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Can Bangladesh Upset Australia?

Can Bangladesh Upset Australia?

Rediff.com4 Nov 2021

Rajneesh Gupta lists the Bangladesh players's T20 Internationals records updated after their T20 World Cup game against South Africa.

Lee wants Australia to take things 'aaram se, aaram se'

Lee wants Australia to take things 'aaram se, aaram se'

Rediff.com2 Nov 2021

It's not all doom and gloom for Australia because they have got an amazing squad and I do believe for the first time that they do have a team that can win this ICC Men's T20 World Cup, says Brett Lee.

Why this Pakistan cricketer didn't report spot-fixing approach

Why this Pakistan cricketer didn't report spot-fixing approach

Rediff.com27 Feb 2021

Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal on Saturday claimed that he did not report to Pakistan Cricket Board about the spot-fixing approach made to him which led to his ban last year as he thought the information would not remain confidential.

Semenya files appeal to Swiss supreme court

Semenya files appeal to Swiss supreme court

Rediff.com29 May 2019

Olympic 800 metres champion Caster Semenya has filed an appeal to Switzerland's highest court against a ruling to uphold rules requiring that middle-distance female athletes with a high natural level of testosterone must take medication to reduce it.

Dubai starts a swanky tram service

Dubai starts a swanky tram service

Rediff.com12 Nov 2014

Giving a fillip to Dubai's transport network, the $1.25 billion tram has started services.

PIX: Wade stars as Australia slay Pakistan to enter final

PIX: Wade stars as Australia slay Pakistan to enter final

Rediff.com12 Nov 2021

Images from the T20 World Cup semi-final between Pakistan and Australia, in Dubai, on Thursday.

2nd Test PIX: Pakistan in control after Abbas wrecks Australia batting

2nd Test PIX: Pakistan in control after Abbas wrecks Australia batting

Rediff.com17 Oct 2018

Having dismissed Australia for a paltry 145 in their first innings, Pakistan stretched their lead to a daunting 281 by stumps on day two with Zaman's 66 and an unbeaten 54 by Ali taking them to 144-2.

Kohli's hour of reckoning as India take on New Zealand

Kohli's hour of reckoning as India take on New Zealand

Rediff.com30 Oct 2021

Virat Kohli will be facing the most defining test of his captaincy career as he expects his men to be the proverbial 'phoenix rising from the ashes' when India take on a street-smart New Zealand in a do-or-die T20 World Cup Super 12 match in Dubai on Sunday.

PIX: Australia thrash New Zealand for maiden T20 WC crown

PIX: Australia thrash New Zealand for maiden T20 WC crown

Rediff.com14 Nov 2021

Images from the T20 World Cup final between New Zealand and Australia, in Dubai, on Sunday.

Chance for Azhar, Babar to climb Test rankings charts

Chance for Azhar, Babar to climb Test rankings charts

Rediff.com3 Aug 2020

In the bowling department, pacer Mohammad Abbas (13th) and experienced leg-spinner Yasir Shah (24th), who have in the past, been ranked third and first, respectively, and left-arm fast bowler Shaheen Afridi (32nd) are other Pakistan players to watch.

Incredible Biles continues golden run at World Championships

Incredible Biles continues golden run at World Championships

Rediff.com4 Nov 2018

The 21-year-old pushed her all-time gold medal haul at world championships to a record 14 when she claimed top honours in the floor exercise for her fourth gold in Doha.

Day-night Test: Bravo's heroics in vain as Pakistan win

Day-night Test: Bravo's heroics in vain as Pakistan win

Rediff.com18 Oct 2016

A heroic and historic century from Darren Bravo put West Indies in sight of the unlikeliest win in the first Test in Dubai on Monday before Pakistan finally prevailed by 56 runs on an absorbing final day of the day-night contest.

Pune-based cricket museum buys Pakistan captain Ali's bat

Pune-based cricket museum buys Pakistan captain Ali's bat

Rediff.com8 May 2020

A cricket museum based in India has bought a bat auctioned by Pakistan Test captain Azhar Ali to raise funds for the needy during the coronavirus pandemic. He confirmed that Blades of Glory Cricket Museum based in Pune bought the bat by making a winning offer of Rs. 1 million for the bat.

