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WC qualifiers: Ronaldo tricks; crowd trouble at Eng, Poland matches

WC qualifiers: Ronaldo tricks; crowd trouble at Eng, Poland matches

Rediff.com13 Oct 2021

Images and summary of all the World Cup 2022 qualifiers played across continents on Tuesday.

I have been wrongly convicted: Vikram Buddhi

I have been wrongly convicted: Vikram Buddhi

Rediff.com11 Dec 2009

An Indiana court is expected to announce the judgment in the case involving Vikram Buddhi, a former PhD student at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, on Friday.

On trial is not Trump, but Trumpism

On trial is not Trump, but Trumpism

Rediff.com14 Jan 2021

What is the guarantee that another Trump will not arise and reach out to the American people directly? The fact of the matter is that Trump's support base remains the envy of any American politician, notes Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.

PSV sink Alkmaar to spoil Advocaat's return

PSV sink Alkmaar to spoil Advocaat's return

Rediff.com14 Dec 2009

New AZ Alkmaar coach Dick Advocaat suffered a 1-0 defeat at former club PSV Eindhoven on his comeback to management in the Dutch league on Saturday.

IIT alumnus Buddhi sentenced to 57 months in jail

IIT alumnus Buddhi sentenced to 57 months in jail

Rediff.com12 Dec 2009

Indian Institute of Technology alumnus Vikram Buddhi was sentenced to 57 months in prison on Friday.

Paes, Bhupathi advance in Miami

Paes, Bhupathi advance in Miami

Rediff.com29 Mar 2010

Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi had to strain their sinews before the Indian duo, along with their respective partners, cleared the opening round hurdle in the men's doubles event of the Miami Masters.

Paes-Dlouhy in Dubai Open final

Paes-Dlouhy in Dubai Open final

Rediff.com27 Feb 2010

The second seeded Indo-Czech pair beat the German-Belgian combination 2-6, 7-6(6), 10-7 in the semi-finals of the US $1,619,500 hard court event.

Explained: What the RBI is telling banks

Explained: What the RBI is telling banks

Rediff.com25 May 2020

'Credit expansion is probably the quickest way to get the economy going again.' 'Easy credit is like a shot of nitro in a race car: In timely, small, quick, doses it can give a tremendous boost but carried to extreme it can destroy the engine,' points out S Muralidharan, former managing director, BNP Paribas.

Somdev qualifies for Dubai C'Ship

Somdev qualifies for Dubai C'Ship

Rediff.com21 Feb 2010

With Somdev Devvarman qualifying for the singles event, all the members of the Indian Davis Cup team are now set to compete in the $1,619,500 Dubai Tennis Championships, beginning in Dubai on Monday.

Former Lehman CEO plans advisory firm

Former Lehman CEO plans advisory firm

Rediff.com13 Dec 2008

The 62-year-old Fuld, who run Lehman for nearly 15 years, is considering to launch a firm to advise small companies on financial and strategic issues. British daily the Financial Times has reported that Fuld plans a comeback and has told friends that he might launch a small advisory firm to harness his contacts in US companies.

India can do little on US visa proposal: Experts

India can do little on US visa proposal: Experts

Rediff.com27 Apr 2009

Even as India reacted strongly against the proposed changes in the US visa regime, trade experts said the country could do little in multilateral forums like the World Trade Organization to appeal against implementation of such measures.

Paes survives tough test

Paes survives tough test

Rediff.com9 Sep 2009

Leander Paes and his Czech partner Lukas Dloughy moved into the semi-final of the men's doubles and were joined by Mahesh Bhupathi and his partner Mark Knowles of Bahamas.

Diack faces provisional suspension from IOC's ethics commission

Diack faces provisional suspension from IOC's ethics commission

Rediff.com9 Nov 2015

The International Olympic Committee's Ethics Commission recommended the provisional suspension of Lamine Diack as an honorary member of the IOC on Monday.

Vikram Pandit among 20 worst ever CEOs

Vikram Pandit among 20 worst ever CEOs

Rediff.com23 Apr 2009

Donning the role of a commander ill-equipped to save the Titanic of banking world, Citigroup's India-born chief Vikram Pandit has found a place among the 20 worst ever CEOs in the American history, but the top honours has gone to bankrupt Lehman Brothers' Dick Fuld.

