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Chidi shines in Mohun Bagan's historic triumph

Chidi shines in Mohun Bagan's historic triumph

Rediff.com25 Oct 2009

Nigerian Edeh Chidi scored four goals as Mohun Bagan defeated arch-rivals East Bengal 5-3 in a round four I-League match in Kolkata.

PIX: Argentina strike late to advance to World Cup knockout stages

PIX: Argentina strike late to advance to World Cup knockout stages

Rediff.com27 Jun 2018

A late goal by Marcos Rojo gave Argentina a dramatic 2-1 victory over Nigeria in Group D on Tuesday and sent the twice champions through to the knockout stages of the World Cup.

Okolie leads Churchill to win over Mahindra

Okolie leads Churchill to win over Mahindra

Rediff.com24 Jan 2009

Churchill Brothers beat Mahindra United 3-1 in an I-League encounter on Saturday.

Argentina retain men's football gold

Argentina retain men's football gold

Rediff.com23 Aug 2008

A stunning goal from Angel Di Maria enabled the defending champions beat Nigeria 1-0 in Saturday's final at the Beijing Olympics.

Goa cops say Dutch girl wasn't raped, only robbed

Goa cops say Dutch girl wasn't raped, only robbed

Rediff.com5 Jan 2009

"We have received a complaint of drugging and robbery. The girl did not say anything about sexual abuse and hence a rape case was not registered," superintendent of police (North), Bosco George, told PTI. The police are on the lookout for a group of Nigerians who allegedly committed the robbery, he added

Whatcha lookin' at?

Whatcha lookin' at?

Rediff.com22 Mar 2015

The effervescent Kalki Koechlin closed the show for Nishka Lulla.

Okolie emerges top-scorer in I-League

Okolie emerges top-scorer in I-League

Rediff.com26 Feb 2008

Foreigners continued to dominate Indian football as they scored 136 of the 227 goals in the I-League.

Indian football: NorthEast United stun Mumbai City

Indian football: NorthEast United stun Mumbai City

Rediff.com30 Jan 2021

NorthEast United got the better of Mumbai City yet again, doing a double over the Islanders with a 2-1 win in the Hero Indian Super League

Okoro helps Mohd Sporting edge Mahindra

Okoro helps Mohd Sporting edge Mahindra

Rediff.com24 Oct 2008

Nigerian Mike Okoro gave Mohammedan Sporting their first victory over Mahindra United (1-0) in the I-League at Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata on Friday evening.

Sporting Clube, East Bengal begin on winning note

Sporting Clube, East Bengal begin on winning note

Rediff.com26 Sep 2008

Sporting Clube de Goa and East Bengal won their opening matches in the I-League football tournament, beating Vasco and Chirag United 1-0 and 3-1 respectively.

Dempo, JCT atop I-League after four rounds

Dempo, JCT atop I-League after four rounds

Rediff.com12 Dec 2007

Unbeaten Dempo and JCT share the top spot in the I-League football championship with ten points from four outings.

Mahindra face Churchill next

Mahindra face Churchill next

Rediff.com28 Nov 2007

Mahindra United have an opportunity to avenge their Durand Cup defeat to Churchill Brothers when the two teams clash in an I-League football tie on Thursday

Mahindra beat JCT to enter Durand final

Mahindra beat JCT to enter Durand final

Rediff.com4 Sep 2008

Chidi Edeh scored a spectacular goal in the last minute to guide Mahindra United to a 2-1 victory over JCT and into the final of 121st Osians Durand Cup football tournament in New Delhi on Thursday. The Nigerian import, who came close to scoring on a number of occasions, struck a long range right-footer seconds before the final whistle to the huge disappointment of the millmen who were leading 1-0 till the 72nd minute of the semi-final match.

Nigeria: Families of abducted Indians evacuated

Nigeria: Families of abducted Indians evacuated

Rediff.com5 Jun 2007

The High Commission is facilitating safety of the remaining 40 Indians in the state and their movement.

Glasgow will host 2014 Commonwealth Games

Glasgow will host 2014 Commonwealth Games

Rediff.com9 Nov 2007

Glasgow and Nigeria's Abuja were the only candidates left to host the 20th edition of the quadrennial event.

