Football Sports

Manager Fernando Santos Benched Cristiano Ronaldo For This Reason

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Portugal won its Round of 16 match against Switzerland by a comfortable 6-1 margin and marched into the quarter-finals with flying colors. But all wasn’t well with the winning team. Portuguese manager Fernando Santos sent Cristiano Ronaldo to the bench for the FIFA World Cup Round of 16 game.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Cristiano Ronaldo was sent to the bench by his manager Fernando Santos
• Earlier the managers of Juventus and Manchester United had made the similar decision

What Went Wrong Between Portuguese Captain And Manager?

It would have been tough for Fernando Santos to make the big call of dropping Cristiano Ronaldo to the bench in an important knockout match but the decision made no impact on the team’s performance. And it wasn’t the first time that Ronaldo was sent to the bench.

What Football Pundits Have To Say About Ronaldo’s Dropping?

Manager Fernando Santos Benched Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo was earlier dropped by Juventus and Manchester United managers. The latest incident was with Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag. It was said that Erik Ten Hag tried to make a move on Ronaldo. The manager tried to establish his authority over Ronaldo.

Neville, who has played alongside Ronaldo for a brief period at Manchester United, said on ITV that was Jeventus manager wrong. Was Manchester United’s manager wrong? Was Portugal’s manager wrong? He blamed Ronaldo’s indifferent attitude towards Santos for the incident.

But the former Manchester United player also tried to defend Ronaldo by saying that Ronaldo’s long-term legacy was set. He called Ronaldo one of the great all-time players. He further said that in the short term, Ronaldo had got to do a lot better. He said that the three managers did the same thing with Ronaldo and all couldn’t be wrong.

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FIFA Shares Stunning Facts About Stadium 974

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Stadium 974 in Doha has been in news well before the FIFA World Cup shared 360-degree footage of Stadium 974 on its Twitter page. Qatar built seven stadiums in the run-up to the sporting event and Stadium 974 is one of them.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Stadium 974 is made completely with recycled shipping containers
• It is the first-ever re-purpose built stadium in the history of the FIFA World Cup
• It will be fully dismantled and re-purposed post-World Cup

What Did FIFA Want To Show With 360-Degree Footage Of Stadium 974?

FIFA Shares Stunning Facts About Stadium 974

It is for the first time that FIFA World Cup has been held in the Middle East. And the desert country is ready for the sports extravaganza. Qatar built seven stadiums including Stadium 974 but used only recycled containers in building this facility. Also, it is named 974 which is the international dialing code of the desert nation. Also, all containers shipped from Gulf use 974 as a code.

Located in Ras Abu Aboud in the portside area of Doha, Stadium 974 is the only non-air-conditioned stadium in the desert country. And it is exciting to know why it isn’t made air-conditioned. The cool breezes coming from the Arabian Gulf keep it cool.

Stadium 974 has a sitting capacity of 44,089 audiences. The website tells that it will be used for seven matches with the last match played on December 5. Brazil v/s South Korea was the last World Cup match in this stadium after which this superstructure will be reused.

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Angel Di Maria Said Only Lionel Messi Could Do This

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Argentina’s 2-0 win over Mexico hadn’t been an easy affair for Lionel Scaloni’s boys as they had been struggling till the second half when Lionel Messi snatched an opportunity to take a 1-0 lead over El Tri. While it was a loose shot, Messi knew how to turn it into a goal.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Argentina beat Mexico 2-0 in a hard-won game
• Argentina has to win the next game with Poland to qualify for World Cup

Let’s see the goal from Angel Di Maria’s eyes….

Di Maria opened up about the first goal as he was the key player who passed the ball to the desired place and time for Messi to send the ball past the net.

Angel Di Maria’s

Di Maria praised his captain by saying “I threw him a turd, but he always finds solutions to everything.” He further said that Messi found an opportunity in Mexico’s defensive plan and him to pass Messi the ball in a certain situation and Messi knew how to make a goal from that spot.

Messi reached outside the penalty box and waited for the pass. Di Maria passed the ball at the right time and Messi turned it into a goal getting a 1-0 lead over Mexico. Later, Enzo Fernandes the second goal from the left corner of the penalty box and sealed the win for Argentina.

Di Maria further opened up that they had spoken before. After Argentina found it difficult to score a goal against Mexico, they strategized to get a goal. Maria said that Mexicans were deep and narrow inside the area and the space in front of them was open to snatch an opportunity. Maria said that he waited for the opportunity and delivered the ball at the … Read the rest

International News & Politics

The First Controversy Of The First British-Indian Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

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Rishi Sunak’s inclusion of Suella Braverman in his team didn’t go well with his party leaders. She was made the Secretary of State for the Home Department despite knowing that she had to step down from her earlier post in the Lizz Truss government due to a technical breach of government rules.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Suella Braverman is an outspoken critic of Liz Truss’s economic policies
• She supported deporting of illegal migrants to Rwanda
• She came out in open support of Rish Sunak during the run-up to his election

Who Is Suella Braverman?

