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Team Europe takes lead in inaugural Laver Cup

Team Europe takes lead in inaugural Laver Cup

Rediff.com23 Sep 2017

Team Europe swept the singles matches at the inaugural Laver Cup on Friday before Australian Nick Kyrgios and American Jack Sock took down top-ranked Rafael Nadal and Tomas Berdych in the doubles to salvage a point for Team World.

Stalin Prepares For Battle Of 2024

Stalin Prepares For Battle Of 2024

Rediff.com6 May 2022

The going is not going to be easy for the DMK and its allies in Elections 2024. Despite the seats sweepstake in the 2021 assembly polls, the vote-share difference of 5.6% (DMK's 45.38% versus AIADMK-BJP's 39.72%) is not insurmountable on a bad day, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

IPL PIX: RCB beat GT to keep playoff hopes alive

IPL PIX: RCB beat GT to keep playoff hopes alive

Rediff.com20 May 2022

Images from the IPL 2022 Match between Gujarat Titans and Royal Challengers Bangalore at

Vince ton spoils Azam's party as England beat Pakistan in high-scoring game

Vince ton spoils Azam's party as England beat Pakistan in high-scoring game

Rediff.com14 Jul 2021

England clinched the three-match one-day international series against Pakistan

U-19 World Cup: Dhull, Ostwal steer India past SA

U-19 World Cup: Dhull, Ostwal steer India past SA

Rediff.com16 Jan 2022

Put in to bat at the Providence stadium, India rode on skipper Yash Dhull's responsible 82 to post a fighting 232 all out and then bundled out the opposition for 187, with left-arm spinner Vicky Ostwal (5/28) and pacer Raj Bawa (4/47) doing bulk of the damage.

IPL PHOTOS: Royals down Punjab; close in on play-offs

IPL PHOTOS: Royals down Punjab; close in on play-offs

Rediff.com7 May 2022

Young opener Yashasvi Jaiswal struck a career-best 68 as Rajasthan Royals inched closer to the play-offs after outclassing Punjab Kings by six wickets, in the IPL 2022 match at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday.

PIX: Lagat, Alemu reign in Mumbai Marathon; Nitendra, Sudha best Indians

PIX: Lagat, Alemu reign in Mumbai Marathon; Nitendra, Sudha best Indians

Rediff.com20 Jan 2019

Cosmas Lagat of Kenya and Worknesh Alemu of Ethiopia surprised pre-race favourites to win the men's and women's crowns respectively in the US $405,000 Tata Mumbai Marathon, in Mumbai, on Sunday.

SAG: Archers claim three more gold; lifters end with 12 gold

SAG: Archers claim three more gold; lifters end with 12 gold

Rediff.com9 Feb 2016

Indian archers grabbed three gold medals in the recurve event and are all set to make a clean sweep in the discipline at the 12th South Asian Games, in Shillong on Tuesday.

SAG: India pulls ahead of rivals with rich medal haul

SAG: India pulls ahead of rivals with rich medal haul

Rediff.com9 Dec 2019

India's total medal count stood at 252 (132 gold, 79 silver, 41 bronze), leaving behind hosts Nepal and Sri Lanka behind. Nepal has won 165 medals (45 gold, 44 silver, 76 bronze) while Sri Lanka have collected 197 medals (36 gold, 68 silver, 93 bronze).

Sports Shorts: Chawrasia grabs Hong Kong lead

Sports Shorts: Chawrasia grabs Hong Kong lead

Rediff.com23 Nov 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday

Soccer PIX: Man City beat Everton; Lewandowski 'tricks

Soccer PIX: Man City beat Everton; Lewandowski 'tricks

Rediff.com21 Mar 2021

Manchester City's quadruple bid remained intact as Ilkay Gundogan and Kevin de Bruyne secured a 2-0 win at Everton in their FA Cup quarter-final clash

Indian archers aim for 'Gold Rush'

Indian archers aim for 'Gold Rush'

Rediff.com4 Feb 2016

A strong Indian archery contingent will look to grab all the 10 gold medals on offer when they open their campaign with the qualification round in the 12th South Asian Games at the Jawaharlal Sports Complex Polo Ground on Friday. Former world No 1 and India's Olympic medal hope Deepika Kumari will lead the country's charge in the women's recurve section along with another Olympian in Laishram Bombayla Devi, who will be joined by Madhu Vedwan and Laxmirani Majhi who won the national ranking final last month. Asian Games silver medalist Tarundeep Rai will look to defend his title in the individual recurve section, which will also have the experience of Jayanta Talukdar besides the youngster duo of Binod Swansi and Gurucharan Besra.

