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Popular England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson dies at 76

Popular England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson dies at 76

Rediff.com26 Aug 2024

His agent Bo Gustavsson told Reuters he had passed away Monday morning.

Rishabh Pant nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards

Rishabh Pant nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards

Rediff.com3 Mar 2025

Rishabh Pant has been nominated for the prestigious Laureus World Comeback of the Year Award.

Market outlook 2025: Brokerages on opportunities, risks, investible themes

Market outlook 2025: Brokerages on opportunities, risks, investible themes

Rediff.com17 Dec 2024

From the outcome of the general elections and then Union Budget to tepid corporate earnings in the September 2024 quarter (Q2-FY25), sticky inflation and Reserve Bank of India's stance on interest rates, extreme weather conditions, Indian stock markets have braved it all in calendar year 2024.

Sweden's Granqvist ready to show England what they missed

Sweden's Granqvist ready to show England what they missed

Rediff.com6 Jul 2018

Andreas Granqvist did not exactly set the world alight during his two seasons with the Premier League side Wigan, but Sweden's defensive linchpin is ready to show how far he has come when his side take on England in the World Cup quarter-finals.

PIX: Sweden, Finland clinch Euro finals berth

PIX: Sweden, Finland clinch Euro finals berth

Rediff.com16 Nov 2019

A summary of Friday's night's qualifying matches for Euro 2020.

World Cup PIX: Sweden beat South Korea, bury opening jinx

World Cup PIX: Sweden beat South Korea, bury opening jinx

Rediff.com18 Jun 2018

IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup match between Sweden and South Korea, in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, on Monday.

US Open: Balaji, Bhambri win opening doubles matches

US Open: Balaji, Bhambri win opening doubles matches

Rediff.com29 Aug 2024

Davis Cupper N Sriram Balaji and Yuki Bhambri entered the men's doubles second round at the US Open with their respective partners in New York on Wednesday.

Sweden beat England to clinch third place at World Cup

Sweden beat England to clinch third place at World Cup

Rediff.com7 Jul 2019

Sweden benefited from poor defending and the video assistant referee to beat England 2-1 in the women's World Cup third place playoff match on Saturday.

Sweden lead Australia

Sweden lead Australia

Rediff.com7 Feb 2004

Jonas Bjorkman and Joachim Johansson beat Todd Woodbridge and Wayne Arthurs in an epic Davis Cup doubles match.

Pole vault and hurdle stars to clash in 100m sprint

Pole vault and hurdle stars to clash in 100m sprint

Rediff.com14 Aug 2024

Mondo Duplantis and Karsten Warholm to compete in 100m sprint

Shocking! Allegations of rape against France's Mbappe

Shocking! Allegations of rape against France's Mbappe

Rediff.com15 Oct 2024

Allegations of rape against French footballer Kylian Mbappe are "totally false" and "a slanderous rumour", his representatives said on Tuesday, following media reports that he was the subject of an investigation over an incident in a Stockholm hotel on Oct. 10.

Nushrratt Gets Wet In The Rain!

Nushrratt Gets Wet In The Rain!

Rediff.com29 Aug 2024

Where is Bollywood travelling? Let's find out.

India's Davis Cup captain claps back at critics

India's Davis Cup captain claps back at critics

Rediff.com2 Nov 2024

India's non-playing Davis Cup captain Rohit Rajpal on Saturday clarified that his "shut-up" remark was meant for a few "agenda-driven" people consistently targeting him and was not directed at the country's tennis community as has been projected.

Football PIX: Big wins for Barcelona, Bayern Munich

Football PIX: Big wins for Barcelona, Bayern Munich

Rediff.com16 Jan 2025

Barcelona thrashed Real Betis 5-1 on Wednesday to book their spot in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals.

South Korean Han Kang wins Nobel Literature, 8th woman to get award

South Korean Han Kang wins Nobel Literature, 8th woman to get award

Rediff.com10 Oct 2024

In her oeuvre, Han Kang confronts historical traumas and invisible sets of rules and, in each of her works, exposes the fragility of human life.

Guardiola shrugs off Real Madrid's Ballon d'Or boycott

Guardiola shrugs off Real Madrid's Ballon d'Or boycott

Rediff.com30 Oct 2024

Indian club East Bengal produced an utterly dominant show to crush Bangladesh's Bashundhara Kings 4-0 in their AFC Challenge League match in Thimphu on Tuesday.

Sweden can beat England and win World Cup: Ibrahimovic

Sweden can beat England and win World Cup: Ibrahimovic

Rediff.com6 Jul 2018

Sweden can beat England in Saturday's quarter-finals and eventually win the World Cup in Russia if they can handle the pressure, former captain and record goalscorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic has said.

Sweden are easy to analyse, difficult to beat: coach Andersson

Sweden are easy to analyse, difficult to beat: coach Andersson

Rediff.com6 Jul 2018

Sweden's success at this year's World Cup has been built on defensive organisation and clinical counter-attacks.

Indians disappoint in men's 20km race walk at Olympics

Indians disappoint in men's 20km race walk at Olympics

Rediff.com1 Aug 2024

India's Vikash Singh and Paramjeet Singh finished at lowly 30th and 37th positions respectively while national record-holder Akshdeep Singh pulled out after the 6km mark in Paris

Golden Globes 2025: The Brutalist, Emilia Perez Win

Golden Globes 2025: The Brutalist, Emilia Perez Win

Rediff.com6 Jan 2025

A quick look at the winners of the 82nd Annual Golden Globe awards.

