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East Bengal crush Tollygunge 5-0

East Bengal crush Tollygunge 5-0

Rediff.com15 Feb 2005

Title-holders East Bengal continued their awesome run decimating Tollygunge Agragami 5-0 in a one-sided NFL contest in Kolkata.

Denmark rout England 4-1

Denmark rout England 4-1

Rediff.com18 Aug 2005

Kings XI, Rajasthan Royals in fight to end losing run

Kings XI, Rajasthan Royals in fight to end losing run

Rediff.com5 May 2018

Kings XI Punjab will be looking to get their campaign back on track after a couple of defeats when they lock horns with bottom-placed Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League in Indore on Sunday.

Why the AIADMK leadership is nervous over Sasikala's return

Why the AIADMK leadership is nervous over Sasikala's return

Rediff.com6 Feb 2021

Ahead of VK Sasikala's return to Tamil Nadu on February 8, there are some important questions facing her. One, does she carry electoral weight more now than her brainchild AMMK had in the 2019 LS polls? Two, can she retain or build upon the five per cent vote-share from that time? And finally, is there space for Sasikala to retrieve, first within the AIADMK and then across the state, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

PIX: Neymar paraded in Paris

PIX: Neymar paraded in Paris

Rediff.com5 Aug 2017

World-record signing Neymar greeted delirious fans at a grand welcome event at Paris St Germain's stadium on Saturday but must sit out the French club's Ligue 1 opener after his transfer was not registered in time.

Sensational Halkia storms to hurdles gold

Sensational Halkia storms to hurdles gold

Rediff.com26 Aug 2004

The Greek athlete raced home in 52.82 seconds to thrash Romania's Ionela Tirlea-Manolache (53.38) and Ukraine's Tetiana Tereshchuk-Antipova (53.44).

Gilchrist flays England

Gilchrist flays England

Rediff.com12 Jul 2005

The dashing opener scored 121 off 101 balls as Australia beat England by eight wickets in the third and final match of the tri-series.

Clinton, Trump in dead heat, scramble to swing states

Clinton, Trump in dead heat, scramble to swing states

Rediff.com6 Nov 2016

Locked in a neck-and-neck battle, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have made a last minute dash to key swing states to woo undecided voters as major polls on the final weekend before the election day showed the race for the White House was too close to call.

PIX: Brilliant Hamilton blazes to Melbourne pole

PIX: Brilliant Hamilton blazes to Melbourne pole

Rediff.com24 Mar 2018

The Briton lapped the Albert Park circuit in a searing one minute and 21.164 seconds to cross the line 0.664 seconds clear of Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen.

Harika settles for bronze after losing semis at World Championship

Harika settles for bronze after losing semis at World Championship

Rediff.com26 Feb 2017

Indian Grandmaster Harika Dronavalli had to settle for the bronze medal after a heartbreaking defeat against Tan Zhongyi of China via the tie-breaker in the semi-finals of the FIDE World Women's Chess Championship in Tehran.

Malaysia down India with record margin

Malaysia down India with record margin

Rediff.com29 May 2005

India were routed 4-1 by Malaysia in a preliminary round match of the Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament

BJP shifts focus from feel-good

BJP shifts focus from feel-good

Rediff.com29 Apr 2004

BJP goes beyond India's shine

BJP goes beyond India's shine

Rediff.com10 Apr 2004

Vote for your favourite March cover girl!

Vote for your favourite March cover girl!

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

Summer is almost upon us and magazine covers are only getting hotter. Don't forget to vote for your favourite cover girl at the end of the page!

Broadcasters' plea on poll ads rejected

Broadcasters' plea on poll ads rejected

Rediff.com3 Mar 2004

Broadcasters, including TV Today, Zee Telefilms, BBC World, Star and Discovery, on Wednesday met Chief Election Commissioner T S Krishna Murthy on the Commission's decision to ban political advertising on private TV channels.

Why BSP bets on door-to-door campaign

Why BSP bets on door-to-door campaign

Rediff.com2 May 2019

The core BSP campaign continues to be 'cadre-based' and personal connect, such as knocking each door or through nukkad sabhas.

We are not against BPO: UK union leader

We are not against BPO: UK union leader

Rediff.com9 Feb 2004

We want offshoring and technological change to be managed transparently so that only one economy does not benefit at the expense of another, says UK union Amicus's nat. secy David Fleming.

Austrian pair retain Tornado title

Austrian pair retain Tornado title

Rediff.com28 Aug 2004

Brand India ambassadors' forum soon

Brand India ambassadors' forum soon

Rediff.com26 Dec 2003

England's Moeen seeks improvement for more sixes at seven

England's Moeen seeks improvement for more sixes at seven

Rediff.com26 May 2017

'I find batting at number seven tough' 'When I'm in, I feel I can hit decent-sized sixes... But it's not easy for someone like me, who probably can't hit sixes like Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler and hit the gas like those guys'

Anand to meet Kramnik in final

Anand to meet Kramnik in final

Rediff.com30 Oct 2003

World Cup champion Anand outplayed Russian champion Peter Svidler in the blitz tie-break to make the summit clash in the World Rapid Chess Championship.

