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Will Mercedes extend Hamilton's contract?

Will Mercedes extend Hamilton's contract?

Rediff.com12 May 2015

Lewis Hamilton's long-awaited new deal with Mercedes could be announced at the showcase race of the Formula One season in Monaco next week.

Nadal struggling, but don't write him off yet!

Nadal struggling, but don't write him off yet!

Rediff.com12 May 2015

Despite defeating Rafael Nadal in the Madrid Masters final, Andy Murray believes that it would be a mistake to write off Nadal from being the 'favourites' for the French Open title.

Flashback: How dominant Murray, Kerber owned the year

Flashback: How dominant Murray, Kerber owned the year

Rediff.com22 Dec 2016

Audacious coups by Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber have transformed the tennis landscape and they will begin 2017 eyeing the kind of domination that few would have thought possible at the start of a seismic year.

Johnson gives US 4x100m relay

Johnson gives US 4x100m relay

Rediff.com31 Aug 2003

Melanie South wins ITF futures tournament

Melanie South wins ITF futures tournament

Rediff.com4 Apr 2004

Melanie South of Great Britain overcame a strong challenge from Yang Chen of China before coasting to a 6-4, 6-4 victory to win the Women's Futures Tennis tournament.

Chong Chen shocks Tangphong

Chong Chen shocks Tangphong

Rediff.com2 Apr 2004

The unseeded Chinese lass beat the fourth seeded Thai to set up a meeting with Melanie South in the ITF Futures final.

Murray's wife deserves credit for his recent success: Djokovic

Murray's wife deserves credit for his recent success: Djokovic

Rediff.com1 Dec 2016

World No. 2 Novak Djokovic believes Andy Murray's wife Kim Sears deserves much credit for the British tennis star's recent success on the tennis court. The British tennis ace ended Djokovic's three-year reign at the top of the tennis world this month after defeating the Serb in straights in the summit clash of the ATP World Tour Finals. Murray dethroned Djokovic 6-3, 6-4 in a contest to earn his first title at the ATP finals and make sure he remained No. 1 until next season.

BEST PHOTOS from the Australian Open

BEST PHOTOS from the Australian Open

Rediff.com29 Jan 2019

Here are some of the best moments from the 2019 Australian Open.

Bopanna-Qureshi survive Melbourne heat and first round scare

Bopanna-Qureshi survive Melbourne heat and first round scare

Rediff.com16 Jan 2014

Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi braved sweltering heat and a stiff challenge from Rameez Junaid and Adrian Mannarino to enter the second round of the Australian Open.

Doctors say Melbourne heat won't melt players... just as yet

Doctors say Melbourne heat won't melt players... just as yet

Rediff.com13 Jan 2014

The doctors at the ongoing Australian Open tournament are reportedly confident that the tennis stars can cope with the extreme heat over the next four days.

Mumbai's climate not ideal: Nerurkar

Mumbai's climate not ideal: Nerurkar

Rediff.com12 Feb 2004

Gajjar, Sipaeya in second round

Gajjar, Sipaeya in second round

Rediff.com16 Jun 2003

Fourth seed Prima Simpatiaji of Indonesia overcame a first-set deficit to beat Richard Crabtree of Great Britain in the ITF Satellite tournament.

Move over Selfie, Vape is here!

Move over Selfie, Vape is here!

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

Vape has been named as the international word of 2014 by the Oxford Dictionaries New Monitor Corpus. But do you what does it mean?

Konta beats Wozniacki to win Miami Open

Konta beats Wozniacki to win Miami Open

Rediff.com2 Apr 2017

Late-blooming Johanna Konta won the biggest title of her career when she beat Caroline Wozniacki 6-4, 6-3 in the women's final at the Miami Open on Saturday.

Malaysian GP: Hamilton holds of resurgent Vettel for pole

Malaysian GP: Hamilton holds of resurgent Vettel for pole

Rediff.com28 Mar 2015

World champion Lewis Hamilton splashed through the puddles at a rain-soaked Sepang International Circuit to secure pole position for Mercedes in a hectic Malaysian Grand Prix qualifying session on Saturday.

Harsh Mankad wins British Satellite title

Harsh Mankad wins British Satellite title

Rediff.com25 Feb 2005

The triumph will put the Indian ace will in the top 300 in the ATP rankings.

Hockey: India's fate on hold after 2-4 defeat to Australia

Hockey: India's fate on hold after 2-4 defeat to Australia

Rediff.com16 Jun 2016

India's hopes of qualifying for the title clash hung in balance as they succumbed 2-4 to world champions Australia in their last league outing of the 36th Hero Champions Trophy Hockey tournament in London on Thursday. India's two goals came from penalty corner shooter VR Raghunath and striker Mandeep Singh, but it was too late to cause any threat to Australia, who had gained a stranglehold through strikes from Trent Mitton, Aran Zalewski, Flynn Ogilvie and Tristian White.

Monaco Grand Prix: Hamilton fastest in practice after drain cover drama

Monaco Grand Prix: Hamilton fastest in practice after drain cover drama

Rediff.com26 May 2016

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton set the pace in an incident-filled opening Monaco Grand Prix practice on Thursday, with debris and a loose drain cover bringing an early end to the session.

Pix: When Magneto met Aamir

Pix: When Magneto met Aamir

Rediff.com24 May 2016

Check out the celebs who attended the event.

Aisam Qureshi wins ITF Futures

Aisam Qureshi wins ITF Futures

Rediff.com23 Nov 2003

This was the first Futures title on Indian soil for the third seeded Pakistani.

