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Why we should celebrate this year's Oscars

Why we should celebrate this year's Oscars

Rediff.com24 Feb 2015

Let the grandeur do the talking instead of the gags, says Raja Sen.

On board the world's most luxurious train

On board the world's most luxurious train

Rediff.com9 Jul 2019

If "luxury on wheels" were an official title, it would go to the Venice Simplon-Orient Express. Here's a glance at the train.

Tennis round-up: Tsitsipas captures first clay court title

Tennis round-up: Tsitsipas captures first clay court title

Rediff.com6 May 2019

Tsitsipas regained his composure to save a set point in the 10th game before sealing the victory in the tiebreak for his third career title.

Qualifiers: Veteran Pandev sends North Macedonia to Euros

Qualifiers: Veteran Pandev sends North Macedonia to Euros

Rediff.com13 Nov 2020

Hungary reach Euro finals with last-gasp 2-1 win over Iceland

Football PIX: Spurs rout Wolfsberg; Real escape with win

Football PIX: Spurs rout Wolfsberg; Real escape with win

Rediff.com25 Feb 2021

Images from Europa and Champions League matches played on Wednesday.

Schumacher apologises to Barrichello by text

Schumacher apologises to Barrichello by text

Rediff.com27 Aug 2010

Michael Schumacher apologised to Rubens Barrichello by text on Thursday for almost forcing his former Ferrari team mate into a wall at this month's Hungarian Grand Prix.

It's official! Paris awarded 2024 Olympics, Los Angeles gets 2028

It's official! Paris awarded 2024 Olympics, Los Angeles gets 2028

Rediff.com14 Sep 2017

The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday awarded the 2024 summer Olympic Games to Paris and the 2028 edition to Los Angeles following a vote in the Peruvian capital.

Massa in intensive care after operation

Massa in intensive care after operation

Rediff.com26 Jul 2009

Ferrari's Felipe Massa was in intensive care Saturday after being hit on the head by bouncing debris and crashing heavily in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying. Massa suffered a cut forehead, skull damage and concussion in the accident caused by a fist-sized spring weighing around 800 grams falling off compatriot Rubens Barrichello's Brawn seconds earlier.

The crazy, odd world we live in!

The crazy, odd world we live in!

Rediff.com17 Feb 2016

Here's your weekly digest of odd, crazy moments from around the world.

Min hopeful of inking trade pact with EU

Min hopeful of inking trade pact with EU

Rediff.com4 Feb 2010

Talks for an India-European Union free trade agreement started in 2007 and the eighth round of negotiations was completed in New Delhi last month.

Hungarian Grand Prix: Vettel wins for Ferrari and Bianchi

Hungarian Grand Prix: Vettel wins for Ferrari and Bianchi

Rediff.com26 Jul 2015

Germany's Sebastian Vettel won an emotional Hungarian Grand Prix for Ferrari and the late Jules Bianchi on Sunday after a crazy race that turned into a rare nightmare for champions Mercedes despite Lewis Hamilton increasing his overall lead.

Pooja becomes only fourth Indian grappler to win medal at Worlds

Pooja becomes only fourth Indian grappler to win medal at Worlds

Rediff.com26 Oct 2018

One of the two wrestlers in a medal contention, the 24-year-old Pooja executed a four-point throw in each of the two periods in the 57kg contest to deliver the best performance of her career.

Massa on his feet again, to leave ICU

Massa on his feet again, to leave ICU

Rediff.com30 Jul 2009

Ferrari's Felipe Massa will leave intensive care on Wednesday after taking his first steps since he fractured his skull in a crash at last weekend's Hungarian Grand Prix, the Formula One team said. The champions said on their website that the Brazilian's condition is improving steadily in Budapest's AEK military hospital.

F1: Vettel seeking Belgian break at happy hunting ground

F1: Vettel seeking Belgian break at happy hunting ground

Rediff.com28 Aug 2019

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, winner of 52 races, has gone more than a year since he tasted victory at last year's Belgian race.

