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Paes can play for another year: Bhupathi

Paes can play for another year: Bhupathi

Rediff.com15 Feb 2020

India's tennis great Mahesh Bhupathi on Saturday said his former Grand Slam winning partner Leander Paes is still playing well and can continue for another year. Terming it as 'The Last Roar', Olympics bronze-medallist Paes is in his last year of professional tennis career.

Kader Khan, Gambhir among 112 conferred with Padma awards

Kader Khan, Gambhir among 112 conferred with Padma awards

Rediff.com25 Jan 2019

Folk artist from Chhattisgarh Teejan Bai, Guelleh, Naik and theatre actor from Maharashtra Balwant Moreshwar Purandare will be honoured with Padma Vibushan.

Taj Mahal visit on NBA superstar Kevin Durant's bucket list

Taj Mahal visit on NBA superstar Kevin Durant's bucket list

Rediff.com17 Feb 2017

NBA superstar Kevin Durant will be visiting India later this year, aiming to support Indian basketball and see the Taj Mahal, which has been on his bucket list.

Cricket Buzz: NZ name spin quartet for Sri Lanka tour

Cricket Buzz: NZ name spin quartet for Sri Lanka tour

Rediff.com29 Jul 2019

With this win, Australia have now gained a 12-2 lead in the series. The team had already secured the Ashes in the first T20I.

ISL final row: FC Goa's fine reduced to 6 crore, 15-point penalty revoked

ISL final row: FC Goa's fine reduced to 6 crore, 15-point penalty revoked

Rediff.com22 Jul 2016

In a massive reprieve for FC Goa, the Appeals Panel of Indian Super League, on Friday, revoked the 15-point penalty imposed on the club for "bringing disrepute" to the event following last year's final besides reducing the Rs 11 crore fine and lifting the ban on the franchise owners.

Lyngdoh, Bala Devi bag top AIFF awards

Lyngdoh, Bala Devi bag top AIFF awards

Rediff.com20 Dec 2015

Midfielder Eugeneson Lyngdoh ended Sunil Chettri's two-year hold on the AIFF men's Player of the Year trophy, while in-form striker Bala Devi was chosen for the women's honour for a second successive time in the AIFF Annual General Body Meeting held in Goa, on Sunday.

Dipa Karmakar: Vaulting from primitive beginnings to the Olympics

Dipa Karmakar: Vaulting from primitive beginnings to the Olympics

Rediff.com24 Jul 2016

As the first Indian female gymnast to qualify for the Olympics, Dipa Karmakar knows she has to pull off something spectacular if she wants the world to take notice.

IPL-style football tournament deferred to September 2014

IPL-style football tournament deferred to September 2014

Rediff.com27 Oct 2013

The organisers of the much-anticipated Indian Premier League-style football league decided to defer the proposed tournament to September-November next year instead of early 2014.

Jothikumaran in FIH Development Council

Jothikumaran in FIH Development Council

Rediff.com20 Apr 2005

The Council looks into the game at grassroot level and is responsible for its subsequent global development.

Ramakant Achrekar: Sachin Tendulkar's coach and much more

Ramakant Achrekar: Sachin Tendulkar's coach and much more

Rediff.com2 Jan 2019

Tendulkar and his elder brother Ajit have time and again recalled how Achrekar would stand behind trees and watch Tendulkar bat to let him play freely.

Saffron is a different colour now

Saffron is a different colour now

Rediff.com25 May 2019

The colour has been rendered to activities that would have astonished Swami Vivekananda, says Sunanda K Datta Ray.

Mera Wala Shah Rukh!

Mera Wala Shah Rukh!

Rediff.com2 Nov 2020

On his 55th birthday, Sukanya Verma celebrates his inimitable ways in 10 scenes that she keeps returning to time and again.

Congress leader Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi dies after 9 years in coma

Congress leader Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi dies after 9 years in coma

Rediff.com20 Nov 2017

The former Union minister had suffered a stroke in 2008 and was hospitalised since then.

