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Here's what 2022 holds for sports lovers

Here's what 2022 holds for sports lovers

Rediff.com31 Dec 2021

Mark your calendars! Here's all the lowdown of all the major sporting events coming up in 2022...

Harmanpreet, Smriti, Rodrigues to miss Big Bash League due to national commitments

Harmanpreet, Smriti, Rodrigues to miss Big Bash League due to national commitments

Rediff.com27 Sep 2019

WBBL is likely to clash with India's month-long tour of the Caribbean

WTC: Kiwi quick Ferguson out for Aus Test series

WTC: Kiwi quick Ferguson out for Aus Test series

Rediff.com16 Dec 2019

Ferguson, who will need five to six weeks to recover, is returning to New Zealand and a replacement for him will be named on Tuesday, coach Gary Stead told reporters on Monday.

Buzz: WI tour to go ahead despite COVID-19 breaches

Buzz: WI tour to go ahead despite COVID-19 breaches

Rediff.com11 Nov 2020

Babar named Pakistan Test captain, takes charge of all three formats.

Serena's frilly dress, Dimitrov's quirky tracksuit

Serena's frilly dress, Dimitrov's quirky tracksuit

Rediff.com22 Jan 2020

Serena Williams creates ripples with her latest outfit.

When Australia captain Paine dared Rohit to 'hit a six' at MCG

When Australia captain Paine dared Rohit to 'hit a six' at MCG

Rediff.com27 Dec 2018

His banter with Virat Kohli became a talking point in the Perth Test and Australian captain Tim Paine was at it again from behind the stumps with Rohit Sharma at the receiving end, during Day 2 of the third Test in Melbourne.

Kvitova doubted she would ever play a Slam final again

Kvitova doubted she would ever play a Slam final again

Rediff.com24 Jan 2019

'It wasn't really a nice time to be dealing with everything'

Serena mentor says won't do any on-court coaching

Serena mentor says won't do any on-court coaching

Rediff.com10 Jan 2019

Patrick Mouratoglou said he and Serena Williams had decided not to do any on-court coaching, even at the tournaments on the professional women's WTA circuit where it is permitted.

Sporting legends we lost in 2020

Sporting legends we lost in 2020

Rediff.com30 Dec 2020

Sporting world lost some of its favourite stars this year.

No F1 but Verstappen and Norris still find a way to race

No F1 but Verstappen and Norris still find a way to race

Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

The world of esports came to the rescue in the absence of a race in Melbourne or indeed of any single-seater series with the Formula E and IndyCar calendars also ravaged by the fast-spreading virus. Red Bull's Verstappen finished 11th in an 'All-star Esports battle' while McLaren's Norris finished sixth in another virtual race.

PIX: Captain Kohli leads from the front as India level series

PIX: Captain Kohli leads from the front as India level series

Rediff.com15 Jan 2019

Virat Kohli smashed his 39th one-day international century as India claimed a dramatic six-wicket victory over Australia at a sweltering Adelaide Oval on Tuesday to level up the three-match series at 1-1.

Bushfire smoke could affect Australian Open matches

Bushfire smoke could affect Australian Open matches

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

Smoke-induced interruptions likely at season's first grand slam.

Bushfire crisis: Will the Sydney Test go up in smoke?

Bushfire crisis: Will the Sydney Test go up in smoke?

Rediff.com31 Dec 2019

Australia has been battling hundreds of huge bushfires for several weeks with the resultant thick smoke regularly casting a pall over the country's cities.

Physically extraordinary Djokovic is battle ready, asserts coach Agassi

Physically extraordinary Djokovic is battle ready, asserts coach Agassi

Rediff.com19 Jan 2018

Physically extraordinary Djokovic is battle ready, asserts coach Agassi

PIX: Osaka to face Kvitova in maiden Australian Open final

PIX: Osaka to face Kvitova in maiden Australian Open final

Rediff.com24 Jan 2019

IMAGES from the Australian Open matches played on Thursday

Buzz: Ganguly gets CA praise for 'ODI Super Series' idea

Buzz: Ganguly gets CA praise for 'ODI Super Series' idea

Rediff.com27 Dec 2019

Ganguly had said India will lock horns with England, Australia and one other top cricketing side in an annual ODI series starting 2021.

Aus Open: Serena to face Osaka in semis; Djokovic marches on

Aus Open: Serena to face Osaka in semis; Djokovic marches on

Rediff.com16 Feb 2021

Images from Tuesday's action at the Australian Open.

Kohli is a fantastic captain: Starc

Kohli is a fantastic captain: Starc

Rediff.com24 Dec 2018

Australian pace spearhead Mitchell Starc described Virat Kohli as a 'fantastic captain', having shared the dressing room with the India captain while representing Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League.

Athletics PIX: Parchment, Crouser steal the limelight

Athletics PIX: Parchment, Crouser steal the limelight

Rediff.com5 Aug 2021

A summary of Thursday's finals in Track and Field at the Tokyo Olympics.

New surface for 2008 Australian Open

New surface for 2008 Australian Open

Rediff.com30 May 2007

Lleyton Hewitt has long been a critic of the Rebound Ace surface used at Melbourne Park.

Cilic blames closed roof for slow start against Federer

Cilic blames closed roof for slow start against Federer

Rediff.com28 Jan 2018

Australian Open runner-up Marin Cilic queried the decision to close the roof at Rod Laver Arena for the men's final on Sunday and said it had contributed to his slow start in defeat to Roger Federer.

