Tottenham Hotspur's England duo Harry Kane and Dele Alli fired them to a comfortable 2-0 win over mid-table Watford that cemented their place in the top four at Wembley on Monday.
Didier Drogba scored in extra time to help Chelsea beat Manchester United in the FA Cup final.
With the help of a toy monkey and an afternoon nap, Russia's Aliya Mustafina finally ended the US women's stranglehold on gymnastics in Rio by winning the asymmetric bars for a second successive Olympics, with a routine full of grace and power.
Rediff reader Sanat caught a very brightly dressed Big B in London.
To an award show that's famous for honouring artists belatedly, we have sent as our official entry one of our major film-makers's weakest work yet, feels Sreehari Nair.
'...because of its permanent nature.' 'If you work for the private sector or for yourself, you are not regarded as being employed,' points out T C A Srinivasa Raghavan.
Ram Gopal Varma on his latest film Nishabd, and lots more.
IMAGES from the Champions League 2nd semi-final first leg match between Barcelona and Liverpool at Nou Camp on Wednesday
'So much resources go into guarding this territory. So much goes into policing the Line of Control. So many mouths can get fed, so many minds can be nourished, if India and Pakistan resolve the Kashmir issue through a Kashmiri-owned, Kashmiri-led peace process'
Zimbabwean Black and South African Huber ended the Taiwanese wildcards' title hopes with a 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 victory.
Top three mobile operators spend $13.6 bln in auction
Leonardo DiCaprio excels in the thought-provoking film.
The Indian ace was voted the Players' Player of the Year at the Asian Tour's UBS Awards Gala 2006.
The award will be bestowed on him during the Asian Games' Closing Ceremony on December 15.
China's charge at the Asian Games continued, with the team scooping up a phenomenal 22 gold medals including the men's badminton team crown.
While the brand did step into cities such as Delhi in the last few years, it is now stitching up an expansion strategy aimed at partaking of growth in areas where consumption of ice cream remains strong.
A dramatic game featured missed chances, defensive howlers, scuffles and two video reviews, one producing a highly controversial outcome in the second half.
'The support Pakistan has given to terrorist actions in Kashmir -- official or unofficial -- must cease.' John \n\nKerry, in an exclusive interview to rediff.com
'I will make sure criticism of business practices which harm American workers doesn't generate a backlash against Indian Americans, the same way trade disputes with Japan in the 1980s led to incidents of anti-Asian bigotry,' says John Kerry.
'I will work closely with New Delhi to strengthen a relationship built on shared values and interests.' John Kerry, in an exclusive interview with rediff.com
The 20-year-old became the youngest semi-finalist at Melbourne Park since American Andy Roddick, also 20, at the 2003 tournament.
More hot gossip from the many bylanes that lead out of tinseltown.
As electric they are on silver screen, Deepika Padukone and Alia Bhatt aren't quite chat show meat, feels Sukanya Verma.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Roger Federer scored a 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 victory over Czech Tomas Berdych in the fourth round
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Jasprit Bumrah destroyed Australia with a six-wicket haul to give India a huge 292-run first innings lead.
Rediff reader Sidharth Jain tells us how he lost weight.
Neymar lived up to expectations as he showed his class on his Ligue 1 debut on Sunday, scoring one and setting up another goal in Paris St Germain's 3-0 win at En Avant Guingamp.
Real Madrid's La Liga title bid took a dent after Zinedine Zidane's leaders were held to a 2-2 draw at home to Celta Vigo on Sunday, denied all three points by a late strike from Santi Mina. Lazio mounted a superb second-half comeback at the Olympic Stadium to beat Inter Milan 2-1 and move above Antonio Conte's side into second place in Serie A on Sunday.
It's been 51 days since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took his 'mitron' by surprise when he announced that Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 would no longer be legal tender. What will the PM tell us on 31/12?
The Franch striker became the first player to be named England's Footballer of the Year in successive seasons.
They set four new national marks as Nisha Millet won her fifth gold in the 57th National Aquatics Championships.
