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No advance payments, says Bharat Biotech as Brazil suspends deal

No advance payments, says Bharat Biotech as Brazil suspends deal

Rediff.com30 Jun 2021

"We suspended the deal as a simple preventive measure, since there are complaints that could not be explained well by the complainant, so we opened a preliminary investigation last week," said Rosario, head of the Federal Comptroller General.

Argentina draw with Paraguay in World Cup qualifier

Argentina draw with Paraguay in World Cup qualifier

Rediff.com13 Nov 2020

Nicolas Gonzalez equalised for Argentina four minutes before half-time when he bulleted a header home from a Giovani Lo Celso corner kick.

Brazil scraps Covaxin's EUA application

Brazil scraps Covaxin's EUA application

Rediff.com27 Jul 2021

The Brazilian health regulator's decision comes after the vaccine maker informed the South American country about the termination of its pact with its partners in that country.

UEFA urges FIFA to stop pushing World Cup plan

UEFA urges FIFA to stop pushing World Cup plan

Rediff.com23 Sep 2021

European football's governing body UEFA has urged FIFA to stop pushing its plan for a two-year World Cup and instead to engage in "genuine consultation" over reform of the international match calendar.

'Drug crime is the most serious crime our country is facing'

'Drug crime is the most serious crime our country is facing'

Rediff.com28 Jun 2021

'We are also seeing the birth of new evil, the new face of drug distribution where human interface has reduced; consumers are using the Dark Web to source supplies and using cryptocurrencies as payment mode.'

Duplantis and Rojas are world athletes of the year

Duplantis and Rojas are world athletes of the year

Rediff.com5 Dec 2020

Uganda's Joshua Cheptegei, American Ryan Crouser (shot put), German Johannes Vetter (javelin) and Norwegian Karsten Warholm (400m hurdles) were the other male finalists at the virtual ceremony.

Kapil Dev, Pele get vaccinated

Kapil Dev, Pele get vaccinated

Rediff.com3 Mar 2021

Pele posted a picture of him receiving the vaccination on Instagram giving a thumbs up sign.

Brazil's answer to cricket bat shortage? Make their own!

Brazil's answer to cricket bat shortage? Make their own!

Rediff.com21 May 2021

The answers are now in the hands of young cricketers in Pocos de Caldas, a small city in central Brazil that is the home of Brazilian cricket.

Actor Armaan Kohli arrested in drugs case

Actor Armaan Kohli arrested in drugs case

Rediff.com29 Aug 2021

Kohli was questioned by the NCB on Saturday after banned drugs were allegedly recovered from his house in Mumbai.

Preview: Copa is anyone's but fans worry emulating Europe

Preview: Copa is anyone's but fans worry emulating Europe

Rediff.com11 Jun 2019

A decision to include Japan and Qatar as the invited sides to this year's Copa has also done little to generate faith in the new leadership, with the tournament usually featuring the 10 South American nations plus two invited teams, although they are generally from elsewhere in the Americas.

Brazil suspends Bharat Biotech's Covaxin clinical trials

Brazil suspends Bharat Biotech's Covaxin clinical trials

Rediff.com24 Jul 2021

The termination of the pact comes after the deal with the Brazilian government for supply of 20 million doses of the vaccine landed in controversy and attracted investigation by authorities in that country.

FIFA wants March, April internationals postponed

FIFA wants March, April internationals postponed

Rediff.com14 Mar 2020

The South American and Asian World Cup qualifiers which were due to be played have already been postponed. However, European body UEFA has not yet called off the Euro 2020 play-off matches which involve a total of 16 teams.

La Liga: Villarreal loses to Athletic, Valencia held

La Liga: Villarreal loses to Athletic, Valencia held

Rediff.com24 Oct 2021

Villarreal's struggles in the Spanish league continued with a 2-1 loss at Athletic Bilbao, with striker Gerard Moreno not finishing the game because of an injury.

South America disappoints but is the demise permanent?

