Chelsea Women have defeated Bayern Munich and have progressed into the finals of the Women’s Champions League, becoming the first English club in 14 years to do so. The Blues have entered the final for the first time in their history, and face Barcelona in the finals, who also chase their first-ever Women’s Champions League crown.
Heading into the match after losing the first leg 1-2, the tie weighed in favour of the Germans. However, Chelsea did more than enough to put four past their opponents while Bayern could only manage one.
Emma Hayes is the first female coach to reach the Women’s Champions League final in 12 years 👏
It's also Chelsea’s first Women’s Champions League final appearance.
Samm Kerr set up Fran Kirby for a 10th-minute opener, which was followed by a response from Bayern Munich themselves, with Sarah Zadrazil scoring an absolute screamer. However, a relentless second-half performance from Chelsea saw them net two late goals, building on the two scored by Kirby and Ji in the first half.
‘I do think it’s a big moment for women’s football,’ Chelsea Women manager Emma Hayes reflected.
‘We’ve always had to play second fiddle to the men in European football. I hope this might encourage more English teams to think about it.
‘I also just hope there were little girls sitting at home, 10-year-olds, building their own stories. I never had [female football] role models and I hope these girls now do.’
Chelsea head into the finals on May 16 as the favourites to lift the title, and it will be the first time in well over a decade that neither a German not a French team will lift the crown.
Inter Milan have captured their first Scudetto in over a decade, as Atalanta drew against Sassuolo away to hand the Nerazzurri the title. This puts an end to Juventus’ reign of dominance, lasting nine years since the 2011-12 season.
Rather dramatically, it was under Antonio Conte that Juventus began their nine season-long winning streak, and the former Juventus midfielder has destroyed what he created, winning his first trophy with Inter Milan.
The boys in black and blue have been unstoppable since the turn of the year and their exit from the Champions League, losing only two games since then. They also boast of the best defensive record in the division letting in only 29 goals in 34 games, which is less than a goal per game.
Romelu Lukaku has been the standout performer for Antonio Conte this season, having scored 21 goals and assisted 10 in what has been a complete turnaround since his fortunes at Manchester United.
Juventus on the other hand, have had a remarkably underwhelming season despite Cristiano Ronaldo still being at the top of the Serie A scoring charts, with 25 goals to his name. The Bianconeri could be looking at a season of Europa League football if they fail to qualify for the top four, which is something that looks seriously in doubt right now.
The race for the top four is hot and heavy right now, with Atalanta, AC Milan, Napoli and Lazio all compete along with the former Serie A champions for Champions League football next season.
Football across Europe’s top five leagues has been extremely unpredictable this season. Inter Milan have already been crowned the Champions of Italy today, and Lille could be set to end PSG’s reign of dominance on the domestic crown, with three games left to play in Ligue 1.
“Lens next Friday is the most important thing, it’s the derby, but after that we also need to beat Saint-Étienne, and perhaps Angers,” said club captain Fonte in his post-game interview on Saturday.
Lille return to the top of Ligue 1 with a 2-0 win over Nice 🇫🇷
“Lens is an important match, but we must treat all the games like a cup final.
“We’re there, in the fight, and we’re prepared to win every match.”
Interestingly, Lille have only scored 59 goals, which is the lowest across the top four in France. But that said, they boast of the best defensive record in the division, having conceded only 22 across the campaign.
With Lens away and Saint Etienne after that, Lille end the season away from home at Angers. They only have one point more than PSG, who are breathing down the neck of the league leaders but have the French Cup and the Champions League to compete in as well.
So close yet so far for the Ligue 1 title. Only three league matches remaining for Tim Weah and Lille OSC#USMNTpic.twitter.com/HVswLECnWk
Paris have had a monopoly over the French league since the Qatari investment, while Lille have yet to register a fourth Ligue 1 crown since last winning it in 2011.
Lille could become the first team since Monaco to put a dent in PSG’s stronghold over the Ligue 1 trophy and what a miraculous achievement it will be if they manage to win their last three games and clinch the title.
Neymar has been linked with a return to Barcelona over the last few days despite being heavily rumoured to be on the brink of a contract extension with PSG. While it might be a sentimentally charged rumour for Barcelona fans still in love with the MSN trio, it doesn’t offer a lot of efficient solutions to their problems at the moment.
