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Abera wins Mumbai Marathon as Ethiopians rule roost

Abera wins Mumbai Marathon as Ethiopians rule roost

Rediff.com18 Jan 2015

Ethiopian Tesfaye Abera won the Mumbai Marathon crossing the finish line in 2 hours, 9 minutes and 46 seconds on Sunday.

London: Anand beats Carlsen, rises to second

London: Anand beats Carlsen, rises to second

Rediff.com11 Dec 2010

World champion Viswanathan Anand defeated Magnus Carlsen of Norway to jump to joint second spot after the end of the third round of the London Chess Classic in London, on Saturday.

London: Anand draws again, slips to third

London: Anand draws again, slips to third

Rediff.com10 Dec 2010

World champion Viswanathan Anand had to settle for a draw with lowest rated David Howell of England but local hero Luke McShane downed compatriot Nigel Short to shoot into sole lead after the second round of the London Chess Classic in London, on Friday.

Badla review: Terrific mind games in slow-moving suspense

Badla review: Terrific mind games in slow-moving suspense

Rediff.com8 Mar 2019

Badla wears the air of a cold, civil, old-fashioned whodunit, which treats its premise like an insidious game and characters with undisguised suspicion, feels Sukanya Verma.

Australia bag 11th Champions hockey crown

Australia bag 11th Champions hockey crown

Rediff.com9 Aug 2010

Australia trounced England 4-0 and claimed a third successive Champions Trophy, 11th in all, in a rain-delayed match in Moenchengladbach (Germany), on Sunday. England, who had never finished better than fifth, were runners-up while the Netherlands placed third after beating Germany 4-1. Spain beat New Zealand 3-1 to finish fifth.

Martial starts to evolve but United lacking creative touch

Martial starts to evolve but United lacking creative touch

Rediff.com21 Aug 2019

After opening with a 4-0 win over Chelsea, Monday's 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers, would have been a second straight win, had Paul Pogba converted his second half penalty kick.

World Cup, New Zealand v Sri Lanka: How the teams stack up

World Cup, New Zealand v Sri Lanka: How the teams stack up

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

Factbox on World Cup match between New Zealand and Sri Lanka at Hagley Oval.

Extras: Brazilian player sent for reacting to racist taunts

Extras: Brazilian player sent for reacting to racist taunts

Rediff.com11 Nov 2019

A video of the incident showed that Taison stuck his finger up at a section occupied by Dynamo fans and then hoofed the ball into the stands.

Commonwealth Games images: Day 6

Commonwealth Games images: Day 6

Rediff.com10 Oct 2010

Images from Day 6 of the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games.

Harminder wins 20km walk bronze

Harminder wins 20km walk bronze

Rediff.com9 Oct 2010

India secured an unexpected bronze in the men's 20km walk when Harminder Singh finished third behind the Australian duo of Jarred Tallent and Luke Adams with a personal best of 1:23:28s at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday.

Gul's six gives Pakistan victory

Gul's six gives Pakistan victory

Rediff.com18 Sep 2010

Umar Gul took six wickets in a devastating display of quick bowling as Pakistan kept the One-day cricket series alive with a 23-run victory over England at the Oval on Friday.

Hindi film nominated for Oscar

Hindi film nominated for Oscar

Rediff.com4 Feb 2010

Kavi, directed-produced-written by Gregg Helvey, has been nominated in "Short Film" (Live Action) category of 82nd Academy Awards.

UK teen banned for sending hate-mail to Obama

UK teen banned for sending hate-mail to Obama

Rediff.com14 Sep 2010

According to media reports, Luke Angel, 17, had sent an insulting email to the White House in a drunken state after watching a programme about September 11 attacks on the US.

EPL PIX: Ronaldo nets twice on second United debut

EPL PIX: Ronaldo nets twice on second United debut

Rediff.com12 Sep 2021

IMAGES from Premier League matches played on Saturday.