Bopanna-Qureshi in US Open semis

Bopanna-Qureshi in US Open semis

Rediff.com8 Sep 2010

Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-ul Haq Qureshi entered the semi-finals of a Grand Slam event for the first time after a thrilling 7-5, 7-6 (2) win over 10th seeds Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman in the US Open men's doubles quarter-finals in New York.

Prakash in QF of Mexico Challenger

Prakash in QF of Mexico Challenger

Rediff.com17 Apr 2009

Prakash Amritraj carved out an easy 6-2, 6-3 win over local favourite Santiago Gonzalez to advance to the quarter-finals of the US $35,000 ATP Challenger in Mexico City. The eighth seeded Indian will now face off against Belgian qualifier Dick Norman, who shocked fourth seed Argentine Horacio Zeballos 7-6 (4), 6-7(15), 6-3 in his second round match.

Politics over plane plot heats up at White House

Politics over plane plot heats up at White House

Rediff.com31 Dec 2009

Politics over the failed Al Qaeda attempt to blow up a US plane turned ugly on Thursday with the White House entering into a verbal duel with former vice president Dick Cheney, who had attacked President Barack Obama for "trying to pretend" America was not at war.

Cheney slams Obama over failed terror plot

Cheney slams Obama over failed terror plot

Rediff.com30 Dec 2009

Joining the Republican chorus on the failed Christmas Day attack on board a flight headed for Detroit, former United States Vice President Dick Cheney on Wednesday alleged that President Barack Obama is not tough against terror and 'is trying to pretend we are not at war'. "As I have watched the events of the last few days, it is clear once again that President Obama is trying to pretend we are not at war," Cheney said in his statement to Politico.

Movies: Best of the week

Movies: Best of the week

Rediff.com15 May 2006

A look at the top movies stories last week.

Advocaat appointed Belgium coach

Advocaat appointed Belgium coach

Rediff.com2 Jul 2009

Zenit St Petersburg coach Dick Advocaat was appointed Belgium manager on Wednesday and will take up the post at the start of next year, the Belgian Football Association said.

Why US needs smarter, not fewer, H-1B visas

Why US needs smarter, not fewer, H-1B visas

Rediff.com12 May 2009

The new Grassley-Durbin bill would weaken the economy. Here's how to let the H-1B visa program strengthen the US instead.

The 'Ford' test of CEO success

The 'Ford' test of CEO success

Rediff.com30 Apr 2009

The surprise was Conde Nast Portfolio's topper for the world's best-ever CEO. It was Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motors. There is no doubt that Ford was a great entrepreneur and business visionary. But, with the hindsight of almost a century, it is worth questioning whether he was a good CEO. Ford could easily have won the accolade in his lifetime for revolutionising the personal transportation industry with the Model T.

Bhupathi-Knowles, Paes-Dlouhy in US Open semis

Bhupathi-Knowles, Paes-Dlouhy in US Open semis

Rediff.com9 Sep 2009

Third seeds Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles entered the semi-finals of the men's doubles at the US Open after beating Ivan Ljubicic from Croatia and Michael Llodra from France in the quarter-finals of the tournament.Earlier, Fourth seeds Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy entered the semi-finals, beating seventh seeds Wesley Moodie of South Africa and Dick Norman of Belgium 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 on Tuesday.

Fears of coronavirus pandemic spreading Olympic unease

Fears of coronavirus pandemic spreading Olympic unease

Rediff.com27 Feb 2020

Five months before the Olympics opening ceremony in Tokyo, health authorities around the world are scrambling to contain outbreaks of the flu-like virus which has infected about 80,000 and killed more than 2,700 people, the vast majority in China.

Business lessons from the Great Depression

Business lessons from the Great Depression

Rediff.com21 Oct 2008

Here is a sampler of companies that shunned debt, diversified, and innovated during hard times and are still here today

Advocaat quits as Sunderland manager

Advocaat quits as Sunderland manager

Rediff.com4 Oct 2015

Dick Advocaat has stepped down as manager of Premier League Sunderland after less than seven months in the job, the club said in a statement on Sunday.

'Doping cloud still hangs over Armstrong'

'Doping cloud still hangs over Armstrong'

Rediff.com25 Sep 2008

Lance Armstrong's return to competitive cycling will not erase doping allegations that have dogged his career, the former head of WADA, Dick Pound said.

