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Scantily clad model halts Champions League final

Scantily clad model halts Champions League final

Rediff.com2 Jun 2019

She ran on to the pitch with the score at 1-0 to Liverpool after an early penalty was converted by Mohamed Salah.

Simone Biles: Meet the most decorated gymnast

Simone Biles: Meet the most decorated gymnast

Rediff.com13 Oct 2019

The 22-year-old's fourth gold medal of the week in Stuttgart, in the balance beam final, ensures she has now overtaken Belarusian Vitaly Scherbo's tally of 23.

PIX: Haaland scores again as Manchester City close in on Arsenal

PIX: Haaland scores again as Manchester City close in on Arsenal

Rediff.com16 Apr 2023

Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.

Russian advance towards Kyiv 'stalled' for now: US

Russian advance towards Kyiv 'stalled' for now: US

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

Russians are not only facing 'fuel and sustainment' problems but are showing signs that they are running out of food, the official claimed, adding that the Ukrainian 'resistance' also could be a possible reason for the stall.

Olympics: Belarus sprinter heads for Austria in fresh twist

Olympics: Belarus sprinter heads for Austria in fresh twist

Rediff.com4 Aug 2021

Masked and wearing blue jeans, a blue blouse and sunglasses with "I RUN CLEAN" written on them, Tsimanouskaya had arrived in a police-escorted van at Narita airport east of the Japanese capital.

She is the best gymnast we have ever seen!

She is the best gymnast we have ever seen!

Rediff.com3 Nov 2018

Olympic champion Simone Biles became the all-time leading world gymnastics championship gold medal winner when the American claimed her third gold at the Doha championships on Friday.

Biles by miles: US gymnast claims another record

Biles by miles: US gymnast claims another record

Rediff.com10 Oct 2019

American Simone Biles became the first woman to win five all-around titles at the gymnastics world championships in Stuttgart.

Haye and Chisora clash in post-fight brawl

Haye and Chisora clash in post-fight brawl

Rediff.com19 Feb 2012

British heavyweight boxers David Haye and Dereck Chisora were involved in an ugly brawl following a WBC title clash in Munich on Saturday that left Haye's manager Adam Booth with nasty facial cuts.

EPL: Calvert-Lewin secures Everton survival; Chelsea draw

EPL: Calvert-Lewin secures Everton survival; Chelsea draw

Rediff.com20 May 2022

Everton secured their English Premier League status as Dominic Calvert-Lewin scored five minutes from time to snatch a thrilling 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace after they rallied from two goals down at a rocking Goodison Park on Thursday.

No regrets on exposing Russia doping: whistleblowers

No regrets on exposing Russia doping: whistleblowers

Rediff.com29 Nov 2015

Yulia Stepanova, an international runner who was herself suspended for doping offences, and her husband Vitaly, a former Russian anti-doping agency official, secretly recorded Russian coaches and athletes over almost two years describing how they used performance-enhancing drugs.

PICS: Haaland strikes again as City go top; Chelsea stroll past Wolves

PICS: Haaland strikes again as City go top; Chelsea stroll past Wolves

Rediff.com9 Oct 2022

IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Saturday

Belarusian sprinter reaches Poland after defying order home

Belarusian sprinter reaches Poland after defying order home

Rediff.com5 Aug 2021

Poland, which has long been critical of Lukashenko and harboured many activists from Belarus, has granted her and her husband humanitarian visas.

EPL PIX: Arsenal rally to beat West Ham; Spurs held

EPL PIX: Arsenal rally to beat West Ham; Spurs held

Rediff.com27 Dec 2022

A round-up of the action in the English Premier League on Monday.

If something happens to me, it is not an accident: Stepanova

If something happens to me, it is not an accident: Stepanova

Rediff.com16 Aug 2016

The Russian runner who helped expose a system of state-backed doping in her country says she fears for her life and has been forced to move after hackers tried to find her location.

Biles wins record 25th World Championship medal

Biles wins record 25th World Championship medal

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

The four-time Olympic champion is now the owner of 19 gold medals across four championships against 12 for Belarusian Vitaly Scherbo, who competed in five World events between 1991 and 1996.

Russia says doping whistleblower competing at Rio would be 'absurd'

Russia says doping whistleblower competing at Rio would be 'absurd'

Rediff.com20 Jun 2016

It would be "absurd" if Russian doping whistleblower Yulia Stepanova was allowed to compete at the Rio Olympics while clean Russian athletes are barred from the Games, R-Sport agency quoted Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko as saying on Monday.

Russia says ready to investigate doping allegations

Russia says ready to investigate doping allegations

Rediff.com13 Nov 2015

Russia is ready to carry out an investigation into doping allegations against its athletes in concert with independent organisations, Interfax news agency quoted Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko as saying on Friday.

Russia's doping scandal payback for winning 2018 World Cup?

Russia's doping scandal payback for winning 2018 World Cup?

Rediff.com9 Jun 2016

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Thursday his country's doping scandal was payback from those unhappy Russia had won the rights to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

IAAF to Russia: Rio athletics ban will stand

IAAF to Russia: Rio athletics ban will stand

Rediff.com27 Jul 2016

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has received a reply from the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), saying the exclusion of Russian track-and-field athletes from the Rio Olympics cannot be reversed, Russian news agencies reported on Wednesday.

Biles remains on track for six golds at Tokyo Games

Biles remains on track for six golds at Tokyo Games

Rediff.com25 Jul 2021

Simone Biles's shot at a record five gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics suffered a blow on Sunday when the US gymnast failed to qualify for the final on the asymmetric bars.

3 persons to share Nobel Prize for Physics

3 persons to share Nobel Prize for Physics

Rediff.com8 Oct 2003

It recognises their pioneering contribution to the theory of superconductors and superfluids.

