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Lewis Hamilton revealed he is a big Arsenal fan and 'has been waiting for' them to win the Premier League (PL) for his whole life.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/waiting-my-whole-life-lewis-hamilton-goes-wild-over-arsenal/20240430.htm

Nadal held his nerve as he was tested by the 91st-ranked Argentine

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/battling-nadal-reach-madrid-open-4th-round/20240430.htm

Defending champions India sailed to the knockout stage of the Thomas Cup with a 5-0 rout of England.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/thomas-cup-india-blank-england-5-0-enter-quarters/20240429.htm

Paris St Germain were confirmed as Ligue 1 champions for a record-extending 12th time on Sunday after second-placed AS Monaco lost 3-2 at Olympique Lyonnais.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/psg-clinch-record-extending-12th-ligue-1-title-after-monaco-lose/20240429.htm

Images from English Premier League matches played on Sunday.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/pix-arsenal-hang-on-to-beat-spurs-maintain-lead-city-keep-pressure/20240429.htm

India secured one of their biggest triumphs in archery as the men's recurve team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai and Pravin Jadhav stunned reigning Olympic champions South Korea to win the g...

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/archery-wc-india-shock-olympic-champs-korea-for-recurve-gold-tarundeep-bommadevara-pravin-jadhav/20240428.htm

Isharani Baruah and Anmol Kharb shone bright as India all but assured its place in the quarter-finals of Uber Cup after beating Singapore 4-1 in the second tie of Group A, in Chengdu, China, on S...

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/uber-cup-india-trounce-singapore-for-second-win/20240428.htm

Liverpool's slim Premier League title hopes faded further on Saturday when Michail Antonio's late header earned West Ham United a deserved point with a 2-2 draw.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/liverpools-slim-title-hopes-fade-after-draw-at-west-ham-manchester-united/20240427.htm

The men's team, who qualified as the fourth seed, put up a near flawless show to defeat their Dutch opponents.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/world-cup-jyothi-shoots-hat-trick-of-gold-as-compound-archers-shine/20240427.htm

The team of Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Aditi Gopichand Swami and Parneet Kaur, who qualified as top seed, dropped just four points from 24 arrows to down the sixth seeds by a handsome margin and open...

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/india-women-win-compound-archery-world-cup-gold/20240427.htm

Ashmita Chaliha produced an inspired show to stun higher-ranked Michelle Li as the India scored a clinical 4-1 victory over Canada to make a positive start in the Uber Cup tournament in Chengdu, ...

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/uber-cup-chaliha-stuns-li-as-india-rout-canada/20240427.htm

Leicester City earned promotion back to the Premier League on Friday after nearest rivals Leeds United were beaten 4-0 by Queens Park Rangers, ensuring the Championship leaders will finish in the...

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/epl-leicester-promoted-back-to-premier-league-as-leeds-humbled-at-qpr/20240427.htm

The competition is in progress and more medals are expected at the end of the session.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/asian-u-20-athletics-indias-medal-tally-swells/20240426.htm

Sift races ahead on road to Paris

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/issf-qualifiers-maheshwari-stays-in-hunt-for-olympic-spot/20240426.htm

The last torch bearer in Marseille will climb on the roof of the Velodrome stadium on May 9.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/pix-paris-organisers-receive-olympic-flame-in-athens/20240426.htm

This threat from UWW comes days after the Delhi High Court was considering an application filed by four wrestlers including Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Bajrang Punia after the IOA dissolved t...

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/world-body-threatens-to-bar-indian-wrestlers-from-olympic-qualifiers-reimpose-ban/20240426.htm

The Last Chance Regatta is the final qualifying event in sailing for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/sailor-kumanan-secures-paris-olympics-quota/20240426.htm

Continuing her spirited progress post motherhood, former world number one Deepika Kumari eliminated Korean Jeon Hunyoung to storm into the semifinal, while compound archers continued to shine to ...

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/world-cup-deepika-ousts-korean-rival-to-enter-semis/20240426.htm

Rafael Nadal said he would love to keep playing long enough for his son to remember him on court, though the 22-time Grand Slam champion concedes time is not on his side.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/would-love-to-play-a-little-bit-longer-and-give-my-son-a-memory-of-myself-playing-nadal/20240426.htm

Phil Foden struck twice as Manchester City stepped up their bid for a fourth Premier League crown in a row with a ruthless 4-0 victory at Brighton and Hove Albion on Thursday.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/pix-man-city-hammer-brighton-to-keep-pressure-on-leaders-arsenal/20240426.htm

With these two latest additions, India's gold tally has swelled to three.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/ranvir-ekta-smash-records-for-gold-in-asian-u20-championships/20240425.htm

D Gukesh admires the way charismatic former India skipper MS Dhoni and iconic tennis player Novak Djokovic

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/chess-whiz-gukesh-reveals-his-inspiration-find-out-who/20240425.htm

H S Prannoy has revealed that he has been battling a chronic gastrointestinal disorder for the past four months

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/indian-badminton-star-reveals-chronic-health-battle/20240425.htm

'I am truly grateful to him and wouldn't have been close to what I am now if it wasn't for him.'

