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Sports Shorts: NBA star Curry agrees to NASA offer

Sports Shorts: NBA star Curry agrees to NASA offer

Rediff.com14 Dec 2018

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday

After 14 years exile, Serena Williams returns to Indian Wells

After 14 years exile, Serena Williams returns to Indian Wells

Rediff.com5 Feb 2015

Serena Williams has buried the hatchet and will return to Indian Wells.

Football Focus: Super Cup loss hurts, says Lionel Messi

Football Focus: Super Cup loss hurts, says Lionel Messi

Rediff.com10 Jan 2020

News of all that transpired on and off the football field on Friday

No fairytale ending for Terry at Chelsea

No fairytale ending for Terry at Chelsea

Rediff.com1 Feb 2016

Chelsea captain John Terry will leave the Premier League champions when his contract expires at the end of the season, he told British media on Sunday.

PIX: Italy continue unbeaten run; Germany, England win

PIX: Italy continue unbeaten run; Germany, England win

Rediff.com6 Sep 2021

Images from the FIFA World Cup qualifying matches on Sunday night.

'Go back to India': Woman screams at Asians on Irish train

'Go back to India': Woman screams at Asians on Irish train

Rediff.com20 Apr 2017

In the videos, originally posted on Twitter, the woman can be seen and heard making expletive-ridden comments towards fellow passengers.

Bottle cork hurled at Rahul, 'India fan' enters field

Bottle cork hurled at Rahul, 'India fan' enters field

Rediff.com14 Aug 2021

A bottle cork was hurled at India's first-innings centurion K L Rahul from the spectators stand during the pre-lunch session while an English fan, dressed in India colours, entered the field before tea, in two separate incidents on the third day of the second Test, at Lord's, on Saturday.

Man United's Cavani banned for 3 games for offensive post

Man United's Cavani banned for 3 games for offensive post

Rediff.com31 Dec 2020

Cavani suspended by FA for three games over use of racial term

Sports Shorts: Murray to play in grass-court tournament in June

Sports Shorts: Murray to play in grass-court tournament in June

Rediff.com29 Mar 2018

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

Jankovic advances past injured Tsurenko

Jankovic advances past injured Tsurenko

Rediff.com20 Mar 2015

Jelena Jankovic eased into the last four at the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday when Ukrainian qualifier Lesia Tsurenko retired from their quarter-final with an ankle injury while trailing 6-1, 4-1.

Serena makes winning return to Indian Wells

Serena makes winning return to Indian Wells

Rediff.com14 Mar 2015

Serena Williams returned to Indian Wells on Friday after a 14-year boycott due to racist abuse she suffered in the 2001 final and got her bid for a third BNP Paribas Open title off to a winning, though somewhat error-prone, start.

Boateng was 'courageous' to walk off: Blatter

Boateng was 'courageous' to walk off: Blatter

Rediff.com8 Jan 2013

FIFA president Sepp Blatter praised AC Milan midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng on Monday for displaying courage when he walked off the pitch last week in protest at racial abuse.

Terry faces police investigation over alleged racism

Terry faces police investigation over alleged racism

Rediff.com2 Nov 2011

British police have launched an investigation into allegations that Chelsea captain John Terry racially abused Queens Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand during a Premier league match at Loftus Road last month.

Football Extras: Klopp hails sensational result; Brighton reach FA Cup semis

Football Extras: Klopp hails sensational result; Brighton reach FA Cup semis

Rediff.com18 Mar 2019

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field

WC qualifiers: England, Poland score big wins

WC qualifiers: England, Poland score big wins

Rediff.com10 Oct 2021

A summary of Saturday's UEFA World Cup qualifiers.

SC notice to Centre, states on guidelines to protect NE people

SC notice to Centre, states on guidelines to protect NE people

Rediff.com14 Feb 2014

The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Centre and all states on a PIL seeking its direction to them to frame guideline to protect the people from north eastern states in various parts of the country against alleged racial discrimination.

7 reasons why Chelsea's John Terry will always be a LEGEND

7 reasons why Chelsea's John Terry will always be a LEGEND

Rediff.com1 Feb 2016

John Terry will pass into Chelsea folklore as their greatest captain during the most successful period in their history and his announcement on Sunday that he will leave at the end of the season marks the end of an era.

Sports shorts: Women's hockey team wins Malaysia series opener

Sports shorts: Women's hockey team wins Malaysia series opener

Rediff.com4 Apr 2019

A summary of sports events that made news on Wednesday.

Five talking points from the weekend's EPL

Five talking points from the weekend's EPL

Rediff.com11 Mar 2019

Raheem Sterling scored a second-half hat-trick as leaders Manchester City beat Watford 3-1 on Saturday while Liverpool kept the gap at one point by overcoming Burnley 4-2 on Sunday.

Is beating cats worse than racism?

Is beating cats worse than racism?

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

West Ham United's Michail Antonio has come to the defence of teammate Kurt Zouma, who has been targeted by fans for abusing his cats.

Eto'o collects award for anti-racism stance

Eto'o collects award for anti-racism stance

Rediff.com10 Mar 2015

Samuel Eto'o returned to London to collect an award for his stance against intolerance.

Porter apologises for his 'rather be booed than ignored' comment on Ali

Porter apologises for his 'rather be booed than ignored' comment on Ali

Rediff.com10 Sep 2014

The chief of England's Professional Cricketers' Association Angus Porter has profusely apologized for his comments that England cricketer Moeen Ali should have taken the abuse from the Indian fans during the one-off T20 International as a 'compliment'.

