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PIX: Djokovic storms into last 16; Ostapenko ousted
Rediff.com4 Oct 2020IMAGES from Day 7 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Saturday.
US Open: Serena survives; Thiem, Azarenka roll into round of 16
Rediff.com6 Sep 2020IMAGES from Day 6 of the matches played at the US Open at Flushing Meadows on Saturday.
Osaka reaches semis then withdraws to protest racial injustice
Rediff.com27 Aug 2020Naomi Osaka pulled out of the semi-finals of the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament on Wednesday in New York City, in protest at racial injustice. Her decision follows protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man, in the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Sunday.
91 foreign Markaz attendees granted bail
Rediff.com9 Jul 2020The 91 foreigners from 21 countries were chargesheeted for attending Markaz at Nizamuddin in New Delhi allegedly in violation of visa conditions, indulging in missionary activities illegally and violating government guidelines issued after the COVID-19 outbreak.
UNSC's first Covid-19 resolution backs India's stand
Rediff.com2 Jul 2020The resolution, drafted by France and Tunisia, 'demands a general and immediate cessation of hostilities in all situations on its agenda and supports the efforts undertaken by the Secretary-General and his Special Representatives and Special Envoys'.
India will be UN security council president for August, 2021
Rediff.com19 Jun 2020The presidency of the Council is held by each of the members in turn for one month, following the English alphabetical order of the member states' names. According to the information released by the office of the UN spokesperson, India will assume the rotating presidency of the Council for the month of August next year.
India overwhelmingly elected to non-permanent seat in UNSC
Rediff.com18 Jun 2020New Delhi's candidature was unanimously endorsed by the 55-member Asia-Pacific grouping, including China and Pakistan, in June last year.
Centre bans 2,550 foreign Tablighi members from India for 10 years
Rediff.com5 Jun 2020Action against the foreign Tablighi Jamaat members was first taken after over 2,300 people, including 250 foreigners, belonging to the Islamic organisation were found to be living at its headquarters located at Delhi's Nizamuddin soon after the nation-wide lockdown was announced in March. Several of these members had tested positive for coronavirus.
Chargesheets filed against 376 for attending Tablighi in Delhi
Rediff.com27 May 2020According to the chargesheets, all the foreign nationals have been booked for violating visa rules, violating government guidelines issued in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic and regulations regarding Epidemic diseases Act, Disaster Management Act and prohibitory orders under section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure.
This tennis player mulls over swapping rackets for dancing shoes
Rediff.com6 Apr 2020Ons Jabeur is holed up in New York due to the coronavirus pandemic and says she is contemplating taking up dancing to remain fit as the tennis world finds innovative ways to deal with the lockdown.
9,000 Tablighi members, primary contacts quarantined: MHA
Rediff.com2 Apr 2020MHA said that about 2,000 such Tablighi Jamaat members in Delhi, 1,804 have been shifted to quarantine centres while 334 symptomatic persons have been admitted to hospitals
Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak dies at 91
Rediff.com25 Feb 2020Post his resignation, the former leader was jailed for years after the uprising but was freed in 2017 after he was acquitted of corruption charges and abuse of power.
All about Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin
Rediff.com1 Feb 2020American Sofia Kenin counter-punched her way back from a set down against Garbine Muguruza to win her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 win in Melbourne on Saturday.
Meet the Australian Open women's finalists
Rediff.com31 Jan 2020A look at the records of Garbine Muguruza and Sofia Kenin ahead of their Australian Open final on Saturday.
AO PHOTOS: Federer, Djokovic reach quarters; Kenin stops Gauff
Rediff.com28 Jan 2020Images from Sunday's action at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
'100% Tunisian' Jabeur hopes to inspire Arab women
Rediff.com26 Jan 2020Ons Jabeur hopes her success at the Australian Open will inspire other players from her region after the Tunisian became the first Arab woman to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final on Sunday. The 25-year-old dazzled the crowd at Margaret Court Arena with her variety and power, striking 29 winners to defeat China's Wang Qiang 7-6(4), 6-1 in the 77-minute contest.
Aus Open PIX: Gauff stuns Osaka; Serena ousted
Rediff.com24 Jan 2020Coco Gauff claimed the biggest win of her young career on Friday with a stunning upset of defending champion Naomi Osaka at the Australian Open to reach the fourth round. Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams also lost their respective matches earlier in the day. Images from Day 5 of the Australian Open played at Melbourne Park on Friday.
