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Crespo enjoys return to form

Crespo enjoys return to form

Rediff.com29 Mar 2005

The Argentine striker was so unhappy he almost quit soccer last year before a renaissance at AC Milan.

Maradona says fans saved his life

Maradona says fans saved his life

Rediff.com2 May 2004

He also said he would like to tour the world to thank those who prayed for his health.

Maradona on the mend

Maradona on the mend

Rediff.com27 Apr 2004

Diego Maradona better

Diego Maradona better

Rediff.com20 Apr 2004

Maradona to interrupt drug rehab

Maradona to interrupt drug rehab

Rediff.com2 Dec 2004

Diego Maradona plans to interrupt his cocaine-addiction therapy in Cuba to spend Christmas at home with his family.

Youth Olympics: Paddler Archana loses bronze play-off, women's hockey team lose

Youth Olympics: Paddler Archana loses bronze play-off, women's hockey team lose

Rediff.com11 Oct 2018

India endured a medal-less outing at the Youth Olympics after the gold rush of the previous three days as the women's hockey team lost to Argentina and rising table tennis player Archana Kamath went down in the bronze medal match in Buenos Aires.

Maradona thanks fans for support

Maradona thanks fans for support

Rediff.com28 Apr 2004

The 43-year-old is now breathing without the aid of an artificial respirator and continues to be stable.

Gaudio to face Puerta in final

Gaudio to face Puerta in final

Rediff.com13 Feb 2005

Gaston Gaudio beat Alberto Martin in straight sets to set up an all-Argentine final against wildcard Mariano Puerta in the Buenos Aires Open.

Moya steams ahead

Moya steams ahead

Rediff.com10 Feb 2005

Top seed Carlos Moya recorded another straight-sets win at the $380,000 Buenos Aires Open on Wednesday.

Maradona itching to leave clinic

Maradona itching to leave clinic

Rediff.com7 Dec 2004

A relaxed and lucid Diego Maradona said on Monday he was waiting for doctors' approval to permanently bolt the Cuban drug rehabilitation clinic.

Maradona allowed to leave rehab clinic

Maradona allowed to leave rehab clinic

Rediff.com7 Sep 2004

Judge Norberto Garcia Vedia said the 43-year-old could continue treatment "at the clinic of his choice".

Mumbai cheapest city in the world: Survey

Mumbai cheapest city in the world: Survey

Rediff.com23 Aug 2003

A survey conducted by Swiss banking giant UBS found Oslo to be the most expensive in the world.

Provided 'strong support' to India during LAC standoff: US

Provided 'strong support' to India during LAC standoff: US

Rediff.com17 Sep 2020

'The crisis has strengthened America's resolve to work towards building its relationship with India as a bulwark against Chinese aggression'

Davis Cup: Maradona's presence fails to inspire Argentina

Davis Cup: Maradona's presence fails to inspire Argentina

Rediff.com4 Feb 2017

Raucous home support for holders Argentina did not make up for the absence of Juan Martin del Potro and Federico Delbonis on Friday as they fell 2-0 behind to Italy in the first round of the Davis Cup.

After 12 years, India, Russia, China hold trilateral meeting

After 12 years, India, Russia, China hold trilateral meeting

Rediff.com1 Dec 2018

Earlier, Modi met Jinping seperately and the two leaders concurred there had been a perceptible improvement in bilateral relations.

Nalbandian announces retirement from tennis

Nalbandian announces retirement from tennis

Rediff.com2 Oct 2013

Argentine tennis player David Nalbandian has reportedly announced his retirement from professional tennis due to a shoulder injury.

Gaudio wins second straight title

Gaudio wins second straight title

Rediff.com14 Feb 2005

The claycourt specialist won 6-4 6-4 as he followed up last week's win in Vina del Mar, Chile with another title, his first on home soil.

Moya claims first title of the year

Moya claims first title of the year

Rediff.com24 Feb 2003

The Spaniard outgunned Argentine Guillermo Coria to win the Buenos Aires Open.

Nadal eases past Seppi to reach Hamburg final

Nadal eases past Seppi to reach Hamburg final

Rediff.com2 Aug 2015

Rafa Nadal made light work of Italian Andreas Seppi to reach the final of the Hamburg Open on Saturday and will now face Fabio Fognini, who is chasing an almost unthinkable third claycourt victory over the Spaniard this season.

Youth Olympics: India men and women's hockey teams settle for silver

Youth Olympics: India men and women's hockey teams settle for silver

Rediff.com15 Oct 2018

Skipper Vivek Sagar Prasad's brace went in vain as Malaysia made a valiant fight back in the second half to clinch the yellow metal.

Youth Olympics: Shooter Tushar Mane bags silver

Youth Olympics: Shooter Tushar Mane bags silver

Rediff.com7 Oct 2018

Mane, who qualified third for the final, shot 247.5 to win the silver while Grigorii Shamakov took the gold with 249.2. Aleksa Mitrovic of Serbia won the bronze with a score of 227.9.

Jeremy smashes Youth World record, national senior record

Jeremy smashes Youth World record, national senior record

Rediff.com21 Apr 2019

The 16-year-old Mizoram weightlifter, in fact, broke 15 records in total, combining national and international marks.

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, it's robots to the rescue!

Amid COVID-19 pandemic, it's robots to the rescue!

