Atletico stun Real to win their 10th King's Cup

Factbox on Barcelona, who were crowned Spanish champions for the 22nd time after second-placed Real Madrid's 1-1 draw at Espanyol on Saturday left them with an unassailable lead. Early days Founded in 1899 by Swiss businessman Hans Gamper, Barca won Spain's inaugural 10-club league championship three decades later with 25 points, two more than Real Madrid. The victorious team included Barca legend Josep Samitier, a centre forward whose acrobatics earned him the nickname "lobster man", and was ...

With the news of an affair between Arya and Nayanthara doing the round for some time, the makers of the film Raja Rani perhaps tried to capitalise on it. An invitation for the wedding of Arya with Nayanthara on May 11 at 9 pm indeed fooled many in Tamil Nadu and Andhra. It was one of the most innovative promotions of a film using the real names of the actors and not the characters in the film. It was of course an invitation to launch the first look of the film Raja Rani produced by ...

Rediff.com , the Indian news portal which had implemented a rather tragic and quite inexplicable redesign a few years ago, with the objective of making it mobile friendly, has attempted to top that one by switching to a new tiled design which is ...

Nine-time European champion Real Madrid have ended Manchester United's run as the world's most valuable soccer team, according to an annual survey released by Forbes on Wednesday.The value of Real, a Spanish club owned by its thousands of members, surged 76 percent to $3.3 billion from a year ago, Forbes said in a statement.

For news junkies who want to keep their general knowledge up-to-date, the Rediff News app has recently spread its wings to all mobile platforms. According to a press release, the aggregator app sources news from 30,000 Indian and international sources.

Preity Zinta, the co-owner of Kings XI Punjab, can be seen sprinting around cheering her team all the time. - 'Kings XI Punjab have got rid of the opening match hoodoo' - IPL PHOTOS: Kings XI Punjab vs Pune Warriors, Match No. 6 On Sunday, her players obliged in their very first match with a thumping victory over Pune Warriors. ...

Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season after coming to a mutual agreement with the Spanish club three years before the end of his contract, president Florentino Perez said on Monday. The Portuguese's imminent departure will add fuel to widespread expectation he is poised to return to former club Chelsea, while Perez confirmed Real had approached Paris St Germain to ask about the availability of Carlo Ancelotti. "After the talks with our coach Jose Mourinho we have reached ...

As another murky saga of betting in cricket surfaces, Sheela Bhatt raises some frequently asked questions on the subject and provides answers. The Indian Premier League has got just a little more sleazy with three players -- S Sreesanth, Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila -- arrested for spot-fixing. The cricketers, who represent the Rajasthan Royals franchise, were covertly found to be hand-in-glove with gamblers trying to fix the outcome of the tournament games. Here are some FAQs to understand ...

Bayern Munich coach Jupp Heynckes will sit on the coaching bench for a Bundesliga game for the last time when the champions meet his former club Borussia Moenchengladbach in the season finale on Saturday, and hinted on Monday that he might retire. The 68-year-old, who won the Champions League with Real Madrid in 1998 and had a long playing and coaching career at Gladbach, will make way for Pep Guardiola after the end of the season following two years in charge at Bayern. "Saturday will be my ...