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EPL: Keeper Alisson heads Liverpool to last-gasp victory

EPL: Keeper Alisson heads Liverpool to last-gasp victory

Rediff.com17 May 2021

Goalkeeper Alisson Becker scored a stunning header in the fifth minute of stoppage-time as Liverpool snatched a 2-1 victory at the death against relegated West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns on Sunday.

Ferguson taught players to be like robots: Evra

Ferguson taught players to be like robots: Evra

Rediff.com4 May 2020

'I don't think I was a human being playing for Manchester United. When we won games, when I was doing something good, I wasn't pleased. For me, it was something normal.'

PHOTOS: Brazilian fans bring carnival to Moscow square

PHOTOS: Brazilian fans bring carnival to Moscow square

Rediff.com27 Jun 2018

Latin Grammy award nominee Diogo Nogueira, himself a soccer player until a knee injury ended his sporting career, sang from an open-top bus as the square turned into a sea of green and yellow, Brazil's national colours.

Book on life of PM Modi launched in Washington

Book on life of PM Modi launched in Washington

Rediff.com27 Sep 2017

The book has been written by Bindeshwar Pathak, the founder of NGO Sulabh International.

Chelsea's Rudiger covers catering costs for Berlin hospital nurses

Chelsea's Rudiger covers catering costs for Berlin hospital nurses

Rediff.com23 Apr 2020

'I decided ... to overtake the catering costs for at least three months'

PIX: Fraser-Pryce leads Jamaican sweep in women's 100m

PIX: Fraser-Pryce leads Jamaican sweep in women's 100m

Rediff.com18 Jul 2022

Images from the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, Day 3, in Oregon.

Pakistan PM Imran clears cricket team's tour of England

Pakistan PM Imran clears cricket team's tour of England

Rediff.com15 Jun 2020

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday approved the national cricket team's tour of England from the end of this month. The clearance from Imran, also a former Pakistan captain, came when Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Ehsan Mani met him in Islamabad and updated him on the cricket matters.

Euro PICS: Sterling effort takes England past Croatia

Euro PICS: Sterling effort takes England past Croatia

Rediff.com13 Jun 2021

Rahim Sterling, something of a surprise starter after a flat end to the domestic season but a favourite of manager Gareth Southgate, slid home a 61st-minute shot after great work by Kalvin Phillips to end an individual drought that had run through England's three previous major tournaments.

Athletes to be allowed to protest at Commonwealth Games

Athletes to be allowed to protest at Commonwealth Games

Rediff.com12 Jun 2020

Grevemberg said athlete protests have long been a part of the Commonwealth Games, citing the example of former Australian sprinter Cathy Freeman.

Indian Immunologicals to set up new vaccine plant, raise capacity by 35%

Indian Immunologicals to set up new vaccine plant, raise capacity by 35%

Rediff.com26 Nov 2020

The company has a pipeline of viral vaccines including Zika, dengue, varicella, as well as a potential Covid-19 inoculation.

PIX: Rain plays spoilsport as India-NZ split points

PIX: Rain plays spoilsport as India-NZ split points

Rediff.com13 Jun 2019

This was the fourth match to be either called off or abandoned in the rain-hit tournament with many questioning the absence of reserve days for group matches.

Italy crowned European champions after shootout win over England

Italy crowned European champions after shootout win over England

Rediff.com12 Jul 2021

Italy beat England 3-2 on penalties after the Euro 2020 final ended 1-1 following extra time at Wembley

Laser pen, dubious penalty decision mar England win

Laser pen, dubious penalty decision mar England win

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

UEFA said on Thursday that they will probe the matter and opened disciplinary proceedings against England on the matter.

PICS: Manchester City ease past Everton to go second

PICS: Manchester City ease past Everton to go second

Rediff.com22 Nov 2021

Manchester City moved back to second in the Premier League after a stylish 3-0 win over Everton at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday as Pep Guardiola's side responded to convincing Chelsea and Liverpool wins with a reminder of their class.

