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Women's World Cup PIX: Philippines shock NZ; Colombia blank S Korea

Women's World Cup PIX: Philippines shock NZ; Colombia blank S Korea

Rediff.com25 Jul 2023

Sarina Bolden headed the winner as the Philippines spoiled co-hosts New Zealand's party

Senegal want to beat England for Africa

Senegal want to beat England for Africa

Rediff.com3 Dec 2022

Cisse has been in charge of Senegal since 2015 and guided the Lions of Teranga to several firsts including their maiden Africa Cup of Nations title this year.

Six found guilty of match fixing in Sweden

Six found guilty of match fixing in Sweden

Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

A Swedish court of appeal has found six men, including three former players of the Kristianstads FF club, guilty of match fixing after one of the players admitted his involvement. Two men found guilty of bribing the players to influence the outcome of games between October 2013 and June 2015 were given jail terms of 12 and 14 months, while the players themselves and another man involved in bribing them were placed on probation.

Vinesh Phogat Hits Out At Critics

Vinesh Phogat Hits Out At Critics

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

'People need to stop the constant criticism in Indian sports.'

Overseas Education Comes With A Cost

Overseas Education Comes With A Cost

Rediff.com17 May 2023

According to a 2021 Redseer report, India's overseas education market is estimated to more than double to $80 billion by 2024.

Chateauroux World Cup: Lekhara clinches second gold

Chateauroux World Cup: Lekhara clinches second gold

Rediff.com12 Jun 2022

The 20-year-old Lekhara has already won the R2 - Women's 10m Air Rifle Standing SH1 gold with a world record effort on Day 1, and ensured India a quota for Paris 2024 Paralympics Games.

In a first, India comments on human rights situation in China's Xinjiang

In a first, India comments on human rights situation in China's Xinjiang

Rediff.com7 Oct 2022

India on Friday said rights of people in China's Xinjiang region should be "respected and guaranteed".

Check out Euro 2020 schedule

Check out Euro 2020 schedule

Rediff.com4 Jul 2021

The tournament, staged in 11 cities across Europe, will feature 24 of the best teams from June 12.

How India Can Overtake China

How India Can Overtake China

Rediff.com24 Feb 2023

India must integrate more with East Asia by getting into regional trade arrangements, lower its tariff walls, and improve the quality of its workforce, suggests T N Ninan.

Risk of serious blood clots remains high even 6 months after Covid

Risk of serious blood clots remains high even 6 months after Covid

Rediff.com7 Apr 2022

The researchers found an increased risk of deep vein thrombosis -- a blood clot in the leg -- up to three months after COVID-19 infection, pulmonary embolism -- a blood clot in the lung -- up to six months, and a bleeding event up to two months.

Manchester City complete Haaland deal

Manchester City complete Haaland deal

Rediff.com13 Jun 2022

The 21-year-old striker's value has skyrocketed thanks to his prolific form at Dortmund after joining them from Austrian side Salzburg two years ago.

Praggnanandhaa wins Norway Chess A Open

Praggnanandhaa wins Norway Chess A Open

Rediff.com11 Jun 2022

The 16-year-old top seed was in fine form and remained unbeaten through the nine rounds. He finished the tournament with a victory over fellow-Indian V Praneeth, an International Master, late on Friday.

Para World Cup: Avani Lekhara wins gold with world record

Para World Cup: Avani Lekhara wins gold with world record

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

Avani broke her own world record of 249.6 to secure her a spot at the 2024 Paris Paralympics.

Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19

Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19

Rediff.com14 Oct 2020

Cristiano Ronaldo has no symptoms of the coronavirus but will miss Portugal's UEFA Nations League game against Sweden on Wednesday

Aliassime enables Canada seal Davis Cup quarters spot

Aliassime enables Canada seal Davis Cup quarters spot

Rediff.com18 Sep 2022

A day after taking down world number one Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, Felix Auger-Aliassime booked Canada's place in the Davis Cup quarter-finals on Saturday with a 6-3, 6-4 win against Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic in the group stage tie in Valencia.

Sweden's Regragoui wins Pune marathon

Sweden's Regragoui wins Pune marathon

Rediff.com26 Nov 2006

Kenya's Hellen Nzembi Musyoka won the women's event.

Ibrahimovic's form vital to Sweden

Ibrahimovic's form vital to Sweden

Rediff.com31 May 2006

WADA back in the spotlight with Russian Valieva's doping case

WADA back in the spotlight with Russian Valieva's doping case

Rediff.com11 Feb 2022

WADA on Friday was thrust into the spotlight at the Beijing Olympics Kamila Valieva tested positive

Indian football legend Tulsidas Balaram passes away

Indian football legend Tulsidas Balaram passes away

Rediff.com16 Feb 2023

Asian Games gold medallist and Olympian Tulsidas Balaram, part of Indian football's 'holy trinity' in the 1950s and 60s, passed away in Kolkata on Thursday after a prolonged illness, sources close to his family said.

Tokyo Games: SPECTACULAR Pix!

Tokyo Games: SPECTACULAR Pix!

Rediff.com3 Aug 2021

Capturing the drama at the 2020 Olympics.

e-Rupee: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

e-Rupee: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

Rediff.com24 Nov 2022

The RBI refuses to classify a cryptocurrency as an asset since it doesn't have future cash flow and its value is always fluctuating because of speculation. There is also no consumer protection, observes Tamal Bandyopadhyay, and hence the e-rupee trial run.

