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Toldo savours moment as Inter's hero

Toldo savours moment as Inter's hero

Rediff.com24 Apr 2003

Football Roundup: Ronaldo cleared to face United in Champions League

Football Roundup: Ronaldo cleared to face United in Champions League

Rediff.com28 Sep 2018

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

Spit With Totti - the internet game

Spit With Totti - the internet game

Rediff.com19 Jun 2004

Barely 24 hours after UEFA found the Italian playmaker guilty of "gross unsporting conduct" a website has launched a game "Spit with Totti".

Sweden battle for draw with Italy

Sweden battle for draw with Italy

Rediff.com19 Jun 2004

Globalisation's joys and pains

Globalisation's joys and pains

Rediff.com24 Oct 2003

Roma close gap on Milan

Roma close gap on Milan

Rediff.com26 Apr 2004

Totti could leave Roma

Totti could leave Roma

Rediff.com8 Jun 2003

AS Roma's Italy international forward could leave unless the squad is strengthened by some big-name signings.

Record for AS Roma, Arsenal win

Record for AS Roma, Arsenal win

Rediff.com19 Jan 2004

Lazio knock out holders Napoli from Coppa Italia

Lazio knock out holders Napoli from Coppa Italia

Rediff.com9 Apr 2015

Senad Lulic scored a late goal to give Lazio a 1-0 win at Napoli which sent them into the Coppa Italia final and added to Rafael Benitez's problems on Wednesday.

Roma shock AC Milan

Roma shock AC Milan

Rediff.com27 Apr 2003

The result left Milan in third place in the Serie A league.

Europa League PIX: Chelsea too strong for Kiev, Arsenal lose

Europa League PIX: Chelsea too strong for Kiev, Arsenal lose

Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

IMAGES from the Europa League matches played on Thursday

Milan and Roma join Juve at top

Milan and Roma join Juve at top

Rediff.com29 Sep 2003

Roma return to form in style

Roma return to form in style

Rediff.com28 Nov 2004

Serie A: Higuain and Totti shine as Napoli and Roma win

Serie A: Higuain and Totti shine as Napoli and Roma win

Rediff.com3 May 2016

Napoli striker Gonzalo Higuain and evergreen AS Roma forward Francesco Totti lit up Serie A on Monday as the two teams won in contrasting fashion to boost their bids for an automatic Champions League spot.

AC Milan win Italian Cup

AC Milan win Italian Cup

Rediff.com1 Jun 2003

AC Milan won the Italian Cup with a 2-2 draw with AS Roma in the second leg of the final on Saturday.

Football Extras: Messi comes off bench to rescue Barcelona

Football Extras: Messi comes off bench to rescue Barcelona

Rediff.com21 Jan 2019

Lionel Messi came off the bench to inspire Barcelona to a 3-1 win over a dogged Leganes side on Sunday, creating one goal and scoring another to keep the Catalans five points clear at the top of La Liga.

Soccer PIX: Pirlo's Juve thump Sampdoria; Real draw opener

Soccer PIX: Pirlo's Juve thump Sampdoria; Real draw opener

Rediff.com21 Sep 2020

Images from football matches played across Europe on Sunday.

Serie A: Higuain gets Juve going in 2-1 win over Fiorentina

Serie A: Higuain gets Juve going in 2-1 win over Fiorentina

Rediff.com21 Aug 2016

Juventus launched their bid for a sixth successive league title after their record signing Gonzalo Higuain came off the bench to grab a trademark winner in a 2-1 success over Fiorentina on the opening day of the Serie A season.

Europa League: Napoli lose at home, Arsenal and Milan win away

Europa League: Napoli lose at home, Arsenal and Milan win away

Rediff.com16 Feb 2018

Napoli went down 3-1 at home to RB Leipzig, Arsenal and AC Milan enjoyed comfortable away wins, and Borussia Dortmund's Michy Batshuayi scored twice to secure a 3-2 victory in Europa League last 32, first leg action

Swansea City sack manager Bradley

Swansea City sack manager Bradley

Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

Swansea City sacked manager Bob Bradley on Tuesday less than three months after the American took charge, with the January transfer window looming and the Premier League's second-bottom club desperate to get out of relegation trouble.

Stunning photos in the running for Nat Geo travel photo contest

Stunning photos in the running for Nat Geo travel photo contest

Rediff.com8 Apr 2019

National Geographic's Travel Photo Contest is open for entries and has already attracted incredible snaps from across the globe. Week 2 of the contest include images of a newborn lion being carried to safety in the jaws of its mother, a daredevil slackliner in the USA, and a penguin being chased by a fur seal. The international competition runs from 18 March to 3 May, with budding photographers able to enter their work in one of three categories: nature, cities and people.

