned up for duty in a 'Mr Happy' T-shirt. After angrily accusing his championship-leading Brawn GP Formula One team of costing him victory at the previous race in Germany, the Brazilian made clear that he has calmed down and made his peace with the world.

Anand wins 5-3 against Leko

Anand wins 5-3 against Leko

Rediff.com9 Jun 2009

World Champion Vishwanatan Anand won the rapid match against Hungarian Peter Leko with a comfortable 5-3 margin after drawing the last two games on the final day in Miskolc (Hungary) on Monday.

Anand keeps lead after two more draws

Anand keeps lead after two more draws

Rediff.com6 Jun 2009

World champion Viswanathan Anand maintained his lead after surviving a few anxious moments on the second day of his match against Peter Leko of Hungary in Miskolc, Hungary. With the third and fourth games ending in a draw, the Indian ace retained his full point lead over Leko, taking the scoreline to 2.5-1.5 with four games still remaining in the eight-game match.

Anand draws first blood against Leko

Anand draws first blood against Leko

Rediff.com4 Jun 2009

World champion Viswanathan Anand drew first blood, defeating Hungarian Peter Leko in the second game, to take an early lead in the eight-game rapid chess match in Miskolc, Hungary. After drawing the first game, the Indian ace converted his first white game of the match into a full point with a fine display of positional chess.

Massa fined after Valencia victory

Massa fined after Valencia victory

Rediff.com25 Aug 2008

The Ferrari driver was fined $14,870 after stewards decided that his release from his second pitstop had been unsafe.

Hamilton relaxed about hat-trick bid

Hamilton relaxed about hat-trick bid

Rediff.com1 Aug 2008

Successive wins at Silverstone and Hockenheim have left Lewis Hamilton feeling relaxed about his Hungarian Grand Prix chances, the Formula One championship leader said on Thursday. Speaking to reporters ahead of Friday's first two practice sessions at the Hungaroring, Hamilton said his victories in the British and German grands prix would help free his mind as he chased his first Formula One hat-trick.

Anand beats Kamsky, overall joint 3rd

Anand beats Kamsky, overall joint 3rd

Rediff.com16 Mar 2009

World Champion Viswanathan Anand survived some anxious moments in the blindfold game before registering a thumping victory in the rapid to register a clinical 1.5-0.5 victory over Gata Kamsky in the second round of Amber blindfold and rapid chess tournament in Nice.

Saina, Sindhu win opening matches easily at Rio Games

Saina, Sindhu win opening matches easily at Rio Games

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

The London Olympics bronze medallist beat world No. 73 Brazilian Vicente Lohaynny 21-17, 21-17 in 39 minutes, while Sindhu, a two-time World Championships bronze winner, had things her way against Laura Sarosi of Hungary, winning 21-8, 21-9 in 27 minutes.

Massa beats Hamilton for Valencia pole

Massa beats Hamilton for Valencia pole

Rediff.com23 Aug 2008

Ferrari's Felipe Massa put his Hungarian nightmare behind him on Saturday by beating title rival Lewis Hamilton to pole position at the European Grand Prix in Valencia. The 27-year-old Brazilian mastered Formula One's newest street circuit with a lap of 1:38.989 seconds to chalk up his fourth pole of the season and 13th of his career.

Hamilton puts McLaren on pole in Hungary

Hamilton puts McLaren on pole in Hungary

Rediff.com3 Aug 2008

World championship leader Lewis Hamilton put himself on course for a third successive Grand Prix victory after grabbing an emphatic pole position for Sunday's Hungarian race. The Briton powered around the blisteringly hot Hungaroring track in one minute 20.899 seconds, with team mate Heikki Kovalainen posting the second best time of 1:21.140s.

'Fisichella has made Sutil quicker'

'Fisichella has made Sutil quicker'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2008

Giancarlo Fisichella has made Germany's Adrian Sutil raise his game since they became Force India team mates this season, according to the Formula One team's principal Colin Kolles. Italian veteran Fisichella, a race winner with former team Renault, was comfortably quicker in the early races of the season but the highly-rated Sutil, 25, has had the better results of late.

Verstappen ends F1 pole wait with a first in Hungary

Verstappen ends F1 pole wait with a first in Hungary

Rediff.com3 Aug 2019

Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrated his first Formula One pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday.

Anand draws, moves to third

Anand draws, moves to third

Rediff.com23 Jan 2008

The world champion played out a draw with Israeli Boris Gelfand to improve to joint third after the ninth round of the Corus International Chess tournament.

Alonso demoted as McLaren denied points

Alonso demoted as McLaren denied points

Rediff.com5 Aug 2007

Alonso was given a five-place demotion for unnecessarily impeding his team mate and championship leader Lewis Hamilton in the pitlane in the final seconds of qualifying

French police break up fight among Polish fans in Marseille

French police break up fight among Polish fans in Marseille

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

French police on Tuesday broke up a fight between Polish fans in Marseille and detained two of them ahead of Poland's final Euro 2016 group stage match against Ukraine.

