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ISL: Robin strikes as Dynamos beat FC Pune City 2-1

ISL: Robin strikes as Dynamos beat FC Pune City 2-1

Rediff.com14 Oct 2015

This was Dynamos' second win in three outings, while Pune suffered their first defeat at home at the Balewadi Stadium.

PHOTOS: Ronaldo scores but Portugal lose; Italy add to Dutch misery

PHOTOS: Ronaldo scores but Portugal lose; Italy add to Dutch misery

Rediff.com29 Mar 2017

Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrated his Madeira homecoming with an early strike but Sweden wrecked the party by hitting back from two down to win 3-2.

7 lessons I learned from failure

7 lessons I learned from failure

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

A startup founder shares important lessons learned from shutting down his company.

Can Aussies salvage pride in Adelaide?

Can Aussies salvage pride in Adelaide?

Rediff.com22 Nov 2016

Going into the final Test against South Africa, Australia are staring at the lowest ebb in their 140-year cricketing history.

Video: Inside Mumbai's first ice bar

Video: Inside Mumbai's first ice bar

Rediff.com19 Nov 2009

At the recently opened 21 Farenheit, located in Andheri, Mumbai, party-goers saddle up to the all-ice bar and drink from all-ice glasses, all while wrapped up in parkas, boots and gloves! Check out the video.

EPL: Defoe spurs Tottenham into top four

EPL: Defoe spurs Tottenham into top four

Rediff.com28 Dec 2009

Tottenham Hotspur maintained their push for a Premier League top-four finish with a well-deserved 2-0 home win over struggling London rivals West Ham United on Monday.

Slow start for Ferrari stand-in Badoer

Slow start for Ferrari stand-in Badoer

Rediff.com21 Aug 2009

The old men of Formula One were first and last in opening European Grand Prix practice on Friday with Rubens Barrichello quickest while Ferrari stand-in Luca Badoer was a second slower than anyone else. Badoer, the 38-year-old Italian preparing for his first start in a decade after Brazilian Felipe Massa was seriously injured in Hungary, was watched by retired seven-times champion Michael Schumacher.

Fashion: French inspirations and sensual silhouettes

Fashion: French inspirations and sensual silhouettes

Rediff.com16 Oct 2009

Suneet Verma's sexy La Belle Epoque draws inspiration from French fashion history.

Is buying a house online cheaper?

Is buying a house online cheaper?

Rediff.com20 Jan 2016

Usually, online and offline discounts are similar. If discounts are too high, check builder's credentials.

Negredo completes perfect 10 for Spain

Negredo completes perfect 10 for Spain

Rediff.com15 Oct 2009

Striker Alvaro Negredo scored twice and created two more goals to lift European champions Spain to a 5-2 victory over Bosnia on Wednesday and make it 10 wins out of 10 in World Cup qualifying Group Five. Coach Vicente del Bosque gave Negredo his first starting spot in place of Fernando Torres and the Sevilla forward took his chance to impress with two goals in five second-half minutes and assists for David Silva and Juan Mata.

Jacqueline Fernandez: 'I am a risk taker'

Jacqueline Fernandez: 'I am a risk taker'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

'I have always been told 'thoda sa aur, thoda sa aur.' 'That's why I was always hamming.'

Champions League PIX: Manchester Utd's progress on hold; Chelsea in last 16

Champions League PIX: Manchester Utd's progress on hold; Chelsea in last 16

Rediff.com23 Nov 2017

A summary of Wednesday's matches in the UEFA Champions League.

EPL PHOTOS: Man City suffer blow to title hopes with Norwich stalemate

EPL PHOTOS: Man City suffer blow to title hopes with Norwich stalemate

Rediff.com13 Mar 2016

ManchesterCity's hopes of regaining the Premier League title suffered a potentially grievous blow on Saturday as they were held to a goalless draw by struggling NorwichCity at Carrow Road.

Workout tips for those who give up easily

Workout tips for those who give up easily

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

Gave up exercising midway? Here's how to start again and keep going.

