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Cricket is a 'runaway train'

Cricket is a 'runaway train'

Rediff.com9 Sep 2010

Former Australian opening batsman Matthew Hayden has called on the cricket fraternity to resolve in order to weed out the corrupt practices like match-fixing from the game.

Find out why it was win-win for Super Bowl gamblers

Find out why it was win-win for Super Bowl gamblers

Rediff.com3 Feb 2015

Singer Katy Perry's performance at Super Bowl was hyped for months and did not disappoint.

Ganguly suprised at Sreesanth's exclusion

Ganguly suprised at Sreesanth's exclusion

Rediff.com18 Jan 2011

With the selectors opting for a spin-oriented side for the World Cup, former India captain Sourav Ganguly on Tuesday said he was surprised to see in-form pacer S Sreesanth overlooked from the 15-man squad.

NRI web casino founders lose over $1 bn

NRI web casino founders lose over $1 bn

Rediff.com10 Oct 2006

Two Indian founders of the world's largest online casino 'PartyGaming' have lost a fortune estimated at over $1 billion in a matter of days, after the company's shares plunged in response to a US government crackdown on Internet gambling.

Being Vicky Kaushal

Being Vicky Kaushal

Rediff.com12 Jan 2019

The actor dives into the New Year in style with his latest cover.

How BCCI plans to stop fixing, betting during IPL...

How BCCI plans to stop fixing, betting during IPL...

Rediff.com16 Sep 2020

The Board of Control for Cricket in India has tied up with UK-based company Sportradar, which will offer its "integrity services" to prevent match-fixing, betting and other corrupt practices during the upcoming IPL through its Fraud Detection Services (FDS).

India's Humpy becomes women's World Rapid champion

India's Humpy becomes women's World Rapid champion

Rediff.com29 Dec 2019

'When I started my first game on Day 3 I did not imagine I would be at the top. My hope was to reach top three. I didn't expect to play the tie-break games'

Never mind the goals, Giroud key to France's hopes

Never mind the goals, Giroud key to France's hopes

Rediff.com14 Jul 2018

France centre forward Olivier Giroud has failed to score at the World Cup in Russia but is still a vital cog in their plans for Sunday's final against Croatia in Moscow.

Bharat Patel named advisor to Chirayu Amin

Bharat Patel named advisor to Chirayu Amin

Rediff.com11 May 2010

Former Proctor & Gamble chairman Bharat Patel will join the Indian Premier League as an advisor to interim chairman Chirayu Amin, the Board of Control for Cricket in India said on Tuesday.

South African cricketers threaten strike ahead of England series

South African cricketers threaten strike ahead of England series

Rediff.com4 Dec 2019

CSA is yet to appoint a permanent director of cricket following the decision not to renew the contract of Ottis Gibson in August

RCB look to get tactics right as they face Rajasthan Royals

RCB look to get tactics right as they face Rajasthan Royals

Rediff.com16 Oct 2020

The Virat Kohli-led RCB has won five of its eight games on the back of all-round performances but seemingly blundered in the eight-wicket defeat to laggards KXIP on Thursday.

Archery official converts factory into PPE manufacturing unit

Archery official converts factory into PPE manufacturing unit

Rediff.com28 Apr 2020

The 56-year-old has about 30 employees on the job who work to mass produce face masks, gloves and gowns for frontline workers. They manufacture about 1000 PPE gowns, which are supplied to his friend's company for wholesale distribution.

Football Briefs: Ronaldo ready to pay 14.7m Euros in Spanish tax fraud case

Football Briefs: Ronaldo ready to pay 14.7m Euros in Spanish tax fraud case

Rediff.com22 Jun 2017

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

Biological E plans to make 1.5 billion Corbevax jabs in 2021

Biological E plans to make 1.5 billion Corbevax jabs in 2021

Rediff.com2 Jul 2021

By 2022, there is a plan to make an mRNA-technology vaccine, for which it has tied up with Canadian firm Providence Therapeutics.

NCA chief Dravid to the rescue to India's U-19 players

NCA chief Dravid to the rescue to India's U-19 players

Rediff.com27 May 2020

National Cricket Academy (NCA) chief Rahul Dravid on Wednesday said that they have been addressing mental health issues of non-contracted and Under-19 players amid the ongoing nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. It is an uncertain period for cricketers and it could affect them mentally, said the former India captain.

SHOCKING! Former umpire Hair guilty of stealing from employer

SHOCKING! Former umpire Hair guilty of stealing from employer

Rediff.com24 Oct 2017

Former Test cricket umpire Darrell Hair has been handed an 18-month good behaviour bond by an Australian court after pleading guilty to charges of embezzling and stealing money from a liquor store where he worked, local media reported on Tuesday.

Indian-origin man jailed for 15 years for investment fraud

Indian-origin man jailed for 15 years for investment fraud

Rediff.com4 Nov 2014

According to court documents, Singh carried out an investment fraud through an entity known as the Perfect Financial Group.

3 Chinese astronauts enter space station after successful docking op

3 Chinese astronauts enter space station after successful docking op

Rediff.com18 Jun 2021

Three Chinese astronauts on Thursday entered the country's new space station after their spaceship successfully docked with it, just over seven hours after the launch from the Gobi Desert, in a major milestone for the Communist giant's space exploration plans and its bid to become a leading space power.

Betting big: 10 casino companies set to roll in cash

Betting big: 10 casino companies set to roll in cash

Rediff.com6 Dec 2013

Let's take a look at some casino companies that are projected to witness huge growth.

