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Chess Masters: Anand held by leader Caruana

Chess Masters: Anand held by leader Caruana

Rediff.com27 Sep 2012

World Champion Viswanathan Anand could not break the ice for the third day running and drew with Fabiano Caruana of Italy in the third round of fifth Final Chess Masters in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

In PHOTOS: The city with 180 km traffic jams

In PHOTOS: The city with 180 km traffic jams

Rediff.com27 Sep 2012

Friday evenings are a commuter's worst nightmare in Brazil's biggest city Sao Paulo, which has some of the worst congestion problems in the world.

Anand draws with Aronian; Caruana leads

Anand draws with Aronian; Caruana leads

Rediff.com26 Sep 2012

World Champion Viswanathan Anand played out his second draw on the trot, signing peace with Levon Aronian of Armenia in the second round of 5th Final Masters in Sao Paulo.

Chess Masters: Vallejo Pons holds Anand in opener

Chess Masters: Vallejo Pons holds Anand in opener

Rediff.com25 Sep 2012

World champion Viswanathan Anand got tangled in a complicated position and was held to a draw by little-known Spaniard Francisco Vallejo Pons in the first round of the fifth Chess Masters final in Sao Paulo.

Anand to play Vallejo in Masters opener

Anand to play Vallejo in Masters opener

Rediff.com24 Sep 2012

Viswanathan Anand will be playing his first tournament since winning the World Championship for the fifth time in May early this year at Moscow.

Anand bounces back in Final Masters

Anand bounces back in Final Masters

Rediff.com1 Oct 2011

World Champion Viswanathan Anand bounced back as he jumped to joint second spot at the end of the fourth round after outplaying Francisco Vallejo Pons of Spain in the fourth Bilbao Final Masters in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Bilbao Masters chess: Anand draws with Carlsen; Aronian leads

Bilbao Masters chess: Anand draws with Carlsen; Aronian leads

Rediff.com27 Sep 2011

World champion Viswanathan Anand could do little with his white pieces as he settled for a draw with world number one Magnus Carlsen in the first round of the fourth Bilbao Final Masters, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Christmas pics to brighten up your day

Christmas pics to brighten up your day

Rediff.com18 Dec 2020

Christmas pics from around the world.

First look: Gisele Bundchen returns to the catwalk

First look: Gisele Bundchen returns to the catwalk

Rediff.com15 Jun 2010

The highest paid supermodel looked sizzling, barely six months after giving birth to her first baby.

Santos edge Penarol to claim Libertadores Cup

Santos edge Penarol to claim Libertadores Cup

Rediff.com23 Jun 2011

Santos were crowned champions of South America for the third time after goals from teenagers Neymar and Danilo gave them a 2-1 win over Penarol in the second leg of the Libertadores Cup final on Wednesday.

IMAGES: Gisele models her own lingerie line!

IMAGES: Gisele models her own lingerie line!

Rediff.com17 May 2011

Here's a look at the new line by innerwear label Hope Lingerie, designed by supermodel Gisele Bundchen!

Coming soon: 'Green cars from pineapple, lemon'

Coming soon: 'Green cars from pineapple, lemon'

Rediff.com28 Mar 2011

Coming soon: 'Eco-friendly' cars made from pineapples or bananas, say scientists. A team at Sao Paulo State University in Brazil claims to have developed a more effective way to use fibre from these and other plants in a new generation of automotive plastics stronger, lighter, and more eco-friendly than plastics in use.

Barca re-sign Dani Alves for rest of season

Barca re-sign Dani Alves for rest of season

Rediff.com13 Nov 2021

Alves joined Barcelona from Sevilla in 2008 and made 391 appearances, becoming a regular under ex-managers Pep Guardiola, Tito Vilanova, Tata Martino and Luis Enrique before leaving for Juventus in 2016.

