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IPL: CSK face resurgent Delhi Capitals in push for play-offs

IPL: CSK face resurgent Delhi Capitals in push for play-offs

Rediff.com9 May 2023

CSK would be hoping to pick up two more points against Delhi Capitals, who have struggled in the tournament for the most part.

Tackling, sparring allowed in next stage for Britain's elite athletes

Tackling, sparring allowed in next stage for Britain's elite athletes

Rediff.com25 May 2020

Guidance spelled out the second part of a five-stage framework to enable athletes to get match fit before any top level competition resumes. Examples given include close quarters coaching, combat sports sparring, team sports tackling and the sharing of technical equipment such as balls, gloves and pads.

22 dead as houseboat capsizes in Kerala's Malappuram

22 dead as houseboat capsizes in Kerala's Malappuram

Rediff.com8 May 2023

Sports Minister V Abdurahiman said 20 deaths were confirmed on the basis of information from various hospitals where those pulled out from the water and inside the boat were admitted.

Hockey World Cup: 48 years on... Can India win back lost glory?

Hockey World Cup: 48 years on... Can India win back lost glory?

Rediff.com12 Jan 2023

India will aim for their first podium finish in 48 years in the men's Hockey World Cup as they begin their campaign with a tricky match against Spain in Rourkela on Friday.

Mercury dips; more relief likely as IMD forecasts rains in next few days

Mercury dips; more relief likely as IMD forecasts rains in next few days

Rediff.com17 May 2022

The mercury in Delhi, which recorded its hottest day of the year so far at 45.6 degrees Celsius on Sunday, came down to 42.4 degrees Celsius, according to the India meteorological department.

Central police forces to check encroachments along Pak border

Central police forces to check encroachments along Pak border

Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

Sources privy to the meeting told PTI that the top brass and other senior commanders of these forces were asked to keep a strict vigil against any illegal encroachment taking place in their respective areas of operations.

EPL strips Chelsea owner Abramovich of club directorship

EPL strips Chelsea owner Abramovich of club directorship

Rediff.com12 Mar 2022

Abramovich had sanctions imposed on him by the British government after Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

PIX: Manchester Utd back to winning ways with rout of Brentford

PIX: Manchester Utd back to winning ways with rout of Brentford

Rediff.com3 May 2022

Defender Raphael Varane scored his first Premier League goal as Manchester United returned to winning ways with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Brentford on a night of potential farewells at Old Trafford. Bruno Fernandes and Cristiano Ronaldo, the latter with a penalty, also netted on Monday, which is the last home fixture of a difficult campaign for United.

Champion athlete Hima Das appointed Assam DSP

Champion athlete Hima Das appointed Assam DSP

Rediff.com11 Feb 2021

She became the first Indian woman and the first ever Indian athlete to win a gold medal in any format of a global track event when she stood atop the podium at the IAAF World U20 Championships, clocking a time of 51.46 seconds.

Dutee qualifies for Tokyo Olympics in 100m, 200m

Dutee qualifies for Tokyo Olympics in 100m, 200m

Rediff.com30 Jun 2021

India's ace sprinter Dutee Chand qualified for the Tokyo Olympics in both 100m and 200m races via the world rankings quota on Wednesday.

'Vaccination of Olympics-bound athletes our top priority'

'Vaccination of Olympics-bound athletes our top priority'

Rediff.com22 Jan 2021

Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju had also said that Olympic-bound athletes will be given priority in the vaccination.

Tchau, Senhor Pele!

Tchau, Senhor Pele!

Rediff.com4 Jan 2023

Emotional crowds bid soccer legend Pele a final farewell on Tuesday

KKR's battle for survival; LSG sets sights on playoffs

KKR's battle for survival; LSG sets sights on playoffs

Rediff.com19 May 2023

LSG do not have to fret so much about the mathematical scenarios as a win would be enough for them to seal their back-to-back playoff berth.

Football lover, Chuni fan Dilip Kumar had a 'run-in' with spectators during Rovers Cup final

Football lover, Chuni fan Dilip Kumar had a 'run-in' with spectators during Rovers Cup final

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

Dilip Kumar 'got annoyed and was about to leave the stage before things were brought under control'.

Will India bring in Shaw for series-deciding 3rd T20 vs NZ?

Will India bring in Shaw for series-deciding 3rd T20 vs NZ?

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

With the series on the line, captain Hardik Pandya is unlikely to make changes despite clamour for inclusion of Prithvi Shaw.

Team India is chock full of skilled players, says Bangar

Team India is chock full of skilled players, says Bangar

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

There are four or five match winners in prime form, so, from a batting perspective, I feel the Indian team is in a better position. If you look at the bowling part, they (Pakistan) have the speed, they always had that, but the Indian team has the skill.

Injured Shaheen Afridi ruled out of Asia Cup, England series

Injured Shaheen Afridi ruled out of Asia Cup, England series

Rediff.com20 Aug 2022

The board said that while Shaheen has been ruled out of the T20 Asia Cup and the seven-match T20 home series against England, he is expected to return to competitive cricket in October with the New Zealand tri-series, which will be followed by the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia.

Paralympians Are Barely On India Inc's Radar

Paralympians Are Barely On India Inc's Radar

Rediff.com11 Sep 2021

'Instead of making this a four-year phenomenon, when you look at us and get thrilled, do it more regularly.'

Channi keeps 14 portfolios, Amarinder's ministers retain theirs

Channi keeps 14 portfolios, Amarinder's ministers retain theirs

Rediff.com29 Sep 2021

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi on Tuesday allocated portfolios to the new ministers, keeping 14 departments with himself and giving home affairs to deputy chief minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and health to other deputy O P Soni.

