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US, UK, Germany projects in India's unmanned moon

US, UK, Germany projects in India's unmanned moon

Rediff.com15 Nov 2004

"We have short listed scientific experiments from researchers in five countries – the US, UK, Sweden, Bulgaria and Germany."

Anand held to fifth successive draw

Anand held to fifth successive draw

Rediff.com17 May 2005

Viswanathan Anand was held to his fifth straight draw by Michael Adams of England in the fifth round of the Mtel Masters.

Anand shocked by Topalov

Anand shocked by Topalov

Rediff.com21 Mar 2004

The Indian ace was beaten by Veselin Topalov in the blindfold game in the second round of Amber Blindfold and Rapid chess tournament.\n\n

Sinquefield Chess: Anand draws with Carlsen, finishes ninth

Sinquefield Chess: Anand draws with Carlsen, finishes ninth

Rediff.com2 Sep 2015

Viswanathan Anand ended his stint with a draw against World Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway and finished at ninth position in the Sinquefield Cup in St Louis.

Anand survives a scare in second round

Anand survives a scare in second round

Rediff.com30 Sep 2005

The Indian ace was held to a draw by Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the second round of the World Chess Championship.

Soccer Extras: England women set for record crowd at Wembley

Soccer Extras: England women set for record crowd at Wembley

Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

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

Anand off to a winning start

Anand off to a winning start

Rediff.com25 Feb 2005

The world rapid champion beat Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the second round of the Linares Super Grandmasters Chess tournament.

Topalov draws first blood

Topalov draws first blood

Rediff.com25 Feb 2005

GM Veselin Topalov defeated Michael Adams of England in the first round of the Linares Super Grandmasters tournament.

Stand up to abductors, urges US

Stand up to abductors, urges US

Rediff.com23 Jul 2004

The US state department expressed disappointment at the decision of Philippines to withdraw troops from Iraq.

Sasikiran stunned by Gabriel Sargissen

Sasikiran stunned by Gabriel Sargissen

Rediff.com31 Jan 2005

The defeat saw the joint-leader slip to joint 10th after the sixth round in the Gibtele.Com chess festival in Gibraltar.

Sasikiran beats Shaw

Sasikiran beats Shaw

Rediff.com29 Jan 2005

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran move into joint fifth spot after the fourth round of the Master's section of the Gibtele.com chess festival.

Anand draws with Topalov

Anand draws with Topalov

Rediff.com26 Jan 2005

After nine rounds in the Corus chess tournament, the Indian ace is in third place.

Kasimdzhanov beats Topalov to enter final

Kasimdzhanov beats Topalov to enter final

Rediff.com7 Jul 2004

The Uzbekistan Grandmaster will meet Michael Adams of England in the final of the World chess championship.

Adams draws first game in semis

Adams draws first game in semis

Rediff.com2 Jul 2004

Top seed GM Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria drew his first game against GM Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan in the semi-final of the World Chess championship.

Topalov, Adams in last eight

Topalov, Adams in last eight

Rediff.com28 Jun 2004

Rustam Kasmidzhanov and Vladimir Akopian also entered the quarter-finals in the World chess championship.\n\n

Topalov maintains clean slate

Topalov maintains clean slate

Rediff.com24 Jun 2004

The top seeded Grandmaster recorded his fifth straight victory in the World chess championship.

Jayaram, Prannoy in last 8 of Canada Open

Jayaram, Prannoy in last 8 of Canada Open

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

India's shuttlers continued their good run at the Canada Open. Six singles players, including Ajay Jayaram and H S Prannoy, qualified for the quarter-finals in the US $55,000 Grand Prix badminton tournament, in Calgary.

Football Briefs: FC Goa to be coached by former Barca assistant manager

Football Briefs: FC Goa to be coached by former Barca assistant manager

Rediff.com5 Jun 2017

FC Goa have signed Sergio Lobera Rodriguez as the head coach on a two-year deal and he will take over the reins from the first week of July.

Stefanova wins World Chess title

Stefanova wins World Chess title

Rediff.com7 Jun 2004

The Bulgarian drew the third game of the final match against Ekaterina Kovalevskaya of Russia to lift the World Women's Chess Championship.

