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Alonso and Button demoted to back of grid

Alonso and Button demoted to back of grid

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

McLaren drivers Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button will start last in Sunday's Belgian Formula One Grand Prix after being hit with heavy grid penalties for changes to their Honda power units.

EPL: Spurs' Son racially targeted by teen Burnley fan

EPL: Spurs' Son racially targeted by teen Burnley fan

Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

The 13-year-old Burnley fan who made a racial slur against Spurs' Son Heung-Min will be made to work in conjunction with Kick It Out and Burnley FC in the Community programs.

Russian Grand Prix: Rosberg on pole; Hamilton hits trouble

Russian Grand Prix: Rosberg on pole; Hamilton hits trouble

Rediff.com30 Apr 2016

Nico Rosberg secured pole position for the Russian Grand Prix after Mercedes team mate Lewis Hamilton suffered more misfortune in Saturday's qualifying.

Webber, Gutierrez handed grid penalties for Bahrain GP

Webber, Gutierrez handed grid penalties for Bahrain GP

Rediff.com14 Apr 2013

Red Bull's Mark Webber and Sauber's Esteban Gutierrez were handed grid penalties for next weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix after Formula One stewards ruled they were to blame for collisions in Sunday's race in China.

Four teams fined by UEFA for fan trouble at Euro qualifiers

Four teams fined by UEFA for fan trouble at Euro qualifiers

Rediff.com24 Oct 2015

UEFA has fined England, Poland, Scotland and Lithuania for failing to control their fans in recent European Championship qualifying matches, the governing body said in a statement on Friday.

Spanish Grand Prix: Hamilton and Rosberg take each other out

Spanish Grand Prix: Hamilton and Rosberg take each other out

Rediff.com15 May 2016

Formula One championship leader Nico Rosberg's hopes of an eighth successive win, and fifth of the season, disappeared on Sunday after a collision with Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton on the opening lap of the Spanish Grand Prix.

British bizman Jason Unsworth EoI for Jet will not be considered now

British bizman Jason Unsworth EoI for Jet will not be considered now

Rediff.com9 May 2019

Sources said Unsworth had submitted a one-page letter indicating his interest in Jet but without any accompanying documents.

Iran female soccer fan dies after self-immolation

Iran female soccer fan dies after self-immolation

Rediff.com11 Sep 2019

'Her only 'crime' was being a woman in a country where women face discrimination that is entrenched in law and plays out in the most horrific ways imaginable in every area of their lives, even sports'

Leclerc sparks Ferrari celebrations with Italian GP win

Leclerc sparks Ferrari celebrations with Italian GP win

Rediff.com8 Sep 2019

Leclerc ended Ferrari's Italian Grand Prix win drought on Sunday

Schumacher reprimanded for impeding HRT drivers

Schumacher reprimanded for impeding HRT drivers

Rediff.com12 Oct 2012

Seven-times champion Michael Schumacher suffered the embarrassment of being reprimanded for impeding the two slowest cars in Formula One in practice for the South Korean Grand Prix on Friday.

Bill introduced in US House to end non-defence aid to Pakistan

Bill introduced in US House to end non-defence aid to Pakistan

Rediff.com6 Feb 2018

The lawmakers alleged that Pakistan "knowingly" provides resources to terrorists.

League Cup: Southampton, Newcastle go out; Burnley win

League Cup: Southampton, Newcastle go out; Burnley win

Rediff.com24 Aug 2017

Burnley beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0 at Ewood Park in their East Lancashire derby but Premier League sides Southampton and Newcastle United crashed out of the English League Cup to Championship opposition in Wednesday's second-round games.

Indian-American father-son duo leaves Obama Administration

Indian-American father-son duo leaves Obama Administration

Rediff.com1 Feb 2012

Possibly the only father-son duo serving in senior positions in the Obama Administration, who also happen to be Indian-Americans, has announced to leave their positions for private sectors jobs.