Who will get the selectors' nod? Rahane or Pandey?

Who will get the selectors' nod? Rahane or Pandey?

Rediff.com4 Feb 2016

The clean sweep in the T20 series against Australia has lessened their dilemmas but selectors will debate.

Sydney Test: Lyon spins Australia into strong position over Windies

Sydney Test: Lyon spins Australia into strong position over Windies

Rediff.com3 Jan 2016

At the close, after 75 overs were squeezed in around two lengthy rain interruptions, the West Indies were 207 for six with Denesh Ramdin on 23 and Carlos Brathwaite not out 35 after winning the toss.

Steely Stalin steals Modi's show too

Steely Stalin steals Modi's show too

Rediff.com2 May 2021

Stalin owes his victory this time, like in 2019, to the hate-campaign of the local Hindutva forces, which kept haranguing him, and even his dead father, notes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Multi-cornered fights may mean fractured mandate in TN

Multi-cornered fights may mean fractured mandate in TN

Rediff.com9 Apr 2014

No one at this point no one in the state is talking about a clean sweep with high victory margins that the AIADMK front won in the 2011 assembly elections. The 'Modi factor', as against a 'Modi wave', has ensured as much, says N Sathiya Moorthy.

Australia demolish England to wrap T20 series 3-0

Australia demolish England to wrap T20 series 3-0

Rediff.com2 Feb 2014

England's sorry tour of Australia finally ended with a whimper -- a crushing 84-run defeat to give the hosts a clean sweep of the three-game Twenty20 series in Sydney on Sunday.

IPL PICS: Maxwell, Chahal take RCB into play-offs

IPL PICS: Maxwell, Chahal take RCB into play-offs

Rediff.com3 Oct 2021

Images from the Indian Premier League match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Punjab Kings, in Sharjah, on Sunday.

Will Govt Cut PSBs Loose?

Will Govt Cut PSBs Loose?

Rediff.com28 Jul 2022

Merely bringing down the government stake below 51% may not find any taker for the PSBs. The government must bring down its holding to at least 26%, recommends Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

PHOTOS: Dangerous pitch halts play on Day 3 after India seize control

PHOTOS: Dangerous pitch halts play on Day 3 after India seize control

Rediff.com26 Jan 2018

IMAGES from Day 3 of the 3rd Test played between South Africa and India at the Wanderers stadium in Johannesburg on Friday

Sweeping success: Meet the PhD student who's a garbage collector

Sweeping success: Meet the PhD student who's a garbage collector

Rediff.com17 Aug 2016

36-year-old Sunil Yadav, who works as a garbage collector for the civic body in Mumbai is an inspiration. He chronicles the arduous journey he took to secure his MPhil degree and why he refuses to give up his job despite his education.

How IPL helped improve Bhuvneshwar's death bowling skills

How IPL helped improve Bhuvneshwar's death bowling skills

Rediff.com21 Jan 2017

India pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar credited the Indian Premier League for his transformation as a death bowler.

Battle for Delhi: 61% voters exercise their franchise

Battle for Delhi: 61% voters exercise their franchise

Rediff.com9 Feb 2020

Voter turnout was 67.47 per cent in 2015 assembly election. The voting percentage was 57.04 till 6 pm deadline, and rose to 61.46 per cent as those in queues at polling stations were allowed to vote, poll officials said, adding it may increase further.

'Grateful' Amla bags century in 100th Test as S Africa take control

'Grateful' Amla bags century in 100th Test as S Africa take control

Rediff.com12 Jan 2017

He joins an elite group of players who have made a century in their 100th Test -- the others being Colin Cowdrey, Javed Miandad, Gordon Greenidge, Alec Stewart, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Ricky Ponting (both innings) and Graeme Smith.

At 35, Heffernan finally wins 50km walk; Indians flop

At 35, Heffernan finally wins 50km walk; Indians flop

Rediff.com14 Aug 2013

Ireland's Robert Heffernan won the world championship 50km walk title on Wednesday as the 35-year-old finally tasted glory after 13 years of heartbreak and near-misses.

PHOTOS: England beat India in thriller to win 3rd ODI, avoid series sweep

PHOTOS: England beat India in thriller to win 3rd ODI, avoid series sweep

Rediff.com23 Jan 2017

Images from the 3rd ODI between England and India played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday

How Sri Lanka plan to halt India's winning run

How Sri Lanka plan to halt India's winning run

Rediff.com9 Nov 2017

Sri Lanka captain Dinesh Chandimal dropped hints that unlike the five-pronged bowling attack, which yielded results against Pakistan in the humid conditions in the United Arab Emirates, he may revert to four-bowler theory against India.