Will Sweden find another Ibrahimovic? No says coach

Will Sweden find another Ibrahimovic? No says coach

Rediff.com23 Jun 2016

Zlatan Ibrahimovic played his last game for Sweden when they were knocked out of Euro 2016 on Wednesday and his coach said the country was unlikely to find another player like him.

PIX: Ledecky wins record-equalling ninth swim gold

PIX: Ledecky wins record-equalling ninth swim gold

Rediff.com4 Aug 2024

Images from the Olympics swimming action at the La Defense Arena, Paris, on Saturday.

EPL thriller: Arsenal late show stuns Spurs

EPL thriller: Arsenal late show stuns Spurs

Rediff.com15 Sep 2024

Arsenal emerged victorious over Tottenham Hotspur at their rivals' home ground. Gabriel Magalhaes' decisive header in the second half proved to be the difference-maker

History-making TT player Akula sidelined with injury

History-making TT player Akula sidelined with injury

Rediff.com14 Aug 2024

Akula was drafted to play for the Jaipur Patriots in UTT 2024. She will now be replaced by the U19 Youth National Champion and UTT debutant Nithyashree Mani in the squad.

India to take on Togo in Davis Cup play-offs

India to take on Togo in Davis Cup play-offs

Rediff.com7 Oct 2024

India will play against Togo in the Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs to be held between January 31 and February 2 next year, according to the draw conducted by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) in London on Monday.

Olympics: China's Sheng wins second gold; Ban triumphs

Olympics: China's Sheng wins second gold; Ban triumphs

Rediff.com29 Jul 2024

China's Sheng Lihao claimed his second gold of the Paris Olympics on Monday by winning the men's 10-metre air rifle event.

Olympics TT: Akula, Manika advance; Kamal makes shock exit

Olympics TT: Akula, Manika advance; Kamal makes shock exit

Rediff.com28 Jul 2024

Veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal made a shock exit from the Paris Olympics men's singles competition.

Scientists who decoded protein structures win Chemistry Nobel

Scientists who decoded protein structures win Chemistry Nobel

Rediff.com9 Oct 2024

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M Jumper, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday.

Euro 2016: Zlatan and Sweden on the brink

Euro 2016: Zlatan and Sweden on the brink

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

Zlatan Ibrahimovic, whose rare talent burst into the limelight with a splendid goal against Italy at Euro 2004, was a shadow of his brilliant best when Sweden lost 1-0 to the same opponents on Friday. Sweden's 34-year-old captain again looked his age after a subdued display in an opening 1-1 draw with Ireland and an early Euro 2016 exit looms for a side with one point from two games before facing Belgium in their final Group E match next week. The tall and powerful striker, who left the pitch without saluting the crowd and did not stop to talk to anyone, has failed to produce a shot on target so far in the tournament.

Sweden to question Assange in London embassy hideout

Sweden to question Assange in London embassy hideout

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

It could prove to be a major breakthrough in the protracted standoff between 44-year-old Assange and Sweden, where he is wanted in relation to a 2010 rape allegation.

PHOTOS: Sweden rout Mexico but both qualify for last 16

PHOTOS: Sweden rout Mexico but both qualify for last 16

Rediff.com27 Jun 2018

Mexico, needing only a draw to reach the World Cup round of 16, were level 0-0 with Sweden at half-time in their Group F match on Wednesday, after surviving an aerial bombardment and a VAR review.

'Why should a player ask for money to play for India?'

'Why should a player ask for money to play for India?'

Rediff.com20 Sep 2024

The All India Tennis Association claimed that Sumit Nagal demanded an annual fee of $50,000 to play Davis Cup ties for India.

Physics Nobel goes to scientists who enabled machine learning

Physics Nobel goes to scientists who enabled machine learning

Rediff.com8 Oct 2024

The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Tuesday.

India@Paris On Sunday

India@Paris On Sunday

Rediff.com29 Jul 2024

Glimpses of Indian athletes in action at the 2024 Olympics on Sunday, July 28, 2024.

Messi shackled but Argentina outclass Sweden

Messi shackled but Argentina outclass Sweden

Rediff.com7 Feb 2013

Argentina's Lionel Messi failed to score but his team outplayed Sweden to seal a 3-2 win in an entertaining friendly in Stockholm.

PIX: Sweden stun Germany to reach women's World Cup SF

PIX: Sweden stun Germany to reach women's World Cup SF

Rediff.com30 Jun 2019

Sweden ended Germany's hopes of a third women's World Cup win, coming from behind for a surprise 2-1 quarter-final victory on Saturday thanks to goals from Sofia Jakobsson and Stina Blackstenius.

Sweden stun champions Australia

Sweden stun champions Australia

Rediff.com8 Feb 2004

Sweden won both the concluding reverse singles to emerge 4-1 winners in the first round of the Davis Cup.

PIX: Marchand makes swimming history with golden double

PIX: Marchand makes swimming history with golden double

Rediff.com1 Aug 2024

Images from the Olympics swimming action at the La Defense Arena, Paris, on Wednesday.

Indian shooters' gold rush continues at Jr World C'ships

Indian shooters' gold rush continues at Jr World C'ships

Rediff.com2 Oct 2024

Earlier in the day, Divanshi reached the final by finishing fifth in qualification with a score of 577 over the precision and rapid-fire rounds of 30-shots each.

Forest's Wood creates Premier League record

Forest's Wood creates Premier League record

Rediff.com30 Nov 2024

Forest were good value for the win, though Ipswich came close to opening the scoring midway through the first half.