News for 'championship play-offs'

It's official! Khalid Jamil to lead India for 2 years

It's official! Khalid Jamil to lead India for 2 years

Rediff.com13 Aug 2025

The AIFF said Jamil has signed the contract after parting ways with ISL team Jamshedpur FC.

India's women wrestlers bag four Golds at U-17 World Championships

India's women wrestlers bag four Golds at U-17 World Championships

Rediff.com22 Aug 2024

In a sparkling show by India's women wrestlers at the Under-17 World Championships, four grapplers annexed the titles here on Thursday and at least two more are in gold medal contention.

Soccer: Barca closer to top two finish with win over Almeria

Soccer: Barca closer to top two finish with win over Almeria

Rediff.com17 May 2024

Leeds reach Championship play-offs final with 4-0 win over Norwich

Blow for DC! Starc pulls out of remainder of IPL 2025

Blow for DC! Starc pulls out of remainder of IPL 2025

Rediff.com16 May 2025

Mitchell Starc has reportedly decided against returning to India for the remainder of IPL 2025, dealing a blow to his team Delhi Capitals' prospects of reaching the play-offs.

France down Germany to finish third in Nations League

France down Germany to finish third in Nations League

Rediff.com8 Jun 2025

Goals from captain Kylian Mbappe and Michael Olise earned France a 2-0 victory over Germany in Stuttgart on Sunday.

Asian Wrestling: Manisha wins GOLD; Panghal bags bronze

Asian Wrestling: Manisha wins GOLD; Panghal bags bronze

Rediff.com28 Mar 2025

Manisha Bhanwala clinched India's first gold medal at the Asian Championships since 2021 edition with a close 8-7 win over Korea's Ok J Kim.

Ex Aus pacer urges overseas players to skip remainder of IPL

Ex Aus pacer urges overseas players to skip remainder of IPL

Rediff.com16 May 2025

'If I had to make a call whether to head back to India and finish the tournament, it would be an easy decision. It's a no from me. Lives and safety are the most important thing, not pay cheques.'

BCCI pushes for foreign stars' return as IPL resumes

BCCI pushes for foreign stars' return as IPL resumes

Rediff.com13 May 2025

All the 10 teams are involved in a lot of back and forth with their overseas recruits over their arrival plans in India a day after the IPL announced the revised schedule following necessary security clearances from the government.

Asian wrestling: Reetika's heartbreak: Gold slips away in final 10 secs

Asian wrestling: Reetika's heartbreak: Gold slips away in final 10 secs

Rediff.com28 Mar 2025

Reetika Hooda blew away a 6-2 lead, conceding four points in the last 10 seconds of the women's 76kg final, to settle for a silver medal at the the Senior Asian Wrestling Championship 2025.

World Wrestling C'ships: Pruthviraj loses, Abhimanyu in bronze play-off

World Wrestling C'ships: Pruthviraj loses, Abhimanyu in bronze play-off

Rediff.com17 Sep 2023

Abhimanyu entered the bronze-medal playoff but other Indian free-style wrestlers had a disappointing day at the World Championships in Belgrade on Sunday.

Ronak wins bronze at U17 World wrestling C'ship

Ronak wins bronze at U17 World wrestling C'ship

Rediff.com21 Aug 2024

Ronak Dahiya bagged the bronze medal in the 110kg Greco-Roman category

Ravinder reaches bronze medal play-off in World C'ships

Ravinder reaches bronze medal play-off in World C'ships

Rediff.com3 Oct 2021

Showing nerves of steel, Indian wrestler Ravinder pulled off a sensational come-from-behind 'victory by fall' against Bulgaria's Georgi Valentinov Vangelov after trailing by a huge 0-8 margin in the World Championship repechage round to enter the 61kg bronze play-off Oslo on Sunday.

Why Travis Is A 'Headache' For India

Why Travis Is A 'Headache' For India

Rediff.com22 Dec 2024

'We all knew he was dangerous, but that first shot he played off Jasprit Bumrah, that cover drive, off the front foot.' 'It told me that this is a player in prime, prime form.'

Jr Worlds: Wrestler Ravi Malik loses bronze play-off in just 42 seconds!

Jr Worlds: Wrestler Ravi Malik loses bronze play-off in just 42 seconds!

Rediff.com22 Aug 2021

He began with a 6-0 win over Estonia's Robin Uspenski and followed that up with a 18-9 victory over Kyrgyzstan's Zhenish Humnabekov, who got three cautions in the quarter-final bout.

India enter Sudirman Cup play-off

India enter Sudirman Cup play-off

Rediff.com15 Jun 2007

If India manage to beat France in the play-offs, it will be the first time they would be promoted to Division 2 of the world team championships.

Olympics: Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot win mixed team bronze

Olympics: Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot win mixed team bronze

Rediff.com30 Jul 2024

Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won India's second medal at the Paris Olympic Games on Tuesday.

Injured Bajrang ruled out of World Championships

Injured Bajrang ruled out of World Championships

Rediff.com23 Aug 2021

Sources in the WFI said Ravi's coach Malikov will certainly get a fresh contract and even as the federation is still not completely satisfied with the performance of Bentinidis, it will still consider Bajrang's request if he wants to continue with him.

2016 Vibes Fuel SRH Title Hopes

2016 Vibes Fuel SRH Title Hopes

Rediff.com20 May 2024

Sunrisers Hyderabad is definitely looking strong this year! Their current performance has fans recalling their 2016 championship run.

Players Championship: Lahiri finishes historic 2nd!

Players Championship: Lahiri finishes historic 2nd!

