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Yohan Cabaye retires from football

Arsh Das
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Yohan Cabaye retires from football

Yohan Cabaye announced his retirement from football after spending a career with the likes of Lille, Paris Saint-Germain, Crystal Palace, Newcastle United and Al Nasr. The 35-year-old last played for Ligue 1 club Saint Etienne before hanging up his boots for good. 

Cabaye came through the ranks at the Lille academy and eventually broke into their first team. He then managed to earn a move to Premier League club Newcastle United in 2011, after spending seven years with his boyhood club. The Magpies paid €5 million for his services, before selling him to Paris Saint-Germain two and a half years later for a profit worth €20 million.

After spending a year and a half at the French capital, Cabaye managed to earn a move to Crystal Palace for almost half the price that PSG bought him for. Cabaye played 543 games during his career and scored 70 goals while providing 59 assists in a those games. 

The Frenchman also earned 48 caps with the France national team, making his debut in the summer of 2010 and going on to score 4 goals since. 

Here is what the player had to say regarding his decision in an official statement: 

“It is with great emotion that after more than 17 years of passion, love for football, great emotion and memories that will always remain engraved in my mind, I announce the end of my professional football career.

“Even if this decision may seem obvious and unavoidable having passed 35 in the world of football, it is still difficult to take and to accept because my love for football is immense.”

All you need to know about how the IPL salary structure works

Shrestha Paul
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All you need to know about how the IPL salary structure works

All these years people wonder how cricketers walk away with deals of millions in the Indian Premier League auctions, and the biggies have become wealthy, while others have become a menage name.

People usually wonder how the IPL salary structure actually functions. So here we take a look how the IPL salary structure works.

Players are bought and signed in the auction after bidding. The player goes to the team that bids the highest for him. The highest bid amount becomes the salary for which a player is bought, and his taxes are levied according to the amount.

The salary structure is distributed according to the player’s contract, i.e. if the player’s contract is for a year, the player is paid the full amount, and if the contract is of three-year, then the salary is divided into three parts for each year and edition of IPL according to the availability of the player.

BCCI always handovers 20 per cent of the total salary to the respective home board, i.e. if an Australian player is signed for 5 crores, 1 crore will be paid beforehand to Cricket Australia, and the cost arises out of the league’s central revenue pool.

In the opening edition of IPL, bids were made in US dollars, and during that time, the exchange rate was determined at Rs 40 per USD. However, four years later, it was changed to the INR system.

If a team retains a player, he will be paying the same price as the previous year. It’s only the teams who will decide if they want to increase the salary of the player.

The salary structure is dependent on the availability of each team. This also depends on sponsorship money.

Many of the IPL franchises prefer to pay the entire salary at whole while others pay 50 per cent in advance. While some teams follow the 15, which is one week before IPL-65 during IPL-20, and the rest post-IPL formula, some teams also prefer to give their players cheques.

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Thiago in defensive misery at Liverpool

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Thiago in defensive misery at Liverpool

Thiago’s move to Liverpool during the summer of 2020 was held by many as the best deal to take place during the transfer window before the start of the 2020/21 season. However, the Spaniard has faced a difficult start to life at Merseyside with injuries plaguing his progress and his performances on the pitch proving well below what is expected from a player of his calibre. 

One of the most disturbing starts to show how difficult life’s been for Thiago at his new club is that the player has conceded more fouls than he has attempted tackles during his time under Jürgen Klopp. Opta has provided the stats for Thiago’s defensive record, and it is as follows:

Tackles: 25

Mins-per-tackle: 33 

Fouls conceded: 26 

Mins-per-foul: 32

Yellow cards: 3

Mins-per-yellow: 274

Thiago’s lack of defensive prowess was also on display during their 2-0 defeat to Everton at home, that was their fourth straight defeat in the Premier League. The Spaniard has not been helping the defense out in counter attacking situations and that, coupled with the fact that Liverpool are struggling with manpower at the back puts in place a very difficult situation for the manager. 

One one hand, Thiago’s creativity is very difficult to parallel. However, his tendency to commit in the middle of the park can do more harm than good. After spending years and years with Bayern, the player must be given time to adjust to a new system and a new country with everything so different from what it once was. 

Realme GT’s leather design, 120Hz display, AnTuTu score, and UFS 3.1 revealed

Sanidhya Bhardwaj
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Realme GT’s leather design, 120Hz display, AnTuTu score, and UFS 3.1 revealed

Realme has announced the launching of Realme GT on the 4th March 2021. Before the launch of this new handset, we have seen AnTuTu and Realme themselves releasing benchmarking scores of the smartphone. Realme CMO Xu Qi revealed the screenshot of the AnTuTu listing of the Realme GT (RMX2202) which had a score of 770,221 points. 

