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PIX: Siraj, Nikhat, Khawaja post Eid greetings

PIX: Siraj, Nikhat, Khawaja post Eid greetings

Rediff.com1 days ago

Australian cricketer Usman Khawaja was among the first to post Eid greetings on his social media handles.

'Leaving at the zenith of my career': Vandana retires

'Leaving at the zenith of my career': Vandana retires

Rediff.com1 days ago

Indian women's hockey stalwart Vandana Katariya has retired from international hockey after a 15-year career, stating that she is stepping away at the "zenith" of her career.

Exiled Afghan women players seek FIFA recognition

Exiled Afghan women players seek FIFA recognition

Rediff.com2 days ago

'If there is one thing that I would request from the athletes all around the world, it would be it is time that we unite together. And it's time that women support other women.'

Election drama! BFI snubs former sports minister Anurag Thakur

Election drama! BFI snubs former sports minister Anurag Thakur

Rediff.com13 Mar 2025

The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) has rejected former Sports Minister Anurag Thakur's nomination for the upcoming elections, citing his ineligibility.

ISL: Mohammedan Sporting end debut season with draw

ISL: Mohammedan Sporting end debut season with draw

Rediff.com10 Mar 2025

Mohammedan collected 13 points from 24 games, but were winless at home throughout the season.

ISL: 5-star Bengaluru FC thrash Mumbai; storm into semis

ISL: 5-star Bengaluru FC thrash Mumbai; storm into semis

Rediff.com4 days ago

Bengaluru FC pulled off the biggest win in ISL play-offs history, thrashing Mumbai City FC 5-0 to progress to the semi-finals.

Sports Minister on why he revoked WFI suspension

Sports Minister on why he revoked WFI suspension

Rediff.com11 Mar 2025

'WFI must reverse all amendments made during its suspension and ensure checks and balances in decision-making within four weeks.'

Gurindervir is India's fastest man!

Gurindervir is India's fastest man!

Rediff.com5 days ago

Gurindervir Singh shattered the men's 100m national record, clocking an impressive 10.20 seconds at the Indian Grand Prix 1 in Bengaluru.

TT great Sharath Kamal bows out; Manav creates history

TT great Sharath Kamal bows out; Manav creates history

Rediff.com4 days ago

Sharath Kamal's illustrious two-decade career came to an end on Saturday as he lost to Snehit Suravajjula in the men's singles round of 16 match at the WTT Star Contender 2025.

Paralympics glory beckons for vegetable vendor's son

Paralympics glory beckons for vegetable vendor's son

Rediff.com3 days ago

Jhandu Kumar, who has polio-affected legs since birth, won a gold medal at the recently-concluded Khelo India Para Games. The powerlifter broke his own National record on March 23 in the men's 72kg category with a lift of 206kg.

Boxing Nationals: Jaismine, Pooja Rani win gold, Railways triumph

Boxing Nationals: Jaismine, Pooja Rani win gold, Railways triumph

Rediff.com6 days ago

Commonwealth Games medallist Jaismine Lamboria and two-time Asian Champion Pooja Rani secured gold medals at the Elite Women's National Boxing Championships

Russian wrestler banned for doping with cancer drug

Russian wrestler banned for doping with cancer drug

Rediff.com6 days ago

Russian wrestler Dmitry Baboryko was banned for two years after taking a breast cancer drug that counters the effects of using steroids.

'F1's return to noisy V10 engines a rearward move'

'F1's return to noisy V10 engines a rearward move'

Rediff.com5 days ago

Formula One may have to wait a decade for a return to screaming V10 or V8 engines and jettisoning the next generation V6 due to be introduced next year is simply not feasible, according to F1's former chief technical officer Pat Symonds.

Security concerns plague women's sport

Security concerns plague women's sport

Rediff.com12 Mar 2025

'Although one-in-five women in the UK will experience stalking at some point in their lives, there are no scientific studies around the stalking of athletes.'

