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No one makes sexual harassment claims on a whim: Dahiya

No one makes sexual harassment claims on a whim: Dahiya

Rediff.com19 Jan 2023

'Yesterday, all the players spoke openly...the players who live in the camp have more interaction with the Federation, they have shared their experiences there.'

Sports Shorts: Villa makes surprise return to Spain squad

Sports Shorts: Villa makes surprise return to Spain squad

Rediff.com25 Aug 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Friday.

May 21 deadline for arrest of WFI President; Vinesh says protest not hijacked

May 21 deadline for arrest of WFI President; Vinesh says protest not hijacked

Rediff.com7 May 2023

The committee advising the wrestlers have set a deadline for the arrest of the WFI President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Sports Shorts: Irfan become first Indian athlete to qualify for 2020 Olympics

Sports Shorts: Irfan become first Indian athlete to qualify for 2020 Olympics

Rediff.com17 Mar 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday

Sports Shorts: Olympic champ Phelps suspended for six months

Sports Shorts: Olympic champ Phelps suspended for six months

Rediff.com7 Oct 2014

American swimmer Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, was suspended for six months by USA Swimming on Monday following his recent arrest on a drunken driving charge.

Sports Shorts: Badminton star Chong Wei diagnosed with nose cancer

Sports Shorts: Badminton star Chong Wei diagnosed with nose cancer

Rediff.com22 Sep 2018

A summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday

Sports Shorts: Guess which is the 'dirtiest' Premier League team

Sports Shorts: Guess which is the 'dirtiest' Premier League team

Rediff.com20 Oct 2017

Everton have been handed the dubious distinction of being the 'dirtiest' Premier League team after a study on the all-time cards and fouls by www.dirtyteams.co.uk.

Sports Shorts: Indian archery coach suspended for alleged misconduct

Sports Shorts: Indian archery coach suspended for alleged misconduct

Rediff.com18 Oct 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Wednesday

Busted! 10 famous sports persons nailed for doping

Busted! 10 famous sports persons nailed for doping

Rediff.com12 Nov 2014

Following badminton World No 1 Lee Chong Wei's provisional ban, Rediff.com brings you ten top sports persons who gave in to drugs - one of the mighty perils that has affected modern sporting culture.

Sri Lanka bowling coach banned, skipper Mathews to meet police

Sri Lanka bowling coach banned, skipper Mathews to meet police

Rediff.com19 Jan 2016

Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews will appear before police on Tuesday to record a statement in connection with a match-fixing scandal that has led to the suspension of a fast bowling coach.

Qatar World Cup: Minor offences won't result in arrest

Qatar World Cup: Minor offences won't result in arrest

Rediff.com21 Sep 2022

Qatar is trying to strike between respecting religious traditions and accommodating the raucous exuberance of more than a million visiting soccer fans.

Corruption eating vitals of country's economy: Allahabad HC

Corruption eating vitals of country's economy: Allahabad HC

Rediff.com2 Feb 2023

The applicant allegedly indulged in a conspiracy with the officers of the Noida Development Authority funnelled several crores of rupees from the public fund released for the construction of a cricket stadium with a pavilion building at Integrated sports complex at Noida.

Champions League: Napoli thrash Liverpool; Barcelona win

Champions League: Napoli thrash Liverpool; Barcelona win

Rediff.com8 Sep 2022

A round-up of Wednesday's action in the UEFA Champions League.

Sports Shorts: US team doctor Nassar pleads guilty to sexual conduct

Sports Shorts: US team doctor Nassar pleads guilty to sexual conduct

Rediff.com30 Nov 2017

A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Thursday

Why some Iranians want their own country banned from World Cup

Why some Iranians want their own country banned from World Cup

Rediff.com2 Nov 2022

A group of current and former Iranian sportspeople say they have no choice but to turn on their own country, citing what they called state-sponsored violence and discrimination against ordinary Iranians, especially women.

Barsoton, Jisa rewrite course records at Kolkata 25K Marathon

Barsoton, Jisa rewrite course records at Kolkata 25K Marathon

Rediff.com18 Dec 2022

Leonard Barsoton of Kenya and Ethiopia-based Bahraini athlete Desi Jisa set new course records in the men's and women's elite international section en route to winning titles at the Tata Steel Kolkata 25K marathon.

IOC urges India isolation after Pakistani athletes denied visas

IOC urges India isolation after Pakistani athletes denied visas

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

The IOC said the refusal of visas for competitors went against the principles of the Olympic charter relating to discrimination and political interference from the host country.

Vijender wins gold at World Police Games

Vijender wins gold at World Police Games

Rediff.com4 Sep 2011

India's ace boxer Vijender Singh struck gold and also bagged the 'Best Boxer' award as Indian pugilists rounded off a reasonably successful campaign with two gold medals, a similar number of silver and a bronze medal at the World Police and Fire Games.

Paris attacks aftermath: Heightened security for 'El Clasico'; French league on alert

Paris attacks aftermath: Heightened security for 'El Clasico'; French league on alert

Rediff.com19 Nov 2015

'We are on anti-terrorist alert four (with five a very high risk) and there will be extensive security so as to guarantee that the match takes place with complete normality'

WC: Germany wants FIFA to take a call on human rights

WC: Germany wants FIFA to take a call on human rights

Rediff.com18 Nov 2022

"Such a slogan is not a political decision you can choose to take. It is about human rights and they are universal and binding around the world," Neuendorf said.

