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CWG PHOTOS: Glamorous athlete of the Day!

CWG PHOTOS: Glamorous athlete of the Day!

Rediff.com4 Aug 2014

There would be interest in the glamorous female athletes of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

PHOTOS: 10 BEST celebrations at Glasgow CWG!

PHOTOS: 10 BEST celebrations at Glasgow CWG!

Rediff.com5 Aug 2014

Forget the medals, or the missed chances. Take a look at the best celebrations during the Glasgow Commonwealth Games here...

Why Jwala Gutta is angry

Why Jwala Gutta is angry

Rediff.com4 Aug 2014

Just hours after winning a silver in the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, ace shuttler Jwala Gutta slammed discrimination of doubles game in India, saying that singles players were given more recognition in the country.

PHOTOS: Glasgow revels in Bolt buzz and inspiring stories...

PHOTOS: Glasgow revels in Bolt buzz and inspiring stories...

Rediff.com4 Aug 2014

The Glasgow Commonwealth Games proved to be much more than just 'Friendly' as Scottish culture, sport and six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt combined to create a memorable 11-day event.

PHOTOS: Gold medal winners on Day 4 of the CWG

PHOTOS: Gold medal winners on Day 4 of the CWG

Rediff.com28 Jul 2014

Indian weightlifter Sathish Sivalingam broke a Commonwealth Games record in his debut Games, en route to a gold medal in the men's 77kg event in Glasgow on Sunday.

Glasgow CWG to incorporate best practices of Delhi Games

Glasgow CWG to incorporate best practices of Delhi Games

Rediff.com14 Mar 2013

Organisers of next year's Glasgow Commonwealth Games are introducing some of the "best practices" of the 2010 New Delhi Games, Senator Hugh Segal, Canada's Special envoy for CWG renewal, said.

Kashyap, Mugdha make Singapore Open main draw

Kashyap, Mugdha make Singapore Open main draw

Rediff.com9 Apr 2019

Kashyap, a 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games gold medallist, defeated Japan's Yu Igarashi 15-21, 21-16, 22-20 in the final round of the qualification to seal his place in the main draw.

Olympic hockey medallist Lakra accused of murder

Olympic hockey medallist Lakra accused of murder

Rediff.com28 Jun 2022

Senior India hockey player Birendra Lakra was on Tuesday accused of involvement in the murder of his childhood friend Anand Toppo by the father of the deceased.

Olympic medallists Trott announces engagement to team mate Kenny

Olympic medallists Trott announces engagement to team mate Kenny

Rediff.com26 Dec 2014

British Olympic track cycling gold medallists Laura Trott and Jason Kenny are to tie the knot.

Badminton Rankings: Sindhu moves up; Saina still holds No 2 spot

Badminton Rankings: Sindhu moves up; Saina still holds No 2 spot

Rediff.com28 Jan 2016

Riding on her title-triumph at the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold, India's P V Sindhu, on Thursday, jumped one place to be just outside the top 10 in the latest BWF ranking.

Imperious Bolt leads Jamaica to relay gold at CWG

Imperious Bolt leads Jamaica to relay gold at CWG

Rediff.com3 Aug 2014

Six-times Olympic champion Usain Bolt anchored Jamaica to the 4x100 metres relay gold with an emphatic finish to win his first Commonwealth Games medal on Saturday.

Seema Punia wins Asian Games discus gold

Seema Punia wins Asian Games discus gold

Rediff.com29 Sep 2014

Seema Punia Antil ended India's gold medal drought in track and field on the third day of athletics competitions when she beat back a strong challenge from two Chinese athletes to win the women's discus throw at the Asian Games.

Asian Games: Tintu Luka's best only good for 800m silver

Asian Games: Tintu Luka's best only good for 800m silver

Rediff.com1 Oct 2014

Indian athletics' great PT Usha's prodigy Tintu Lukka was leading the pack in women's 800m final at Incheon on Wednesday but had to settle for silver.

Indian shuttler Siril Verma ranked world No 1 junior

Indian shuttler Siril Verma ranked world No 1 junior

Rediff.com7 Jan 2016

India's Siril Verma climbed a whopping 11 rungs to take the number one spot in the junior men's singles category of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings on Thursday.