Neymar rape charges dropped

Neymar rape charges dropped

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

He still faces a separate inquiry into whether he committed a crime by posting intimate pictures online.

PIX: Liverpool win Club World Cup as Firmino sinks Flamengo

PIX: Liverpool win Club World Cup as Firmino sinks Flamengo

Rediff.com22 Dec 2019

An extra-time goal from Roberto Firmino gave Liverpool a 1-0 victory over Brazil's Flamengo to win the Club World Cup at the Khalifa International stadium on Saturday. It is the first time Liverpool have won the competition, which features each continent's champions, and they became only the second English team to lift the trophy after Manchester United in 2008.

How Team India fared at T20 World Cup

How Team India fared at T20 World Cup

Rediff.com10 Nov 2021

A look at how India's players fared at the T20 World Cup.

Pakistan captain Sarfraz taken to hospital after helmet blow

Pakistan captain Sarfraz taken to hospital after helmet blow

Rediff.com19 Oct 2018

Pakistan captain Sarfraz Ahmed has been taken to hospital and did not take the field on day four of the second Test against Australia after taking a blow to the helmet.

Muguruza relieved to end trophy drought with Dubai win

Muguruza relieved to end trophy drought with Dubai win

Rediff.com14 Mar 2021

Garbine Muguruza was relieved to finally avoid tripping at the last hurdle and end her trophy drought

Unfortunate that every cricketer only has to deal with conflict: Kumble

Unfortunate that every cricketer only has to deal with conflict: Kumble

Rediff.com9 Aug 2019

Every person in every walk of life has some conflict or the other but it is the proper disclosure that is important, believes former India captain and coach Anil Kumble.

Djokovic, Thiem on opposite sides of US Open draw

Djokovic, Thiem on opposite sides of US Open draw

Rediff.com28 Aug 2020

India's Nagal draws world No 128 Bradley Klahn in opener.

2021: Olympians bring glory to India, Sushil's fall from grace

2021: Olympians bring glory to India, Sushil's fall from grace

Rediff.com31 Dec 2021

An important factor in India's stupendous success in 2021 was the way the government opened its coffers to support athletes.

World No. 2 Halep to decide on US Open after Prague event

World No. 2 Halep to decide on US Open after Prague event

Rediff.com9 Aug 2020

World number two Simona Halep will take the final decision on her participation in the US Open after playing this week's WTA Tour event in Prague, the Romanian said on Sunday.

Shubhankar tied second after first round in Italy

Shubhankar tied second after first round in Italy

Rediff.com10 Oct 2019

India's golfer Shubhankar Sharma made a superb start with a five-under 66 to lie tied second on the first day of the Italian Open.

Finch fires Australia back into World Cup contention

Finch fires Australia back into World Cup contention

Rediff.com1 Apr 2019

Resurgent Australia completed a 5-0 whitewash of Pakistan in Dubai on Sunday, with all top four batsmen posting half-centuries in a commanding 20-run win, the team's eighth in succession.

Playing in US Open an 'impossible' task, says Djokovic

Playing in US Open an 'impossible' task, says Djokovic

Rediff.com6 Jun 2020

World number one Novak Djokovic has said participating in the US Open would be an impossible task due to the "extreme" COVID-19 protocols in place for the tournament at Flushing Meadows. The US Open, scheduled to begin on August 31, will be the first Grand Slam to be played after the coronavirus pandemic suspended the season in March. The French Open was postponed to September while the Wimbledon championships was cancelled.

Curious selections by Chetan Sharma-led committee

Curious selections by Chetan Sharma-led committee

Rediff.com13 Nov 2021

The choice of Jayant Yadav as back-up off-spinner in Test squad, or picking Baba Aparajith over the likes of Mandeep Singh and Sheldon Jackson in India A, could raise pertinent questions as to whether enough respect has been given by this committee when it comes to selecting performers in domestic cricket.

