News for 'London 2012 Games'

'You made me love tennis'

'You made me love tennis'

Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

A true legend of the game who paved the way and taught so many of us how to be as a player and as a person.

Hoy to be first Australian at seven Summer Games

Hoy to be first Australian at seven Summer Games

Rediff.com3 Jul 2012

Andrew Hoy is set to become the first Australian to compete at seven Summer Olympics after being named in the equestrian eventing team for the London Games on Tuesday.

Indian hockey team gear up for Paris Olympics

Indian hockey team gear up for Paris Olympics

Rediff.com8 Jul 2024

Indian men's hockey team leaves for Mike Horn's base in Switzerland ahead of Paris Olympics

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 6

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 6

Rediff.com2 Aug 2024

Check out how India's athletes fared on Day 6, Thursday, August 1, 2024:

Kohli's Video Call with Anushka, Vamika

Kohli's Video Call with Anushka, Vamika

Rediff.com7 Apr 2024

Shortly after the Royal Challengers Bangalore game against the Rajasthan Royals ended at the Sawai Mansingh stadium in Jaipur, Virat Kohli called wife Anushka Sharma and spoke to her and their three-year-old daughter Vamika.

Champions League PIX: City dominate Slovan; Arsenal stun PSG

Champions League PIX: City dominate Slovan; Arsenal stun PSG

Rediff.com2 Oct 2024

IMAGES from the Champions League matches played on Tuesday.

Tokyo Games: Shooter Anish Bhanwala could get quota

Tokyo Games: Shooter Anish Bhanwala could get quota

Rediff.com29 May 2020

The new deadline for Tokyo 2020 Qualification in shooting is June 6, 2021, according to the ISSF.

Pujara to miss Sussex's first game due to visa issues

Pujara to miss Sussex's first game due to visa issues

Rediff.com5 Apr 2022

Out-of-favour India Test batter Cheteshwar Pujara's debut for Sussex has been delayed until next week due to visa issues and he will miss the side's first County Championship match of the season starting Thursday.

Champions League hosts tighten security after Islamic State threat

Champions League hosts tighten security after Islamic State threat

Rediff.com9 Apr 2024

France and Spain will step up security ahead of the Champions League quarter-finals in Madrid and Paris on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, top officials said, as Islamic State threats cast a shadow over Europe's top club soccer tournament.

Djokovic claims Olympic gold, calls it career peak

Djokovic claims Olympic gold, calls it career peak

Rediff.com5 Aug 2024

Djokovic described beating Carlos Alcaraz to claim the Olympic singles gold medal at the fifth attempt as the biggest achievement of his career on Sunday.

Nissanka smashes century as SL batter England, avoid sweep

Nissanka smashes century as SL batter England, avoid sweep

Rediff.com9 Sep 2024

Earlier on Sunday, bad light stopped play with the Lankans needing 125 more runs to secure a well-deserved turnaround victory in the third Test against England and avoid a 3-0 series whitewash.

Shakib devises new technique to aid batting

Shakib devises new technique to aid batting

Rediff.com23 Sep 2024

However, during the Chennai Test, Shakib's performance with the bat was underwhelming, and he conceded over six runs an over in the 21 overs he bowled and questions arose about a possible finger issue.

Hockey's 11 heroes turned double Olympic medallists

Hockey's 11 heroes turned double Olympic medallists

Rediff.com9 Aug 2024

The Indian hockey team that won a second successive Olympic bronze for the country here on Thursday featured 11 players, who will come back as two-time medallists from the quadrennial showpiece.

Iconic Wimbledon gives tennis players extra Games lift

Iconic Wimbledon gives tennis players extra Games lift

Rediff.com29 Mar 2012

The prospect of competing for Olympic gold on the hallowed turf of Wimbledon during the 2012 London Games has the world's top tennis players salivating in anticipation.

EPL PIX: Liverpool humiliate Man United, Spurs also lose

EPL PIX: Liverpool humiliate Man United, Spurs also lose

Rediff.com2 Sep 2024

IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday

Five shooters to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics

Five shooters to watch out for at the Tokyo Olympics

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

Here are five shooters to watch when the Games formally kick off on July 23

Protests, doping and internal strife: The dark side of India's Olympic journey

Protests, doping and internal strife: The dark side of India's Olympic journey

Rediff.com24 Jul 2024

From bitter fights to dope shame, Indian Olympic team's tryst with controversies

Cricket starts long road to Games inclusion

Cricket starts long road to Games inclusion

Rediff.com11 Dec 2007

Cricket and sport climbing were awarded the status for their work with youths, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday. The earliest cricket could be seen at the Games is 2020.

EPL PIX: City open season with win at Chelsea

EPL PIX: City open season with win at Chelsea

Rediff.com18 Aug 2024

IMAGES from the Premier League matches played across England on Sunday.

PIX: Zareen eyes gold after breezing through first round

PIX: Zareen eyes gold after breezing through first round

Rediff.com28 Jul 2024

India's Nikhat Zareen who carries India's boxing hopes in the Paris Olympics started well on Sunday with a unanimous opening round win over Germany's Maxi Kloetzer.

