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'Politically active Gauff can change world for better'
Rediff.com3 Jul 2020Navratilova, who is openly gay, said it was vital for sports stars to speak out.
Vaishali bows out of Women Speed Chess Championships
Rediff.com26 Jun 2020Young Indian Grandmaster Vaishali Rameshbabu's fine run in the first leg of FIDE chess.com Women Speed Chess Championships ended on Friday with a defeat in the semi-finals at the hands of Anna Ushenina of Ukraine. The 19-year-old Chennai player went down 4.5-5.5 to the experienced Ukrainian GM in an exciting last four clash of the online tournament.
SEE: Tennis star Gauff's strong statement at #blacklivesmatter protest
Rediff.com5 Jun 2020'It's sad that I'm here protesting the same thing that she did 50-plus years ago'
Why recording the current period is necessary
Rediff.com30 May 2020What is a migrant going through today on the walk home? What is it like to be a Muslim and watch the news on television every night in India? Is there a bureaucrat who is noting down the absurdity of what is announced and what is actually happening in her domain? A medical resident who has gone through three weeks of 12-hour shifts while her seniors abstain from coming to the Covid hospital? They may be our everyday experiences, but they are how history will understand what happened to us all in this strange and surreal time, points out Aakar Patel.
11-year-old Brazilian shatters skating record in lockdown
Rediff.com12 May 2020Gui Khury was already the youngest skateboarder to complete the 900-degree turn, a feat he pulled off aged eight.
Will cricketers stop using saliva to shine the ball in post COVID-19 world?
Rediff.com20 Apr 2020Bowlers using saliva to shine the ball is common sight in cricket but in a post coronavirus world, they might have to reconsider the practice, making their lives tougher in what, many believe, has already become a batsman's game. Given the worsening COVID-19 situation, it is unlikely that cricket will resume anytime soon and when it finally does, former players, including Venkatesh Prasad, Praveen Kumar and Jason Gillespie, feel the game's custodians might have to suspend the use of saliva.
I think many batsmen were happy when Asif was banned: Pietersen
Rediff.com13 Apr 2020Mohammad Asif along with teammates Salman Butt and Mohammad Amir were handed lengthy suspensions by the ICC over their involvement in the 2010 spot-fixing scandal in England. While Amir made a comeback to international cricket, Asif, whom many believe was the kingpin of fixers found his career come to an inglorious end. Butt however plays domestic cricket
Should you opt for the 3-month EMI moratorium?
Rediff.com13 Apr 2020Don't opt for the moratorium unless critical, advises Charlie Lee, founder and CEO, True Balance.
Britain mourns the death of two legends
Rediff.com13 Apr 2020Stirling Moss, the British racing driver who ranked as one of the all-time Formula One greats despite never winning the world championship, died on Sunday at the age of 90 after a long illness. News of his passing was mourned across the world of motorsport, with Formula One hailing a 'legend' and 'one of the true greats'.
Remember these sporting moments?
Rediff.com10 Apr 2020As we sit at home and miss live action, the wondrous phenomenon of sport has delivered so many past glories that we will probably never run out of things to see, recalls Dhruv Munjal.
I had to choose between chess and cricket: Chahal
Rediff.com6 Apr 2020Chess master-turned-cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal went back to his old passion, headlining an online blitz event organised by chess.com, and said the sport taught him to be patient on the cricket field. A former national Under-12 chess champion, India cricketer Chahal has the distinction of having represented the country at the World Youth Chess Championships, and is listed on the World Chess Federation (FIDE) website. His Elo rating is 1956.
Skateboarders to use Olympic delay to boost support amongst fans
Rediff.com25 Mar 2020Skateboarders have waited a long time for their first appearance in the Olympics but rather than be despondent over the one-year delay announced on Tuesday, one top-ranked contender said it would give the sport more time to win over fans.
Teenage star Shafali a big hit at T20 World Cup!
Rediff.com26 Feb 2020The early overs used to be all about Smriti Mandhana but India's star opener says she feels relieved of pressure thanks to the emergence of teenage prodigy Shafali Verma. There's been no hesitation from Verma in making a name for herself on the global stage, the 16-year-old having scored 68 runs across two games, including five sixes and seven fours, at an impressive strike rate of 212.
Tata Steel chess: Anand draws with Kovalev; Caruana wins
Rediff.com26 Jan 2020Fabiano Caruana of United States made sure of his maiden title after beating Jan-Krzysztof Duda of Poland.
Scoring 300 in any kind of cricket is great: Vengsarkar
Rediff.com23 Jan 2020Former India captain Dilip Vengsarkar heaps praise on young Mumbai batsman Sarfaraz Khan after his unbeaten triple hundred in the drawn Ranji Trophy game against Uttar Pradesh.
Football Focus: Liverpool's Mane is African Footballer of the Year
Rediff.com8 Jan 2020News of all that transpired on and off the football field
Nigerian teen in pink aims to 'take the golf world by storm'
Rediff.com3 Jan 2020Iyene Essien's golf medals already outnumber her 13 years of age, and she has competed on three continents. She is the top junior player in Nigeria, and now wants to deliver her country's first gold medal for golf at the 2022 Summer Youth Olympics.
