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Alcaraz and Djokovic rekindle their rivalry

Alcaraz and Djokovic rekindle their rivalry

Rediff.com28 Aug 2024

Carlos Alcaraz said he enjoys a good friendship with Novak Djokovic away from the court but the Spaniard also relishes the intense rivalry

Italy's Petrillo to be first transgender athlete at Paralympic Games

Italy's Petrillo to be first transgender athlete at Paralympic Games

Rediff.com21 Aug 2024

Prior to transitioning, Petrillo won 11 national titles in the men's category.

Marsh unfit to bowl, focuses on batting for T20 WC

Marsh unfit to bowl, focuses on batting for T20 WC

Rediff.com31 May 2024

'Australia skipper Marsh not ready to bowl for start of World Cup'

Atkinson, Smith to make Test debut for England

Atkinson, Smith to make Test debut for England

Rediff.com8 Jul 2024

Fast bowler Gus Atkinson and wicketkeeper Jamie Smith will make their red-ball debuts for England in the first of the three-match home series

Ben Stokes to play in The Hundred: ECB

Ben Stokes to play in The Hundred: ECB

Rediff.com18 Jul 2024

England captain Ben Stokes will play in The Hundred this year after the conclusion of England's test series with West Indies.

Graham Thorpe Took His Own Life

Graham Thorpe Took His Own Life

Rediff.com12 Aug 2024

'Despite having a wife and two daughters whom he loved and who loved him, he did not get better. He was so unwell in recent times and he really did believe that we would be better off without him and we are devastated that he acted on that and took his own life.'

Usha Vance Makes Her Debut At RNC

Usha Vance Makes Her Debut At RNC

Rediff.com18 Jul 2024

Usha Chilukuri Vance, Republican vice presidential candidate J D Vance's wife, introduced her husband before he spoke at the Republican National Convention.

Nadal, a Warrior Prince, not just the King of Clay

Nadal, a Warrior Prince, not just the King of Clay

Rediff.com10 Oct 2024

Nadal was much more than a claycourt bully, though. He spent more than 900 successive weeks from 2005 in the ATP's top 10, 209 of them at number one and at the age of 24 became the youngest player to complete the career Grand Slam.

Can Root Overtake Tendulkar?

Can Root Overtake Tendulkar?

Rediff.com24 Sep 2024

From January 1, 2021 to September 9, 2024 -- during which Joe Root hit 17 centuries, Kane Williamson has hit, Steve Smith has made six tons but Virat Kohli has managed just two centuries.

Saeed Ajmal reveals how he outfoxed Sachin Tendulkar

Saeed Ajmal reveals how he outfoxed Sachin Tendulkar

Rediff.com7 Sep 2024

Saeed Ajmal opened up on dismissing legendary batter Sachin Tendulkar in international cricket, saying that it was a very happy moment for him

Babar, Afridi Denied Permission To Play In Canada

Babar, Afridi Denied Permission To Play In Canada

Rediff.com20 Jul 2024

Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan have been denied permission by the PCB to play in the Global T20 in Canada.

Goodbye Maggie!

Goodbye Maggie!

Rediff.com28 Sep 2024

The legendary British actress Dame Maggie Smith passed into the green room of eternal performers up in Heaven on Friday, September 27, 2024. She would have turned 90 on December 28.

Paris Olympics: India STUN mighty Australia in hockey thriller

Paris Olympics: India STUN mighty Australia in hockey thriller

Rediff.com2 Aug 2024

India stunned Tokyo Games silver medallist and their biggest nemesis Australia 3-2 in Paris on Friday

Manjrekar Questions Kohli's Role

Manjrekar Questions Kohli's Role

Rediff.com11 Jun 2024

'While Indian media obsesses over Virat & Co, Jasprit Bumrah quietly wins games for India single-handedly. By far the best player in the Indian team & has been for a while now.'

Nissanka in league of elite batters

Nissanka in league of elite batters

Rediff.com10 Sep 2024

Another Sri Lankan batter made his way to the record books with Dimuth Karunaratne...

Not anger or revenge but love and peace will rebuild Bangladesh: Zia

Not anger or revenge but love and peace will rebuild Bangladesh: Zia

Rediff.com7 Aug 2024

A day after her release from house arrest, Bangladesh's former prime minister and Bangladesh National Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday thanked the people of the country for their 'struggle to make possible the impossible' and said it is not 'anger' or 'revenge' but 'love and peace' which will rebuild the nation.

June-Aug 2024 was India's 2nd-hottest quarter since 1970: Report

June-Aug 2024 was India's 2nd-hottest quarter since 1970: Report

Rediff.com18 Sep 2024

India experienced its second-hottest quarter from June to August this year since 1970, with over one-third of the country's population enduring at least seven days of dangerous heat, according to a new report by a United States-based group of climate scientists and communicators.

PICS: 2024 Paralympics opens amid grand spectacle

PICS: 2024 Paralympics opens amid grand spectacle

Rediff.com29 Aug 2024

Images from the 2024 Paralympics Opening Ceremony in Paris on Wednesday.

Serena, Maria, Venus Shine At Met Gala

Serena, Maria, Venus Shine At Met Gala

Rediff.com7 May 2024

Serena Williams continued her reign on the Met Gala steps.