PIX: Kane fires brace to mark 100th England cap

PIX: Kane fires brace to mark 100th England cap

Rediff.com11 Sep 2024

Nations Cup action in photos!

Wimbledon PIX: Defending champ Vondrousova beaten in Round 1

Wimbledon PIX: Defending champ Vondrousova beaten in Round 1

Rediff.com3 Jul 2024

IMAGES from Day 2 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Tuesday.

FIH Pro League: Indian lose to Great Britain

FIH Pro League: Indian lose to Great Britain

Rediff.com2 Jun 2024

India will play Germany on June 8 in their next match at the same venue.

Shot putter Khatua controversially excluded from list of Paris-bound athletes

Shot putter Khatua controversially excluded from list of Paris-bound athletes

Rediff.com17 Jul 2024

The sports ministry cleared the final contingent that also features 140 support staff and officials, of which 72 "have been approved at cost to the Government" to meet the "requirements" of the travelling sportspersons.

Saina backs Sindhu to find winning touch in Paris

Saina backs Sindhu to find winning touch in Paris

Rediff.com5 Jul 2024

London 2012 Bronze medalist Saina Nehwal believes PV Sindhu can rediscover her winning form in time for the Paris Games

Olympiad gold-medallist Vantika's next big move!

Olympiad gold-medallist Vantika's next big move!

Rediff.com12 Oct 2024

Vantika Agrawal, 21, is aiming to become a Grandmaster, which could happen as early as next year.

Paralympics: Harvinder wins India's first-ever archery GOLD!

Paralympics: Harvinder wins India's first-ever archery GOLD!

Rediff.com5 Sep 2024

Harvinder Singh is the first ever Indian to win a gold medal in archery at the Paralympics.

India's chess future is bright, but...

India's chess future is bright, but...

Rediff.com10 Sep 2024

Chess icon Viswanathan Anand feels the current crop of Indian players, that he has had a role in shaping, has turned out to be "great" in grabbing crucial opportunities.

Three EPL games postponed ahead of the Queen's funeral

Three EPL games postponed ahead of the Queen's funeral

Rediff.com12 Sep 2022

Brighton & Hove Albion's match against Crystal Palace on Saturday will also remain postponed.

EPL PIX: Forest stun Liverpool; City, United, Chelsea win

EPL PIX: Forest stun Liverpool; City, United, Chelsea win

Rediff.com15 Sep 2024

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.

Nadal-Alcaraz cautious on Olympic medal hopes

Nadal-Alcaraz cautious on Olympic medal hopes

Rediff.com24 Jul 2024

Rafael Nadal and Carlos Alcaraz tempered expectations for Spain's dream team on Wednesday as they looked ahead to playing together in the Paris Olympics.

Novak Djokovic claims historic Olympic gold

Novak Djokovic claims historic Olympic gold

Rediff.com4 Aug 2024

Novak Djokovic etched his name into Olympic history, capturing the gold medal in a thrilling victory over Carlos Alcaraz.

'Savour this moment, you've earned it!'

'Savour this moment, you've earned it!'

Rediff.com30 Jul 2024

The cricket fraternity, including new T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav and new head coach Gautam Gambhir, also joined in to congratulate the duo.

IOC will not drop Dow Chemicals as Games sponsor

IOC will not drop Dow Chemicals as Games sponsor

Rediff.com7 Mar 2012

Reaffirming its stand, the International Olympic Committee Wednesday rejected calls from the Indian Government to drop Dow Chemicals as sponsor of the London Games because of its links to the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy.

PICS: Magical Marchand takes fourth swimming gold

PICS: Magical Marchand takes fourth swimming gold

Rediff.com3 Aug 2024

Images from the Olympics swimming action at the La Defense Arena, Paris, on Friday.

PIX: India go down fighting to Germany in hockey semis

PIX: India go down fighting to Germany in hockey semis

Rediff.com7 Aug 2024

Top-ranked Netherlands reached the men's hockey final at the Paris Olympics on Tuesday with a much more comfortable 4-0 win over Spain than in the pool stage

PIX: Barcelona lose to Monaco; Arsenal held

PIX: Barcelona lose to Monaco; Arsenal held

Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

Barcelona made a disappointing start to their Champions League campaign by losing 2-1 to AS Monaco on Thursday.

India's long history of near misses at the Olympics

India's long history of near misses at the Olympics

Rediff.com19 Jul 2024

India's tryst with fourth-place Olympic heartbreaks

2nd Test: Joe Root hits record-breaking 34th Test century for England

2nd Test: Joe Root hits record-breaking 34th Test century for England

Rediff.com1 Sep 2024

IMAGES from Day 3 of the second Test between England and Sri Lanka, at Lord's, on Saturday.

What's Ravi Shastri celebrating?

What's Ravi Shastri celebrating?

Rediff.com26 Jun 2024

'Time flies. A Day that changed the FACE of Indian Cricket forever. Old is Gold. 41 years - #TDTY #WorldChampions.'