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George Michael arrested after car crash

George Michael arrested after car crash

Rediff.com6 Jul 2010

The pop icon was reportedly arrested after his car crashed into a shop on the night of London's Gay Pride Parade.

EPL weekend schedule

EPL weekend schedule

Rediff.com14 Aug 2009

Chelsea take on Hull City in the opening match of the English Premier League on Saturday, August 15, at 1715 IST.

United beat Liverpool, top table again

United beat Liverpool, top table again

Rediff.com21 Mar 2010

Manchester United beat Liverpool 2-1 with goals from Wayne Rooney and Park Ji-sung to send the champions back to the top of the Premier League on Sunday.

Tatas may meet JLR funding sans loan guarantees

Tatas may meet JLR funding sans loan guarantees

Rediff.com11 Aug 2009

Tata Motors on Tuesday said it expects to meet the funding requirement for the British marquees Land Rover without the loan guarantees from the UK government, which welcomed the development.

US soccer star pleads guilty to driving under the influence of intoxicants

US soccer star pleads guilty to driving under the influence of intoxicants

Rediff.com13 Apr 2016

Retired US women's soccer star Abby Wambach pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of intoxicants on Tuesday, agreeing to enter a diversion program that could see her conviction wiped out in a year.

Rooney ends goal drought and inches closer to EPL goal record

Rooney ends goal drought and inches closer to EPL goal record

Rediff.com3 Jan 2016

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney rose to second place on the all-time Premier League scoring list with a clever winner against Swansea City on Saturday.

League Cup: Young Arsenal side see off Liverpool

League Cup: Young Arsenal side see off Liverpool

Rediff.com29 Oct 2009

A young Arsenal side delighted a near capacity crowd at the Emirates Stadium with a scintillating 2-1 victory over Liverpool to secure a place in the League Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday.

Owen helps Man United into League Cup quarters

Owen helps Man United into League Cup quarters

Rediff.com28 Oct 2009

Holders Manchester United, featuring an on-target Michael Owen among their second string, reached the League Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory at Championship (second division) side Barnsley on Tuesday.

JLR: What Britain gifted to the world

JLR: What Britain gifted to the world

Rediff.com29 Jun 2009

The Jaguar E-Type and the Land Rover Defender are two of the most famous automotive icons that Britain gifted to the world.

JLR set to wrap up $850-mn order 1 year in advance

JLR set to wrap up $850-mn order 1 year in advance

Rediff.com18 May 2010

Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is set to wrap up the 600-million ($850 million) three-year Chinese deal it had bagged in February 2009, one year ahead of schedule.

Newsmaker: How he steered JLR out of crisis

Newsmaker: How he steered JLR out of crisis

Rediff.com29 Jan 2010

Smith's financial acumen steered the troubled car maker through its toughest times in the recent past.

Fabregas is always in the middle of it: Wenger

Fabregas is always in the middle of it: Wenger

Rediff.com5 Oct 2009

Arsenal's six goals, which took their Premier League tally to 24 in seven games and moved them up to fourth place, were shared by six players. All of them were beautifully crafted efforts that had manager Arsene Wenger singing the praises of Cesc Fabregas.

Allardyce 'honoured' to become England manager

Allardyce 'honoured' to become England manager

Rediff.com22 Jul 2016

Sam Allardyce has been named England manager on a two-year contract, the Football Association said in a statement on Friday.

Tevez hat-trick fires City into the top four

Tevez hat-trick fires City into the top four

Rediff.com12 Jan 2010

Carlos Tevez scored a superb hat-trick as impressive Manchester City crushed Blackburn Rovers 4-1 to move into fourth place in the Premier League on Monday.

The Rs 73-lakh, all-new BMW X5 is here!

The Rs 73-lakh, all-new BMW X5 is here!

Rediff.com17 May 2019

The locally-produced BMW X5 is one of the best selling models for the car-maker in the domestic market, and the latest version of the SUV will compete with the likes of Mercedes-Benz GLE, Volvo XC90, Range Rover Velar, Porsche Cayenne and the Audi Q7.

