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Woods likely to lose No 1 ranking to Mickelson

Woods likely to lose No 1 ranking to Mickelson

Rediff.com4 May 2010

Tiger Woods's 258-week reign as World No 1 could be ended by fellow American Phil Mickelson on Sunday.

Ice-cool Morikawa wins blazing hot British Open

Ice-cool Morikawa wins blazing hot British Open

Rediff.com19 Jul 2021

Morikawa barely missed a fairway all day as he made four birdies and dropped no shots, showing incredible composure

An honest letter to Tiger Woods

An honest letter to Tiger Woods

Rediff.com4 Apr 2017

Change your game. You should play with a new game of shorter drives and enter tournaments where length off the tees is not so critical, writes Siddharth Shriram in a note to the golfing great.

An honest letter to Tiger Woods

An honest letter to Tiger Woods

Rediff.com4 Apr 2017

Change your game. You should play with a new game of shorter drives and enter tournaments where length off the tees is not so critical, writes Siddharth Shriram in a note to the golfing great.

Lahiri wins Haryana Open

Lahiri wins Haryana Open

Rediff.com27 Sep 2009

Anirban Lahiri posted a steady 69 in the final round of the Aircel-PGTI's Haryana Open 2009 to clinch his maiden professional title in Panchkula on Sunday.

SEE: Will Dhoni take up shooting after cricket?

SEE: Will Dhoni take up shooting after cricket?

Rediff.com17 Aug 2020

The Walther rifle imported by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who retired from international cricket on Saturday, is the same model which another champion sportsperson, Abhinav Bindra, had used to win a historic individual gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.

Tiger Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving in Florida

Tiger Woods pleads guilty to reckless driving in Florida

Rediff.com28 Oct 2017

Tiger Woods on Friday pleaded guilty in a Florida court to reckless driving and entered a programme for first-time offenders, avoiding a conviction on the charge of driving under the influence (DUI) last spring.

Chowrasia, Lahiri take charge at King's Cup

Chowrasia, Lahiri take charge at King's Cup

Rediff.com27 Nov 2014

India's S S P Chowrasia showed his resolve to win again while compatriot Anirban Lahiri fired an ominous warnings to his rivals when they took a share of the opening round lead at the King's Cup on Thursday.

Sports Shorts: Sharmila first Indian to qualify for China LPGA Tour

Sports Shorts: Sharmila first Indian to qualify for China LPGA Tour

Rediff.com10 Feb 2018

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

Sports Shorts: 'Neeraj recovering without complications'

Sports Shorts: 'Neeraj recovering without complications'

Rediff.com16 May 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday

Kohli only Indian in world's highest paid athletes' list

Kohli only Indian in world's highest paid athletes' list

Rediff.com8 Jun 2017

Indian cricket captain Virat Kohli is the sole sportsperson from the country to feature among the world's 100 highest paid athletes in the latest Forbes list topped by soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo.

Five top-flight UK clubs caught up in soccer abuse scandal, state police

Five top-flight UK clubs caught up in soccer abuse scandal, state police

Rediff.com31 Jan 2017

Five English Premier League and three Championship (second tier) soccer clubs are being investigated in relation to allegations of widespread historical child sex abuse in the sport dating back to the 1970s, British police said on Monday.

Top golfers resign from PGAI

Top golfers resign from PGAI

Rediff.com5 Oct 2006

More than 70 top golfers, including Jyoti Randhawa, Gaurav Ghei and Shiv Kapur, are set for launching a Tour of their own.

Ashok Kumar clinches title

Ashok Kumar clinches title

Rediff.com6 May 2007

Ashok Kumar fired a four-under 66 to set a new tournament record on way to clinch the top prize of Rs 11.34 lakh.

Spotted: Arjun Atwal in Gurgaon

Spotted: Arjun Atwal in Gurgaon

Rediff.com16 Mar 2007

Reader Balaji sent us a picture of golfer Arjun Atwal from Delhi.

Indra Nooyi: 'Female leaders have it much tougher'

Indra Nooyi: 'Female leaders have it much tougher'

Rediff.com8 Mar 2022

'Women's voices are too high or too low, or they are seen as too short or too tall, or too fat or too thin, to be great leaders.' 'These judgments wear us down.'

Kapur seals 2007 European card

Kapur seals 2007 European card

Rediff.com28 Aug 2006

Shiv Kapur finished tied 65th in his first appearance in a World Golf Championships series tournament.

Mann wins Surya Nepal Masters

Mann wins Surya Nepal Masters

Rediff.com17 Dec 2005

Gurbaaz Mann, who narrowly missed winning his first professional title at the 2004 tournament, won this year's event with a nine-under 207.

Jyoti leads a strong field

Jyoti leads a strong field

Rediff.com12 Sep 2005

Six Pakistanis are in the fray for the Hero Honda Open South golf tournament.