This was an extremely high score compared to other smartphones in the market. Thus, it was obvious that it attracted a lot of eyes. AnTuTu was themselves surprised with this score. They shared a screengrab that showed that the smartphone has actually scored 688,602 points. AnTuTu said that they were shocked to see that high score because only one other smartphone has recorded a point tally of more than 700K. 

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Realme responded to this big confusion and said that AnTuTu may have used a previous engineering prototype of the Realme GT due to which they received a lower benchmark score of around 688K. To end this uncertainty, for now, AnTuTu said that they will conduct actual tests on Realme GT once it hits the market. 

CMO Xu Qi shared one more screenshot of Realme GT which showed that the smartphone has derived a benchmark score of 767,137. To silence all the doubts, he even claimed that this test was undertaken when the smartphone was at room temperature. 

Apart from the benchmark scores, Realme GT might possess a 125W fast charging support. It will have 12 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and will also offer 256 GB of UFS 3.1 storage. It also features a strong refresh rate of 120 Hz and will be run on Android 11 OS. As seen in the picture above, Realme GT will be powered by Qualcomm’s latest chipset, Snapdragon 888. 

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Atletico suffer shock defeat to Levante at home

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Atletico suffer shock defeat to Levante at home

While Atletico Madrid seemed invincible only a few weeks ago, their recent fortunes have made the Rojiblancos seem mortal after all. The league leaders suffered their first home defeat in over a year as they lost 2-0 to Levante at the Wanda Metropolitano. 

The underdogs heading into the match drew with Atletico at their own stadium only three days ago, and they have now managed to take 4 points off the title favourites, blowing the title race wide open. 

Should Real Madrid win their game against Real Valladolid tonight, they will have closed the gap between themselves and their city rivals to only three points. And should that happen, Real’s season will all of a sudden look much better than it has been in recent weeks while Atletico’s will look like a painful bottle job, considering the stronghold of Barcelona and Real Madrid on the top of the league. 

With that said, credit must be given where it is due and it goes to Levante. The 8th placed team has now managed to beat both Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid at home. Jose Luis Morales and Juan de Fruta managed to get on the scoresheet for the visitors as they managed to do what so many have tried and failed at, to defeat Atleti in their own backyard. 

Atletico were ultimately unlucky on the day, having suffered only their second defeat in the league this season. This match was even more important since the next challenge that Diego Simeone’s men face is that against Chelsea in the Champions League, who have been unbeaten ever since the arrival of Thomas Tuchel at the club and are looking to extend that run to continental football too. 

Brazzaville’s FIFA Regional Development Office inaugurated

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Brazzaville’s FIFA Regional Development Office inaugurated

Following the official ceremony, FIFA President met with the FIFA team working at the regional office

BRAZZAVILLE, Congo (Republic of the), February 20, 2021/ — Another FIFA Regional Development Office, on this occasion in Brazzaville, the capital city of the Republic of the Congo, has been inaugurated, furthering FIFA’s commitment to support its member associations on the ground in the delivery of infrastructure, competitions, development and education projects.

The trip to Brazzaville also included separate meetings for the FIFA President with the President of the Republic of the Congo Denis Sassou Nguesso, the Minister of Sport of the Republic of the Congo, Hugues Ngouélondélé, and the President of the Congolese Football Association (FECOFOOT), Jean-Guy Mayolas.

“It is very important for FIFA to be present here today to listen to our member associations in central Africa and work together,” the FIFA President said at the ceremony. “We are doing this with the FIFA Forward programme that helps member associations, and that investment has been multiplied by five since I arrived at FIFA. We are here today with the staff of our regional development office to help the member associations, also together with CAF, to work hand-in-hand to tackle the challenges we face in the region.”

“We increased the number of African national teams eligible to qualify for the FIFA World Cup in 2026 from five to nine or ten. So there is work to be done so that African teams don’t just participate in the FIFA World Cup 2026, but shine there,” he added. “FIFA wants to see African football reach the highest of heights and we are certain that our network of regional offices will complement the work already underway to elevate African football.”

In 2017, FIFA took the decision to establish FIFA Regional Development Offices around the world in order to better serve its member associations and to be closer to their needs. Four of these offices are located in Africa: Dakar in Senegal, Johannesburg in South Africa, Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo and Kigali in Rwanda.

Following the official ceremony, FIFA President met with the FIFA team working at the regional office, which is also located in the same building as FECOFOOT. The team has been operational since November 2020, but due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, the office could not be officially inaugurated until today.