It's Super Saturday at Australian Open

It's Super Saturday at Australian Open

Rediff.com19 Jan 2018

Angelique Kerber's recent revival faces its toughest test in the shape of Maria Sharapova when the only two former Australian Open champions in the women's draw clash in round three on Saturday. A cool front broke the grip

Sehwag involved in an altercation with Aus players

Sehwag involved in an altercation with Aus players

Rediff.com27 Dec 2011

The first Test got spicier as Indian opener Virender Sehwag was on Tuesday involved in an altercation with Australian pacers James Pattinson and Peter Siddle during the visitors' first innings.

Aus Open PHOTOS: Nadal waltzes into last 16; Kyrgios, Dimitrov, Svitolina also through

Aus Open PHOTOS: Nadal waltzes into last 16; Kyrgios, Dimitrov, Svitolina also through

Rediff.com19 Jan 2018

Images from matches played on Day 5 at the Australian Open in Melbourne Park on Friday

My statement on retirement was more in anger

My statement on retirement was more in anger

Rediff.com3 Jan 2017

Former Pakistan cricketer and ex-national team selector Mohsin Khan believes Test skipper Misbah-ul-Haq has made the right decision by postponing his retirement and focussing on the third and the final match against Australia in Sydney. Misbah, who has been one of the most successful captains in the country's Test history, has received a flurry of criticism for his tactics after the side suffered a crushing defeat by an innings and 18 runs in the second Test in Melbourne. After losing their fifth consecutive match in Australia, Misbah had hinted that he might call curtains to his illustrious career in the coming days, even as soon as before the ongoing final dead-rubber Test at the SCG.

Cricket Buzz: McCullum named KKR head coach

Cricket Buzz: McCullum named KKR head coach

Rediff.com15 Aug 2019

McCullum, 37, played for the two-time IPL champions in two separate stints and also represented Trinbago Knight Riders, the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise that is owned by the same parent company Red Chillies Entertainment.

Maxwell is a three-dimensional player, will return to squad soon: Finch

Maxwell is a three-dimensional player, will return to squad soon: Finch

Rediff.com18 Dec 2019

Australian captain Aaron Finch is confident Glenn Maxwell's ODI absence won't last long.

Federer floors Del Potro to enter semis

Federer floors Del Potro to enter semis

Rediff.com24 Jan 2012

Roger Federer thrashed Juan Martin Del Potro 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the Australian Open semi-finals on Tuesday, exorcising a Grand Slam demon against the Argentine in his 1,000th tour match.

Hayden set to retire after Big Bash

Hayden set to retire after Big Bash

Rediff.com20 Dec 2011

Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has revealed that he will quit all forms of competitive cricket after the end of the Big Bash Twenty20 tournament to draw curtains on his illustrious career spanning 20 years.

India at Aus Open: Sania-Dodig prevail over Bopanna-Gabriela in quarters

India at Aus Open: Sania-Dodig prevail over Bopanna-Gabriela in quarters

Rediff.com25 Jan 2017

Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig held their nerves and saved two match points against Rohan Bopanna and Gabriela Dabrowski before pulling off a tense win to seal a place in the mixed doubles semi-finals of the Australian Open, in Melbourne on Wednesday.

Australia captain Paine 'relishing' battle with Kohli

Australia captain Paine 'relishing' battle with Kohli

Rediff.com24 Dec 2018

Australia captain Tim Paine said he is 'relishing going head-to-head' with his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli in the ongoing Test series.

BEST PHOTOS from the Australian Open

BEST PHOTOS from the Australian Open

Rediff.com29 Jan 2019

Here are some of the best moments from the 2019 Australian Open.

Yuki-Venus shock 10th seeds; easy for Paes-Stepanek

Yuki-Venus shock 10th seeds; easy for Paes-Stepanek

Rediff.com17 Jan 2014

The wild card team of India's Yuki Bhambri and Michael Venus of New Zealand created a big upset at the Australian Open, shocking tenth seeds Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecau in Melbourne on Friday. They needed just 64 minutes to get the better of the experienced Dutch-Romanian pair 6-4, 6-4 in a second round match.

It was an accident: Tsitsipas after racket swipe hurts dad

It was an accident: Tsitsipas after racket swipe hurts dad

Rediff.com8 Jan 2020

Apostolos immediately got up from his chair in shock and went up to the stands to sit with the rest of the Greek team while Tsitsipas, who was docked a point and warned by the umpire, received an earful from his mother Julia Apostoli.

My Dada Sunil Gavaskar

My Dada Sunil Gavaskar

Rediff.com25 Jan 2022

To watch Dada standing on the steps of the airplane ladder with a glittering trophy in hand was exhilarating, recalls Hemant Kenkre.

All about Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic

All about Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic

Rediff.com2 Feb 2020

Novak Djokovic endured a fierce challenge to his Melbourne Park reign before overhauling Dominic Thiem 6-4, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday to clinch an eighth Australian Open crown and reclaim the world number one ranking. While Rafa Nadal rules Roland Garros with 12 titles, Djokovic holds sway in the title match at Rod Laver Arena having never lost a final in Melbourne Park.

Nadal can still win Australian Open: Agassi

Nadal can still win Australian Open: Agassi

Rediff.com9 Jan 2011

World number one Rafael Nadal has been laid low by flu this week but Andre Agassi is confident the illness will not scupper the Spaniard's chances of winning the Australian Open later this month.

Umbrellas up at Wimbledon - to keep the sun off

Umbrellas up at Wimbledon - to keep the sun off

Rediff.com1 Jul 2015

The weather was the number one topic of conversation at Wimbledon on Tuesday but for once it was not the prospect of rain that brought out the umbrellas but a beating sun on what was forecast to be the hottest day of the year.

How poor air could hit players in long matches at Aus Open

How poor air could hit players in long matches at Aus Open

Rediff.com16 Jan 2020

Chris Evert - along with John McEnroe - told reporters that air quality should be paramount in tournament organisers' minds.