Mahindra, Churchill take different routes to final

Mahindra, Churchill take different routes to final

Rediff.com6 Nov 2007

Mahindra United survived yet another penalty shootout today to pip Salgaocar 4-2 and set up a summit clash with Churchill Brothers in the final of the Osian's Durand Cup football tournament.

Football Transfers: Barcelona buy back Suarez from Villarreal

Football Transfers: Barcelona buy back Suarez from Villarreal

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

Spanish champions Barcelona have exercised the buy-back clause to re-sign midfielder Denis Suarez from Villarreal, the Catalan club announced on Monday.

PM arrives in Nigeria; to re-invigorate ties

PM arrives in Nigeria; to re-invigorate ties

Rediff.com14 Oct 2007

Before embarking on the five-day visit, Dr Singh said his journey to Nigeria signifies India's desire to 're-invigorate its ties with not only our friend and brother' Nigeria but the entire African continent. In South Africa, he will attend the second India-Brazil-South Africa Summit that will seek to come up with some concrete proposals to strengthen the trilateral cooperation.

Abducted Indians freed in Nigeria

Abducted Indians freed in Nigeria

Rediff.com11 Oct 2007

The 11 Indian officials of a steel company, abducted in Nigeria two days back, have been released.

African students call off protest after govt assurance

African students call off protest after govt assurance

Rediff.com31 May 2016

A group of African students in the New Delhi on Tuesday called off a demonstration to protest the spate of assaults against the community after the government assured them of better security.

Crouch accuses foreigners

Crouch accuses foreigners

Rediff.com21 Dec 2007

Liverpool striker Peter Crouch has accused foreigners of play-acting following his sending off for a robust challenge on Chelsea's Jon Mikel Obi on Wednesday.

JCT thrash Churchill 3-0

JCT thrash Churchill 3-0

Rediff.com8 Dec 2007

JCT kept up the pressure over table-toppers Dempo Sports Club with an emphatic 3-0 victory over Churchill Brothers in the fourth round of the ongoing ONGC I-League at the Guru Nanak Stadium in Ludhiana on Saturday.

Al Ansar hold Dempo with late goal

Al Ansar hold Dempo with late goal

Rediff.com2 May 2008

I-League champions Dempo let in a late goal and were held 1-1 by Lebanese giants Al Ansar in their penultimate Group A league match of the AFC Cup in Beirut. Nigerian import Ranti Martins Soleye put Dempo ahead in the 29th minute against the run of play and stunned the Ansar supporters at Beirut Sports City stadium on Thursday night before Ansar defender Mohamad Hammoud scored the equalizer six minutes from the end in a match largely dominated by the hosts.

Bagan held

Bagan held

Rediff.com2 Dec 2007

Mohun Bagan contiued their bad patch when they were forced to a 1-1 draw by Sporting Clube-de-Goa in their third fixture of the National I-league Football Champion.

Booker Prize for Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evarist as jury breaks rules

Booker Prize for Margaret Atwood, Bernardine Evarist as jury breaks rules

Rediff.com15 Oct 2019

Atwood's The Testaments and Evaristo's novel Girl, Woman, Other earned each author an equal share of the 50,000 prize.

Ten Indians kidnapped in Nigeria freed

Ten Indians kidnapped in Nigeria freed

Rediff.com16 Jun 2007

All of them, who worked with a franchise of Indonesia-based Indorama firm, are with company officials, External Affairs Ministry sources in New Delhi said on Saturday.

Chinua Achebe wins 2007 Man Booker Prize

Chinua Achebe wins 2007 Man Booker Prize

Rediff.com13 Jun 2007

Achebe is probably best known for his first novel, Things Fall Apart, written in 1958.

George Telegraph shock East Bengal

George Telegraph shock East Bengal

Rediff.com15 Nov 2007

George Telegraph shock East Bengal Nigerian striker Shaheed Olawale scored twice in a 3-1 victory in the Kolkata Premier Football League.

G-8: PM to meet presidents of Nigeria, China

G-8: PM to meet presidents of Nigeria, China

Rediff.com7 Jun 2007

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is camping in Berlin's Hotel Adlon Kempinski. He will soon meet the president of Nigeria before meeting Hu Jintao, president of China.

Churchill Brothers win Durand Cup

Churchill Brothers win Durand Cup

Rediff.com7 Nov 2007

Odafe Onyeka Okolie's goal gave the Goa team a 1-0 victory over Mumbai's Mahindra United in the final and their maiden triumph in the tournament.