Humpy draws with Velicka

Humpy draws with Velicka

Rediff.com13 Jul 2007

Despite splitting the point the Indian ace shares the lead with the Czech Grandmaster.

Sania battles her way into last eight

Sania battles her way into last eight

Rediff.com12 Jun 2009

Sania Mirza pulled off her second upset in as many days when she beat No 5 seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenko of Russia 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-2 to advance to the quarter-finals in the AEGON Classic in Birmingham on Thursday.

Dortmund: Anand held by Leko

Dortmund: Anand held by Leko

Rediff.com25 Jun 2007

The Indian ace drew his second round match against Peter Leko at the Dortmund Super Grandmasters Chess tournament.

Will history EVER appreciate Hamilton?

Will history EVER appreciate Hamilton?

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton polarises opinion and may not get the recognition he deserves but history will appreciate his greatness, Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff said on Friday.

'Perfectionist' Hamilton says he will be last to crack on track

'Perfectionist' Hamilton says he will be last to crack on track

Rediff.com27 Jul 2018

Lewis Hamilton addressed his insecurities on Thursday -- and not having a good enough six-pack was one of them -- without giving away any ammunition to Sebastian Vettel in their Formula One title battle.

Swimming Worlds: Gold but no new record for Peaty

Swimming Worlds: Gold but no new record for Peaty

Rediff.com23 Jul 2019

A night after becoming the first swimmer to go under the 'Magic 57' mark in the men's 100 metres breaststroke, Peaty cruised to his third straight gold in the event, though his time -- 57.14 -- was off his world record of 56.88 set in Sunday's semis.

Two Serie A players banned for match-fixing offences

Two Serie A players banned for match-fixing offences

Rediff.com5 Jul 2013

Two Serie A players were banned for three months and 10 days and fined 10,000 euros each on Friday after entering plea bargains in a long-running match-fixing scandal.

Disappointing start for Indian boxers

Disappointing start for Indian boxers

Rediff.com24 Oct 2007

S Suresh Singh lost in the opening round of the bantam weight category at the World Boxing Championships in Chicago.

Harikrishna loses to Judit Polgar

Harikrishna loses to Judit Polgar

Rediff.com19 Oct 2007

The defeat saw the Indian Grandmaster slip to fifth place in the Blindfold World Cup chess tournament.

PHOTOS: Wins for Arsenal, Chelsea and Milan; Sevilla upset

PHOTOS: Wins for Arsenal, Chelsea and Milan; Sevilla upset

Rediff.com5 Oct 2018

Arsenal enjoyed a 3-0 win in Azerbaijan against Qarabag in the Europa League on Thursday and AC Milan beat Greece's Olympiakos Piraeus 3-1 but Sevilla suffered a shock defeat by Russians Krasnodar.

PM Manmohan Singh congratulates Anand

PM Manmohan Singh congratulates Anand

Rediff.com1 Oct 2007

The 'Tiger from Madras', as he is fondly called, also became the first undisputed World Chess Champion since 1993 as this world championship was the culmination of the reunification of the chess world.

Congratulate King Anand

Congratulate King Anand

Rediff.com30 Sep 2007

Viswanathan Anand replaced Vladimir Kramnik of Russia as champion, when he won the World Chess Championship in Mexico City on Saturday night.

Anand draws with Peter Leko

Anand draws with Peter Leko

Rediff.com20 Sep 2007

Viswanathan Anand split points with the Hungarian to remain in lead after the sixth round of the World Chess Championship.

McLaren boss reveals Alonso rift

McLaren boss reveals Alonso rift

Rediff.com19 Sep 2007

Ron Dennis's revelation will only fuel speculation that the world champion will move on at the end of the season, with a return to Renault the most likely.

Harikrishna finishes tied first

Harikrishna finishes tied first

Rediff.com15 Aug 2007

The Indian played an easy draw with home challenge GM Csaba Balogh in the final round of the 5th Marx Gyrogy memorial chess tournament.

Harikrishna draws with Korchnoi

Harikrishna draws with Korchnoi

Rediff.com7 Aug 2007

The draw left the top seeded Indian at the bottom of the table after the second round in the Marx Gyorgy Memorial International Chess tournament.

All set but still a year to go: Coaches back to drawing board after Tokyo postponement

All set but still a year to go: Coaches back to drawing board after Tokyo postponement

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

The deadly COVID-19 pandemic caused an unprecedented postponement as the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Japanese government and the athletes world over agreed that Olympics in July-August this year could not have gone ahead in the present circumstances.

Anand finishes joint-sixth

Anand finishes joint-sixth

Rediff.com28 Mar 2008

World champion Viswanathan Anand played out two draws with Loek Van Wely of the Netherlands to finish overall tied sixth after the 11th and final round in Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess tournament in Nice. Levon Aronian of Armenia won the tournament after two easy draws with Hungarian Peter Leko. He ended up with an impressive 14.5 points from 22 games played in this unique event that featured one blindfold and one rapid game in each round.