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In-form Crouser eyes shot put record at Olympic tune-up event

In-form Crouser eyes shot put record at Olympic tune-up event

Rediff.com19 Jul 2024

'I feel good and I'm rounding into shape ahead of the Olympics.'

Norris snatches pole from Verstappen in Spain

Norris snatches pole from Verstappen in Spain

Rediff.com22 Jun 2024

Lando Norris put McLaren on pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday

Peaty eyes 'three-peat' to extend rule in the pool

Peaty eyes 'three-peat' to extend rule in the pool

Rediff.com26 Jul 2024

Adam Peaty hopes to emulate retired American great Michael Phelps, the only swimmer to win gold in the same event at three successive Games, at the Paris Olympics.

Mercedes calls police over Hamilton 'sabotage' email

Mercedes calls police over Hamilton 'sabotage' email

Rediff.com21 Jun 2024

Mercedes have called in the police after an anonymous email purporting to be from an insider accused the Formula One team of sabotaging their departing seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton

Tearful Hamilton wins record ninth British GP

Tearful Hamilton wins record ninth British GP

Rediff.com7 Jul 2024

Lewis Hamilton shed pent-up tears of joy after ending a 945-day wait for a win with a record ninth British Grand Prix victory in front of his home fans on Sunday.

Bo scandal takes new turn; murdered Briton M16 spy

Bo scandal takes new turn; murdered Briton M16 spy

Rediff.com6 Nov 2012

China's intriguing scandal relating to Bo Xilai took a new turn with revelations that Briton Neil Heywood murdered by the expelled Communist Party leader's wife was a spy working for British secret service - MI6.

22 Singapore Airlines passengers suffered spinal injuries

22 Singapore Airlines passengers suffered spinal injuries

Rediff.com24 May 2024

The oldest patient at the hospital is 83, while the youngest is a two-year-old child who suffered a concussion.

PIX: Biles soars to third gold medal with vault win

PIX: Biles soars to third gold medal with vault win

Rediff.com4 Aug 2024

Simone Biles won the vault final on Saturday to clinch her third gold medal of the Paris Games, dominating the competition with her signature Biles II vault to beat Brazilian silver medallist Rebeca Andrade with American Jade Carey taking bronze.

Wimbledon PIX: Sun snuffs out Raducanu's renaissance

Wimbledon PIX: Sun snuffs out Raducanu's renaissance

Rediff.com8 Jul 2024

IMAGES from Day 7 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Sunday.

F1: Russell takes pole in British 1-2-3 at Silverstone

F1: Russell takes pole in British 1-2-3 at Silverstone

Rediff.com6 Jul 2024

George Russell led Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes front-row lockout in qualifying for the British Grand Prix on Saturday with McLaren's Lando Norris completing a rare one-two-three of home drivers.

Track and field Gold medallists to earn $50,000 at Paris Games

Track and field Gold medallists to earn $50,000 at Paris Games

Rediff.com10 Apr 2024

Although his sport soon fully embraced professionalism, the Olympics has remained free from prize money, though athletes in many sports can expect hefty bonuses from sponsors for triumphing in the biggest shop window of all.

Norris-Verstappen battle heats up as Texas beckons

Norris-Verstappen battle heats up as Texas beckons

Rediff.com18 Oct 2024

Red Bull make changes to car after discussions with FIA

Usyk beats Fury, becomes undisputed heavyweight champ

Usyk beats Fury, becomes undisputed heavyweight champ

Rediff.com19 May 2024

Oleksandr Usyk scored a razor-thin split decision over Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight boxing world champion in a thrilling contest at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Britons want troops pulled out of Iraq: Poll

Britons want troops pulled out of Iraq: Poll

Rediff.com26 Sep 2005

The poll shows that 64 per cent believe the situation in Iraq is worsening despite the presence of British forces.

In PHOTOS: At 368 kg, Briton is world's 'fattest man'

In PHOTOS: At 368 kg, Briton is world's 'fattest man'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2012

The 'world's fattest man', a Briton, is so large that he is bed-ridden but still devours eight hotdogs for breakfast and needs 18 caretakers to keep him alive.

SL: Briton held for Channel 4 video on war crimes

SL: Briton held for Channel 4 video on war crimes

Rediff.com10 Jul 2011

The Sri Lankan police has arrested a British national for allegedly providing "false video footage" to a British TV channel to produce a documentary that accused Lankan troops of war crimes. The Channel 4 documentary 'Sri Lanka's Killing Fields' was slammed by the government, which said it was false and doctored. A Colombo court on Friday allowed the CID to detain and interrogate the Briton of Sri Lankan-origin -- Kandanam Jegadishwaram -- in connection with the case.

Athletics delivers thrills, records and upsets in Paris

Athletics delivers thrills, records and upsets in Paris

Rediff.com12 Aug 2024

Lyles and Hassan bookend fabulous Paris programme

Norris takes Hungary pole in McLaren front row lockout

Norris takes Hungary pole in McLaren front row lockout

Rediff.com20 Jul 2024

Red Bull are concerned about their constructors' title defence being weakened at a time when McLaren are emerging as a threat

PIX: Easy for Swiatek; Kasatkina whips Miyazaki

PIX: Easy for Swiatek; Kasatkina whips Miyazaki

Rediff.com5 Jul 2024

Images from Day 4 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Thursday.

US Open: Medvedev restores order, Sinner whips O'Connell to make Round 4

US Open: Medvedev restores order, Sinner whips O'Connell to make Round 4

Rediff.com1 Sep 2024

World number one Jannik Sinner's bid for a second Grand Slam title continued to gain momentum as he thumped Christopher O'Connell 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the US Open fourth round.

