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PIX: Solid Root stabilises England at Lord's on Day 1

PIX: Solid Root stabilises England at Lord's on Day 1

Rediff.com10 Jul 2025

IMAGES from Day 1 of the third Test match between England and India at Lord's, London, on Thursday.

Temba, The Warrior Of Hope in South African Cricket

Temba, The Warrior Of Hope in South African Cricket

Rediff.com15 Jun 2025

For the world, it is another victory of a cricket team, but for all those Black South Africans, who suffered during apartheid, it come as a sweet redemption.

Where In The World Is Sachin Tendulkar?

Where In The World Is Sachin Tendulkar?

Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

Tendulkar usually spends a couple of months in London during the English summer every year.

What's Virat having for Breakfast?

What's Virat having for Breakfast?

Rediff.com28 Jun 2021

'When you sneak in a quick breakfast and feel mighty victorious.'

The Cricketers have FUN!

The Cricketers have FUN!

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

The Indian cricketers are making most of a rare vacation on an overseas tour.

Lord's is where you must begin

Lord's is where you must begin

Rediff.com28 Jul 2011

Indian cricket fan Siddhanta Pinto had a longing to be at Lord's. After realising his dream in the first Test between India and England, he says the hallowed venue has a very friendly charm.

England tour diary: Packed house at Lord's

England tour diary: Packed house at Lord's

Rediff.com25 Jul 2011

It is a common sight in India. But if it happens in London, it does seem strange.

Guess who Sachin watched the IPL final with?

Guess who Sachin watched the IPL final with?

Rediff.com29 May 2018

Sunday's IPL final between the Chennai Super Kings and the Sunrisers Hyderabad was a memorable one for Sachin Tendulkar.

One man's quest to help the world learn

One man's quest to help the world learn

Rediff.com8 Jan 2009

Eight hundred million people are illiterate. John Wood aims to change that.

Moment of reckoning as glory awaits England, Kiwis

Moment of reckoning as glory awaits England, Kiwis

Rediff.com13 Jul 2019

England's sporting global ambitions have never been fully realised since Sir Alf Ramsey's team won the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Whether it is Gary Linekar or Hary Kane, the 'Cup' that they desperately want never came home during the last five and half decades.

Malala donates $50,000 to re-build UN schools in Gaza

Malala donates $50,000 to re-build UN schools in Gaza

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

Pakistani teenage rights activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai has donated $50,000 to help rebuild UN schools in Gaza that have been damaged during the recent fighting in the enclave.

Walmart's $16 bn Flipkart buy is the biggest deal this year

Walmart's $16 bn Flipkart buy is the biggest deal this year

Rediff.com9 May 2018

Sachin Bansal, who had co-founded Flipkart with Binny Bansal in 2007, would exit the company