EPL weekend action

EPL weekend action

Rediff.com18 Sep 2009

Champions Manchester United take on cross-town rivals Manchester City in a highly anticipated encounter on Sunday.

Warning follows EPL match with no Englishmen

Warning follows EPL match with no Englishmen

Rediff.com1 Jan 2010

England's national team faces a bleak future, Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce warned after Wednesday's game between Portsmouth and Arsenal became the first in the top flight not to feature an English player in the starting line-up. Wednesday's match, which Arsenal won 4-1, featured players from 15 countries among the 22 starters with seven French players on the field.

Ancelotti hails Chelsea's two-minute turnaround

Ancelotti hails Chelsea's two-minute turnaround

Rediff.com29 Dec 2009

Chelsea were heading for defeat against Fulham, but Drogba levelled with a 73rd-minute header before a Chris Smalling own goal gave them the win that re-opened their five-point lead over Manchester United, albeit with an extra game.

'Chandrayaan-2 will help set up man's permanent presence on Moon'

'Chandrayaan-2 will help set up man's permanent presence on Moon'

Rediff.com5 Sep 2019

Although Russia, United States and China have achieved a soft landing on the lunar surface, India is aiming at becoming the first one to explore the south pole of the Moon.

JLR sales grow 30% in Nov

JLR sales grow 30% in Nov

Rediff.com18 Dec 2009

Sales of Jaguar sedans for November were 4,333 units, a decline of 2 per cent, while Land Rover sales of sports utility vehicles were 14,492, an increase of 45 per cent over the same month last year. Tata Motors declined to provide absolute sales for the corresponding month last year.

Spurs good form continues with 5-1 Cup win

Spurs good form continues with 5-1 Cup win

Rediff.com27 Aug 2009

Premier League leaders Tottenham Hotspur recorded their fourth win in as many matches on Wednesday with a comfortable 5-1 win over second division Doncaster Rovers in the League Cup second round.

Ratan Tata defends JLR acquisition

Ratan Tata defends JLR acquisition

Rediff.com25 Aug 2009

Dismissing adverse comments on Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR) buy, Ratan Tata on Tuesday said the $2.3-billion acquisition of the iconic brands was 'worthwhile' though the subsequent financial crisis posed challenges.

Tata to slash jobs at JLR companies

Tata to slash jobs at JLR companies

Rediff.com14 Dec 2009

The exercise part of drive to combine operations under single firm.

India completes design of Chandrayaan-2

India completes design of Chandrayaan-2

Rediff.com16 Aug 2009

India has completed the design of Chandrayaan-2, its next mission to the moon -- this time in collaboration with Russia -- that would have a lander and rover that can collect samples of the lunar soil and analyse them and send back the data.

Berbatov eyes goal-scoring record

Berbatov eyes goal-scoring record

Rediff.com16 Nov 2009

Bulgaria striker Dimitar Berbatov hopes to break his country's goal-scoring record in Wednesday's friendly against Malta after recovering from a knee injury.

Jaguar loan: UK govt, Tatas are at loggerheads

Jaguar loan: UK govt, Tatas are at loggerheads

Rediff.com20 Jul 2009

Reportedly insists on no loan guarantee if the government is not allowed any say in the company's future.

Tata Motors global sales grow 93% in Jan

Tata Motors global sales grow 93% in Jan

Rediff.com15 Feb 2010

It said total passenger vehicles sales were 45,380 units, in January 2010, a growth of 76 per cent from the corresponding month last year.

Luxury cars hard hit by Supreme Court ban

Luxury cars hard hit by Supreme Court ban

Rediff.com17 Dec 2015

The ban does not speak about used luxury cars.

Jaguar secures Rs 1,300 cr loan from SBI

Jaguar secures Rs 1,300 cr loan from SBI

Rediff.com8 Oct 2009

Tata Group-owned British car maker Jaguar Land Rover announced on Wednesday that it had secured a 175 million (Rs 1,300 crore) from State Bank of India. This comes over and above the $90 million (Rs 420 crore) committed export financing facility with ABC International Bank, the company said.