Aditi in joint lead at Qatar; closes in on second title in row

Aditi in joint lead at Qatar; closes in on second title in row

Rediff.com25 Nov 2016

Aditi Ashok put herself in line for a second straight title as she moved into shared lead at the end of the third round of the Qatar Ladies Open, in Doha on Friday.

Lyle holds early lead

Lyle holds early lead

Rediff.com3 Mar 2005

Randhawa secures third appearance in British Open

Randhawa secures third appearance in British Open

Rediff.com31 Mar 2004

The Indian ace shared medallist honours with Australian duo Kim Felton and Scott Barr in the International Final Qualifying Asia.

Battle of sexes becoming bore

Battle of sexes becoming bore

Rediff.com17 Feb 2004

Ashok Kumar sets new course record

Ashok Kumar sets new course record

Rediff.com16 Sep 2004

A career-best score gave the Delhi golfer a new course record, with a 10-under par 62, midway through the four-round Hindu Open.

Shiv Kapur triumphs

Shiv Kapur triumphs

Rediff.com10 Sep 2004

The Asian Games golf gold medallist scored a single stroke victory over four-time champion Mukesh Kumar to win the Amby Valley-MGC Open title.

Shiv Kapur set for pro debut

Shiv Kapur set for pro debut

Rediff.com18 Aug 2004

The 22-year-old Asian Games gold medallist will make a much-anticipated professional debut at the Tianjin TEDA Open on Thursday.

Australian golfer Allenby kidnapped and robbed in Hawaii

Australian golfer Allenby kidnapped and robbed in Hawaii

Rediff.com18 Jan 2015

Australian golfer Robert Allenby was recovering on Saturday from facial injuries after he was kidnapped, beaten, robbed and dumped in a park in Honolulu.

Five Indians for Dunhill Links tourney

Five Indians for Dunhill Links tourney

Rediff.com24 Sep 2003

Kapil Dev will join Jyoti Randhawa, Arjun Atwal, Amandeep Johl and Arjun Singh in the highest prize-money tournament on the European PGA Tour.\n\n

Woods misses cut at Funai Classic

Woods misses cut at Funai Classic

Rediff.com23 Oct 2005

Tiger Woods failed to make the cut in a U.S. PGA Tour event for just the fourth time as a professional but the second time this season.

Vote: India's Sportsperson of 2015

Vote: India's Sportsperson of 2015

Rediff.com27 Dec 2015

Leander Paes... Sania Mirza... Pankaj Advani.. Saina Nehwal... Ravichandran Ashwin... Anirban Lahiri... Vijender Singh... Who is India's Sportsperson of 2015?

Leander Paes shines in DHL Challenge pro-am

Leander Paes shines in DHL Challenge pro-am

Rediff.com2 Feb 2003

The Indian tennis ace combined brilliantly with Indrajit Bhalotia, Akshay Kilachand and Puneet Chaddha to emerge tops in the tournament.

Jeev finishes tied-26th

Jeev finishes tied-26th

Rediff.com28 Sep 2003

Masahiro Kuramoto won the Acom International for his first won in six years.

Former England batsman Pietersen calls time on playing career

Former England batsman Pietersen calls time on playing career

Rediff.com17 Mar 2018

Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen appeared to have brought the curtain down on his cricket playing career on Saturday, announcing his decision to step away from the game in a series of messages on social media.

The good, bad and ugly part of Tiger's first PGA Tour in 17 months

The good, bad and ugly part of Tiger's first PGA Tour in 17 months

Rediff.com27 Jan 2017

Tiger Woods produced the good, the bad and the ugly in his first PGA Tour start in 17 months on Thursday while Olympic champion Justin Rose set the early pace in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open.

Feroz Ali's team wins Tata Steel Open Pro-Am

Feroz Ali's team wins Tata Steel Open Pro-Am

Rediff.com4 Dec 2002

Rahul Ganapathy and Ashok Kumar's teams finished second and third respectively.\n\n

Revival in sight for India's real estate

Revival in sight for India's real estate

Rediff.com5 Nov 2014

The total demand has remained subdued mainly due to high interest rates and property prices.

UK players want lighter penalties for recreational drugs

UK players want lighter penalties for recreational drugs

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

A union representing British sportsmen and women has launched legal action in Switzerland to try to ensure more sympathetic treatment for athletes caught using recreational drugs.

'Politics in Indian cricket was sickening'

'Politics in Indian cricket was sickening'

Rediff.com30 Nov 2018

'I was actually appointed captain for the West Indies tour (in 1971).' 'But Mr Vijay Merchant (the then chairman of the selectors) didn't like me nor did he like 'Tiger' Pataudi. He thought we were far too flamboyant.' 'He made Ajit Wadekar captain.'

Tiger & Co... the fuss about Ryder Cup's opening tee

Tiger & Co... the fuss about Ryder Cup's opening tee

Rediff.com27 Sep 2018

Nearly every player who has lifted a club at the Ryder Cup has described that moment standing on the first tee as one of the most nervous of their professional lives.