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SEE: Can you shake it like King Gayle?

SEE: Can you shake it like King Gayle?

Rediff.com25 Jul 2020

While the planet is in stress due to the pandemic, Universe Boss is making the most of the break.

Now, marriages are made underwater too!

Now, marriages are made underwater too!

Rediff.com10 Feb 2021

V Chinnadurai and S Swetha wanted their wedding to be memorable. So this is what they did.

McIlroy hits father with errant shot at Augusta Masters

McIlroy hits father with errant shot at Augusta Masters

Rediff.com9 Apr 2021

McIlroy, who two weeks ago sent a tee shot into a swimming pool at a Match Play event in Austin, hit his father in the left leg with his second shot at the par-four seventh hole en route to one of six bogeys during a four-over-par 76.

Will Olympics pushback affect 2022 CWG?

Will Olympics pushback affect 2022 CWG?

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

Commonwealth Games: CGF seeking to avoid fixture clashes with Birmingham 2022

Swim star Stephanie Rice has no friends on Celebrity Apprentice

Swim star Stephanie Rice has no friends on Celebrity Apprentice

Rediff.com30 May 2013

Stephanie Rice doesn't seem to be making any friends on Celebrity Apprentice.

'Gotabaya Rajapaksa may not resign'

'Gotabaya Rajapaksa may not resign'

Rediff.com12 Jul 2022

'There is fear that the president and prime minister are dragging their feet and won't resign.'

PIX: Karishma's bikini shoot in the Maldives

PIX: Karishma's bikini shoot in the Maldives

Rediff.com30 Dec 2019

It was a fun birthday holiday for Karishma Tanna, as she basked in the exotic beaches of Maldives. The actress, who turned 36 on December 21, vacationed at a spa, and put up beautiful pictures of her trip.

Dear PM Modi, will you support this girl?

Dear PM Modi, will you support this girl?

Rediff.com7 Sep 2016

The 11-yr-old has already earned the sobriquet 'Nanhi Jalpari'

Hackett swims to second 1500m title

Hackett swims to second 1500m title

Rediff.com21 Aug 2004

The Australian become just the fourth man to win the race twice at the Olympics.

Sports Shorts: Bajrang wants wrestling to be made National Sports

Sports Shorts: Bajrang wants wrestling to be made National Sports

Rediff.com24 Sep 2019

During a felicitation function of World Championships medal-winning wrestlers by Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju in New Delhi on Monday, the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan mooted the idea of making wrestling the national sport, which received the backing of double Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar.

Sun Yang was a dirty swimmer, says Le Clos

Sun Yang was a dirty swimmer, says Le Clos

Rediff.com4 Mar 2020

Sun Yang was banned for eight years last Friday for missing an out-of-competition test in 2018, and Chad Le Clos, who lost to his rival in the 200-metres freestyle final in Rio de Janeiro four years ago, believes justice has been done.

PICS: Schoolgirl scoops gold as Japan warms to the Games

PICS: Schoolgirl scoops gold as Japan warms to the Games

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

Pint-sized 13-year-old Momiji Nishiya took gold in street skateboarding -- new to the Olympics in Tokyo -- while in one of the Games's staple sports a "Terminator" hunted down a dominator to set the swimming pool alight.

Athletics: Thompson-Herah posts second-fastest 100m ever

Athletics: Thompson-Herah posts second-fastest 100m ever

Rediff.com22 Aug 2021

Periault and Duffy were running shoulder to shoulder but the Frenchwoman pulled away from the Bermudan on the third lap of the run.

'I hope I keep this innocence intact in me for a long time'

'I hope I keep this innocence intact in me for a long time'

Rediff.com22 Aug 2022

'I consider everyone my competition.'

New Covid SOPs: Theatres allowed more seating, pools open for all

New Covid SOPs: Theatres allowed more seating, pools open for all

Rediff.com27 Jan 2021

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday allowed cinema halls and theatres to operate with more people while swimming pools have been permitted for use by all in fresh COVID-19 reopening guidelines.

Where is Shahid travelling?

Where is Shahid travelling?

Rediff.com12 Nov 2020

What are film stars up to today?

'Swimming is to fish as shopping is to women!'

'Swimming is to fish as shopping is to women!'

Rediff.com4 Jan 2011

Last week, we invited readers to send in funny one-liners on women and their shopping obsession.

My Beloved Aunt, Lata Mangeshkar

My Beloved Aunt, Lata Mangeshkar

Rediff.com28 Sep 2022

'While we conversed in Marathi, she would always make it a point to ask me in English, "Are you okay? Have you eaten?"' 'I sorely miss that care and concern.'

Meet The Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winners

Meet The Wildlife Photographer of the Year Winners

Rediff.com10 Feb 2022

The results for the People's Choice Award for the Wildlife Photographer Of The Year are in.

China's Olympic champ Sun Yang BANNED for eight years

China's Olympic champ Sun Yang BANNED for eight years

Rediff.com28 Feb 2020

China's top swimmer Sun Yang questioned the credentials of the testers before members of his entourage smashed vials containing his blood samples with a hammer. His eight-year ban rules him out of this year's Tokyo Games

European C'ships: World champ Kolesnichenko wins solo

European C'ships: World champ Kolesnichenko wins solo

Rediff.com6 Aug 2018

Svetlana Kolesnichenko, the new standard bearer for artistic aquatics, added another European Championships gold to her huge collection of international medals when she took the synchronised swimming solo technical title on Monday.