Focus on Shaw, Rahane as Mumbai take on Karnataka
Rediff.com2 Jan 2020The focus will be firmly on India's Test vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane and young prodigy Prithvi Shaw when Mumbai take on Karnataka in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group B game, beginning in Mumbai on Friday. Both Rahane and Shaw failed with the bat in the last Ranji Trophy game against Railways which the domestic giants lost by 10 wickets inside two and half days.
VOTE! India's top sportsperson in 2019
Rediff.com31 Dec 2019Was it badminton sensation PV Sindhu, who became the first Indian to win the World Championships gold medal? Or is it the young shooting progidy Saurabh Chaudhary? Or his India colleague Elavenil Valarivan, who recently took over as World No 1? What about India's heroes on the cricketing field -- Virat Kohli? Rohit Sharma?
Ranji round-up: Delhi seamers blow away Hyderabad
Rediff.com26 Dec 2019Seamers put New Delhi in a commanding position as Ishant Sharma and Simarjeet Singh struck big blows against Hyderabad on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy match. Here is a round-up of all the Ranji Trophy action on Day 2 on Thursday.
Ranji roundup: Dhawan hits century; Rahane and Shaw fail
Rediff.com25 Dec 2019Shikhar Dhawan was all guts and grit while negotiating tough conditions in his comeback game as he boosted Delhi's morale with a well-controlled 137 against Hyderabad in their Ranji Trophy Group A match in New Delhi. A round up of Day 1 of the Ranji Trophy matches played on Wednesday.
How Dravid's batting tips helped young Jaiswal
Rediff.com5 Dec 2019Young prodigy Yashasvi Jaiswal on Thursday said batting stalwart Rahul Dravid had advised him to focus on each ball and this suggestion immensely helped him.
PIX: Warner, Labuschagne punish Pakistan with twin tons
Rediff.com29 Nov 2019Images from the opening day of the second Test between Australia and Pakistan at the Adelaide Oval on Friday.
Australia remembers Hughes: Cricket felt irrelevant, says Smith
Rediff.com27 Nov 2019Australia paid homage to late cricketer Philip Hughes, who died after being struck on his neck by a bouncer five years ago, with former captain Steve Smith saying that the game seemed irrelevant the day the tragedy took place.
Of passionate riders and a motorcycling career
Rediff.com20 Nov 2019Veer Arjun Singh finds out what a bunch of passionate bikers can teach us about the adrenaline-fuelled hobby
Father's Tales: How Deepak Chahar became India's swing king
Rediff.com11 Nov 2019Deepak Chahar first came into prominence as an 18-year-old when took 8/10 in his Ranji Trophy debut to send Hyderabad crashing for a lowly 21 in November 2010.
Rainbow nation turns gold as Springboks lift World Cup
Rediff.com2 Nov 2019It was a scene destined for posterity, and sporting showreels the world over, and one which prompted tears from South Africans on the field and off it.
Why IIT-Bombay sacked this genius
Rediff.com22 Oct 2019'As a child, I believed that my world record would be a national pride. But I feel cheated now.'
Tiger to tell his 'definitive story' in memoir
Rediff.com16 Oct 2019Tiger Woods will write a memoir billed by the publishers as a "candid and intimate narrative of an outsize American life".
How ruthless India thumped Proteas to clinch series
Rediff.com13 Oct 2019It was the fourth straight win in as many Tests in the World Test Championship for Virat Kohli's men, who also won 2-0 in West Indies, and India have now won 11 consecutive Test series at home.
Sports Shorts: Zverev, Tsitsipas roll into Beijing quarters
Rediff.com3 Oct 2019Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
Vijay Hazare: Rahul hits ton; Chhattisgarh stun Mumbai
Rediff.com28 Sep 2019A roundup of the matches in the Vijay Hazare Trophy One-Day tournament, on Saturday.
Skateboarding: Sky has no limits, British prodigy eyes Tokyo
Rediff.com25 Sep 2019Brown is transforming ideas about what the next generation is capable of
What makes this 18 YO artist so special?
Rediff.com20 Sep 2019Mumbai-based artiste Dev Mehta wants to use modern art to inspire people to think and see things differently. This is his story.
When advertising created celebrities
Rediff.com19 Sep 2019Sasha Chhetri, the Airtel 4G girl, is a better known face across India than most Bollywood starlets, says ad guru Sandeep Goyal.
India U-19 Asia Cup hero Ankolekar gets Mumbai call up
Rediff.com17 Sep 2019The hero of India's Under-19 Asia Cup triumph Atharva Ankolekar has one more reason to celebrate as he has been named in the 17-member Mumbai squad for the upcoming Vijay Hazare ODI tournament.
Smith, Cummins ensure Australia keep the urn
Rediff.com16 Sep 2019Victory in the fourth Test at Old Trafford meant the Australians could not lose the series and the 2-2 scoreline meant they retained the urn.
'Ram Uncle's zest for life was incomparable'
Rediff.com9 Sep 2019Gitanjali Gurbaxani, whose family has known Ram Jethmalani since their Pre-Partition days in Sind, recalls the legal luminary and 'the pride of the Sindhi community'.
PICS: Super Serena makes second straight US Open final
Rediff.com6 Sep 2019Overpowers Svitolina to reach second straight US Open final
Gayle leaves his mark on West Indies cricket
Rediff.com5 Jul 2019During a time where West Indian cricket has struggled to hit the heights of the great teams of the 1970s and 1980s, he has been more than just a great entertainer at the top of the order.