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QUALIFIER 2 PIX: Buttler catapults Rajasthan Royals to IPL final

QUALIFIER 2 PIX: Buttler catapults Rajasthan Royals to IPL final

Rediff.com28 May 2022

Images from the IPL 2022 Qualifier 2 Match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore from the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat on Friday 27th May 2022

Turning Point: Hetmyer's heroics in vain

Turning Point: Hetmyer's heroics in vain

Rediff.com28 Apr 2021

Shimron Hetmyer's magnificent half-century went in vain as Delhi Capitals suffered a slender one-run defeat against Royal Challengers Bangalore in a thrilling IPL encounter in Ahmedabad on Tuesday, April 27, 2021.

IPL PHOTOS: Sunrisers edge MI to keep hopes alive

IPL PHOTOS: Sunrisers edge MI to keep hopes alive

Rediff.com17 May 2022

Rahul Tripathi batted like a man on a mission before Umran Malik sizzled with his pace as Sunrisers Hyderabad kept their slim IPL play-off hopes alive with a narrow three-run win over Mumbai Indians in Mumbai on Tuesday.

Turning Point: Maxwell is RCB's saviour

Turning Point: Maxwell is RCB's saviour

Rediff.com19 Apr 2021

Glenn Maxwell hit his second half-century in a row to power Royal Challengers Bangalore to their best-ever start in the IPL.

PICS: Wightman wins shock 1,500m gold with dad commentating

PICS: Wightman wins shock 1,500m gold with dad commentating

Rediff.com20 Jul 2022

Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Tuesday, Day 5.

Meet India's medallists at Birmingham CWG

Meet India's medallists at Birmingham CWG

Rediff.com9 Aug 2022

Rediff.com introduces you to the athletes who have brought India glory in Birmingham.

Vijay Hazare: Samarth Vyas hits blazing double century

Vijay Hazare: Samarth Vyas hits blazing double century

Rediff.com14 Nov 2022

The duo of Vyas and Desai took the opposing bowlers to the cleaners throughout the innings while stitching a massive first-wicket partnership of 282 runs.

PICS: India whip England in decider to win series 3-2

PICS: India whip England in decider to win series 3-2

Rediff.com20 Mar 2021

Images from the fifth Twenty20 International between India and England, in Ahmedabad, on Saturday.

Bhavinaben scripts history, storms into Paralympics TT final

Bhavinaben scripts history, storms into Paralympics TT final

Rediff.com28 Aug 2021

The 34-year-old Patel, who had surprised even the Indian camp in this Paralympics with her sensational show, stunned China's Miao Zhang 7-11, 11-7, 11-4, 9-11, 11-8 in the semi-final showdown which lasted 34 minutes.

The German Grand Prix was a wet and wild epic

The German Grand Prix was a wet and wild epic

Rediff.com31 Jul 2019

'The phenomenal Max Verstappen was both sloppy and superb in Germany, getting caught out during the first two starts, and even spinning his car around to give the crowd something to gasp at with a Batmobile-esque 360 degree turn. 'After Hamilton crashed and Verstappen sniffed victory, though, he pounced hard, put his foot down, and took a deserved race win,' says Rediff's F1 columnist Raja Sen.

Ole! Spain's La Liga fires up again after old foes unite

Ole! Spain's La Liga fires up again after old foes unite

Rediff.com6 Jun 2020

After an almighty push by all parties concerned, Spain's La Liga roars back into action next week after a three-month pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with matches taking place every day and with everything to play for. The season resumes on Wednesday in bizarre circumstances with the second half of a Segunda Division match between Rayo Vallecano and Albacete that was abandoned in December due to offensive chanting.

PIX: Eintracht stun Barca; West Ham, Rangers in semis

PIX: Eintracht stun Barca; West Ham, Rangers in semis

Rediff.com15 Apr 2022

A summary of Thursday's second leg quarter-final matches in the Europa League.

Alia Bhatt lends her support to Indian football

Alia Bhatt lends her support to Indian football

Rediff.com12 May 2017

Now, the sensational actress has lent her support to Indian football as the country prepares to host the FIFA Under-17 Word Cup in October, later this year.