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/chess-gukesh-expresses-gratitude-to-viswanathan-anand-pix/20240425.htm

Priyansh, Jyothi make compound semis

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/archery-wc-good-day-for-india-as-recurve-mens-team-in-final/20240425.htm

Xavi played for Barcelona for 17 years, making 767 appearances and winning 25 trophies, including four Champions League titles and eight LaLiga crowns.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/xavi-to-stay-on-as-barcelona-manager/20240425.htm

Hundreds of students from the Velammal Vidyalaya, the school where Gukesh studies, lined up at the airport at least one hour before his flight landed to greet the 17-year-old chess prodigy.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/candidates-champ-gukesh-returns-to-heros-welcome-pix/20240425.htm

Deepanshu Sharma secured the gold medal in men's javelin as Indian athletes produced a good show on the opening day of the 21st Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/asian-u-20-athletics-deepanshu-wins-gold-in-javelin/20240424.htm

Spain's Rafael Nadal said on Wednesday that he is not sure if he will be able to play at next month's French Open.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/rafael-nadal-hints-he-could-miss-french-open/20240424.htm

Star Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar has undergone a surgery on his injured knee that ruled him out of the Paris Olympics in July-August.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/sreeshankar-undergoes-knee-surgery-in-doha/20240424.htm

Former Argentina international Carlos Tevez has been hospitalised due to chest pain, Club Atletico Independiente, the Argentine club he now coaches, said on Tuesday.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/former-argentina-striker-tevez-hospitalised/20240424.htm

Former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Narsingh Pancham Yadav was elected chairman of the Wrestling Federation of India's Athletes' Commission in Varanasi on Wednesday, completing a process tha...

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/former-wrestler-narsingh-yadav-elected-chairman/20240424.htm

Ruthless Arsenal threw down the gauntlet in the Premier League title race with a 5-0 thrashing of London rivals Chelsea to roar three points clear at the top of the table on Tuesday.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/arsenal-hammer-chelsea-to-move-three-points-clear-at-the-top/20240424.htm

World number one Novak Djokovic is considering going without a coach after 20 years in professional tennis, the Serb said after receiving the top men's honour at the Laureus awards.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/djokovic-mulls-going-without-coach-after-20-years/20240423.htm

'The Indian earthquake in Toronto is the culmination of the shifting tectonic plates in the chess world.'

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/vishy-anands-children-are-on-the-loose/20240423.htm

Lovlina Borgohain is aware that fierce competition awaits her at the Paris Olympics but the ace Indian boxer is quietly confident of snaring a second successive Games medal, having found consider...

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/winning-worlds-in-olympic-category-was-huge-lovlina/20240423.htm

Spain's World Cup winning midfielder Aitana Bonmati was named the Sportswoman of the Year, while Serbia's Novak Djokovic captured the top men's honour at the Laureus awards ceremony on Monday.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/bonmati-and-djokovic-win-top-laureus-awards/20240423.htm

Gukesh's journey wasn't easy as his family dug into their savings and also turned to crowd-funding to fuel his dream.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/proud-mom-says-d-gukeshs-win-yet-to-sink-in-pix/20240423.htm

Will continue to play for India in multi disciplinary events

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/veteran-ghosal-calls-time-from-professional-squash-pix/20240422.htm

In women's trap, Manisha Keer is the best placed Indian in the 38th spot.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/olympic-quotas-far-fetched-after-trap-shooters-disappoint-issf-olympic-qualifiers-doha/20240422.htm

Boxer-cum-politician Vijender Singh has said he has no qualms about admitting that he has paid an emotional price for the decision to make a political switch from the Congress to the BJP, but ins...

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/ive-paid-emotional-price-for-switching-from-congress-to-bjp-boxer-vijender-singh/20240422.htm

Velammal Institutions is the catalysing force behind this chess revolution in Chennai

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/this-chennai-school-makes-chess-champs-out-of-everyone/20240422.htm

A lot has been written about Gukesh but have you wondered about how it is to be the parents of a genius and budding World Champion.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/special/how-gukesh-became-a-chess-prodigy/20240422.htm

Seventh-round loss gave me energy, motivation to aim for title: Gukesh

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/how-gukesh-used-a-loss-to-fuel-his-historic-win/20240422.htm

Gukesh follows in the footsteps of Anand, the only other Indian to win the Candidates

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/impressed-vishy-lauds-gukeshs-tough-situation-play/20240422.htm

LaLiga leaders Real Madrid's pursuit of a record-extending 36th Spanish title

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/real-madrid-crush-barca-in-el-clasico-thriller/20240422.htm

The triumph entitles Gukesh a clash against reigning world champion Ding Liren of China in the last quarter of the year.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/gukesh-wins-candidates-becomes-youngest-ever-challenger-for-world-title/20240422.htm

Manchester United survived one of the most astonishing FA Cup semi-final comebacks ever to beat second-tier Coventry City on penalties after a spellbinding clash ended 3-3 after extra-time at Wem...

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/manchester-utd-beat-coventry-on-penalties-make-fa-cup-final/20240421.htm

Casper Ruud gained sweet revenge over Stefanos Tsitsipas as he beat the Greek fifth seed 7-5, 6-3 to win the Barcelona Open on Sunday.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/ruud-defeats-tsitsipas-to-win-barcelona-open/20240421.htm

kshdeep Singh and Priyanka Goswami qualified for Paris Olympics by virtue of their 18th place finish at the World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/walkers-priyanka-akshdeep-qualify-for-paris-olympics/20240421.htm

Max Verstappen won Formula One's first Chinese Grand Prix in five years on Sunday.

https://www.rediff.com/sports/report/f1-max-verstappen-on-another-planet-with-victory-in-china/20240421.htm