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Djurgarden clinches Swedish championship

Djurgarden clinches Swedish championship

Rediff.com18 Oct 2005

Djurgarden clinched the Swedish championship and a Champions League place thanks to city rivals Hammarby's 3-2 win over IFK Gothenburg on Monday.

Paradorn battles to reach final

Paradorn battles to reach final

Rediff.com16 Oct 2005

Thai Paradorn Srichaphan will take on James Blake in the final of the Stockholm Open.

Economics Nobel for India-born Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, M Kremer

Economics Nobel for India-born Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, M Kremer

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

Banerjee, 58, was educated at the University of Calcutta, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Harvard University, where he received his Ph.D in 1988. He is currently the Ford Foundation International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

The newest Victoria's Secret Angel

The newest Victoria's Secret Angel

Rediff.com14 Mar 2016

The 22-year-old Danish stunner and Victoria's Secret model has 1.5 million followers on Instagram.

Pak's answer to Indian Phalcon

Pak's answer to Indian Phalcon

Rediff.com14 Jul 2004

Sweden has reportedly agreed to supply Islamabad its Airborne Early Warning and Control System.

Nations League: Spain held; France down Portugal

Nations League: Spain held; France down Portugal

Rediff.com15 Nov 2020

Images from the Nations League matches.

Love in Mauritius

Love in Mauritius

Rediff.com17 Nov 2004

Europa League final importance waned after Manchester attack: Neville

Europa League final importance waned after Manchester attack: Neville

Rediff.com24 May 2017

'Players like Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard -- they've been brought up in this city. Paul Pogba was brought up in the city from the age of 14. They will find if difficult'

Higgs and Englert share 2013 Nobel physics prize

Higgs and Englert share 2013 Nobel physics prize

Rediff.com8 Oct 2013

Franois Englert and Peter W Higgs were jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 2013 on Tuesday for the theory of how particles acquire mass.

Olsson motivated by rare defeat

Olsson motivated by rare defeat

Rediff.com7 Aug 2004

Australia's bad boy Tomic to play US Open?

Australia's bad boy Tomic to play US Open?

Rediff.com23 Aug 2017

Tomic has withdrawn from his last four tournaments, pushing his ranking to depths that will require him to battle on lower-tier tours or beg for wildcards from tournament organisers next year.

Manchester United cling on against Celta in tense match to make Europa League final

Manchester United cling on against Celta in tense match to make Europa League final

Rediff.com12 May 2017

Ajax to face United in final despite defeat at Lyon

'Are my songs literature': Bob Dylan thanks Swedish Academy for his Nobel

'Are my songs literature': Bob Dylan thanks Swedish Academy for his Nobel

Rediff.com11 Dec 2016

"I'm sorry I can't be with you in person, but please know that I am most definitely with you in spirit and honoured to be receiving such a prestigious prize," Dylan said in his acceptance speech, which was read out by the United States Ambassador to Sweden, Azita Raji.

Astad is gone, but is more alive than ever

Astad is gone, but is more alive than ever

Rediff.com21 Dec 2020

'Astad had the courage to plough a lonely furrow. He made a life of his own, on his own, and created a path-breaking dance style.' 'Only a few in the performing arts could do what he did.' 'A classical dancer can fall back on tradition, but Astad created something absolutely new.'

Agassi brushes Bjorkman aside

Agassi brushes Bjorkman aside

Rediff.com29 Oct 2004

Agassi eyes Grand Slam sweep

Agassi eyes Grand Slam sweep

Rediff.com27 Oct 2004

The 34-year-old said he will not be satisfied by one more Grand Slam crown to add to his haul -- he wants to win all four in 2005.

China, Pak tensions push India into world's top five defence spenders

China, Pak tensions push India into world's top five defence spenders

Rediff.com2 May 2018

India spent USD 63.9 billion on its military in 2017, an increase of 5.5 per cent compared with 2016 and of 45 per cent since 2008.

Paradorn suffers shock defeat

Paradorn suffers shock defeat

Rediff.com23 Oct 2003

Little-known Dutchman John Van Lottum beat him at the Stockholm Open.

Montgomery healthy, ready to win

Montgomery healthy, ready to win

Rediff.com23 Aug 2003

World record holder Tim Montgomery said he had fully recovered from the peanut allergy that affected his running recently.

India's 10 fastest growing cities; Surat tops

India's 10 fastest growing cities; Surat tops

Rediff.com7 Dec 2018

Besides Surat, which will also be the world's fastest growing city during 2019-35, the other nine cities are Agra, Bengaluru Hyderabad, Nagpur, Tiruppur, Rajkot, Tiruchirappalli, Chennai and Vijayawada.

