India No 1 Alok Kumar also got off to a good start when he beat Ashok Shandilya on the opening day of the MIG All India Invitation Snooker Tournament.

Taking cue from its Red lounge experience, which is popular amongst youth in the US and Singapore, Coca Cola is replicating the model in India with a pilot project in Pune.

Andy Roddick and Nadia Petrova suffered a recurring nightmare, sliding out in the first round for the second year running.

Maria Giovanna examines attitudes of Hindi filmmakers and industry insiders toward non-Indian audiences in America.

Barcelona beat AC Milan on a 1-0 aggregate, after the second leg semi-final ended goalless.

As part of a series of weekly chats on cricket, Prem Panicker appeared on the rediff Chat at 1300 EDT/1000 PDT on December 8.

New Zealand's Richard Lee won the title after a play-off victory over Australian Scott Barr.

The surprise result leaves Group B wide open. France lead with four points, England, Croatia have two and the Swiss one.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting and his team were among an estimated 15,000 mourners who gathered to pay their respects at the funeral of David Hookes at the Adelaide Oval.

With seven gold medals and 47 points, India emerged champions at the Goa International Boxing Championship.

South Africa very definitely have the edge in this match by courtesy of having runs on the board.

Check out what readers feel about racism in cricket.

Defending champion Albert Costa narrowly escaped a humiliating French Open fate on Tuesday. A round-up of Day 2.