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Chappell backs Warner in leadership ban review drama

Chappell backs Warner in leadership ban review drama

Rediff.com11 Dec 2022

'This indicated Warner -- who had been advised by CA against a public outburst -- didn't trust the authorities to be mindful of his interests. It was a wise decision by Warner as CA is renowned for only protecting their own interests, not those of players.'

EPL PHOTOS: Everton blank jittery Man Utd; Chelsea hold Arsenal

EPL PHOTOS: Everton blank jittery Man Utd; Chelsea hold Arsenal

Rediff.com26 Apr 2015

Manchester United's top-four aspirations suffered a setback as Louis van Gaal's side were blown away 3-0 by Everton.

Should toss be scrapped in Test cricket?

Should toss be scrapped in Test cricket?

Rediff.com15 Jul 2018

The merit of the toss has been debated as a need to reduce home advantage that often results in host nations rolling out pitches doctored to favour their players in what tends to end up as one-sided encounters.

Wimbledon PHOTOS: Djokovic, Swiatek waltz into round 2

Wimbledon PHOTOS: Djokovic, Swiatek waltz into round 2

Rediff.com4 Jul 2023

IMAGES from Day 1 of all the action from the Wimbledon Championships played at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Monday.

Champions League: Barca down United at Old Trafford; Ajax hold Juve

Champions League: Barca down United at Old Trafford; Ajax hold Juve

Rediff.com11 Apr 2019

Images from the UEFA Champions League quarter-final first leg matches played on Wednesday

Wearing neck guard is players' choice: BCCI

Wearing neck guard is players' choice: BCCI

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

Compulsory neck guards on helmets for Australian cricketers are "not far away", the national team's sports medicine chief said on Monday after Jofra Archer's snorter felled Steve Smith during the second Ashes Test.

PICS: Roger Federer's grand finale ends in defeat

PICS: Roger Federer's grand finale ends in defeat

Rediff.com24 Sep 2022

20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer returned from more than a year away for a last dance in tandem with great rival Rafael Nadal on a gripping and memorable finale by the Thames in front of a 17,500 sell-out crowd at London's O2 Arena on Friday.

'When India plays against Pakistan, world stops to watch'

'When India plays against Pakistan, world stops to watch'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

'When Pakistan plays India the world stops to watch and it's a great spectacle'

Pele's Story Is A Story Of Hope

Pele's Story Is A Story Of Hope

Rediff.com31 Dec 2022

More than the story of any other footballer or athlete, Pele's life helped democratise his sport; made it the stuff of a widely shared dream. Shyam G Menon salutes the memory of the greatest footballer ever.

PHOTOS: Australia hold nerves to beat England by five runs

PHOTOS: Australia hold nerves to beat England by five runs

Rediff.com26 Jan 2014

Photos of the fifth One Day International between Australia and England being played at Adelaide Oval.

India, US ask Pakistan to act decisively against terror

India, US ask Pakistan to act decisively against terror

Rediff.com12 Apr 2022

The demand for action by Pakistan was made through a joint statement issued after the 2+2 ministerial attended by the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.

PM holds meet on CWG, Kalmadi kept away

PM holds meet on CWG, Kalmadi kept away

Rediff.com23 Sep 2010

Amid intense criticism over Commonwealth Games preparations, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh held a meeting with union ministers and others involved in the sporting event but kept away Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi, triggering speculation about his being sidelined.

Former captains flip out over plans to scrap coin toss

Former captains flip out over plans to scrap coin toss

Rediff.com18 May 2018

Proposals to scrap the time-honoured tradition of a coin toss prior to Test matches defy logic and should not be considered, according to several former South Asian cricket captains.

Left-right handed batting pairs hold no advantage in contemporary cricket

Left-right handed batting pairs hold no advantage in contemporary cricket

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

A cricket blogger has discovered that there is no advantage of sending a left-handed batsman to join a right-hander (or vice versa), compared to sending a right-hander in to join a right-hander, or a left-hander to join a left-hander.

Headingley, Kohli's 2nd Innings Defeat

Headingley, Kohli's 2nd Innings Defeat

Rediff.com30 Aug 2021

Rajneesh Gupta presents all the interesting numbers from Day 4 of the India-England Test at Leeds.

