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PHOTOS: The view from the top is always STUNNING

PHOTOS: The view from the top is always STUNNING

Rediff.com17 Nov 2015

Whether they're capturing panoramic views of tulip fields or snapping thrilling images of cliff divers plunging into the sea, one thing is for certain: Drones can take awesome pictures.

Anand draws with Topalov, maintains lead

Anand draws with Topalov, maintains lead

Rediff.com23 Feb 2008

The world champion maintained his slender half-point lead after the sixth round of the Morelia-Linares chess tournament.

Negi beats Jan Timman in fifth round

Negi beats Jan Timman in fifth round

Rediff.com23 Apr 2007

He struck back in style and defeated the defending champion Grandmaster at the Sigeman & Co. International chess tournament.

Aus Open PICS: Serena, Thiem, Zverev move into second round

Aus Open PICS: Serena, Thiem, Zverev move into second round

Rediff.com8 Feb 2021

Images from Day 1 at the Australian Open.

FIDE deprives Anand of top ranking

FIDE deprives Anand of top ranking

Rediff.com1 Apr 2007

The FIDE list shows Veselin Topalov still on the top without including the points earned at the Morelia-Linares tournament.

Spurs march on, German double in UEFA Cup

Spurs march on, German double in UEFA Cup

Rediff.com15 Mar 2007

Two clinical finishes from Bulgaria striker Dimitar Berbatov took twice winners Tottenham Hotspur through to the UEFA Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Mary Kom bows out in quarter-finals

Mary Kom bows out in quarter-finals

Rediff.com23 Jun 2017

The 34-year-old, a five-time World champion and an Olympic bronze-medallist, struggled to connect clean punches against her taller rival and was even warned once for excessive bending.

CSKA Sofia given record fine and 2-match crowd ban

CSKA Sofia given record fine and 2-match crowd ban

Rediff.com15 Aug 2007

Bulgaria's CSKA Sofia were given a record fine and ordered to host their next two premier league matches behind closed doors because of fan violence during their league match at Litex Lovech on Saturday.

Tears and jubiliation in Sofia

Tears and jubiliation in Sofia

Rediff.com25 Jul 2007

Six Bulgarian medics returned home free, amidst tears and hugs, after eight years imprisonment in Libya.

Inspiration runs dry for mentally jaded Dimitrov

Inspiration runs dry for mentally jaded Dimitrov

Rediff.com23 Jan 2018

After some patchy form in the opening rounds Dimitrov hit top form to beat home hope Nick Kyrgios in the last 16, fuelling hopes of a first grand slam final appearance.

Peace, as the Dalai Lama sees it

Peace, as the Dalai Lama sees it

Rediff.com31 Jan 2007

Image of the Dalai Lama in Mumbai

Gold for Mary Kom, Manisha gets silver in Polish boxing tourney

Gold for Mary Kom, Manisha gets silver in Polish boxing tourney

Rediff.com16 Sep 2018

Five-time world champion Mary Kom, returning to the ring after recovering from some niggles that kept her out of the Asian Games, prevailed 5-0 against Kazakhstan's Aigerim Kassanayeva to pick up India's lone senior category gold at the event on Saturday.

Parimarjan Negi back in contention

Parimarjan Negi back in contention

Rediff.com25 May 2007

The Indian ace beat International Master Safarli Eltaz of Azerbaijan in the eight round of the World Youth Stars chess tournament to move to second place.

Sasikiran retains lead after draw with Nisipeanu

Sasikiran retains lead after draw with Nisipeanu

Rediff.com20 May 2007

The Indian Grandmaster split the point with the Romanian GM to maintain a half point lead after the penultimate round in the third Mtel Masters.

Late Van Nistelrooy strike gives Dutch 1-0 win

Late Van Nistelrooy strike gives Dutch 1-0 win

Rediff.com13 Sep 2007

Ruud van Nistelrooy struck from close range in injury time to earn the Netherlands a hard-fought 1-0 win over Albania in their Euro 2008 qualifier on Wednesday.

Asiad Boxing: Amit soldiers into final, injured Vikas settles for bronze

Asiad Boxing: Amit soldiers into final, injured Vikas settles for bronze

Rediff.com31 Aug 2018

Debutant boxer Amit Panghal (49kg) continued his sensational run to make the final with a hard-fought win but an injured Vikas Krishan (75kg) had to settle for bronze after being declared medically unfit for his semifinal at the 18th Asian Games, in Jakarta, on Friday.

Chess reunification tie in peril

Chess reunification tie in peril

Rediff.com29 Sep 2006

The match between Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria and Russian Vladimir Kramnik was thrown in jeopardy after the frequent toilet breaks taken by the latter.

Anand draws with Topalov

Anand draws with Topalov

Rediff.com18 Feb 2007

Magnus Carlsen of Norway stole day one honours in the Morelia-Linares chess tournament after putting it across Alexander Morozevich of Russia to emerge early sole leader

Shuttlers Jayaram, Praneeth reach Canada Open semis

Shuttlers Jayaram, Praneeth reach Canada Open semis

Rediff.com2 Jul 2016

Indian shuttlers Ajay Jayaram and B Sai Praneeth advanced to the semi-finals of the $55,000 Canada Open Grand Prix badminton tournament after notching up contrasting victories in the men's singles competition in Calgary, Canada.

