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FA Cup: Hull City find cutting edge to tame plucky Blades
Rediff.com14 Apr 2014Premier League Hull City were given a fright as they had to come from behind twice to beat obstinate third tier side Sheffield United 5-3 in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Sunday to reach the final for the first time.
5 Talking points from Wednesday's Champions League quarter-finals
Rediff.com3 Apr 2014Javier Pastore's brilliant individual goal in stoppage time helped Paris Saint-Germain claim a famous scalp and was the talking point of the Champions League quarter-finals.
Freedom of press should not be ruled by politicians, corporates: Trai
Rediff.com27 Feb 2014Rahul Khullar, Trai chairman beleives politicians and corporates who own media houses should give freedom to editors.
Barca's Andres Iniesta agrees three-year contract extension
Rediff.com19 Dec 2013Barcelona's Spain playmaker Andres Iniesta has agreed a three-year contract extension with the La Liga champions until 2018 when he turns 34, club president Sandro Rosell said on Thursday.
Inspirational Gervinho helps Roma to win over Fiorentina
Rediff.com8 Dec 2013Serie A title challengers AS Roma ended a run of four successive draws with an enthralling 2-1 win over Fiorentina on Sunday, helped by an inspirational display from Gervinho who set up both their goals.
Napoli in six-goal thriller, Balotelli saves Milan
Rediff.com8 Dec 2013Two goals in three minutes from Napoli's Goran Pandev were not enough to secure victory as his side threw away a two-goal lead to draw 3-3 at home to Udinese in an end-to-end Serie A thriller on Saturday.
Juventus close in on title, Napoli win thriller
Rediff.com31 Mar 2013Juventus moved a step closer to a second successive Serie A title after winning 2-1 in a pulsating "derby of Italy" at Inter Milan on Saturday, while Edinson Cavani came off the bench to inspire Napoli to a thrilling 5-3 win at Torino.
Tevez leads City into FA Cup semis, Wigan beat Everton
Rediff.com10 Mar 2013Manchester City's Argentina striker Carlos Tevez scored a hat-trick two days after he was arrested as they cruised past Barnsley 5-0 to join history makers Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday.
Magician Aguero salvages draw for City
Rediff.com4 Feb 2013Manchester City's Sergio Aguero scored from a near-impossible angle to salvage a 2-2 home draw with Liverpool but a memorable Steven Gerrard goal still helped boost Premier League leaders Manchester United on Sunday.
Serie A: Juve stunned by Sampdoria
Rediff.com7 Jan 2013Argentine teenager Mauro Icardi scored twice as Serie A leaders Juventus lost 2-1 at home to lowly 10-man Sampdoria and Edinson Cavani's hat-trick helped Napoli to a 4-1 win over AS Roma on Sunday.
Be the story you want to tell
Rediff.com31 Dec 20122012 marked the shift of the news media becoming the story rather than reporting it, says Mihir S Sharma
Manchester Utd win thriller; Chelsea, Arsenal lose
Rediff.com2 Dec 2012Manchester United moved three points clear at the top of the Premier League after an extraordinary 4-3 victory at Reading. Third-placed Chelsea surrendered a half-time lead to lose 3-1 at West Ham United while Arsenal were humbled 2-0 by Swansea City.
Oscar, Kaka star as Brazil slam six past Iraq in friendly
Rediff.com12 Oct 2012Kaka scored on his Brazil comeback after a two-year absence and Oscar notched a brace as the 2014 World Cup hosts demolished Iraq 6-0 in a one-sided friendly in Sweden on Thursday.
Messi upstages Ronaldo with Spartak double
Rediff.com20 Sep 2012Lionel Messi proved that anything Cristiano Ronaldo can do he can do better when he struck twice for Barcelona to rescue a 3-2 comeback win for the favourites at home to Spartak Moscow in their Champions League Group G opener on Wednesday.
Farah Khan: Joker is our baby
Rediff.com31 Aug 2012Here's what your favourite Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
'We were forced by directors to plagiarise songs'
Rediff.com29 May 2012Music composer Anand-Milind look back at their successful career.
Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan: Why going to office is so 2010!
Rediff.com17 Apr 2012Blogger and writer Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan loves to work out of her home and tells us just why going to office is such a passe.
CLeague: Ibrahimovic, Robinho help Milan rout Arsenal
Rediff.com16 Feb 2012Zlatan Ibrahimovic inspired AC Milan to a 4-0 demolition of Arsenal in the Champions League on Wednesday, although the sorry performance of the visitors had as much to do with the scoreline as the volatile Swede's brilliance.
Champions League: Sanchez double delights Barca
Rediff.com15 Feb 2012Two goals by Alexis Sanchez -- his first in the Champions League -- led Barcelona to a 3-1 first-leg win at Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday to put the holders in the driving seat in their round of 16 tie.
How the IFS is finding its soul
Rediff.com17 Oct 2011A number of younger diplomats have begun to search for the soul of the foreign service, to give its members a sense of belonging and pride, observes former ambassador T P Sreenivasan.