Suella Braverman’s father is a businessman from Goa and her mother is a Tamil woman. She held the portfolio of the Attorney General in the cabinet of former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and became the Home Secretary in the Liz Truss cabinet. But she had to resign from her post due to a technical glitch.

She had to step down from her post last week after she was alleged to have broken the ministerial code. In her resignation letter, she criticized Liz Truss by saying that Truss had broken key pledges promised to voters.

Suella Braverman

Why Is Rishi Sunak Criticized For Including Suella Braverman In His Cabinet?

The official Twitter handle of the Prime Minister drew negative comments after the news of her appointment was broken. People questioned the Conservative Party’s move to reappoint a leader who had admitted to a security breach. Others questioned her support for policies, especially on migration control.

This PM’s no better than the last two tweeted Labour MP, Chris Bryant. Appointing Suella Braverman as the Home secretary just days after she was sacked for a security breach didn’t smack integrity, competence, professionalism, or sensible politics. It’s just cynical maneuvering, said the … Read the rest

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Liz Truss Said She Went Too Far Too Fast On Economic Reforms

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Liz Truss choose to apologize for going “too far too fast” on reforms that triggered economic turmoil for Britain and led to over 100 Tory MPs expressing no confidence in the Truss government. But her apologies failed to calm the dissatisfaction.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Liz Truss withdrew the tax cuts unveiled last month
• Jeremy Hunt is made the new finance chief replacing Kwasi Kwarteng
• The opposition Labor Party held the ruling Tory Party for the chaos

What Did Liz Truss Say In Her Defense?

An embattled Truss appeared defensive while offering her apologies for the quick economic decisions her government took to contain the economic situation of the country.

She told the BBC that she wanted to accept responsibility and say sorry for the mistakes that had been made. She accepted that her government went too far and too fast on the economic reforms. She further maintained that she was committed to delivering for the country.

What Were Those Economic Reforms?

Liz Truss Said Economic Reforms

Jeremy Hunt was brought in to undo the economic reforms started by sacked finance chief Kwasi Kwarteng. And Hunt scrapped the plans to reduce the lowest income tax. He even curbed the government’s flagship energy price freeze till April after which the government will review the energy support package. Hunt also met the governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, and the head of the Debt Management Office for talks over tax reforms.

What Do Experts Call The New Economic Reforms?

The tax-slashing platform on which Liz Truss was elected Tory leader on Monday is called Trussonomics by analysts. Laura Suter, head of personal finance at stockbroker AJ Bell, said that Monday’s election was the death knell for Trussonomics as most of her tax-cutting plans were trashed … Read the rest

Cricket Sports

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 Winner Will Get USD 1.6 Million

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Ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 starting on Sunday in Australia, ICC shared a pic of “Captain’s Day” with all captains in one frame on its official Twitter handle. The picture was taken when the skippers talked to the media about their respective teams and preparations.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Captain’s Day pic showing all 16 captains of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 squad goes viral
• The total price of the tournament is USD 5.6 million
• The final match of the tournament will be played on 13 November in Melbourne

What Is The Captain’s Day Picture?

The picture shows all 16 captains sharing the dais ahead of the tournament. The captains are allowed to speak to the media before the campaign begins. They discuss the structures of their respective teams and tell how their preparations are going for the tournament.

What Is The Schedule Of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022?

Schedule Of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022

The campaign will start on Sunday with Sri Lanka taking on Namibia in the qualifiers. The Super 12 stage will begin on 22 October with Australia squaring off New Zealand. The arch-rivals India and Pakistan will show their might at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on 23 October.

Namibia, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, Ireland, Scotland, the West Indies, and Zimbabwe will play in the first round starting on 16 October.

Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, and South Africa will start their tournament at the Super 12 stage.

What Is The Total Price Value Of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022?

The total price for ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 is USD 5.6 million out of which USD 1.6 million will be awarded to the winner. … Read the rest

Technology

Celebrate ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ With Reliance Jio’s 5G-Enabled Services

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Reliance Jio is gearing up to roll out an advanced 5G network after buying spectrum worth ₹ 88,078 crore in the auctions. Chairman of Reliance Jio Infocomm, Akash M Ambani, said that would celebrate ‘Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ with a pan India 5G rollout.