Curfew imposed in Lima; Indian shooters' WC campaign to continue

Curfew imposed in Lima; Indian shooters' WC campaign to continue

Rediff.com5 Apr 2022

The Indian men's skeet team stayed back to participate in their event

The final hours before Shane Warne died...

The final hours before Shane Warne died...

Rediff.com7 Mar 2022

Shane Warne offered gifts of his old cricket clothing and ate the traditional Australian snack of Vegemite on toast in the final hours before his death on Friday, an associate of the cricketing great said.

Football's reputation at stake! Swiss police raid UEFA headquarters

Football's reputation at stake! Swiss police raid UEFA headquarters

Rediff.com7 Apr 2016

Swiss police raided the headquarters of the European soccer body UEFA on Wednesday to gather information about a contract signed by Gianni Infantino, now head of the global soccer body FIFA, that was reported in the Panama Papers.

India pays for denying Pak shooters visas

India pays for denying Pak shooters visas

Rediff.com22 Feb 2019

IOC 'suspends discussions' with India for hosting global events

Manchester United's Greenwood arrested for rape, assault

Manchester United's Greenwood arrested for rape, assault

Rediff.com31 Jan 2022

He was later suspended by the club on Sunday.

La Liga clubs Villarreal, Getafe deny match-fixing

La Liga clubs Villarreal, Getafe deny match-fixing

Rediff.com16 May 2020

Spanish soccer clubs Villarreal and Getafe have denied any wrongdoing after national media reported on Friday that police are investigating possible match-fixing in a 2-2 draw between the two clubs in La Liga last year. Newspaper El Pais reported that the match was being looked at as part of Operation Oikos, which was launched last year and led to 11 people being arrested on suspicion of forming a match-fixing group to profit from betting on games.

PICS: Liverpool, Chelsea play out drab draw

PICS: Liverpool, Chelsea play out drab draw

Rediff.com22 Jan 2023

Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.

Has Messi played his last game for Barcelona?

Has Messi played his last game for Barcelona?

Rediff.com21 May 2021

Messi's contract expires at the end of June and there has been no announcement on an extension.

'Sexual harassment', doping rocks swim championships

'Sexual harassment', doping rocks swim championships

Rediff.com28 Jul 2019

South Korean police have arrested a foreign athlete competing at the World Aquatics Championships in Gwangju for suspected sexual harassment at a nightclub, a South Korean police official said on Sunday.

Tour de France likely minus spectators?

Tour de France likely minus spectators?

Rediff.com26 Mar 2020

France's Sports Minister has given no assurance of the likelihood of the Tour de France being held this year.

British GP could go ahead despite quarantine restrictions

British GP could go ahead despite quarantine restrictions

Rediff.com11 May 2020

Formula One is working to put on a British Grand Prix in July even if the country imposes quarantine measures on visitors during the COVID-19 crisis, F1 sources said.

IOB, Punjab Police cagers in semis

IOB, Punjab Police cagers in semis

Rediff.com24 Apr 2003

They easily beat Tisco and Vijaya Bank in the Federation Cup basketball tournament.

Athletes banned from protesting at Olympics, confirms IOC

Athletes banned from protesting at Olympics, confirms IOC

Rediff.com10 Jun 2020

he International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed that athletes are still banned from protesting at the Olympic Games after several sports moved to allow protests in the wake of George Floyd's death in police custody. Rule 50 of the Olympic Charter states "no kind of demonstration or political, religious or racial propaganda is permitted in any Olympic sites, venues or other areas." Athletes who breach the rule are subject to discipline on a case-by-case basis and the IOC issued guidelines in January clarifying that banned protests include taking a knee and other gestures.

What Man City must do to finish off PSG

What Man City must do to finish off PSG

Rediff.com3 May 2021

City hold a 2-1 lead after an impressive performance in Paris last week and Guardiola's men are within touching distance of their first Champions League final.

Lisbon ready for Champions League after subduing COVID-19

Lisbon ready for Champions League after subduing COVID-19

Rediff.com11 Aug 2020

With supporters not allowed to attend matches and even the numbers of media tightly limited, there will be no boost in business for local bars and restaurants.

Snapshots from around the Premier League

Snapshots from around the Premier League

Rediff.com1 Apr 2022

Updates from around the different clubs in the English Premier League

That Dangerous Fix Called Addiction

That Dangerous Fix Called Addiction

Rediff.com24 Feb 2023

It is worth thinking about the deeper reasons that make people depend, often against their wishes, upon substances that ruin their health and their relationships, observes Chintan Girish Modi.

Sports Shorts: Real's Croatia midfielder Modric suffers injury blow

Sports Shorts: Real's Croatia midfielder Modric suffers injury blow

Rediff.com18 Nov 2014

Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric is set to miss the rest of the year with a thigh injury, the La Liga leaders said in a statement on Monday.

Sports Shorts: 'A dozen idiots cost Serbia home support'

Sports Shorts: 'A dozen idiots cost Serbia home support'

Rediff.com14 Nov 2014

A senseless pitch invasion by Serbian fans in last month's Euro 2016 home qualifier against Albania has cost the Balkan nation dearly and the team fear the ramifications ahead of Friday's match against Denmark, Nemanja Matic said.

WTA welcome dialogue with Osaka over PC boycott

WTA welcome dialogue with Osaka over PC boycott

Rediff.com28 May 2021

French Tennis Federation (FFT) President Gilles Moretton described Osaka's action as a "phenomenal mistake".