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Bio-bubble woes for Australia ahead of India series?

Bio-bubble woes for Australia ahead of India series?

Rediff.com30 Oct 2020

Australia coach Justin Langer believes managing the mental health of his bubble-weary players will be one of his key responsibilities during the upcoming home series against India.

World Athletics PIX: Duplantis vaults to pole position; Kipyegon triumphs

World Athletics PIX: Duplantis vaults to pole position; Kipyegon triumphs

Rediff.com27 Aug 2023

Images from the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Saturday.

Osaka plots French Open, Wimbledon success after bossing hardcourts

Osaka plots French Open, Wimbledon success after bossing hardcourts

Rediff.com21 Feb 2021

Carrying her hardcourt success to the French Open and the Wimbledon was the 'biggest goal' going forward for Osaka.

PIX: Canada's 'Queen B' feted by hometown crowd

PIX: Canada's 'Queen B' feted by hometown crowd

Rediff.com17 Sep 2019

Andreescu has rapidly become a home-country favourite

Langer under pressure to change coaching style

Langer under pressure to change coaching style

Rediff.com27 May 2021

Some players had expressed dissatisfaction over Langer's management style because of his intensity and mood swings.

Finch hails Warner, Marsh for T20 WC success

Finch hails Warner, Marsh for T20 WC success

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

'Without a word of a lie, I promise you, I called (coach) Justin Langer a few months ago and said, 'Don't worry about Davey, he'll be man-of-the-tournament'.'

'It's a huge honour winning MasterChef'

'It's a huge honour winning MasterChef'

Rediff.com2 Aug 2021

MasterChef Australia Season 13 winner Justin Narayan speaks about his Indian roots.

Main thing for me was to stay calm: Stoinis

Main thing for me was to stay calm: Stoinis

Rediff.com24 Oct 2021

Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis revealed the key to getting his side over the line in a nervy Super 12 run chase against South Africa in the ongoing T20 World Cup was keeping his cool under pressure.

Sydney Test: Will rain play spoilsport?

Sydney Test: Will rain play spoilsport?

Rediff.com6 Jan 2021

SCG curator Adam Lewis said there is grass cover which will help pacers go hard at the batsmen.

Atanu's message for India: Pray for us, encourage us

Atanu's message for India: Pray for us, encourage us

Rediff.com29 Jul 2021

Power of love helps archer Atanu Das defeat 2012 champion Oh.

Djokovic made to work for win in first match since U.S. Open final loss

Djokovic made to work for win in first match since U.S. Open final loss

Rediff.com3 Nov 2021

World number one Novak Djokovic had to work hard for a three-set victory over Hungarian Marton Fucsovics at the Paris Masters on Tuesday in his first match since losing the U.S. Open final in September.

Australia already preparing for 2022 India tour

Australia already preparing for 2022 India tour

Rediff.com15 Nov 2019

It's still a good two years away, but Australia coach Justin Langer says he has started building a battle-hardened and mature squad that would be able to challenge a formidable-at-home India in the 2022 Test series.

Plenty of hand sanitisers in Aussie kits: Langer insists on handshakes

Plenty of hand sanitisers in Aussie kits: Langer insists on handshakes

Rediff.com9 Mar 2020

Australia coach Justin Langer has insisted that the team would not ditch the handshake tradition as there are enough hand sanitisers available.

Ind vs Aus: 'Test series turning into arm-wrestle'

Ind vs Aus: 'Test series turning into arm-wrestle'

Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

'The first two Tests have been tough cricket, it's 1-1 and that probably shows how close the series has been'

PIX: Harry Kane takes England past Denmark to Euro final

PIX: Harry Kane takes England past Denmark to Euro final

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

England and Denmark were 1-1 at half-time in the second Euro 2020 semi-final at Wembley on Wednesday.

Cricket Australia faces cash crisis amid coronavirus

Cricket Australia faces cash crisis amid coronavirus

Rediff.com18 Apr 2020

Cricket Australia Chief Executive Kevin Roberts has told staff that the governing body faces a financial crisis and would not have been able to pay its bills at the end of August without layoffs, local media reported on Saturday. Cricket Australia announced plans to lay off almost 80% of staff on Thursday, putting them on 20% pay until June 30 when it is hopes more will be known about how long government curbs put in place to control the coronavirus will last.

EPL PIX: City march on, Spurs and Hammers win

EPL PIX: City march on, Spurs and Hammers win

Rediff.com2 Jan 2022

Manchester City moved 11 points clear at the top of the English Premier League after a last-gasp goal from Rodri gave them a 2-1 victory at fourth-placed Arsenal on Saturday in a controversy packed game at the Emirates stadium.

'Swiatek could become the dominant player in women's tennis'

'Swiatek could become the dominant player in women's tennis'

Rediff.com2 Jun 2022

The Pole said she wanted to do better this time and felt the pressure.

Windies' Shai Hope, Kyle test positive for Covid-19

Windies' Shai Hope, Kyle test positive for Covid-19

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

Shai Hope, and his brother Kyle Hope have been ruled out of the upcoming Super50 Cup

Liverpool beat Arsenal to cut Man City's lead; Spurs win

Liverpool beat Arsenal to cut Man City's lead; Spurs win

Rediff.com17 Mar 2022

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday night.

Paine has a message for spectators at Gabba

Paine has a message for spectators at Gabba

Rediff.com14 Jan 2021

The problems in the hotel didn't for once affect their focus on the Test match ahead.

