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Coronavirus: Indian women's hockey tour of China cancelled

Coronavirus: Indian women's hockey tour of China cancelled

Rediff.com7 Feb 2020

The outbreak of the deadly Coronavirus has forced the Indian women's hockey team to cancel its tour of China, leaving the federation with the difficult task of finding an opponent to compete with as part of its preparation for the Olympics. The Indian women's team was scheduled to travel to China from March 14 to 25. However, due to the fast-spreading disease, that has killed over 636 people so far and infected more than 30,000 people, it has been cancelled.

Hamilton takes his 100th F1 win with victory in Russia

Hamilton takes his 100th F1 win with victory in Russia

Rediff.com26 Sep 2021

Lewis Hamilton became the first Formula One driver to win 100 races with a victory in Russia that sent him back on top of the championship.

Aliassime enables Canada seal Davis Cup quarters spot

Aliassime enables Canada seal Davis Cup quarters spot

Rediff.com18 Sep 2022

A day after taking down world number one Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, Felix Auger-Aliassime booked Canada's place in the Davis Cup quarter-finals on Saturday with a 6-3, 6-4 win against Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic in the group stage tie in Valencia.

Murray downs Raonic to win record fifth Queen's Club title

Murray downs Raonic to win record fifth Queen's Club title

Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

Andy Murray became the first player to hold aloft the super-sized Queen's Club trophy for a fifth time after he beat Canadian big-server Milos Raonic 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 in the final of the Aegon Championships on Sunday. The British top seed's title hopes appeared to be faltering when he trailed Raonic by a set and 3-0 down in the second set but the 2013 Wimbledon champion relied on his greater grasscourt pedigree to turn the match around.

IAAF should be disbanded, roars Russian sports minister

IAAF should be disbanded, roars Russian sports minister

Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Sunday the world athletics' governing body, IAAF, had unfairly shifted blame for the doping scandal to Russia's athletics federation and should be disbanded, R-Sport agency reported.

US Open PIX: Raducanu, Rybakina, Osaka crash out

US Open PIX: Raducanu, Rybakina, Osaka crash out

Rediff.com31 Aug 2022

IMAGES from Day 2 of the US Open played at Flushing Meadows in New York on Tuesday.

Hamilton a champion driver but not yet an F1 'great'

Hamilton a champion driver but not yet an F1 'great'

Rediff.com24 Oct 2015

Lewis Hamilton can win his third Formula One world championship on Sunday but the Mercedes driver will have to wait a while longer before he can be truly hailed as one of the greats, according to Jackie Stewart.

Britain marks 10th anniversary of 7/7 London bombings

Britain marks 10th anniversary of 7/7 London bombings

Rediff.com7 Jul 2015

The threat from terrorism continues to be as real as it was ten years ago, but Britian will never cowed by it, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Monday.

After Goody, Danielle Lloyd may get the boot

After Goody, Danielle Lloyd may get the boot

Rediff.com22 Jan 2007

She can expect the type of backlash that greeted Jade, whose career is now in tatters.

Big brother inmates say sorry

Big brother inmates say sorry

Rediff.com19 Jan 2007

Shilpa Shetty, in turn, gives them a hug.

Spain hold the Netherlands to a 3-3 draw

Spain hold the Netherlands to a 3-3 draw

Rediff.com2 Dec 2007

Spain held defending champions and favourites the Netherlands to a 3-3 draw at the Champions Trophy in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday

Federer-Wawrinka seal tie for Swiss

Federer-Wawrinka seal tie for Swiss

Rediff.com20 Sep 2008

Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka secured Switzerland a place in the 2009 World Group with a 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-3, 6-3 victory over Belgium's Olivier Rochus and Xavier Malisse.

Shilpa to sex up Big Brother

Shilpa to sex up Big Brother

Rediff.com4 Jan 2007

Shilpa Shetty joins the celebrity gang at the UK reality show.