Here's a list of cities bidding for the 2024 Olympics

Here's a list of cities bidding for the 2024 Olympics

Rediff.com3 Feb 2017

The three cities bidding for the 2024 summer Olympics submitted on Friday the third and last part of their bid books to the International Olympic Committee which will pick the winner in September.

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in!

Rediff.com13 Jul 2016

Here's this week of photos that prove we live in a mad world.

Ibra to make acting debut in new 'Asterix and Obelix' film

Ibra to make acting debut in new 'Asterix and Obelix' film

Rediff.com9 Apr 2021

The 39-year-old appeared at Italy's Sanremo festival in March, where he sang a duet with Bologna coach Sinisa Mihajlovic and said he would like to try acting.

Deepika, Sonakshi, Akshay's exotic shooting locations!

Deepika, Sonakshi, Akshay's exotic shooting locations!

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

Switzerland is pass!

Massa needs no further surgery, only rest

Massa needs no further surgery, only rest

Rediff.com5 Aug 2009

Injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa left the hospital in Sao Paulo on Tuesday after a series of medical tests ruled out the need for further surgery, his personal physician said.

Euro 2020 postponed until 2021 by UEFA over coronavirus

Euro 2020 postponed until 2021 by UEFA over coronavirus

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

The Euro 2020 soccer Championship, trumpeted as a continent-wide feast of football from Dublin to Baku to mark UEFA's 60th anniversary, was postponed for a year on Tuesday as the coronavirus pandemic claimed its biggest sporting casualty yet. Europe's flagship tournament, staged every four years and second only to FIFA's World Cup in terms of prestige in soccer, will now be staged from June 11 to July 12, 2021.

US swimmer Lochte gets ten-month ban over Rio scandal

US swimmer Lochte gets ten-month ban over Rio scandal

Rediff.com8 Sep 2016

American swimmer Ryan Lochte has been suspended for 10 months, US media reported on Wednesday, following a scandal involving the US Olympic athlete and three other swimmers at the Rio Games.

India's Greco-Roman wrestlers disappoint at World Championship

India's Greco-Roman wrestlers disappoint at World Championship

Rediff.com22 Sep 2013

India's Greco-Roman grapplers Ravinder Singh, Harpreet Singh and Hardeep crashed out in the penultimate day of the World Wrestling Championships in Budapest on Saturday.

Cecchinato: From match-fixing ban to French Open quarters

Cecchinato: From match-fixing ban to French Open quarters

Rediff.com4 Jun 2018

Cecchinato in 'dreamland' after stunning David Goffin on Sunday

Hopeful of India winning 5-6 medals in Tokyo: Bindra

Hopeful of India winning 5-6 medals in Tokyo: Bindra

Rediff.com4 Jan 2021

Sanjay Kapoor elected AICF President, Chauhan retains secretary's post.

Massa under sedation after brain scan

Massa under sedation after brain scan

Rediff.com26 Jul 2009

Ferrari's Felipe Massa will be kept under sedation for 48 hours after fracturing his skull in a freak accident at the Hungarian Grand Prix, a hospital doctor attending the Formula One driver said on Sunday. Peter Bazso said the 28-year-old Brazilian is in a stable condition after surgery at Budapest's AEK military hospital on Saturday. A brain scan on Sunday has produced reassuring results.

Alguersuari to become youngest F1 driver

Alguersuari to become youngest F1 driver

Rediff.com20 Jul 2009

Spanish teenager Jaime Alguersuari will become the youngest driver to race in Formula One after Toro Rosso named him on Monday as replacement for sacked Frenchman Sebastien Bourdais. The Barcelona-born driver, born on March 23, 1990, will make his debut at Budapest's Hungaroring this weekend at the age of 19 years and 125 days.

PIX: The BEAUTIFUL Locations of Sultan

PIX: The BEAUTIFUL Locations of Sultan

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

A look at some of the pictures.

'Cricket will be part of 2024 Olympics if Rome wins bid'

'Cricket will be part of 2024 Olympics if Rome wins bid'

Rediff.com1 Jul 2016

Cricket will be part of the 2024 Olympics if Rome wins the bid to host the mega event, Italian cricket board chief Simone Gambino has said.