Ferrari's Leclerc crashes but takes Monaco Grand Prix pole

Ferrari's Leclerc crashes but takes Monaco Grand Prix pole

Rediff.com22 May 2021

Charles Leclerc crashed at the end of qualifying for his home Monaco Grand Prix on Saturday

Paralympics: Lekhara fails to qualify for final; swimmer Jadhav disqualified

Paralympics: Lekhara fails to qualify for final; swimmer Jadhav disqualified

Rediff.com1 Sep 2021

Shooter Avani Lekhara crashed out in the qualification round of the mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event at the Tokyo Games on Wednesday.

Dive into the world's first sky pool!

Dive into the world's first sky pool!

Rediff.com21 May 2021

If you are all in for thrills, London has a new offering: A pool positioned nearly 115 feet in the air. Welcome to The Sky Pool -- a 82-foot (25-metre) transparent swimming pool stretched between the 10th stories of two residential skyscrapers in southwest London's Nine Elms neighbourhood -- and it's only open to the apartment complex's lucky residents. Here's at how amazing it looks!

US set world record; Scott helps Britain to gold

US set world record; Scott helps Britain to gold

Rediff.com28 Jul 2019

The United States set a world record of three minutes and 50.40 seconds in the women's 4x100m medley relay final at the world championships on Sunday.

Spanish marathoner swimmer mingles with crowd at Copacabana

Spanish marathoner swimmer mingles with crowd at Copacabana

Rediff.com15 Aug 2016

Erika Villaecija did as thousands of Rio de Janeiro's residents and visitors did on Sunday afternoon - she went to the city's famed Copacabana Beach.

Discover the Ironman in you in Goa this Oct

Discover the Ironman in you in Goa this Oct

Rediff.com25 Jun 2019

'We have received around 1,000 participants from 20 countries, with 10 per cent being women.'

Tokyo Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Monday, July 26

Tokyo Olympics: How India's athletes fared on Monday, July 26

Rediff.com26 Jul 2021

Sharath Kamal's progress to the third round of the men's singles in table tennis was the only bright spot on another gloomy day for India at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday.

Calls mount for IOC to postpone Olympics

Calls mount for IOC to postpone Olympics

Rediff.com21 Mar 2020

The US track and field federation joined another leading US Olympic sport, USA Swimming, in seeking a delay to the Games. Neither US Olympic officials nor the IOC were immediately available for comment on USATF's request.

SC okays floor test for Uddhav govt on Thursday

SC okays floor test for Uddhav govt on Thursday

Rediff.com30 Jun 2022

Earlier it said floor test is the only way to settle all issues that have entangled the politics of Maharashtra following a rebellion by Sena leader Eknath Shinde leading to a survival crisis of the Uddhav Thackeray-led coalition government.

Shark takes a bite out of model during photo shoot

Shark takes a bite out of model during photo shoot

Rediff.com12 Jul 2018

An Instagram model from California, United States says she's lucky to be alive after she was attacked by a shark during a photo shoot. Model and nursing student Katarina Zarutskie (@katarinazarutskie) was swimming in Staniel Cay in the Bahamas when she was bit on the wrist by a shark -- and her lucky escape was all captured on camera.

Schools, gyms to reopen in Delhi on Monday

Schools, gyms to reopen in Delhi on Monday

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

Night curfew will continue but from 11 pm instead of 10 pm.

SEE: What IPL stars are up to

SEE: What IPL stars are up to

Rediff.com8 Sep 2020

The players spent time away from training on the beach.

Tokyo opens empty Games venues up for public use

Tokyo opens empty Games venues up for public use

Rediff.com27 Jul 2020

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government said it plans to also open up other Olympic venues in the coming months, although that could change depending on the coronavirus situation.

Khade misses 50m freestyle medal by a whisker

Khade misses 50m freestyle medal by a whisker

Rediff.com21 Aug 2018

India's Virdhawal Khade marginally bettered his long-standing National record to get closer to a second Asian Games medal as he qualified for the men's 50 metres freestyle final, clocking 22.43s, which was third fastest time in the heats, in Jakarta, on Tuesday.

The Age of the Loh Purush

The Age of the Loh Purush

Rediff.com20 Oct 2020

Overt displays of physical machismo is the stamp of the strongman and it's a symptom that manifests itself in direct proportion to their sense of insecurity, says Kanika Datta.

Punjab CM lifts weekend, night curfew from Monday

Punjab CM lifts weekend, night curfew from Monday

Rediff.com9 Jul 2021

The CM also ordered opening of bars, cinema halls, restaurants, spas, swimming pools, gyms, malls, sports complexes, museums, zoos etc, subject to all eligible staff members and visitors having taken at least one dose each of the vaccine.

Who is Sonam Kapoor missing?

Who is Sonam Kapoor missing?

Rediff.com3 Dec 2020

Mr Bachchan is in a studio... Rajkummar Rao shows off some muscle... and...

Architect designs hotel suspended over cliff in Norway

Architect designs hotel suspended over cliff in Norway

Rediff.com30 Jul 2019

A jaw-dropping hotel perched on the side of a cliff will give daredevil guests the chance to quite literally live on the edge.