Russia sees no threat to World Cup, Valcke says plans on track

Russia sees no threat to World Cup, Valcke says plans on track

Rediff.com10 Jun 2015

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Wednesday he saw no threat to Russia hosting the World Cup in 2018 and that its successful bid to host the tournament was in line with the law.

Russian officials acknowledge doping conspiracy: NYT

Russian officials acknowledge doping conspiracy: NYT

Rediff.com28 Dec 2016

Russian anti-doping officials have for the first time acknowledged a massive doping conspiracy in their country that has rocked world sport, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.

EPL PIX: Liverpool win 9-0, Haaland hits treble, United win away, Arsenal stay top

EPL PIX: Liverpool win 9-0, Haaland hits treble, United win away, Arsenal stay top

Rediff.com28 Aug 2022

IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday

IAAF votes to keep Russia banned ahead of Rio games

IAAF votes to keep Russia banned ahead of Rio games

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

World athletics' governing body decided on Friday to maintain its doping ban on all Russian athletes, Sky News reported, quoting unnamed sources, leaving the country's hopes of competing in the Rio Olympics dependent on Olympic chiefs giving special dispensation at a meeting next week. The Council of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) was meeting in Vienna to decide whether to lift the ban after hearing from a task force that significant doping problems still existed in Russia. The suspension was first imposed in November and extended in March. A spokeswoman for Russia's athletics federation said she could not confirm the reports that the ban had been upheld.

'Drug cheats will compete in Rio Olympics'

'Drug cheats will compete in Rio Olympics'

Rediff.com27 Jul 2016

Russian drug cheats will be competing at next month's Rio Olympics, the whistleblowers who helped uncover the country's doping scandal have told the BBC.

EPL PIX: Man City reclaim top spot; Chelsea shocked

EPL PIX: Man City reclaim top spot; Chelsea shocked

Rediff.com3 Apr 2022

IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.

Russia says weightlifting ban is a 'psychotic episode'

Russia says weightlifting ban is a 'psychotic episode'

Rediff.com23 Jun 2016

Russian Sport Minister Vitaly Mutko said a decision by the International Weightlifting Federation to ban Russia weightlifters from the Rio Olympics was like "a psychotic episode", R-Sport news agency reported on Thursday.

WADA to investigate Russian doping allegations relating to Sochi Olympics

WADA to investigate Russian doping allegations relating to Sochi Olympics

Rediff.com11 May 2016

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is to investigate Russian doping allegations relating to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, WADA said on Tuesday.

Relax about anti-gay rights at Sochi Olympics: Russian minister

Relax about anti-gay rights at Sochi Olympics: Russian minister

Rediff.com9 Aug 2013

Russia's Sports Minister assures anti-gay law won't violate athletes' rights at Sochi Olympics.

Slow and injured, Stepanova's comeback falls flat

Slow and injured, Stepanova's comeback falls flat

Rediff.com7 Jul 2016

Yulia Stepanova's much-heralded return to action turned into a damp squib on Wednesday when the Russian whistleblower, running as an independent athlete, dropped out of her 800 metres heat with a foot injury having been off the pace throughout.

Russian doping claims nonsense, slander by a turncoat: Kremlin

Russian doping claims nonsense, slander by a turncoat: Kremlin

Rediff.com13 May 2016

Allegations by a former head of Russia's drug testing laboratory that dozens of Russian athletes used doping when they competed at the 2014 Sochi Olympics are "slander by a turncoat" and are absolutely groundless, the Kremlin said on Friday.

10 companies that rule the world!

10 companies that rule the world!

Rediff.com24 Nov 2011

It is no secret that a small group of financial institutions run a major part of the world.

Haye defeats Chisora in British heavyweight grudge match

Haye defeats Chisora in British heavyweight grudge match

Rediff.com15 Jul 2012

Former world heavyweight champion David Haye knocked fellow Briton Dereck Chisora to the canvas twice in the fifth round to win their grudge match in pouring rain at Upton Park in east London on Saturday.

IAAF should be disbanded, roars Russian sports minister

IAAF should be disbanded, roars Russian sports minister

Rediff.com19 Jun 2016

Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Sunday the world athletics' governing body, IAAF, had unfairly shifted blame for the doping scandal to Russia's athletics federation and should be disbanded, R-Sport agency reported.

Maria Sharapova to carry Russian flag in London

Maria Sharapova to carry Russian flag in London

Rediff.com13 Jun 2012

Maria Sharapova will be the Russian delegation's flag-bearer at next month's Olympic opening ceremony in London, Russia's tennis chief Shamil Tarpishchev said on Tuesday.

Chisora arrested after post-fight brawl

Chisora arrested after post-fight brawl

Rediff.com19 Feb 2012

Boxer Dereck Chisora was arrested on Sunday after an ugly brawl with fellow British heavyweight David Haye following a WBC title clash in Munich on Saturday.

Biles wins vault gold to tie Worlds medal record

Biles wins vault gold to tie Worlds medal record

Rediff.com13 Oct 2019

Simone Biles claimed a record-equalling 23rd medal at the gymnastics world championships on Saturday, leading an American one-two finish in the vault final in Stuttgart.

Dzagoev ruled out of Euro 2016 through injury

Dzagoev ruled out of Euro 2016 through injury

Rediff.com1 Jun 2016

Russia midfielder Alan Dzagoev will miss out on Euro 2016 after breaking a bone in his foot playing for CSKA Moscow, the Russian Football Union (RFU) said on its website last week.

Klitschko stops Thompson in round six

Klitschko stops Thompson in round six

Rediff.com8 Jul 2012

Vladimir Klitschko retained his world heavyweight titles when he knocked down challenger Tony Thompson in the sixth round of a one-sided contest on Saturday.