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Chak De! India: Salman was to play the Coach!

Chak De! India: Salman was to play the Coach!

Rediff.com14 Aug 2021

Did you know that Shah Rukh Khan's Chak De! India completed 14 years on August 10?

Another year of utter disappointment for Indian athletics

Another year of utter disappointment for Indian athletics

Rediff.com31 Dec 2016

An overview of India's underwhelming performance in athletics

Asian Games: Swapna tenders 'unconditional apology'

Asian Games: Swapna tenders 'unconditional apology'

Rediff.com6 Oct 2023

India's Swapna Barman on Thursday tendered an "unconditional apology" for her sensational allegations that she lost out on a bronze medal in the women's heptathlon competition of the ongoing Asian Games to a "transgender" athlete.

Wrestlers slam rumours of withdrawing from protests

Wrestlers slam rumours of withdrawing from protests

Rediff.com5 Jun 2023

Olympic medallists Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia asserted that none of the protesting wrestlers have backed down.

Sharapova's 'Sugarpovas' leave sugar critics with bitter taste

Sharapova's 'Sugarpovas' leave sugar critics with bitter taste

Rediff.com27 Jun 2013

Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova, the world's top paid female athlete, came under attack on Tuesday for using her fame on court to sell a brand of sweets to her young followers.

Check out schedule of Indian athletes at Tokyo Olympics

Check out schedule of Indian athletes at Tokyo Olympics

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

Check out the complete schedule of Indian athletes at the Tokyo Olympics

Arrest warrant issued against Iranian female boxer

Arrest warrant issued against Iranian female boxer

Rediff.com18 Apr 2019

Sadaf Khadem beat a French boxer, Anne Chauvin, in the bout, which took place in western France on Saturday.

Sharapova's great fall: From most followed athlete to two-year doping ban

Sharapova's great fall: From most followed athlete to two-year doping ban

Rediff.com8 Jun 2016

Factbox on Russia's Maria Sharapova who was banned until January 2018 on Wednesday after testing positive for the banned drug meldonium at this year's Australian Open.

Sports Shorts: India lose to Australia in final hockey match

Sports Shorts: India lose to Australia in final hockey match

Rediff.com17 May 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday

Check out Barbie dolls modelled on Osaka

Check out Barbie dolls modelled on Osaka

Rediff.com13 Jul 2021

'It's such an honor to be a part of the Barbie Role Model series'

Special Olympics: India finish with 202 medals!

Special Olympics: India finish with 202 medals!

Rediff.com26 Jun 2023

India's athletes claimed 76 gold medals, 75 silver and 51 bronze at the Special Olympics World Games 2023.

Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra comes out in support of the wrestlers

Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra comes out in support of the wrestlers

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

Olympic champion Abhinav Bindra lent his support to the wrestlers who have been protesting against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Now you can wear a Nike hijab!

Now you can wear a Nike hijab!

Rediff.com8 Mar 2017

Hijab Pro gets a thumbs up from the world!

Sports Shorts: Usha becomes AAA's Athletes Commission member

Sports Shorts: Usha becomes AAA's Athletes Commission member

Rediff.com13 Aug 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday

UWW ready to lift suspension of WFI after elections: Lalovic

UWW ready to lift suspension of WFI after elections: Lalovic

Rediff.com16 Oct 2023

UWW will not interfere in the pending case relating to the alleged sexual harassment of Indian women grapplers by former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh but will "listen to the voices of athletes" if they approach the world body again, its chief Nenad Lalovic said on Monday.

American legend Miller event ambassador of Mumbai Marathon

American legend Miller event ambassador of Mumbai Marathon

Rediff.com27 Dec 2019

Seven-time Olympic medallist and nine-time World Champion American gymnast Shannon Miller was on Friday named the international event ambassador for the 17th edition of Tata Mumbai Marathon. Miller, 42, is the only female athlete to be inducted into the US Olympic Hall of Fame twice -- in 2006(individual) and 2008 (team) respectively.

England women ditch white shorts after period concerns

England women ditch white shorts after period concerns

Rediff.com3 Apr 2023

European champions England will wear blue shorts for both their home and away kits for this month's friendlies

Deepika, Serena inspire fans to 'sweat with sport'

Deepika, Serena inspire fans to 'sweat with sport'

Rediff.com13 Jul 2016

The new Da da ding Nike ad, featuring actor Deepika Padukone, has gone viral. It has been appreciated by most but panned by some, and despite the mixed reviews it has nearly crashed the internet.

Davenport to inspire tennis moms

Davenport to inspire tennis moms

Rediff.com20 Sep 2007

The American, who gave birth to son Jagger in June, wants other mothers to join her on tour.

Historic! PT Usha set to get elected as IOA chief

Historic! PT Usha set to get elected as IOA chief

Rediff.com27 Nov 2022

PT Usha set to get elected as IOA chief, first woman occupant of top job

P T Usha to run for IOA president's post

P T Usha to run for IOA president's post

Rediff.com26 Nov 2022

The deadline to file nomination papers for the IOA elections ends on Sunday. According to IOA elections returning officer Umesh Sinha no nomination has been filed for any post so far since the process began on Friday.

When India Hosted The First Asian Games

When India Hosted The First Asian Games

Rediff.com23 Sep 2023

Seventy two years ago, a newly independent India ventured to hold the the first Asian Games in Delhi with meager resources.