Anand draws with Ivanchuk, slips to fourth position

Anand draws with Ivanchuk, slips to fourth position

Rediff.com9 Oct 2011

World Champion Viswanathan Anand played his fourth draw on the trot, sharing the point with tournament leader Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine to slip to the fourth spot after the eighth round of the fourth Final Masters chess tournament in Bilbao.

Masters Chess: Anand in second spot after draw with Carlsen

Masters Chess: Anand in second spot after draw with Carlsen

Rediff.com7 Oct 2011

World champion Viswanthan Anand played out his second draw with World No 1 Magnus Carlsen of Norway to stay second in the overall standings after the sixth round of fourth Final Chess Masters in Bilbao, Spain.

Newspaper advert 'eliminates' Brazil from finals

Newspaper advert 'eliminates' Brazil from finals

Rediff.com30 Jun 2010

Readers of one of Brazil's biggest newspapers were surprised to read on Tuesday that their beloved national team had been knocked out of the World Cup, the day after Dunga's side had marched into the quarter-finals.

Nadal to meet Nalbandian in Brazil Open final

Nadal to meet Nalbandian in Brazil Open final

Rediff.com17 Feb 2013

Rafa Nadal battled to a 6-3, 6-7, 6-1 win over Argentine Martin Alund in Sao Paulo on Saturday to qualify for the Brazil Open final.

Ronaldo to play farewell Brazil match in June

Ronaldo to play farewell Brazil match in June

Rediff.com3 Mar 2011

Ronaldo will play a farewell match with Brazil in June to mark the end of a career in which he won two World Cup winners medals, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Wednesday.

Natural rubber exporters eye Brazil

Natural rubber exporters eye Brazil

Rediff.com27 Mar 2007

India's rubber growers have got another reason to smile with Latin American nation Brazil showing interest in imports from here.

IN PICS: Paris Hilton arrives in India, to perform at Goa fashion fest

IN PICS: Paris Hilton arrives in India, to perform at Goa fashion fest

Rediff.com29 Nov 2012

Paris Hilton is back in India, this time to DJ at the India Resort Fashion Week. Pictures of her first landing!

Trulli fined for showdown with Force India's Sutil

Trulli fined for showdown with Force India's Sutil

Rediff.com19 Oct 2009

The aggressive confrontation with Force India driver Adrian Sutil on Monday hit Jarno Trulli in the pocket as he was slapped with a $10,000 fine for the showdown that followed their opening lap tangle in Sunday's Brazilian Grand Prix in Sao Paulo.

Barrichello's pole is Button's nightmare

Barrichello's pole is Button's nightmare

Rediff.com18 Oct 2009

Brazilian Rubens Barrichello seized pole position on Saturday for his home grand prix in a nightmare scenario for championship-leading Brawn team mate Jenson Button.

Force India fail to win points in Brazil

Force India fail to win points in Brazil

Rediff.com7 Nov 2010

Force India's Adrian Sutil raced amazingly from 22nd on the grid to finish 12th at the Brazilian Grand Prix but Vitantonio Liuzzi crashed out after an accident in the penultimate race of the season, in Sao Paulo, on Sunday.

F1 title battle set to go down to very last lap

F1 title battle set to go down to very last lap

Rediff.com25 Oct 2010

Fernando Alonso could take his third Formula One title in Brazil next week but neither Ferrari nor his rivals expect that to happen after a weekend win in South Korea that owed more to luck than strategy.

President to address Brazil Senate

President to address Brazil Senate

Rediff.com15 Apr 2008

Continuing her three-day visit to Brazil, President Pratibha Patil will address the country's Senate and oversee the signing of four bilateral agreements, including an extradition treaty, before leaving for Mexico on the second leg of her three-nation tour. Patil met with a business delegation in Rio de Janeiro, where she discussed ways and means to boost the bilateral trade.

Alonso ends Ferrari pole drought at Monza

Alonso ends Ferrari pole drought at Monza

Rediff.com11 Sep 2010

Fernando Alonso put Ferrari on pole position for their home Italian Grand Prix on Saturday to end a Formula One drought extending back to the end of 2008.