Hockey: Rani double gives India winning start to NZ tour

Hockey: Rani double gives India winning start to NZ tour

Rediff.com25 Jan 2020

'We tried a few new things in the match today but we still need improvement and that's why we are here, to improve our game in every match'

It's A Chai Chai World!

It's A Chai Chai World!

Rediff.com24 May 2023

International Tea Day is a good occasion to brew a special pot of chai.

PIX: Forgotten man Murray gives Tsitsipas match to remember

PIX: Forgotten man Murray gives Tsitsipas match to remember

Rediff.com31 Aug 2021

Andy Murray may have been the forgotten man at the US Open but gave the crowd and Stefanos Tsitsipas a match to remember, forcing the third seed to grind out a 2-6, 7-6(7), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win on Monday and avoid the opening round shocker.

PICS: McLaughlin breaks 400m hurdles World record

PICS: McLaughlin breaks 400m hurdles World record

Rediff.com23 Jul 2022

Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday, Day 8.

Now, European Union woos Indian students

Now, European Union woos Indian students

Rediff.com23 Oct 2006

After US, Australia and Great Britain, it is now the European Union, which is wooing Indian students. It is going a step forward and even offering part-time jobs and credit transfer system to students.

Sania in final

Sania in final

Rediff.com14 Aug 2004

The Indan teenage ace beat eighth seed Hannah Collins of Great Britain in the ITF women's tennis event in Hampstead.

Hamilton wins again under Bahrain floodlights

Hamilton wins again under Bahrain floodlights

Rediff.com20 Apr 2015

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton won the Bahrain Grand Prix for the second year in a row on Sunday with Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen back on the podium to deny Mercedes another one-two finish under the floodlights.

A1 Team India runs smoothly in first test

A1 Team India runs smoothly in first test

Rediff.com1 Sep 2005

A1 Grand Prix Team India has successfully completed its first shake down test at the Paul Ricard circuit in France, with drivers Karun Chandhok and Armaan Ebrahim setting a respectable pace.

Bopanna to face Clement

Bopanna to face Clement

Rediff.com5 Jun 2008

Indian Davis Cupper Rohan Bopanna scored a valiant straight-set victory over Simon Stadler of Germany to advance to the second round of the euro 42,500 ATP Challenger series tournament for the Surbiton Trophy in Great Britain on Thursday.

BBC apologises to Queen Elizabeth

BBC apologises to Queen Elizabeth

Rediff.com13 Jul 2007

'In this trailer there is a sequence that implies that the queen left a sitting prematurely,' the BBC said in a statement. 'This was not the case, and the actual sequence of events was mis-represented.'

India go down fighting to Holland

India go down fighting to Holland

Rediff.com12 Mar 2004

India is the 6th most popular country in US

India is the 6th most popular country in US

Rediff.com11 Mar 2008

India is the sixth most popular country in the US, with 69 per cent of Americans having a positive image about it, while Pakistan finds itself among the 10 most unpopular nations, according to a new poll. Of 22 countries rated in Gallup's 2008 World Affairs survey, Canada, Great Britain, Germany and Japan win favour with at least 80 per cent of Americans.

Hockey defeat matter of shame: Aiyar

Hockey defeat matter of shame: Aiyar

Rediff.com10 Mar 2008

Union sports minister Mani Shankar Aiyar lashed out at the Indian Hockey Federation, saying "it is a matter of shame that a team which has been part of the Olympics for the past 80 years and won several gold and silver medals failed to qualify for the Beijing Games". Eight-time champions India lost 0-2 to Great Britain on Sunday night in the final of the second Olympic qualifier in Santiago, Chile, and failed to make it to the quadrennial event for the first time in 80 years.

Historic! Rishi Sunak to be UK's 1st Indian-origin PM

Historic! Rishi Sunak to be UK's 1st Indian-origin PM

Rediff.com24 Oct 2022

Rishi Sunak on Monday is all set to make history on Diwali as Britain's first Indian-origin prime minister after being elected unopposed as the new leader of the governing Conservative Party, following Penny Mordaunt's withdrawal from the race.

