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Saurabh smashes world record to win gold; secures Olympic quota

Saurabh smashes world record to win gold; secures Olympic quota

Rediff.com24 Feb 2019

The 16-year-old claimed the top honours in the men's 10m air pistol event at the season-opening ISSF World Cup.

China SEZ woos Indian businesses

China SEZ woos Indian businesses

Rediff.com5 Jan 2007

Over 3 billion yuan has been spent in the region in the last ten years on developing infrastructure such as road, power, water, drainage systems, telecommunications, and gas, among others, to provide a conducive environment for investors.

Nadal is enjoying his tennis, again!

Nadal is enjoying his tennis, again!

Rediff.com16 Oct 2015

Former World No 1 Rafael Nadal says regaining control of his emotions has sparked a resurgence that continued on Thursday when he reached the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals with victory against Canadian Milos Raonic.

Italy, France, Russia, US sweep into Fed Cup semis

Italy, France, Russia, US sweep into Fed Cup semis

Rediff.com23 Apr 2007

Defending champions Italy and France set up a Fed Cup last-four meeting with sweeping victories in their quarter-finals on Sunday.

China's foreign minister's mysterious visit to Tibet

China's foreign minister's mysterious visit to Tibet

Rediff.com20 Aug 2020

Was Wang Yi'S visit intended to remind India of 1962, asks Claude Arpi?

Sania saves India from relegation in Fed Cup

Sania saves India from relegation in Fed Cup

Rediff.com2 Feb 2008

Sania Mirza returned to the court to save India from demotion as India beat Hong Kong 2-1 in the Federation Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I relegation play-off on Saturday.

Train to Lhasa

Train to Lhasa

Rediff.com7 Nov 2018

'Lhasa is more than the Unesco World Heritage Sites it boasts of. It is more than a gateway to the mighty Himalayas.' 'It is about the warmth of its people: Unsaid, unspoken, but felt everywhere,' discovers Shruti Bajpai.

China Open: Djokovic, Nadal make perfect start with easy wins

China Open: Djokovic, Nadal make perfect start with easy wins

Rediff.com1 Oct 2013

World No 1 Novak Djokovic and the man who can dislodge him from the top spot by next week, Rafael Nadal, kicked off their China Open campaign with straight set victories on Tuesday.

Davis Cup: India lose opening singles to China

Davis Cup: India lose opening singles to China

Rediff.com6 Apr 2018

The Indian Davis Cup team was staring at defeat at the zonal level for the first time in five years following shock defeats of Ramkumar Ramanathan and Sumit Nagal on the opening day of the second round tie against China, in Tianjin, on Friday.

BEST PHOTOS from the Australian Open

BEST PHOTOS from the Australian Open

Rediff.com29 Jan 2019

Here are some of the best moments from the 2019 Australian Open.

Tennis Roundup: Federer battles past Bautista Agut in Shanghai

Tennis Roundup: Federer battles past Bautista Agut in Shanghai

Rediff.com11 Oct 2018

Twice Shanghai Masters champion Roger Federer was far from his best against Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut but did enough to reach the quarter-finals with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 win on Thursday.

Harikrishna continues to roll

Harikrishna continues to roll

Rediff.com13 Jul 2005

The world junior champion beat GM Zhang Zhong of China for his fourth straight victory in the Sanjin Hotel Cup Grandmasters' tournament.

Slow start for Indian atheletes

Slow start for Indian atheletes

Rediff.com8 Dec 2006

Hardeep Kaur finished sixth in the women's hammer throw at the Asian games.

Hopman Cup: India beat China

Hopman Cup: India beat China

Rediff.com23 Nov 2006

Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza won their singles matches to give India a 2-0 lead over China.

India survive Chinese scare

India survive Chinese scare

Rediff.com26 May 2006

Viswanathan Anand and National champion Surya Shekhar Ganguly were held in a 2-2 draw in the fifth round of the Chess Olympiad.

Our sport is more than test tubes, blood and urine: Coe

Our sport is more than test tubes, blood and urine: Coe

Rediff.com30 Aug 2015

Part of Sebastian Coe's new job as head of world athletics will be to shift the conversation about his "ostensibly clean" sport from doping to spectacular performances, he said on Sunday.

How Paytm is gearing up for the festive season

How Paytm is gearing up for the festive season

Rediff.com4 Sep 2017

The firm will invest over Rs 1,000 crore in marketing, cash backs and promotional spends

IOC boss to meet PM Modi; is India bidding for 2024 Olympics?

IOC boss to meet PM Modi; is India bidding for 2024 Olympics?

Rediff.com3 Apr 2015

Bach, IOC President, has been invited to visit India for a meeting with Prime Minister Modi.

Murgunde-Meenakshi out of doubles

Murgunde-Meenakshi out of doubles

Rediff.com20 Sep 2006

The Indian pair was trounced by China's Yawen Zhang and Yili Wie in the second round of women's doubles at the World Badminton Championships.

