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Amitabh Bachchan: Christopher Lee was great company

Amitabh Bachchan: Christopher Lee was great company

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

The veteran actor passed away at 93.

Legendary actor Christopher Lee no more

Legendary actor Christopher Lee no more

Rediff.com11 Jun 2015

He was 93.

Bhambri-Goransson ousted from Australian Open

Bhambri-Goransson ousted from Australian Open

Rediff.com26 Jan 2026

Bhambri's exit from men's doubles brings down curtains on India's challenge at Australian Open.

When India Flopped At T20 World Cups!

When India Flopped At T20 World Cups!

Rediff.com9 Feb 2026

Entering most ICC events, especially T20 World Cups, as pre-tournament favourites, India could not break free from that prison of expectations on a number of occasions despite being armed with star power and depth.

Frankenstein: Aesthetically Pleasing, Visually Lush, Morally Unequivocal

Frankenstein: Aesthetically Pleasing, Visually Lush, Morally Unequivocal

Rediff.com18 Dec 2025

Guillermo del Toro restores and amplifies the morality tale Shelley had meant her book to be. His message is kindness and forgiveness are the greatest virtues and arrogant ego meets its own just end, notes Shreekant Sambrani.

Satwik-Chirag battle into Denmark Open Round 2

Satwik-Chirag battle into Denmark Open Round 2

Rediff.com15 Oct 2025

Indian shuttlers Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty survived a scare before progressing to the men's doubles second round with a thrilling win over Scotland's Christopher Grimley and Matthew Grimley at the Denmark Open Super 750 tournament in Odense on Wednesday.

Lakshya humbles World No 2, sails into Denmark Open QF

Lakshya humbles World No 2, sails into Denmark Open QF

Rediff.com16 Oct 2025

Ace Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen stunned World No. 2 and local favourite Anders Antonsen in straight games to enter the quarterfinals of the Denmark Open Super 750 badminton tournament in Odense on Thursday.

Denmark Open: Satwik-Chirag enter semis; Lakshya exits

Denmark Open: Satwik-Chirag enter semis; Lakshya exits

Rediff.com17 Oct 2025

Star Indian men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty advanced to the semifinals, while Lakshya Sen lost his men's singles quarterfinal match in straight games at the Denmark Open Super 750 badminton tournament, in Odense, on Friday.

Quentin Tarantino's Top 10 Movies

Quentin Tarantino's Top 10 Movies

Rediff.com4 Dec 2025

Quentin Tarantino listed his Top 10 movies of the 21st Century, and the list had quite a few surprises.

US Open 2025: Ayush, Tanvi move into quarterfinals

US Open 2025: Ayush, Tanvi move into quarterfinals

Rediff.com27 Jun 2025

India's Ayush Shetty, Tanvi Sharma storm into quarter-finals of US Open 2025 badminton tournament

1st ODI PIX: Smriti wins it for India, Jhulan rolls back time

1st ODI PIX: Smriti wins it for India, Jhulan rolls back time

Rediff.com18 Sep 2022

Mandhana (91 off 99 balls) literally drove and pulled her way before missing out on a deserving sixth WODI hundred by nine runs.

Chelsea ride on own goal to join Fluminense in Club World Cup semis

Chelsea ride on own goal to join Fluminense in Club World Cup semis

Rediff.com5 Jul 2025

Brazil's Fluminense continued their fairy-tale run at the Club World Cup with a 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal on Friday in Orlando, Florida, to book their place in the semi-finals.

PHOTOS: BBQ'ing, the Aussie way

PHOTOS: BBQ'ing, the Aussie way

Rediff.com24 Jun 2015

Australia say they're ready and waiting to take a new-look England head on in the Ashes.

Pakistan issues visas to Indian Davis Cup team

Pakistan issues visas to Indian Davis Cup team

Rediff.com28 Jan 2024

The Indian Davis Cup squad will travel to Pakistan for the first time since 1964. India defeated Pakistan 4-0 in their most recent neutral site match in 2019.

BAFTA 2025: Mikey Madison, Adrien Brody Win

BAFTA 2025: Mikey Madison, Adrien Brody Win

Rediff.com17 Feb 2025

The BAFTAs were held at London's Royal Festival Hall on February 16.

India at US Open: Yuki, Saketh knocked out; Bopanna marches on

India at US Open: Yuki, Saketh knocked out; Bopanna marches on

Rediff.com1 Sep 2023

In his mixed doubles, Rohan Bopanna and Indonesian Aldila Sutjiad beat German pair Andreas Mies and Vera Zvonareva 7-5, 6-2 in US Open first round match on Thursday.

Does Arthritis Affect Young People Like Saina Nehwal?

Does Arthritis Affect Young People Like Saina Nehwal?

Rediff.com4 Sep 2024

Arthritis affects people of all ages, including those in their 20s and 30s, says Dr Prashant Kamble, consultant-orthopedics at the Sir HN Reliance Foundation Hospital, Mumbai.

Davis Cup: India start prep for Pakistan tie

Davis Cup: India start prep for Pakistan tie

Rediff.com22 Jan 2024

Ramkumar, Poonacha and Saketh Myneni had a light session that lasted two and a half hours.

Big blow for France! Benzema out of World Cup with injury

Big blow for France! Benzema out of World Cup with injury

Rediff.com20 Nov 2022

France striker Karim Benzema has been ruled out of the World Cup in Qatar after suffering an injury in training.

