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SEE: Manu Bhaker returns to grand welcome in Delhi
Rediff.com7 Aug 2024People gathered at the airport long before her arrival and they celebrated Manu Bhaker's feat with song and dance, beating of drums and holding banners.
Before Manu Bhaker, there was Norman Pritchard
Rediff.com30 Jul 2024Norman Pritchard: Colonised India's first athlete to win 2 medals in same Olympics
'Savour this moment, you've earned it!'
Rediff.com30 Jul 2024The cricket fraternity, including new T20 skipper Suryakumar Yadav and new head coach Gautam Gambhir, also joined in to congratulate the duo.
Olympics: Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot win mixed team bronze
Rediff.com30 Jul 2024Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh won India's second medal at the Paris Olympic Games on Tuesday.
T20 WC: Bangladesh look to seal Super Eight spot
Rediff.com16 Jun 2024New Zealand eye consolatory win over PNG
T20 WC PIX: Afghanistan storm into Super 8; NZ out
Rediff.com14 Jun 2024A dominant Afghanistan crushed Papua New Guinea by seven wickets to storm into the Super Eight of the T20 World Cup in Trinidad on Thursday.
Divya Deshmukh wins World Junior Chess
Rediff.com13 Jun 2024Divya Deshmukh of India outclassed Bulgaria's Beloslava Krasteva to clinch the title in the World Junior Girls' chess championship
World Jr Girls' chess: Divya Deshmukh has slender lead
Rediff.com11 Jun 2024International Master Divya Deshmukh maintained a slender half-point lead after defeating Norman Kseniya of Russia in the eighth round of the World Junior Girls' chess championship in Gandhinagar on Monday.
T20 WC: WI aims for solid start against PNG; USA open against Canada
Rediff.com1 Jun 2024More than eight years after Carlos Brathwaite's four sixes at Eden Gardens gave them their second T20 world title, a wounded West Indies will look to redeem themselves at home when they begin their campaign in the event's ninth edition by taking on Papua New Guinea, in Georgetown on Sunday.
T20 World Cup: Paul Stirling to lead Ireland
Rediff.com8 May 2024Veteran opening batter Paul Stirling was on Wednesday named Ireland skipper in their 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in West Indies and USA.
HI chief thanks Norman, hopeful of podium finish in Paris
Rediff.com29 Feb 2024The former captain, however, rejected Norman's claim of factionalism in HI, saying all is well within the federation.
Turmoil in hockey: Tirkey, Singh deny rift in joint statement
Rediff.com28 Feb 2024Hockey India president Dilip Tirkey and secretary general Bhola Nath Singh on Wednesday denied outgoing CEO Elena Norman's assertion of a rift between them, saying that they are "united" and working in the best interest of the sport.
Is He India's Finest Director Of Romcoms?
Rediff.com28 Feb 2024Girish AD doesn't make romantic comedies so much as he elevates the genre, observes Sreehari Nair.
Why Elena Norman resigned as Hockey India CEO
Rediff.com27 Feb 2024Hockey India's long-serving CEO, Elena Norman resigned from her post on Tuesday, February 27. Norman steps down after holding the position for nearly 13 years.
Nehru: The Man Who Knew No Fear
Rediff.com14 Nov 2023On Jawaharlal Nehru's 134th birth anniversary, Utkarsh Mishra recounts incidents where the first prime minister showed exemplary courage, bravery and integrity.
Sunak sacks Indian origin home secy; Ex-PM Cameron brought in
Rediff.com13 Nov 2023British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday sacked his Indian-origin Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, and replaced her with James Cleverly, while former premier David Cameron, in an unusual move, is back in the frontline government as the new foreign secretary.
Giant In The Earth: M S Swaminathan
Rediff.com5 Oct 2023Dr Shreekant Sambrani pays tribute to M S Swaminathan, renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who passed away in Chennai recently.
Dr Swaminathan changed India's destiny from begging bowl to food basket
Rediff.com28 Sep 2023"As I was working on agriculture, my family wanted me to take over the management of our plantations. But my aim was to master the art of developing new varieties, that is genetics and breeding. As the proverb has it, we reap what we sow. Consequently, sowing the right things is very important," M S Swaminathan had once said.
