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Leclerc stuns McLaren, puts Ferrari on pole in Hungary

Leclerc stuns McLaren, puts Ferrari on pole in Hungary

Rediff.com2 Aug 2025

Charles Leclerc stunned favourites McLaren by seizing pole position at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Saturday as Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton described himself as useless and suggested he should be replaced.

Verstappen wins Silverstone Sprint for British GP pole

Verstappen wins Silverstone Sprint for British GP pole

Rediff.com17 Jul 2021

Hamilton's team mate Valtteri Bottas finished third, ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, in a race aimed at providing more thrills for fans over the three days of track action and potentially shaking up the starting grid.

Ducati's Marquez wins Italian Grand Prix

Ducati's Marquez wins Italian Grand Prix

Rediff.com22 Jun 2025

Marc Marquez wins Italian Grand Prix to delight Ducati fans on home soil

Jehan Daruvala bags double Saudi podium

Jehan Daruvala bags double Saudi podium

Rediff.com20 Mar 2023

Jehan Daruvala swept to a double podium finish in the Saudi Arabian round of the Formula 2 Championship, in Jeddah, on Monday.

Hudson-Smith crowned Grand Slam Track's first champion

Hudson-Smith crowned Grand Slam Track's first champion

Rediff.com6 Apr 2025

American Kenny Bednarek, a twice Olympic champion, built up an enormous lead around the turn and stumbled through the tape to win the 200m in 20.07, three-tenths of a second ahead of Briton Zharnel Hughes, and clinch the men's short sprints slam.

WUG: Ankita bags 3000m steeplechase silver

WUG: Ankita bags 3000m steeplechase silver

Rediff.com27 Jul 2025

Steeplechaser Ankita Dhyani came up with a blistering run to clinch silver in the gruelling 3000m event with a personal-best time of 9:31.99 seconds.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes pole for Miami Grand Prix

Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes pole for Miami Grand Prix

Rediff.com5 May 2024

Red Bull's triple World champion Max Verstappen claimed pole position on Saturday for the Miami Grand Prix, to start from the front of the grid for the sixth straight race this season.

MotoGP PIX: Marc Marquez wins battle of brothers!

MotoGP PIX: Marc Marquez wins battle of brothers!

Rediff.com16 Mar 2025

Marc Marquez beat his younger brother Alex in Saturday's sprint at the Argentina Grand Prix to extend his lead in the MotoGP championship.

Marquez makes it 68 wins as brother Alex crashes out

Marquez makes it 68 wins as brother Alex crashes out

Rediff.com29 Jun 2025

Marc Marquez delivered a clinical masterclass at MotoGP's Cathedral of Speed on Sunday to claim victory at the Dutch Grand Prix

PIX: Marc Marquez wins Qatar GP despite lap one collision

PIX: Marc Marquez wins Qatar GP despite lap one collision

Rediff.com14 Apr 2025

Ducati's Marc Marquez returned to the top step of the podium with victory at the Qatar Grand Prix on Sunday despite suffering damage to his bike in a collision with his brother Alex on the first lap.

Kenya's Chebet, Kipyegon break World records in Eugene

Kenya's Chebet, Kipyegon break World records in Eugene

Rediff.com6 Jul 2025

Kenya's Beatrice Chebet smashed the women's 5,000 metres World record and compatriot Faith Kipyegon broke her own 1,500m record again as the Eugene Diamond League meet lived up to its billing on Saturday.

PIX: Swiatek, Rune race into Indian Wells quarters

PIX: Swiatek, Rune race into Indian Wells quarters

Rediff.com12 Mar 2025

Twice champion Iga Swiatek walloped Czech Karolina Muchova in straight sets to reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals on Tuesday.

PIX: Sweden stunned at home, World Cup dream in ruins

PIX: Sweden stunned at home, World Cup dream in ruins

Rediff.com14 Oct 2025

France's perfect record in their World Cup qualifying campaign ended as they were held to a 2-2 draw away to Iceland who got a late equaliser in an entertaining Group D clash on Monday.