Chelsea return to top, Arsenal thrash Blackburn

Chelsea return to top, Arsenal thrash Blackburn

Rediff.com4 Oct 2009

Chelsea moved two points clear at the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 defeat of Liverpool at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

Tata Motors global sales up 84% in Dec

Tata Motors global sales up 84% in Dec

Rediff.com15 Jan 2010

Tata Motors on Friday reported an 84 per cent jump in its global sales at 74,707 units for December 2008, compared to the corresponding month in 2008. The company also posted 137 per cent surge in the sale of its commercial vehicles at 37,326 units in December 2009, it said in a statement. During the month under review, it sold 16,247 units of passenger vehicles, up by 53 per cent, against the same month previous year, it added.

Liverpool, Chelsea win; West Brom go down

Liverpool, Chelsea win; West Brom go down

Rediff.com17 May 2009

West Bromwich Albion were relegated from the Premier League after just one season when they lost 2-0 to Liverpool at The Hawthorns Sunday. Liverpool stayed in second place, behind champions Manchester United, moving on to 83 points -- three ahead of Chelsea who beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0 at Stamford Bridge in the day's other match.

Don't miss! Wild and wacky Jaguar C-X75 from James Bond's latest flick

Don't miss! Wild and wacky Jaguar C-X75 from James Bond's latest flick

Rediff.com25 Nov 2015

James Bond's Nemesis Drives Jaguar C-X75 in 'Spectre' !!

FA Cup matches postponed

FA Cup matches postponed

Rediff.com3 Jan 2009

Four FA Cup third round matches were postponed on Saturday because of freezing weather gripping parts of England.

EPL: Arsenal humiliate Everton

EPL: Arsenal humiliate Everton

Rediff.com16 Aug 2009

Arsenal lit up the opening day of the Premier League season with a 6-1 demolition of Everton and Didier Drogba struck in stoppage time to give Chelsea manager Carlo Ancelotti a winning start on Saturday.

Drogba double gives Ancelotti winning start

Drogba double gives Ancelotti winning start

Rediff.com15 Aug 2009

Didier Drogba struck in stoppage time as Chelsea marked Carlo Ancelotti's first Premier League match in charge with a 2-1 victory over Hull City on Saturday.

League Cup: Chelsea, Arsenal bundled out

League Cup: Chelsea, Arsenal bundled out

Rediff.com3 Dec 2009

Blackburn Rovers dumped 10-man Chelsea out of the League Cup 4-3 on penalties on Wednesday after a quarter-final thriller ended 3-3 following extra time at Ewood Park. Big-spending Manchester City beat a young Arsenal team 3-0.

Tata does not need UK aid for JLR

Tata does not need UK aid for JLR

Rediff.com12 Aug 2009

Fraught four-month-long negotiation between Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover and the United Kingdom government over a loan guarantee ended in an anti-climax on Tuesday, with the Mumbai-headquartered automobile maker announcing that it has secured loans from commercial banks and would not need any support from the UK government.

Man U feel heat of Liverpool chase

Man U feel heat of Liverpool chase

Rediff.com11 Apr 2009

Teenager Federico Macheda's brilliant winner last weekend merely papered over the cracks in a Manchester United team floundering in their defence of the English Premier League title. When they visit Sunderland on Saturday (1930 IST), United may find themselves once again looking to claim back their one-point lead from Liverpool whose home kickoff against Blackburn Rovers is two-and-a-quarter hours earlier.

JLR gets Rs 2,500 cr to build a greener car

JLR gets Rs 2,500 cr to build a greener car

Rediff.com8 Apr 2009

The board of the Luxembourg-based European Investment Bank on Tuesday approved a pound 340 million (Rs 2,500 crore) loan to the Tatas-owned Jaguar Land Rover to support efforts to make low-emission cars.