Now, gender discrimination plagues Beijing Olympics

Now, gender discrimination plagues Beijing Olympics

Rediff.com16 Feb 2022

'Equal treatment for female athletes requires the IBSF and IOC to allocate the same number of sled spots to women bobsledders as men'

Bolt, Fraser-Pryce win 2013 World Athlete Awards

Bolt, Fraser-Pryce win 2013 World Athlete Awards

Rediff.com17 Nov 2013

Jamaican sprinters Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were crowned male and female World Athletes of the Year for 2013 by the sport's governing IAAF at a ceremony in Monaco on Saturday.

Arkaji to be trailblazer for Qatari women at London Olympics

Arkaji to be trailblazer for Qatari women at London Olympics

Rediff.com10 Apr 2012

Nada Arkaji hopes to be a trailblazer for Qatar's forgotten sportswomen at the London Olympics this year even though the teenager's medal prospects are almost non-existent.

Satwiksairaj 'smashes' Guinness world record!

Satwiksairaj 'smashes' Guinness world record!

Rediff.com18 Jul 2023

Satwiksairaj Rankireddy has set the Guinness world record for the fastest hit by a male player in badminton, recording a mindboggling 565 km/h with his smash.

Wrestler Vinesh raises questions on Padma Awards

Wrestler Vinesh raises questions on Padma Awards

Rediff.com27 Jan 2020

Star wrestler Vinesh Phogat raised questions about the manner in which Padma awards are given to sportspersons, terming the process as an 'unfair one' after facing the snub for the third time. The current World Championship bronze medallist and one of India's biggest medal hopes at the Tokyo Olympics, Vinesh hit out at the government accusing them of leaving out 'deserving' candidates.

Sports Shorts: Aus sports now have gender equality in salaries

Sports Shorts: Aus sports now have gender equality in salaries

Rediff.com18 Feb 2019

The CEOs of Cricket Australia, the National Rugby League and Football Federation Australia, have signed up to the "Pathway to Pay Equality" report by the Male Champions of Change Institute (MCC), which details a milestone-based approach to achieving pay equity between male and female athletes.

Injured Vlasic will defend world high jump title

Injured Vlasic will defend world high jump title

Rediff.com19 Aug 2011

World high jump champion Blanka Vlasic will defend her title despite a hamstring injury which nearly forced her to pull out of the upcoming world championships in the South Korean city of Daegu.

India should win about 80 medals at Asiad: Randhir

India should win about 80 medals at Asiad: Randhir

Rediff.com3 Nov 2010

Randhir Singh, secretary general of the Indian Olympic Association, claimed that India will perform better at upcoming 16th Asian Games, in Guangzhou, China, later this month.

Dating app is heating up at Winter Olympics

Dating app is heating up at Winter Olympics

Rediff.com21 Feb 2018

The most popular athletes on Tinder at the Olympics in Pyeongchang are male bobsledders and female snowboarders, the dating app said.

Meet the World Athletes of the Year

Meet the World Athletes of the Year

Rediff.com22 Nov 2014

Pole vault world record holder Renaud Lavillenie and Olympic shot put champion Valerie Adams were named World Athletes of the Year at an IAAF gala in Monaco on Friday.

NHRC notices to Sports Ministry, SAI over cyclist complaint

NHRC notices to Sports Ministry, SAI over cyclist complaint

Rediff.com10 Jun 2022

Reportedly, as per SAI, the complainant was immediately brought back to India mid-way through her training to ensure her safety. The SAI has prima facie found the allegation as true, it said.

Here's why Naomi Osaka won't do press at French Open

Here's why Naomi Osaka won't do press at French Open

Rediff.com27 May 2021

'I'm writing this to say I'm not going to do any press during Roland Garros,' Osaka tweeted

Sex scandals in sports scary, shameful: Mary Kom

Sex scandals in sports scary, shameful: Mary Kom

Rediff.com26 Jul 2010

The sex scandals that have rocked hockey and weightlifting are 'scary and shameful', says Khel Ratna awardee woman boxer M C Mary Kom, who feels male coaches should be kept away from female athletes at all times other then training.

PIX: Athletes who went to the Vanity Fair Oscar party

PIX: Athletes who went to the Vanity Fair Oscar party

Rediff.com25 Feb 2019

Tennis sensation Maria Sharapova ensured all eyes would be on her as she attended the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday night in a glamorous silver gown.

SEE: Asian Games opens with futuristic ceremony

SEE: Asian Games opens with futuristic ceremony

Rediff.com23 Sep 2023

In keeping with the main theme of 'Tides Surging in Asia', the ceremony was about the intermingling of China, Asia and the world in the new era

Barbie unveils Clijsters' lookalike at toy fair

Barbie unveils Clijsters' lookalike at toy fair

Rediff.com4 Feb 2010

Kim Clijsters' lookalike sports the same tennis kit, golden hair and blue racquet as the US Open champion but her backhand is somewhat stiffer. That's because she is a doll -- the first Barbie to commemorate a female athlete, unveiled at the world's largest toy fair in the German city of Nuremberg on Wednesday.

Dutee to participate at World C'ships after CAS nod

Dutee to participate at World C'ships after CAS nod

Rediff.com29 Jul 2017

In her 'gender case' before the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) in Lausanne, Switzerland, the world's top sports tribunal has suspended IAAF's Hyperandrogenism Policy, under which the AFI suspended Dutee from competitions in 2014.

Tennis mixed doubles for 2012 Olympics

Tennis mixed doubles for 2012 Olympics

Rediff.com11 Dec 2009

Tennis mixed doubles and new track cycling disciplines for men and women have been added to the London 2012 Olympics events schedule, the International Olympic Committee said on Thursday. The IOC said the changes were triggered by the need to refresh the events programme and increase the number of female athletes in the Games.