One of the main reasons behind this is the abundance of wide talent already at the club. Ousmane Dembele has been keeping fit this season and has been steadily productive whenever trusted by his manager. Additionally, Ansu Fati is also on the road to recovery from an injury and will be trusted to show his talent upfront.
Antoine Griezmann himself is making steady steps towards better performances under Ronald Koeman, and Francisco Trincao is also a developing youngster who can make a mark for the future alongside Pedri in midfield.
The place where Barcelona are really lacking is a classical number 9. They have not yet replaced Luis Suarez, and Antoine Griezmann doesn’t essentially operate as a lone number 9, which makes deploying him as the central striker problematic.
While Neymar can bring a lot of creativity to Barcelona, they already have the right number of chances created. What they really need is someone to get on the end of those chances and finish them off, which is why investing in a number 9 will be much more beneficial.
Barcelona could also invest in defensive operators, with Jordi Alba needing an heir eventually, and Gerard Pique also needing replacement at some point in the future.
Taiwanese Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has announced that it is now using AMD’s EPYC CPUs to manufacture brand new and next-generation chips. Utilizing AMD’s EPYC line of chips will offer a clear advantage over previous implementations for the world’s largest chip manufacturer.
TSMC earlier stated that each automation machine needs to have access to one x86 server to control the operation speed, provision of water, electricity & gas (power input). And with the help of AMD’s EPYC CPUs TSMC is designing the current and next-generation chips for consumers and HPC powerhouses.
“We first introduced AMD EPYC processors into the general workload,” explains Simon Wang, Director of Infrastructure and Communication Services Division at TSMC, “and they are being deployed with our research and development team.” TSMC was looking for a server solution optimized to implement hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI) design where all three components — compute, storage, and networking — could be provided by the same underlying hardware.
Although TSMC is the company that manufactures AMD’s technology-leading 7nm products, which includes the groundbreaking AMD EPYC, Ryzen, and Ryzen Threadripper processors, as well as the AMD Radeon, Radeon Pro, and AMD Instinct GPUs, it didn’t mean that AMD EPYC processors were automatically going to be the preferred selection.
Until recently, TSMC was relying on the HPE DL32G 510 platform which comprises a 2nd Gen AMD EPYC Rome 7702P CPU featuring 64 cores and a total of 128 threads. It clocks at a 2 GHz base frequency and 3.35 GHz boost clock.
“For automation with the machinery inside our fab, each machine needs to have one x86 server to control the operation speed and provision of water, electricity, and gas, or power consumption,” adds Wang.
These machines are very costly. They might cost billions of dollars, but the servers that control them are much cheaper. I need to make sure that we have high availability in case one rack is down, then we can use another rack to support the machine. With a standard building block, I can generate about 1,000 virtual machines, which can control 1,000 fab tools in our cleanroom.” This will mean a huge cost saving without sacrificing failover redundancy or reliability.
According to the chip manufacturer, using AMD EPYC chips its system can generate about 1000 virtual machines with a standard block which is very impressive. This marks a big win for AMD’s EPYC CPUs in powering the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturing company.
Punjab Kings will encounter the loss of their skipper, KL Rahul, against Delhi Capitals along with a few upcoming matches in the run, as he has been reported to be hospitalised after severe abdominal discomfort.
With reports suggesting that he is to be operated on at the Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai on Sunday night, the squad and team staff expect his return date to arrive after 10 days. It has also been brought to light that posterior to his surgery, KL Rahul will be rehabilitated in a bio bubble to prevent the risks amidst the pandemic.
Speedy recovery, @klrahul! Hope to see you back soon 💜
Punjab Kings’ Twitter account tweeted an official statement regarding the diagnosis and the admission. Rahul experienced severe abdomen pain on Saturday night and was immediately attended to. However, the medication he received first hand did not yield positive results. KL Rahul thus had to be taken to the emergency room for tests, which revealed that he was suffering from acute appendicitis. It is deemed to be dealt with surgically, and for safety concerns, he was transferred to the hospital with immediate effect.
The wicketkeeper-batsman has been an invaluable asset to his team in the IPL this season. Being Punjab’s number 1 batsman, KL Rahul is at the summit of the Orange Cap Leader board with 331 runs after 7 matches played. The skipper boasts an impressive strike rate of 137 with a 66.6 average.
With him being off the pitch, two crucial positions in captain and wicketkeeper became vacant. Being an essential part of the team alongside national team representation has earned Ahmedabad’s Mayank Agarwal the skipper role in Rahul’s absence. Meanwhile, Prabhsimran Singh will put on the wicketkeeping gloves for the time being.
