News for 'prize money'

Rahul Roy wins Bigg Boss

Rahul Roy wins Bigg Boss

Rediff.com27 Jan 2007

Rahul Roy takes home a prize money of Rs 50 lakh.

Diana Hayden: Monica, Rahul most selfish

Diana Hayden: Monica, Rahul most selfish

Rediff.com10 Nov 2008

Former Miss World Diana Hayden is the latest housemate to be evicted from Bigg Boss house. The former beauty queen, who got into the house through a wild card, expressed her displeasure about the dirty games and much more.

Bopanna-Mergea stumble on final hurdle in Halle

Bopanna-Mergea stumble on final hurdle in Halle

Rediff.com22 Jun 2015

Rohan Bopanna and Florin Mergea ended runners-up at the ATP Gerry Weber Open following a surprise straight set defeat at the hands of Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram, in Halle, Germany on Sunday.

Entrepreneurs: Win Rs 2,00,000

Entrepreneurs: Win Rs 2,00,000

Rediff.com16 Nov 2005

The Indian Institute of Management-Kozhikode invites would-be entrepreneurs, start-ups and incubators to showcase their business ideas at IDEA 2006 and win Rs 2,00,000.

Federer is the richest tennis player ever

Federer is the richest tennis player ever

Rediff.com17 Oct 2008

World number two Roger Federer has surpassed Pete Sampras to become the all-time leader in career prize money earnings in men's tennis, the ATP said on Thursday. The five-times US Open champion took his career earnings to over US $ 43.3 million at the Madrid Masters this week.

Boxing Worlds: Tough challenge for Nikhat, Lovlina

Boxing Worlds: Tough challenge for Nikhat, Lovlina

Rediff.com15 Mar 2023

Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain will look to find their footing in new weight categories with the 2024 Paris Olympic Games approaching.

Stanford T-20 match under threat

Stanford T-20 match under threat

Rediff.com8 Oct 2008

The $20 million Twenty20 Stanford match between England and an all-star West Indies team could be in doubt after the Caribbean islands' board lost a High Court case.

Commonwealth honour for Indian writer

Commonwealth honour for Indian writer

Rediff.com19 Nov 2007

While Hema Raman won the prize for the Asia region, Zambian Ellen Banda-Aaku's 'Sozi's Box' won the overall prize.

Can Shah Rukh recreate Amitabh's magic?

Can Shah Rukh recreate Amitabh's magic?

Rediff.com27 Nov 2006

Can Shah Rukh Khan live up to Amitabh Bachchan as the Kaun Banega Crorepati anchor?

Rs 1.25 crore for I-League

Rs 1.25 crore for I-League

Rediff.com24 Sep 2008

Prize-money of Rs 1.25 crore is up for grabs in the second edition of the ONGC-sponsored I-League football tournament, which gets underway on Friday. The winners of India's premier club competition will earn Rs 50 lakh, while the runners-up will get Rs 28 lakh. The third and fourth-placed teams will get Rs 20 lakh and Rs 10 lakh respectively.

Federer, Nadal kick in $170,000 for Aus bushfire relief

Federer, Nadal kick in $170,000 for Aus bushfire relief

Rediff.com15 Jan 2020

World number one Nadal made the announcement at Melbourne Park's Rod Laver Arena during the "Rally for Relief" event.

Serena's brand will stay strong post-retirement

Serena's brand will stay strong post-retirement

Rediff.com3 Sep 2022

Serena Williams appeared to suggest last month that she would end her playing career at the U.S. Ope

Pro tennis set to resume in Australia after lockdown

Pro tennis set to resume in Australia after lockdown

Rediff.com24 Jun 2020

Players will compete for A$450,000 (249,624) in the series, with matches taking place at closed stadiums and under strict biosecurity protocols in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

Renamed Masters Cup to move to London in 2009

Renamed Masters Cup to move to London in 2009

Rediff.com3 Jul 2007

The prestigious end-of-season Masters Cup will switch from Shanghai to London from 2009, the ATP men's tennis tour announced on Tuesday.

Venus books date with Sharapova

Venus books date with Sharapova

Rediff.com2 Jul 2007

The American was one game away from tumbling out but, as rain began to fall again on the grasscourt tournament, she outsmarted Akiko Morigami 6-2 3-6 7-5.

International Women's Day: World Athletics makes new equality pledge

International Women's Day: World Athletics makes new equality pledge

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

World Athletics has marked International Women's Day with a series of pledges to "further advance the role of girls and women" in the sport under the campaign slogan "WeGrowAthletics."

Rs 3.24 crore for ICL 20s World Series

Rs 3.24 crore for ICL 20s World Series

Rediff.com8 Apr 2008

The Indian Cricket League announced a prize-money corpus of Rs 3.24 crore for its upcoming 'ICL 20s World Series 2008', from April 9 to 15, at a press conference in Hyderabad on Tuesday. The winners of the tournament, to be played at the Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium, Hyderabad, stand to gain Rs 1.25 crore, the runners-up Rs 75 lakh and the third-placed team Rs 50 lakh.

IPL winner will get Rs 4.8 crore

IPL winner will get Rs 4.8 crore

Rediff.com4 Apr 2008

The runner-up of the inaugural tournament, which is offering Rs 12 crore prize-money, will be richer by Rs 2.4 crore, while even the team finishing last gets Rs 40 lakh.

Kidambi stuns Petrosian, Humpy held

Kidambi stuns Petrosian, Humpy held

Rediff.com26 Apr 2007

Sundararajan Kidambi took a giant stride towards his second GM norm by stunning the Armenian Grandmaster in the fourth round of the Dubai Chess Championship.