Neymar vows to be ready for World Cup

Neymar vows to be ready for World Cup

Rediff.com18 Apr 2018

Injured Brazil striker Neymar has targeted May 17 for a return to training and vowed to work harder than ever to be ready for this year's World Cup in Russia.

Formula One: Vettel wins Brazilian GP, Hamilton fourth

Formula One: Vettel wins Brazilian GP, Hamilton fourth

Rediff.com13 Nov 2017

Hamilton, who clinched his fourth world championship in Mexico two weeks ago, started from the pitlane after crashing in qualifying but led the race after 31 of 71 laps when others pitted.

United wins Club World Cup title

United wins Club World Cup title

Rediff.com21 Dec 2008

Wayne Rooney's superb 73rd-minute strike gave 10-man Manchester United a 1-0 victory over Ecuador's LDU in the Club World Cup final on Sunday.

Aerosmith rocks Bangalore

Aerosmith rocks Bangalore

Rediff.com4 Jun 2007

US rock legends Aerosmith stopped over in Bangalore on Saturday as part of their world tour.

Robinho nets winner in new Santos debut

Robinho nets winner in new Santos debut

Rediff.com8 Feb 2010

Robinho marked his return to Santos with a brilliant back-heeled winner in their 2-1 away win over Sao Paulo in the Paulista championship on Sunday.

Emirates to fly to new locations

Emirates to fly to new locations

Rediff.com27 Apr 2007

Dubai-based carrier, Emirates is adding a host of in-flight services, like the facility of using mobile phones onboard, toys for children and nutritious meals for them to attract more passengers.

Willian confirms Chelsea exit after seven years

Willian confirms Chelsea exit after seven years

Rediff.com10 Aug 2020

The 32-year-old, linked with a move across town to Arsenal, posted a farewell letter to the club's fans on Twitter.

Maradona joins protests over 'racism' arrest

Maradona joins protests over 'racism' arrest

Rediff.com16 Apr 2005

He joined a chorus of protest after an Argentine soccer player was arrested by Brazilian police for allegedly racially abusing an opponent.

Roberto Carlos to reunite with Ronaldo

Roberto Carlos to reunite with Ronaldo

Rediff.com2 Dec 2009

Former Real Madrid and Brazil team mates Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos will play together again for Corinthians next year after the defender said on Tuesday he had signed for the Sao Paulo-based club.

Pele recovering in hospital following removal of tumour

Pele recovering in hospital following removal of tumour

Rediff.com7 Sep 2021

Brazil soccer great Pele said on Monday that he was recovering in hospital from surgery to remove a tumour from his colon.

Hamilton pays respects at Senna's grave

Hamilton pays respects at Senna's grave

Rediff.com17 Oct 2009

Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton has achieved a long-time ambition by paying his respects to boyhood idol Ayrton Senna at the Brazilian's grave. The 24-year-old McLaren driver told reporters he had gone to Sao Paulo's Morumbi cemetery on Wednesday, the day he arrived in Brazil, to see the triple world champion's final resting place.

Mayor promises tighter security in Rio de Janeiro during Olympics

Mayor promises tighter security in Rio de Janeiro during Olympics

Rediff.com21 Jun 2016

The mayor of Rio de Janeiro on Tuesday regretted the assault by street criminals of an Australian athlete over the weekend but said that security would be stronger in the city by the time the Olympics begin on August 5.

'We will enter, but with right strategy'

'We will enter, but with right strategy'

Rediff.com16 Nov 2006

The Indian advertising industry is a large space where everyone can survive

Massa takes wheel for first time since accident

Massa takes wheel for first time since accident

Rediff.com29 Sep 2009

Brazilian Felipe Massa climbed into a racing car for the first time since sustaining a life-threatening head injury at the Hungarian Grand Prix when he drove seven laps in a kart on Monday.