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Has Russia's invasion of Ukraine stalled? UK's defence ministry thinks so

Has Russia's invasion of Ukraine stalled? UK's defence ministry thinks so

Rediff.com17 Mar 2022

Russian forces have made minimal progress on land, sea or air in recent days and they continue to suffer heavy losses, the UK's ministry of defence said on Thursday.

Oh, the joyriding you can do!

Oh, the joyriding you can do!

Rediff.com21 Aug 2020

Two wheels and an open road. Biking during Coronavirus Days.

Euro 2020: Goals of the day

Euro 2020: Goals of the day

Rediff.com28 Jun 2021

A look at the best goals from the Euro 2020 round of 16 matches played on Sunday.

FIFA, UEFA suspend Russia from all competitions

FIFA, UEFA suspend Russia from all competitions

Rediff.com1 Mar 2022

'Football is in full solidarity with all the people affected in Ukraine. Both Presidents hope that the situation in Ukraine will improve significantly and rapidly so that football can again be a vector for unity and peace.'

Sania-Garcia in Dubai Open pre-quarters

Sania-Garcia in Dubai Open pre-quarters

Rediff.com18 Feb 2020

The Indo-French pair beat Russia's Alla Kudryavtseva and Slovenia's Katarina Srebotnik 6-4, 4-6, 10-8 in a first round match.

Euro 2020: Goal of the day

Euro 2020: Goal of the day

Rediff.com17 Jun 2021

Miranchuk made all the difference with a sublime individual performance

Russia risks hosting Champions League final over Ukraine

Russia risks hosting Champions League final over Ukraine

Rediff.com22 Feb 2022

Russia should not be allowed to host soccer events such as the Champions League final

Euro 2020: Five scintillating strikes of Round 1

Euro 2020: Five scintillating strikes of Round 1

Rediff.com17 Jun 2021

The European Football Championship kicked off on Friday, June 11, and with the first round of matches in the league stage of Euro 2020 done and dusted, here's a look at the five best goals thus far.

French Open: Unseeded Krejcikova wins maiden Grand Slam title

French Open: Unseeded Krejcikova wins maiden Grand Slam title

Rediff.com12 Jun 2021

Barbora Krejcikova claimed her maiden Grand Slam title when she beat Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova

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.

Four hurt after Russian fans attack Wroclaw stewards

Four hurt after Russian fans attack Wroclaw stewards

Rediff.com9 Jun 2012

Four stewards needed hospital treatment after being attacked by Russian fans at Wroclaw stadium after the Russia-Czech Republic Euro 2012 clash on Friday, the head of the Polish company in charge of coordinating the tournament said.

Indians at the Aus Open: Sania and Bopanna march forth in doubles

Indians at the Aus Open: Sania and Bopanna march forth in doubles

Rediff.com18 Jan 2017

Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna made winning starts to their respective campaigns at the Australian Open with contrasting opening-round victories with their doubles partners, in Melbourne on Wednesday.

Tennis: Ramkumar advances in French Open Qualifiers

Tennis: Ramkumar advances in French Open Qualifiers

Rediff.com25 May 2021

Bianca Andreescu rolls to first-round win at Strasbourg.

Kvitova determined to play again after knife attack

Kvitova determined to play again after knife attack

Rediff.com23 Dec 2016

Twice Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova said on Friday she would do everything she could to return to tennis after suffering a hand injury in a knife attack that will keep her out of the sport for at least six months. Kvitova was wounded on Tuesday when she fought off an intruder at her home in the Czech Republic, damaging all the fingers on her left playing hand. The world number 11 addressed the media directly for the first time on Friday after an operation to repair the tendons in her hand and was determined to get back to playing.

Rolex Rings IPO oversubscribed 130 times on last day

Rolex Rings IPO oversubscribed 130 times on last day

Rediff.com31 Jul 2021

The institutional portion was subscribed 143 times, the wealthy investor portion by 360 times and the retail investor portion by 24.5 times.

Meet the Australian Open women's semi-finalists

Meet the Australian Open women's semi-finalists

Rediff.com23 Jan 2019

A look at the records of Czech Republic's Karolina Pliskova and Japan's Naomi Osaka before their semi-final match at the Australian Open on Thursday (prefix number denotes seeding):

Berdych, Stepanek lead Czechs in to Davis Cup final

Berdych, Stepanek lead Czechs in to Davis Cup final

Rediff.com6 Nov 2012

World No 6 Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek will spearhead the Czech team when they take on Davis Cup holders Spain in this month's final in Prague.

Fed Cup PHOTOS: Pliskova is hero as Czech rally to beat Russia

Fed Cup PHOTOS: Pliskova is hero as Czech rally to beat Russia

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

The Czech Republic defended their Fed Cup title on Sunday as Karolina Pliskova became the home team's hero with a starring performance in their thrilling 3-2 come-from-behind victory over Russia.

10 greatest upsets in FIFA World Cup

10 greatest upsets in FIFA World Cup

Rediff.com23 Nov 2022

Saudi Arabia's 2-1 victory over Argentina is rated the biggest shock in World Cup history.

French Open: Serena returns to Grand Slam action on Day 3

French Open: Serena returns to Grand Slam action on Day 3

Rediff.com29 May 2018

Former world number one Serena Williams returns to Grand Slam action for the first time in over 15 months, when she goes up against Czech Kristyna Pliskova in the French Open first round.

Djokovic into Aus Open final; Osaka downs Serena

Djokovic into Aus Open final; Osaka downs Serena

Rediff.com18 Feb 2021

Osaka will play Jennifer Brady for the title.