F1: Verstappen starts season with win in Bahrain

F1: Verstappen starts season with win in Bahrain

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

Red Bull's Max Verstappen started the season with a commanding Bahrain Grand Prix win from pole position.

White Britons will be in minority in UK: report

White Britons will be in minority in UK: report

Rediff.com24 Dec 2007

In Leicester, the Indian population is set to rise from 22.9 to 26 per cent by 2020, with the African population increasing from 0.4 to 11.2 per cent, and the white population making up less than 50 per cent.

Verstappen steals the show at Imola

Verstappen steals the show at Imola

Rediff.com19 May 2024

Max Verstappen held off a late charge by McLaren's Lando Norris to win the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

French Open: Alcaraz cruises; Wawrinka sends Murray packing

French Open: Alcaraz cruises; Wawrinka sends Murray packing

Rediff.com27 May 2024

Carlos Alcaraz made a winning start in his bid to claim a first French Open title

F1: Verstappen takes 40th pole after Austrian sprint win

F1: Verstappen takes 40th pole after Austrian sprint win

Rediff.com29 Jun 2024

Red Bull's triple world champion Max Verstappen followed up a Saturday sprint win with a statement pole position for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, with McLaren's Lando Norris again alongside on the front row.

Asian origin Britons generate 103 bn pounds for UK

Asian origin Britons generate 103 bn pounds for UK

Rediff.com1 Sep 2005

Britons of Asian origin, including Indians, generate a whopping 103 billion pounds for United Kingdom's economy, a study indicated on Thursday.

One in three Britons to shun England game: Survey

One in three Britons to shun England game: Survey

Rediff.com14 Jun 2006

A separate poll showed that more than a third of Britons did not know where Trinidad and Tobago is.

PIX: Chebet sinks 10,000m mark; Kerr, Richardson shine

PIX: Chebet sinks 10,000m mark; Kerr, Richardson shine

Rediff.com26 May 2024

Kenyan Beatrice Chebet shattered the women's 10,000 metres world record at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, as Britain's Josh Kerr beat arch-rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the mile race at the Eugene Diamond League meet.

6-time Olympic champion Hoy undergoing cancer treatment

6-time Olympic champion Hoy undergoing cancer treatment

Rediff.com17 Feb 2024

Britain's six-time Olympic track cycling champion Chris Hoy said he was "optimistic" and "positive" after revealing on Friday that he had been diagnosed with cancer last year.

PIX: Duplantis breaks own pole vault World record

PIX: Duplantis breaks own pole vault World record

Rediff.com6 Aug 2024

Images from the Track and Field action at the Parish Olympics on Monday.

Venus ends Briton's run, Muguruza powers on in China

Venus ends Briton's run, Muguruza powers on in China

Rediff.com1 Oct 2015

Grand Slam finalists Garbine Muguruza and Roberta Vinci stormed into the last four of the Wuhan Open in China on Thursday while Venus Williams ended the giant-killing run of Briton Johanna Konta.

F1: Ferrari's Leclerc takes pole at home Grand Prix

F1: Ferrari's Leclerc takes pole at home Grand Prix

Rediff.com25 May 2024

Leclerc took pole in Monaco in 2021, but did not start the race due to a driveshaft failure, and 2022 when he ended up fourth.

PIX: El Bakkali, Hall, Kennedy snatch tense gold wins

PIX: El Bakkali, Hall, Kennedy snatch tense gold wins

Rediff.com8 Aug 2024

Images from the athletics action at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, on Wednesday.

World Championships: Israeli swimmer booed by crowd

World Championships: Israeli swimmer booed by crowd

Rediff.com19 Feb 2024

Politics infused the event in Doha where Belarusian swimmers competed as neutrals due to restrictions imposed on their athletes, and Russia's, stemming from Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- which Moscow called a "special military operation".

Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes pole for Miami Grand Prix

Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes pole for Miami Grand Prix

Rediff.com5 May 2024

Red Bull's triple World champion Max Verstappen claimed pole position on Saturday for the Miami Grand Prix, to start from the front of the grid for the sixth straight race this season.

'Britons throw away 11.9mn tons of food per year'

'Britons throw away 11.9mn tons of food per year'

Rediff.com5 Apr 2010

According to a report by the Waste and Recycling Action Programme, an average British household throws away almost half a tonne of food-related waste a year, which is costing the country 12 billion pound a year in disposal.

Verstappen on pole at Australian Grand Prix

Verstappen on pole at Australian Grand Prix

Rediff.com23 Mar 2024

Red Bull's Formula One World champion Max Verstappen took pole position for the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday with Carlos Sainz qualifying alongside on the front row for Ferrari two weeks after undergoing surgery for appendicitis.

Verstappen wins first sprint race of the F1 season

Verstappen wins first sprint race of the F1 season

Rediff.com20 Apr 2024

Max Verstappen won the first sprint race of the Formula One season at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday.

Verstappen takes Dutch GP pole for third year in a row

Verstappen takes Dutch GP pole for third year in a row

Rediff.com26 Aug 2023

Max Verstappen put Red Bull on pole position for his home Dutch Grand Prix at Zandvoort for the third year in a row

Verstappen takes pole at Japan GP for third year in a row

Verstappen takes pole at Japan GP for third year in a row

Rediff.com6 Apr 2024

Formula One world champion Max Verstappen took pole position for a third straight year at the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday, with Sergio Perez qualifying a close second to ensure a Red Bull front-row lockout.