Williams must avoid drama to complete Serena Slam

Williams must avoid drama to complete Serena Slam

Rediff.com26 Jun 2015

Twelve months on from making the most bizarre of exits from Wimbledon, drama queen Serena Williams will be back at the All England Club next week eager to complete the "Serena Slam".

Indian women walloped by New Zealand in dead rubber

Indian women walloped by New Zealand in dead rubber

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

The White Ferns chased down the target in 29.2 overs to register a morale-boosting win.

No country sends its people to gas chambers to die: SC on manual scavenging

No country sends its people to gas chambers to die: SC on manual scavenging

Rediff.com18 Sep 2019

The bench termed as "inhuman" the situation where the people are not provided with any protective gear and they are dying during the process of cleaning of sewage and manholes across the country.

Roma, The Favourite lead 2019's Oscar nominations!

Roma, The Favourite lead 2019's Oscar nominations!

Rediff.com22 Jan 2019

Which films are *you* rooting for?

Salman Khan: Bad boy, good samaritan?

Salman Khan: Bad boy, good samaritan?

Rediff.com8 May 2015

He may or may not have changed, but one thing is certain: his friends and fans are going to stick by him

Davis Cup: Nagal shows spark but Spain inflict 5-0 whitewash on India

Davis Cup: Nagal shows spark but Spain inflict 5-0 whitewash on India

Rediff.com18 Sep 2016

Young Sumit Nagal showed spark in his game on Davis Cup debut before 'breathing problem' scuttled his victory march as India suffered a 5-0 whitewash at the hands of mighty Spain in the World Group Play-off tie, in New Delhi on Sunday. Up against the reigning Olympic and French Open doubles champion Marc Lopez, who does not play singles anymore, the 19-year-old Nagal dominated the proceedings under muggy conditions before losing 3-6 6-1 3-6 in the dead fourth rubber, that lasted more than two hours. It was a mountainous task for Ramkumar Ramanathan to prevent a clean sweep since he had world number 13 David Ferrer as his opponent. The Spaniard cruised to a 6-2 6-2 win to complete a dominating 5-0 win for his side even as Ramkumar fought his heart out, giving his all.

AAP's Mann of the moment in Punjab

AAP's Mann of the moment in Punjab

Rediff.com19 Jan 2022

Aam Aadmi Party calls Bhagwant Mann its people's choice for CM candidate in Punjab. Syed Firdaus Ashraf/Rediff.com traces what makes Mann so indispensable for his party.

Jadhav's maiden ODI ton helps India whitewash Zimbabwe

Jadhav's maiden ODI ton helps India whitewash Zimbabwe

Rediff.com14 Jul 2015

A maiden century from Kedar Jadhav helped India complete a clean-sweep of the three-match One-Day International series in Zimbabwe with an 83-run victory at Harare Sports Club on Tuesday.

When David Warner questioned his career...

When David Warner questioned his career...

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

Out of form and out of control, David Warner was a 'volcano' ready to blow when he punched England cricketer Joe Root.

Coronavirus: Trump hopes US sport can resume soon

Coronavirus: Trump hopes US sport can resume soon

Rediff.com5 Apr 2020

US President Donald Trump told sports commissioners on Saturday he hopes that their leagues and competitions, which have been suspended by the coronavirus outbreak, would soon be back in action. At a later White House briefing, Trump said commissioners from the NFL, NBA, NHL, Major League Baseball and Major League Soccer were among those on the call.

Zimbabwe tour ideal opportunity for young players: Bangar

Zimbabwe tour ideal opportunity for young players: Bangar

Rediff.com8 Jun 2016

Appointed coach of the national team for the tour of Zimbabwe, Sanjay Bangar says the upcoming limited overs fixtures against the minnows will be a good opportunity for India's young cricketers to prove their mettle in international cricket.

Inspirational! How theatre changed their lives

Inspirational! How theatre changed their lives

Rediff.com16 Aug 2019

Issue-based theatre has the capability of playing a transformative role in society -- first through the artists and their families and then, their audience.

Bangladesh's Taijul grabs hat-trick on debut in Zimbabwe rout

Bangladesh's Taijul grabs hat-trick on debut in Zimbabwe rout

Rediff.com1 Dec 2014

Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam became the first cricketer to claim a hat-trick on his debut in a One-day International as he set up a five-wicket victory for Bangladesh over Zimbabwe on Monday.