We lost the tie yesterday, admits Amritraj

We lost the tie yesterday, admits Amritraj

Rediff.com20 Sep 2015

India's non-playing captain Anand Amritraj said that the doubles team's "shock" defeat on day two resulted in the hosts ultimately losing the Davis Cup World Group Play-off tie against Czech Republic.

Men's singles round 1 Fixtures

Men's singles round 1 Fixtures

Rediff.com29 Aug 2005

Round 1 men's singles fixtures for the US Open

Former Czech president Vaclav Havel dies at 75

Former Czech president Vaclav Havel dies at 75

Rediff.com18 Dec 2011

Former Czech Republic president Vaclav Havel, one of the leading anti-Communist dissidents of the 1970s and 1980s, died at the age of 75, Czech Television announced on Sunday.

Aus Open PIX: Wow! Krejcikova, Keys are in quarters

Aus Open PIX: Wow! Krejcikova, Keys are in quarters

Rediff.com23 Jan 2022

Images from Day 7 of the 2022 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Sunday.

Aditi Ashok qualifies for her second successive Olympics

Aditi Ashok qualifies for her second successive Olympics

Rediff.com29 Jun 2021

Aditi qualified in 45th place and will now play in her second Olympics.

Sania-Strycova pair win Pan Pacific Open title

Sania-Strycova pair win Pan Pacific Open title

Rediff.com24 Sep 2016

India's Sania Mirza and her Czech partner Barbora Strycova defeated China's Chen Liang and Zhaoxuan Yang 6-1, 6-1 in the final to win the women's doubles titles at Toray Pan Pacific Open, in Tokyo, on Saturday.

Djokovic, Barty earn top seeds for Australian Open

Djokovic, Barty earn top seeds for Australian Open

Rediff.com12 Jan 2022

Homeland favorite Ashleigh Barty and Serbia's Novak Djokovic are the top seeds for the upcoming Australian Open.

Shiva sails into finals, Vikas settles for bronze

Shiva sails into finals, Vikas settles for bronze

Rediff.com24 Mar 2012

Shiva Thapa (56kg) was the lone Indian boxer to make the final after Olympic-bound Vikas Krishan (69kg) settled for a bronze medal following his loss in the semi-final of the 43rd men's and women's Grand Prix in Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic.

US Open, Day 4: Halep marches under roof after rain

US Open, Day 4: Halep marches under roof after rain

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

Romanian fifth seed Simona Halep advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-3 6-4 win over Lucie Safarova on Thursday in the first full match played under a closed roof at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The $150 million retractable roof was installed ahead of this year's tournament and guaranteed there would be at least some action on a muggy and overcast Day Four at the year's final grand slam.

CAS upholds FIFA ban on Russian teams while court deliberates

CAS upholds FIFA ban on Russian teams while court deliberates

Rediff.com18 Mar 2022

Abramovich handed Chelsea director control of firm on day of Ukraine invasion - filings

Aus Open PIX: Nadal battles into 2nd round; Azarenka through

Aus Open PIX: Nadal battles into 2nd round; Azarenka through

Rediff.com16 Jan 2023

Images from Day 1 of the 2023 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on Monday.

Meet new Australian Open mixed doubles champs!

Meet new Australian Open mixed doubles champs!

Rediff.com26 Jan 2019

Third seeds Barbora Krejcikova and Rajeev Ram defeated local favourites Astra Sharma and John-Patrick Smith 7-6(3), 6-1 to win the mixed doubles title at the Australian Open on Saturday.

How The Boy From Khandra Became A Man In Tokyo

How The Boy From Khandra Became A Man In Tokyo

Rediff.com1 Feb 2022

Neeraj ran in fast, did the crossover. The javelin flew out of his hands and he did not look towards the sector. He just knew he had bettered the first attempt. The moment the javelin left his hand, he knew he had done it.

World Athletics: Kang finishes poor 12th in javelin throw final

World Athletics: Kang finishes poor 12th in javelin throw final

Rediff.com13 Aug 2017

Indian javelin thrower Davinder Singh Kang finished 12th at the World Championships in London on Saturday.

PICS: England given reality check by gutsy Scotland

PICS: England given reality check by gutsy Scotland

Rediff.com19 Jun 2021

Victory for Gareth Southgate's England side in the eagerly-awaited Group D clash at a rain-swept Wembley stadium would have sealed a place in the last 16 but they produced a nervous performance against the Scots, who kept their own hopes alive.

France, United States secure Davis Cup Finals spots

France, United States secure Davis Cup Finals spots

Rediff.com6 Mar 2022

France, who were 2-0 up courtesy of Arthur Rinderknech and Adrian Mannarino, faced little resistance from Ecuador as wins for Benjamin Bonzi and the doubles pair of Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicholas Mahut secured victory for the 10-times champions.

Tennis: Medvedev fights back to sink Hurkacz

Tennis: Medvedev fights back to sink Hurkacz

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

Muguruza seals semi-final berth, Pliskova beats Krejcikova at WTA Finals.

Euro: Spain optimistic after brushing past plucky Czechs

Euro: Spain optimistic after brushing past plucky Czechs

Rediff.com13 Jun 2016

Relief ran through Spanish ranks after Gerard Pique's late header secured a 1-0 victory over the Czech Republic in their opening Group D match at Euro 2016 on Monday.

Djokovic downs Shapovalov, to face Medvedev in Adelaide semis

Djokovic downs Shapovalov, to face Medvedev in Adelaide semis

Rediff.com6 Jan 2023

A round-up of all tennis action on Friday.