Look who got engaged last week

Look who got engaged last week

Rediff.com27 Nov 2014

Britain No 1 Andy Murray's agent has confirmed that the tennis ace has got engaged to his long-term girlfriend Kim Sears.

A nearly-6000 points gap and No 1 spot still distant dream for Murray

A nearly-6000 points gap and No 1 spot still distant dream for Murray

Rediff.com18 Aug 2015

Murray, 28, moved up above Federer to second in the ATP's latest rankings on Monday, courtesy of his dazzling displays in Montreal culminating in 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 victory over Serb Djokovic in an absorbing three-hour duel.

Britain was NOT involved in Operation Bluestar: PM Cameron

Britain was NOT involved in Operation Bluestar: PM Cameron

Rediff.com5 Feb 2014

British Prime Minister David Cameron has asserted that there was "absolutely no" involvement of the Margaret Thatcher-led United Kingdom government in Operation Bluestar -- when the Indian Army conducted a raid on the Golden Temple in Amritsar in 1984 to flush out militants from the Golden Temple.

Indians at Wimbledon: Challenge ends in men's doubles

Indians at Wimbledon: Challenge ends in men's doubles

Rediff.com7 Jul 2017

Purav Raja and Divij Sharan turned it around amazingly after losing the first two sets but eventually fell short in an energy-sapping five setter, shortly after Rohan Bopanna also lost his men's doubles second round at the Wimbledon championships, in London on Friday.

Airports to raise perpetual loans

Airports to raise perpetual loans

Rediff.com27 Feb 2006

Madrid Masters: Murray stuns king of clay Nadal

Madrid Masters: Murray stuns king of clay Nadal

Rediff.com11 May 2015

Andy Murray continued his remarkable run on clay.

4 Palestinian Women: A Touching Story

4 Palestinian Women: A Touching Story

Rediff.com19 Oct 2023

'The idea of this movie is to trace these journeys and not to blame.' 'We could have talked what happened in 1948. This is what the Israelis did. This is what the Palestinians and Arabs did.' 'We didn't want to go there.'

F1: War of words has begun!

F1: War of words has begun!

Rediff.com22 Feb 2016

World Champion Lewis Hamilton has poked fun at Sebastian Vettel's remarks that Mercedes' recent dominance has made F1 'less exciting', saying that the German's run of four years in Red Bull was more boring than his two years supremacy.

Rosberg triumphs in Britain after Vettel retires

Rosberg triumphs in Britain after Vettel retires

Rediff.com30 Jun 2013

Germany's Nico Rosberg won a dramatic British Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday after one of several explosive tyre failures scuppered team mate Lewis Hamilton's hopes of home victory.

Good start for the Netherlands

Good start for the Netherlands

Rediff.com29 Nov 2007

Defending champions the Netherlands were off to a good start in the 29th men's Champions Trophy hockey tournament, that got underway in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday, scoring a comfortable 4-0 win over Great Britain.

Hamilton wins as Mercedes take constructors' title

Hamilton wins as Mercedes take constructors' title

Rediff.com12 Oct 2014

Lewis Hamilton won the inaugural Russian Formula One Grand Prix and extended his championship lead on Sunday in a Mercedes one-two that clinched the team's first constructors' title.

F1 legend Lewis Hamilton knighted

F1 legend Lewis Hamilton knighted

Rediff.com15 Dec 2021

The 36-year-old Briton, the sport's only Black driver, was made a Knight Bachelor by Britain's Prince Charles during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle in England.

Wimbledon PIX: Alcaraz douses Rune fireworks; Medvedev ends Eubanks run

Wimbledon PIX: Alcaraz douses Rune fireworks; Medvedev ends Eubanks run

Rediff.com13 Jul 2023

It was billed as the battle of the 20-year-olds but Carlos Alcaraz pulled rank on his childhood buddy Holger Rune to enter the Wimbledon semifinals.