Manchester City returned to their best at Stamford Bridge as they eased past Chelsea in a 3-1 victory to send them closer to the right end of the table.
The hosts managed to get the ball to the final third on multiple occasions in the opening few minutes but did not manage to test the keeper at all. City, on the other hand, kept the ball extremely well and played short passes between each other to move the ball. It was a typical display of Pep’s philosophy, to keep the ball, and pass the ball.
3 – Chelsea have conceded three first half goals in a home Premier League game for only the second time ever, also doing so in August 2017 vs Burnley. Sliced. pic.twitter.com/i8I00y9wHp
The Cityzens struck almost out of nowhere as a Kevin de Bruyne pass managed to find Ilkay Gundogan on the edge of the penalty area, who smashed the ball past Edouard Mendy. They followed it up shortly after with another goal coming from the right flank, this time, from a clean finish by Phil Foden to beat Mendy at his near post.
The Blues were then caught out by Kevin de Bruyne on the counter following a free kick on the other end of the pitch to end the first half.
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“Chelsea have their first touch since last Tuesday.”
The second half saw City ease up on the pressure, but they could have easily gotten five past the hosts had they kept on going. Chelsea barely managed to come up with anything productive in all their time on the ball, with Callum Hudson-Odoi finding the back of the net in stoppage time, but it was too little, too late.
Manchester City have now conceded a goal after 13 hours in the league, while Chelsea are yet to secure a win against any team in the top half of the table. Chelsea were often caught sleeping in defense, while also looking tired owing to their stacked fixture schedule.
26 – Chelsea have three points fewer after 17 league games than they did last season (29), whilst in the Premier League era, the Blues have never finished higher than 6th when amassing a maximum of 26 points at this stage of a campaign. Pressure. pic.twitter.com/jEAFvPa1Pr
Having had their match against Everton postponed, Manchester City had a clear advantage heading into the game in terms of team freshness and it was the deciding factor in tonight’s game.
The defeat at home will only call for more pressure on Frank Lampard’s shoulders, who now desperately needs a good result to turn things around.
Winning the continental treble is something that every manager aspires to achieve in their career. However, only nine in the history of European football have been fortunate enough to lift all trophies that they can get their hands on.
1. Jock Stein (Celtic) 1966/67
The first manager in the history of Europe to achieve the feat, Jock Stein’s Celtic also managed to win the Scottish League Cup to extend the treble to a quadruple, effectively winning every competition that the club participated in.
2. Stefan Kovacs (Ajax) 1971/72
Kovacs’ Ajax team boasted of having Johan Cruyff in the team, and they managed to embark on the Dutch club’s most successful tenure in their history. Their style of play was known as the original “total football” that is still celebrated to this day.
3. Guus Hiddink (PSV) 1987/88
The end of the 80s saw the last of Dutch football being on the level to complete a continental treble involving the European Cup. Hiddink went on to manage the likes of Real Madrid and Chelsea, and came really close to the European Cup final, but not quite.
4. Alex Ferguson (Man Utd) 1998/99
Sir Alex managed to establish himself as one for the history books with the season right before the turn of the century. Teddy Sheringham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer managed to turn around a 1-0 deficit against Bayern Munich to deliver the European Cup to the Red Devils.
5. Pep Guardiola (Barcelona) 2008/09
Achieving the feat in his first season with Barcelona, the Catalonian manager completely defied expectations and transformed Barcelona into one of the best and smoothest playing teams that the world has ever seen, with almost all players coming through the academy.
6. Jose Mourinho (Inter Milan) 2009/10
The Special One managed to end Inter Milan’s 45-year wait for European glory, winning all competitions available to the Nerazzurri in the 2009/10 season. Mourinho’s reputation as one of the best became even more solid after winning the continental cup following the victory with Porto.
7. Jupp Heynckes (Bayern Munich) 2012/13
The Bavarians managed to bring the treble to their manager in his last game in charge of the club. The final was the second consecutive one in as many years, having lost to Chelsea the year before on penalties. The Bayern of the following year managed to conquer everything in their path after that loss.
8. Luis Enrique (Barcelona) 2014/15
The trio of Messi-Suarez-Neymar blossomed under Luis Enrique and dominated the mid-2010s as Xavi, Iniesta and Busquets held the fort behind the unbelievable attacking trio.
9. Hansi Flick (Bayern Munich) 2019/20
Hansi Flick remains the only other coach to win the treble in his first season in charge. The former Bayern player managed to lead the team into an almost unbeaten 2020 that saw them win every competition they could compete in.