Kudryavtsev wins Delhi ITF Futures

Kudryavtsev wins Delhi ITF Futures

Rediff.com4 Feb 2007

The Russian shocked sixth seed Todor Enev of Bulgaria in the final.

Anand finishes fifth, Negi fourth

Anand finishes fifth, Negi fourth

Rediff.com28 Jan 2007

Levon Aronian, Veselin Topalov and Teimour Radjabov jointly won the Category-19 Corus Chess tournament.

Anand scores over Van Wely

Anand scores over Van Wely

Rediff.com24 Jan 2007

The victory enabled the Indian ace narrow the gap between him and tournament leader Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria in the Corus chess tournament.

Indian boxers shine in youth tourney in Serbia

Indian boxers shine in youth tourney in Serbia

Rediff.com15 Jul 2013

Nine Indians punched their way into the finals of their respective categories in the Golden Glove of Vojvodina, an international boxing tournament in Kikinda, Serbia.

Rastogi enters Futures final

Rastogi enters Futures final

Rediff.com29 Dec 2006

India's Karan Rastogi beat Todor Enev of Bulgaria 6-3, 6-2 in the semi-final of the ITF Futures in New Delhi.

Anand meets Karjakin in opening round

Anand meets Karjakin in opening round

Rediff.com14 Jan 2006

Viswanathan Anand will start his campaign against the world's youngest-ever Grandmaster, in the Corus Super Grandmasters chess tournament.

Dad and rain save Serena's day

Dad and rain save Serena's day

Rediff.com28 May 2007

A pep talk from dad Richard and a timely downpour over Roland Garros rescued Serena Williams from an embarrassing first-round exit at the French Open on Sunday.

Sasikiran loses to Kamsky

Sasikiran loses to Kamsky

Rediff.com19 May 2007

Despite the defeat, the Indian Grandmaster maintains sole lead in the Mtel chess tournament.

Sasikiran in joint lead

Sasikiran in joint lead

Rediff.com17 May 2007

He delivered a vital blow to English GM Michael Adams in the sixth round of the Mtel Masters Chess tournament.

Anand crushes Ponomariov

Anand crushes Ponomariov

Rediff.com15 May 2006

The Indian ace, who is second in the table, took his tally to 3 points after the fourth round of the Mtel Masters Chess tournament.

Congratulate Vishy Anand!

Congratulate Vishy Anand!

Rediff.com1 Apr 2007

Let's all join in and congratulate the new king of the 64 squares board.

Five things to watch for in opening rounds of Euro 2020 qualifiers

Five things to watch for in opening rounds of Euro 2020 qualifiers

Rediff.com20 Mar 2019

The 55 teams have been divided into 10 groups of five or six, and the top two teams in each qualify directly.

Anand draws with Topalov

Anand draws with Topalov

Rediff.com3 Mar 2007

Viswanathan Anand remained in joint lead in the Morelia-Linares chess tournament after drawing with top seed Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria.

Sports Shorts: Amit strikes gold; Mary Kom, Seema get silver at Strandja Memorial

Sports Shorts: Amit strikes gold; Mary Kom, Seema get silver at Strandja Memorial

Rediff.com25 Feb 2018

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday

Rastogi exits ITF Futures

Rastogi exits ITF Futures

Rediff.com2 Feb 2007

Karan Rastogi went down to Todor Enev 6-4, 7-6 (3) in the semifinals of the ITF Futures.

Anand held by Shirov

Anand held by Shirov

Rediff.com27 Jan 2007

Top seed Veselin Topalov of Bulgaria lost to Russian Peter Svidler to liven things up in the 'A' group of the Corus International Chess tournament.

Sasikiran third in Aeroflot Open

Sasikiran third in Aeroflot Open

Rediff.com17 Feb 2006

The Indian Grandmaster was relegated to third after a three-way for first place.

Interstellar's Indian Connection

Interstellar's Indian Connection

Rediff.com9 Mar 2015

Venugopal talk about his life as a matte painter and compositor and his work on Christopher Nolan's Oscar-winning film.

Anand crushes Karjakin in first round

Anand crushes Karjakin in first round

Rediff.com15 Jan 2006

The Indian ace beat Sergey Karjakin of Ukraine in just 37 moves at the Corus Super Grandmasters chess tournament.

Tennis: Djokovic, Federer roll along in Cincinnati

Tennis: Djokovic, Federer roll along in Cincinnati

Rediff.com14 Aug 2019

Defending champion Djokovic fired his 15th ace on match point to defeat Querrey but his serve had been an issue earlier in their second-round encounter.

Harikrishna draws with Timman

Harikrishna draws with Timman

Rediff.com24 Dec 2005

P Harikrishna started his campaign with a draw against Jan Timman of Holland in the first round of the Ciudad de Pamplona International chess tournament.