Ten Highlights Of The Story

Reliance Jio’s 5G
  1. Jio has been allotted spectrum in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3300 MHz, and 26 GHz bands.
  2. Jio will be the only operator providing pan-India 5G services in the 700MHz spectrum. It has bought spectrum worth ₹ 39,270 crore in the coveted 700 MHz bands and radiowaves worth ₹ 1,050 crore for spectrum in the 800 MHz band.
  3. Jio paid ₹ 33,740 crore for radiowaves in the 3300 MHz bands, ₹ 6,990 crore in the 26 GHz band, and ₹ 7,027 crore in the 1800 MHz band.
  4. Jio owns the highest spectrum footprint, 26,772 MHz (uplink-downlink), in the country. Its total payment for spectrum across multiple bands has also increased to ₹ 7,877 crore.
  5. Mr. Ambani said that Jio was committed to offering world-class, affordable 5G and 5G-enabled services. The company would accelerate the country’s digital revolution, especially in the education, healthcare, agriculture, manufacturing, and e-governance sectors.
  6. Mr. Ambani further said that Jio’s 5G network would enable the digital solutions that would accelerate India’s AI (Artificial Intelligence) driven march towards becoming a $5 trillion-plus economy.
  7. Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that out of the 72,098 MHz of spectrum offered across 10 bands, 51,236 MHz, or 71%, was sold in recently concluded auctions.
  8. The minister further said that bids worth ₹ 1,50,173 crore were received. The government will get ₹ 13,365 crore in the first year.
  9. Richest Indian Gautam Adani’s group bought 400Mhz or 1% of all spectrum sold for
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Did Ajay Devgn Really Lose His Cool During A Mahindra Commercial?

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The latest commercial of Mahindra Truck And Bus shows Ajay Devgn losing his cool with repeated changes in the script. The video shows the star asking why the script is changed again and again and showing his exasperation on getting a creepy reply.

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Ajay Devgn is ready for the shoot, but the script has changed. He asks why the script is being changed and someone answers that it has been changed only four times. The actor shows his exasperation. The video ends with a caption – keep watching, meaning that is more to come in the video.

Anand Mahindra’s Reaction On The Video

Chairman of Mahindra Group, Anand Mahindra, took to Twitter to give his reaction to the video.

“I better leave town before he comes after me in one our trucks…” said Anand Mahindra.

And his reaction started a series of tweets and comments from his followers. It is to be noted that Anand Mahindra uses his Twitter handle to give his views on different matters and he has a large followership on the microblogging platform.

Ajay Devgn Really Lose His Cool During A Mahindra Commercial

After Anand Mahindra’s tweet went viral, one of his followers warned him that the actor could come on two trucks. The follower was alluding to the actor’s stunt for his film Phool Aur Kaante.

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Football Sports

Chelsea Created History By Sending Both Its Teams In The Champions League Final

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Chelsea reached the Champions League final by beating Real Madrid with 2-0 goals at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. It was their first after 2012 and a historic moment for Chelsea as both of their teams – men’s and women’s – have reached the Champions League final. Chelsea women’s team beat Bayern Munich in their semifinal match on Sunday.

Who were the goal scorers?

Timo Werner and Mason Mount scored the goals for Chelsea and pushed their team to the final where they will face Manchester City. But there is much time to practice for that crucial match.

Werner could score his goal earlier when he was in possession of the ball in the 18th minute. He tapped the ball from Ben Chilwell’s cross but was offside at that time. But Mount made no mistake when he shot the second goal in 85th minute.

Chelsea’s goalkeeper Edouard Mendy also played a role in keeping Real Madrid away from victory. He pulled off a superb save from Karim Benzema when he took a shot at the box. Moments later Mendy again saved a goal from Benzema.

What excuse did Zinedine Zidane give for the defeat?

Los Blancos boss Zinedine Zidane defended his team. He had provided Eden Hazard an opportunity in his team. Hazard returned back to the team but failed to make an impact on the match. Zidane said that Hazard should keep playing to improve his game. Zidane admitted that his tactic didn’t work in the semifinal match.

How Thomas Tuchel shared his happiness?

The Chelsea manager said that they could have won with a much larger score, but he congratulated his team and all the fans for the big win. Also, he looked confident for the final match that … Read the rest

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Bill And Melinda Gates’ Great Deal Of Thought Of Divorce

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Bill and Melinda Gates are singles now. They are ending their 27 years of marriage after a great deal of thought. But it would be an amicable divorce as both will work together on the philanthropic projects they have started.

What was that great deal of thought?

The two met in New York in 1980 when Melinda was a manager in Microsoft. Their relationship flourished and they decided to tie the knot in a private ceremony in Hawaii. They raised three incredible children and built a foundation that works all over the world.

Melinda said during a Salesforce event in 2016 that they fell in love with everything they saw that didn’t mean that they fell in love with people. She went on disclosing her personal life by saying that they were asking questions to themselves.

The couple filled a marriage questionnaire later in the trip. Based on their answers, they decided that their resources from Microsoft should go back to society. She said that that was an easy discussion and they thought that would be later in their lives when they got to do that.

How would the couple separate?

Monica Mazzei, a divorce attorney, and a partner at Sideman & Bancroft LLP in San Francisco is looking after their divorce proceedings. She said the biggest concern was the couple’s foundation and family office. It is to be decided as to what extent they want to work together and move forward.

How would the couple work together?

Bill and Melinda Gates would remain co-chairs and trustees of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. They would continue to work together as no changes in their roles were planned. They would shape and … Read the rest