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Can anyone stop Hamilton? Only Bottas, say Ferrari drivers

Can anyone stop Hamilton? Only Bottas, say Ferrari drivers

Rediff.com20 Jul 2020

Lewis Hamilton dominated Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix from pole position, with a bonus point for fastest lap, to take a five point lead over Bottas, the winner of the Austrian season-opener.

No pressure on Emma; Barty feels weight of home hopes

No pressure on Emma; Barty feels weight of home hopes

Rediff.com15 Jan 2022

Emma Raducanu says she is not worried about her poor form and will play without pressure at the Australian Open.

FIA will investigate latest Hamilton-Verstappen collision

FIA will investigate latest Hamilton-Verstappen collision

Rediff.com13 Sep 2021

Formula One's governing body will investigate Sunday's Italian Grand Prix crash between title contenders Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton because it was 'unusual', according to race director Michael Masi.

Tuscan GP: F1 champ Hamilton wears 'arrest the cops' T-shirt

Tuscan GP: F1 champ Hamilton wears 'arrest the cops' T-shirt

Rediff.com13 Sep 2020

One police officer involved was fired by the city's police department in June. Two other officers have been placed on administrative reassignment. No criminal charges have been filed against any of the three.

US Open: Murray, Clijsters receive wildcard entries

US Open: Murray, Clijsters receive wildcard entries

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

The tournament will take place in a quarantined setting from Aug. 31-Sept. 13 in New York. The Western & Southern Open, which was relocated from Cincinnati this year, will be held from Aug. 20-28 as a warm-up event for the Grand Slam.

F1 finale unfair on Hamilton, says Karthikeyan

F1 finale unfair on Hamilton, says Karthikeyan

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

A series of questionable race control calls were made as Max Verstappen won his first F1 title.

Verstappen wins Mexico City GP to stretch F1 lead

Verstappen wins Mexico City GP to stretch F1 lead

Rediff.com8 Nov 2021

Red Bull closed the gap to champions Mercedes in the constructors' standings to one point.

Mick Schumacher makes F1 practice debut

Mick Schumacher makes F1 practice debut

Rediff.com11 Dec 2020

Mick Schumacher made his first track appearance as a fully signed-up Formula One driver on Friday

Outrage over Djokovic's medical exemption to play Aus Open

Outrage over Djokovic's medical exemption to play Aus Open

Rediff.com5 Jan 2022

Officials said he was one of a 'handful' of successful applicants among 26 people who sought exemptions.

F1 PICS: Perez wins Azerbaijan GP after Verstappen crashes

F1 PICS: Perez wins Azerbaijan GP after Verstappen crashes

Rediff.com6 Jun 2021

IMAGES from the Azerbaijan F1 Grand Prix held at Baku City Circuit on Sunday

Same champions, new winners in strangest F1 season

Same champions, new winners in strangest F1 season

Rediff.com1 Jan 2021

The strangest of campaigns crammed 17 races, instead of the record 22 originally envisaged, into little more than five months from July with four triple-headers.

PHOTOS: Auger-Aliassime knocks out Murray in straight sets

PHOTOS: Auger-Aliassime knocks out Murray in straight sets

Rediff.com4 Sep 2020

Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime proved too strong for former champion Andy Murray, cutting short the Briton's Grand Slam comeback at the US Open with a breezy 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 victory in the second round on Thursday.

Verstappen wins Austrian GP, Hamilton finishes fourth

Verstappen wins Austrian GP, Hamilton finishes fourth

Rediff.com4 Jul 2021

Hamilton held on for fourth, but slipped from 18 to 32 points behind Verstappen in the championship standings.

Hamilton wins at Imola as Mercedes clinch constructors' title

Hamilton wins at Imola as Mercedes clinch constructors' title

Rediff.com1 Nov 2020

The six times world champion took the chequered flag at Imola 5.783 seconds ahead of team mate Valtteri Bottas, who started on pole position.

French Open: Sense of normality returns; Thiem ousted

French Open: Sense of normality returns; Thiem ousted

Rediff.com23 May 2022

Thousands of mask-free spectators flocked into the stadium

PIX: Qualifier Raducanu wins US Open women's singles crown

PIX: Qualifier Raducanu wins US Open women's singles crown

Rediff.com12 Sep 2021

British qualifier Emma Raducanu beat Canada's Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in a battle of two unseeded teenagers to win the U.S. Open women's title on Saturday.

Hamilton on course for record win after Portuguese pole

Hamilton on course for record win after Portuguese pole

Rediff.com24 Oct 2020

Lewis Hamilton seized pole position in the dying seconds of qualifying for the first Portuguese Grand Prix in 24 years on Saturday to deny and dismay Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas once again.

Tennis: Bopanna-Shapovalov in Miami Open quarters

Tennis: Bopanna-Shapovalov in Miami Open quarters

Rediff.com28 Mar 2022

British No 1 Cameron Norrie overcame a slow start to beat Frenchman Hugo Gaston 6-3, 7-5.

Briton accused of sex abuse in India slips into UK

Briton accused of sex abuse in India slips into UK

Rediff.com13 Jun 2005

Grant was deported to the UK from Tanzania, where he had fought extradition to India.

Indian Wells Tennis: Murray wins opener; Raducanu ousted

Indian Wells Tennis: Murray wins opener; Raducanu ousted

Rediff.com9 Oct 2021

Raducanu falls in first match since US Open triumph.