Stefanova draws first blood

Stefanova draws first blood

Rediff.com3 Jun 2004

The Bulgarian GM won the first game of the women's World Chess Championship final against Ekaterina Kovalevskaya of Russia.

Harika closes in on semis at World Chess Championship

Harika closes in on semis at World Chess Championship

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

The Indian needs just a draw in the second game against Nana Dzagnidze of Georgia to qualify for the semis.

Anand draws with Grischuk

Anand draws with Grischuk

Rediff.com25 Oct 2003

The Indian started his campaign with a fighting draw in the first round of the World Rapid Chess Championship.

Taking billion dreams to Moon, Chandrayaan-2 to be launched

Taking billion dreams to Moon, Chandrayaan-2 to be launched

Rediff.com21 Jul 2019

The Rs 978 crore mission, which has been rescheduled for Monday after scientists corrected the glitch in the rocket, will be launched at 2.43 p.m from the second launchpad at Satish Dhawan Space Centre, over 100 km from Chennai.

Gibraltar Chess: Adhiban in joint lead

Gibraltar Chess: Adhiban in joint lead

Rediff.com31 Jan 2015

Grandmaster and former national champion B Adhiban crashed through the defences of former women's world champion Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria to remain in joint lead in the Masters section of Tradewise Gibraltar Chess Festival.

Anand held; Topolov wins title

Anand held; Topolov wins title

Rediff.com23 May 2005

Viswanathan Anand ensured a second place finish after he was held to a draw by Hungarian Judit Polgar at the MTel Masters chess tournament.

Larsson's goal best at Euro 2004

Larsson's goal best at Euro 2004

Rediff.com23 Sep 2004

Striker Henrik Larsson's spectacular diving header in Sweden's 5-0 win over Bulgaria was the best goal according to UEFA.

Popat enters second round of Swiss Open

Popat enters second round of Swiss Open

Rediff.com17 Mar 2005

Popat lost the opening game but came back strongly to beat Cutsen of Netherlands in the Swiss Open badminton tournament.

Indian wrestlers bow out

Indian wrestlers bow out

Rediff.com28 Aug 2004

China Open: Dimitrov upsets Nadal to join Murray in semis

China Open: Dimitrov upsets Nadal to join Murray in semis

Rediff.com7 Oct 2016

Bulgarian's Grigor Dimitrov claimed a first career win over former world number one Rafael Nadal at the eighth time of asking to reach the semi-finals of the China Open on Friday.

Asian Boxing Championships: Shiva, Sumit settle for silver

Asian Boxing Championships: Shiva, Sumit settle for silver

Rediff.com6 May 2017

Fourth seed Shiva Thapa (60kg) became the first Indian boxer to clinch three consecutive Asian Championships medals, while Sumit Sangwan (91kg) notched up his maiden podium finish as both boxers settled for silver medals at the continental showpiece, in Tashkent, on Saturday.

Anand draws again

Anand draws again

Rediff.com27 Jan 2005

World rapid champion Viswanathan Anand was held to a draw for the second day on Wednesday with Loek Van Wely in the Corus chess tournament.

Topalov romps into semis

Topalov romps into semis

Rediff.com30 Jun 2004

Joining the Bulgarian in the semi-finals of the World Chess Championship are England's Michael Adams, Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan and Rustam Kasimdzhanov of Uzbekistan.

Tennis round-up: Nadal downs Dimitrov to make Shanghai Masters semi

Tennis round-up: Nadal downs Dimitrov to make Shanghai Masters semi

Rediff.com13 Oct 2017

Sharapova was broken in the first game but fought back to draw level before going on to take the first set with a hold to love.

Bad light halts Dimitrov match; Hewitt plays last match at Queen's

Bad light halts Dimitrov match; Hewitt plays last match at Queen's

Rediff.com16 Jun 2015

Photos from the Queen's Club tennis tournament played in London on Monday

Buffon leads bitter Italian chorus

Buffon leads bitter Italian chorus

Rediff.com23 Jun 2004

Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon suggested Denmark and Sweden should be ashamed.

Scandinavians out to win

Scandinavians out to win

Rediff.com22 Jun 2004

Denmark and Sweden will not risk playing for anything less than victory when they meet in the Euro 2004 Group C decider.