Styrian Grand Prix: Verstappen leads practice; Ricciardo crashes

Styrian Grand Prix: Verstappen leads practice; Ricciardo crashes

Rediff.com11 Jul 2020

Red Bull's Max Verstappen went fastest in Styrian Grand Prix practice, on Friday, while Australian Daniel Ricciardo crashed his Renault

Formula One: Glock ruled out of European GP

Formula One: Glock ruled out of European GP

Rediff.com24 Jun 2012

German driver Timo Glock will miss Sunday's European Grand Prix in Valencia for health reasons, his Marussia Formula One team said.

Tour de France Trentin wins 17th stage as tempers fly

Tour de France Trentin wins 17th stage as tempers fly

Rediff.com25 Jul 2019

Team Ineos's Luke Rowe and Lotto Jumbo-Visma's Tony Martin were both kicked out of the race following an altercation, just under 14 kilometres from the finish.

Spanish GP: Hamilton penalty puts Maldonado on pole

Spanish GP: Hamilton penalty puts Maldonado on pole

Rediff.com13 May 2012

Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado will start Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix on pole position for Williams after Lewis Hamilton was sent to the back of the grid because McLaren failed to put enough fuel in his car.

Bahrain GP: Hamilton reprimanded for reversing in pitlane

Bahrain GP: Hamilton reprimanded for reversing in pitlane

Rediff.com3 Apr 2016

Stewards said in a statement that the Briton had escaped a more severe sanction "due to the fact that no clear instruction was given to the driver on where he should park the car after qualifying".

Meet the DJ who mixes academics and music

Meet the DJ who mixes academics and music

Rediff.com5 Jul 2012

A first year student of mass media, Aarish Daruwalla talks about how he balances being both a student and a professional disc jockey.

Hamilton too hard on himself, says McLaren boss

Hamilton too hard on himself, says McLaren boss

Rediff.com31 Oct 2011

McLaren have told Lewis Hamilton to be less hard on himself after an inaugural Indian Grand Prix that again had the 2008 Formula One champion apologising profusely to team and sponsors.

Liuzzi drops five places, Alguersuari fined

Liuzzi drops five places, Alguersuari fined

Rediff.com10 Jul 2010

Force India's Vitantonio Liuzzi will drop five places on the British Grand Prix starting grid after impeding another driver during qualifying, race stewards said on Saturday.

Hamilton wins French Grand Prix in Mercedes one-two

Hamilton wins French Grand Prix in Mercedes one-two

Rediff.com23 Jun 2019

Lewis Hamilton won the French Grand Prix on Sunday as Formula One champions Mercedes put on another show of dominance with their 10th victory in a row and 50th one-two finish.

Hamilton mocks Ferrari's use of Chandhok video analysis

Hamilton mocks Ferrari's use of Chandhok video analysis

Rediff.com22 Jun 2019

It emerged then that former F1 racer Karun Chandhok's post-race video analysis for Sky Sports television formed part of what Ferrari had billed as "quite overwhelming" new and relevant evidence.

Irish jockey Hughes loses appeal against ban in India

Irish jockey Hughes loses appeal against ban in India

Rediff.com11 Mar 2012

Irish jockey Richard Hughes has lost his appeal against a lengthy ban given to him while riding in India, putting his participation in doubt for the start of the British flat racing season.

Hamilton and Massa feud flares again

Hamilton and Massa feud flares again

Rediff.com30 Oct 2011

Feuding foes Lewis Hamilton and Felipe Massa were poles apart at the Indian Grand Prix on Sunday despite their magnetic attraction on the racetrack pulling stronger than ever.

Sauber to appeal against GP exclusion

Sauber to appeal against GP exclusion

Rediff.com27 Mar 2011

Sauber drivers Sergio Perez and Kamui Kobayashi were disqualified from the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday for technical infringements, after finishing seventh and eighth, International Automobile Federation (FIA) stewards said in a statement.