Rediff.com15 Mar 2022

Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri gave it his all but fell short by a stroke

Giant Axelsen stands between Lakshya and an Olympic medal

Giant Axelsen stands between Lakshya and an Olympic medal

Rediff.com3 Aug 2024

The Indian will have yet another uphill task at hand when he takes on Axelsen, the baby-faced badminton giant, who has terrorised his opponents in the last few years.

Dismal Olympics campaign for India's shuttlers!

Dismal Olympics campaign for India's shuttlers!

Rediff.com12 Aug 2024

The Indian badminton team returned empty-handed from the Olympics for the first time in over a decade.

Padukone's sharp criticism divides badminton players

Padukone's sharp criticism divides badminton players

Rediff.com6 Aug 2024

Padukone said it's high time that players learn to withstand pressure, take responsibility, and deliver results after receiving significant support from the government.

Bajrang furious with doctors at World Championships

Bajrang furious with doctors at World Championships

Rediff.com22 Sep 2022

Bajrang lost the bout to the American by technical superiority to go out of the gold medal race. Later he won a bronze medal, coming through repechage round.

Paris Paralympics: How India fared on September 5, 2024

Paris Paralympics: How India fared on September 5, 2024

Rediff.com6 Sep 2024

India's inspirational para-athletes achieved their stated goal of 25 medals and remained on course for more in Paris on Thursday.

Olympics: Lakshya concedes pressure got better of him

Olympics: Lakshya concedes pressure got better of him

Rediff.com6 Aug 2024

'At times when the score is crucial and you have to be mentally really strong. Credit to him, he played a solid game in the second half.'

World Wrestling: Gyanender misses out on bronze medal play-off berth

World Wrestling: Gyanender misses out on bronze medal play-off berth

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

Gyanender narrowly missed out on a bronze medal play-off berth as Indian Greco-Roman wrestlers finished their campaign without a medal at the World Wrestling Championships in Paris, on Tuesday.

Anahat finishes runner-up at 2024 British Jr Open

Anahat finishes runner-up at 2024 British Jr Open

Rediff.com8 Jan 2024

Top-seed Anahat Singh went down 2-3 to Egyptian second seed Nadien Elhammamy in the Girls' Under-17 category final.

Can Cummins replicate his Australia success with SRH?

Can Cummins replicate his Australia success with SRH?

Rediff.com19 Mar 2024

IPL 2016 champions Sunrisers Hyderabad are hoping for a turnaround in their fortunes after failing to make it to play-offs in the last three seasons.

Asian Games: Antim wins bronze on tough day for Indian wrestlers

Asian Games: Antim wins bronze on tough day for Indian wrestlers

Rediff.com5 Oct 2023

Repechage gives losing wrestlers from the pre-quarterfinal round onwards a shot at the bronze medal if the winning grappler makes it to the title round.

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 4

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 4

Rediff.com31 Jul 2024

A look at how India's athletes fared on Day 4, Tuesday, July 30, 2024:

IPL 2024 Final: No One From T20 WC Team

IPL 2024 Final: No One From T20 WC Team

Rediff.com25 May 2024

KKR's Rinku Singh was unlucky not to make it to India's 15-member T20 World Cup squad as he made it as one of the reserves.

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 9

Paris Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Day 9

Rediff.com5 Aug 2024

The Indian hockey team entered the Olympic semifinals for a second successive edition but Lakshya Sen's zealous push for a gold turned into a hunt for bronze on a bitter-sweet Sunday for India at the Paris Games.

Indian archers disappoint at World Championships

Indian archers disappoint at World Championships

Rediff.com5 Oct 2013

The Indian archery team ended their campaign in the World Championships without any medal after the compound mixed team lost to United States in the bronze medal play-off at Belek, Turkey on Saturday.

Sangeeta wins bronze at Hungary Ranking Series event

Sangeeta wins bronze at Hungary Ranking Series event

Rediff.com15 Jul 2023

Sangeeta Phogat, one of the six wrestlers who protested against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar, on Saturday won a bronze medal in the non-Olympic 59kg category.

Pat Cummins to captain SRH in IPL 2024

Pat Cummins to captain SRH in IPL 2024

Rediff.com4 Mar 2024

Australia's ODI World Cup-winning captain Pat Cummins was named as the captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad for IPL 2024.

My IPL 2024 Dream Team

My IPL 2024 Dream Team

Rediff.com28 May 2024

Forget team colours! Let's build the ultimate dream team, a team that would dominate any opponent...

Asian Games: Archers Jyothi, Deotale claim hat-trick of golds!

Asian Games: Archers Jyothi, Deotale claim hat-trick of golds!

Rediff.com7 Oct 2023

India's archers signed off with a historic haul of nine medals at the 2023 Asian Games.

Green Will Bring IPL Skills To WTC Final

Green Will Bring IPL Skills To WTC Final

Rediff.com7 Jun 2023

'It will be looking to score, and then if it's a good ball, defend.'

Why Indian wrestlers returned empty-handed from World Championships

Why Indian wrestlers returned empty-handed from World Championships

Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

The Wrestling Federation of India president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh blamed the organisers for the country's dismal show at the World Championships, saying the lack of facilities in Paris resulted in wrestlers losing out on 15 days of training ahead of the mega-event.

U-19 WC: Bangladesh win Plate Championship; India finish fifth

U-19 WC: Bangladesh win Plate Championship; India finish fifth

Rediff.com27 Feb 2014

Bangladesh defeated New Zealand by 77 runs to win its fourth Plate Championship title at the ICC Under-19 World Cup at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. India overcame Tagenarine Chanderpaul's century to beat the West Indies by 46 runs and take fifth place at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.