Nike runs to seal the bond with young adults

Nike runs to seal the bond with young adults

Rediff.com10 Oct 2013

The sportswear major has picked the activity to encourage a community around it in colleges.

Dhoni becomes ISL team Chennaiyin FC co-owner

Dhoni becomes ISL team Chennaiyin FC co-owner

Rediff.com6 Oct 2014

After the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Virat Kohli, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has become the latest cricketer to own a football team in the high-profile Indian Super League, investing in the Chennaiyin FC ahead of the event starting October 12.

'Why has BCCI forgotten its veteran cricketers?'

'Why has BCCI forgotten its veteran cricketers?'

Rediff.com1 Jun 2015

Former India cricketers on Monday hailed the Board of Control for Cricket in India's decision to appoint retired greats Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly in its cricket advisory committee, terming it a 'step in the right direction'. However, there were some who asked why its veteran cricketers are forgotten.

Pressure nothing compared to growing up rigours: Geeta Phogat

Pressure nothing compared to growing up rigours: Geeta Phogat

Rediff.com27 Dec 2016

Geeta Phogat might be feeling the pressure of making a comeback at the upcoming Pro Wrestling League after a long injury lay-off but the celebrated grappler said it is nothing compared to the "tough training" she and her siblings went through during their formative days. Inspired by the story of Phogat sisters -- Geeta and Babita -- and their hard taskmaster father Mahavir Singh, Aamir Khan-starrer 'Dangal' has set the cash registers ringing at the the box office.

Sunil Chhetri is AIFF Player of the Year

Sunil Chhetri is AIFF Player of the Year

Rediff.com20 Dec 2013

Sunil Chhetri was named India's Player of the Year by AIFF president Praful Patel at the Annual General Meeting in Delhi on Friday. India's captain, who won the award in 2007 and 2011, emerged winner after voting by I-League coaches at AIFF's headquarters in Delhi.

Land bill: Rahul takes train to meet farmers in Punjab

Land bill: Rahul takes train to meet farmers in Punjab

Rediff.com30 Apr 2015

Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took his fight against the contentious land acquisition bill to Punjab as he travelled by train today to visit the National Democratic Alliance-ruled state and see the condition of farmers with his own eyes.

12 adventures you must try in 2016

12 adventures you must try in 2016

Rediff.com23 Dec 2015

How many of these will you include in your travel list for 2016?

'Cricket needs to wake up. But how?'

'Cricket needs to wake up. But how?'

Rediff.com11 Jan 2017

'Put cricket, first and foremost, at the centre of every decision you take.' 'The bottom line must always be the sport that we love.' Rahul Dravid as eloquent as always in his M A K Pataudi Memorial Lecture.

What draws today's young men to the Ayodhya campaign?

What draws today's young men to the Ayodhya campaign?

Rediff.com23 Nov 2018

More than 25 years after the Babri Masjid was destroyed, another generation proclaims its commitment to building a Ram temple.

Rahul Dravid's Pataudi Memorial Lecture: Full Text

Rahul Dravid's Pataudi Memorial Lecture: Full Text

Rediff.com1 Dec 2015

Full text of Rahul Dravid's Pataudi Memorial Lecture in New Delhi.

DMK and the Rising Son, version 2.0

DMK and the Rising Son, version 2.0

Rediff.com1 Oct 2015

Stalin has started campaigning in the name of father Karunanidhi as the party's CM's candidate, but does not seem to have given up hope.

VVS Laxman's Pataudi Lecture: Full Text

VVS Laxman's Pataudi Lecture: Full Text

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

The full text of the speech delivered by VVS Laxman at the Pataudi Memorial Lecture in Kolkata.

Meet the new faces in Modi's council of ministers

Meet the new faces in Modi's council of ministers

Rediff.com5 Jul 2016

Rediff.com gives you a look at newbies in the Council of Ministers

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