WTA attacks French Open organisers

WTA attacks French Open organisers

Rediff.com4 Apr 2006

The WTA Tour has criticised French Open organisers for awarding more prize money to the men competitors

ITF: Sunitha-Aurelie lose in final

ITF: Sunitha-Aurelie lose in final

Rediff.com14 Mar 2008

Sunitha Rao and her French partner Aurelie Vedy went down fighting against top-seeded Chinese combination of Chun-Mei Ji and Sheng-Nan Sun in the doubles final of the $ 50,000 ITF women's event in New Delhi on Friday.

Sauber, Force India lodge complaints against Formula One

Sauber, Force India lodge complaints against Formula One

Rediff.com29 Sep 2015

Second-tier Formula One teams Sauber and Force India lodged official complaints with the EU's competition regulator, alleging that the sport's governing body mismanages prize money.

Zee TV announces parallel cricket league

Zee TV announces parallel cricket league

Rediff.com3 Apr 2007

At a press conference in New Delhi, Subhash Chandra announced that the league will be floated with a corpus of Rs 100 crore, and will offer top prize money of $ 1 million

Sahara gets unsolicited offers for prized hotel assets

Sahara gets unsolicited offers for prized hotel assets

Rediff.com12 Mar 2014

Embroiled in a major crisis back home, Indian conglomerate Sahara has got unsolicited offers for at least three prized assets -- London's Grosvenor House and New York's Plaza and Dreams Downtown hotels.

Wimbledon buries another old custom

Wimbledon buries another old custom

Rediff.com23 Feb 2007

Wimbledon finally dragged itself into the 21st century as it announced equal prize money for women.

Top Asians for snooker doubles

Top Asians for snooker doubles

Rediff.com9 Dec 2005

Asian champion Jin Long of China and former continental winner Yasin Merchant are among the cueists for the Reid and Taylor Bombay Gymkhana Instant tournament.

'Black swan events are becoming increasingly frequent'

'Black swan events are becoming increasingly frequent'

Rediff.com6 Nov 2023

If the war in the Israel-Gaza region escalates into a larger West Asian conflict, it could pose problems.

Qureshi clinches first Challenger title

Qureshi clinches first Challenger title

Rediff.com1 Dec 2007

Aisam Qureshi beat Korea's An Jae Sung in the final to capture his first ATP Challenger title.

ICICI, HDFC plan to sell 50% stake in Prize Petro

ICICI, HDFC plan to sell 50% stake in Prize Petro

Rediff.com2 Nov 2010

HPCL holds 50 per cent in Prize Petroleum while ICICI Bank has 35 per cent, ICICI Ventures 10 per cent and HDFC Bank 5 per cent.

Moya to play in Chennai Open

Moya to play in Chennai Open

Rediff.com13 Nov 2007

"I always look forward to coming to India and especially Chennai. I have some very fond memories of playing at Chennai Open and would love to improve my performance in 2008 in starting the season on a bright note. I am confident of raising my game to the highest level," Carlos Moya said.

500 fans to be allowed for World TeamTennis matches

500 fans to be allowed for World TeamTennis matches

Rediff.com26 May 2020

World TeamTennis, an innovative mixed-gender professional tennis league, will start from July 5 at the Greenbrier, West Virginia, and up to 500 fans will be allowed to attend matches during its three-week season, tournament organisers said on Tuesday. WTT said it would adhere to all health and safety protocols required by authorities to ensure the well-being of its players, coaches and essential staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jhalak Winner: 'Want Mercedes, Elsa Doll House'

Jhalak Winner: 'Want Mercedes, Elsa Doll House'

Rediff.com28 Nov 2022

Assam's Gunjan Sinha, 8, won the 10th edition of the dance show Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa and she couldn't quite control her excitement.

Drashti Dhami wins Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6

Drashti Dhami wins Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa 6

Rediff.com16 Sep 2013

The television actress beat singer Shaan and dancer Lauren Gotlieb.

Top buys of IPL Auction 2024

Top buys of IPL Auction 2024

Rediff.com19 Dec 2023

Astronomical Rs 24.75 crore bid makes Starc most expensive player in IPL history

Ghosal qualifies for British Open

Ghosal qualifies for British Open

Rediff.com20 Sep 2007

The Indian advanced to the main draw of the British Open Squash with a straight-game victory over Aaron Frankcomb.

Ghosal, Ritwik final qualifiers

Ghosal, Ritwik final qualifiers

Rediff.com19 Sep 2007

Saurav Ghosal and Ritwik Bhattacharya are a step away from entering the main draw of the British Open Squash Championships after advancing to the finals of the qualifiers in Manchester.

Henin rejects five sets for women

Henin rejects five sets for women

Rediff.com3 Jul 2007

Justine Henin's stroll into the Wimbledon quarter-finals, losing just 15 games in four rounds, may not be helping the argument that women are earning their equal share of this year's prize money.

Merchant beats Joshi in exciting opener

Merchant beats Joshi in exciting opener

Rediff.com27 Jun 2007

India No 1 Alok Kumar also got off to a good start when he beat Ashok Shandilya on the opening day of the MIG All India Invitation Snooker Tournament.

Ashok Kumar widens lead

Ashok Kumar widens lead

Rediff.com5 May 2007

The 25-year-old Delhi-based golfer led the field in the Rs 70-lakh Crompton Greaves Golf Open, the richest prize-money tournament in India.