Bhupathi-Knowles go down fighting

Bhupathi-Knowles go down fighting

Rediff.com1 Jul 2009

Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles twice erased the deficit but were still sent packing from the Wimbledon championships following a defeat in a marathon men's doubles quarterfinal against Wesley Moodie and Dick Norman on Wednesday.

Paes-Dlouhy win French Open

Paes-Dlouhy win French Open

Rediff.com7 Jun 2009

Leander Paes and Lucas Dlouhy staged a magnificent recovery to beat South Africa's Wesley Moodie and Belgium's Dick Norman and win the men's doubles title at the French Open in Paris on Saturday. The third seeded Indo-Czech pair turned in a solid display after losing the first set to emerge 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 winners over their unseeded opponents in the final that lasted a hundred minutes.

Paes-Dlouhy in French Open final

Paes-Dlouhy in French Open final

Rediff.com4 Jun 2009

Leander Paes and Lucas Dlouhy entered the final of the men's doubles at the French Open after a thrilling victory over top seeds Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjic in the semi-finals on Thursday. The Indo-Czech pair needed two tie-breakers to quell the challenge of the Canadian-Serbian duo and emerge 7-6(4), 7-6(5) winners, and set up a meeting with South Africa's Wesley Moodie and Belgium's Dick Norman in the final.

US visas: Nasscom changes stance

US visas: Nasscom changes stance

Rediff.com8 May 2009

Nasscom, the apex body that represents the Indian IT outsourcing industry, will demand 'service visas' instead of mentioning H1-B/L1 visas.

Timeline of the Russia doping case

Timeline of the Russia doping case

Rediff.com9 Dec 2019

The decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), imposed a four-year ban on Russia participating in a range of top-flight sporting tournaments, a period covering the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and the 2022 soccer World Cup.

Part of Pakistan safe haven for Al Qaeda: US

Part of Pakistan safe haven for Al Qaeda: US

Rediff.com15 Jan 2009

The US Vice-President, Dick Cheney, has said that a part of Pakistan has become a safe haven for terrorists organisations like Al Qaeda and the Taliban and this would be one of the main challenges for the incoming Obama Administration.

Paes-Dlouhy in US Open men's doubles semis

Paes-Dlouhy in US Open men's doubles semis

Rediff.com8 Sep 2009

Fourth seeds Leander Paes and Lukas Dlouhy entered the semi-finals of the men's doubles at the US Open, beating seventh seeds Wesley Moodie of South Africa and Dick Normam of Belgium 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 on Tuesday.

If not mother, would you salute Afzal Guru: Vice President Naidu

If not mother, would you salute Afzal Guru: Vice President Naidu

Rediff.com8 Dec 2017

Vande Mataram means praising the mother, the vice president further said while referring to the people who are seeking to define nationalism.

Cheney comes to the rescue of N-deal

Cheney comes to the rescue of N-deal

Rediff.com20 Jul 2007

National Security Adviser M K Narayanan's meeting with Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday afternoon is expected to break the impasse.

McSealed & McDelivered: A tough task

McSealed & McDelivered: A tough task

Rediff.com5 Jun 2008

The burger giant hopes to open new vistas by coming to your doorstep.

Russia running out of time for Rio, says Pound

Russia running out of time for Rio, says Pound

Rediff.com10 Mar 2016

Athletics superpower Russia is running out of time to eradicate doping and may not be able to send a track and field team to this year's Rio Olympics, Dick Pound, chair of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) independent commission, said on Wednesday.

Zenit St Petersburg seal semi-final spot

Zenit St Petersburg seal semi-final spot

Rediff.com11 Apr 2008

Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg lost 1-0 at home to Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday but eased into the UEFA Cup semi-finals for the first time thanks to their 4-1 lead from the first leg. Zenit, coached by Dutchman Dick Advocaat, had an anxious time defending their advantage as Leverkusen attacked their goalmouth with vigour from the opening whistle.

US Vice President unhurt in suicide attack

US Vice President unhurt in suicide attack

Rediff.com27 Feb 2007

Bad weather had forced Cheney to stay overnight at the base during a surprise visit for talks on the fight against Al Qaeda and the Taliban.