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A Baker's Successful Lockdown Story

A Baker's Successful Lockdown Story

Rediff.com5 Jul 2021

'I'm following my heart and would like to go where the road leads me. I want to do things that will excite myself and people too,' says Tanushka D'Silva.

IPL PHOTOS: Mumbai Indians, RCB sweat it out in the nets

IPL PHOTOS: Mumbai Indians, RCB sweat it out in the nets

Rediff.com3 Apr 2013

Explosive Jamaican Chris Gayle and Sri Lankan dasher Tillekratne Dilshan on Tuesday batted under lights for half an hour at the Royal Challengers Bangalore's net practice ahead of their encounter with Mumbai Indians on April 4 at Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.

Diamond League: Gatlin gives Bolt the blues in Rome

Diamond League: Gatlin gives Bolt the blues in Rome

Rediff.com7 Jun 2013

American Gatlin, bronze medallist at the London Games after a four-year doping ban, ran 9.94 seconds to edge Usain Bolt by 0.01 in a race that showed the Jamaican has yet to fully recover from the hamstring injury that dogged him earlier in the season.

'Sprint King' Bolt signs for a football team

'Sprint King' Bolt signs for a football team

Rediff.com26 Feb 2018

Former Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who has won eight Olympic gold medals in his illustrious career, is all set to swap his spikes for studs as he revealed signing for a football team.

IPL: How Tahir tamed dangerman Russell

IPL: How Tahir tamed dangerman Russell

Rediff.com15 Apr 2019

Imran Tahir proved there is merit to the cricket adage that spinners get better with age after the South African claimed 4/27 in Chennai Super Kings' five-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League on Sunday.

Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce complete hat-tricks as Jamaica sweep sprint events

Bolt, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce complete hat-tricks as Jamaica sweep sprint events

Rediff.com18 Aug 2013

Usain Bolt, already enshrined as one of the greatest Olympians of all time, became the most successful athlete in world championship history. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce also completed the hat-trick.

Biden, Harris named TIME '2020 Person of the Year'

Biden, Harris named TIME '2020 Person of the Year'

Rediff.com11 Dec 2020

The publication named the Democratic leaders for its annual prestigious honour, choosing them over other finalists -- Frontline Health Care Workers and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr Anthony Fauci, the Movement for Racial Justice and US President Donald Trump.

KKR skipper has word of praise for Russell

KKR skipper has word of praise for Russell

Rediff.com10 Apr 2019

Dinesh Karthik said in-form Andre Russell batted with a 'lot of maturity'

Bolt to run 200 in Paris Diamond League meeting

Bolt to run 200 in Paris Diamond League meeting

Rediff.com26 Feb 2013

Six-times Olympic champion Usain Bolt will race over 200 metres at the Paris Golden League meeting on July 6 as part of his buildup for the Moscow world athletics championships in the following month.

Usain Bolt fires two goals in Australia's Central Coast Mariners trial

Usain Bolt fires two goals in Australia's Central Coast Mariners trial

Rediff.com12 Oct 2018

Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt scored two goals in his first start for the Central Coast Mariners in a trial match on Friday that he hopes could pave the way for a professional contract as a soccer player.

Injured Marlon Samuels returns home

Injured Marlon Samuels returns home

Rediff.com26 Apr 2013

West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels returned home to Jamaica owing to a groin injury and also to be by the side of his mother, who has sustained a knee fracture.

London event drops taxes to lure Bolt for July meet

London event drops taxes to lure Bolt for July meet

Rediff.com7 Feb 2013

Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt and other overseas athletes will be able to compete tax-free in this year's London Diamond League event at the Olympic Stadium after the British finance minister agreed to a "one-off" exemption.

How De Grasse surprised 'lazy' Bolt...

How De Grasse surprised 'lazy' Bolt...

Rediff.com18 Aug 2016

Usain Bolt admitted to being surprised by Canadian sprinter Andre De Grasse's final burst of speed in Wednesday's Olympic 200 meters semi-final.

Xuereb says athletes to blame for positive tests

Xuereb says athletes to blame for positive tests

Rediff.com17 Jul 2013

Chris Xuereb, the masseur and fitness advisor of Asafa Powell and Sherone Simpson, has denied providing the two Jamaican sprinters with performance-enhancing drugs and said they should take responsibility for their failed dope tests.

West Indies pacer Taylor announces retirement from Test cricket

West Indies pacer Taylor announces retirement from Test cricket

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

West Indies pacer Jerome Taylor has bade adieu to Test cricket after a 13-year long international career but will be available for selection in the shorter format of the game.

Powell withdraws from Melbourne meet

Powell withdraws from Melbourne meet

Rediff.com2 Apr 2013

Former 100 metres World record holder Asafa Powell has been forced to withdraw from his first meeting since last year's Olympic final because of a hamstring injury, Athletics Australia said on Tuesday.

Sprint legend Bolt 'improving' in football

Sprint legend Bolt 'improving' in football

Rediff.com27 Sep 2018

Former Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt, who recently joined Australian A-League club Central Coast Mariners to pursue his dream of playing football, has said that his touch in the game is getting better and he feels like he is steadily improving in football.

Usain Bolt, Jessica Ennis win top Laureus Awards

Usain Bolt, Jessica Ennis win top Laureus Awards

Rediff.com12 Mar 2013

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt and British heptathlete Jessica Ennis won the Laureus World Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards on Monday following their success at the 2012 London Olympic Games.

Cricket Buzz: BCCI treasurer questions COA member Edulji

Cricket Buzz: BCCI treasurer questions COA member Edulji

Rediff.com1 Feb 2018

The Board of Control for Cricket in India treasurer Aniruddh Chaudhry has questioned COA member Diana Edulji benefitting from a one-time ex-gratia payment given to women international cricketers, implying conflict of interest in the allocation.