SC East Bengal finally returned to the winning ways in the first match of 2021. They beat Odisha FC by 3-1 today and sealed their first victory in Indian Super League.
SC East Bengal’s manager Robbie Fowler has made some changes in the line-up today. Raju Gaikwad made his debut today after signing the deal on 1st January.
In the 12th minute of the game, Anthony Pilkington put SC East Bengal into the lead from a close-range header. Raju Gaikwad’s long throw-in ability helped SC East Bengal to score the first goal. In the 39th minute, Jacques Maghoma doubled the lead for SC East Bengal with a thunderous strike.
Odisha FC tried hard to get back into the game but failed to deliver the end product. In the 88th minute, SC East Bengal punished again as debutant Nigerian striker Bright Enobakhare scored his first goal for SC East Bengal. Odisha FC pulled one back as the consolation in the injury time.
After the match, SC East Bengal boss Robbie Fowler said, “It’s always nice to get a win also our first win. That’s one game in five we have lost now. It was a good, professional performance. This club is all about progression and we will try and get for the future. We are building, there is a lot of work to be done and we will continue to do that. It is a great win and a great start to the new year and hopefully, it will continue.”
“I think all the players were impressive. Few of the new players came in. (Anthony) Pilkington was once fantastic, Jacques Maghoma probably had his best game, he was brilliant. All our players were good.”
“We didn’t change our system. We have our style of play and we want to try and keep it simple. When you do that it becomes a bit easy for everyone. It is not about formations or certain players. Players have a role. With the quality we have, even today if we see, Pilkington’s goal, Jacques’ goal. Not to mention Bright (Enobakhare). Bright was fantastic. He made the game so simple. He looks like an unbelievable player.”- he added.
In the computer accessories section mouse is one of the important and as the technology is growing up, people are preferring the wireless facility more. At the beginning of 2021, upgrade your mouse with a wireless one. Considering the health of your pocket and without compromising in quality, here are the top 10 wireless mice you can pick from on the Amazon India platform.
Dimensions Mouse (height x width x depth): 105.4 mm x 67.9 mm x 38.4 mm Weight: 91.0 g Nano receiver (height x width x depth): 14.4 mm x 18.7 mm x 6.1 mm Weight: 1.8 g
System Requirements Windows 10 or later, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows 7 Mac OS X 10.5 or later Chrome OSTM Linux Kernel 2.6+2 USB port
Technical Specifications Connection Type: 2.4GHz wireless connection Wireless range: 10 meters It may vary based on use and computing conditions. Connect / Power: Yes, on/off switch Battery Details: 1 x AA Battery Life (not rechargeable): 24 months Battery life may vary based on user and computing conditions. DPI (Min/Max): 1000± Sensor technology: Yes, 2D, mechanical Sensor resolution: 1000 dpi Scroll Wheel: Yes Number of buttons: 3 Standard and Special Buttons: Middle click
Package Contents Mouse Nano receiver 1 AA battery (pre-installed) User documentation
Warranty Information 1-Year Limited Hardware Warranty
Dimensions Mouse (height x width x depth): 105.4 mm x 67.9 mm x 38.4 mm Weight: 91.0 g Nano receiver (height x width x depth): 14.4 mm x 18.7 mm x 6.1 mm Weight: 1.8 g
Note : In case of Wireless mouse, the USB receiver will be provided inside or along with the mouse
System Requirements Windows 10 or later, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows 7 Mac OS X 10.5 or later Chrome OSTM Linux Kernel 2.6+2 USB port
Technical Specifications Connection Type: 2.4GHz wireless connection Wireless range: 10 meters It may vary based on use and computing conditions. Connect / Power: Yes, on/off switch Battery Details: 1 x AA Battery Life (not rechargeable): 24 months Battery life may vary based on user and computing conditions. DPI (Min/Max): 1000± Sensor technology: Yes, 2D, mechanical Sensor resolution: 1000 dpi Scroll Wheel: Yes Number of buttons: 3 Standard and Special Buttons: Middle click
Package Contents Mouse Nano receiver 1 AA battery (pre-installed) User documentation
LOW POWER CONSUMPTION: Intelligent sleep mode can better extend battery life. It will enter auto sleep mode if you don’t use it for 5 minutes to save battery and need to click it, the mouse will enter working mode again
STABLE CONNECTION: 2.4 GHz wireless provides stronger anti-interference ability, a faster transmission speed and a more reliable connection, working distances can up to 15 m, and high DPI can make it track more smoothly over most surfaces
