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Banksy strikes again with Valentine's Day graffiti

Banksy strikes again with Valentine's Day graffiti

Rediff.com14 Feb 2020

The graffiti shows a young girl in a headscarf, stencilled onto the side of a house in the Barton Hill area of Bristol with black and white paint. She holds a catapult in one hand with the other hand behind her, as though she has just launched a projectile. At the end of the catapult's trajectory is a bright red shape like a blood splatter, made of red plastic leaves and flowers.

How Much Do You Know About Chocolate?

How Much Do You Know About Chocolate?

Rediff.com7 Jul 2022

Is chocolate a spice or a vegetable or a fruit? Test Your ChocoQ On World Chocolate Day!

Here's how England Cricket plans to tackle racism

Here's how England Cricket plans to tackle racism

Rediff.com1 Apr 2022

ECB announces funding for young cricketers from diverse backgrounds

Shafali is youngest Indian to make debut in all formats

Shafali is youngest Indian to make debut in all formats

Rediff.com27 Jun 2021

Shafali was presented with India Women's ODI cap number 131 from captain Mithali Raj

Why women's Tests should be five-day contests

Why women's Tests should be five-day contests

Rediff.com6 Jul 2021

Australia captain Meg Lanning wants women's Tests to be made five-day contests, like it is for their male counterparts, to get more results and cited the recent rain-affected drawn game between India and England to call for the change.

Oxford vaccine doing 'everything expected': Study

Oxford vaccine doing 'everything expected': Study

Rediff.com22 Oct 2020

A team at Bristol University used recently developed techniques to validate that the vaccine accurately follows the genetic instructions programmed into it by the Oxford University team.

Rohit, Kohli, Pant may miss Ireland T20I series

Rohit, Kohli, Pant may miss Ireland T20I series

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

A second-string Indian team will play against Ireland in two T20 Internationals in Malahide on June 26 and June 28.

EPL PIX: Man United see off Wolves; Spurs lose

EPL PIX: Man United see off Wolves; Spurs lose

Rediff.com14 May 2023

Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.

Guide to ICC World Cup 2019

Guide to ICC World Cup 2019

Rediff.com23 May 2019

Factbox on the 12th edition of the Cricket World Cup

Stokes has second finger operation; set to miss Ashes

Stokes has second finger operation; set to miss Ashes

Rediff.com7 Oct 2021

All-rounder Ben Stokes looks set to miss the Ashes series against Australia later this year after England's cricket board (ECB) said on Thursday he has undergone a second operation on a broken index finger.

WC Warm-Up: Rain washes out games between Pak-Bangladesh, SA-WI

WC Warm-Up: Rain washes out games between Pak-Bangladesh, SA-WI

Rediff.com26 May 2019

While the Pakistan-Bangladesh match in Cardiff was abandoned without a ball being bowled, the tie between South Africa and West Indies saw very little action.

Gandhi's iconic glasses sold for record 260,000 in UK

Gandhi's iconic glasses sold for record 260,000 in UK

Rediff.com23 Aug 2020

The auction house said that the lot had attracted interest from all over the world, including bids from India, Qatar, American, Russia, Canada.

World Cup: Sri Lanka complain to ICC about pitch, hotel

World Cup: Sri Lanka complain to ICC about pitch, hotel

Rediff.com14 Jun 2019

The Sri Lanka team have complained to organisers of the World Cup about the pitches rolled out for their games and are also unhappy with the quality of their accommodation.

Football focus: Rudiger's racism investigation closed

Football focus: Rudiger's racism investigation closed

Rediff.com7 Jan 2020

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

England cricketer Stokes found not guilty of affray over street fight: BBC

England cricketer Stokes found not guilty of affray over street fight: BBC

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

Stokes, 27, was accused of knocking unconscious two men, Ryan Ali and Ryan Hale, in a brawl in Bristol, southwest England, last September just hours after he had played in a one-day international against the West Indies.

Stokes to join England in New Zealand this week

Stokes to join England in New Zealand this week

Rediff.com13 Feb 2018

Ben Stokes will join his England team mates in New Zealand later this week after the cricketer appeared at a magistrates' court on Tuesday to indicate a plea of not guilty to a charge of affray.

PIX: Sneh Rana stars as India draw one-off England Test

PIX: Sneh Rana stars as India draw one-off England Test

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

Debutants Sneh Rana and Taniya Bhatia shared an unbeaten 108-run stand for the ninth wicket to secure a memorable draw for India in the one-off women's Test against England, in Bristol, on Saturday.

England's women cricketers to return to training

England's women cricketers to return to training

Rediff.com19 Jun 2020

The ECB has been trying to convince both the BCCI and the Cricket South Africa to agree to play a tri-series later this year but nothing has been finalised as yet.

Hamilton supports protesters who tore down slave trader's statue

Hamilton supports protesters who tore down slave trader's statue

Rediff.com8 Jun 2020

Lewis Hamilton has actively supported the Black Lives Matter movement, calling out his own sport's initial silence over the killing of Floyd, who died after a white US police officer knelt on his neck last month.

