News for '-oceania'

How water-efficient are your home appliances?

How water-efficient are your home appliances?

Rediff.com3 Sep 2019

The highest water-use efficiency of more than $ 50 per cubic metre is in Oceania, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Israel, Denmark, Finland, and Great Britain while the lowest is in Central and South Asia, including India, at less than $ 10 per cubic metre.

Shorts: F2 driver, India's Jehan finishes second in Baku

Shorts: F2 driver, India's Jehan finishes second in Baku

Rediff.com11 Jun 2022

Anahat Singh seals berth for World Junior Squash C'ship after topping selection trials

Cricket set for Asian Games return in 2022

Cricket set for Asian Games return in 2022

Rediff.com3 Mar 2019

The decision was taken at the OCA's General Assembly in Bangkok.

Will coronavirus affect Tokyo Olympics in July-Aug?

Will coronavirus affect Tokyo Olympics in July-Aug?

Rediff.com3 Feb 2020

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that the government will keep in close touch with all relevant groups to ensure a virus outbreak does not have affect the Summer Olympics. Olympics Minister Seiko Hashimoto said organisers are not considering cancelling the Olympics, which start on July 24.

COVID-19: Be careful in planning foreign training, IOA to NSFs

COVID-19: Be careful in planning foreign training, IOA to NSFs

Rediff.com22 Apr 2021

Batra said athletes and officials travelling abroad for training and competitions should be careful and restrict their movements. India's own COVID-19 daily case count surpassed the 3 lakh mark on Thursday with more than 2,000 deaths.

Lifter Hubbard makes history as first transgender Olympian

Lifter Hubbard makes history as first transgender Olympian

Rediff.com2 Aug 2021

'...I would particularly like to thank the IOC, for I think really affirming its commitment to the principles of Olympism and establishing that sport is something for all people, that it is inclusive and is accessible.'

Davis Cup: Ramanathan meets Seong-Chan Hong in opening singles

Davis Cup: Ramanathan meets Seong-Chan Hong in opening singles

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

Ram Kumar Ramanathan will take on Seong-Chan Hong, ranked more than 200 places below him, in the first singles match of the Davis Cup Asia-Oceania group-I tie between India and South Korea starting in Chandigarh on Friday.

Jordan to hold Oly boxing qualifiers after move from Wuhan

Jordan to hold Oly boxing qualifiers after move from Wuhan

Rediff.com25 Jan 2020

The IOC said in a statement on Friday the qualification event would take place in Amman from March 3 to 11.

How India Can Tackle Security Challenges

How India Can Tackle Security Challenges

Rediff.com9 Jun 2022

India has the ability in all respects to be a great power and address our security challenges in the best national interests, says Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).

Coffee prices up 10.1%; trend likely to continue

Coffee prices up 10.1%; trend likely to continue

Rediff.com11 Dec 2019

Global exports of coffee in October 2019 fell by 13.4 per cent, to 8.91 million bags, compared to the same month in the previous year. A mix of factors, including unfavourable weather patterns and prolonged low international prices, have contributed to a decline in shipments across all regions. The daily price of the ICO composite rose from $102.74 cents/lb at the beginning of November to a high of $111.86 cents/lb on November 25, 2019, before closing the month at $111.77 cents/lb.

Fed Cup: India ready with in-form Ankita and Sania in side

Fed Cup: India ready with in-form Ankita and Sania in side

Rediff.com2 Mar 2020

India will begin their campaign by locking horns with China on Tuesday. Ankita has been in tremendous form since the start of the season, winning two ITF singles and as many doubles titles.

Davis Cup: ITF 'satisfied' with Islamabad security plan

Davis Cup: ITF 'satisfied' with Islamabad security plan

Rediff.com13 Aug 2019

In an email to the ITF on Monday, AITA chief Hironmoy Chatterjee said India had full confidence the ITF and Pakistan Tennis Federation would organise an "excellent" Asia/Oceania Group 1 tie but said more security checks might be in order.

Why Has RBI Scrapped Polymer Currency Notes Idea?

Why Has RBI Scrapped Polymer Currency Notes Idea?