Street Dancer 3D review

Street Dancer 3D review

Rediff.com24 Jan 2020

Street Dancer 3D is only about cardboard central characters and side-lined sensations doing the same old, same old, says Sukanya Verma.

PIX: Real Madrid win at Getafe; Ramos sees red as PSG held

PIX: Real Madrid win at Getafe; Ramos sees red as PSG held

Rediff.com9 Oct 2022

A summary of Saturday's action in LaLiga, Ligue 1 and the Bundesliga.

Day 6: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Day 6: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

All the top action from Day 6 of the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in Beijing on Thursday.

PICS: Royals Kate-Meghan, UK PM May at Wimbledon final

PICS: Royals Kate-Meghan, UK PM May at Wimbledon final

Rediff.com14 Jul 2019

So while Halep went about dominating Serena, here are some famous people who got a ringside view of the action

IOC releases COVID-19 regulations for Tokyo Olympics

IOC releases COVID-19 regulations for Tokyo Olympics

Rediff.com11 Jul 2021

The Games' Sport-Specific Regulations (SSR) has been developed jointly by IOC and the IFs to determine the impact of a confirmed positive COVID-19 case and its management in competition formats and structures.

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards

Wrestler Vinesh Phogat nominated for Laureus World Sports Awards

Rediff.com17 Jan 2019

Ace Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat has become the first Indian to receive a nomination in the prestigious Laureus World Sports Awards to be held, in Monaco, on February 18.

Why Morgan's return is a big boost for KKR

Why Morgan's return is a big boost for KKR

Rediff.com22 Sep 2020

Eoin Morgan could well be the 'ice' to Andre Russell's 'fire' as England's World Cup winning captain gets ready to complement the pyrotechnics of the big-hitting Jamaican when Kolkata Knight Riders take the field in this year's Indian Premier League.

IPL PIX: Russell roars again as KKR snap losing streak

IPL PIX: Russell roars again as KKR snap losing streak

Rediff.com29 Apr 2019

Kolkata Knight Riders snapped their six-match losing streak with a 34-run win over Mumbai Indians in a high-scoring IPL game.

Day 2: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Day 2: What's hot at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Rediff.com6 Feb 2022

Home favourite Su Yiming of China made his Olympic debut on Sunday and received a standing ovation in return.

Raikkonen leads the way to Spain

Raikkonen leads the way to Spain

Rediff.com26 Apr 2008

Ferrari's world champion Kimi Raikkonen will lead the way when Formula One returns to Barcelona this weekend for the first race of the season in Europe. The Finn is top of the standings after the first three long-haul races, a novel sensation for a driver who won his title by clawing back a 17-point deficit in the last two rounds of 2007.

Raikkonen leads the way to Spain

Raikkonen leads the way to Spain

Rediff.com24 Apr 2008

Ferrari's world champion Kimi Raikkonen will lead the way when Formula One returns to Barcelona this weekend for the first race of the season in Europe. The Finn is top of the standings after the first three long-haul races, something of a novel sensation for a driver who won his title by clawing back a 17-point deficit in the last two rounds of 2007. Only once before, with McLaren in 2003, has he returned to Europe in such a position of strength.

Shastri's ability to infuse confidence in youngsters is unbelievable: Gavaskar

Shastri's ability to infuse confidence in youngsters is unbelievable: Gavaskar

Rediff.com24 Apr 2021

Effusive in his praise for Indian team's head coach Ravi Shastri, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Saturday called him an "incredible" mentor with an "unbelievable" ability to motivate youngsters even in their lowest phases.

Verstappen earns comparisons with Senna, Schumacher

Verstappen earns comparisons with Senna, Schumacher

Rediff.com14 Nov 2016

Max Verstappen was compared to Formula One greats Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher on Sunday after the Dutch teenager's sensational drive to third place in a wet and chaotic Brazilian Grand Prix. Even father and former racer Jos, the 19-year-old Red Bull driver's biggest fan and fiercest critic, was astonished. "What Max showed here today was really special," he said of a race likely to go down in the sport's annals as one for the ages. In the last 15 laps, after a change to extreme wet tyres, Verstappen passed more than half the starting grid as he went from 16th place to the podium.