PIX: Italy edge Austria in extra-time to reach last 8

PIX: Italy edge Austria in extra-time to reach last 8

Rediff.com27 Jun 2021

The winners will play either Belgium or Portugal in the quarter-finals next Friday in Munich.

UEFA scrap away goals rule from 2021-22 season

UEFA scrap away goals rule from 2021-22 season

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

With the decision to remove this rule, ties in which the two teams score the same number of goals over the two legs would be not decided on the number of goals scored away, but two 15-minute periods of extra time are played at the end of the second leg and in case the teams score the same number of goals or no goals during this extra time, kicks from the penalty mark would determine the team which qualifies to the next stage of the competition.

FA Cup: Holders Arsenal knocked out; City survive

FA Cup: Holders Arsenal knocked out; City survive

Rediff.com24 Jan 2021

Arsenal's defence of the trophy ended with something of a whimper as Mikel Arteta's side struggled with repeatedly sloppy defending.

PIX: Man City lose to United but hang on to reach final

PIX: Man City lose to United but hang on to reach final

Rediff.com30 Jan 2020

Manchester City lost 1-0 to Manchester United on Wednesday but hung on to reach the League Cup final 3-2 on aggregate and will face Aston Villa at Wembley. Nemanja Matic's 35th-minute strike gave United victory at the Etihad Stadium but the midfielder was later sent off and it was not enough to overturn the 3-1 deficit from the semi-final first leg at Old Trafford.

Olympics: Biles out of team event as Russians beat US to gold

Olympics: Biles out of team event as Russians beat US to gold

Rediff.com27 Jul 2021

Simone Biles' bid for a record six gold medals at the Tokyo Games ended abruptly on Tuesday when she dropped out of the women's team final after one vault and watched as the United States surrendered their title to Russia.

Biles rewrites history as US romp to fifth straight World title

Biles rewrites history as US romp to fifth straight World title

Rediff.com8 Oct 2019

22-year-old Simone Biles collected a record-extending 15th gold medal at the Gymnastics World Championships.

Tokyo Olympics Highlights: Biden 1, Macron 0

Tokyo Olympics Highlights: Biden 1, Macron 0

Rediff.com25 Jul 2021

First lady Jill Biden cheered her countrywomen to an upset victory over the French in the debut of 3x3 basketball at the Olympics as President Emmanuel Macron watched on from the sidelines.

Trainer Basu reunites with Kohli at RCB

Trainer Basu reunites with Kohli at RCB

Rediff.com19 Sep 2019

Shanker Basu thus made a return to the RCB dugout after his successful stint with the national team ended with India's semi-final exit from this year's ICC ODI World Cup

Serena survives Fourth of July test by Slovenian student

Serena survives Fourth of July test by Slovenian student

Rediff.com5 Jul 2019

The 37-year-old knows that if she wants to hoist the Rosewater Dish for an eighth time, she needs to improve in all departments.

EPL: Ton up for Mane as Liverpool sink Palace 3-0

EPL: Ton up for Mane as Liverpool sink Palace 3-0

Rediff.com19 Sep 2021

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane scored his 100th goal for the club to help secure a 3-0 victory over lively Crystal Palace in the Premier League at Anfield on Saturday.

'Racism has won,' says Chelsea defender Rudiger

'Racism has won,' says Chelsea defender Rudiger

Rediff.com24 Feb 2020

Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger says "racism has won" and that he had been made a "scapegoat" after Tottenham Hotspur and London police said they found no evidence to back his allegation he was abused during the English Premier League match in December. Rudiger was involved in an incident in which Tottenham's Son Heung-min was shown a red card and indicated shortly afterwards that he had been the victim of a monkey gesture from the home section of the crowd.

Klopp, Guardiola defend Liverpool's attitude after 4-0 loss

Klopp, Guardiola defend Liverpool's attitude after 4-0 loss

Rediff.com3 Jul 2020

'I liked my teams' attitude -- I saw a brilliant attitude -- I saw boys who were fighting with all they have'.