Why we don't read about dowry deaths any more

Why we don't read about dowry deaths any more

Rediff.com12 Sep 2016

'The media, particularly the national media and especially the English media, do not report these stories any longer.' 'They have no interest in crime or human interest stories that do not concern the wealthy,' says Aakar Patel.

'She was there in between heaven and earth'

'She was there in between heaven and earth'

Rediff.com4 Sep 2016

Even though she was one of the planet's best known people, Mother Teresa remained an enigma all her life.

World Cup qualifiers: Messi goal puts Argentina top

World Cup qualifiers: Messi goal puts Argentina top

Rediff.com2 Sep 2016

Lionel Messi marked his retirement about face with a goal to give 10-man Argentina a 1-0 win over Uruguay on Thursday that lifted them to the top of the South American qualifying group for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia.

League Cup PHOTOS: Man City, Stoke, Everton down underdogs

League Cup PHOTOS: Man City, Stoke, Everton down underdogs

Rediff.com2 Dec 2015

The plucky underdogs were brought down to earth as Manchester City, Everton and Stoke City reached the League Cup semi-finals on Tuesday, ending the hopes of second-tier sides who felled fancied opponents in the last round.

Meet this unusual BJP candidate from Kerala

Meet this unusual BJP candidate from Kerala

Rediff.com10 May 2016

32 years ago, CPI-M activists hacked both the legs of Sadanandan Master, a former party member who has moved over to the RSS. Master learnt to walk using prosthetic legs and rebuilt his life. Today he is the BJP candidate highly-sensitive Koothuparamba constituency of Kannur. He told Shobha Warrier/Rediff.com his story.

PHOTOS: Gerrard's Everton rivalry ends in goalless stalemate

PHOTOS: Gerrard's Everton rivalry ends in goalless stalemate

Rediff.com8 Feb 2015

A 0-0 Premier League draw against old foes Everton at Goodison Park is not how the Liverpool captain would have dreamt about signing off from the rivals' habitual battle for superiority.

EPL: Man City thrash misfiring Chelsea, Arsenal win

EPL: Man City thrash misfiring Chelsea, Arsenal win

Rediff.com16 Aug 2015

The Premier League season is only a week old and the problems are already piling up for misfiring champions Chelsea after a 3-0 thrashing at Manchester City on Sunday.

The Muslims behind Chhath devotees' stoves

The Muslims behind Chhath devotees' stoves

Rediff.com17 Nov 2015

The four-day Chhath Puja may be a Hindu festival, but Muslim families across Bihar are busy churning out earthen stoves for devotees.

Bayern edge past Frankfurt, Hoffenheim crush Hamburg

Bayern edge past Frankfurt, Hoffenheim crush Hamburg

Rediff.com17 Aug 2013

Treble winners Bayern Munich edged past Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 courtesy of a Mario Mandzukic volley on Saturday to equal their club record of 27 games without defeat as minnows Hoffenheim demolished Hamburg SV 5-1.

Arthur confident Kallis will score big against Aus

Arthur confident Kallis will score big against Aus

Rediff.com24 Feb 2009

Jacques Kallis is bursting to score big against Australia and end his batting slump in the Test series starting in Johannesburg on Thursday, according to South African coach Mickey Arthur. South Africa's leading run-scorer is just 12 runs away from becoming the eighth batsman to score 10,000 test runs but his recent form has been his least lethal since he was first starting out on his international career 13 years ago.

Arthur confident Kallis will score

Arthur confident Kallis will score

Rediff.com24 Feb 2009

Jacques Kallis is bursting to score big against Australia and end his batting slump in the Test series starting in Johannesburg on Thursday, according to South African coach Mickey Arthur.

No obstacle insurmountable for Dipa Karmakar's coach

No obstacle insurmountable for Dipa Karmakar's coach

Rediff.com6 Aug 2016

When Bisweshwar Nandi caught his first glimpse of the Olympic rings after touching down in Rio with his gymnastics protege Dipa Karmakar, he felt an instant surge of adrenaline.

Miserable Misbah backed by Pakistan board

Miserable Misbah backed by Pakistan board

Rediff.com13 Oct 2014

Pakistan's cricket board (PCB) have backed struggling Test and one-day skipper Misbah-ul-Haq to lead the team at next year's World Cup but have considered potential replacements should he decide to stand down from his role as captain.