Rediff.com9 Mar 2022

The RBI has shelved its plan for polymer notes more than a decade after it invited interest from global manufacturers for one billion pieces of Rs 10 denomination polymer banknotes, reveals Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

How sport events are affected due to coronavirus

How sport events are affected due to coronavirus

Rediff.com10 Feb 2020

List of international sports events affected by the coronavirus that has killed over 900 people and infected more than 40,000 in China

India's military spending = $71.1 bn; China's =$261 bn

India's military spending = $71.1 bn; China's =$261 bn

Rediff.com27 Apr 2020

Both the Asian giants were among the top three countries spending more on armaments, according to a new report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.

Davis Cup: Ramkumar, Gunneswaran give India 2-0 lead vs Uzbekistan

Davis Cup: Ramkumar, Gunneswaran give India 2-0 lead vs Uzbekistan

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

Downs Uzbek Isamilov in four-set thriller

Davis Cup: Pak Tennis to appeal against neutral venue

Davis Cup: Pak Tennis to appeal against neutral venue

Rediff.com6 Nov 2019

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) on Monday agreed with the safety concerns in Islamabad, raised by the All India Tennis Association (AITA) and moved the Nov 29-30 tie out of Pakistan's capital city.

Olympic boxing qualifiers in Wuhan NIXED!

Olympic boxing qualifiers in Wuhan NIXED!

Rediff.com22 Jan 2020

Qualifying boxing matches for Asia and Oceania for the 2020 Olympic Games have been cancelled due to fears over the new flu-like coronavirus

Hobart International: Sania rolls into doubles final

Hobart International: Sania rolls into doubles final

Rediff.com17 Jan 2020

This is Sania Mirza's first tournament since her return to the circuit after a two-year break.

Davis Cup: India lose 0-4 to Serbia after Balaji goes down to Kristin

Davis Cup: India lose 0-4 to Serbia after Balaji goes down to Kristin

Rediff.com16 Sep 2018

Since new Davis Cup reforms have been introduced, India will not have to go back to the Asia/Oceania Group immediately.

Haryana-born wrestler Dahiya to represent Australia at Rio Olympics

Haryana-born wrestler Dahiya to represent Australia at Rio Olympics

Rediff.com26 Apr 2016

Indian origin wrestler Vinod Kumar Dahiya is all set to represent Australia at the Rio Olympics after he qualified in the 66kg weight category in the Greco-Roman event.

Here's what the new Club World Cup will look like

Here's what the new Club World Cup will look like

Rediff.com24 Oct 2019

China to host expanded Club World Cup in 2021

Pakistan struggling to pick team for Davis Cup tie against India

Pakistan struggling to pick team for Davis Cup tie against India

Rediff.com20 Nov 2019

Dismissing Pakistan's review appeal, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced Kazakhstan's capital Nur-Sultan as the neutral venue for the tie.

Sania to lead Indian challenge in Fed Cup

Sania to lead Indian challenge in Fed Cup

Rediff.com13 Apr 2015

India will be led by newly-crowned world number one Sania Mirza as 11 nations will strive to get promotion to Asia/Oceania Group I when the Fed Cup tennis competition begins in Hyderabad.

Controversy erupts as India sweep FIH annual awards

Controversy erupts as India sweep FIH annual awards

Rediff.com6 Oct 2021

Harmanpreet Singh won the men's Player of the Year award and Gurjit Kaur was recognised as the best player in the women's section. Veteran P R Sreejesh and Savita Punia won the best goalkeeper awards in the men's and women's section, while young striker Sharmila Devi (women) and Vivek Sagar Prasad (men) were adjudged best rising stars.

India-Pakistan Davis Cup tie postponed to November

India-Pakistan Davis Cup tie postponed to November

Rediff.com22 Aug 2019

India's Davis Cup tie against Pakistan at Islamabad next month has been postponed to November under "exceptional circumstances" after a security review, the International Tennis Federation (ITF) said on Thursday.

Mary Kom adds another feather to her illustrious hat

Mary Kom adds another feather to her illustrious hat

Rediff.com31 Oct 2019

Mary Kom will represent the Asian bloc in the group

Over 50 mn Indians lack handwashing access: Study

Over 50 mn Indians lack handwashing access: Study

Rediff.com21 May 2020

In India, Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Indonesia, more than 50 million persons in each country were estimated to be without handwashing access, according to the study.

