Bidding farewell to 2014 revellers around the world are welcoming 2015 with celebrations featuring fireworks, music, and dancing.
Eating out was never so much fun and seldom so strange.
Melbourne will host the 2019 edition of the Presidents Cup, as well as next year's World Cup of Golf, PGA Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem announced on Saturday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday.
Russian qualifier Daniil Medvedev stunned home favourite Kei Nishikori in Tokyo on Sunday, winning the final of the Japan Open 6-2, 6-4 in just over one hour.
We look back at the most 'whoa' red carpet appearances of 2014. YOU get to vote for the most outrageous one!
There is growing alarm at the inexorable rise of China, both of its military prowess and its aggressive bullying of other countries plus its subjugation of whole portions of its own population.
The winds of change were blowing at the U.S. Open on Sunday as Brooks Koepka sailed to a four-stroke victory at Erin Hills, making it the seventh consecutive major that has crowned a first-time winner.
These 12 photographs show what a mad, mad world we live in!
The 34-year-old Grammy-award winning singer even went topless as she was photographed in a swimming pool.
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We bring you a collection of some of the odd moments from around the world.
South Korea's Asian Games cricket experiment ended in defeat to Sri Lanka on Tuesday, but after their collection of baseball players and weekend enthusiasts took eight wickets off the Twenty20 world champions, coach Julian Fountain believes the sport could truly flourish here.
Paul Casey rode a rollercoaster to a four-way share of second-round lead at the U.S. Open on Friday but it was the end of the line for the world's three top-ranked players.
"And going into the match having not lost on clay this year and having some big wins on the surface is important for me. I will just keep doing what I have been doing."
The 17th Asian Games came to a close on Saturday, bringing an end to two weeks of intense competition, drama and controversy that shone a light on the best and worst of a region that will host the world's biggest events for the next decade.
Jyoti Randhawa, who took time off to work on his game, showed that he made a wise decision as he registered his first top-10 finish in more than two years in the CJ Invitational hosted by KJ Choi in Yeoju, Korea on Sunday.
Images from stories that shaped the week gone by.
Here's your weekly digest of photographs that prove that it's a mad, mad, mad, mad world out there!
With another Australian Open title having slipped through his fingers after a tournament plagued by off-court dramas, Andy Murray could not wait to see the back of Melbourne Park after losing his fifth final on Sunday.
A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
The 86th Annual Academy Awards have been announced. Here's a quick glance at the winners.
Here's a glimpse of all that happened around the world last week.
Rajneesh Gupta surveys the bowling landscape in India-Australia Tests.
BCCI's decision to not send Indian teams for the Asian Games drew sharp criticism from the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) on Saturday, which accused the influential cricket board of treating the sport just as a business venture.
Rediff.com brings you the second instalment of the Best Sports Photos of the Year!
Lionel Messi had a penalty saved as Brazil continued their defensive rehabilitation under returning coach Dunga with a morale-boosting 2-0 win over old adversaries Argentina in a feisty friendly in Beijing, on Saturday.
15 images from events that shaped last week's headlines.
Here's this week of photos that prove we live in a mad world.
Keeping it short and so sweet at the 90th Annual Academy Awards.
From the Syrian civil war to the Ukrainian crisis to the terror unleashed by the dreaded Islamic State, there was no lack of news in 2014. In this five-part series,rediff.com presents a selection of the year's most enduring moments year from around the world.
These models have inherited their celebrity parents' good looks and genes.
Here's a glimpse at what happened around the world last week.
Indian sports had a lot to celebrate despite a decrease in the medal count at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.