Massa says Schumacher is best choice

Massa says Schumacher is best choice

Rediff.com3 Aug 2009

Injured Ferrari driver Felipe Massa left a Budapest hospital after nine days of treatment on Monday and said he hopes to make a swift return to Formula One. Massa is confident his former team-mate Michael Schumacher will do a fine job.

Massa's doctor expects full recovery

Massa's doctor expects full recovery

Rediff.com31 Jul 2009

Injured Formula One driver Felipe Massa is up and about and expected to make a full recovery from Saturday's accident but will remain in a Budapest hospital for now, his personal physician said. Massa, 28, fractured his skull in an accident during qualifying for the Hungarian Grand Prix when he was hit just above his left eye by a bouncing spring, weighing almost a kilo, that broke free from fellow Brazilian Rubens Barrichello's Brawn car.

Massa may leave hospital within 10 days

Massa may leave hospital within 10 days

Rediff.com29 Jul 2009

Injured Formula One driver Felipe Massa is recovering well and could walk out of a Budapest hospital within 10 days, his doctor said on Tuesday. Doctors brought Massa, last year's championship runner-up, out of an artificial coma on Monday and also took him off a respirator.

Massa recovering, eye undamaged

Massa recovering, eye undamaged

Rediff.com28 Jul 2009

Injured Formula One driver Felipe Massa could walk out of a Budapest hospital within 10 days and his eye appears to have suffered no damage in Saturday's accident, his doctors said Tuesday.

Massa may leave hospital within 10 days, says doc

Massa may leave hospital within 10 days, says doc

Rediff.com28 Jul 2009

Injured Formula One driver Felipe Massa is recovering well and could walk out of a Budapest hospital within 10 days, his doctor said on Tuesday.

Dogs have a sense of right and wrong: Study

Dogs have a sense of right and wrong: Study

Rediff.com21 Aug 2008

Human's inclination to invest dogs with human-like states of mind isn't as unscientific as it might appear for scientists have now suggested that canines are becoming more intelligent and are even learning morals. Studies presented at the first Canine Science Forum in Budapest, Hungary, backs the idea that the descendants of grey wolves have become more intelligent, and even learnt a sense of right and wrong, the New Scientist journal reported.

WFI selects Ritu for Worlds after Pinky refuses to attend trials

WFI selects Ritu for Worlds after Pinky refuses to attend trials

Rediff.com18 Sep 2018

However, the WFI decided to give Ritu, who competes in the 50kg category, a chance to compete in the 53kg since she had missed out on the Asian Games trials due to a flight issue.

Football friendlies: Portugal draw with Spain, France shine

Football friendlies: Portugal draw with Spain, France shine

Rediff.com8 Oct 2020

Portugal had to settle for a 0-0 draw at home to Spain in a heavyweight friendly on Wednesday after hammering the crossbar twice and missing a last-gasp open goal.

IOC approves awarding both 2024, 2028 Games in September

IOC approves awarding both 2024, 2028 Games in September

Rediff.com11 Jul 2017

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday voted in favour of awarding hosting rights for the 2024 and 2028 summer Olympics at the same session in September, pending agreements with Paris and Los Angeles.

Rehhagel sticks with Greece old guard

Rehhagel sticks with Greece old guard

Rediff.com28 May 2008

Greece coach Otto Rehhagel kept faith with the players that took the reigning European champions to Euro 2008 when he named his 23-man squad on Wednesday. Only AEK Athens central defender Socratis Papastathopoulos was cut from the squad that travelled to Budapest for the friendly against Hungary on Saturday.

Bumpy diplomatic ride ahead for Biden

Bumpy diplomatic ride ahead for Biden

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

The US is not going to be able to mount a concerted 'Western strategy' against China or Russia in the present international milieu, predicts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

Varun Dhawan flaunts his six-pack abs

Varun Dhawan flaunts his six-pack abs

Rediff.com3 Jun 2016

The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.