These Scientists Shaped India
Rediff.com15 Aug 2023I suggest we build a Vigyan Mandir (Temple of Science) with the ambience of a place of worship, so that it becomes a destination for pilgrims. We should embed on its walls bronze plaques describing each scientist mentioned here along with about a dozen of our ancient mathematicians, recommends Professor Kalyan Singhal, historian of science and technology.
PGA tour officials to testify to US Senate panel over merger
Rediff.com4 Jul 2023The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and rival Saudi-backed LIV circuit announced an agreement in early June to merge and form a unified commercial entity. The LIV Golf series is bankrolled by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund (PIV). Critics have accused it of being a vehicle for the country to improve its reputation as it faces criticism of its human rights record.
Tiger Woods accused of sexual harassment by ex-girlfriend
Rediff.com7 May 2023Erica and Woods have been in an ongoing legal battle for several months. In October 2022, she filed a lawsuit against a trust set up for his residence. Erica said that she had a verbal agreement to live at the estate for five years but she was kicked and locked out of the home.
'I would have been the king of limited overs cricket'
Rediff.com7 Apr 2023'I am not envious of those who are making millions. It's their era and I had my era.'
Djokovic hails 'biggest victory' after Australia Perfect 10
Rediff.com29 Jan 2023Novak Djokovic said his victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday's Australian Open final was the "biggest victory" of his career, as he claimed his 22nd Grand Slam title and won back the hearts of the home fans a year after being deported from the country.
PIX: Djokovic whips Tsitsipas to win 10th Australian Open crown
Rediff.com29 Jan 2023Novak Djokovic won a record-extending 10th Australian Open crown, beating Stefanos Tsitsipas in a generational clash in the men's singles final, at Melbourne Park, on Sunday.
Remembering Anglo-Indian Courage For The Motherland
Rediff.com28 Oct 2022'Anglo-Indians have played a significant role at the forefront, meeting every challenge to the security of the motherland.' A fascinating excerpt from Barry O'Brien's The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait of a Community.
FIH happy with new draft of HI constitution
Rediff.com29 Aug 2022The FIH also stated that the draw of the Men's Hockey World Cup, to be hosted jointly by Bhubaneswar and Rourkela from January 13 to 29 next year, will take place as per schedule on September 8.
Hobbs ends Jamaican 100m rule in women's Diamond League
Rediff.com27 Aug 2022American Aleia Hobbs won the women's 100 metres at the Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, beating Jamaica's Shericka Jackson in a photo finish on Friday.
PIX: US men, women storm to 4x400m World relay gold
Rediff.com25 Jul 2022The Italian and Japanese battled shoulder-to-shoulder as the leading pair in the final 4km, but the Italian coped well with the pressure and accelerated in the final 300m to seal the gold medal.
PICS: McLaughlin breaks 400m hurdles World record
Rediff.com23 Jul 2022Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Friday, Day 8.
PICS: Kazakhstan's Jeruto roars to steeplechase gold
Rediff.com21 Jul 2022Images from the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, on Wednesday, Day 6.
Kerley leads home American sweep of men's World 100m final
Rediff.com17 Jul 2022Kerley leads home American sweep of men's world 100m final
Hold elections to avoid jeopardising WC '23: FIH fires ultimatum
Rediff.com17 Jul 2022Hockey India's situation is expected to be reviewed again in FIH's next executive board meeting.
Here's a complete list of French Open men's singles champions
Rediff.com5 Jun 2022List of French Open men's singles champions:
Hockey India boss in legal trouble
Rediff.com25 May 2022The Delhi High Court on Wednesday placed Hockey India under a three-member Committee of Administrators (CoA) to run its day-to-day affairs
Don't Delay Appointing Service Chiefs!
Rediff.com19 Apr 2022If the government of the day would like to set in place a smooth and well-planned changeover and facilitate the incoming chief to chalk out his action plan well in advance, the announcement of a successor needs to be done early, observes Colonel K Thammayya Udupa (retd).
Hockey India surprised by Batra's 'interference'
Rediff.com16 Feb 2022In his communication, Batra also pointed fingers towards the team management without specifying anything.
Nadal triumph slams door on young pretenders again
Rediff.com31 Jan 2022Yet the warrior-like instincts kicked in and we were all reminded that Nadal, as long as he is standing, remains a physical and psychological force of nature on a tennis court.
How Spain's media, sports icons reacted to Nadal's triumph
Rediff.com31 Jan 2022'What a heart, what a mindset, what guts, what everything, what a REFERENCE you are! I'm at your feet!'