Ducati's Bagnaia wins Valencia GP to defend MotoGP crown

Ducati's Bagnaia wins Valencia GP to defend MotoGP crown

Rediff.com26 Nov 2023

Ducati's Francesco Bagnaia won the season-ending Valencia Grand Prix on Sunday to claim a second straight MotoGP World Championship after closest contender Jorge Martin crashed out following a collision with Marc Marquez.

Work Smart, Not Hard: 10 Tips To Boost Productivity

Work Smart, Not Hard: 10 Tips To Boost Productivity

Rediff.com20 Jun 2025

Productivity isn't always about doing more. It's about doing what matters, with enough room to breathe, says Adarsh Rai, an emotional intelligence coach and founder-CEO of HR Brain HUB.

PIX: Jefferson-Wooden wins 200m at Philadelphia Grand Slam

PIX: Jefferson-Wooden wins 200m at Philadelphia Grand Slam

Rediff.com1 Jun 2025

Images from the Grand Slam Track meet in Philadelphia on Saturday.

Will Yogi Reward Parul's Incredible Race?

Will Yogi Reward Parul's Incredible Race?

Rediff.com4 Oct 2023

'The policy of our UP government is that if someone wins a gold, s/he will be made deputy superintendent of police. That was in my mind,' she shared, as she looked forward to the recognition she rightfully deserves.

Gauff outlasts Tomljanovic; easy for Swiatek, Sinner

Gauff outlasts Tomljanovic; easy for Swiatek, Sinner

Rediff.com27 Aug 2025

Former champion Iga Swiatek kicked off her US Open campaign with a 6-1, 6-2 win over Colombia's Emiliana Arango on Tuesday as the Pole aims to keep her hot streak on track in New York.

Thailand MotoGP: Ducati's Marquez on pole for season-opener

Thailand MotoGP: Ducati's Marquez on pole for season-opener

Rediff.com1 Mar 2025

Six-times MotoGP champion Marc Marquez logged his factory Ducati debut with pole position at the season-opening Thailand Grand Prix, edging out his younger brother Alex Marquez of Gresini at the Buriram International Circuit on Saturday.

Richardson wins race of slowcoaches

Richardson wins race of slowcoaches

Rediff.com30 Nov 2004

Verstappen-Piquet welcome baby girl Lily

Verstappen-Piquet welcome baby girl Lily

Rediff.com2 May 2025

Four times Formula One world champion Max Verstappen and partner Kelly Piquet announced the birth of daughter Lily on Friday.

David Beckham of Andamans pedals his way to gold!

David Beckham of Andamans pedals his way to gold!

Rediff.com5 Feb 2025

Elkatohchoongo was the best Indian cyclist at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, reaching to the quarter-finals.

Gulveer wins gold in men's 10000m at Asian Athletics

Gulveer wins gold in men's 10000m at Asian Athletics

Rediff.com27 May 2025

Gulveer Singh clocked 28 minute 38.63 seconds to win the gold to claim the gold medal in the men's 10,000m race at the Asian Athletics Championships.

A1 GP: India out of Feature Race

A1 GP: India out of Feature Race

Rediff.com20 Nov 2005

Armaan Ebrahim collided with Pakistani driver Adam Khan in the Feature Race

Khelo India Brings First-Ever Water Sports to Kashmir

Khelo India Brings First-Ever Water Sports to Kashmir

Rediff.com18 Aug 2025

The first-ever Khelo India Water Sports Festival is all set to reveal the iconic Dal Lake in a new avatar.

Cycling: Canada's Mitchell cruises to women's sprint gold

Cycling: Canada's Mitchell cruises to women's sprint gold

Rediff.com8 Aug 2021

Mitchell, 27, becomes only the second Canadian to win an Olympic track cycling gold after Lori-Ann Muenzer took the women's sprint title in 2004.