Defending champs Pallikal-Chinappa settle for women's doubles silver

Defending champs Pallikal-Chinappa settle for women's doubles silver

Rediff.com15 Apr 2018

India ended their Commonwealth Games campaign in squash with two silver medals after Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa went down fighting in the women's doubles final, in Gold Coast, on Sunday.

Rio will be my best Olympics: Seema Punia

Rio will be my best Olympics: Seema Punia

Rediff.com29 May 2016

Indian discus thrower Seema Antil-Punia, who secured Rio berth after clinching gold at the Pat Young Throwers Classic held, in California, on Sunday, believes, "I have a gut feeling that Rio will be my best Olympic Games."

Squash queen Dipika to donate Rs 2 lakh to Chennai flood relief fund

Squash queen Dipika to donate Rs 2 lakh to Chennai flood relief fund

Rediff.com6 Dec 2015

India's top squash player and Chennai resident Dipika Pallikal today pledged a contribution of Rs 2 lakh to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund in the wake of the devastating floods that have hit the city and the state.

2014 CWG: QBR goes to Qutub Minar, India leg ends

2014 CWG: QBR goes to Qutub Minar, India leg ends

Rediff.com13 Oct 2013

The Queen's Baton of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games was showcashed at the historic Qutub Minar as the QBR's India leg ended on the second day of its stop in New Delhi on Sunday.

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.

Dutee Chand defies the odds to make Rio 100m

Dutee Chand defies the odds to make Rio 100m

Rediff.com25 Jun 2016

Dutee Chand qualified for Rio Olympics in the women's 100m event after meeting the qualification mark at XXVI International Meeting G.Kosanov Memorial in Almaty.

Devendro, Vikas in team for AIBA Olympic boxing qualifiers

Devendro, Vikas in team for AIBA Olympic boxing qualifiers

Rediff.com2 Jun 2016

Commonwealth Games silver-medallist L Devendro Singh (49kg) and Asian Games bronze-medallist Vikas Krishan (75kg) will spearhead a nine-strong Indian team at the AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament, starting June 16, in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Medals tally: 2014 Commonwealth Games

Medals tally: 2014 Commonwealth Games

Rediff.com3 Aug 2014

The medal table of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Asian Games: Boxers may not participate under Indian flag

Asian Games: Boxers may not participate under Indian flag

Rediff.com27 Aug 2014

With the country's boxing administration in a shambles, the Sports Authority of India (SAI) said on Wednesday that the top pugilists may not be able to compete in the upcoming Asian Games under the national flag if the elections are not held as per schedule next month.

India marksman Nanjappa battles career-threatening illness to Rio Games

India marksman Nanjappa battles career-threatening illness to Rio Games

Rediff.com1 Aug 2016

Indian shooter Prakash Nanjappa will compete at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games three years after being told by doctors that his career was over. In 2013, he suffered 'a type of stroke or paralytic attack' at a world cup event in Granada, Spain, and was diagnosed with a type of paralysis known as Bell's palsy, chiefly on the right side of his face. "The scariest part was when the doctor said I would have to stop shooting," Nanjappa said. "That motivated me to come back.

Gowda wins discuss throw, gives India first athletics gold

Gowda wins discuss throw, gives India first athletics gold

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

Vikas Gowda gave its first athletics gold medal of the 20th Commonwealth Games by winning the men's discuss throw on Thursday.

Indians on show on Monday at the Commonwealth Games

Indians on show on Monday at the Commonwealth Games

Rediff.com28 Jul 2014

Schedule of Indian athletes in the 20th Commonwealth Games on Monday (July 29).

2014 CWG Queen's Baton makes low-key entry into India

2014 CWG Queen's Baton makes low-key entry into India

Rediff.com11 Oct 2013

The Baton, which will stay in India for two days on October 12 and 13, will not, however, be taken in a relay by sportspersons, as is done normally, following IOA's decision to curtail the events here as there will not be adeqaute security arrangements in view of the Dussehra festival.