Abbas destroys Australia as Pakistan clinch series

Abbas destroys Australia as Pakistan clinch series

Rediff.com19 Oct 2018

Pakistan seamer Mohammad Abbas destroyed Australia, picking up five wickets in both innings, as the hosts won the second and final Test by a huge margin of 373 runs to clinch the series 1-0.

Babar Azam stars in Pakistan's ODI series win over West Indies

Babar Azam stars in Pakistan's ODI series win over West Indies

Rediff.com3 Oct 2016

Babar Azam scored a second successive hundred to guide Pakistan to a dominant 59-run win over the West Indies in the second One-day International in Sharjah.

Judge rejects prosecutors' request to appeal Pistorius sentence

Judge rejects prosecutors' request to appeal Pistorius sentence

Rediff.com26 Aug 2016

South African Judge Thokozile Masipa on Friday rejected an application by state prosecutors to appeal Oscar Pistorius's six-year murder sentence, saying the petition had no reasonable prospects of success.

Australia add leg-spinner Labuschagne for Sydney Test

Australia add leg-spinner Labuschagne for Sydney Test

Rediff.com30 Dec 2018

The Queensland all-rounder offers another slow bowling option with his leg-spin at the Sydney Cricket Ground, traditionally Australia's most spin-friendly wicket.

Sindhu enters semis of Hong Kong Open

Sindhu enters semis of Hong Kong Open

Rediff.com24 Nov 2017

India's ace shuttler PV Sindhu entered the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Open Super Series after posting a straight-game win over Akane Yamaguchi of Japan.

Wheelchair champion Weir makes history

Wheelchair champion Weir makes history

Rediff.com29 May 2016

Briton's Paralympic champion David Weir became the first wheelchair athlete to complete a mile in under three minutes on Sunday.

SEE: Lara on why Pollard is right choice as WI captain

SEE: Lara on why Pollard is right choice as WI captain

Rediff.com10 Dec 2019

Brian Lara on the challenges that lie ahead for new West Indies Captain Kieron Pollard.

American gymnast Biles cried at news of Tokyo postponement

American gymnast Biles cried at news of Tokyo postponement

Rediff.com1 Apr 2020

Four-time Olympic champion Simone Biles has finally broken her silence on the year-long postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and said on Wednesday that while the news left her in tears it was the right call.

Akmal refuses to reveal details of meetings with bookies

Akmal refuses to reveal details of meetings with bookies

Rediff.com10 May 2020

Akmal was provisionally suspended on the eve of the Pakistan Super League. He was charged with two breaches of Article 2.4.4 of the PCB Anti-Corruption Code in two unrelated incidents on March 17.

Akmal didn't show remorse for failing to report fixing: PCB disciplinary panel

Akmal didn't show remorse for failing to report fixing: PCB disciplinary panel

Rediff.com8 May 2020

Umar Akmal was provisionally suspended on the eve of the Pakistan Super League. He did not seem prepared to show remorse nor did he seek an apology for failing to report corrupt approaches.

BCCI meet: UAE favourites for hosting IPL

BCCI meet: UAE favourites for hosting IPL

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

Amid speculation that the currently-suspended IPL could be held in the United Arab Emirates due to the rising COVID-19 cases in India, Dubai Sports City's Head of Cricket and Events Salman Hanif has said they are keeping the facilities ready for such an eventuality. The IPL is aiming to secure the September-October window, which it might just grab as there is immense uncertainty surrounding the fate of the T20 World Cup to be held in Australia from October 18 to November 15.

Marriage can wait for cricket

Marriage can wait for cricket

Rediff.com11 Jan 2004

Dubai 2020: Kenin, Bencic fall at first hurdle on day of upsets

Dubai 2020: Kenin, Bencic fall at first hurdle on day of upsets

Rediff.com19 Feb 2020

Sofia Kenin, defending champion Belinda Bencic and third seed Elina Svitolina made swift exits at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships

Pakistan lose openers early against New Zealand

Pakistan lose openers early against New Zealand

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

New Zealand's batting tail wagged to take them to 403 in their first innings before they returned to dismiss Pakistan's openers on the second day of the second Test in Dubai on Tuesday.