Mountaineer Yadav's Everest summit climb fake

Mountaineer Yadav's Everest summit climb fake

Rediff.com11 Feb 2021

A committee, which was constituted by the government to investigate the matter, had found the documents submitted by Yadav to be fake.

Jharkhand govt forms panel to probe ropeway accident

Jharkhand govt forms panel to probe ropeway accident

Rediff.com20 Apr 2022

The committee will submit its report in two months and its chairperson can invite any expert of any institution in the country to help in the probe into the April 10 tragedy, a notification by Jharkhand tourism department said.

Struggling Delhi Capitals eye turnaround against RCB

Struggling Delhi Capitals eye turnaround against RCB

Rediff.com14 Apr 2023

Delhi are enduring a poor start to the season as they have lost all their four games in IPL 2023 so far.

I love you all! Re-elected FIFA president tells critics

I love you all! Re-elected FIFA president tells critics

Rediff.com16 Mar 2023

Gianni Infatino, who stood unopposed, was re-elected as FIFA President during the 73rd Congress in Kigali.

Women's T20 World Cup: England pose tough challenge as India eye semis berth

Women's T20 World Cup: England pose tough challenge as India eye semis berth

Rediff.com17 Feb 2023

Following two convincing wins in the Women's T20 World Cup, Harmanpreet Kaur-led Indian women's team will have their task cut out when they take on England at St. George's Park in Gqeberha on Saturday.

Corbett Tiger Reserve to have a 'Modi circuit' soon

Corbett Tiger Reserve to have a 'Modi circuit' soon

Rediff.com5 Aug 2022

The Uttarakhand tourism department is working on a plan to develop a 'Modi circuit' at the Corbett Tiger Reserve, covering the places visited by Prime Minister Narendra Modi while shooting for a television programme in 2019.

The Cadet Who Won President's Gold Medal At NDA

The Cadet Who Won President's Gold Medal At NDA

Rediff.com8 Jun 2023

Afrid Afroz, 21, who was adjudged best cadet at the NDA's 144th course, will join the Indian Air Force and hopes to be a fighter pilot.

Sports Shorts: Nadal withdraws from Paris Masters citing personal reasons

Sports Shorts: Nadal withdraws from Paris Masters citing personal reasons

Rediff.com24 Oct 2014

Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from the Paris Masters ahead of the tournament's start on Monday for "personal reasons", the French Tennis Federation announced on Friday.

'Reid's resignation not come at the right time'

'Reid's resignation not come at the right time'

Rediff.com31 Jan 2023

'Graham Reid's resignation is his personal decision but at the end of the day somebody has to take the blame for this awful show.'

US plans to pay athletes to 'sabotage' Beijing Games?

US plans to pay athletes to 'sabotage' Beijing Games?

Rediff.com29 Jan 2022

China rejects allegations of human rights abuse and has repeatedly lashed out against the politicisation of the Games.

Why former women's hockey coach Marine's salary was withheld

Why former women's hockey coach Marine's salary was withheld

Rediff.com3 Nov 2021

Former women's hockey team chief coach Sjoerd Marijne's 'full and final' salary was stopped on the recommendations of Hockey India after he was denied a 'No Objection Certificate' for failing to return his official laptop, which, according to the Dutchman, is on its way to India now.

After criticism, Haryana govt withdraws decision to take share of athletes' earnings

After criticism, Haryana govt withdraws decision to take share of athletes' earnings

Rediff.com8 Jun 2018

Haryana government has directed sportspersons employed with it to deposit one-third of their earnings from commercial and professional commitments to the state sports council

IPL 2023: Confident Royals face stiff Punjab challenge

IPL 2023: Confident Royals face stiff Punjab challenge

Rediff.com4 Apr 2023

Rajasthan Royals would be banking on their near-perfect combinations in almost all departments of the game to put up another commanding performance when they take on a strong Punjab Kings.

Belgian teen youngest to fly solo around the world

Belgian teen youngest to fly solo around the world

Rediff.com25 Aug 2022

17-year-old Mack Rutherford landed at an airfield near the Bulgarian capital Sofia after flying 54,124 km (33,631 miles) and visiting more than 30 countries since he departed from the same site in his Shark Aero microlight airplane on March 23.

Tiger Woods awake and responsive after crash

Tiger Woods awake and responsive after crash

Rediff.com24 Feb 2021

Police investigating cause of crash.

Govt reshuffles bureaucrats, Air India chairman is aviation secretary

Govt reshuffles bureaucrats, Air India chairman is aviation secretary

Rediff.com22 Sep 2021

Air India Chairman Rajiv Bansal has been appointed as the new aviation secretary as part of a major top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Wednesday. K Rajaraman, additional secretary in the department of economic affairs, has been appointed as secretary, department of telecommunications, a personnel ministry order said.

Punjab Kings face uphill task against Mumbai Indians

Punjab Kings face uphill task against Mumbai Indians

Rediff.com21 Apr 2023

Mumbai Indians, who are placed sixth in the points table, have been able to bounce back impressively with wins against Delhi Capitals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Timeline of Russian skater Valieva's failed drug test

Timeline of Russian skater Valieva's failed drug test

Rediff.com13 Feb 2022

Kamila Valieva failed a drug test for a banned substance before the Games.

Shoaib Malik to miss third Bangladesh T20I due to son's illness

Shoaib Malik to miss third Bangladesh T20I due to son's illness

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

Malik is married to Indian tennis star Sania Mirza. The two sports stars have a three-year old son, Izhaan.