Meteorite strikes county match

Meteorite strikes county match

Rediff.com26 Jul 2010

The sparse crowd watching a regular county match was treated to an out of the world experience, quite literally, when a 4.5 billion years old meteorite came hurtling towards the ground. According to a report in The Daily Telegraph, the rock, was a few inches long and up to 4.5 billion years old.

Hockey World Cup: Images (Day 13)

Hockey World Cup: Images (Day 13)

Rediff.com14 Mar 2010

Images from the final of the 12th World Cup Hockey in New Delhi on Saturday.

Hockey World Cup: Australia break title jinx

Hockey World Cup: Australia break title jinx

Rediff.com13 Mar 2010

Australia shattered Germany's dream of registering the first hat-trick of world titles in the history of the game, beating the double defending champions 2-1 in the summit clash of the FIH World Cup in New Delhi on Saturday.

Root and Edwards named England cricketers of the year

Root and Edwards named England cricketers of the year

Rediff.com19 May 2015

Joe Root was named on Monday as England's cricketer of the year for 2014-15, the England and Wales Cricket Board said.

WC Hockey: Australia edge past Spain

WC Hockey: Australia edge past Spain

Rediff.com6 Mar 2010

Australia continued with their impressive form after the initial hiccup and inched closer towards a semifinal spot beating Olympic silver medallist Spain 2-0 in a crucial Pool B match of the Hero Honda FIH World Cup in New Delhi on Saturday.

Australia stun Serbia 2-1, both teams out

Australia stun Serbia 2-1, both teams out

Rediff.com24 Jun 2010

Tim Cahill and Brett Holman scored second half goals to give Australia a 2-1 victory over Serbia Wednesday but the victory was not enough to stop the Socceroos from going out of the tournament. Serbia, who beat Germany 1-0 in their last match, lost their chances of advancing and finished bottom of Group D.

WC qualifiers: Ronaldo tricks; crowd trouble at Eng, Poland matches

WC qualifiers: Ronaldo tricks; crowd trouble at Eng, Poland matches

Rediff.com13 Oct 2021

Images and summary of all the World Cup 2022 qualifiers played across continents on Tuesday.

Ryder recalled to New Zealand One-day side after long absence

Ryder recalled to New Zealand One-day side after long absence

Rediff.com19 Dec 2013

Aggressive batsman Jesse Ryder has returned to the New Zealand side after a doping suspension and an absence of nearly two years when he was included on Thursday in the limited overs squad for matches against West Indies later this month.

Solskjaer named permanent Manchester United manager

Solskjaer named permanent Manchester United manager

Rediff.com28 Mar 2019

The 46-year-old Norwegian has guided United to 14 wins in 19 matches in all competitions as caretaker boss since replacing the sacked Jose Mourinho in December.

Winter Olympics: How Asif Khan designed Vantablack, Earth's darkest building

Winter Olympics: How Asif Khan designed Vantablack, Earth's darkest building

Rediff.com9 Feb 2018

How Asif Shaikh designed Vantablack, Earth's darkest building

WT20 Statistical highlights: England vs New Zealan

WT20 Statistical highlights: England vs New Zealan

Rediff.com11 May 2010

Following are the stats from the World Twenty20 match between New Zealand and England played on Monday.

Stats highlights: WI vs Eng, World T20

Stats highlights: WI vs Eng, World T20

Rediff.com4 May 2010

# Michael Lumb and Craig Kieswetter were making their T20 debut. A total of 50 players have now represented England in T20s.

United's Maguire gets suspended sentence over brawl in Greece

United's Maguire gets suspended sentence over brawl in Greece

Rediff.com26 Aug 2020

Joe Maguire was found guilty of repeated bodily harm, violence against public employees and attempted bribery. Sharman was found guilty of insult, repeated bodily harm and violence against public employees.

Pomerbasch allegedly assaults policemen

Pomerbasch allegedly assaults policemen

Rediff.com10 Aug 2009

Australia and Indian Premier League team Kings XI Punjab batsman Luke Pomerbasch will appear in court on Friday for allegedly assaulting policemen while trying to evade custody after a car accident.