Indian woman employee files 1 mn pound case against Wipro

Indian woman employee files 1 mn pound case against Wipro

Rediff.com7 Oct 2015

An Indian woman employee at the London office of IT major Wipro has filed a 1 million pounds compensation case of sexual discrimination.

Want to be happy? Try moving to Finland

Want to be happy? Try moving to Finland

Rediff.com15 Mar 2018

The World Happiness Report published on Wednesday ranked 156 countries by happiness levels, based on factors such as life expectancy, social support and corruption.

Ibrahimovic breaks 82-year record, scores 50th goal for Sweden

Ibrahimovic breaks 82-year record, scores 50th goal for Sweden

Rediff.com5 Sep 2014

Captain Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck twice in a 2-0 friendly win over Estonia on Thursday to become Sweden's all-time leading scorer with 50 goals.

Leicester to face Barca, PSG in Champions Cup

Leicester to face Barca, PSG in Champions Cup

Rediff.com23 Mar 2016

Leicester City will play Barcelona, Celtic and Paris St Germain in this year's International Champions Cup (ICC), the Premier League leaders said on Tuesday.

India gets better for doing biz globally but still far behind China

India gets better for doing biz globally but still far behind China

Rediff.com30 Sep 2015

India has moved up 16 positions to rank 55th on a global index of the world's most competitive economies, where Switzerland remains on top.

Agassi makes short work of Vliegen

Agassi makes short work of Vliegen

Rediff.com28 Oct 2004

Paradorn storms into Indian Open quarters

Paradorn storms into Indian Open quarters

Rediff.com2 Jan 2003

The second seed displayed the ruthless form that took him up 110 places in the world rankings last year.

Euro qualifiers: Spain beat Faroe Islands, Italy win

Euro qualifiers: Spain beat Faroe Islands, Italy win

Rediff.com9 Sep 2019

Sergio Ramos equalled Iker Casillas's record of 167 appearances for Spain on an emotional night at Sporting Gijon's El Molinon stadium, which paid tribute to the late Spain and Sporting forward Quini before kickoff.

Innovative field research in India helped Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo win Economics Nobel

Innovative field research in India helped Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo win Economics Nobel

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

This year's Laureates have shown how the problem of global poverty can be tackled by breaking it down into a number of smaller - but more precise - questions at individual or group levels, he Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.

Yoga one of the most powerful unifying forces in strife-torn world: Modi

Yoga one of the most powerful unifying forces in strife-torn world: Modi

Rediff.com21 Jun 2018

The PM performed Yoga with over 50,000 enthusiasts at the Forest Research Institute campus in Dehradun.

Sports shorts: Chelsea's Conte named Manager of the Year

Sports shorts: Chelsea's Conte named Manager of the Year

Rediff.com23 May 2017

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

Fish nets first title at last

Fish nets first title at last

Rediff.com27 Oct 2003

The win put 21-year-old Fish, a childhood friend of Andy Roddick, into the top 20 of the ATP's entry rankings system.

France's Mayer breaks decathlon world record

France's Mayer breaks decathlon world record

Rediff.com17 Sep 2018

The Olympic silver medallist surpassed American Ashton Eaton's 9,045 total at the 2015 world championships in Beijing.

This yogini does yoga with a goat!

This yogini does yoga with a goat!

Rediff.com21 Jun 2017

A Internet sensation, she has over 2.1 million followers on Instagram.

Huge drama at Oslo Diamond League!

Huge drama at Oslo Diamond League!

Rediff.com16 Jun 2017

World champion Dafne Schippers was involved in a bizarre women's 200 metres at the Oslo Diamond League meeting on Thursday when the Dutchwoman false-started, was allowed to race and won, was then disqualified and finally reinstated.

From Nagasaki to a Nobel Prize

From Nagasaki to a Nobel Prize

Rediff.com11 Dec 2017

A Nobel Laureate tells his inspiring story.

Drones steal the show at Aero India 2019

Drones steal the show at Aero India 2019

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

These unmanned aerial vehicles can fly at high speeds, detect intruders, do aerobatic maneuvers like loops, rolls, spins, and hammerheads effortlessly and communicate with each other intelligently.

Build toilets to tackle rape: Sulabh founder to Modi

Build toilets to tackle rape: Sulabh founder to Modi

Rediff.com3 Jun 2014

Founder of Sulabh sanitation movement Bindeshwar Pathak on Tuesday said he would write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi explaining how rapes could be controlled by building toilets for women who make themselves vulnerable to attacks by defecating in the open.