Saving Test Cricket! ICC's multi-million dollar rescue plan

Saving Test Cricket! ICC's multi-million dollar rescue plan

Rediff.com23 Aug 2024

ICC is mulling a dedicated fund of at least US$ 15 million for Test cricket that will help increase the players' match fee and address the migration of talent to T20 leagues.

India's dominance haunts Australia: Khawaja

India's dominance haunts Australia: Khawaja

Rediff.com9 Sep 2024

India have won all the last four series of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, taking into account their home wins in 2016-17 and 2022-23 -- both also 2-1 results in a four-match contest.

Retiring former US champion Thiem has no regrets

Retiring former US champion Thiem has no regrets

Rediff.com27 Aug 2024

Thiem said he had no regrets retiring at 30.

PIX: Liverpool record historic win over Real; PSV script dramatic win

PIX: Liverpool record historic win over Real; PSV script dramatic win

Rediff.com28 Nov 2024

IMAGES from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Wednesday

PIX: Man City fumble again; Arsenal, Barcelona cruise

PIX: Man City fumble again; Arsenal, Barcelona cruise

Rediff.com27 Nov 2024

Manchester City squandered a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Rohit opens up about his Test, ODI future

Rohit opens up about his Test, ODI future

Rediff.com15 Jul 2024

His statement was a reiteration of a position he made clear after announcing his T20 retirement after the final in the West Indies in which India defeated South Africa by seven runs.

England spinner Shoaib Bashir concedes 38 runs in an over

England spinner Shoaib Bashir concedes 38 runs in an over

Rediff.com24 Jun 2024

The 20-year-old, playing for Worcestershire, was hit for five straight sixes by England teammate Dan Lawrence, playing for Surrey.

Met Gala: Isha, Alia, Mona, Mindy Make India Shine

Met Gala: Isha, Alia, Mona, Mindy Make India Shine

Rediff.com9 May 2024

Take a look at what the desi celebs wore to the fashion extravaganza.

'You made me love tennis'

'You made me love tennis'

Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

A true legend of the game who paved the way and taught so many of us how to be as a player and as a person.

Root could surpass Tendulkar's Test record: Ponting

Root could surpass Tendulkar's Test record: Ponting

Rediff.com15 Aug 2024

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting reckoned that Joe Root could surpass batting legend Sachin Tendulkar's tally of runs in Test cricket.

US Open PIX: Zheng triumphs in a thriller; Gauff out!

US Open PIX: Zheng triumphs in a thriller; Gauff out!

Rediff.com2 Sep 2024

China's Zheng Qinwen is bidding to become the fourth woman to win Olympic gold and the US Open title in the same year

Babar Azam turns to Australian power-hitting expert

Babar Azam turns to Australian power-hitting expert

Rediff.com4 Jul 2024

The meeting took place in Lahore where Young is on a private visit.

'If I get the call and...'

'If I get the call and...'

Rediff.com25 Sep 2024

The 33-year-old said his rehabilitation was going well and that he would undergo a scan on Wednesday.

UK clears decks for 500 mn grant for Tata Steel's Port Talbot project

UK clears decks for 500 mn grant for Tata Steel's Port Talbot project

Rediff.com12 Sep 2024

The Labour government in the UK has cleared the decks for a 500 million grant to Tata Steel, paving the way for decarbonisation of the company's British business and a sustainable financial future. In a statement, Tata Steel said that it has signed a 500 million Grant Funding Agreement (GFA) with the UK government, allowing it to "proceed at pace with the project to install a state-of-the-art electric arc furnace (EAF) at the Port Talbot steelworks in Wales". This is part of the 1.25 billion green steel project in Port Talbot, of which Tata Steel's investment is to the tune of 750 million.

US Open PICS: Swiatek, Pegula, Muchova cruise into quarters

US Open PICS: Swiatek, Pegula, Muchova cruise into quarters

Rediff.com3 Sep 2024

Images from Monday's Round of 16 women's singles matches at the US Open.

All-conquering Djokovic eyes history in New York

All-conquering Djokovic eyes history in New York

Rediff.com26 Aug 2024

Novak Djokovic begins his hunt for a fifth Flushing Meadows crown when he meets Moldovan Radu Albot

'Rohit has 2 years left, Kohli can dominate for 5 more'

'Rohit has 2 years left, Kohli can dominate for 5 more'

Rediff.com12 Aug 2024

Rohit can play for at least two more years, Virat may be five: Harbhajan Singh

Woakes back in England squad for Windies Test series

Woakes back in England squad for Windies Test series

Rediff.com30 Jun 2024

Woakes returned to the test squad for the first time since July 2023 in what will be England pace great James Anderson's farewell series.

ODI Rankings: Rohit poised to dethrone Babar Azam

ODI Rankings: Rohit poised to dethrone Babar Azam

Rediff.com14 Aug 2024

Rohit Sharma closes in on Babar Azam at the top of the ODI rankings for batters

'Let's be kind': Tennis stars urge fans to stop the hate

'Let's be kind': Tennis stars urge fans to stop the hate

Rediff.com30 Aug 2024

Iga Swiatek on Thursday called for the sport's governing bodies to provide players with more tools to combat online abuse

Time Modi Connects With Kamala Harris

Time Modi Connects With Kamala Harris

Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

Over the years, India has enjoyed bipartisan support in the US and this asset must be kept intact and nurtured through across the board political and civil society engagement, suggests former foreign secretary Shyam Saran.