Tour de France: World No 1 takes yellow jersey

Tour de France: World No 1 takes yellow jersey

Rediff.com26 Jul 2019

The World No 1 sustained the pace in the climbs up to the Col de Vars and the Col d'Izoard, both culminating at more than 2,000 metres, but then lost ground when his compatriot Thibaut Pinot accelerated to rein in defending champion Geraint Thomas.

PIX: Serbia stun Portugal to earn World Cup berth

PIX: Serbia stun Portugal to earn World Cup berth

Rediff.com15 Nov 2021

Jubilant fans thronged central Belgrade, bringing traffic at the main Republic Square to a halt as they waved Serbian flags and hooted their car horns.

Conte leaves Inter after agreeing contract termination

Conte leaves Inter after agreeing contract termination

Rediff.com27 May 2021

Real, Barca and Juve stand firm on Super League

Will Tokyo Olympics happen in 2021?

Will Tokyo Olympics happen in 2021?

Rediff.com26 May 2021

Japan's Asahi Shimbun, an official partner of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, called for the Summer Games to be cancelled in an editorial

P&G to source products from India

P&G to source products from India

Rediff.com21 Nov 2003

Tussle between traders, FMCG firms worsens

Tussle between traders, FMCG firms worsens

Rediff.com8 Nov 2019

Companies whose products have not been picked up for distribution in Gujarat under a "non-cooperation movement" include Marico, Dabur, Emami, Britannia, Reckitt Benckiser, and Godrej Consumer Products.

Covid: HCL Tech to HUL, corporate India extends a helping hand

Covid: HCL Tech to HUL, corporate India extends a helping hand

Rediff.com17 May 2021

From helping their employees infected with the Covid-19 virus to vaccinating them or supporting the families of those who might have succumbed to the infection, several companies in India are trying to do their bit in this difficult time. Some have even widened their support net to include all stakeholders as well as an extended community. To the families of the employees it lost to Covid-19, Noida-headquartered IT services and consulting company HCL Technologies is, for instance, paying salary for a year, medical insurance for three years and extending support for their children's education for five years.

Match-fixing not doping poses greatest risk to sport

Match-fixing not doping poses greatest risk to sport

Rediff.com26 Apr 2019

Match-fixing has become increasingly pervasive in recent years across a number of sports.

'Taliban won't pursue the Kashmir cause'

'Taliban won't pursue the Kashmir cause'

Rediff.com13 Aug 2021

'But an overthrow of the Afghan government would really embolden regional militant groups in a big way.' 'LeT and JeM could be emboldened, and prompted to replicate in Kashmir what the Taliban did in Afghanistan.'

Pan masala, pens and a failed forex deal

Pan masala, pens and a failed forex deal

Rediff.com24 May 2018

Vikram Kothari's Rotomac stares at a loan default of Rs 369 crore

Salah, Origi goals hand Liverpool Champions League triumph

Salah, Origi goals hand Liverpool Champions League triumph

Rediff.com2 Jun 2019

An early Mohamed Salah penalty and a late strike by Divock Origi gave Liverpool a 2-0 win over Tottenham Hotspur in Saturday's all-English Champions League final

'Pat Cummins exceeded expectations'

'Pat Cummins exceeded expectations'

Rediff.com18 Mar 2017

Pat Cummins exceeded expectations in his first Test match in more than five years and the speedster will pose a sweet selection headache for Australia, bowling coach David Saker said on Saturday.

Here's why Olympics must go ahead next year...

Here's why Olympics must go ahead next year...

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has pledged to win public support for the Games, although a media survey showed a majority think they should be cancelled or postponed again.

The real reason why oil prices are rising

The real reason why oil prices are rising

Rediff.com2 Jun 2008

There is a symbiotic link between the US, the US dollar and the oil prices. And unless this truth is understood and the link broken, oil prices cannot be controlled.

Last rites of Ram Vilas Paswan performed in Patna

Last rites of Ram Vilas Paswan performed in Patna

Rediff.com10 Oct 2020

A sea of people could be seen, besides dignitaries led by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, at the cremation site on the banks of the Ganges in the city that has been a witness to the Lok Janshakti Party founders long journey -- from a young MLA of the socialist party in the late 1960s to having served under six prime ministers.

What India thinks about sex, cheating and homosexuality

What India thinks about sex, cheating and homosexuality

Rediff.com23 Apr 2014

A 'Global Attitudes' survey of 40 countries has revealed startling facts on where they stand on moral issues like pre-marital sex, homosexuality and use of contraceptives.

Excess in Vegas

Excess in Vegas

Rediff.com25 Mar 2008

I landed in Las Vegas among counters, not at its casinos, but in a convention hall.

Greece: Conservatives rise to power as Tsipras concedes defeat

Greece: Conservatives rise to power as Tsipras concedes defeat

Rediff.com8 Jul 2019

With 75 per cent of votes counted, the ND party was leading with 39.6 per cent of total votes heading towards a majority in the 300-member Greek Parliament, while Tsipras' leftist Syriza was behind with 31.6 per cent of total votes, CNN reported.

Former India women's cricket coach arrested for IPL betting

Former India women's cricket coach arrested for IPL betting

Rediff.com2 Apr 2019

Former Indian women cricket team coach Tushar Arothe was arrested in Vadodara in connection with Indian Premier League betting.

Unfit Messi ruled out of season opener against Bilbao

Unfit Messi ruled out of season opener against Bilbao

Rediff.com15 Aug 2019

Valverde refused to answer questions about the club's interest in Neymar and lamented the fact that the Spanish transfer window does not shut before the season starts, as it does in England.

Explained: Why cryptos are gaining currency globally

Explained: Why cryptos are gaining currency globally

Rediff.com7 Jan 2021

Investors, including large corporations, view them as a potential hedge against uncertainty, and mainstream investment banks too are jumping into the game.