Indian Wells PHOTOS: Serena breezes into fourth round; Federer, Nadal cruise

Indian Wells PHOTOS: Serena breezes into fourth round; Federer, Nadal cruise

Rediff.com16 Mar 2015

Top seed Serena Williams made short work of Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open.

Who is speaking the truth? Tiwary or Gambhir?

Who is speaking the truth? Tiwary or Gambhir?

Rediff.com25 Oct 2015

India discard Manoj Tiwary, who was involved in an ugly on-field altercation with Gautam Gambhir in a Ranji Trophy match, claimed that the Delhi skipper had made racist remarks about former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly and Bengalis.

2 Darjeeling students face 'racial taunts' linked to COVID

2 Darjeeling students face 'racial taunts' linked to COVID

Rediff.com17 Mar 2020

The abusers probably mistook the students with mongoloid features for nationals of China from where novel coronavirus had spread worldwide.

EPL: Referee Clattenburg to be probed for alleged racism

EPL: Referee Clattenburg to be probed for alleged racism

Rediff.com31 Oct 2012

Referee Mark Clattenburg is facing allegations he used racist language towards a Chelsea footballer, the English players' union boss confirmed on Tuesday as police and the Football Association continued their investigations.

Rishi Sunak works Tory voters with Namaste, Salaam, Khem Cho, Kidda...

Rishi Sunak works Tory voters with Namaste, Salaam, Khem Cho, Kidda...

Rediff.com23 Aug 2022

Britain's prime ministerial candidate Rishi Sunak has said he wants to change the UK-India relationship to make it a more two-way exchange that opens up easy access to UK students and companies in India.

Hamilton condemns Ecclestone's 'ignorant' racism comments

Hamilton condemns Ecclestone's 'ignorant' racism comments

Rediff.com27 Jun 2020

'It makes complete sense to me now that nothing was said or done to make our sport more diverse or to address the racial abuse I received throughout my career'

Allegri hits back at Balotelli 'troublemaker' claims

Allegri hits back at Balotelli 'troublemaker' claims

Rediff.com24 Aug 2013

AC Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri has hit back at claims from the mayor of Verona that Mario Balotelli is a troublemaker, saying the problem of racism lies with supporters not the Italy attacker.

'Milan walkoff against the rules'

'Milan walkoff against the rules'

Rediff.com16 Jan 2013

AC Milan's walkoff after midfielder Kevin-Prince Boateng was racially abused in a friendly this month was against the rules but the club will not be punished, Serie A's disciplinary commissioner said on Tuesday.

Italians and racism in sport: UN hails Pescara's Muntari for walk-off

Italians and racism in sport: UN hails Pescara's Muntari for walk-off

Rediff.com2 May 2017

Muntari said he had complained that parts of the crowd, including a group of children, had hurled racist insults at him from the start of his Italian team's game at Cagliari in Serie A on Sunday.

Griezmann apologises for blackface photo

Griezmann apologises for blackface photo

Rediff.com18 Dec 2017

Earlier, Griezmann posted a picture of himself on Twitter, captioned, "80's Party,'' where he donned a Harlem Globetrotters-like uniform, with a black painted body and an afro-style wig, goal.com reported.

Milan walkout re-ignites racism row in Italy

Milan walkout re-ignites racism row in Italy

Rediff.com5 Jan 2013

Racist chanting that led AC Milan players to walk off the pitch during a friendly match provoked howls of outrage in Italy on Friday, while club owner Silvio Berlusconi vowed his team would abandon all matches where they suffer similar abuse.

Young Dhoni was a shy, very quiet guy: Harbhajan

Young Dhoni was a shy, very quiet guy: Harbhajan

Rediff.com7 May 2020

Spinner Harbhajan Singh revealed said that former captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni was a very shy person when he first came into the Indian team and he only started opening up after the controversial Sydney Test against Australia in 2008.

US ex-cop sentenced to 22.5 yrs for George Floyd murder

US ex-cop sentenced to 22.5 yrs for George Floyd murder

Rediff.com26 Jun 2021

Chauvin was convicted in April of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. He faced up to 40 years in prison for second-degree murder, up to 25 years for third-degree murder and up to 10 years for manslaughter.

Racism on football pitch: Allegations against Fabregas, Terry

Racism on football pitch: Allegations against Fabregas, Terry

Rediff.com24 Oct 2011

Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas denied on Sunday that he racially abused Sevilla's Malian striker Frederic Kanoute in Saturday's 0-0 La Liga draw at the Nou Camp and the pair later settled their differences by telephone.

Toure fallout: UEFA calls for inquiry on non-adherence of racism protocol

Toure fallout: UEFA calls for inquiry on non-adherence of racism protocol

Rediff.com26 Oct 2013

European football's governing body UEFA is reportedly seeking an internal inquiry on why UEFA guidelines on dealing with racism in football were not followed during Wednesday''s Champions League game between ManchesterCity and CSKA Moscow.

Champions League sidelights: Salah goes past Gerrard

Champions League sidelights: Salah goes past Gerrard

Rediff.com11 Dec 2020

Aguero will not start against Man United: Guardiola.

'Racism in real', Sammy urges ICC to act

'Racism in real', Sammy urges ICC to act

Rediff.com10 Sep 2020

'If you're able to raise awareness in the game, where every person, every human being is treated equally, regardless of the colour of their skin, I think that is the way the world should be.'

Football Briefs: Ronaldo hits hat-trick; Bayern extend dominance

Football Briefs: Ronaldo hits hat-trick; Bayern extend dominance

Rediff.com11 Feb 2018

News of all that's transpired on and off the football field