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Wrestling: Bajrang, Ravi Kumar claim gold in Rome

Wrestling: Bajrang, Ravi Kumar claim gold in Rome

Rediff.com19 Jan 2020

Bajrang staged a remarkable comeback to secure a 4-3 win against USA's Jordan Michael Oliver in the summit showdown of the 65kg freestyle category.

Alcaraz Stunned!

Alcaraz Stunned!

Rediff.com30 Aug 2024

Images from the US Open men's singles second round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Thursday.

New, unique events at the Hangzhou Asian Games

New, unique events at the Hangzhou Asian Games

Rediff.com21 Sep 2023

Following is a look at some new and the more unusual events in the schedule of the 19th edition of the Asian Games:

Aggressive Saina clinches women's singles gold in CWG

Aggressive Saina clinches women's singles gold in CWG

Rediff.com15 Apr 2018

Saina Nehwal's aggression and intensity quite literally wilted P V sindhu as she picked up the women's singles Commonwealth Games gold medal with exhilarating triumph in the final, in Gold Coast, on Sunday.

Gold can purify drinking water

Gold can purify drinking water

Rediff.com5 Apr 2008

According to news article posted on the World Gold Council web site, gold nanoparticles ten thousand times smaller than a human hair could be used to break down chemicals in drinking water and reduce pollution. It said the particles, which mix gold and palladium, are the creation of engineer Michael Wong from Rice University in Houston, Texas.

PHOTOS: EXCITING Moments from Last Day of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

PHOTOS: EXCITING Moments from Last Day of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

Rediff.com15 Apr 2018

CWG are well-captured and here we document all the action from the LAST DAY, in pictures...

Scotland's Murdoch wins shock gold in the pool

Scotland's Murdoch wins shock gold in the pool

Rediff.com25 Jul 2014

Scotland's Ross Murdoch upset the odds by swimming a Commonwealth Games record time to beat favourite Michael Jamieson and secure an unexpected gold in the 200 metres breaststroke in Glasgow on Thursday.

Aashiq Abu's next is Idukki Gold

Aashiq Abu's next is Idukki Gold

Rediff.com12 Jun 2013

The film will bring yesteryear actors between Pratap Pothen, Babu Antony, Maniyanpillai Raju, Ravindran and Vijayaraghavan together.

Wait! Did Shahid just wear gold gloves like MJ?

Wait! Did Shahid just wear gold gloves like MJ?

Rediff.com14 Nov 2017

Presenting the best of menswear showcased at the GQ Fashion Nights.

CWG Rewind: Sable soars, Paul leaps, Sharath sizzles...

CWG Rewind: Sable soars, Paul leaps, Sharath sizzles...

Rediff.com9 Aug 2022

Slipping out of the usual top-five was seen as a real possibility in absence of shooting but phenomenal success in athletics and lawn bowls propelled India to a commendable fourth place finish at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

Sensational PIX: World Aquatics Championships 2023

Sensational PIX: World Aquatics Championships 2023

Rediff.com29 Jul 2023

Sarah Sjoestroem cruised to her fifth consecutive World Aquatics Championships title in the women's 50 metres butterfly event on Saturday.

Swimming great Phelps ready to reclaim lost butterfly gold

Swimming great Phelps ready to reclaim lost butterfly gold

Rediff.com9 Aug 2016

On Monday, the 31-year-old proved he is in fighting form for his 200 metres butterfly rematch with Chad le Clos, the South African who four years ago denied him a third consecutive gold medal in the event.

CWG updates: Shuttlers, paddlers add to India's gold rush

CWG updates: Shuttlers, paddlers add to India's gold rush

Rediff.com9 Apr 2018

Saina Nehwal and Kidambi Srikanth won their respective singles matches, while Satwik Rankireddy and Ashwini Ponnappa triumphed in the mixed doubles to help India outclass Malaysia in the final and clinch the gold medal in the Mixed Team badminton gold medal match at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

How the Rio Olympics gold medals are made

How the Rio Olympics gold medals are made

Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

Ask athletes what goes into Olympic gold medals, and they will likely say sweat and years of training. For Brazil's National Mint the answer is simpler: recycled silver.

'Hungary' Gyurta takes gold in record time

'Hungary' Gyurta takes gold in record time

Rediff.com2 Aug 2012

Hungary's Daniel Gyurta was third-time lucky on Wednesday as he powered to gold in the 200 metres breaststroke, breaking a world record and denying host-nation Britain their first male swimming gold in almost a quarter of a century.

What's So Special About This Pic?

What's So Special About This Pic?

Rediff.com18 Jul 2022

Michael Johnson interviews Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce after her 100 metres title win at the World Championships on Sunday, July 17, 2022.

Phelps wins 200m individual medley for 22nd Olympic gold

Phelps wins 200m individual medley for 22nd Olympic gold

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

Michael Phelps of the United States won the Olympic 200 metres individual medley on Thursday to capture the 22nd gold medal of his career and become the first swimmer to win the same event at four consecutive Games.

FRAMED: Stunning Photos from the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

FRAMED: Stunning Photos from the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

Rediff.com17 Apr 2018

Commonwealth Games: The event Photographs

Thorpe, Coughlin, Peirsol win gold

Thorpe, Coughlin, Peirsol win gold

Rediff.com16 Aug 2004

Pieter van den Hoogenband took silver while Michael Phelps collected the bronze.

Bolt stripped of Beijing Olympic gold after relay teammate Carter tests positive

Bolt stripped of Beijing Olympic gold after relay teammate Carter tests positive

Rediff.com25 Jan 2017

Carter was found to have taken the prohibited substance methylhexaneamine, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Wednesday.

