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Six new players to watch out for in EPL
Rediff.com9 Sep 2020Here are six who could make the biggest impact in this season's English Premier League.
All Tour de France riders test negative for COVID-19
Rediff.com8 Sep 2020All team members, riders and staff had until 1100 GMT on Monday, the Tour's first rest day, to take a test in the mobile laboratory provided by organisers.
India's hiring outlook bleakest in 15 years: Survey
Rediff.com8 Sep 2020As per the survey, 7 per cent of employers anticipate an increase in payrolls, 3 per cent forecast a decrease and 54 per cent expect no change.
Tour de France: Roglic takes control; Bernal waiting for his moment
Rediff.com6 Sep 2020The Slovenian played it safe on the last climb of the day but it was enough for him to move to the top of the standings in a ninth stage won by Tour debutant Pogacar.
Beauty queen. Amputee. Entrepreneur.
Rediff.com28 Aug 2020Former Miss Columbia Daniella lvarez proudly posed for the cover with an amputated leg.
PHOTOS: The odd, odd world we live in
Rediff.com20 Aug 2020These 8 images that prove that we truely live in a wonderfully weird world even during COVID-19.
Australia-New Zealand to host 2023 Women's FIFA World Cup
Rediff.com25 Jun 2020Australia and New Zealand were handed the right to host the 2023 Women's World Cup soccer tournament by a comfortable margin after a vote by the FIFA Council on Thursday. Their joint proposal beat a rival bid from Colombia to host the tournament which is being expanded to 32 teams.
'India can market itself better'
Rediff.com25 Jun 2020'India is still hierarchical, but not as much as Japan and people appreciate a flat working culture,' Charles Frump, managing director, Volvo Cars India, tells Pavan Lall.
Australia-New Zealand push joint Women's World Cup bid
Rediff.com23 Jun 2020Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his New Zealand counterpart Jacinda Ardern wrote in an open letter to FIFA on Tuesday that the two countries would host a tournament to be proud of.
India's job outlook bleakest in 15 years: Survey
Rediff.com9 Jun 2020The encouraging news, however, is that India features among the top four countries out of 44 nations that projected a positive hiring trend.
Lockdown in India impacted 40mn migrants: World Bank
Rediff.com23 Apr 2020According to the report, the magnitude of internal migration is about two-and-a-half times that of international migration.
Return of Colombian, Netherlands soccer season 'not viable'
Rediff.com22 Apr 2020The Dutch football season was effectively ended on Tuesday after the government extended a ban on major public events by three months, the Dutch football association (KNVB) said in a statement. Colombian President Ivan Duque also dismissed the idea of restarting the county's soccer league behind closed doors, saying to do so would endanger the health of players and staff.
Breathtaking images from Sony World Photography Awards
Rediff.com20 Apr 2020Behold the breathtaking winning and shortlisted images from one of the world's most prestigious photography contests. The amazing shots are from the open competition of the Sony World Photography Awards 2020, which received 193,000 entries from photographers in over 200 territories. Scroll down and feast your eyes on our pick of the shortlisted and category-winning entries.
Coronavirus: No Archery competitions until June end
Rediff.com26 Mar 2020World Archery said that the dates if any event will be announced no later than two months in advance to allow athletes time to prepare.
Sports events still ongoing despite coronavirus pandemic
Rediff.com16 Mar 2020The Olympics from July 24-August 9 in Tokyo have not been postponed or suspended. The Copa America from June 12-July 12 in Argentina and Colombia is set to go ahead.
India reports 2nd coronavirus death, several states in shutdown mode
Rediff.com13 Mar 2020The Union Health ministry put the number of positive cases at 82, eight more since Thursday night, which includes the woman and a 76-year-old man from Karnataka who became the country's first coronavirus fatality besides 17 foreign nationals, Health Ministry officials said.
Coronavirus impact: Man City v Arsenal postponed
Rediff.com11 Mar 2020Manchester City's Premier League home match against Arsenal has been postponed because players from the London club have had contact with the owner of Greek side Olympiakos Piraeus, who has contracted the coronavirus. Meanwhile La Liga matches will be played without fans for at least the next two rounds of fixtures to try to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the Spanish league said.
Coronavirus: China reports 27 new deaths
Rediff.com8 Mar 2020All the 27 deaths occurred in the virus-hit central Hubei province, China's National Health Commission (NHC) said. The confirmed cases for the first time fell below 50 since COVID-19 surfaced in Hubei province in January.
Five nations seal Davis Cup Finals debuts
Rediff.com8 Mar 2020India caused a stir in Zagreb where veteran duo Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna edged Mate Pavic and Franko Skugor in Saturday's doubles to keep alive the tie but Marin Cilic quickly doused Indian hopes with a 6-0, 6-1 win over Sumit Nagal.