Prior to the inauguration, the FIFA President met with Hugues Ngouélondélé, the Minister of Sport, to discuss how to elevate African football to the highest levels on the world stage, before a second meeting took place at Brazzaville International Airport with President of the Republic of the Congo, Denis Sassou Nguesso. Discussions with the Republic of the Congo’s head of state focused on the opening of the FIFA Regional Development Office in Brazzaville and the important role that football plays in the country and across the region, as well as the recent success of the men’s national football team, the Red Devils, who reached the quarter-finals of last month’s CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN).

“Today’s meeting with President Sassou Nguesso was extremely positive and we are delighted with the strong support both he, and the government of the Republic of the Congo, has provided this new facility,” the FIFA President said. “Passion for football is very strong here, and we hope to encourage and develop the game even further through our new office.”

“On November 29, 2019, during your first visit, FIFA and the Republic of the Congo government agreed to install in Brazzaville, historic capital of African Olympism, the FIFA Regional Development Office for central Africa,” said FECOFOOT President Jean-Guy Mayolas. “On behalf of my colleagues, my fellow presidents of the federations of central Africa, I express all our gratitude. We can now say, that we are more close to FIFA and our various projects will be better managed and will have a happy outcome, for the positive development of football in central Africa. This is proof that Africa is your favourite land, and it is also proof of your commitment to support African football, which was a commitment you made during your election campaign to FIFA.”

Quin Synder and Doc Rivers to coach teams in 2021 NBA All-Star game

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Quin Synder and Doc Rivers to coach teams in 2021 NBA All-Star game

On Wednesday, the NBA announced the captains and 10 starters for this year’s All-Star Game. On Friday, coaches for each of the teams were declared.

While the squads have not been confirmed yet, it is known that the two team captains will be LeBron James and Kevin Durant, the top vote-getters in each conference. Each team will be coached by the head coach of the team in their conference with the best record as of Sunday, February 21. 

Utah Jazz head coach Quin Snyder and his staff will coach Team LeBron, representing the Western Conference. Philadelphia 76ers head coach Doc Rivers and his staff will coach Team Durant, representing the Eastern Conference.

Snyder has earned a spot as an NBA All-Star Game head coach for the first time. Joining Frank Layden (1984), he is Jazz’s second NBA All-Star Game head coach. This season, he has guided Utah to an NBA-leading record of 24-5 (.828) which is the best start to a season in franchise history through 29 games. The Jazz will be seeking its 10th straight win when it visits the LA Clippers on Friday. He is merely five wins away from his 300th career win.

Team Durant saw a bit of drama in terms of deciphering who their head coach would be. With the Brooklyn Nets racing, their coach, Steve Nash, had a chance to earn the honour. A Philadelphia 76ers victory against the Chicago Bulls solidified the job for Doc Rivers and his staff.

Previously, Rivers guided the Eastern Conference in the 2008 and 2011 NBA All-Star Games as the Boston Celtics’ head coach. He is Philadelphia’s first NBA All-Star Game head coach since Larry Brown (2001), and ranks 10th on the league’s career wins list with a record of 963-691 (.582) in 22 NBA seasons.  He led the Celtics to the NBA championship in the 2007-08 season.

Since the inception of the reformatted All-Star Game, James has been a captain in every season. This will be Durant’s first chance to draft.

Similar to last season, the league will be using a modified version of the Elam Ending in which a target score 24 points ahead of the leading team’s point total is set after three quarters. The number 24 has been chosen to honour the late Lakers legend Kobe Bryant who died in a tragic helicopter accident last year.

The reserves for the All-Star Game will be announced on Tuesday, Feb. 23. The All-Star Draft will be held on Thursday, March 4.

Delhi Capital’s co-owner Parth Jindal hints at IPL 2021 being hosted entirely in Mumbai

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Delhi Capital’s co-owner Parth Jindal hints at IPL 2021 being hosted entirely in Mumbai

The auction for IPL 2021 has been organized successfully. The IPL GC is yet to announce the final dates, schedule and foremost the venue for the mega tournament.

According to the co-owner of Delhi Capitals, Parth Jindal, who gave hints towards the possibility of hosting the league stage matches of the mega tournament playing at Mumbai this year.

Jindal also hinted that the knockout stages might be hosted at the newly-built Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad. However, he also added that these claims are still unverified. “From what I’m hearing and seeing, if England can come and tour, if the ISL (Indian Super League) can happen all in Goa, if Vijay Hazare Trophy (domestic 50-over competition) and Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (T20 competition) can happen across venues, I can’t fathom the IPL moving out of India. I do believe the IPL will happen in India,” Jindal stated.

