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Indian twins fly home after spending 50 days at Dubai airport

Indian twins fly home after spending 50 days at Dubai airport

Rediff.com7 May 2020

The tired and homesick 30-year-old brothers, Jackson and Benson Andrews, have been stranded inside the Dubai International Airport's terminal 3 since March 19 while they were returning from Lisbon, Portugal.

Check out Pele's astonishing goal record!

Check out Pele's astonishing goal record!

Rediff.com30 Dec 2022

Precisely how many time Pele hit the net is a matter of debate, with most statisticians agreeing the number is between 1,281 and 1,283.

I speak when I want: Ronaldo on his fiery interview

I speak when I want: Ronaldo on his fiery interview

Rediff.com21 Nov 2022

Ronaldo said that he is not worried about how his actions will impact the squad

PSG clash with Real in new Champions League draw, United face Atletico

PSG clash with Real in new Champions League draw, United face Atletico

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

Man United were mistakenly drawn with Villarreal, even though both teams had already faced each other in the group stage.

Portugal club luring Buffon with custard tarts, museum tickets

Portugal club luring Buffon with custard tarts, museum tickets

Rediff.com23 May 2021

Belenenses is one of Portugal's oldest clubs, but split with Belenenses SAD in 2018 over a dispute and were forced to start again from the bottom of the Portuguese football pyramid.

Check out Champions League group-stage draw

Check out Champions League group-stage draw

Rediff.com26 Aug 2022

Manchester City's Erling Haaland faces Borussia Dortmund and Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski meets Bayern Munich after the Champions League group-stage draw was made on Thursday.

Ronaldo should have started against Everton: Ferguson

Ronaldo should have started against Everton: Ferguson

Rediff.com5 Oct 2021

Ronaldo has said Ferguson, who first signed him as an 18-year-old from Sporting Lisbon in 2003, played a big role in the player coming back to Old Trafford.

Barcelona player tests positive for COVID-19

Barcelona player tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com12 Aug 2020

Barca said the player was isolating in his home and was asymptomatic.

Portugal health minister quits after pregnant Indian woman dies

Portugal health minister quits after pregnant Indian woman dies

Rediff.com1 Sep 2022

Portugal's shortage of health staff, especially those specialising in gynaecology and obstetrics, has led to the government considering hiring from abroad.

PIX: Manchester City, Liverpool win first leg quarter-finals

PIX: Manchester City, Liverpool win first leg quarter-finals

Rediff.com6 Apr 2022

Manchester City took a slender lead from the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final after Kevin De Bruyne's 70th minute goal earned them a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday. In anothr match, Liverpool took a firm grip of their Champions League tie with Benfica as goals from Ibrahima Konate, Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz earned them a 3-1 victory in Lisbon.

Champions League PIX: Dortmund stun Chelsea; Benfica win

Champions League PIX: Dortmund stun Chelsea; Benfica win

Rediff.com16 Feb 2023

Borussia Dortmund snatched a 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the Champions League round of 16 first leg on Wednesday

PIX: Barcelona held to goalless draw; Juventus lose

PIX: Barcelona held to goalless draw; Juventus lose

Rediff.com17 Apr 2023

Leaders Barcelona played out a second straight 0-0 draw in LaLiga after mid-table Getafe battled for a home point in a hard-fought game on Sunday.

FIFA investigating Fernandes transfer to United

FIFA investigating Fernandes transfer to United

Rediff.com7 May 2020

Sky Sports reported that Italy's Sampdoria inserted a 10% sell-on clause on any profit Sporting made on Fernandes when they sold him in 2017.

Europa PIX: Sevilla stun Man Utd; Roma, Juve progress

Europa PIX: Sevilla stun Man Utd; Roma, Juve progress

Rediff.com21 Apr 2023

Europa League kings Sevilla breezed past Manchester United into the semi-finals of their favourite competition as Youssef En Nesyri scored twice

Ronaldo completes medical ahead of United move: Report

Ronaldo completes medical ahead of United move: Report

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

With the league paused for the international break, Ronaldo is expected to play his first game when United host Newcastle United at old Trafford on September 11.

PIX: Salah 'tricks'; Bayern, Club Brugge, Napoli in last 16

PIX: Salah 'tricks'; Bayern, Club Brugge, Napoli in last 16

Rediff.com13 Oct 2022

A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

Madonna at 60! The Queen of Pop plays diva on mag cover

Madonna at 60! The Queen of Pop plays diva on mag cover

Rediff.com5 Aug 2018

Age is just a number for the singer who will turn 60 on August 16.

PIX: Champions Bayern celebrate after a football festival without fans

PIX: Champions Bayern celebrate after a football festival without fans

Rediff.com24 Aug 2020

There was something appropriate in the way that Bayern Munich's Joshua Kimmich celebrated his team's Champions League triumph over Paris St Germain on Sunday. More than 90 minutes after the final whistle had blown on the 1-0 victory, Kimmich sat in the centre circle, in front of 65,000 empty seats at the Estadio da Luz, banging on a drum.

PIX: Liverpool, Manchester City in semis after thrilling draws

PIX: Liverpool, Manchester City in semis after thrilling draws

Rediff.com14 Apr 2022

There were a few nerves at the end but Liverpool set up a Champions League semi-final with Spain's Villarreal after Roberto Firmino scored twice in a 3-3 second-leg draw with Benfica on Wednesday to ensure a 6-4 aggregate win.

Benfica bus stoned after first game back, two players injured

Benfica bus stoned after first game back, two players injured

Rediff.com5 Jun 2020

Fans had gathered outside the gates of Benfica's stadium in Lisbon to support the team because restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak prevented them entering the ground.