Wawrinka and Nishikori reach Brisbane quarter-finals

Wawrinka and Nishikori reach Brisbane quarter-finals

Rediff.com4 Jan 2017

World number four Stan Wawrinka began the new season with a straight-sets victory over Viktor Troicki in his Brisbane International debut on Wednesday. Second seed Wawrinka edged out Troicki 7-6(5) 6-4 to maintain his perfect record against the Serbian whose seventh attempt at beating the Swiss failed at the Pat Rafter Arena. "I'm quite happy with my level at the start the year," Wawrinka said.

Badminton: Kashyap shocks world No. 19

Badminton: Kashyap shocks world No. 19

Rediff.com30 Aug 2006

The Hyderabad shuttler beat Przemyslaw Wacha of Poland to storm into the men's singles pre-quarter-finals at the Hong Kong Open.

Saina enters second round

Saina enters second round

Rediff.com29 Aug 2006

The Indian ace beat Soratja Chansrisukot of Thailand at the Hong Open badminton championships.

China law to protect streetchildren

China law to protect streetchildren

Rediff.com7 Mar 2005

The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs estimates that there are at least 150,000 homeless children wandering the country's cities, most from underdeveloped rural areas.

Weekend Watch: The Road Home

Weekend Watch: The Road Home

Rediff.com9 Sep 2005

Yoga booms in China, Indian trainers step in

Yoga booms in China, Indian trainers step in

Rediff.com30 Aug 2005

A yoga exhibition planned in Beijing will feature Indian trainers

Tennis round-up: Djokovic powers past Nishikori; Wozniacki passes Barty test

Tennis round-up: Djokovic powers past Nishikori; Wozniacki passes Barty test

Rediff.com8 May 2018

Former world number one Novak Djokovic showed signs of a return to form with an impressive 7-5, 6-4 victory over Japan's Kei Nishikori in the opening round of the Madrid Open on Monday.

Chennai Connect doesn't improve India-China trade ties

Chennai Connect doesn't improve India-China trade ties

Rediff.com14 Oct 2019

China had been trying hard to enter the Indian market, without opening its own to Indian products. There is an economic crisis in India-China relations that the Chennai Connect barely scratched the surface, points out Srikanth Kondapalli.

World wants India to give China a bloody nose

World wants India to give China a bloody nose

Rediff.com17 Jul 2020

'Unlike the Chinese army that has been largely a peace time force, the Indian Army is a battle hardened force,' explains Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).

Issues related to Art 370 internal: India after UNSC meet

Issues related to Art 370 internal: India after UNSC meet

Rediff.com17 Aug 2019

Without naming Pakistan, he said there are some who are trying to project an 'alarmist approach' to the situation in Kashmir, which is far from the ground realities.

Sharath in Brazil Open semis

Sharath in Brazil Open semis

Rediff.com25 Jun 2006

Achanta Sharath Kamal became the India's first paddler to reach the semi-finals of an ITTF pro-tour event, at the Brazil Open.

India's women's hockey team lose to US in tour opener

India's women's hockey team lose to US in tour opener

Rediff.com19 Jul 2016

It was a disappointing start for the Indian women's hockey team on their tour of the United States. They lost 2-3 to the Champions Trophy bronze medalists in their opening match in Manheim on Tuesday.

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 6 at Rio Olympics

PHOTOS: The gold medallists on Day 6 at Rio Olympics

Rediff.com12 Aug 2016

Poland's Magdalena Fularczyk-Kozlowska and Natalia Madaj edged past Britain's Katherine Grainger and Victoria Thornley in the final meters of the race to snatch the gold medal in the women's double sculls at the Olympic rowing regatta on Thursday. The nail-biter saw the two boats neck-and-neck for much of the race. Britain led Poland by just .64 seconds at the halfway mark and appeared poised to win.

Indian colts lose to China

Indian colts lose to China

Rediff.com21 Apr 2007

The Indian boys did a creditable job by advancing to the World Junior Tennis Championship finals after finishing among the top four in the zonal qualifying in Delhi on Saturday

Dalai Lama's Russia visit irks China

Dalai Lama's Russia visit irks China

Rediff.com30 Nov 2004

Beijing views the 69-year-old Nobel Peace Prize winner as a "splittist," who travelled around the globe and colluded with "anti-China" forces to split Tibet from rest of China.

Meet Asian Games' first female MVP

Meet Asian Games' first female MVP

Rediff.com2 Sep 2018

Rikako Ikee became the first female athlete to be named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) at an Asian Games

Anjali Bhagwat earns Olympic spot

Anjali Bhagwat earns Olympic spot

Rediff.com30 Apr 2006

Top shooter Anjali Bhagwat finished fourth in women's 50 m rifle three position event at the ISSF World Cup

World Tour Finals: Sindhu outclasses Intanon to enter final; Sameer loses

World Tour Finals: Sindhu outclasses Intanon to enter final; Sameer loses

Rediff.com15 Dec 2018

P V Sindhu breezed into the summit clash of the World Tour Finals for the second successive time after prevailing over 2013 World champion Ratchanok Intanon in a tense semi-final.

How Modi can thwart Xi

How Modi can thwart Xi

Rediff.com24 Oct 2020

'The world does not care about the tension on our border.' 'India has to emerge as a strong economic power.' 'Respect comes when the world sees a country with a direction and leadership that has a vision,' points out Ramesh Menon.