Davis Cup: When Paes, Bopanna inspired Ramkumar

Davis Cup: When Paes, Bopanna inspired Ramkumar

Rediff.com7 Apr 2017

'Before the match I spoke to Leander and he told me to play for the country and 'Davis Cup is a great adventure, so give your best'

Bhupathi puts Paes' Davis Cup record on hold

Bhupathi puts Paes' Davis Cup record on hold

Rediff.com6 Apr 2017

India's Davis Cup Captain Mahesh Bhupathi picked Rohan Bopanna for the Davis Cup match against Uzbekistan in Bengaluru.

Davis Cup: Ramanathan, Myneni give India 2-0 lead over South Korea

Davis Cup: Ramanathan, Myneni give India 2-0 lead over South Korea

Rediff.com15 Jul 2016

India won the opening singles to take a 2-0 lead over South Korea on Day 1 of the Asia/Oceania Group-I tie against South Korea, in Chandigarh, on Friday. After young Ramkumar Ramanathan made a winning Davis Cup debut, scoring a hard-fought 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, 6-5 (15-15) victory over Seong Chan Hong in the first singles, Saketh Myneni got the better of Yong-Kyu Lim 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 5-2.

India to host New Zealand in next Davis Cup tie

India to host New Zealand in next Davis Cup tie

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

India were today drawn to play New Zealand at home in their next Davis Cup tie in the Asia/Oceania Group I competition, which is scheduled for February 3-5. It was after beating New Zealand 3-2 in an away tie that India qualified for the World Group Play-offs in 2015 season. India are back in the Asia Oceania zone after being whitewashed by five-time champions Spain in the World Group play-off tie.

India whipped 0-3 by China in Jr Davis Cup

India whipped 0-3 by China in Jr Davis Cup

Rediff.com20 Apr 2011

India suffered a 0-3 drubbing at the hands of sixth seeds China to slump to their second consecutive defeat in the Junior Davis Cup Asia/Oceania qualifying round on Tuesday.

This braveheart competed with injuries to qualify for Olympics

This braveheart competed with injuries to qualify for Olympics

Rediff.com17 Mar 2021

Bhavani, who failed to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics, said she didn't know how to pick and choose tournaments and so competed in all of them.

India's Davis Cup tie in Pak shifted to neutral venue

India's Davis Cup tie in Pak shifted to neutral venue

Rediff.com5 Nov 2019

According to Davis Cup regulations, the Pakistan Tennis Federation now has five working days to choose and confirm their proposed venue.

New Zealand kicked out of Olympic qualifying final

New Zealand kicked out of Olympic qualifying final

Rediff.com12 Jul 2015

New Zealand have been excluded from the final to determine Oceania's representative at next year's Rio Olympics men's soccer tournament after defender Deklan Wynne was deemed an ineligible player, the Oceania Football Confederation has said.

Mary Kom breaks quarantine protocol

Mary Kom breaks quarantine protocol

Rediff.com21 Mar 2020

Mary Kom was supposed to be in a 14-day quarantine but she broke the protocol when she attended the breakfast hosted by President Ram Nath Kovind

'Paes, Bopanna and Sania have a chance of winning a medal at Rio'

'Paes, Bopanna and Sania have a chance of winning a medal at Rio'

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

AITA chief Anil Khanna says Indian men stand a chance of winning a medal at the Rio Olympics, though mixed doubles remains the country's best bet.

Davis Cup: Paes, Bopanna seal play-off place with easy win over Korea

Davis Cup: Paes, Bopanna seal play-off place with easy win over Korea

Rediff.com16 Jul 2016

Veteran Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna outclassed the Korean pair of Seong Chan Hong and Hong Chung in straight sets to guide India to the Davis World Group Play-offs as the hosts took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the Asia/Oceania Group I tie.

'Bhupathi was treated badly by AITA'

'Bhupathi was treated badly by AITA'

Rediff.com15 Nov 2019

'They could have handled this in a better way. I've observed that when Paes gets selected, Bhupathi is left out and vice versa. This has been happening for last 10-15 years. This is not good for Indian tennis'