South America disappoints but is the demise permanent?

Rediff.com24 Jun 2018

Three South American sides have accounted for almost half of all World Cup titles but their worst overall performance since 2002 has raised the question: Is South American football on the wane?

EPL PIX: Man City lose chance to go top of league

EPL PIX: Man City lose chance to go top of league

Rediff.com13 Nov 2022

"The best team won, we struggled from the beginning and we couldn't deal with their long balls. Usually, you press the ball to win it, but this was different. They defended so deep and so well," City coach Pep Guardiola told the BBC.

PIX: Portugal, Poland, Senegal punch ticket to Qatar World Cup

PIX: Portugal, Poland, Senegal punch ticket to Qatar World Cup

Rediff.com30 Mar 2022

Images and a round-up of all the World Cup qualifiers played across continents on Tuesday.

2 antibodies that can neutralise coronavirus identified

2 antibodies that can neutralise coronavirus identified

Rediff.com13 Jul 2020

The study, published in the journal Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, noted that the 'nanobodies' can prevent infection with the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 by blocking its interaction with the protein ACE2, which it uses as a gateway to enter and infect cells.

PIX: Brazil beat Spain in extra-time for football gold

PIX: Brazil beat Spain in extra-time for football gold

Rediff.com7 Aug 2021

After the game ended 1-1 in normal time, Malcom raced onto a diagonal ball from Antony and got the better of Jesus Vallejo before driving the winner into the far corner in the 108th minute to ensure Brazil repeated their Rio 2016 triumph.

PIX: Italy miss out on World Cup again, Portugal survive

PIX: Italy miss out on World Cup again, Portugal survive

Rediff.com25 Mar 2022

Quaison fires Sweden to extra-time World Cup playoff win over Czechs

PIX: Messi penalty gives Argentina winning start; Belgium held

PIX: Messi penalty gives Argentina winning start; Belgium held

Rediff.com9 Oct 2020

Argentina got their World Cup qualifying campaign off to the perfect start on Thursday when Lionel Messi's early penalty gave them a 1-0 win over Ecuador in a lacklustre match in Buenos Aires.

Jet Airways fails to attract new bidders

Jet Airways fails to attract new bidders

Rediff.com2 Sep 2019

There are only three entities left in the fray now - Russian Fund Treasury RA Partners, Panama-based investment firm Avantulo Group and South American conglomerate Synergy Group Corp.

Football: Neymar eclipses Ronaldo hat-trick

Football: Neymar eclipses Ronaldo hat-trick

Rediff.com14 Oct 2020

Neymar overtook Ronaldo and moved into second place behind Pele on Brazil's all-time goalscoring list after notching a hat-trick in a 4-2 victory over Peru on Tuesday in a World Cup qualifier.

PICS: McLaughlin breaks 400m hurdles World record

PICS: McLaughlin breaks 400m hurdles World record

Rediff.com23 Jul 2022

Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday, Day 8.

Chelsea crowned Club World Club champions

Chelsea crowned Club World Club champions

Rediff.com13 Feb 2022

Havertz's late penalty seals world club crown for The Blues

Brazilian regulator says Covaxin fails to meet GMP standards

Brazilian regulator says Covaxin fails to meet GMP standards

Rediff.com31 Mar 2021

Reacting to it, the vaccine maker said it is working towards resolving the issues cited during the inspection and the order of 20 million doses from the Brazilian government is still active.

Olympics Football: Japan edge towards knock-outs; France rebound

Olympics Football: Japan edge towards knock-outs; France rebound

Rediff.com25 Jul 2021

A summary of the man's football matches at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.

Want To SKIP SUGAR? Try These Options

Want To SKIP SUGAR? Try These Options

Rediff.com21 Jun 2022

Replacing refined sugar with dates, honey, stevia can help you stay healthy.