Vettel blames Verstappen for costly collision

Vettel blames Verstappen for costly collision

Rediff.com7 Oct 2018

Sebastian Vettel blamed Red Bull's Max Verstappen on Sunday for a Japanese Grand Prix tangle that dealt a huge blow to the Ferrari driver's fading Formula One title hopes.

Petrov gets five-place penalty for Indian Grand Prix

Petrov gets five-place penalty for Indian Grand Prix

Rediff.com16 Oct 2011

Renault's Russian driver was reprimanded by stewards and handed a five-place penalty on the starting grid for the Indian Formula One Grand Prix after causing a collision in Korea on Sunday.

I've become an easy target, says Hamilton

I've become an easy target, says Hamilton

Rediff.com9 Sep 2011

Lewis Hamilton has had enough of being an 'easy target' for his Formula One critics. McLaren's 2008 world champion said on Thursday that he was determined to bring back the good times, starting with Sunday's Italian Grand Prix, after the toughest season of his career.

One killed after gunmen fire on plane landing in Peshawar

One killed after gunmen fire on plane landing in Peshawar

Rediff.com25 Jun 2014

One woman passenger was killed and two fight stewards injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a Pakistan International Airlines flight while landing at the Peshawar airport late Tuesday night.

Hamilton forgiven after personal letter to FIA

Hamilton forgiven after personal letter to FIA

Rediff.com9 Jun 2011

Lewis Hamilton wrote a personal letter to the head of Formula One's governing body to escape a possible race ban for his Monaco Grand Prix outburst against stewards and rivals.

Webber faces 10 place penalty for 'taxi' ride

Webber faces 10 place penalty for 'taxi' ride

Rediff.com23 Sep 2013

Red Bull's Mark Webber faces a 10-place grid penalty at the Korean Grand Prix after being reprimanded for hitching a lift on Fernando Alonso's Ferrari at the end of Sunday's race in Singapore.

Football Roundup: Why upcoming season will be toughest for Conte?

Football Roundup: Why upcoming season will be toughest for Conte?

Rediff.com5 Aug 2017

This and more from the happenings in the world of football

Lewis Hamilton wins British Grand Prix from pole

Lewis Hamilton wins British Grand Prix from pole

Rediff.com10 Jul 2016

Lewis Hamilton won his home British Grand Prix for the third year in a row on Sunday with Mercedes team mate and title rival Nico Rosberg finishing second but under a stewards' investigation.

Indian becomes US citizen in rare ceremony at White House hosted by Trump

Indian becomes US citizen in rare ceremony at White House hosted by Trump

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

Immigrants from five countries -- India, Bolivia, Lebanon, Sudan and Ghana -- stood in a line during the ceremony in the White House.

Spanish GP: Rosberg gutted after colliding with teammate Hamilton

Spanish GP: Rosberg gutted after colliding with teammate Hamilton

Rediff.com16 May 2016

Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg has admitted he is feeling extremely gutted after his collision with teammate Lewis Hamilton at Spanish Grand Prix, which ended his seven-race winning streak.

Alonso's F1 title hopes may hang on Paris hearing

Alonso's F1 title hopes may hang on Paris hearing

Rediff.com7 Sep 2010

Fernando Alonso's Formula One title hopes could suffer a knockout blow when the sport's governing body decides Ferrari's fate at a Paris hearing on Wednesday.

Experts slam Obama's clean chit to Pakistan

Experts slam Obama's clean chit to Pakistan

Rediff.com17 Apr 2010

Leading South Asia analysts in the United States have slammed President Obama for his stout defense of Islamabad as committed to non-proliferation and a safe steward of its nuclear weapons arsenal, and described his comparing the safety and security of US and Pakistan nuclear weapons is "unhelpful and disingenuous".

Ferrari back in title race despite fine

Ferrari back in title race despite fine

Rediff.com27 Jul 2010

Ferrari and Fernando Alonso are back as Formula One title contenders despite leaving Germany with a $100,000 (64,658 pound) fine and the threat of further punishment hanging over them.