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PIX: Biles soars to third gold medal with vault win

PIX: Biles soars to third gold medal with vault win

Rediff.com4 Aug 2024

Simone Biles won the vault final on Saturday to clinch her third gold medal of the Paris Games, dominating the competition with her signature Biles II vault to beat Brazilian silver medallist Rebeca Andrade with American Jade Carey taking bronze.

Norris snatches pole from Verstappen in Spain

Norris snatches pole from Verstappen in Spain

Rediff.com22 Jun 2024

Lando Norris put McLaren on pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday

Mercedes calls police over Hamilton 'sabotage' email

Mercedes calls police over Hamilton 'sabotage' email

Rediff.com21 Jun 2024

Mercedes have called in the police after an anonymous email purporting to be from an insider accused the Formula One team of sabotaging their departing seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton

US Open: Medvedev restores order, Sinner whips O'Connell to make Round 4

US Open: Medvedev restores order, Sinner whips O'Connell to make Round 4

Rediff.com1 Sep 2024

World number one Jannik Sinner's bid for a second Grand Slam title continued to gain momentum as he thumped Christopher O'Connell 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 on Saturday to reach the US Open fourth round.

Athletics delivers thrills, records and upsets in Paris

Athletics delivers thrills, records and upsets in Paris

Rediff.com12 Aug 2024

Lyles and Hassan bookend fabulous Paris programme

Wimbledon PIX: Sun snuffs out Raducanu's renaissance

Wimbledon PIX: Sun snuffs out Raducanu's renaissance

Rediff.com8 Jul 2024

IMAGES from Day 7 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Sunday.

F1: Russell takes pole in British 1-2-3 at Silverstone

F1: Russell takes pole in British 1-2-3 at Silverstone

Rediff.com6 Jul 2024

George Russell led Lewis Hamilton in a Mercedes front-row lockout in qualifying for the British Grand Prix on Saturday with McLaren's Lando Norris completing a rare one-two-three of home drivers.

Andy who? Briton Edmund reaches first Grand Slam quarters

Andy who? Briton Edmund reaches first Grand Slam quarters

Rediff.com21 Jan 2018

Britain's Kyle Edmund reached the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time after coming from a set down to oust Italian Andreas Seppi 6-7(4), 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 in the fourth round of the Australian Open on Sunday.

McLaren's Norris wins Miami Grand Prix for first F1 win

McLaren's Norris wins Miami Grand Prix for first F1 win

Rediff.com6 May 2024

Lando Norris capitalised on a bit of good fortune to win the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday

Norris takes Hungary pole in McLaren front row lockout

Norris takes Hungary pole in McLaren front row lockout

Rediff.com20 Jul 2024

Red Bull are concerned about their constructors' title defence being weakened at a time when McLaren are emerging as a threat

22 Singapore Airlines passengers suffered spinal injuries

22 Singapore Airlines passengers suffered spinal injuries

Rediff.com24 May 2024

The oldest patient at the hospital is 83, while the youngest is a two-year-old child who suffered a concussion.

PIX: Easy for Swiatek; Kasatkina whips Miyazaki

PIX: Easy for Swiatek; Kasatkina whips Miyazaki

Rediff.com5 Jul 2024

Images from Day 4 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Thursday.

Britons: Biggest gadget spenders in Europe

Britons: Biggest gadget spenders in Europe

Rediff.com30 Oct 2007

According to the report from the European Information Technology Observatory, Britons spend more on electronic equipment than shoppers in any other country in Europe, The Daily Telegraph reported on Tuesday. Consumers in Britain are expected to spend more than 11 billion pounds this year on electronic gadgets, making them bigger spenders than those in Germany (9.3 billion pounds), France (7.2 billion pounds) and Italy (4.3 billion pounds).

Usyk beats Fury, becomes undisputed heavyweight champ

Usyk beats Fury, becomes undisputed heavyweight champ

Rediff.com19 May 2024

Oleksandr Usyk scored a razor-thin split decision over Tyson Fury to become undisputed heavyweight boxing world champion in a thrilling contest at the Kingdom Arena in Riyadh in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Gandhi, a great Briton

Gandhi, a great Briton

Rediff.com24 Sep 2004

The Mahatma rubs shoulders with nearly 55,000 people in the new Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

F1 Bombshell: Hamilton to race for Ferrari from 2025

F1 Bombshell: Hamilton to race for Ferrari from 2025

Rediff.com2 Feb 2024

Seven-times World champion Lewis Hamilton, Formula One's most successful driver of all time, will race for Ferrari from 2025.

PIX: Duplantis breaks own pole vault World record

PIX: Duplantis breaks own pole vault World record

Rediff.com6 Aug 2024

Images from the Track and Field action at the Parish Olympics on Monday.

Track and field Gold medallists to earn $50,000 at Paris Games

Track and field Gold medallists to earn $50,000 at Paris Games

Rediff.com10 Apr 2024

Although his sport soon fully embraced professionalism, the Olympics has remained free from prize money, though athletes in many sports can expect hefty bonuses from sponsors for triumphing in the biggest shop window of all.

F1: Verstappen takes 40th pole after Austrian sprint win

F1: Verstappen takes 40th pole after Austrian sprint win

Rediff.com29 Jun 2024

Red Bull's triple world champion Max Verstappen followed up a Saturday sprint win with a statement pole position for Sunday's Austrian Grand Prix, with McLaren's Lando Norris again alongside on the front row.

PIX: El Bakkali, Hall, Kennedy snatch tense gold wins

PIX: El Bakkali, Hall, Kennedy snatch tense gold wins

Rediff.com8 Aug 2024

Images from the athletics action at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, on Wednesday.