Kiyara is here. You've been warned, Kendall Jenner.

Kiyara is here. You've been warned, Kendall Jenner.

Rediff.com23 Aug 2017

The 18 year old from a small town of Rajasthan has been signed on by the agency that manages supermodels like Gigi Hadid and Miranda Kerr.

This is how Albanians celebrate reaching first major football finals...

This is how Albanians celebrate reaching first major football finals...

Rediff.com12 Oct 2015

Albania qualified for Euro 2016, their first ever major tournament, when a 3-0 away win over Armenia clinched second place in Group 'I' above Denmark on Sunday sparking wild celebrations across the country.

The end of an era

The end of an era

Rediff.com18 Mar 2016

Balraj Bahri Malhotra and Ram Advani's passing signals the sunset of the era of the many booksellers across India who came over after Partition.

Bundesliga: Robben and Alaba guide Bayern to victory

Bundesliga: Robben and Alaba guide Bayern to victory

Rediff.com8 Feb 2015

Leaders Bayern Munich eased past VfB Stuttgart 2-0 on Saturday to grab their first win of the year, as did Borussia Dortmund who beat Freiburg 3-0 to climb off the bottom of the Bundesliga table.

Hamilton crashes but still quickest in Canada

Hamilton crashes but still quickest in Canada

Rediff.com6 Jun 2015

Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton crashed into the tyre wall but still stayed top of the timesheets after a rain-lashed Canadian Grand Prix practice on Friday.

Rao govt wanted Tatas to start airline but backed out: Ratan Tata

Rao govt wanted Tatas to start airline but backed out: Ratan Tata

Rediff.com30 Jan 2015

In 2010, Ratan Tata had spoken of how he had to abandon plans to launch an airline because he refused to pay bribes to secure the necessary approvals.

'Is that a terrorist or is that Indrani?!'

'Is that a terrorist or is that Indrani?!'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2017

So concluded a day in court that saw a woman accused of murder don a fresh role of heroine of the moment. Even Bollywood couldn't have come up with such a curious twist.

EPL PIX: Scintillating Spurs sink Stoke; Arsenal win; West Ham stunned

EPL PIX: Scintillating Spurs sink Stoke; Arsenal win; West Ham stunned

Rediff.com10 Sep 2016

Santi Cazorla scored a 94th-minute penalty as sub-par Arsenal beat Southampton on Saturday with Laurent Koscielny's overhead kick having earlier cancelled out Petr Cech's own goal.

AFC U-16: India sign off with a win

AFC U-16: India sign off with a win

Rediff.com9 Oct 2008

India got back to winning ways when they beat Indonesia 1-0 to end their campaign in the AFC Cup Under-16 Championship in Tashkent.

Lahiri off to a sensational start, shares lead in La Quinta

Lahiri off to a sensational start, shares lead in La Quinta

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

India's Anirban Lahiri got off to a flying start on his tournament-debut, firing eight birdies in a blemish-free opening round to grab a share of the lead at the PGA Tour's Career Builder Challenge in partnership with Clinton Foundation in La Quinta.

Walker own goal gifts Manchester United win in Premier League opener

Walker own goal gifts Manchester United win in Premier League opener

Rediff.com8 Aug 2015

The Premier League kicked off in unique fashion on Saturday as an own goal by Tottenham Hotspur's Kyle Walker gave Manchester United a 1-0 victory in an undistinguished season opener at Old Trafford.

Van Persie hat-trick takes Manchester Utd past Olympiakos Piraeus

Van Persie hat-trick takes Manchester Utd past Olympiakos Piraeus

Rediff.com20 Mar 2014

Robin van Persie's hat-trick lifted the gloom surrounding Manchester United and manager David Moyes as the English side beat Olympiakos Piraeus 3-0 to overturn a 2-0 first-leg deficit and reach the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Holders Arsenal progress as Cup shocks dry up

Holders Arsenal progress as Cup shocks dry up

Rediff.com26 Jan 2015

Arsenal beat Brighton and Hove Albion 3-2 to reach the FA Cup fifth round.