Euro 2020: No sting in dominant Spain's attack

Euro 2020: No sting in dominant Spain's attack

Rediff.com15 Jun 2021

'We created so many chances and simply weren't effective with them. In fact we created a rainbow of different chances and there are just some days when the ball refuses to go in.'

PICS: Wasteful Spain held by Poland, face crunch final group game

PICS: Wasteful Spain held by Poland, face crunch final group game

Rediff.com20 Jun 2021

Saturday's draw left Spain third in Group E with two points and needing a win against Slovakia on Wednesday to guarantee their place in the next round of Euro 2020.

Some Qatar hotels won't accept same-sex couples despite FIFA promises

Some Qatar hotels won't accept same-sex couples despite FIFA promises

Rediff.com13 May 2022

Homosexuality is illegal in Qatar

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka shuts embassies in Norway, Iraq

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka shuts embassies in Norway, Iraq

Rediff.com5 Apr 2022

Cash-strapped Sri Lanka has decided to temporarily shut its embassies in Norway and Iraq, as well as the country's consulate general in Sydney, the ministry of foreign affairs said on Tuesday.

Ahead of Olympics, Neeraj ironing out kinks in technique

Ahead of Olympics, Neeraj ironing out kinks in technique

Rediff.com11 Jul 2021

Chopra said he has missed the "natural feeling" of being in a world-class field, except for one occasion, in the run up to the Games which opens on July 23 -- that one time was the Kuortane Games event in Finland on June 26 where he won a bronze with a performance of 86.79m in a star-studded field comprising, among others, Olympics gold favourite German Johannes Vetter, who won the event with a massive throw of 93.59m.

France forward Mbappe tests positive for COVID

France forward Mbappe tests positive for COVID

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

France forward Kylian Mbappe has tested positive for the COVID-19 virus and will miss this week's Nations League international against Croatia.

Sweden offers to help turn Mumbai into smart city

Sweden offers to help turn Mumbai into smart city

Rediff.com18 Oct 2015

Waste management, digital urban land management and urban transportation key areas of focus

Euro: High-tech machines, luxurious beds for Spain players

Euro: High-tech machines, luxurious beds for Spain players

Rediff.com17 Jun 2021

The machine will replace hyperbaric oxygen chambers which the team have stopped using since Sergio Busquets tested positive for COVID-19 this month.

President Murmu attends British queen's funeral

President Murmu attends British queen's funeral

Rediff.com19 Sep 2022

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday joined around 500 world leaders, including US President Joe Biden and royals from across the world, at Westminster Abbey for a sombre ceremony to bid farewell to Queen Elizabeth II, the UK's longest-serving monarch.

PIX: Unstoppable Duplantis vaults to a record of firsts

PIX: Unstoppable Duplantis vaults to a record of firsts

Rediff.com25 Jul 2022

Sweden's Armand Duplantis broke his own pole vault world record with a jump of 6.21 metres on Sunday on the way to winning his first gold medal at the World Athletics Championships.

PIX: Ronaldo powers Portugal to win; Wales qualify for WC

PIX: Ronaldo powers Portugal to win; Wales qualify for WC

Rediff.com6 Jun 2022

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Portugal swept to an emphatic 4-0 victory over Switzerland in their UEFA Nations League clash at the Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon on Sunday.

Football PIX: Scotland stun Spain; Belgium beat Germany

Football PIX: Scotland stun Spain; Belgium beat Germany

Rediff.com29 Mar 2023

Scotland's Scott McTominay grabbed another brace of goals as they stunned a much-changed Spain side to earn a deserved 2-0 victory in their Euro 2024 qualifier.

Nations League PIX: Spain maul Germany 6-0

Nations League PIX: Spain maul Germany 6-0

Rediff.com18 Nov 2020

The victory saw Spain finish top of League A4 with 11 points after six games, joining France in the final four tournament, which will take place in October 2021.

President Murmu to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral in London

President Murmu to attend Queen Elizabeth's funeral in London

Rediff.com14 Sep 2022

Queen Elizabeth II, who died aged 96 at her Balmoral Castle summer residence in Scotland on September 8, will be laid to rest at a state funeral at Westminster Abbey on September 19.

India edges out China in creating new unicorns in H1CY22: Hurun report

India edges out China in creating new unicorns in H1CY22: Hurun report

Rediff.com8 Sep 2022

India overtook China to add the most number of new unicorns--start-ups valued at $1 billion or more--in the first half of 2022 despite a funding winter haunting entrepreneurs in the south Asian nation. India added 14 new unicorns in the period (H1 2022) and China had 11, according to the Hurun Global Unicorn Index 2022. The US led the ranking by adding 138 start-ups in the unicorn club.

Euro 2020: Meet the last 8 standing

Euro 2020: Meet the last 8 standing

Rediff.com30 Jun 2021

As the tournament gets to the next round here's look at the quarter-finalists.

Biden says Xi told him Quad was against China

Biden says Xi told him Quad was against China

Rediff.com23 Apr 2022

Biden said when he got elected, Putin thought that he would easily be able to break up NATO.

Euro 2020: Meet the last 16 challengers

Euro 2020: Meet the last 16 challengers

Rediff.com25 Jun 2021

A look at the last 16 team as Euro 2020 enters the knockout phase.

Nuclear Or Conventional Submarines: What Should India Pick?

Nuclear Or Conventional Submarines: What Should India Pick?

Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

The status of the current submarine force level is alarming and we need to address the threat perceptions expeditiously. Critical decisions pertaining to national security cannot be delayed any further due to the rapidly changing maritime threat perceptions and growing strategic importance of the Indian Ocean region, asserts Commodore Venugopal Menon (retd).