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15 Movies To Watch Before Avengers: Doomsday

15 Movies To Watch Before Avengers: Doomsday

Rediff.com26 Aug 2026

Marvel has unveiled its list of essential movies and one show to watch before the highly anticipated Avengers: Doomsday.

Avengers Doomsday Trailer Review: Epic Or Overstuffed?

Avengers Doomsday Trailer Review: Epic Or Overstuffed?

Rediff.com21 Jul 2026

The Avengers: Doomsday teaser trailer has dropped, revealing an ambitious, potentially overcrowded multiverse saga featuring Doctor Doom, returning heroes, and universe-colliding stakes that could define the future of the MCU.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day's Post-Credit Scene Explained

Spider-Man: Brand New Day's Post-Credit Scene Explained

Rediff.com3 Aug 2026

Spider-Man: Brand New Day's seemingly underwhelming post-credit scene may actually be quietly setting up Peter Parker's biggest MCU adventure yet.

NASA's Anil Menon, 2 Russians lift off on 8-month ISS mission

NASA's Anil Menon, 2 Russians lift off on 8-month ISS mission

Rediff.com15 Jul 2026

Nasa astronaut Anil Menon, along with Russian cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Anna Kikina, has embarked on an eight-month mission to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard a Soyuz MS-29 spacecraft, lifting off from Kazakhstan.

Supergirl Review: More So-So Than Super

Supergirl Review: More So-So Than Super

Rediff.com26 Jun 2026

With no emotionally powerful moment or even a standout epic sequence, everything about Supergirl feels strictly functional, observes Mayur Sanap.

Interview - Yelena Isinbayeva

Interview - Yelena Isinbayeva

Rediff.com16 Sep 2004

Russia's legendary pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva retires

Russia's legendary pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva retires

Rediff.com20 Aug 2016

Barred from competing at the Rio Games, Russia's double Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva announced her retirement on Friday and said whoever won the women's pole vault in her absence would not have achieved a proper gold medal. At a combative news conference, Isinbayeva also said God would be the judge of whether athletics' governing body was right to exclude almost the entire Russian track and field team, including herself, over what it said was incontrovertible evidence of state-sponsored doping.

Thunderbolts Review: Truly Great Watch

Thunderbolts Review: Truly Great Watch

Rediff.com30 Apr 2025

It's safe to say that Marvel is back, raves Varun Khanvilkar.

Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva earns IOC spot despite opposition

Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva earns IOC spot despite opposition

Rediff.com21 Aug 2016

Double Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva, a fierce critic of a Russian track and field ban at the Rio Olympics, was elected an International Olympic Committee member on Sunday but a third of the votes were against her.

Pole vault queen Yelena to skip WC; fixes her sights on Rio Olympics

Pole vault queen Yelena to skip WC; fixes her sights on Rio Olympics

Rediff.com26 Sep 2014

Double Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva will not compete next year but is fixing her sights on the Rio Olympics in 2016, the Russian said on Thursday.

Hamas releases video of hostages asking Netanyahu to accept ceasefire

Hamas releases video of hostages asking Netanyahu to accept ceasefire

Rediff.com31 Oct 2023

The video, released on Hamas's social networks, was described as 'a number of Zionist prisoners held by Al-Qassam send a message to Netanyahu and the Zionist government'.

Sports Shorts: Chess player banned over pro-Russia comments

Sports Shorts: Chess player banned over pro-Russia comments

Rediff.com21 Mar 2022

Russian race walker Lashmanova banned, to be stripped of 2012 London Olympics gold

Russian legend Isinbayeva to go to court over IAAF ban

Russian legend Isinbayeva to go to court over IAAF ban

Rediff.com17 Jun 2016

Twice Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva intends to prove in court that an IAAF ban on Russian athletes from international competition is a violation of human rights, TASS news agency reported on Friday. Meanwhile, Russia's Sports Ministry said it was extremely disappointed by the IAAF's decision to uphold a ban of all Russian track-and-field athletes from international competition and the Rio Olympics would be diminished by their absence.