France-Croatia final confirms Europe's World Cup dominance

France-Croatia final confirms Europe's World Cup dominance

Rediff.com13 Jul 2018

A European nation is set to win the World Cup for the fourth time in a row this Sunday and in doing so confirm an unprecedented dominance for the Old World over their once mighty rivals in South America.

Soccer: Mohammedan Sporting enter Durand Cup quarters

Soccer: Mohammedan Sporting enter Durand Cup quarters

Rediff.com10 Sep 2021

All the action that transpired on and off the football field

India saw 18% drop in new Covid cases, 13% fall in deaths from Oct 11-17

India saw 18% drop in new Covid cases, 13% fall in deaths from Oct 11-17

Rediff.com20 Oct 2021

India reported an 18 per cent decrease in the new COVID-19 cases along with a 13 per cent decline in the number of deaths during the week of October 11 to 17, the World Health Organisation has said, highlighting that all the regions globally, except the European region, reported a fall in new weekly cases of the deadly virus.

PIX: Brazil, Japan in Olympics QF; Germany, France out

PIX: Brazil, Japan in Olympics QF; Germany, France out

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

Defending champions Brazil advanced to the quarter-finals of the men's Olympic soccer tournament after a 3-1 victory over Saudi Arabia on Wednesday helped them top Group D, while Ivory Coast booked their berth by sending Germany home.

Olympics: France, Argentina suffer shock defeats, Brazil win

Olympics: France, Argentina suffer shock defeats, Brazil win

Rediff.com22 Jul 2021

In their first Olympic campaign since Beijing 2008, Australia took a surprise lead against twice gold medallists Argentina inside 14 minutes when winger Lachlan Wales scored from close range.

Why India's exports are likely to fly high in New Year

Why India's exports are likely to fly high in New Year

Rediff.com19 Dec 2021

After staging a strong recovery from COVID-induced slowdown in 2021, India's exports are likely to extend the growth story to the New Year also on increased demand in the global markets, boost in domestic manufacturing due to production-linked incentive schemes and implementation of some interim trade pacts. Expectations of positive growth in the country's exports are also backed up by the outlook of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) which predicts a 4.7 per cent expansion in the global merchandise trade volume in 2022. Exporters believe that the outbound shipments would cross $400 billion mark in this fiscal going by the current momentum and may reach $475 billion in 2022-23.

Brazilian team wear masks in protest at having to play

Brazilian team wear masks in protest at having to play

Rediff.com16 Mar 2020

Players from Brazilian club Gremio took to the field wearing masks in protest at having to play a soccer match as fears over coronavirus grow in the South American nation. The protest comes as players and clubs across South America are starting to complain at decisions by footballing authorities to order games to be played, but behind closed doors.

Five nations seal Davis Cup Finals debuts

Five nations seal Davis Cup Finals debuts

Rediff.com8 Mar 2020

India caused a stir in Zagreb where veteran duo Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna edged Mate Pavic and Franko Skugor in Saturday's doubles to keep alive the tie but Marin Cilic quickly doused Indian hopes with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Sumit Nagal.

WC qualifiers: England thump Hungary; Spain shocked

WC qualifiers: England thump Hungary; Spain shocked

Rediff.com3 Sep 2021

Summary of World Cup qualifiers played across the world on Thursday

Soccer Extras: 'The Gay Footballer' deletes account; Messi banned

Soccer Extras: 'The Gay Footballer' deletes account; Messi banned

Rediff.com24 Jul 2019

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

Photos! Life in the world's largest rainforest

Photos! Life in the world's largest rainforest

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

These amazing pics will leave you spellbound!

Jet Air seeks 90 days extension for bids

Jet Air seeks 90 days extension for bids

Rediff.com13 Mar 2020

The cash-strapped airline, which was grounded in April 2019, owes more than Rs 8,000 crore to banks, with those from the public sector having significant exposure.

Soccer: Winning start for FC Goa with 2-0 win over Army Green

Soccer: Winning start for FC Goa with 2-0 win over Army Green

Rediff.com7 Sep 2021

A summary of all things football.