The uncommon creator of that Common Man

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman has died at a Pune hospital at the age of 94. Back in 1997, we had carried an excerpt from Past Forward, an autobiographical book which carried anecdotes of eminent......

Nations League PIX: England, Germany impress

Images from Saturday's action in the Nations League group stage matches. IMAGE: Jack Grealish celebrates scoring England's second goal with Anthony Gordon during the Nations League B Group 2 match......

Messi grabs hat-trick as Argentina canter to victory

IMAGE: Argentina captain Lionel Messi in action. Photograph: Gabriel Rossi/Getty Images Argentina showed once again how reliant they are on Lionel Messi as the Barcelona forward scored a hat-trick......

PIX: Germany crush Estonia 8-0; Italy, France win

Images from the Euro 2020 qualifying matches played on Tuesday. IMAGE: Germany's players celebrate after Serge Gnabry scored their sixth goal. Photograph: Ralph Orlowski/Reuters Germany scored five......

PIX: Messi penalty gives Argentina winning start; Belgium held

IMAGE: Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring Argentina's first goal from the penalty spot against Ecuador at Estadio Alberto J. Armando in Buenos Aires, on Thursday. Photograph: Agustin Marcarian......

10 Biggest Sports Surprises of 2016

2016 is at the halfway stage and the year has already seen some stunning wins, underdogs emerging triumphant on the biggest stages of them all.Rediff.com presents the most astonishing sporting......