Schumacher holds little hope of a Sunday surprise

Schumacher holds little hope of a Sunday surprise

Rediff.com27 Mar 2011

A stony-faced Michael Schumacher was brought crashing back down to earth on Saturday when his Mercedes failed to break into the third qualifying session at the Australian Grand Prix.

Manchester Utd thrash Everton, Arsenal hold Chelsea goalless

Manchester Utd thrash Everton, Arsenal hold Chelsea goalless

Rediff.com17 Sep 2017

Antonio Valencia's early thunderbolt put Manchester United en route to a 4-0 Premier League victory over Everton on Sunday, but they needed a flurry of late goals to finally subdue their unfortunate visitors.

1983 WC final was biggest disappointment of my career: Garner

1983 WC final was biggest disappointment of my career: Garner

Rediff.com29 Jan 2015

Recalling the monumental upset when the mighty West Indies were stunned by India in the 1983 Prudential World Cup final, pacer Joel Garner said that the loss was the biggest disappointment of his decade-long cricket career.

Bajrang furious with doctors at World Championships

Bajrang furious with doctors at World Championships

Rediff.com22 Sep 2022

Bajrang lost the bout to the American by technical superiority to go out of the gold medal race. Later he won a bronze medal, coming through repechage round.

Champions League PIX: Manchester Utd's progress on hold; Chelsea in last 16

Champions League PIX: Manchester Utd's progress on hold; Chelsea in last 16

Rediff.com23 Nov 2017

A summary of Wednesday's matches in the UEFA Champions League.

Rupee to remain under pressure; may settle at around 79-80/USD in near term: Experts

Rupee to remain under pressure; may settle at around 79-80/USD in near term: Experts

Rediff.com27 Jun 2022

India's rupee is likely to remain under pressure due to high prices of crude oil and other commodities, and may stabilise at around 79-80 against the US dollar in the near term, say experts amid limited headroom available with the Reserve Bank to check the weakening of the domestic currency. The currency has slumped over 5 per cent this year after Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent international crude oil prices soaring to a decade high. On Monday, rupee ended at a fresh all-time low of 78.34 (provisional) against the US dollar.

BCCI flourished in Eden, but hijacked by Tamil Nadu: Bedi

BCCI flourished in Eden, but hijacked by Tamil Nadu: Bedi

Rediff.com12 Nov 2014

Taking at dig at Indian Cricket Board's president-in-exile N Srinivasan, spin legend Bishan Singh Bedi said it was a mystery to see the BCCI, which was born in Delhi and flourished at the Eden Gardens, being hijacked by Tamil Nadu.

RBI buys record gold this year: At 700 tonnes, reserves up 27% in 2 years

RBI buys record gold this year: At 700 tonnes, reserves up 27% in 2 years

Rediff.com19 Aug 2021

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has increased its gold purchases, as part of its foreign exchange (forex) reserves. In the first half (H1) of calendar year 2021 (CY21), the addition of gold to India's forex reserves has been the highest - on a half-yearly basis -at 29 tonnes. Now, the RBI's gold holding - as a proportion of its forex reserves - has for the first time crossed 700 tonnes.

Chinese nationals step down from Paytm board ahead of IPO

Chinese nationals step down from Paytm board ahead of IPO

Rediff.com7 Jul 2021

All Chinese nationals on the board of digital payments firm Paytm have been replaced by US and Indian citizens, while there is no change in existing shareholding, according to a regulatory filing of the company. Alipay representative Jing Xiandong, Ant Financial's Guoming Cheng, and Alibaba representatives Michael Yuen Jen Yao (US citizen) and Ting Hong Kenny Ho have ceased to be directors of the company, as per the regulatory document. According to a source, Paytm now has no Chinese national on its board.

BIG statement about Joe Root the leader

BIG statement about Joe Root the leader

Rediff.com6 Apr 2022

Root enjoyed the utmost respect of players in the dressing room and that there was no clear 'natural successor'.

The Queen's Controversial India Visit

The Queen's Controversial India Visit

Rediff.com17 Sep 2022

At sunrise the following day, a hunt was organised for the queen to shoot a female tiger. But she decided a monarch should not make the kill and handed her gun to one of her staff to deliver the fatal shot.