Day 10: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Day 10: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Rediff.com14 Feb 2022

No more Games for Americans Hubbell and Donohue

Azerbaijan GP: Ferrari's Leclerc on pole after crash-hit qualifying

Azerbaijan GP: Ferrari's Leclerc on pole after crash-hit qualifying

Rediff.com5 Jun 2021

The pole was Charles Leclerc's second in a row

Guarding the face: ex-boxer Haye launches mask to fight COVID-19

Guarding the face: ex-boxer Haye launches mask to fight COVID-19

Rediff.com23 Jul 2020

Launching The Black Mask Company, Haye said the design was inspired by police masks in Vietnam, where there have been no recorded deaths from COVID-19, and that he wanted to help protect the environment.

Verstappen holds off Hamilton to double his F1 lead

Verstappen holds off Hamilton to double his F1 lead

Rediff.com25 Oct 2021

Red Bull's Mexican Sergio Perez was a distant third, struggling with dehydration after a water bottle failure in the Texas heat.

Olympics Boxing: Surmeneli, Yafai, Sousa steal show

Olympics Boxing: Surmeneli, Yafai, Sousa steal show

Rediff.com7 Aug 2021

Britain's Galal Yafai and Bulgaria's Stoyka Zhelyazkova Krasteva won first boxing golds for their countries at the Tokyo Olympics after dominant displays in their flyweight finals on Saturday.

Bryan-Sock in Wimbledon men's doubles final

Bryan-Sock in Wimbledon men's doubles final

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

American doubles great Mike Bryan reached his first Grand Slam final without twin brother Bob on Thursday when he and Jack Sock beat Briton Dominic Inglot and Croatian partner Franko Skugor in a five-set thriller at Wimbledon.

Olympics PIX: Italy's Jacobs takes stunning 100 metres gold

Olympics PIX: Italy's Jacobs takes stunning 100 metres gold

Rediff.com1 Aug 2021

Kerley, hoping to be the first American winner since Justin Gatlin in 2004, ran brilliantly for second, with De Grasse finishing fast in another lifetime best.

F1: Hamilton hunts down Verstappen for victory in Brazil

F1: Hamilton hunts down Verstappen for victory in Brazil

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton hunted down Max Verstappen to win the Sao Paulo Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday and slash his Red Bull rival's Formula One lead to 14 points in one of the greatest drives of his career.

Tour de France: Who took yellow jersey on Stage 2?

Tour de France: Who took yellow jersey on Stage 2?

Rediff.com31 Aug 2020

'It's a big emotion because I've won on the Tour. I haven't won (a race) since the start of the season. It's great to make it. It was tough but I'm super happy to have won.'

PICS: Hamilton breaks Schumi's F1 record with 92nd win

PICS: Hamilton breaks Schumi's F1 record with 92nd win

Rediff.com25 Oct 2020

'I could never have dreamed of being where I am today.'

Federer roars into Wimbledon fourth round for 18th time

Federer roars into Wimbledon fourth round for 18th time

Rediff.com3 Jul 2021

Federer showed that he is prepared to take as many knocks as it takes to keep alive his dreams

Wimbledon PIX: Nadal, Swiatek, Halep move into round 2

Wimbledon PIX: Nadal, Swiatek, Halep move into round 2

Rediff.com29 Jun 2022

IMAGES from Day 2 of the Wimbledon Championships from the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Tuesday.

PIX: Hamilton wins crazy Saudi GP to level with Verstappen

PIX: Hamilton wins crazy Saudi GP to level with Verstappen

Rediff.com6 Dec 2021

Lewis Hamilton won a crazy, twice-halted Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday to go level on points with Red Bull rival Max Verstappen and set up a winner-takes-all title showdown.

Wimbledon PIX: World No 1 STUNNED, Halep cruises

Wimbledon PIX: World No 1 STUNNED, Halep cruises

Rediff.com3 Jul 2022

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

COVID-19 positive Hamilton to miss Sakhir F1 GP

COVID-19 positive Hamilton to miss Sakhir F1 GP

Rediff.com1 Dec 2020

Hamilton wrapped up his record-equalling seventh title in Turkey last month and picked up his 11th win of the season in Bahrain on Sunday. Mercedes have already won the constructors' title for an unprecedented seventh year in a row.

Why F1 champion Hamilton went vegan

Why F1 champion Hamilton went vegan

Rediff.com16 Oct 2019

The Formula One world champion said it has taken him 32 years to understand the impact he was having.

Hamilton on pole with Schumacher's record in sight

Hamilton on pole with Schumacher's record in sight

Rediff.com26 Sep 2020

Hamilton will equal Ferrari great Michael Schumacher's all-time win record if he takes his seventh win of the season on Sunday.

Hamilton ends the F1 season in style in Abu Dhabi

Hamilton ends the F1 season in style in Abu Dhabi

Rediff.com1 Dec 2019

Lewis Hamilton led every lap from pole position to chequered flag, banging in a fastest lap for good measure to emphasise his supremacy

Manchester United captain detained on Greek island after brawl

Manchester United captain detained on Greek island after brawl

Rediff.com21 Aug 2020

The captain of British soccer club Manchester United was detained for questioning in the Greek island of Mykonos for assaulting officers after a brawl, Greek state TV ERT said.

PICS: Verstappen pips Hamilton in epic to win F1 title

PICS: Verstappen pips Hamilton in epic to win F1 title

Rediff.com13 Dec 2021

The Dutchman stopped Hamilton from winning an eighth title with a gutsy turn in the final lap.