Having never won the IPL, losing a player who makes up one of the best opening pairs in the competition with Agarwal comes off as a hefty blow for Punjab Kings, who have won just three games of seven before facing Delhi Capitals on Sunday.
Manchester United fans have broken into the stadium, smashing equipment and climbing on goals, to demand Glazers sell the club. They headed onto the pitch ahead of their Premier League match with Liverpool on Sunday afternoon.
The fans are protesting against Manchester United’s American owners, the Glazer family, in the wake of the doomed European Super League project. A huge crowd had assembled outside Old Trafford hours before the match and set off smoke flares.
Then several dozen protesters breached security cordons to get inside the stadium and onto the pitch. The match, which was about to kick off at 4.30 pm local time, was delayed as the players could not reach the stadium in time.
Some group of fans also tried to blockade the Lowry Hotel where United players are staying to prevent them from boarding the team bus. They were pushed back by police in riot gear as the players remained in the hotel awaiting news about the game.
Now, the Manchester United vs Liverpool match has been officially postponed.
Manchester United has published an official statement: “Following discussion between the Police, The Premier League, Trafford Council and the clubs, our match against Liverpool has been postponed due to safety and security considerations around the protest today. Discussions will now take place with the Premier League on a revised date for the fixture.”
“Our fans are passionate about Manchester United, and we completely acknowledge the right to free expression and peaceful protest.”
“However, we regret the disruption to the team and actions which put other fans, staff, and the police in danger. We thank the police for their support and will assist them in any subsequent investigations.”
Google’s Chromebooks is of course one of the best option to buy if you are considering using ChromeOS then nothing better than the creator’s device itself. However, Google has a bad habit of putting in a very less number of preinstalled software when compared to ordinary laptops.
The preinstalled software which they contain includes, Chrome, Gmail, Play Store, and the other Google apps and an expected list of utility shipping out-of-the-box. But according to the latest sources, Google is now considering expanding the list of pre-installed Chrome OS apps to include Google Meet and Google Chat. This tip comes thanks to a pair of new feature flags that have been spotted by 9to5Google.
Default Chat web app
– Enables the Chat web app to be installed by default.
– Enable-default-chat-web-app
Default Meet web app
– Enables the Meet web app to be installed by default.
– Enable-default-meet-web-app
Google Meet has become extremely popular due to the pandemic and It makes sense for Google to include it since it’s used by both businesses and normal consumers. Also, Google Meet might eventually replace Duo Google Chat.
Google Chat is also being included and since it’s supposed to replace hangouts, the inclusion makes sense. However, Google Chat remains quite unappealing for most users. But, with Google aiming their Chromebooks mainly for people in Education and Enterprise, the company perhaps wants to make sure that users have everything they need right from the beginning.
But, Google still prefers Chrome OS users using web apps more than Android Apps. “Native apps can also handle things like offline scenarios gracefully, but the web is the superior platform for services that require a persistent connection to be useful”.
Amazon Prime Video is ready to gear up to launch some summer blockbuster movies; much incredible staff have filled in their May lineup. In the coming days, Amazon Prime Video will fill its library with many original releases and shows.
This May, Amazon Prime Video will release all categories of the film, whether it is a thriller, rom-com, action, or horror. This month, the bag of Prime Video will be filled with some original releases like ‘The Boy From Medellin’, ‘Snowpiecer’, ‘Aliens 3’, and action films like ‘Skyfall’. Amazon Prime Video also will release Indian movies like ‘Toofan’ and ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ in three languages.
Here is a list of top films that will release in May 2021:
15.The Boy From Medellin
Release Date: 7th May 2021
This film follows the story of a Colombian Reggaeton singer named J Balvin. He is preparing for his homecoming 2019 concert within the intense political confusion in the latest documentary of Matthew Heineman.
14.Aliens 3
Release Date: 1st May 2021
It depicts a story of a woman named Ellen Ripley who is the one and only survivor when her aircraft lands on Florina 161 which is nothing but a bleak wasteland by the former inmates of the ultimate security prison of the planet.
13.Flight
Release Date: 1st May 2021
It depicts a story of a commercial airplane pilot who has some serious problem with alcohol and drugs, but he has managed to land his flight safely. The luck of the man runs out after some terrible mechanical malfunction sends the plane land towards the ground.