Coronavirus scare: 'Strange feeling' of playing in empty stadiums
Rediff.com7 Mar 2020Italy's Fabio Fognini said it was a 'strange feeling' playing a Davis Cup tie with no fans. Japan were also playing their tie against Ecuador in an empty stadium in Miki because of the coronavirus spread, which has played havoc with sporting fixtures across the world.
Why US is bullying Sri Lanka
Rediff.com21 Feb 2020'Clearly, Washington has all but given up hope following US Acting Assistant Secretary of State Alice Wells's stormy visit to Colombo last month where she read the riot act to Sri Lankan leaders to sign the pending status of forces agreement allowing American troops to use Sri Lanka as a hub for operations in the Indian Ocean,' points out Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
Football Extras: Ref rested after Barca's controversial win at Betis
Rediff.com10 Feb 2020News of all that transpired on and off the football field.
PHOTOS: J-Lo, Shakira project power of women at Super Bowl
Rediff.com3 Feb 2020Jennifer Lopez and Shakira brought an energetic jolt of Latina star power to Sunday's Super Bowl halftime show, delivering hip-shaking choreography and a medley of infectious hits to one of the world's glitziest stages. Latin artists Bad Bunny and J Balvin appeared as surprise guests in the extravaganza, which signaled its Latin American influences from the onset, when Shakira greeted the stadium audience in Spanish with "Hola, Miami."
Bengaluru is the world's most traffic choked city
Rediff.com30 Jan 2020Apart from Bengaluru, the other Indian cities featured among the top ten most congested cities globally are: Mumbai at fourth position with 65 per cent congestion (same as the traffic congestion level in 2018) followed by Pune at fifth place with 59 per cent congestion, and New Delhi at eighth position with 56 per cent congestion level.
Can you watch 309 films in a year?
Rediff.com23 Jan 2020On planes, on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hotstar, Zee5, Hulu, MUBI, Kanopy, film festivals... Aseem Chhabra tell us how he watched 309 films in 365 days.
Nadal, Gauff nominated for Laureus awards
Rediff.com15 Jan 2020Rafael Nadal is in contention for the 'World Sportsman of the Year' award alongside six-time Formula 1 World champion Lewis Hamilton, six-time World MotoGP champion Marc Mrquez and six-time FIFA World Footballer of the Year Lionel Messi.
Eight-ranked Mirabai still in race for Tokyo Games
Rediff.com2 Jan 2020The latest qualifying rankings feature three Chinese weightlifters in the top five.
Soccer Extras: United must focus on Rashford, Martial
Rediff.com19 Dec 2019News of all that's transpired on and off the football field.
Why Federer broke down in tears in Bogota
Rediff.com16 Dec 2019Roger Federer admits he suffered a "bit of a breakdown" during last month's tour of Mexico and South America after rioting in Colombian capital Bogota forced him to cancel his exhibition match against German's Alexander Zverev.
'Messi doesn't need to win World Cup to be called great player'
Rediff.com13 Dec 2019Messi doesn't need to win a World Cup to prove his greatness, feels iconic former Argentine striker Hernan Crespo.
Davis Cup: India to face Croatia if they beat Pakistan
Rediff.com24 Nov 2019The 12 winners of the Qualifiers on March 6-7 next year will compete alongside the six nations that have automatically qualified for the 2020 Finals.
Davis Cup PIX: Canada down Australia to enter semis
Rediff.com22 Nov 2019Pospisil and Shapovalov joined forces in the deciding doubles rubber against Jordan Thompson and John Peers, winning 6-4, 6-4 in front of several hundred delirious Canadian fans.
Davis Cup PIX: Nadal sparks Spanish comeback
Rediff.com20 Nov 2019Canada beat USA to enter quarters, Argentina overpower Chile in opening tie
Extras: Enrique returns as Spain coach after daughter's death
Rediff.com19 Nov 2019News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
PIX: Champs Croatia fall flat at revamped Davis Cup
Rediff.com19 Nov 2019Images from Day one of the 2019 Davis Cup at La Caja Magica in Madrid on Monday
Gunasekaran, Shivpal swell India's gold tally at Military Games
Rediff.com24 Oct 2019Para-athlete Anandan Gunasekaran clinched his third gold and javelin thrower Shivpal Singh added another for the country as India continued their fine showing at the ongoing 7th CISM World Military Games, in Wuhan, China, on Thursday.
PHOTOS: It's really an odd, odd world out there!
Rediff.com23 Oct 2019Here are 10 images that prove we live in a wonderfully weird world!
Sports Shorts: Gunasekaran opens India's account at Military Games
Rediff.com22 Oct 2019Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday
Hewitt happy to end Davis Cup exile of 'different' Kyrgios
Rediff.com22 Oct 2019Kyrgios earned a suspended six-month ban in September for those transgressions but it only applies to the ATP Tour and not the Davis Cup.
Venezuela: Before the Implosion
Rediff.com18 Oct 2019As Venezuelans continue to flee the starvation, crime and the horrific inflation that continues to mark the worst crisis it has ever faced, Radha Biswas looks back at a devastated country she continues to love deeply.