World Athletics puts the brakes on Nike's shoes

World Athletics puts the brakes on Nike's shoes

Rediff.com31 Jan 2020

The sport's governing body (WA) said that with immediate effect and for elite competition only, road shoes must have soles no thicker than 40mm and not contain more than one rigid, embedded plate.

La Liga: Relentless Real beat Barca to take lead

La Liga: Relentless Real beat Barca to take lead

Rediff.com11 Apr 2021

Zinedine Zidane's side joined Atletico Madrid on 66 points and moved top of the table

Top performer: Samson's Royal showing knocks out Kings

Top performer: Samson's Royal showing knocks out Kings

Rediff.com23 Sep 2020

The Rajasthan Royals wicketkeeper-batsmen showed his class with an outstanding exhibition of strokeplay leaving the hapless Chennai Super Kings bowlers stunned, at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Tuesday.

The incredibly odd world we live in!

The incredibly odd world we live in!

Rediff.com5 Apr 2017

We know it's mad, mad world and these images prove it!

French Open: Sense of normality returns; Thiem ousted

French Open: Sense of normality returns; Thiem ousted

Rediff.com23 May 2022

Thousands of mask-free spectators flocked into the stadium

Football: Newcastle stun Leicester to ensure safety

Football: Newcastle stun Leicester to ensure safety

Rediff.com8 May 2021

Leicester pushed forward after the interval but were caught out on the break in the 64th minute when Ritchie's pass released Wilson who coolly rounded Schmeichel before sliding home.

Will it be cricket or football? Versatile Bolt spoilt for choice

Will it be cricket or football? Versatile Bolt spoilt for choice

Rediff.com15 Oct 2013

Jamaican sprint king Usain Bolt, who has already conquered the racing track with six Olympic gold medals, may switch to cricket or football after the 2016 Games in Rio de Janerio.

Teen shuttler Lakshya counts losses amid lockdown

Teen shuttler Lakshya counts losses amid lockdown

Rediff.com27 Apr 2020

With five titles under his belt, Lakshya Sen was racing towards the top echelons of international badminton before his stunning run was halted by the coronavirus pandemic, which brought all sporting action to a halt across the world. With the world in lockdown to contain the deadly disease, Lakshya too is enduring the uncertain times within the confines of his apartment, near the Prakash Padukone Badminton Academy (PPBA) in Bengaluru.

T20 WC PIX: Pakistan down New Zealand for second win

T20 WC PIX: Pakistan down New Zealand for second win

Rediff.com26 Oct 2021

Images from the T20 World Cup Super 12s match between New Zealand and Pakistan, in Sharjah, on Tuesday.

Boston blasts: 'It felt like a huge cannon'

Boston blasts: 'It felt like a huge cannon'

Rediff.com16 Apr 2013

A 78-year-old veteran American runner, knocked down by the huge impact of the two bombs that hit the Boston Marathon, has become an Internet sensation after he managed to get up and finish the race.

Asian Athletics Day 2: India athletes bag four golds amid drama

Asian Athletics Day 2: India athletes bag four golds amid drama

Rediff.com7 Jul 2017

India continued its fine run at the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships, winning four gold medals so far on a rain-hit second day of the competition in Bhubaneswar.

PICS: Royal Challengers too good for Rajasthan Royals

PICS: Royal Challengers too good for Rajasthan Royals

Rediff.com3 Oct 2020

Images from Saturday's IPL match between Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Abu Dhabi.

Katrina, Malaika: Meet the head turners of 2019

Katrina, Malaika: Meet the head turners of 2019

Rediff.com27 Dec 2019

Meet the showstoppers who stole our hearts in 2019.

Hockey captain Rani recommended for Khel Ratna

Hockey captain Rani recommended for Khel Ratna

Rediff.com2 Jun 2020

Rani Rampal led the team to historic victories in the Women's Asia Cup in 2017, silver at the 2018 Asian Games and played a critical role in the FIH Olympic Qualifiers in 2019 by scoring the deciding goal that helped India qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.