PIX: Tearful Wozniacki heads into retirement
Rediff.com24 Jan 2020A tearful but happy Caroline Wozniacki headed into retirement on Friday after a 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 third-round defeat at the hands of Tunisia's Ons Jabeur ended her participation in the Australian Open and her 16-year career. The 29-year-old said last year that Melbourne Park, where she won her lone Grand Slam title two years ago, would be the site of her final outing as a tennis professional.
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.
Aus Open: Nadal, Thiem cruise; Sharapova, Konta lose at first hurdle
Rediff.com21 Jan 2020Images from Day 2 of the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday
Need post-9/11 US approach to root out terrorism: CDS Gen Rawat
Rediff.com17 Jan 2020In a clear reference to Pakistan, he also sought diplomatic isolation and blacklisting by anti-terror watchdog FATF of countries sponsoring terrorism, asserting that there is a need to take the bull by its horns and strike at the root cause of terror.
Tennis Roundup: Winning start for Prajnesh; Kerber fall at first hurdle in Brisbane
Rediff.com6 Jan 2020Prajnesh, India's top-ranked singles player at 122, downed the local wild card Jason Kubler 7-5, 6-3 in the first round
Soccer Extras: City earn record revenue for 2018-19
Rediff.com20 Nov 2019News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Messi goal gives Argentina win over Brazil
Rediff.com16 Nov 2019Lionel Messi returned from international suspension to score the winner in Argentina's 1-0 victory over Brazil in Saudi Arabia on Friday.
Shorts: Ramkumar downs Nagal to make MSLTA Challenger semis
Rediff.com15 Nov 2019Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Tennis Roundup: Medvedev extends hot streak
Rediff.com12 Oct 2019Russia's Daniil Medvedev remarkably reached his ninth final of the season as he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(5), 7-5 at the Shanghai Masters on Saturday.
US Open PICS: Djokovic, Federer through; Venus exits
Rediff.com29 Aug 2019Images from the third day at the US Open, the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, in New York, on Wednesday:
Sports Shorts: Rankireddy-Shetty enter semis of Thailand Open
Rediff.com2 Aug 2019Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Friday
Jaipur gets UNESCO World Heritage tag
Rediff.com6 Jul 2019Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed happiness that the city has been recognised as a World Heritage Site.
'Zaira Wasim episode is taking Islam backward'
Rediff.com2 Jul 2019'Why should she involve Islam in it?' 'We are living in a secular democracy and she has the right to do what she wants. but why bring Islam into it?'
Tunisian Jabeur shining a path for Arab girls
Rediff.com30 Jun 2019The 24-year-old Tunisian is the only player from the continent in the women's draw and only the second Arabic woman ever to crack the top 100 in the WTA rankings.
Soccer Extras: AC Milan banned from Europa League
Rediff.com28 Jun 2019News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Tennis round-up: Cilic gives Nadal reality check
Rediff.com27 Jun 2019'This was the first time that I played points and that was too much for me today'
Asia Pacific group endorses India for UNSC non-permanent seat
Rediff.com26 Jun 2019Elections for the five non-permanent members of the 15-nation Council for the 2021-22 term will be held around June next year.
M&M now plans an African safari with Scorpio
Rediff.com4 Jun 2019M&M is keen to increase the number of factories in the Africa region and plans are afoot to have one each in Sudan and Kenya.
The odd, odd world we live in!
Rediff.com3 Apr 2019We live in a wonderfully, weird world and here's the proof of it!
Football PHOTOS: US hold Chile; Brazil win over Czechs
Rediff.com27 Mar 2019Christian Pulisic scored his 10th goal for the United States before being substituted after picking up a knock in a 1-1 draw with Chile in a friendly in Houston on Tuesday.
Tennis round-up: Osaka stunned by Mladenovic in Dubai
Rediff.com19 Feb 2019World number one Naomi Osaka was beaten in her opening match at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday, losing to France's Kristina Mladenovic 6-3, 6-3 on her return to competitive action after winning last month's Australian Open.
Football Extras: Sala's body arrives in Argentina for weekend funeral
Rediff.com15 Feb 2019News of all that's transpired on and off the football field
Sports Shorts: Mourinho slips and falls at Russian ice hockey game
Rediff.com5 Feb 2019Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Tuesday