Rediff.com13 May 2020

The robots are here!! A cylindrical robot rolls into a treatment room to allow healthcare workers to remotely take temperatures and measure blood pressure and oxygen saturation from patients hooked up to a ventilator. Another robot that looks like a pair of large fluorescent lights rotated vertically travels throughout a hospital disinfecting with ultraviolet light. These are just a few of the robots which are being used during the COVID-19 pandemic, from health care in and out of hospitals, automation of testing, supporting public safety and public works, to continuing daily work and life. Here's a look at how Artificial Intelligence is being used in this war against COVID-19.

WC qualifiers: Uruguay, Ecuador set pace, Argentina get first point

WC qualifiers: Uruguay, Ecuador set pace, Argentina get first point

Rediff.com14 Oct 2015

Argentina remain winless in South American qualifying for the 2018 World Cup after struggling to a 0-0 in Paraguay on Tuesday, while Uruguay and Ecuador both made it two wins from two games to top the group.

Maradona out of hospital after internal bleeding scare

Maradona out of hospital after internal bleeding scare

Rediff.com5 Jan 2019

Argentine soccer great Diego Maradona was released from hospital after being admitted earlier on Friday with internal bleeding in the stomach which was discovered during routine examinations, his daughter Dalma said.

Modi concludes G20 visit, meets Erdogan on Day 3

Modi concludes G20 visit, meets Erdogan on Day 3

Rediff.com29 Jun 2019

Modi, who was in Osaka, laid special emphasis on building a disaster resilient future.

Indian shooters still hopeful of sport's inclusion in 2022 CWG

Indian shooters still hopeful of sport's inclusion in 2022 CWG

Rediff.com7 Sep 2019

Shooting has been excluded from the 2022 Birmingham Games roster due to logistical issues.

Nadal dumped from Rio semi-finals by Uruguayan battler

Nadal dumped from Rio semi-finals by Uruguayan battler

Rediff.com21 Feb 2016

Rafa Nadal's below-par season has continued with the former world number one dumped from the Rio Open semi-finals with a 6-7(6) 7-6(3) 6-4 defeat by unseeded Uruguayan Pablo Cuevas on Saturday. The top seed pipped Cuevas in a first set tie-break and denied his opponent two set points in the second but succumbed to his first defeat against the world number 45. "I lost an opportunity, that's it," Spaniard Nadal said after being denied his 100th ATP final by claycourt specialist Cuevas who fired 48 winners to clinch the contest. "I fought until the end. I have to accept it and keep working to try to change the dynamic. That's what's happening today and I have to work hard to change it," added the 14-times grand slam champion. "I didn't win a title, so it wasn't a positive two tournaments. I had my chances in both. I lost in the semi-finals of both tournaments and just have to look forward to Indian Wells."

Mumbai world's 11th best bed-n-breakfast value destination

Mumbai world's 11th best bed-n-breakfast value destination

Rediff.com23 Oct 2015

As per TripIndex Breakfast 2015, a TripAdvisor cost comparison study, Mumbai ranks 11th among the best value destinations for an overnight stay with breakfast costing Rs 9,343.92.

PIX: Argentines pay tribute to Sala at special memorial

PIX: Argentines pay tribute to Sala at special memorial

Rediff.com17 Feb 2019

The 28-year-old's body was flown back to Argentina and arrived in Buenos Aires on Friday morning before being driven the 538 km (334 miles) to Progreso, where he grew up.

Berdych-Stepanek carry Czechs into Davis Cup final

Berdych-Stepanek carry Czechs into Davis Cup final

Rediff.com14 Sep 2013

Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek put defending champions CzechRepublic into the Davis Cup final by beating Argentina's Carlos Berlocq and Horacio Zeballos in the doubles on Saturday.

Nadal upset over Madrid Olympic snub

Nadal upset over Madrid Olympic snub

Rediff.com8 Sep 2013

Rafael Nadal blasted the decision not to award Madrid the 2020 Olympic Games, claiming the International Olympic Committee had not treated the Spanish capital fairly.

Meet Argentina's first openly gay basketball star

Meet Argentina's first openly gay basketball star

Rediff.com20 Mar 2020

Argentina has made significant progress on LGBT+ rights in recent years, in 2010 becoming the first country in Latin America to let gay and lesbian couples marry and adopt children. Vega posted a letter on social media coming out to his fans - the first openly gay professional basketball player in Argentina's history.

When Maradona beat D&G 113,000-0

When Maradona beat D&G 113,000-0

Rediff.com12 Dec 2020

It is a very different victory of Maradona that fascinates me even more, notes ad guru Sandeep Goyal.

Find out why weekend football programmes in Argentina are suspended

Find out why weekend football programmes in Argentina are suspended

Rediff.com15 May 2015

The Libertadores Cup derby between Boca Juniors and River Plate was called off at halftime on Thursday after River players were sprayed with an irritant by a fan of their bitter rivals.

Messi punched River Plate fan after being spat at?

Messi punched River Plate fan after being spat at?

Rediff.com21 Dec 2015

Madrid-based daily Marca added that the group of supporters were also heckling ex-River player Mascherano, criticising him for "forgetting" his roots

Youth Olympics: Panwar wins silver in men's 5000m race walk

Youth Olympics: Panwar wins silver in men's 5000m race walk

Rediff.com16 Oct 2018

India's Suraj Panwar clinched a silver in men's 5000m race walk event in the ongoing Youth Olympic Games to open the country's medal account in athletics in Buenos Aires.

PIX: Italy miss out on World Cup again, Portugal survive

PIX: Italy miss out on World Cup again, Portugal survive

Rediff.com25 Mar 2022

Quaison fires Sweden to extra-time World Cup playoff win over Czechs