Zalatoris sails into PGA Championship lead

Zalatoris sails into PGA Championship lead

Rediff.com21 May 2022

It was smooth sailing for Will Zalatoris at the PGA Championship on Friday, taking the second round lead after whipping winds at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, left many major hopes in tatters.

Johnson first NASCAR driver to contract COVID-19

Johnson first NASCAR driver to contract COVID-19

Rediff.com4 Jul 2020

Seven-time Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson has become the first NASCAR driver to test positive for COVID-19 and will miss this weekend's Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports said on Friday. Johnson, who will not return to competition until being cleared by a physician, has not experienced COVID-19 symptoms and was tested upon learning earlier on Friday that his wife had tested positive after having allergy-like symptoms.

Why young players should stay away from social media

Why young players should stay away from social media

Rediff.com13 Aug 2020

Australian head coach Justin Langer has one piece of advice for young sportsperson across the world -- stay away from social media. With the advent of social networking sites, sportsperson around the world, at times, have to deal with abusive and threatening messages online and Langer believes "zero social media" is the key.

Learnt a lesson, never ever underestimate India: Langer

Learnt a lesson, never ever underestimate India: Langer

Rediff.com19 Jan 2021

Langer said the fightback after the Adelaide debacle was nothing short of remarkable especially after injury-forced ouster of big players like Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja.

Flexible Stoinis ready to make 'biggest impact'

Flexible Stoinis ready to make 'biggest impact'

Rediff.com21 Nov 2020

Aggressive Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis is confident he could become the ultimate floating batsman in limited overs cricket after a successful stint opening in the Indian Premier League.

'I wanted the audience to reflect on their lives'

'I wanted the audience to reflect on their lives'

Rediff.com28 Sep 2021

'If someone is consistently horrible to you, for me, I would ask myself, what am I doing?' 'Why am I continuously putting myself as a target for this?'

Fitness and form a worry as Australia search elusive T20 WC title

Fitness and form a worry as Australia search elusive T20 WC title

Rediff.com22 Oct 2021

'We have all played enough cricket to know what we need to do to best prepare ourselves for these sorts of tournaments.'

17 Indo-Canadians triumph as Trudeau returns to power sans majority

17 Indo-Canadians triumph as Trudeau returns to power sans majority

Rediff.com21 Sep 2021

Seventeen Indo-Canadians, including NDP leader Jagmeet Singh and Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, won Canada's parliamentary elections on Tuesday with Liberal Party leader and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau returning to power in the snap polls.

'Australia is ready for any challenge that India might throw'

'Australia is ready for any challenge that India might throw'

Rediff.com25 Nov 2020

Justin Langer said the contest would likely be an exciting one thanks to the two teams being evenly-matched.

Australia's batsmen working on how to counter Ashwin...

Australia's batsmen working on how to counter Ashwin...

Rediff.com5 Jan 2021

Australia coach Justin Langer on Tuesday said India have been distinctly well-planned and disciplined, especially in bowling, so far even as his side races to address its batting woes ahead of the third match starting in Sydney on Thursday.

California blazin': 95,000 acres, 874 structures razed in deadly fires

California blazin': 95,000 acres, 874 structures razed in deadly fires

Rediff.com31 Jul 2018

Here's a view of the unbelievable destruction the fire has brought on.

Paris Masters PIX: In-form Djokovic inches closer to No 1 ranking

Paris Masters PIX: In-form Djokovic inches closer to No 1 ranking

Rediff.com31 Oct 2018

World No 2 Djokovic, who received a first-round bye, broke his opponent's serve four times to extend his winning run to 19 matches.

Be bloody good, be elite in values: Langer tells Australia

Be bloody good, be elite in values: Langer tells Australia

Rediff.com30 Nov 2018

Ever since Australian cricket plunged into crisis following the year-long ball-tampering bans on Steve Smith and Davis Warner, there has been a lot of discussion on the spirit of cricket.

Swiatek faces Barty challenge in French Open defence

Swiatek faces Barty challenge in French Open defence

Rediff.com28 May 2021

Swiatek's last defeat on clay came in the WTA 1000 event in Madrid against Australian Barty, who elected not to defend her 2019 French Open title last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Four-day Test concept called 'ridiculous'

Four-day Test concept called 'ridiculous'

Rediff.com1 Jan 2020

ICC's proposal to introduce four-day Tests has met with stiff opposition

13 Life Lessons from FIFA World Cup

13 Life Lessons from FIFA World Cup

Rediff.com12 Dec 2022

The stadiums at Qatar offer plenty of wisdom and chutzpah on how to take our own lives forward.

Veteran Gatlin claims 100 metres victory at Japan Golden Prix

Veteran Gatlin claims 100 metres victory at Japan Golden Prix

Rediff.com21 May 2017

Veteran American sprinter Justin Gatlin fended off the challenge of a host of Japanese hopes when he won the men's 100 metres at the Golden Grand Prix in Kawasaki on Sunday, crossing the line first in 10.28 seconds.

Ashes: England look to recover some pride at SCG

Ashes: England look to recover some pride at SCG

Rediff.com4 Jan 2022

Since 2011, England have managed to eke out just a single draw in 13 Ashes Tests over three tours and their last two Tests in Sydney have resulted in humiliating defeats.

Meenakshi Sundareshwar review

Meenakshi Sundareshwar review

Rediff.com5 Nov 2021

Meenakshi Sundareshwar is a Basu Chatterjee slice-of-life packaged in a glossy ad film whose source of heart are its two genuinely likeable leads, feels Sukanya Verma.