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Meet the world's highest-earning female athlete

Meet the world's highest-earning female athlete

Rediff.com22 May 2020

Naomi Osaka's total is the most ever earned by a female athlete in a 12-month period.

Pope writes to Paralympic champ after accident

Pope writes to Paralympic champ after accident

Rediff.com24 Jun 2020

Says he has given 'lesson of humanity'.

Sharapova 'counting days' to make return

Sharapova 'counting days' to make return

Rediff.com4 Oct 2016

Russia's former World No 1 Maria Sharapova said she could not wait to return to tennis in April after her drugs ban was reduced to 15 months on Tuesday.

Meet Pakistan's braveheart female squash ace

Meet Pakistan's braveheart female squash ace

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

South Waziristan, in north-west Pakistan, is regarded as the home of the Taliban. Forget playing any sport, but girls here rarely go to school. Under such circumstances, how does a girl realise her dream to be a sportsperson.

Ex-Barcelona coach Setien to sue club over contract

Ex-Barcelona coach Setien to sue club over contract

Rediff.com18 Sep 2020

Setien's complaint piled yet more pressure on president Josep Maria Bartomeu less than an hour after a group seeking his removal announced they had gathered enough signatures to force a vote of no-confidence against him.

Sponsors hail Sharapova's reduced ban

Sponsors hail Sharapova's reduced ban

Rediff.com5 Oct 2016

Maria Sharapova's reduced suspension for a doping violation is set to provide a healthy boost to her bank balance with corporate sponsors reaffirming their commitment to the Russian player. The 29-year-old can return to the court next April after the Court of Arbitration for Sport reduced her two-year ban by nine months on Tuesday. Sharapova's stunning admission in March that she had tested positive for meldonium at the Australian Open, and her subsequent ban by the International Tennis Federation, saw a number of sponsors distance themselves from her.

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