CWG 2014: Vijender storms into semis; assured of a medal

CWG 2014: Vijender storms into semis; assured of a medal

Rediff.com31 Jul 2014

India's boxing ace Vijender Singh outclassed Trinidad and Tobago's Aaron Prince in the men's 75kg category to reach the semi-finals and assure himself of a medal at 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Probably, god was not with me today: Sanjita Chanu

Probably, god was not with me today: Sanjita Chanu

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

Weightlifter Sanjita Chanu expressed missed emotions after winning her second successive Commonwealth Games gold medal, in Gold Coast, on Friday.

Sindhu, Kashyap, Srikanth in Denmark Open quarter-finals

Sindhu, Kashyap, Srikanth in Denmark Open quarter-finals

Rediff.com16 Oct 2014

P V Sindhu stormed into the quarter-finals, while Parupalli Kashyap and K Srikanth also advanced to the last eight stage after posting contrasting victories in the Denmark Open Super Series Badminton Premier, in Odense.

Asian Games: Gowda wins discus throw silver

Asian Games: Gowda wins discus throw silver

Rediff.com30 Sep 2014

India's ace discus thrower Vikas Gowda won the silver medal in the men's discuss throw event, during the 17th Asian Games in Incheon on Tuesday.

Asian Games: Geetika, Vinesh bag bronze in wrestling

Asian Games: Geetika, Vinesh bag bronze in wrestling

Rediff.com27 Sep 2014

India's Vinesh defeated Mongolian wrestler in the women's freestyle 48kg category 10-0 to win bronze at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon on Saturday.

Brother's surgery kept me away from Parliament, says Tendulkar

Brother's surgery kept me away from Parliament, says Tendulkar

Rediff.com8 Aug 2014

Under attack over his absence from Rajya Sabha, Sachin Tendulkar on Friday said there was a medical emergency in his family that kept him away from Delhi and he did not mean disrespect to any institution.

Kashyap loses in quarters as Indian challenge ends at Japan Open

Kashyap loses in quarters as Indian challenge ends at Japan Open

Rediff.com11 Sep 2015

Indian challenge ended at the Japan Open on Friday as Parupalli Kashyap was beaten by sixth seed Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei in the men's singles quarter-finals.

Lifter Mirabai aims for medal at Rio Games

Lifter Mirabai aims for medal at Rio Games

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu will have an outside chance of a podium finish for India when the weightlifter begins her campaign in the women's 48kg category at the Rio Olympic Games on Saturday.

CWG: Kashyap ends 32-year-old wait for gold, Jwala-Ashwini beaten

CWG: Kashyap ends 32-year-old wait for gold, Jwala-Ashwini beaten

Rediff.com3 Aug 2014

Parupalli Kashyap etched his name firmly in the history books by becoming the first Indian male shuttler in 32 years to win a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games.

Meet Pakistan's braveheart female squash ace

Meet Pakistan's braveheart female squash ace

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

South Waziristan, in north-west Pakistan, is regarded as the home of the Taliban. Forget playing any sport, but girls here rarely go to school. Under such circumstances, how does a girl realise her dream to be a sportsperson.

Japan Super Series: Easy for Saina; Sindhu, Jayaram lose in Round 1

Japan Super Series: Easy for Saina; Sindhu, Jayaram lose in Round 1

Rediff.com9 Sep 2015

A much-anticipated second round meeting of India's top two women shuttlers, world No 1 Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu, failed to materiliaze as the latter came a cropper in her opening match at the Japan Open Super Series badminton tournament, in Tokyo, on Wednesday.

Srikanth, Prannoy progress at World C'ships; Kashyap loses

Srikanth, Prannoy progress at World C'ships; Kashyap loses

Rediff.com12 Aug 2015

Kidambi Srikanth and H S Prannoy sailed into the pre-quarter-finals, but it was heartbreak for Parupalli Kashyap in the men's singles at the World Badminton Championships in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Olympic medallist Sushil faces tough trial to qualify for Worlds

Olympic medallist Sushil faces tough trial to qualify for Worlds

Rediff.com20 Jun 2015

Amidst the dilemma of double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar and Narsingh Yadav fighting each other for a place in the World Championships, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) has decided to hold selection trials of the senior grapplers on July 6-7.