1996 World Cup propelled ODI revolution: Tendulkar

1996 World Cup propelled ODI revolution: Tendulkar

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

'Now, we have very different setting including changes in rules with two new balls and the fielding restrictions are very different. But ODI fever started in the 1990s. On-field noticeable changes, early to mid 90s was okay, but from 1996 things changed at rapid pace.'

India's limited-overs series against Sri Lanka rescheduled after COVID scare

India's limited-overs series against Sri Lanka rescheduled after COVID scare

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

The first One-day International will now be played on July 17, instead of July 13.

'Loving this already': Harmanpreet on donning India Test jersey

'Loving this already': Harmanpreet on donning India Test jersey

Rediff.com30 May 2021

Harmanpreet shared the photo on one of her Instagram Stories

Knight shines but spinners script India's fightback on Day 1

Knight shines but spinners script India's fightback on Day 1

Rediff.com17 Jun 2021

England scored a decent 269 for six on the opening day of the one-off women's Test against India, in Bristol on Wednesday.

Spectacles worn by Gandhi emerge at UK auction

Spectacles worn by Gandhi emerge at UK auction

Rediff.com9 Aug 2020

East Bristol Auctions in Hanham, south-west England, said on Sunday that they were pleasantly surprised to find that the spectacles, dropped through their letterbox in an envelope, may have such a rich history behind it.

I see Stokes becoming one of England's greatest: Cork

I see Stokes becoming one of England's greatest: Cork

Rediff.com19 Jul 2020

The former seamer thought things changed for better for the World Cup hero after the Bristol bar brawl three years ago.

Now, Sri Lanka's data analyst COVID positive

Now, Sri Lanka's data analyst COVID positive

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

Sri Lanka are set to take on India in a six-match white-ball series starting July 13.

Nerves of steel: Dealing with twin tragedies Solanki scores ton

Nerves of steel: Dealing with twin tragedies Solanki scores ton

Rediff.com28 Feb 2022

Baroda's Vishnu Solanki turned up in a first-class game after losing his new born. He scored a hundred in that match only to get the news of his father's death and watched the funeral on a video call.

Schedule: 2019 World Cup

Schedule: 2019 World Cup

Rediff.com11 Jul 2019

The complete edition of the 2019 ICC World Cup.

India celebrate 'once-in-a-generation' talent Shafali Verma

India celebrate 'once-in-a-generation' talent Shafali Verma

Rediff.com20 Jun 2021

Shafali Verma can dominate all three formats of the game after the teenage opener's fairytale Test debut in England.

England's Stokes, Hales charged with bringing game into disrepute

England's Stokes, Hales charged with bringing game into disrepute

Rediff.com18 Sep 2018

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said in a statement on Tuesday that the players will be required to attend a panel hearing of the independent Cricket Discipline Commission in London on December 5 and 7.

Manchester City survive late fightback to enter League Cup final

Manchester City survive late fightback to enter League Cup final

Rediff.com24 Jan 2018

Manchester City reached the League Cup final, shattering second-tier Bristol City's hopes of a remarkable upset, as the Premier League leaders survived a late fightback to win 3-2 on Tuesday and clinch the tie 5-3 on aggregate.

All soccer games in England postponed to mourn Queen, cricket and rugby go ahead

All soccer games in England postponed to mourn Queen, cricket and rugby go ahead

Rediff.com9 Sep 2022

Soccer's top flight Premier League and the English Football League (EFL) had already announced they were postponing their next round of fixtures.

'No one knows who is going to be in charge'

'No one knows who is going to be in charge'

Rediff.com13 Jul 2022

'The worry among many international actors is whether there will be stability to provide assistance to the government because the political developments in the last few months are a real concern.'

India women cricketers sweat it out in quarantine

India women cricketers sweat it out in quarantine

Rediff.com27 May 2021

The women's team will take on England in a one-off Test, three ODIs, and three T20Is

Families cleared to travel with cricketers to UK

Families cleared to travel with cricketers to UK

Rediff.com1 Jun 2021

'Unlike before, the players cannot just go out in the evenings after a long day in the field. This is where it is very important that the families are there to help the players switch off after play and not feel the heat. The BCCI has always had the interest of the players in mind and this time too the board stood like a rock to help get the necessary clearance from the UK government with assistance from the ECB.'

Stokes added to England squad for third Test

Stokes added to England squad for third Test

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

He, along with teammate Alex Hales, could yet be fined and suspended, however it will be some time before that conclusion can be reached.

'India seem to be more fearless than I've seen before'

'India seem to be more fearless than I've seen before'

Rediff.com15 Jun 2021

India and England are set to play a one-off Test from Wednesday

Stokes playing in IPL 2023 depends on...

Stokes playing in IPL 2023 depends on...

Rediff.com23 Aug 2022

England Test captain Ben Stokes is very categorical that his participation in the IPL 2023 will depend on the national team's calendar.

Why Stokes will do 'whatever' to win Root's 'special' Test

Why Stokes will do 'whatever' to win Root's 'special' Test

Rediff.com6 Feb 2021

England vice-captain Ben Stokes says a winning start to the four-Test series against would be a perfect gift for Joe Root in his 100th Test.

Stokes and Hales fined but free to play for England

Stokes and Hales fined but free to play for England

Rediff.com7 Dec 2018

Cricketers Ben Stokes and Alex Hales were fined on Friday