A first-half goal from Joe Cole gave Chelsea a 1-0 victory over Liverpool in the first leg of their all-English Champions League semi-final.
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European powerhouse France rallied from a goal down to hand a 5-1 drubbing on Honduras and qualify for the knockout stage as group toppers in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Guwahati.
Sanam Singh, Aditya Madkekar and Mustafa Ghouse went out in the third and final singles qualifying round of the Kingfisher Airlines Open.
A summary of Wednesday's matches in the UEFA Champions League.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in his 150th European appearance to give Real Madrid a 3-1 victory at Borussia Dortmund, their first against them in Germany, and make it two wins out of two matches in their Champions League Group H.
England striker Wayne Rooney hit a quickfire double, his first league goals of the year, to power Manchester United to a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United.
Murray had battled his way back from two sets down in the second round against France's Adrian Mannarino, but could not work another miracle against the 14th-ranked, 29-year-old Anderson, who swept the final tiebreak 7-0.
Isco scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time as Spain launched an improbable fightback to snatch a 2-2 friendly draw against England with both their goals coming after the 89th minute at Wembley on Tuesday.
Apple Computers on Thursday launched the world's thinnest desktop computer, which features G5 processors and is only two inches thick.
It's a wrap! Rediff.com presents a roundup of the World Gymnastics Championships, Glasgow, which were held from October 23 to November 1.
Manchester United scored a 1-0 win over Barcelona in the second leg semi-final on Tuesday to set up an all-English Champions League final against either Liverpool or Chelsea in Moscow next month. Scholes sent a swerving shot high and wide of goalkeeper Victor Valdes in the 14th minute to give United a 1-0 aggregate victory.
Spain strolled to a 4-1 win at home to Israel, while Italy survived some first-half scares on the way to a 2-0 win and Ukraine registered a 1-0 home win over Ukraine in an action-packed game.
Prices for the F-Pace start at Rs 68.4 lakh, for the base spec Pure model with the 2.0-litre diesel motor. For the top-spec R-Sport variant, you will have to shell out a whopping Rs 1.02 crore though, and that is before you get to the options list or pay for the insurance.
Brazilian Andre Moritz dazzled the home crowd with a hat-trick of goals to power Mumbai City FC to a stunning 5-0 victory over state rivals FC Pune City in a Hero Indian Super League fixture.
Man of the match Jacques Kallis claimed two wickets, two catches and scored an unbeaten 91 as South Africa beat India by four wickets in the first ODI.
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Boeta Dippenaar struck an unbeaten 60 as South Africa eased to a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over West Indies.
Samsung is ready with refreshed Galaxy A handsets for the year 2016, but neither the absence of Marshmallow nor an iffy OS performance of the new Galaxy A5 can be ignored, says Himanshu Juneja
for the slight premium that you'll pay, the Tiago offers more safety tech, bigger engine, space and more creature comfort. Taking into the fact that the 1.0-litre Kwid is around the corner and will be considerably expensive in contrast to its 800cc counterpart, the Tiago makes an even stronger case for itself.
The Australians started the series as favorites, but a stirring show by the visitors put them on the backfoot after the first two ODIs. The wounded Kangaroos came back strongly, winning the next two outings at Sydney and Adelaide. Sadly, rain played spoilsport in the deciding ODI at Brisbane.
When Kamath took over the organisation, ICICI had 33 subsidiaries. He gradually brought them down to 24 and then to a dozen, preparing the organisation for an initial public offer in December 2005.
The price tag of Rs 52,990 seems a bit off. Samsung Galaxy S7 has positioned itself as the flagship to beat, and with the very capable HTC 10 on the prowl, LG should have been proactive and imaginative with the pricing. A price tag of Rs 45,000 would have truly given the fillip to the first modular phone in the market, says Himanshu Juneja
This year is expected to break fresh ground in technology with a fancy range of gadgets. So get ready to get wired into the new year.
Photos from the Champions League matches played across Europe on Tuesday
Jose Mourinho suffered a nightmare homecoming as Porto, the club he led to the Champions League title in 2004, inflicted a 2-1 defeat on his woefully out-of-sorts Chelsea side in Group G on Tuesday.
Congress gets into the opposition groove but still has miles to go, says Saroj Nagi.
A round-up of the Plate group Tanji Trophy matches.
Olympic bronze-medallist M C Mary Kom led the charge as Indian women boxers packed a powerful punch by assuring themselves of medals in each of the three weight categories at the 17th Asian Games, in Incheon on Sunday.
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Delhi Daredevils by 14 runs in their Indian Premier League encounter at the Eden Gardens on Wednesday to keep alive their hopes of reaching the last four stage.
A summary of the Ranji Trophy Group A and Group B matches played across India on Sunday.
Round-up of the Ranji Trophy quarter-finals match played on Sunday.
Harbhajan Singh and Zaheer Khan destroyed South Africa's batting to give India the upperhand at the end of day two in the second Test.
Centuries from Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag helped India amass 417 for 2 in 90 overs on Day 1 of the second Test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.