Air India knock out champions Dempo

Air India knock out champions Dempo

Rediff.com3 Nov 2007

In another match of the Durand Cup football tournament, Nigerian Odafe Onyeka Okolie hammered in five goals as Churchill Brothers trounced Central Railway 6-1.

Gold Rush expected as wrestlers begin campaign on CWG Day 8

Gold Rush expected as wrestlers begin campaign on CWG Day 8

Rediff.com11 Apr 2018

The wrestlers will be in action at the same venue, where the weightlifters signed off a phenomenal campaign

ONGC-Mittal buys 30% in overseas block

ONGC-Mittal buys 30% in overseas block

Rediff.com23 Oct 2007

The OVL-Mittal joint venture had also bagged two blocks in Nigerian deepwater, OPL 279, in which OMEL has 40 per cent stake, and OPL 285, in which the company owns 60 per cent, the other partners being French oil major Total, and Nigerian EMO. The Turkmenistan block covers an area of 5,663 sq km and is located close to discovered and producing fields.

AFC Cup: Anti-Climax for Dempo

AFC Cup: Anti-Climax for Dempo

Rediff.com19 Mar 2008

Dempo paid for their profligacy with an own goal by their captain to go down 2-3 to Sur Club of Oman in the AFC Cup Group A thriller at Nizwa. The I-League champions, who beat Lebanese powerhouse Al Ansar in their opening pool match, wasted a couple of clear chances and conceded an own goal by star playmaker Climax Lawrence.

Mittal loses Nigeria refinery bid

Mittal loses Nigeria refinery bid

Rediff.com18 May 2007

Lakshmi Niwas Mittal, who wants to make it big in oil after forming the world's largest steel empire, has lost a bid for taking over Nigeria's biggest oil refinery.

Guess who is India's footballer of the year?

Guess who is India's footballer of the year?

Rediff.com25 Apr 2016

Mohun Bagan and India striker Jeje Lalpekhlua was declared winner of the 'Indian Player of the Year' award by the Football Players Association of India (FPAI) at its annual awards function held at the Cooperage Ground in Mumbai. The 25-year-old from Mizoram, who made his international debut in 2012 and came through the junior ranks, received the highest number of votes from fellow professional footballers, beating the challenge from the short list of India captain Sunil Chhetri, Bikash Jairu, David Lalrinmuana and Dhanachandra Singh, to win the coveted award. Jeje, incidentally, was the winner of the FPAI's Junior Indian Footballer of the Year award in 2011, AIFF Emerging Player of the Year award in 2013 and the 2015 Indian Super League Emerging Player of the League award while representing franchise outfit Chennayin FC, the eventual champions, on loan from Bagan.

AFC Cup: Dempo beat Al Ansar

AFC Cup: Dempo beat Al Ansar

Rediff.com11 Mar 2008

Dempo Sports Club exploited the shaky rival defence scoring a 3-1 win over Lebanon's Al Ansar in the opening group match of the AFC Cup at the Nehru Stadium in Margao on Tuesday.

Premier League: Iheanacho at the double as City go third

Premier League: Iheanacho at the double as City go third

Rediff.com23 Apr 2016

Manchester City thrashed Stoke City 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday to leapfrog Arsenal into third place in the Premier League.

PM to bridge 45-year gap in ties with Nigeria

PM to bridge 45-year gap in ties with Nigeria

Rediff.com12 Oct 2007

Nigeria has not seen an official visit by any Indian prime minister since 1962, when the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru had visited Lagos. It is quite surprising that despite growing trade links, the two nations have had few top-level bilateral exchanges in the past 45 years.

Mahindra retains IFA Shield defeating Santos FC

Mahindra retains IFA Shield defeating Santos FC

Rediff.com7 Mar 2008

Mahindra United of Mumbai retained the IFA Shield title defeating favourite Santos FC of South Africa 3-1 in an exciting final of the tournament at Barasat Stadium in Kolkata on Friday night. Mahindra forged ahead in the 9th minute through their Nigerian striker Yakubu, who shot home cashing in on a pass from forward Pierre, who hails from Ivory Coast in Africa. Yakubu struck six minutes later, heading home a cross by Pierre.