Bopanna serves big in Tata Open title win with Sharan

Bopanna serves big in Tata Open title win with Sharan

Rediff.com5 Jan 2019

Bopanna lost just four points on his serve during the entire match as the top seeded Indians produced a dominating 6-3, 6-4 win over British pair of Luke Bambridge and Jonny O'Maara.

Rana's employee abused as 'terrorist', beaten up

Rana's employee abused as 'terrorist', beaten up

Rediff.com26 Nov 2009

An employee at a slaughterhouse owned by Tahawwur Hussian Rana, who was arrested by the FBI on charges of plotting major terror attacks in India, was beaten up and abused as 'terrorist' by two locals near Chicago. Faud Nafie, 35, was "punched and kicked in the face and head" by locals Scott Finch and Luke Harty outside a bar in Kinsman, nearly 104 km from Chicago, on Sunday night. The two men -- both aged 32 -- were arrested on charges of aggravated battery.

Amla, De Villiers lead SA to comfortable win over New Zealand

Amla, De Villiers lead SA to comfortable win over New Zealand

Rediff.com15 Aug 2015

Opener Hashim Amla fell two runs shy of a half-century as South Africa cruised to a six-wicket victory over New Zealand in the first Twenty20 at Kingsmead on Friday.

Australia break WC record, slam 12 past SA

Australia break WC record, slam 12 past SA

Rediff.com4 Mar 2010

Title favourites Australia registered the biggest win in the history of the hockey World Cup, inflicting a humiliating 12-0 defeat on South Africa in a Pool B match.

Atletico forced to cut wages of players, staff due to coronavirus crisis

Atletico forced to cut wages of players, staff due to coronavirus crisis

Rediff.com27 Mar 2020

Atletico Madrid have taken the decision to cut the wages of their staff, including the players, to ease the financial burden on the club as they struggle with the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the La Liga club said

World T20: Pakistan in must-win game against red-hot Kiwis

World T20: Pakistan in must-win game against red-hot Kiwis

Rediff.com21 Mar 2016

Pakistan will be desperately looking to ensure the painful defeat to India becomes a distant past when they run into an in-form New Zealand in Mohali on Tuesday with an aim to bounce back into the World Twenty20 and pacify their bitter fans back home. Pakistan are coming into the Group 2 Super 10 game having suffered their 11th defeat to the arch-rivals in ICC's world events. The 2009 champions entered the tournament after an early elimination in the Asia Cup. On the other hand, the New Zealanders are on a roll with two massive wins over hosts India and Australia, making them one of the strong contenders to lift the coveted trophy on April 3. Another win and they will be in the knockout stages of the mega-event. New Zealand have emerged as the team to beat after the stunned tournament favourites India first up, before getting the better of traditional rivals Australia in a trans-Tasman battle.

Football Focus: What Ozil must do to reclaim Arsenal starting spot?

Football Focus: What Ozil must do to reclaim Arsenal starting spot?

Rediff.com19 Jun 2020

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

Anderson becomes first English bowler to take 400 Test wickets

Anderson becomes first English bowler to take 400 Test wickets

Rediff.com30 May 2015

England fast bowler James Anderson claimed his 400th Test wicket when he had New Zealand's Martin Guptill caught at slip by Ian Bell for nought in the second Test at Headlingley, Leeds.

PIX: Pogba misses penalty as United held at Wolves

PIX: Pogba misses penalty as United held at Wolves

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

Manchester United were held 1-1 at Wolverhampton Wanderers and missed out on taking top spot in the English Premier League.

Australia repulse late England charge

Australia repulse late England charge

Rediff.com5 Sep 2009

Australia repulsed a spirited late charge to record a four-run win over England at the Oval on Friday in the first of seven one-day internationals.

The tragedy of Indian workers abroad

The tragedy of Indian workers abroad

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

'This country's backwardness is exposed when Indians bribe, coax and cajole agents to get back-breaking jobs abroad to save a little money at home,' observes Sunanda K Datta-Ray.