Pole vault star Isninbayeva to stand for Russian athletics presidency

Pole vault star Isninbayeva to stand for Russian athletics presidency

Rediff.com28 Sep 2016

Twice Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva will stand in the All-Russian Athletics Federation (ARAF) presidential election this year, she said on Wednesday.

Isinbayeva to miss entire outdoor season

Isinbayeva to miss entire outdoor season

Rediff.com9 Jul 2010

Olympic pole vault champion and world record holder Yelena Isinbayeva will not compete this season but hopes to come back stronger next year, her coach said on Friday.

Isinbayeva's comeback thwarted by injury

Isinbayeva's comeback thwarted by injury

Rediff.com7 Feb 2016

Double Olympic pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva's return to competition was frustrated by a leg injury on Saturday when she had to drop out of the Russian Grand Prix in her home city of Volgograd. Isinbayeva, Olympic champion in 2004 and 2008, had been due to return to competition for the first time since the birth of her daughter in June 2014. "I really hate to disappoint people but today when I was warming up I felt a sharp pain while making a jump and I understood that if I continued to jump I could tear a muscle," Isinbayeva, 33, told the All Sport news agency. "It's an old injury in my Achilles tendon in my lead-off leg," she added.

Isinbayeva wins Russian athlete of the year award

Isinbayeva wins Russian athlete of the year award

Rediff.com18 Dec 2013

World pole vault champion Yelena Isinbayeva has been named Russia's Athlete of the Year in a nationwide poll conducted by sports journalists.

World Athletics: What you must not miss tonight!

World Athletics: What you must not miss tonight!

Rediff.com13 Aug 2013

Rediff.com's Day 4 guide to Moscow World Athletic championships.

Isinbayeva to run for Russian athletics federation chief

Isinbayeva to run for Russian athletics federation chief

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

Yelena Isinbayeva is to run for president of the Russian athletics federation (ARAF), the double Olympic pole vault champion said.

Barred from Games, Russia's Isinbayeva to join IOC athletes' body

Barred from Games, Russia's Isinbayeva to join IOC athletes' body

Rediff.com19 Aug 2016

Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva was elected to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) athletes' commission on Thursday, despite being barred from the Rio Games over doping allegations.

Isinbayeva quits as Russian anti-doping chief

Isinbayeva quits as Russian anti-doping chief

Rediff.com31 May 2017

Isinbayeva was under pressure to quit as head of RUSADA's supervisory council after the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) called for her removal, one of four steps it said were necessary for RUSADA to retrieve its right to oversee the testing of Russian athletes.

Russian star Isinbayeva applies to compete at Rio Olympics

Russian star Isinbayeva applies to compete at Rio Olympics

Rediff.com30 Jun 2016

Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva has applied to world athletics governing body IAAF to compete at the Rio Olympics despite Russia's ban, athletics authorities in Moscow on Thursday. "Isinbayeva sent her application on Wednesday," Alla Glushchenko, the spokeswoman for the Russian athletics federation, told AFP.

Pole vault star Isinbayeva to retire after Rio Olympics

Pole vault star Isinbayeva to retire after Rio Olympics

Rediff.com21 Oct 2015

Russian star pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva said on Wednesday she plans to retire after the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, where she has her sights sets on a third Olympic gold.

World Athletics: What a way to celebrate!

World Athletics: What a way to celebrate!

Rediff.com16 Aug 2013

Most celebrations during the World Athletics Championships are over the top. But how does it matter as long as the spectators enjoy them!

BEST Sports Photos of the Week!

BEST Sports Photos of the Week!

Rediff.com13 Aug 2013

Rediff.com gives a quick tour through BEST Photos of the Week!

Isinbayeva wants to quit impoverished Russian hometown for Monaco

Isinbayeva wants to quit impoverished Russian hometown for Monaco

Rediff.com23 Aug 2013

A week after swelling national pride by winning the world pole vault title and defending Russia's anti-gay propaganda law, Yelena Isinbayeva wants to leave her run-down hometown for wealthy Monaco.

Russia says 271-strong team will be cleanest

Russia says 271-strong team will be cleanest

Rediff.com5 Aug 2016

Russia will be represented in most sports at the Rio Olympics, with 271 of its sportsmen and women cleared to participate ahead of the opening ceremony, Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) head Alexander Zhukov has said.