“I believe they’re contemplating whether to have the league phase at one venue (city) and playoffs at another venue. There’s a lot of chatter about Mumbai being possibly being one venue because it has three grounds (Wankhede Stadium, Brabourne Stadium, DY Patil Stadium) and enough practice facilities, and Motera (Ahmedabad) hosting the knockouts, but it’s all unverified, it’s all just what I am hearing,” he further added.

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Jindal also included that if the IPL is hosted in Mumbai for the league matches, it would be beneficial for Delhi, as most of the players hail from the city. However, it is not confirmed as the city is witnessing a soar in Covid-19 cases.

“If you look at our selection of Steven Smith, we felt the wickets in Mumbai will suit his style of batting. The fact that we have so many Mumbai boys – Prithvi [Shaw], Jinks [Ajinkya Rahane], Shreyas [Iyer] helps. Mumbai has true bounce, the ball moves a bit because it’s on the coast, and all that played a role,” added Jindal.

“The other option is being mulled right now is, why not open up all venues, go everywhere and show the world we’re ready for the T20 World Cup? They [BCCI[] are still unsure, I think it all depends on how the covid situation plays out in India over the next two weeks,” he stated.

Redmi K40 series: All you need to know so far

Sanidhya Bhardwaj
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Redmi K40 series: All you need to know so far

Xiaomi’s brand, Redmi, unveiled its K series in 2019 by launching K20 series smartphones in China two years back. They followed that with the K30 series in 2020. Now, the details are out and the official launch of the K40 series smartphones will happen on 25th February 2021. The buzz related to the smartphone is already loud due to some of the leaks in the previous few weeks. Redmi will be hoping that the K40 smartphones can help the company to expand further. 

Redmi is known to have different designs of its smartphones when compared to that of Xiaomi or Mi. But this upcoming series might be a step towards decreasing that difference. When Redmi K40 (M2012K11AC), and Redmi K40 Pro (M2012K11C) were seen on TENAA certification, we got an idea of what can they offer to the customers. 

The camera module is expected to have a similar rear camera setup as compared to the Xiaomi Mi 11. The smartphone won’t be having a pop-up camera mechanism but instead, have a centered punch-hole panel. A popular tipster, Lu Weibing, also stated that this punch-hole will be the smallest in the world till now. 

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At the company’s official unveiling, we could see three image sensors at the backside of the smartphone. Out of the three, two sensors are almost equal in size. Also, it is speculated that one of them will be having a stunning 108 MP primary camera. This can be the Redmi K40 Pro model whereas the Redmi K40 model can offer a 64 MP sensor.

This new series might flaunt a 6.67-inch display and will measure 163.7×76.4×7.8 mm. The smartphones will be backed by a modest 4,420mah battery cell paired with 33W fast charging. The two handsets are expected to arrive with two different chipsets.

One will be run by Qualcomm’s latest mobile processor, Snapdragon 888 SoC and the other will be powered by a Snapdragon 870 chipset. Other features of this device might include UFS 3.1, LPDDR5 RAM, and more. In a recent tweet, we also found that the Redmi K40 smartphones might come with an E4 AMOLED display and a triple rear camera system.

Other details of this series are not yet out but after just one week, we will have every minute details of it. The smartphones are expected to offer you a magnificent 120Hz E4 OLED display. They are expected to run on MIUI 12.5 based on Android 11. The Redmi K40 Pro can cost you around 2,999 yuan ($462). The lower model of this series can have a similar starting price. The series is going to launch in China first. A date for the global launch is still awaited.

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How to Import First Two Hitman Games From Steam?

Koustav Deb
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How to Import First Two Hitman Games From Steam?

Earlier this month, IO Interactive had announced that the import function would begin before the end of February. The team has finally now confirmed that the owners of Hitman 1 and 2 can now import both games’ locations into the new Hitman 3 for free.

But Hitman 3 is available on Epic Store exclusive, and Hitman 2 is only available on Steam, which created a problem for the studio. IO then came to an initial solution to offer an access pass for the locations of Hitman 2 at a discounted rate, which surprisingly wasn’t received very well. They did promise that the company would work out a solution to import the locations free-of-charge for existing users, but it would take a bit of time.

On 18th February 2021, IO Interactive has announced officially on Twitter via the studio’s account, saying that, “We’re pleased to share that HITMAN 3 PC players can now import locations from HITMAN 1 and HITMAN 2 at no additional cost.”

To transfer the locations over to Hitman 3, IO is still using the access pass, but now they have thrown up a dedicated webpage for those, who have the first two games from the series to claim the passes for free. It’s basically “a simple three-step process,” one which IO recommends all the users to do it on your PC as the website is not optimized for mobile.

It’s been a month now that Hitman 3 has been released globally, for Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Stadia, and PC.

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