Pro boxing fuels Nishant Dev's Olympic dream

Pro boxing fuels Nishant Dev's Olympic dream

Rediff.com5 days ago

Nishant Dev, a 2023 World Championship bronze medalist, believes his stint in professional boxing will help achieve his Olympic dream at the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

Pooja Rani to move to 70-kg category to revive career

Pooja Rani to move to 70-kg category to revive career

Rediff.com7 days ago

Two-time Asian champion boxer Pooja Rani is contemplating a move down to the 70kg weight class as she targets a comeback for the 2028 Los Angeles Games.

Row as Nitish Kumar leaves dais before national anthem at sports event

Row as Nitish Kumar leaves dais before national anthem at sports event

Rediff.com20 Mar 2025

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar left the dais before the national anthem at the inauguration of an international sports event in Patna, sparking controversy. Opposition RJD president Lalu Prasad and his son Tejashwi Yadav accused the chief minister of disrespecting the national anthem. The Sepak Takraw World Cup 2025 is being held at the Pataliputra Sports Complex, with 300 players and support staff from 21 countries taking part. Kumar, 74, walked towards the participants and greeted them with a "namaste" and a wave of the hand before the national anthem was played. A video clip of the incident was shared on social media by Lalu Prasad and Tejashwi Yadav, who both alleged that the chief minister "disrespected the national anthem".

Djokovic opens up on 'surreal' bond with coach Murray

Djokovic opens up on 'surreal' bond with coach Murray

Rediff.com7 days ago

Novak Djokovic said working with coach Andy Murray still felt a bit surreal but it offered him the opportunity to finally build a personal relationship with the Scot after their long rivalry on court.

BFI postpones elections citing cramped timeline

BFI postpones elections citing cramped timeline

Rediff.com7 days ago

Boxing Federation of India postponed its election scheduled for March 28, saying it's "impossible to complete the process within originally planned timelines" after the Delhi and Himachal Pradesh high courts directed the body to reinstate the names omitted from the electoral college.

Messi's India return set to break records

Messi's India return set to break records

Rediff.com7 days ago

Argentine football legend Lionel Messi will return to India in October to play an exhibition match in Kerala.

F1: Red Bull demote Lawson; Tsunoda to race in Japan

F1: Red Bull demote Lawson; Tsunoda to race in Japan

Rediff.com6 days ago

Yuki Tsunoda will race for Red Bull from his home Japanese Formula One Grand Prix next week with struggling New Zealander Liam Lawson demoted to sister team Racing Bulls in a straight swap.

Haryana government bows to Vinesh Phogat's demand

Haryana government bows to Vinesh Phogat's demand

Rediff.com25 Mar 2025

The Haryana Cabinet has decided to offer wrestler-turned-politician Vinesh Phogat benefits equivalent to those of an Olympic silver medallist under the state's sports policy.

Female athletes forced into genetic test?

Female athletes forced into genetic test?

Rediff.com25 Mar 2025

Female athletes will soon have to undergo a one-time genetic test to compete in women's events, World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said on Tuesday, after proposals to tighten eligibility rules were discussed at the body's council.

Olympic hero reveals shocking abuse allegations in court

Olympic hero reveals shocking abuse allegations in court

Rediff.com25 Mar 2025

Double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen described a childhood marked by fear and manipulation when he took the witness stand on Tuesday to testify against his father and former coach.

Khelo India Para Games: Lifters shatter national limits

Khelo India Para Games: Lifters shatter national limits

Rediff.com7 days ago

Haryana's Pardeep Joon and Delhi's Sahista won the gold medals in the men's and women's powerlifting competitions respectively at the Khelo India Para Games.

Boxing Nationals: Minakshi stuns World champion Nitu Ghanghas in semis

Boxing Nationals: Minakshi stuns World champion Nitu Ghanghas in semis

Rediff.com24 Mar 2025

All India Police boxer Minakshi pulled off a stunning upset, defeating World champion Nitu Ghanghas of Haryana in the 48kg semi-final of the 8th Elite Women's National Boxing Championship.