Under-fire Isinbayeva says she was misunderstood

Under-fire Isinbayeva says she was misunderstood

Rediff.com16 Aug 2013

Russian pole vault queen Yelena Isinbayeva said on Friday she is opposed to sexual discrimination, and that her English comments in support of her country's anti-gay propaganda law may have been misconstrued.

Isinbayeva stirs up a storm over support to Russia's anti-gay law

Isinbayeva stirs up a storm over support to Russia's anti-gay law

Rediff.com16 Aug 2013

Yelena Isinbayeva has lent her support, rather controversially, to the new anti-gay propaganda law in her native Russia and has now received flak for her stand from fellow athletes.

Isinbayeva credits coach for return to World dominance

Isinbayeva credits coach for return to World dominance

Rediff.com14 Aug 2013

Watching her every move like a hawk from his front row seat in the Luzhniki Stadium, Yefgeny Trofimov never lost faith that Yelena Isinbayeva could rise again.

PHOTOS: Isinbayeva vaults to fairytale third world gold

PHOTOS: Isinbayeva vaults to fairytale third world gold

Rediff.com14 Aug 2013

Yelena Isinbayeva, the greatest woman pole vaulter of all time, thrilled a partisan home crowd roaring her every jump when she landed the third and probably last world title of her illustrious career on Tuesday.

Pole vaulter Isinbayeva to retire after World Championships

Pole vaulter Isinbayeva to retire after World Championships

Rediff.com24 Jul 2013

Russian pole vault queen and double Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva has announced that she would be retiring after the world athletics championships, which take place in her home country in Moscow, Russia, in August, AFP reported.

10 Sexiest Female Athletes of the Moscow World Championships

10 Sexiest Female Athletes of the Moscow World Championships

Rediff.com20 Aug 2013

The just-concluded World Athletics Championships in Moscow was not just about speed and endurance. There was beauty too. These ten female athletes, we think, were the sexiest of the track and field extravaganza.

World Athletics: Inspired Isinbayeva brings Moscow to life

World Athletics: Inspired Isinbayeva brings Moscow to life

Rediff.com14 Aug 2013

The world championships finally caught fire on Tuesday as the fans turned up to say farewell to Yelena Isinbayeva, only for the Russian pole vault queen to roll back the years and win an emotional gold medal against all the odds.

Women on the field: Isinbayeva, Spotakova lead the pack

Women on the field: Isinbayeva, Spotakova lead the pack

Rediff.com3 Aug 2012

Analysis of the field events in the women's athletics programme.

Suhr sets world record in indoor pole vault

Suhr sets world record in indoor pole vault

Rediff.com3 Mar 2013

Olympic champion Jenn Suhr lit up the US indoor athletics championships on Saturday by leaping 5.02 metres to set a new women's pole vault world record.

Russia eyeing third place in London medals table

Russia eyeing third place in London medals table

Rediff.com26 Jun 2012

Russia are aiming to repeat their third place finish in the medals table at Beijing in 2008 when the squad competes at next month's London Olympics, Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko said on Tuesday.

World indoors: Isinbayeva back to winning ways

World indoors: Isinbayeva back to winning ways

Rediff.com12 Mar 2012

There were twists, turns and a back flip at the World indoor championships on Sunday but no World records, despite pole vault winner Yelena Isinbayeva's best efforts.

Peerless Isinbayeva heads for new heights

Peerless Isinbayeva heads for new heights

Rediff.com19 Jun 2012

Yelena Isinbayeva is back at the peak of her powers as she bids to become the first female track and field athlete to win three successive Olympic golds in what is likely to be her last Games.

Mary Kom qualifies for London Games

Mary Kom qualifies for London Games

Rediff.com18 May 2012

India's ace woman boxer M C Mary Kom's qualified for the London Olympics after World No. 2 Nicola Adams got the better of Russia's AIBA World champion Yelena Savelyeva 11-6 in the semi-finals of the World Championships in Qinhuangdao, China, on Friday.