Now a basketball player? You must be Usain

Now a basketball player? You must be Usain

Rediff.com16 Feb 2013

Usain Bolt, do not quit your day job. The world's fastest man played in a celebrity basketball game on Friday in the run-up to Sunday's NBA All-Star game and failed to impress the crowd -- or himself -- with his skills.

Bolt and Jamaica team-mates ordered to return relay medals

Bolt and Jamaica team-mates ordered to return relay medals

Rediff.com27 Jan 2017

Usain Bolt and his Jamaican team mates who won the 4 x 100m relay at the 2008 Beijing Games have been told by the country's Olympic Association to return their gold medals following Nesta Carter's failed drug test.

Olympic champion Bolt beaten in season opener

Olympic champion Bolt beaten in season opener

Rediff.com10 Feb 2013

Jamaican Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt was beaten in his first race of the 2013 season on Saturday, finishing third in a low-key 400 metre event in his hometown of Kingston.

Jamaica to use Usain Bolt to woo tourists

Jamaica to use Usain Bolt to woo tourists

Rediff.com16 Aug 2012

Jamaica expects the electrifying Olympic wins of the world's fastest sprinter Usain Bolt will enhance its image and help in wooing more foreign tourists to the picturesque Caribbean country.

Bolt eyes three gold at World Championships

Bolt eyes three gold at World Championships

Rediff.com24 Jan 2013

Triple London Olympic champion Usain Bolt is injury free and eyeing three gold medals at this year's world championships in Moscow in August.

Rudisha plots 400m fun run against Bolt

Rudisha plots 400m fun run against Bolt

Rediff.com10 Aug 2012

David Rudisha lit up Thursday evening with an 800m World record but despite running one of the great Olympic races, he was eclipsed an hour later when Usain Bolt took to the track.

Usual suspects expected to dominate the track events

Usual suspects expected to dominate the track events

Rediff.com4 Aug 2012

Analysis of the track events in the men's athletics programme.

Bolt may face surprise challenger in Powell

Bolt may face surprise challenger in Powell

Rediff.com4 May 2012

Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt could have an unexpected challenger when the Jamaican world record holder runs his first 100 metres on Saturday.

Bolt may face surprise challenger in Powell

Bolt may face surprise challenger in Powell

Rediff.com4 May 2012

Triple Olympic champion Usain Bolt could have an unexpected challenger when the Jamaican world record holder runs his first 100 metres on Saturday.

UK man on trial for abusing Bolt during Olympics

UK man on trial for abusing Bolt during Olympics

Rediff.com4 Jan 2013

A British man went on trial on Thursday accused of screaming abuse at Usain Bolt and hurling a beer bottle onto the track as the Olympic men's 100 metres final was starting, a climactic moment of the London Games in August.

Australia captain Bailey wary of Gayle-storm

Australia captain Bailey wary of Gayle-storm

Rediff.com4 Oct 2012

West Indies opener Chris Gayle's power-hitting can make all the difference in Friday's second semi-final of the World Twenty20 and dismissing him early would be half the battle, believes Australia captain George Bailey.

London Games: Even more eyes on Bolt after rare defeats

London Games: Even more eyes on Bolt after rare defeats

Rediff.com10 Jul 2012

The men's 100 metres is the jewel in the Olympic crown and Yohan Blake's surprise humanisation of Usain Bolt has ensured that next month's showdown will be a race worthy of the Games rather than a mere time trial for the defending champion.

Bolt mulls retirement after Rio Olympics

Bolt mulls retirement after Rio Olympics

Rediff.com28 Aug 2015

"So it's all about how I feel after Rio, if I feel I can really put my body through one more season. If I'm going to be focused and I'm going to be determined. That will determine if I compete after Rio. So we'll see how it goes."

Usain Bolt can excel in cricket, says Gayle

Usain Bolt can excel in cricket, says Gayle

Rediff.com13 Sep 2012

West Indies' opening batsman Chris Gayle rates the bowling of fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt and reckons the six-times Olympic gold medallist has what it takes to excel at the game.

Bolt almost knocked my head off with a bouncer: Gayle

Bolt almost knocked my head off with a bouncer: Gayle

Rediff.com12 Sep 2012

West Indies' opening batsman Chris Gayle rates the bowling of fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt and reckons the six-times Olympic gold medallist has what it takes to excel at the game.

Russell 'hungry' for West Indies return at World Cup

Russell 'hungry' for West Indies return at World Cup

Rediff.com28 Apr 2019

Russell hopes he can continue his form into the May 30-July 14 World Cup

'Competing against Blake every time would be boring'

'Competing against Blake every time would be boring'

Rediff.com7 Sep 2012

Olympic 100m and 200m champion Usain Bolt does not mind sharing the limelight with his Jamaican rival Yohan Blake but thinks competing against him all the time would be boring.

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.

Bolt named IAAF World Athlete of the Year

Bolt named IAAF World Athlete of the Year

Rediff.com24 Nov 2012

Jamaican Usain Bolt beat United States hurdler Aries Merritt and Kenyan runner David Rudisha to clinch the IAAF World Athlete of the Year award for the fourth time.

Sprint legend Bolt may play cricket after Rio Games

Sprint legend Bolt may play cricket after Rio Games

Rediff.com21 Nov 2012

Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt, who has already conquered the racing track with six Olympic gold medals, may switch to cricket or football after the 2016 Games in Rio de Janerio.

Warne wants Bolt for Big Bash

Warne wants Bolt for Big Bash

Rediff.com13 Aug 2012

Usain Bolt could repackage himself as a big-hitting cricketer in Australia's Big Bash League after defending his sprint double at the London Olympics, local media reported on Monday.