UK, US workers most pessimistic about jobs: Survey

UK, US workers most pessimistic about jobs: Survey

Rediff.com26 Mar 2003

Workers in Great Britain and the United States are among the most pessimistic in the world about the possibility of losing their jobs, according to a global job confidence level survey released on Wednesday.\n\n\n\n

Vakharia battles past Bhambri

Vakharia battles past Bhambri

Rediff.com13 Nov 2003

The sixth seed will meet unseeded Thai challenger Thassha Vitayaviroj in the semi-finals of the ITF women's tournament.

PHOTOS: Murray in thunderous form, sends Davis Cup warning

PHOTOS: Murray in thunderous form, sends Davis Cup warning

Rediff.com5 Nov 2015

Andy Murray put down an early warning for the Davis Cup final when he dismantled David Goffin 6-1, 6-0 in awe-inspiring fashion to reach the quarter-finals of the Paris Masters on Thursday.

Amritraj-Voest in semi-finals

Amritraj-Voest in semi-finals

Rediff.com3 Oct 2003

The duo beat the Taipei pair of Ti Chen and Tzuoo Yeu in the ATP Challenger.

Childs stuns top seed Mertinak

Childs stuns top seed Mertinak

Rediff.com2 Oct 2003

The Indian singles challenge in the ATP Challenger ended, with Harsh Mankad losing to Marco Baghdatis.

Junior hockey: India thrash Pakistan 5-1 in Sultan of Johor Cup

Junior hockey: India thrash Pakistan 5-1 in Sultan of Johor Cup

Rediff.com11 Oct 2015

The Indian boys dominated the entire match as they registered an easy win in their opening match.

Dubai Open: Murray survives 38-point tiebreak to reach semis

Dubai Open: Murray survives 38-point tiebreak to reach semis

Rediff.com3 Mar 2017

Andy Murray saved seven match-points in a 31-minute tiebreak that stretched to 38 points before he finally subdued Germany's Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-7(4), 7-6(18), 6-1 to reach the Dubai Championships semi-finals on Thursday.

Konta breaks into top 10 after reaching China final

Konta breaks into top 10 after reaching China final

Rediff.com8 Oct 2016

Britain's Johanna Konta will become the first British woman to reach the top 10 of the WTA rankings for 32 years on Monday after reaching the China Open final on Saturday.

F1 PIX: Heartbreak for Leclerc as Hamilton wins in Bahrain

F1 PIX: Heartbreak for Leclerc as Hamilton wins in Bahrain

Rediff.com1 Apr 2019

Monaco's Leclerc, who had started on pole position for the first time, lost power with 10 laps to go while leading and finished third with an extra point for the fastest lap.

Indians at Australian Open: Bhupathi out of mixed doubles

Indians at Australian Open: Bhupathi out of mixed doubles

Rediff.com24 Jan 2015

Veteran Mahesh Bhupathi went out of the mixed doubles competition following a first-round loss.

'Buddha' wins another award

'Buddha' wins another award

Rediff.com12 May 2003

India's Sikkim action a betrayal: China

India's Sikkim action a betrayal: China

Rediff.com3 Jul 2017

It also dismissed Jaitley's remarks that India of 2017 is different from what it was in 1962, saying China too is different.

Rastogi's winning run ends

Rastogi's winning run ends

Rediff.com28 Apr 2003

He was beaten by Arvind Parmar of Great Britain in the

Fine show by Rastogi

Fine show by Rastogi

Rediff.com27 Apr 2003

The 16-year-old battled over three rounds to make the main draw in the ATP Challenger.

10 BEST Sports Photos of the Week!

10 BEST Sports Photos of the Week!

Rediff.com19 Sep 2016

A mix of interesting events, coupled with big, shocking results, in the sporting world, grabbed headlines last week. From Manchester United being stunned by Watford to lose their third consecutive match to Nico Rosberg taking the World Championship lead from Mercedes teammate and rival Lewis Hamilton by clinching the Singapore Grand Prix. The Rio 2016 Paralympic Games were brought to a close inside a packed Maracana Stadium on Sunday evening. Not before, we witnessed some enthralling action.

Andy Murray in 'one more push' as Britain eye final

Andy Murray in 'one more push' as Britain eye final

Rediff.com15 Sep 2016

Andy Murray is ready for "one more big push" this week as he tries to steer defending champions Britain into the Davis Cup final.

Radwanska, Murray continue winning run in Perth

Radwanska, Murray continue winning run in Perth

Rediff.com7 Jan 2015

Agnieszka Radwanska and Andy Murray picked up morale-boosting victories in the Hopman Cup on Wednesday to keep their Australian Open preparations on track.

Murray is a tactical 'genius', says Wilander

Murray is a tactical 'genius', says Wilander

Rediff.com9 Jun 2017

Andy Murray will need to be at his streetwise best to beat Stan Wawrinka in the French Open semi-finals on Friday, three-times former Roland Garros champion Mats Wilander told Reuters.

PHOTOS: Grid penalties make headlines in Monza

PHOTOS: Grid penalties make headlines in Monza

Rediff.com6 Sep 2015

Former world champions Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button are among six drivers hit with a plethora of penalties on the grid for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

Indian hockey's GOLDEN evening in Moscow

Indian hockey's GOLDEN evening in Moscow

Rediff.com31 Jul 2020

'The feeling that we were Olympic champions only dawned on us when we reached India.'