Indian long jumper's heartbreaking World C'ship exit

Indian long jumper's heartbreaking World C'ship exit

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

Sreeshankar was expected to at least qualify for the final round but form deserted him when it mattered the most on Wednesday.

Samvat again takes gloss off gold investing

Samvat again takes gloss off gold investing

Rediff.com10 Nov 2015

Veterans recall they haven't seen gold falling for 3 years in a row.

Gold Cup: Jamaica shock US in semi-finals

Gold Cup: Jamaica shock US in semi-finals

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

Darren Mattocks and Giles Barnes scored first-half goals to propel Jamaica to an upset 2-1 victory over the United States in the CONCACAF Gold Cup semi-finals in Atlanta on Wednesday.

CWG PIX, Day 2: Sanjita's gold, Lather's bronze ensure great outing for India

CWG PIX, Day 2: Sanjita's gold, Lather's bronze ensure great outing for India

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

Indian weightlifting had two contrasting medallists to celebrate on Day 2 of the Commonwealth Games, in Gold Coast, on Friday.

America's Bryan brothers win men's tennis doubles gold

America's Bryan brothers win men's tennis doubles gold

Rediff.com5 Aug 2012

America's Bob and Mike Bryan added a gold medal to their trophy haul on Saturday with a 6-4, 7-6 win over France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Michael Llodra in the Olympic tennis men's doubles final.

High jump pioneer and icon Dick Fosbury dies at 76

High jump pioneer and icon Dick Fosbury dies at 76

Rediff.com14 Mar 2023

Olympic high jump champion Dick Fosbury, who revolutionised the event with a radically different jumping technique that was eventually named after him, died on Sunday aged 76.

Can Rutu Produce Dhoni Magic This IPL?

Can Rutu Produce Dhoni Magic This IPL?

Rediff.com22 Mar 2024

The talent is in plenty in this squad and if this machine runs smoothly, a sixth IPL trophy will be at touching distance for Thala and Co.

Gold prices set to rise after Budget

Gold prices set to rise after Budget

Rediff.com28 Feb 2015

Buying had been muted in the past few weeks.

Phelps' gold hunt on in Beijing

Phelps' gold hunt on in Beijing

Rediff.com11 Aug 2008

American swimmer Michael Phelps needed a little help from his friends on Monday to keep alive the dream of an unprecedented eight Olympic golds.

Phelps wins first gold in Beijing

Phelps wins first gold in Beijing

Rediff.com10 Aug 2008

Michael Phelps shattered his own world record in the 400 meters individual medley final on Sunday in a devastating start to his campaign to collect eight Olympic gold medals in China. The lanky American fought off a strong challenge from Hungary's Laszlo Cseh and US team mate Ryan Lochte to win the gold in four minutes 03.84 seconds, wiping 1.41 off the world record of 4:05.25 he set at the US Olympic trials six weeks ago.

PHOTOS: EXCITING Moments from Day 9 of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

PHOTOS: EXCITING Moments from Day 9 of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

Rediff.com13 Apr 2018

Things are heating up at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast

Milestone man Phelps 'pleased with gold'

Milestone man Phelps 'pleased with gold'

Rediff.com3 Aug 2012

Michael Phelps became the first male swimmer to win the same event at three successive Olympics when he clinched the men's 200 metres individual medley gold medal at the London Games on Thursday.

Ledecky takes third gold; Efimova makes second final

Ledecky takes third gold; Efimova makes second final

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

Freestyle queen Katie Ledecky made sure of her third swimming gold medal of the Rio Olympics, and fourth of her career, after anchoring the US women to victory in the 4x200 meters relay on Wednesday.

'Wardrobe malfunction' could not stop Phelps from winning 21st gold!

'Wardrobe malfunction' could not stop Phelps from winning 21st gold!

Rediff.com10 Aug 2016

Even a late 'wardrobe malfunction' could not stop Michael Phelps from winning his 21st Olympic gold medal for the United States in the Rio pool on Tuesday.

Lochte wins third straight 200 metres medley gold

Lochte wins third straight 200 metres medley gold

Rediff.com2 Aug 2013

American Ryan Lochte touched in a time of one minute 54.98 seconds, almost a second slower than the world record of 1:54.00 he set to win the gold in 2011.

Phelps collects 18th gold medal in final race

Phelps collects 18th gold medal in final race

Rediff.com5 Aug 2012

Michael Phelps won the 18th gold of a mind-boggling career in the 4x100 metre medley relay on Saturday, retires with twice as many golds as any other Olympian.

Phelps bags fifth gold to confirm supremacy

Phelps bags fifth gold to confirm supremacy

Rediff.com3 Aug 2009

Michael Phelps conquered Rome with a fifth gold medal in the men's 4x100 metres medley relay on Sunday when the American team closed an extraordinary world championships with a 43rd world record.

Phelps gets fourth gold

Phelps gets fourth gold

Rediff.com30 Jul 2005

Aaron Peirsol and Leisel Jones set world records to win their second gold medals at the world championships.

Phelps misses out on record 8 golds

Phelps misses out on record 8 golds

Rediff.com1 Apr 2007

Michael Phelps broke fifth world record in a week to collect his seventh gold medal at the world championships.

Swimmers McKeon, Le Clos make Commonwealth Games history

Swimmers McKeon, Le Clos make Commonwealth Games history

Rediff.com1 Aug 2022

Swimmer Emma McKeon became the most successful Commonwealth Games athlete of all-time on Sunday, leading an Australian sweep of the women's 50 metre freestyle to claim a record 11th gold medal.