Covid-19: Ronaldo donates equipment to Portuguese hospitals

Covid-19: Ronaldo donates equipment to Portuguese hospitals

Rediff.com24 Mar 2020

The donations will go to two wards at Lisbon's Santa Maria hospital and one ward at the Santo Antonio hospital in Porto.

Champions League: Defeated Atalanta are heroes to pandemic-hit fans

Champions League: Defeated Atalanta are heroes to pandemic-hit fans

Rediff.com13 Aug 2020

'We have to think today about those people who died due to COVID before their time, those many grandparents who took their grandchildren to see Atalanta for the first time and who aren't with us anymore. I am thinking about them above all'

Euro 2016: Champions Portugal fly home to hero's welcome, presidential honour

Euro 2016: Champions Portugal fly home to hero's welcome, presidential honour

Rediff.com11 Jul 2016

Thousands of fans greeted Euro 2016 champions Portugal as they landed in Lisbon on Monday, chanting the name of goal hero Eder, whose extra-time screamer sealed the 1-0 victory over France.

Three PSG players test positive for COVID-19

Three PSG players test positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com2 Sep 2020

Three Paris St Germain players have tested positive for COVID-19, the Ligue 1 club said on Wednesday without revealing their identities.

PHOTOS: PSG fans clash with Paris police after final loss

PHOTOS: PSG fans clash with Paris police after final loss

Rediff.com24 Aug 2020

Paris police were attacked and shops in the French capital were vandalised overnight following Paris Saint Germain's (PSG) defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League final, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Monday.

Football Focus: Barca knock Real off top in Money League

Football Focus: Barca knock Real off top in Money League

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.

13 cases of Omicron variant at Portuguese football club

13 cases of Omicron variant at Portuguese football club

Rediff.com29 Nov 2021

Portugal detected 13 cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant on Monday, all involving players and staff of top division soccer club Belenenses SAD, one of whose players recently returned from South Africa, health authority DGS said.

Noida twin towers demolished, Supertech brought down to earth

Noida twin towers demolished, Supertech brought down to earth

Rediff.com28 Aug 2022

The Supertech twin towers in Noida were demolished on Sunday, a year after the Supreme Court's direction to raze the illegally built structures to the ground. The nearly 100-metre-high structures - taller than Delhi's iconic Qutub Minar (73 metres) - were brought to the ground in seconds literally like a house of cards by the 'waterfall implosion' technique, in a breathtaking spectacle of modern day engineering. They were the tallest structures to be demolished in India.

Manchester United extend Ighalo loan deal

Manchester United extend Ighalo loan deal

Rediff.com1 Jun 2020

Ighalo's current deal with Shanghai runs out in December 2022 and he is expected to sign a new contract until the end of 2024, Sky reported.

PICS: Spurs win group; Liverpool finish behind Napoli

PICS: Spurs win group; Liverpool finish behind Napoli

Rediff.com2 Nov 2022

A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

Neymar's message to fans after Champions final loss

Neymar's message to fans after Champions final loss

Rediff.com24 Aug 2020

Losing is part of the sport, a dejected Neymar said after Paris Saint Germain lost the Champions League final to Bayern Munich, in Lisbon.

PM Modi holds talks with his Portuguese counterpart

PM Modi holds talks with his Portuguese counterpart

Rediff.com24 Jun 2017

Modi, who arrived on the first leg of his three-nation tour, said his brief visit will further strengthen relations between India and Portugal.

PIX: Liverpool cruise; Barcelona, Atletico stunned

PIX: Liverpool cruise; Barcelona, Atletico stunned

Rediff.com5 Oct 2022

A round-up of Tuesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

Chhetri on his unsuccessful stints at foreign clubs

Chhetri on his unsuccessful stints at foreign clubs

Rediff.com19 Apr 2020

'After one week, I was told by the head coach of Sporting Lisbon 'you are not good enough, get lost to B team'

Why Neymar could miss Champions League final

Why Neymar could miss Champions League final

Rediff.com19 Aug 2020

PSG's Brazilian star striker Neymar was probably dazed in all the celebration that he swapped shirts with Leipzig defender Halstenberg post match.

PSG confirm Mbappe suffers ankle sprain

PSG confirm Mbappe suffers ankle sprain

Rediff.com25 Jul 2020

Paris St Germain forward Kylian Mbappe suffered an ankle sprain in Friday's French Cup final win over St Etienne and his injury will be reassessed in three days' time, the Ligue 1 champions said on Saturday. A rough tackle from Loic Perrin saw the St Etienne defender catch Mbappe on the ankle and the 21-year-old collapsed on the pitch in pain before he was substituted. Perrin was sent off for the challenge as PSG won 1-0.

Captain Chhetri on how India's youngsters can improve

Captain Chhetri on how India's youngsters can improve

Rediff.com20 Apr 2020

India football captain Sunil Chhetri believes that the country's budding soccer players should get a chance to train in European academies in order to improve their skills. The man with 72 international goals described his stint with Sporting Lisbon as a 'great experience'.

PIX: Benzema 'tricks' as Real Madrid oust PSG

PIX: Benzema 'tricks' as Real Madrid oust PSG

Rediff.com10 Mar 2022

Images from Wednesday's Champions League matches, between Real Madrid and Paris St Germain, and Manchester City and Sporting CP

Soccer: 'Make Carrick United manager for rest of season'

Soccer: 'Make Carrick United manager for rest of season'

Rediff.com23 Nov 2021

Roma teenager Afena-Gyan plays down apparent racist remark.

Champions League final: Paris police to hand out masks

Champions League final: Paris police to hand out masks

Rediff.com22 Aug 2020

Paris' Champs Elysee avenue will be pedestrianised on Sunday evening and wearing face masks will be compulsory, officials said on the eve of Paris St Germain taking on Bayern Munich in soccer's Champions League final.