WT20 PHOTOS: England hold nerve to beat Lanka; reach semis

WT20 PHOTOS: England hold nerve to beat Lanka; reach semis

Rediff.com26 Mar 2016

England held their nerve to beat Sri Lanka by 10 runs in a thrilling World Twenty20 Group One match on Saturday, reaching the semi-finals and knocking the defending champions out of the tournament.

Spanish Armada rolls on

Spanish Armada rolls on

Rediff.com5 Dec 2004

Spain trounced Germany 5-2 to complete their second win in as many matches in the Champions Trophy.

Manipur, Kerala enter semis

Manipur, Kerala enter semis

Rediff.com23 Oct 2004

Manipur thrashed Sikkim 5-1, while Kerala beat Delhi 2-1 to progress to the semi-finals of the Santosh Trophy National Football tournament.

Ganapathy, Ashok Kumar snatch lead

Ganapathy, Ashok Kumar snatch lead

Rediff.com23 Sep 2004

The two young golfers displaced three experienced stalwarts from the helm to tie for the lead going into the final round of the Hero Honda Open South.

Mohd. Sporting shock JCT

Mohd. Sporting shock JCT

Rediff.com19 Jan 2004

Syed Rahim Nabi scored a brace in a 3-1 victory in the National Football League.

The great spectrum chase

The great spectrum chase

Rediff.com28 Jun 2004

Chess brothers win again

Chess brothers win again

Rediff.com22 May 2004

Indian chess prodigies, Gauri Shankar and Arjun Vishnuvardhan, won top spots at the U.S. Space Coast Open Chess Championships.

Australian Open: Spieth upstages McIlroy, Scott

Australian Open: Spieth upstages McIlroy, Scott

Rediff.com27 Nov 2014

Rising American talent Jordan Spieth upstaged Rory McIlroy and Adam Scott with a four-under-par 67 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Australian Open on Thursday.

Easy for BSF, PSB

Easy for BSF, PSB

Rediff.com6 Apr 2004

Both teams easily won their quarter-final league matches in the 109th Beighton Cup hockey tournament.

Vijay Kumar storms into the lead

Vijay Kumar storms into the lead

Rediff.com11 Mar 2004

The 'Lion of Lucknow' came up with a fine showing on the penultimate day of the Hutchison-Essar Open.

Tourism Malaysia to tie up with IA, SriLankan Air

Tourism Malaysia to tie up with IA, SriLankan Air

Rediff.com11 Aug 2003

Tourism Malaysia is close to tying up with Indian Airlines and SriLankan Airlines to offer competitively priced tour packages to travellers from India.

Kiwis edge home in thriller

Kiwis edge home in thriller

Rediff.com20 Feb 2004

New Zealand beat South Africa by five runs in third ODI to go 2-1 up in the six-match series.

That's a wrap! Kohli rules in 2017 while Anand turns back the clock

That's a wrap! Kohli rules in 2017 while Anand turns back the clock

Rediff.com30 Dec 2017

Looking back, the Indians had rubbed their hands in delight at the variety of marquee events at home the sporting calendar of 2017 offered, and they now look forward, with optimism and anticipation, to a challenging 2018.

Randhawa tied for second place

Randhawa tied for second place

Rediff.com28 Nov 2003

"I now have only one aim, to finish with the winner's cheque on Sunday," said the Indian pro.

Deve Gowda rules out BJP-JDS alliance after PM Modi's praise

Deve Gowda rules out BJP-JDS alliance after PM Modi's praise

Rediff.com2 May 2018

Gowda said that the JDS has only joined hands with the BSP which will continue in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Fear (of Centre, of Dinakaran) is the key for AIADMK

Fear (of Centre, of Dinakaran) is the key for AIADMK

Rediff.com23 Feb 2019

By aligning with the BJP, even if they were arm-twisted into doing so, the AIADMK leadership has yielded their political space in the state to the aunt-nephew duo of Sasikala-Dinakaran, and the parliamentary election to the DMK-Congress combine, says A Ganesh Nadar.

Roddick falls in Madrid

Roddick falls in Madrid

Rediff.com17 Oct 2003

Unseeded Chilean Nicolas Massu brought Andy Roddick's 20-match unbeaten Tour run to a crashing end.

Vasco trounce Indian Bank

Vasco trounce Indian Bank

Rediff.com25 Feb 2003

A second-half blitz gave the Goa side a 4-1 victory in the National Football League.