Owen, Beckham hold key for England

Owen, Beckham hold key for England

Rediff.com8 Jun 2004

Owen's goals and Beckham's passing and dead-ball skills are England's main attacking weapons.

Falcao holds PSG and Ibra to frustrating draw

Falcao holds PSG and Ibra to frustrating draw

Rediff.com23 Sep 2013

Radamel Falcao answered Zlatan Ibrahimovic's early opening goal for Paris St Germain with a quick equaliser for a 1-1 draw that kept Monaco top of Ligue 1 on Sunday.

Sports Shorts: Harikrishna holds Adams in Geneva FIDE GP

Sports Shorts: Harikrishna holds Adams in Geneva FIDE GP

Rediff.com8 Jul 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Saturday.

EPL: Everton's Delofeu scores equaliser to hold Arsenal

EPL: Everton's Delofeu scores equaliser to hold Arsenal

Rediff.com9 Dec 2013

Gerard Delofeu's late goal earned Everton a deserved 1-1 draw at Premier League leaders Arsenal on Sunday after Mesut Ozil's strike seemed set to seal three points for the home side.

Covid-19 and cricket: Melbourne Magic in morbid 2020

Covid-19 and cricket: Melbourne Magic in morbid 2020

Rediff.com30 Dec 2020

The challenges in a post COVID-19 world were new and unusual but unlike other Indian sports, cricket could partially redeem itself, thanks to the deep pockets of the BCCI

It's official! Verstappen keeps title as Mercedes drop appeal

It's official! Verstappen keeps title as Mercedes drop appeal

Rediff.com16 Dec 2021

The Dutchman seized the title after overtaking Hamilton on the last lap of the race amid uproar.

Bottle cork hurled at Rahul, 'India fan' enters field

Bottle cork hurled at Rahul, 'India fan' enters field

Rediff.com14 Aug 2021

A bottle cork was hurled at India's first-innings centurion K L Rahul from the spectators stand during the pre-lunch session while an English fan, dressed in India colours, entered the field before tea, in two separate incidents on the third day of the second Test, at Lord's, on Saturday.

Thought I'd never play another Test: Malan

Thought I'd never play another Test: Malan

Rediff.com10 Dec 2021

The 34-year-old will hope to push for a second century, four years after his glorious 140 in Perth.

'Dhoni is not innovative and proactive enough in Test matches'

'Dhoni is not innovative and proactive enough in Test matches'

Rediff.com24 Oct 2014

Legendary West Indies fast bowler Michael Holding feels Mahendra Singh Dhoni is not "innovative and proactive enough as captain, especially in Tests" although India would remain a strong contender to retain their World Cup title in Australia next year.

EPL: 17th successive win for Man City, Everton hold Chelsea

EPL: 17th successive win for Man City, Everton hold Chelsea

Rediff.com23 Dec 2017

Chelsea found no chink in Everton's defensive armour as the Premier League champions were held to a frustrating 0-0 draw at Goodison Park on Saturday.

Vikram Vedha Review: Whistle-Worthy Film

Vikram Vedha Review: Whistle-Worthy Film

Rediff.com30 Sep 2022

A screenplay and superstar in perfect tandem, it doesn't get better than this, applauds Sukanya Verma.

Images: US erase two-goal deficit to hold Slovenia

Images: US erase two-goal deficit to hold Slovenia

Rediff.com19 Jun 2010

The United States made a dramatic comeback from two goals down at half-time to draw 2-2 with Slovenia and keep alive their World Cup chances on Friday.

PICS: Kazakhstan's Jeruto roars to steeplechase gold

PICS: Kazakhstan's Jeruto roars to steeplechase gold

Rediff.com21 Jul 2022

Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Wednesday, Day 6.

UN chief Antonio Guterres appalled to learn of attack on Salman Rushdie

UN chief Antonio Guterres appalled to learn of attack on Salman Rushdie

Rediff.com13 Aug 2022

"In no case is violence a response to words spoken or written by others in their exercise of the freedoms of opinion and expression," Guterres said, conveying his wishes for Rushdie's early recovery.