Remembering George Foreman

Remembering George Foreman

Rediff.com24 Mar 2025

Foreman, US President Donald Trump stated in a tribute on his Truth Social account, had the 'heaviest and biggest punch in the history of boxing'. Foreman, Trump added, was a 'great person, with a personality that was bigger than life.'

EPL PIX: Man United lose; Saka scores on return

EPL PIX: Man United lose; Saka scores on return

Rediff.com22 hours ago

IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Tuesday.

Hockey stars Mandeep and Udita tie the knot

Hockey stars Mandeep and Udita tie the knot

Rediff.com22 Mar 2025

Olympians Mandeep Singh and Udita Duhan tied the knot in an elegant ceremony on Friday in Jalandhar.

ISL: Bengaluru blank Goa to clinch home-leg semifinal

ISL: Bengaluru blank Goa to clinch home-leg semifinal

Rediff.com9 hours ago

Hosts Bengaluru FC gained the upper hand against FC Goa with a commanding 2-0 win in their first-leg semifinal of the Indian Super League on Wednesday.

Real Madrid coach Ancelotti's tax evasion trial begins

Real Madrid coach Ancelotti's tax evasion trial begins

Rediff.com15 hours ago

Real Madrid coach Ancelotti goes on trial in Spain for tax evasion.

PIX: Inspired Real Madrid win thriller to reach Spanish Cup final

PIX: Inspired Real Madrid win thriller to reach Spanish Cup final

Rediff.com23 hours ago

Real booked their place in the final when substitute Arda Guler lifted a corner to Ruediger, who headed the equaliser that put Real Madrid through on aggregate.

Messi's bodyguard banned from touchline

Messi's bodyguard banned from touchline

Rediff.com23 hours ago

'They don't allow me to be on the field anymore.'

Former CWG medallist shuttler Sumeeth Reddy retires

Former CWG medallist shuttler Sumeeth Reddy retires

Rediff.com24 Mar 2025

B Sumeeth Reddy, a member of the 2022 Commonwealth Games mixed team silver medal-winning squad, has announced his retirement as an active badminton player to focus entirely on coaching.

Khelo India Para Games 2025: Kaur breaks powerlifting national record

Khelo India Para Games 2025: Kaur breaks powerlifting national record

Rediff.com23 Mar 2025

Punjab powerlifter Jaspreet Kaur set a new national record in the 45kg category at the Khelo India Para Games (KIPG) 2025, lifting 101kg to win the gold medal.

I had no choice in switching flags: Kasatkina

I had no choice in switching flags: Kasatkina

Rediff.com1 days ago

Russian-born Daria Kasatkina said she was emotional and excited to begin a fresh chapter in her career under the Australian flag at the ongoing Charleston Open after being granted permanent residency last week.

Boxing icon George Foreman dies aged 76

Boxing icon George Foreman dies aged 76

Rediff.com22 Mar 2025

George Foreman, the fearsome heavyweight boxer who lost the 'Rumble in the Jungle' to Muhammad Ali before his inspiring second act as a 45-year-old champion and a successful businessman, died on Friday night. He was 76.

Man City sweat over Haaland's ankle injury

Man City sweat over Haaland's ankle injury

Rediff.com2 days ago

Norwegian international is now a doubt for their semi-final against Nottingham Forest at the end of April due to the left ankle problem.

P T Usha backs Assam's boxers for Nationals

P T Usha backs Assam's boxers for Nationals

Rediff.com22 Mar 2025

IOA president P T Usha expressed disappointment over athletes being caught in controversies, saying such issues negatively impact them.

PIX: Ashwani destroys KKR on dream IPL debut

PIX: Ashwani destroys KKR on dream IPL debut

Rediff.com2 days ago

IMAGES from the IPL match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders played at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Monday