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'Captain Jack Sparrow is back'

'Captain Jack Sparrow is back'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2015

Johnny Depp, who was out of action following an injury on the sets, has resumed shooting for Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales.

Boycott reckons groundsmen should prepare pitch suited to England

Boycott reckons groundsmen should prepare pitch suited to England

Rediff.com15 Jul 2014

Disappointed by the "lifeless" pitch which produced a draw in the opening India-England Test, former captain Geoffrey Boycott said decks like the one in Nottingham will turn the home pacers into a bunch of "midgets" with little or no belief in their abilities.

Get all the football transfer news right here!

Get all the football transfer news right here!

Rediff.com22 Aug 2017

Valencia sign Kondogbia on loan from Inter

Boycott slams India for 'thoughtless' batting display

Boycott slams India for 'thoughtless' batting display

Rediff.com14 Aug 2018

'These are elementary things you do not do against any decent swing bowler in English conditions. To try to do it to James Anderson, who is one of the great master craftsmen in those conditions, tells me the Indian batsmen have not done their homework'

Deliver commercial promise of N-deal: US to India

Deliver commercial promise of N-deal: US to India

Rediff.com13 Jul 2013

United States has asked India to deliver the commercial promise of the historic civil nuclear agreement between the two countries.

Clarke has to run his own team: Boycott

Clarke has to run his own team: Boycott

Rediff.com14 Mar 2013

Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott criticised Australian coach Mickey Arthur for treating the players like "school children" and said he finds the idea of setting the cricketers written tasks as "childlike".

Cricket betting surfaces only in Asia: Boycott

Cricket betting surfaces only in Asia: Boycott

Rediff.com24 May 2013

India should legalise betting to stamp out corruption in cricket, says former England captain Geoffrey Boycott.

Boycott remembers fearless, combative, gentle giant Greig

Boycott remembers fearless, combative, gentle giant Greig

Rediff.com31 Dec 2012

England great Geoffrey Boycott has paid tribute to former teammate and renowned television commentator Tony Greig, who passed away recently with a suspended heart attack, saying the former captain was a fearless gentle giant.

Atletico Madrid crowned Spanish La Liga champions

Atletico Madrid crowned Spanish La Liga champions

Rediff.com23 May 2021

Atletico Madrid won the La Liga title for the first time since 2014

Euro football: Bayern into last eight with narrow Wolfsburg win

Euro football: Bayern into last eight with narrow Wolfsburg win

Rediff.com8 Feb 2017

Bayern Munich's Douglas Costa scored a first-half winner as the holders did the bare minimum to beat VfL Wolfsburg 1-0 on Tuesday and move into the German Cup quarter-finals.

PIX: Bumrah, Jadeja send England crashing at The Oval

PIX: Bumrah, Jadeja send England crashing at The Oval

Rediff.com6 Sep 2021

Images from Day 5 of the fourth Test between England and India, at The Oval, on Sunday.

Everybody Loves Raymond star Sawyer Sweeten passes away

Everybody Loves Raymond star Sawyer Sweeten passes away

Rediff.com24 Apr 2015

He was just 19.

'Sehwag has got a couple of years left in him'

'Sehwag has got a couple of years left in him'

Rediff.com19 Apr 2013

England great Geoffrey Boycott might have written him off, but the out-of-form Virender Sehwag today received support from former India opener Navjot Singh Sidhu, who said the opener was far from finished.

All about Jack Cohen's RETAIL blues

All about Jack Cohen's RETAIL blues

Rediff.com9 Oct 2012

Commerce came before politics for an East London Jew who started out when he was just 21 with a stall in the Well Street Market in Hackney.

I don't think Sehwag will play for India again: Boycott

I don't think Sehwag will play for India again: Boycott

Rediff.com11 Apr 2013

Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott says Virender Sehwag is unlikely to play for India again and the opener will "sadly fade away" after playing a bit of Indian Premier League.

Don't want Sachin to embarrass himself with failures: Boycott

Don't want Sachin to embarrass himself with failures: Boycott

Rediff.com28 Dec 2012

Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott feels a poor series against Australia could force Sachin Tendulkar to retire from all forms of cricket as the world doesn't want to see the Indian 'embarrass' himself with repeated failures.

Sanjna Kapoor: I have finally left home

Sanjna Kapoor: I have finally left home

Rediff.com16 Aug 2012

She has moved on from Prithvi, but Sanjna Kapoor's passion for theatre remains undimmed.

'Average' Team India lucky to have captain Dhoni: Boycott

'Average' Team India lucky to have captain Dhoni: Boycott

Rediff.com24 Jan 2013

The Indian cricket team is 'very average' at the moment and is 'lucky' to have a captain like Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is coping the blame for 'lack of quality in the side', feels former England skipper Geoffrey Boycott.

India will start as favourties vs England: Boycott

India will start as favourties vs England: Boycott

Rediff.com9 Jan 2013

India might have lost the recent ODIs against Pakistan but former England captain Geoffrey Boycott feels that the hosts still tand a better chance of winning the five-match series against England, starting in Rajkot on January 11.

US to enhance ties with India's smaller cities

US to enhance ties with India's smaller cities

Rediff.com22 Jun 2012

The US is working to enhance partnerships with India's smaller cities and towns which are fast becoming the engines of the country's economic boom, a senior American official has said.