Gout runs wind-assisted 19.84s to win Australia's 200m title

Gout runs wind-assisted 19.84s to win Australia's 200m title

Rediff.com13 Apr 2025

Gout's pre-race rival Lachlan Kennedy was disqualified for a false start and, as a result, the youngster hesitated out of the blocks before powering down the straight to leave the competition battling for second.

Armaan wins in Formula Renault V6 race

Armaan wins in Formula Renault V6 race

Rediff.com24 Jun 2007

His final margin of victory over second placed James Winslow was a whopping 31 seconds.

Jehan bounces back with points and podium in Baku

Jehan bounces back with points and podium in Baku

Rediff.com6 Jun 2021

MotoGP: KTM's Oliveira powers to victory in Barcelona thriller

Warholm shatters own world best time in 300m hurdles

Warholm shatters own world best time in 300m hurdles

Rediff.com13 Jun 2025

Norwegian hurdling great Karsten Warholm destroyed his own world best time in the rarely run 300 metres hurdles at the Oslo Diamond League meeting on Thursday.

PIX: Marc Marquez wins in Argentina ahead of brother Alex

PIX: Marc Marquez wins in Argentina ahead of brother Alex

Rediff.com17 Mar 2025

Ducati's red-hot Marc Marquez won the Argentina Grand Prix on Sunday after trailing his brother Alex of Gresini Racing for much of the race as the pair finished in the top two yet again, while VR46 Racing's Franco Morbidelli was third.

Meet India's new Olympic hopefuls

Meet India's new Olympic hopefuls

Rediff.com23 Jun 2025

TJ, Animesh Kujur enter TOPS developmental group; Pranati named for TAGG

Shorts: Jehan races to commanding win at Monza

Shorts: Jehan races to commanding win at Monza

Rediff.com11 Sep 2021

Ramkumar-Balaji win Cassis Challenger title.

PIX: Canada win men's sprint relay as US blow it; Chebet double

PIX: Canada win men's sprint relay as US blow it; Chebet double

Rediff.com10 Aug 2024

Images from the athletics action at Stade de France, Saint-Denis, Paris, on Friday.

False start chaos: Chinese runner apologises amidst controversy

False start chaos: Chinese runner apologises amidst controversy

Rediff.com3 Oct 2023

Wu Yanni apologises to all competitors including Yarraji after false start drama in 100m hurdle

PIX: Piastri wins Chinese GP from pole in McLaren 1-2

PIX: Piastri wins Chinese GP from pole in McLaren 1-2

Rediff.com23 Mar 2025

Australian Oscar Piastri roared back from season-opening disappointment in his home race by winning the Chinese Formula One Grand Prix from pole position in a McLaren one-two with championship-leading teammate Lando Norris on Sunday.

Verstappen wins Imola sprint as Leclerc stretches F1 lead

Verstappen wins Imola sprint as Leclerc stretches F1 lead

Rediff.com24 Apr 2022

Leclerc had seized the lead at the start, and held it through an initial safety car period, before Verstappen made up for his poor getaway and passed the Monegasque -- whose tyres were fading fast -- with a late move around the outside.

Chebet caps stellar 2024 with women's 5km World record

Chebet caps stellar 2024 with women's 5km World record

Rediff.com1 Jan 2025

The Kenyan beat her previous record - set a year ago to the day at the Barcelona race - by 19 seconds, becoming the first woman to break the 14-minute barrier in the event.

McLaren v Ferrari is F1's big fight now

McLaren v Ferrari is F1's big fight now

Rediff.com28 Nov 2024

McLaren could clinch their first constructors' crown since 1998 on Sunday if they outscore Ferrari by 21 points at the Qatar F1 Grand Prix.

McLaren's Norris wins Miami Grand Prix for first F1 win

McLaren's Norris wins Miami Grand Prix for first F1 win

Rediff.com6 May 2024

Lando Norris capitalised on a bit of good fortune to win the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday