On strike, at play: The two faces of France

As football fans arrive to watch Euro 2016, France's trade unions have undertaken a series of strikes to provoke a make-or-break situation.Claude Arpi encounters both Gallic beauty and ugliness in......

PIX: Barcelona lose to Monaco; Arsenal held

Images from the UEFA Champions League matches played on Thursday.Ten-man Barcelona lose to Monaco IMAGE: AS Monaco's players celebrate after winning their Champions League match against Barcelona......

PHOTOS: Griezmann shines as Atletico thrash Marseille to win Europa League

IMAGE: Atletico Madrid's players celebrate winning the Europa League. Photograph: Peter Cziborra/Reuters Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griezmann struck twice as the Spanish side outclassed......

PHOTOS: EXCITING Moments from Day 3 of the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games

The Gold Coast Commonwealth Games gets more and more interesting and action-packed as the days go by. The events on Day 1 and Day 2 of the Games were well captured and here we document all the......

Tour de France: Sagan wins third stage, Thomas retains overall lead

The overall standings remained unchanged at the top with Thomas leading defending champion Froome by one minute 39 seconds and Dutchman Tom Dumoulin by 1:50. IMAGE: Groupama-FDJ rider Arnaud......

Do Ronaldo, Messi feature in your World XI?

Rediff.com invites you, dear reader, to select your best World XI based on FIFA's 55-player short list. IMAGE: Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo (right), with teammate Gareth Bale (left) and......