Pele @80: Milestones in the soccer legend's career

Pele @80: Milestones in the soccer legend's career

Rediff.com23 Oct 2020

Here's what you must know about the youngest scorer, youngest hat-trick scorer, youngest final player and youngest final scorer in football World Cup history.

'Kohli follows a fantastic personality...will be compared to Dhoni'

'Kohli follows a fantastic personality...will be compared to Dhoni'

Rediff.com12 Jun 2015

Geoffrey Boycott feels India's new full-time Test captain Virat Kohli has to find his own way to get his teammates' support and try to harness his passion and emotion.

Boycott questions England's ability to play spin

Boycott questions England's ability to play spin

Rediff.com16 Nov 2012

Former captain Geoffrey Boycott questioned England's ability to play spin on the turning sub-continent pitches after they lost three quick wickets in the first Test against India in Ahmedabad.

Boycott critical of 'selfish' England batsmen

Boycott critical of 'selfish' England batsmen

Rediff.com24 Jul 2012

Geoffrey Boycott has criticised England's batsmen after their first-Test defeat to South Africa, saying they forgot about defence in the pursuit of their ambition to score runs.

Tendulkar, Sehwag named in All Time Test team

Tendulkar, Sehwag named in All Time Test team

Rediff.com18 Jul 2011

Four Indian cricketers, including batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and 1983 World Cup-winning captain Kapil Dev, were today named in the Greatest All Time Test XI chosen in an online poll.

England retain squad for final Ashes Test despite defeat

England retain squad for final Ashes Test despite defeat

Rediff.com9 Sep 2019

England are aiming to avoid their first series defeat at home to the visitors since 2001 when they lost 4-1 to an Australian side led by Steve Waugh.

India reach final of World Junior squash

India reach final of World Junior squash

Rediff.com4 Feb 2012

Indian squash player Ramit Tandon thrashed higher-ranked Geoffrey Demont of France in a crucial tie to help India reach the final of the Chennai Open World Junior Cup in Chennai on Saturday.

King's Speech wins big at BAFTAs

King's Speech wins big at BAFTAs

Rediff.com14 Feb 2011

The film has won seven out of its 14 nominations.

This series has damaged brand of Test cricket: Boycott

This series has damaged brand of Test cricket: Boycott

Rediff.com16 Aug 2011

Former captain Geoffrey Boycott feels England's hammering of a financially powerful Indian team might leave spectators disillusioned and deepen the problems of Test cricket.

India a shadow of an average team: Boycott

India a shadow of an average team: Boycott

Rediff.com12 Aug 2011

Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has questioned India's plummeting No 1 Test status, calling Mahendra Singh Dhoni's squad a "shadow of an average team".

Is England captain Morgan as good as he is made out to be?

Is England captain Morgan as good as he is made out to be?

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

Former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott has slammed skipper Eoin Morgan, terming him a player who lacks cleverness while facing top-class bowlers of the World.

Mosop wins Chicago Marathon in course record

Mosop wins Chicago Marathon in course record

Rediff.com9 Oct 2011

Kenyan Moses Mosop won the 34th Chicago Marathon on Sunday, surging away from the field with 10 kms to go and setting a course record of two hours five minutes 37 seconds.

'Hot-Spot affecting umpires' confidence'

'Hot-Spot affecting umpires' confidence'

Rediff.com6 Jan 2011

Controversial ex-umpire Darrell Hair and former England batsman Geoffrey Boycott feel the confidence level of on-field officials will plummet if technology like Hot-Spot is used in deciding close dismissals.

England are fired up and hungry to be No 1: Boycott

England are fired up and hungry to be No 1: Boycott

Rediff.com27 Jul 2011

Former captain Geoffrey Boycott does not foresee world number one India bouncing back in the ongoing Test series against England and believes the hosts are well on their way to clinch the top spot in ICC Rankings.

'Pietersen should have been given out at 49'

'Pietersen should have been given out at 49'

Rediff.com23 Jul 2011

England batsman Kevin Pietersen should have been back in the pavilion much before he struck his unbeaten double hundred but umpire Asad Rauf's lack of conviction saved him in the ongoing first Test against India, says Geoffrey Boycott.

ICC's Greatest Team fundamentally flawed: Boycott

ICC's Greatest Team fundamentally flawed: Boycott

Rediff.com20 Jul 2011

A day after former England captain Alec Stewart ridiculed the ICC's 'Greatest Test team of all time', former opener and now noted commentator Geoffrey Boycott said the selection of the team is fundamentally flawed.

Roger Moore's life in pictures

Roger Moore's life in pictures

Rediff.com25 May 2017

What a life he led!

Assange fears he could be executed in US

Assange fears he could be executed in US

Rediff.com7 Feb 2011

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday expressed fears in a British court that he could be taken against his will to the United States and executed if he is extradited to Sweden.

A Shashi Kapoor movie you must see

A Shashi Kapoor movie you must see

Rediff.com15 Nov 2017

Shakespeare Wallah had been out of circulation for a long time, but a restored version of the film opened in New York on November 10. It will travel after that to other cities in the US and hopefully, soon to India as well, says Aseem Chhabra, author of the bestseller Shashi Kapoor: The Householder, The Star.

ICC never deals with corruption properly: Boycott

ICC never deals with corruption properly: Boycott

Rediff.com6 Sep 2010

Former England cricket captain Geoffrey Boycott on Monday said the ICC has never dealt with corruption cases involving Pakistan properly and the body should hand over the latest spot-fixing scandal to ex-players such as him if it cannot punish the implicated players hard enough.