French Open: Alcaraz cruises; Wawrinka sends Murray packing

French Open: Alcaraz cruises; Wawrinka sends Murray packing

Rediff.com27 May 2024

Carlos Alcaraz made a winning start in his bid to claim a first French Open title

Himachal offers special package for Britons

Himachal offers special package for Britons

Rediff.com14 Sep 2004

State Tourism Minister G S Bali said Himachal Pradesh has also announced a ten-year tax holiday to attract NRI investment into the state.

Verstappen steals the show at Imola

Verstappen steals the show at Imola

Rediff.com19 May 2024

Max Verstappen held off a late charge by McLaren's Lando Norris to win the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Survey exposes Britons' general knowledge

Survey exposes Britons' general knowledge

Rediff.com20 Nov 2008

Believe it or not, more than three quarters of Britons don't know the names of countries that comprise Great Britain. Yes, a survey has revealed that 75 per cent of people in Britain are unable to name Great Britain's three countries -- only less than a quarter actually identified England, Wales and Scotland as being its part.

PIX: Chebet sinks 10,000m mark; Kerr, Richardson shine

PIX: Chebet sinks 10,000m mark; Kerr, Richardson shine

Rediff.com26 May 2024

Kenyan Beatrice Chebet shattered the women's 10,000 metres world record at the Prefontaine Classic on Saturday, as Britain's Josh Kerr beat arch-rival Jakob Ingebrigtsen in the mile race at the Eugene Diamond League meet.

F1: Verstappen starts season with win in Bahrain

F1: Verstappen starts season with win in Bahrain

Rediff.com2 Mar 2024

Red Bull's Max Verstappen started the season with a commanding Bahrain Grand Prix win from pole position.

Goa still a great place, say Britons

Goa still a great place, say Britons

Rediff.com14 Mar 2008

While Goa has received bad press over the death of Scarlette Keeling, many Britons continue to flock to real estate exhibitions to buy property in Goa. Many have relocated to Goa, and some reports from Goa quote them as saying that they feel 'very safe' in Goa, and would never move back to the UK. Reports have also stressed that there is nothing unique about Britons dying in Goa rather than in any other holiday spot.

F1: Ferrari's Leclerc takes pole at home Grand Prix

F1: Ferrari's Leclerc takes pole at home Grand Prix

Rediff.com25 May 2024

Leclerc took pole in Monaco in 2021, but did not start the race due to a driveshaft failure, and 2022 when he ended up fourth.

Ilyas Kashmiri recruiting Britons for terror

Ilyas Kashmiri recruiting Britons for terror

Rediff.com19 Dec 2010

Kashmiri, described by The Sunday Times as the new Osama bin Laden and one of the most dangerous men on earth, was last week named as Al-Qaeda's chief military strategist in Afghanistan and Pakistan. He has been entrusted with the responsibility of spearheading attacks in the West, and has been assigned to bring western recruits into Al Qaeda, the paper said.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes pole for Miami Grand Prix

Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes pole for Miami Grand Prix

Rediff.com5 May 2024

Red Bull's triple World champion Max Verstappen claimed pole position on Saturday for the Miami Grand Prix, to start from the front of the grid for the sixth straight race this season.

Australia names Briton Nathan new athletics chief

Australia names Briton Nathan new athletics chief

Rediff.com11 Feb 2013

Simon Nathan, who helped Britain's athletics team clinch four golds medals at the London Olympics, has been named Australia's high performance director of athletics.

PIX: Canada win men's sprint relay as US blow it; Chebet double

PIX: Canada win men's sprint relay as US blow it; Chebet double

Rediff.com10 Aug 2024

Images from the athletics action at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, on Friday.

Britons pessimistic about 2012 bid

Britons pessimistic about 2012 bid

Rediff.com15 Feb 2005

A survey found 52 percent of people did not believe London could win the bid for the 2012 Olympics, versus 39 percent who thought it would.

Briton Williams knocks out Tyson

Briton Williams knocks out Tyson

Rediff.com31 Jul 2004

PICS: Navarro ends Osaka's Wimbledon comeback

PICS: Navarro ends Osaka's Wimbledon comeback

Rediff.com4 Jul 2024

IMAGES from Day 3 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Wednesday.

6-time Olympic champion Hoy undergoing cancer treatment

6-time Olympic champion Hoy undergoing cancer treatment

Rediff.com17 Feb 2024

Britain's six-time Olympic track cycling champion Chris Hoy said he was "optimistic" and "positive" after revealing on Friday that he had been diagnosed with cancer last year.

Wimbledon PIX: Djokovic, Zverev, Medvedev in Round 4

Wimbledon PIX: Djokovic, Zverev, Medvedev in Round 4

Rediff.com7 Jul 2024

IMAGES from Day 6 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Saturday.

Verstappen on pole at Australian Grand Prix

Verstappen on pole at Australian Grand Prix

Rediff.com23 Mar 2024

Red Bull's Formula One World champion Max Verstappen took pole position for the Australian Grand Prix on Saturday with Carlos Sainz qualifying alongside on the front row for Ferrari two weeks after undergoing surgery for appendicitis.

Verstappen wins first sprint race of the F1 season

Verstappen wins first sprint race of the F1 season

Rediff.com20 Apr 2024

Max Verstappen won the first sprint race of the Formula One season at the Chinese Grand Prix on Saturday.

UK warns Britons travelling abroad of terror threat

UK warns Britons travelling abroad of terror threat

Rediff.com1 Nov 2014

The UK has warned its citizens travelling abroad that they could be targeted by terrorists seeking revenge for British air strikes against Islamic State militants in the Middle East.