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PIX: Summer Time for Canada; O'Callaghan stuns Titmus
Rediff.com30 Jul 2024Images from Monday's swimming action at Paris La Defense Arena, Nanterre, France.
PIX: Biles makes stunning return to Olympics!
Rediff.com29 Jul 2024Biles, the world's most decorated gymnast, returned for her third Olympics after she abruptly pulled out from the team final at the Tokyo Games suffering from the "twisties", a term used to describe the temporary loss of spatial awareness while performing high-difficulty elements.
PIX: Titmus gets Australia off to a golden start in the pool
Rediff.com28 Jul 2024Ariarne Titmus got Australia's women off to a golden start by winning a race of record breakers on a rocking opening night of the Paris Olympic swimming meet at the La Defense Arena on Saturday.
How the world's press rated Paris's Olympics Opening Ceremony
Rediff.com27 Jul 2024However, the 6,000-odd athletes, 3,000 performers, 300,000 spectators and dozens of world leaders had to endure heavy rain for much of the event.
Court of Arbitration for Sport dismisses Russian appeal over Valieva medal
Rediff.com26 Jul 2024The CAS banned teenage figure skater Kamila Valieva in January for four years for doping, effective from December 2021, a decision that also stripped the Russian Olympic Committee of its gold medal in the team event at the 2022 Games, nearly two years after the competition.
PIX: Spain rally to down Japan; US, Germany make solid start
Rediff.com26 Jul 2024Images from the opening day's action in the Olympics women's football tournament in Paris on Thursday.
Rybakina joins missing list from Olympic tennis
Rediff.com25 Jul 2024The Olympic tennis competition suffered another blow as women's third seed Elena Rybakina joined a lengthy list of non-starters hours after the draw took place at Roland Garros on Thursday
Channi's reference to Amritpal triggers row in LS
Rediff.com25 Jul 2024The Lok Sabha was adjourned twice in the post-lunch period on Thursday as a war of words broke out between the treasury and opposition benches, triggered by Congress MP Charanjit Singh Channi's spat with the Bharatiya Janata Party's Ravneet Singh Bittu.
Veterans, newcomers chase Olympic pin glory in Paris
Rediff.com25 Jul 2024Pin collecting and trading goes as far back as 1896 when the first modern Olympics were held.
Paris Olympic 2024 Games Schedule
Rediff.com25 Jul 2024With a jam-packed schedule brimming with both legendary athletes and captivating storylines, Paris 2024 promises unforgettable moments.
Canadian coach, analyst kicked out of Olympics after drone spying incident
Rediff.com25 Jul 2024New Zealand's women's team said their training session on Monday had been disrupted by a drone flown by a staff member of their opening Group A opponents Canada.
Khalistanis have polluted Canada, says Indo-Canadian MP after threats
Rediff.com24 Jul 2024Chandra Arya, a Member of Parliament from Nepean in the House of Commons, said in a post on his X account that separatist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun of Sikhs for Justice released a video demanding that Arya and his Hindu-Canadian friends go back to India after he (Arya) condemned the vandalism of the Hindu temple and other acts of hate and violence by Khalistan supporters in Canada.
Paris Olympics: 11 YO skater to 61 YO rider to compete
Rediff.com23 Jul 2024From 11-year-old to 60-plus, Olympics is playground for all
Chilled athletes embrace strategies to beat Paris heat
Rediff.com22 Jul 2024While most of his rivals prepared for the 50 kilometre race walk at the 2019 Doha world championships by warming up in full track suits in the 32 degrees Celsius heat, Evan Dunfee did the polar opposite.
Athletes of Indian origin at Paris Olympics
Rediff.com22 Jul 2024Here's a look at some Indian-origin athletes who will be representing their adopted countries at the Paris Games
Babar, Afridi Denied Permission To Play In Canada
Rediff.com20 Jul 2024Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Rizwan have been denied permission by the PCB to play in the Global T20 in Canada.
Nadal wins 4-hour battle; enters first semis since 2022
Rediff.com20 Jul 2024Rafael Nadal last appeared in a semi-final at Wimbledon in 2022.
Nadal rallies into Bastad quarter-finals
Rediff.com19 Jul 2024Rafael Nadal trailed in the second set before overcoming No. 5 seed Cameron Norrie of Great Britain.
Decathlon World champ LePage out of Paris Olympics
Rediff.com18 Jul 2024Pierce LePage has withdrawn from the Paris Olympics due to a herniated disc in his back which requires surgery.
Mammootty, Mohanlal, Fahadh Want To Tell Stories
Rediff.com17 Jul 2024Arjun Menon gives us a preview of what the Manorathangal series will offer us.
Rahul Gandhi Must Be Careful About What He Says
Rediff.com16 Jul 2024In the volatile international situation where 'nativism' is on the rise and immigrant communities are being targeted, the Leader of the Opposition's statement is like adding fuel to fire. If the Indian diaspora numbering 4 crores is threatened it will constitute a grave threat to national security, warns Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Why 'underdog' Sen could pull off surprise at Paris Games?