'Premier League not the same spectacle without fans'

'Premier League not the same spectacle without fans'

Rediff.com19 Jun 2020

The English Premier League is not the same product with fans barred from stadiums but clubs have no choice but to adapt in challenging times, Newcastle United boss Steve Bruce said on Friday. The English top-flight season restarted on Wednesday with two matches after a 100-day hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but access to stadiums has been restricted to squads, coaching staff and necessary personnel only.

Euro 2016: England denied by Russia's last-gasp equaliser

Euro 2016: England denied by Russia's last-gasp equaliser

Rediff.com12 Jun 2016

Vasili Berezutski struck in added time as Russia, second best for long periods, rescued a draw from their UEFA EURO 2016 opener against England in a Group B clash at Stade Velodrome in Marseille.

Advances in spike technology are laughable and unfair, says Bolt

Advances in spike technology are laughable and unfair, says Bolt

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

Usain Bolt said that advances in spike technology that could help wipe out his world records are laughable and that the new shoes also give an unfair advantage over any athletes not wearing them.

West Ham manager Pellegrini mugged by armed robbers in Chile

West Ham manager Pellegrini mugged by armed robbers in Chile

Rediff.com4 Jun 2018

Pellegrini, who is from Chile, and his wife were with two friends near a restaurant in the Santiago suburb of Vitacura when the armed gang targeted them. The robbers stole a handbag belonging to Pellegrini's wife Carola Pucci before they fired at police as they escaped in a stolen car.

Back to the 70s as Liverpool face Leeds in EPL opener

Back to the 70s as Liverpool face Leeds in EPL opener

Rediff.com11 Sep 2020

Liverpool dominated the Premier League last season, winning their first domestic league title for 30 years

Biles wins record 25th World Championship medal

Biles wins record 25th World Championship medal

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

The four-time Olympic champion is now the owner of 19 gold medals across four championships against 12 for Belarusian Vitaly Scherbo, who competed in five World events between 1991 and 1996.

England penalty joy a salve for painful wounds

England penalty joy a salve for painful wounds

Rediff.com8 Jul 2021

Nerves jangled, fulltime came and went. The spectre of a dreaded shootout loomed, and then in the 104th minute Sterling went down under the lightest of challenges and up stepped Kane to propel England into their first final since the 1966 World Cup.

Gymnastics PIX: Biles claims balance beam bronze on return

Gymnastics PIX: Biles claims balance beam bronze on return

Rediff.com3 Aug 2021

'...I'll treasure this one a lot more after everything I have been through.'

Rampant Man City crush West Brom to return to the top

Rampant Man City crush West Brom to return to the top

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

German international Ilkay Gundogan scored twice and was at the heart of City's hugely impressive display as Pep Guardiola's side delivered the kind of football that took them to title wins in 2018 and 2019.

FIFA awards for 2018 World Cup. Who's won what?

FIFA awards for 2018 World Cup. Who's won what?

Rediff.com16 Jul 2018

Here are the list of awards handed out after the FIFA World Cup

Olympics Athletics: Who can fill the 'Bolt-hole'?

Olympics Athletics: Who can fill the 'Bolt-hole'?

Rediff.com27 Jul 2021

At his peak Bolt was probably the world's most recognisable sportsperson and certainly one of the most marketable. In contrast, the two 2020 Athletes of the year were Swedish pole vaulter Mondo Duplantis and Venezuelan triple jumper Yulimar Rojas.

Euro 2020: Five scintillating strikes of Round 1

Euro 2020: Five scintillating strikes of Round 1

Rediff.com17 Jun 2021

The European Football Championship kicked off on Friday, June 11, and with the first round of matches in the league stage of Euro 2020 done and dusted, here's a look at the five best goals thus far.

Cricket World Cup has major potential to change the world: US

Cricket World Cup has major potential to change the world: US

Rediff.com13 Jun 2019

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo described the ongoing Cricket World Cup 2019 as one of the most important global events.

Guardiola accuses Liverpool's Mane of diving

Guardiola accuses Liverpool's Mane of diving

Rediff.com3 Nov 2019

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola accused Sadio Mane of diving after the Liverpool forward's match-winning display against Aston Villa in the English Premier League.