12.Snowpiercer
Release Date: 2nd May 2021
It is also a fantastic film. It depicts how a failed climate-change experiment takes all the life of innocent people except some lucky person who is boarded in the Snowpiercer, a train that travels across the globe with the emerged new class system.
11.Skyfall
Release Date: 5th May 2021
After the latest assignment of the action master James Bond, it leads to a calamitous turn of the events of undercover agents exposed across the world, and M16 is attacked and forcing Judi Dench to move the agency.
10.Red Dawn
Release Date: 21st May 2021
The film is based on North Korean troops who have to invade U.S. soil and possess the city of Spokane, Wash., an Iraq war returned veteran and a crew of youngsters open to the woods and make an amazing band for freedom fighters.
9.Bound
Release Date: 1st May 2021
It is a romantic film. It revolves around a daughter of a wealthy real estate broker who becomes in love with the younger man who is known as B&D and S& M. The lady explores her new sexual prowess but finally takes charge of her life.
8.Stormbreaker
Release Date: 13th May 2021
This movie depicts a story of a 14-year-old boy Alex Rider. After the death of his uncle, the schoolboy is forced by the Special Operations Division of the secret intelligence service of U.K., M16 mission that can save millions life.
7.Green Zone
Release Date: 1st May 2021
The film is based on the story of Chief warrant Officer Roy Miller and also his team of inspectors who are on a mission in 2003 to discover Iraq’s reported stockpiles weapon of mass destruction. They are visiting from one site to another but fail to find any chemical agents.
6.Georgia Rule
Release Date: 1st May 2021
It is a story of a troubled young woman who has been sent to live with her grandmother during the summer. She is hiding a secret that can tear her family badly.
5.One Fine Day
Release Date: 1st May 2021
It is an American romantic film. The story of two strangers Melanie Parker and Jack Taylor and their teen children intersect unexpectedly to one of the complicated and stressful days.
4.Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Release Date: 1st May 2021
It is an incredible film. The story revolves around a deadly virus exposed to the world from a secret Umbrella Corporation laboratory in Raccoon city. The city has been sealed and created a ghost town where everyone becomes stuck and turns into a mutant zombie.
3.The Lady Killers
Release Date: 1st May 2021
This film is a story of a professor named G.H. Dorr who is a southern gentleman who visits the home of devout and expected to get rent her extra room but use her basement to practice with his classical music ensemble.
2.Toofan
Release Date: 21st May 2021
This film depicts the story of a goon and his rise from the streets of Dongri to the backdrop of boxing, and also his fall and once again come back against all odds. Farhan Akhtar is playing the lead role in this film.
1.Wonder Woman 1984
Release Date: 15th May 2021
This film is a sequel to Wonder Woman 2017. It takes the role of Gal Gadot to her childhood days as a Diana Princess of Themyscira. It is an incredible action film.
Samsunglaunch a new smart TV namely AUE60 Crystal 4K UHD Smart TV. It comes with Adaptive Sound, Q Symphony, Crystal Display, and HDR. The PurColour of the smart TV fine-tunes the colours for a vibrant, lifelike picture. It also has auto motion plus and film mode. The screen resolution is 3,840 x 2,160 pixels.
It allows the TV to display a wide variety of colours for better picture quality and a more immersive viewing experience. It is powered by the picture engine of the Samsung Crystal Processor 4K which gives the TV 4K resolution capabilities to make the viewing even better. With this, you will be able to see even the small details in the scene clearly.
The Crystal 4K UHD Smart TV also features sophisticated colour mapping technology which helps the screen to express colours nicely. High Dynamic Range or HDR widens the range of light levels on your TV. This Samsung TV is equipped with Motion Xcelerator which aids in refreshing the display twice as fast.
Q Symphony lets you use your TV and soundbar speakers at the same time for a great surround sound experience without having to mute your TV speakers. Apart from Q Symphony, it also comes with Dolby Digital Plus audio support.
Its 3-side bezel-less design slim look will make viewing better from every angle. Samsung TV Plus allows you to enjoy free live streaming TV content with their virtual channels. For the Indian market, it will come with the support of Google assistant smart service and can also work with Alexa. The Bluetooth version used in the TV is BT4.2.
In terms of dimensions, the TV’s package size is 1081 x 670 x 143 mm and its set size with the stand becomes 963.9 x 627.8 x 192.5 mm. The set weight of the TV with stand is 8.3 kg and without stand is 8.1 Kg. The price of the 43-inch TV set is Rs.36,990.