Rediff.com16 Jul 2024Lakshya had struggled through much of 2023 and early part of 2024. He fell behind in the qualification race but turned things around in time with two semi-final finishes at the All England Championship and the French Open to seal his place in the Olympics.
Copa America: Is security in the US broken?
Rediff.com15 Jul 2024Fans raise questions over USA's ability to control crowds after the chaos at Copa America final and hoped that the organisers of the 2026 World Cup, being co-hosted by the USA, Mexico and Canada, would take steps to prevent a repeat of the same.
'Install Nijjar, Panjwar, Gajinder portraits in Golden Temple'
Rediff.com14 Jul 2024While describing them "martyrs" of Sikh community, the Akal Takht jathedar asked the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee to install portraits of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Paramjit Singh Panjwar and Gajinder Singh.
Copa America: Uruguay beat Canada on penalties, finish third
Rediff.com14 Jul 2024Uruguay beat Canada on penalties in the Copa America third-place play-off match on Saturday after a 2-2 draw at the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Unseeded Patten-Heliovaara win Wimbledon men's doubles
Rediff.com14 Jul 2024Britain's Henry Patten and Finland's Harri Heliovaara beat Australia's Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson 6-7(7), 7-6(8), 7-6(11-9) in the men's doubles final at Wimbledon on Saturday to clinch their first Grand Slam titles.
TCS net profit rises 9% to Rs 12,040 crore in Q1
Rediff.com11 Jul 2024India's largest IT services company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday posted an 8.7 per cent year-on-year rise in its consolidated net profit at Rs 12,040 crore in the first quarter ended June 2024. The net profit for the year-ago period stood at Rs 11,074 crore.
Donkey agents misuse visa on arrival for trafficking, 11 held
Rediff.com11 Jul 2024The countries offering visa-on-arrival service to Indian nationals have been exploited as 'Donkey Routes' by agents for people who endeavour to reach the United States and Canada.
Colombia edge Uruguay to enter Copa America final
Rediff.com11 Jul 2024Colombia beat Uruguay 1-0 in their Copa America semi-final on Wednesday despite being reduced to 10 men for 45 minutes to book a title decider against defending champions Argentina thanks to a first-half header from Jefferson Lerma.
PIX: Argentina beat Canada to enter Copa America final
Rediff.com10 Jul 2024Images from the Copa America semi-final between Argentina and Canada at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Tuesday.
Bumrah, Mandhana shine with ICC Player of the Month
Rediff.com9 Jul 2024Jasprit Bumrah added another feather to his hat when he was on Tuesday named the 'ICC Men's Player of the Month for June'.
PCB boss summons Kirsten; deliberates Babar's future
Rediff.com8 Jul 2024Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi summoned white-ball head coach Gary Kirsten to talk about the team's future
Copa America: Uruguay stun Brazil on penalties, meet Colombia in semis
Rediff.com7 Jul 2024James Rodriguez scored one goal and set up two more as Colombia thoroughly dismantled Panama in a 5-0 win at the State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Saturday to march into the Copa America semi-finals.
Priyanshu Rajawat beaten in semis of Canada Open
Rediff.com7 Jul 2024India's campaign at the Canada Open Super 500 badminton tournament ended after Priyanshu Rajawat was beaten in straight games to France's Alex Lanier in the men's singles semi-finals on Saturday.
Wimbledon: When Tendulkar met Federer
Rediff.com6 Jul 2024Sitting in the Royal Box, Tendulkar received a standing ovation from the Centre Court crowd.
Canada Open: Rajawat stuns world No 4 Antonsen
Rediff.com6 Jul 2024World number 39 Rajawat defeated Antonsen 21-11, 17-21, 21-19 in a gruelling one hour 19 minutes quarterfinal on Friday night.
Copa America: Canada beat Venezuela on penalties; make semis
Rediff.com6 Jul 2024Canada advanced to the Copa America semi-finals with a 4-3 victory over Venezuela via the tie-breaker in the quarter-finals in Arlington, Texas, on Friday after the teams were locked 1-1 at the end of extra-time.
Wimbledon PIX: Raducanu, Badosa score upset wins
Rediff.com6 Jul 2024IMAGES from Day 5 of the Wimbledon Championships, at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Friday.
Copa America: Argentina beat Ecuador on penalties, enter semis
Rediff.com5 Jul 2024Argentina beat Ecuador 4-2 on penalties to move into the semi-finals of the Copa America on Thursday after goalkeeper Emi Martinez made two saves for the reigning champions in the shoot-out following a 1-1 draw in regulation time.
Sen forced to pull out of Canada Open with visa issues
Rediff.com4 Jul 2024He was seeded fourth for the men's singles event at the Canada Open