Football Extras: Inter hit six past Benevento; Marseille draw with Monaco

Football Extras: Inter hit six past Benevento; Marseille draw with Monaco

Rediff.com14 Jan 2019

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

Italian Cup: Udinese shock Inter as Roma also advance

Italian Cup: Udinese shock Inter as Roma also advance

Rediff.com10 Jan 2014

A goal from Brazilian Maicosuel gave Udinese a surprise 1-0 Italian Cup win over Inter Milan on Thursday while AS Roma also reached the quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory over Sampdoria.

Another poor day for Woods as inexplicable Cup record continues

Another poor day for Woods as inexplicable Cup record continues

Rediff.com30 Sep 2018

With Europe leading 10-6, US captain Furyk could at least draw strength from the knowledge that the same deficit has twice been overturned on Sundays in recent times -- by the US in 1999 and Europe in 2012.

Juve beat Chievo in Buffon's 600th Serie A appearance

Juve beat Chievo in Buffon's 600th Serie A appearance

Rediff.com7 Nov 2016

Miralem Pjanic's free kick gave Juventus a 2-1 win at Chievo on Sunday as goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon celebrated his 600th Serie A appearance.

India has already set U-17 World Cup record!

India has already set U-17 World Cup record!

Rediff.com2 Oct 2017

India, hosting its first ever FIFA tournament in the U-17 World Cup, will set the record of having the farthest distance between two venues in the event's history.

Umesh Sachdev among Time magazine's 10 millennials changing the world

Umesh Sachdev among Time magazine's 10 millennials changing the world

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

Umesh Sachdev's startup produces software allows people to interact with their phones in local languages.

'We have the English champions playing the Italian runners-up'

'We have the English champions playing the Italian runners-up'

Rediff.com29 Sep 2014

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini will be back in the dugout after returning from suspension when City attempt to kick-start their Champions League campaign against a rampant, in-form AS Roma at the Etihad on Tuesday.

Europa League PHOTOS: Sevilla on brink of final; Frustration for Napoli

Europa League PHOTOS: Sevilla on brink of final; Frustration for Napoli

Rediff.com8 May 2015

Sevilla stayed firmly on course for a second consecutive Europa League crown when an Aleix Vidal double and a Kevin Gameiro strike secured a thumping 3-0 win at home to Fiorentina in their semi-final first leg on Thursday.

EPL: Chelsea held by Swansea in controversial 2-2 draw

EPL: Chelsea held by Swansea in controversial 2-2 draw

Rediff.com11 Sep 2016

Diego Costa scored twice but could not prevent Chelsea losing their 100 percent Premier League record in a controversial 2-2 draw at Swansea on Sunday.

Football Extras: Messi back in Argentina squad

Football Extras: Messi back in Argentina squad

Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

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

Football Extras: Bayern cruise past Nuremberg to continue rise

Football Extras: Bayern cruise past Nuremberg to continue rise

Rediff.com9 Dec 2018

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

Serie A: Roma lose to Napoli; Juve take 14 point lead

Serie A: Roma lose to Napoli; Juve take 14 point lead

Rediff.com10 Mar 2014

AS Roma's lingering hopes of catching Serie A leaders Juventus were virtually extinguished after two stunning Pepe Reina saves kept them at bay and Jose Callejon's late goal handed third-placed Napoli a 1-0 home win on Sunday.

The coolest drone photos of 2016

The coolest drone photos of 2016

Rediff.com9 Jan 2017

The drone photography community Dronestagram released a collection of their favourite drone photography of the year.

Sports Shorts: Woods beats McIlroy in first match play meeting

Sports Shorts: Woods beats McIlroy in first match play meeting

Rediff.com31 Mar 2019

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

Shubhankar's big target at World Championships: To meet hero Tiger Woods

Shubhankar's big target at World Championships: To meet hero Tiger Woods

Rediff.com30 Jul 2018

Shubhankar Sharma has two simple goals to achieve at this week's World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational and one of them is to gather enough courage and introduce himself to Tiger Woods.

PHOTOS: Ramos double rescues Real Madrid

PHOTOS: Ramos double rescues Real Madrid

Rediff.com8 Mar 2017

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos performed another rescue act to wreck Napoli's brave comeback attempt and take the Champions League title-holders into the quarter-finals.

'You play football every day but only visit the Pope once in a lifetime'

'You play football every day but only visit the Pope once in a lifetime'

Rediff.com13 Aug 2013

Meeting the Pope is more important than Italy's friendly against Argentina on Wednesday, coach Cesare Prandelli told reporters as he disagreed with striker Mario Balotelli.

My Top 10 Films at the Berlin Film Festival

My Top 10 Films at the Berlin Film Festival

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

Aseem Chhabra is impressed by Rima Das's Bulbul Can Sing, Ritesh Batra's Photograph and eight other outstanding films.