US Open Qualifiers: Yuki ousted in second round

US Open Qualifiers: Yuki ousted in second round

Rediff.com26 Aug 2022

India's singles challenge at the US Open qualifiers came to an end as Yuki Bhambri was handed a straight-set defeat by Belgium's Zizou Bergs in the second round in New York.

Maxwell likely to be on flight for ODIs in India

Maxwell likely to be on flight for ODIs in India

Rediff.com11 Jan 2023

The 45-year-old coach said that while Maxwell was eager to get back into action as quickly as possible, his rehabilitation will take time because of the severity of the injury and the metal rod inserted in his foot.

Badminton star to lose top ranking to China's Chen

Badminton star to lose top ranking to China's Chen

Rediff.com23 Dec 2014

Lee Chong Wei's indefinite suspension for a doping violation will cost the Malaysian his top ranking with Chinese world champion Chen Long set to take over on Thursday.

Ahana Deol gives birth to baby boy

Ahana Deol gives birth to baby boy

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.

FIFA WC: Argentina are knocked down but not out

FIFA WC: Argentina are knocked down but not out

Rediff.com25 Nov 2022

Lautaro said Argentina dominated the match against the Saudis and did not deserve to lose, having three goals ruled out for close offside calls by VAR.

PIX: France held goalless by Israel; England cruise

PIX: France held goalless by Israel; England cruise

Rediff.com15 Nov 2024

France qualified for the quarter-finals of the Nations League despite a lacklustre goalless draw against Israel on Thursday.

Weekend Watch

Weekend Watch

Rediff.com21 Apr 2006

No question of change in India's captaincy: BCCI

No question of change in India's captaincy: BCCI

Rediff.com14 Sep 2021

BCCI vice-president Rajeev Shukla dismissed reports that Virat Kohli will step down as India's ODI and T20I captain after the T20 World Cup in October-November.

Bhajji disgruntled over Kuldeep's non-selection

Bhajji disgruntled over Kuldeep's non-selection

Rediff.com22 Dec 2022

"Now he played after nearly two years again and has been dropped again. Would love to know the rationale," said Harbhajan, one of the four Indian bowlers to have taken 400-plus wickets.

In their ninth attempt, Denmark finally win the Thomas Cup

In their ninth attempt, Denmark finally win the Thomas Cup

Rediff.com22 May 2016

Denmark beat Indonesia 3-2 in the final Sunday, making the Scandinavian country the first European team to win the competition.

Saina Nehwal becomes World No 1 again

Saina Nehwal becomes World No 1 again

Rediff.com21 May 2015

Indian star shuttler Saina Nehwal regained the No 1 spot in the latest Badminton World Federation rankings.

Saina thrashes China's Wang to enter All England semis

Saina thrashes China's Wang to enter All England semis

Rediff.com7 Mar 2015

India's Saina Nehwal thrashed Olympic silver medallist Yihan Wang of China to storm into the semi-finals of the All England badminton championships in Birmingham.

Ronaldo to leave Manchester United after criticism of club

Ronaldo to leave Manchester United after criticism of club

Rediff.com23 Nov 2022

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo will leave with immediate effect, the English Premier League team said on Tuesday, marking a bitter end to the Portugal captain's second spell at Old Trafford after he said he felt betrayed by the club.

France needs to reshuffle in Benzema's absence vs Aus

France needs to reshuffle in Benzema's absence vs Aus

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

France are looking to beat the Socceroos just like they did to kick off their 2018 journey in Russia.

World Badminton Rankings: Saina retains No 2 spot; Prannoy rises to No 12

World Badminton Rankings: Saina retains No 2 spot; Prannoy rises to No 12

Rediff.com18 Jun 2015

Indian shuttler HS Prannoy grabbed his career-best world number 12 spot.

EPL PIX: Manchester United sink to new low; Chelsea lose

EPL PIX: Manchester United sink to new low; Chelsea lose

Rediff.com31 Dec 2024

Manchester United languish 14th in the standings on 19 points, their worst placing to end a calendar year since they were 15th in 1989.

Smriti keen to give Jhulan a fitting farewell

Smriti keen to give Jhulan a fitting farewell

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

'All our efforts in this series will be for Jhulu di'

Badminton World Rankings: Saina loses top spot; Srikanth jumps to 3rd

Badminton World Rankings: Saina loses top spot; Srikanth jumps to 3rd

Rediff.com4 Jun 2015

Saina dropped two spots to third in the women's singles list, and is placed below Spaniard Carolina Marin (80752), who rose a rung following her Australian Open title triumph.

PM tweets: 'Saina, we are proud of you'

PM tweets: 'Saina, we are proud of you'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday, praised Saina Nehwal after the ace Indian female shuttler suffered a heartbreaking defeat in the final of the All England badminton championships.

Usain Bolt arrives in Rio for shot at immortality

Usain Bolt arrives in Rio for shot at immortality

Rediff.com28 Jul 2016

Jamaica's Usain Bolt has landed in Rio de Janeiro more than a week before the Olympics opening ceremony to fine tune his preparations for his attempt at an unprecedented triple-triple of gold medals in the men's sprints.

FBI thwarts 'IS-inspired' lone wolf attack on US Capitol

FBI thwarts 'IS-inspired' lone wolf attack on US Capitol

Rediff.com15 Jan 2015

An American national, who had earlier tweeted his support to ISIS, was arrested on charges of plotting to attack the US Capitol, the seat of the Congress, and kill government officials.