WIDE COMPATIBILITY:Well compatible with Windows7/8/10/XP, Vista, Mac OS X 10.4 etc. Fits for desktop, laptop, PC, Macbook and other devices
ERGONOMIC & COMPACT DESIGN: USB-receiver stays in your PC USB port or stows conveniently inside the wireless mouse when not in use. The lightweight and simple features make the mouse perfect for the journey, office, home
WHISPER & SENSITIVE CLICKING: Smooth frosted surface and quiet clicks can bring a better user experience and free your worry about bothering others and keep you stay focused while working
Cross-computer control – game-changing capacity to navigate seamlessly on three computers, and copy-paste text, images, and files from one to the other using Logitech flow
Note : In case of Wireless mouse, the USB receiver will be provided inside or along with the mouse
Dual connectivity – use with up to three windows or mac computers and laptops via included unifying receiver or Bluetooth smart wireless technology , Marathon endurance – a true athlete, the m720 is designed to endure, with buttons built to withstand up to 10 million clicks
Hyper-fast scrolling – scroll through long documents or web pages faster and easier or press the wheel and shift to click-to-click mode for precise navigation
Long battery life- the Logitech m720 just keeps going, with 2 years of power on a single AA battery
Precise navigation across documents and websites with dedicated scroll wheel.
Your go-to, go-anywhere mouse — compact, modern design fits comfortably in your hand.
Complements your laptop and your style with a choice of colors — matte black, pastel blue, peach, and mint.
True wireless freedom — Connects to your windows 10 laptop via Bluetooth 5.0 LE. Connect to your windows 10 PC right out of the box when you enable swift Pair.
Fast tracking sensor, for smooth tracking on most surfaces.
Atletico Madrid right-back Kieran Trippier was found guilty of unusual bets by FA. He was hit with a £70K fine and a 10-week ban from football following an investigation into unusual bets placed relating to his transfer from Tottenham to Atletico Madrid.
The La Liga side are currently at the top of the league. Trippier is an important part of the team. So they felt disappointed by that ruling as the England international was about to miss many matches.
So now FIFA have temporarily suspended the ban as further investigation will be going on regarding the matter. The offences occurred in July 2019, which is when Trippier joined Atletico from Tottenham Hotspur.
Fifa said the postponement was due to “the request for provisional measures lodged by Atletico Madrid”.
“Following the appeal and, specifically, the request for provisional measures lodged by the club Atletico Madrid, the Fifa Appeal Committee has approved to stay the extension of the suspension until the procedure is over before the committee,” a spokesperson for football’s world governing body Fifa added.
Trippier missed Atletico’s 1-0 victory over Getafe on Wednesday along with the 2-1 win over Alaves on Sunday. But after this ruling from FIFA, he will be allowed to play until the results of the further investigation come out.
In what has been a remarkable turnaround for Stefano Pioli’s AC Milan, the team have managed to stay unbeaten for 14 games in Serie A this season, and are currently the only unbeaten team in Europe’s top five leagues (excluding European competitions).
In an even more impressive way, they have managed to keep a hold of their position at the top of the Serie A table, a point clear of city rivals Inter Milan, who have done a remarkable job under Antonio Conte so far as well, and will be even more focused on the Scudetto with no European competitions to participate in.
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The arrival of Zlatan Ibrahimovic from the MLS has been a key factor in the Rossoneri’s success since the get-go this season. The 39-year-old’s leadership skills and dominance in the locker room has been a key factor in getting the best out of all the players.
Hakan Calhanoglu has also been a major influence on Milan’s triumph going forward, with the Turkish midfielder providing 6 assists, and a commendable pass accuracy of 84% in the league.
Portuguese forward Rafael Leao has also been a major revelation this season, having scored and assisted three goals each so far this season.
One of the most underrated aspects of AC Milan’s game is the tremendous work rate of the full-backs, Theo Hernandez and Davide Calabria. Hernandez is a threat going forward, as well as resolute in defence, scoring 4 goals and providing 3 so far. The left-back is one of the most underrated players in the continent right now.
Lastly, but surely not least, the presence of Gianluigi Donnarumma between the sticks is also one of the Rossoneri’s greatest assets, with the 21-year-old being heralded as the best keeper in the league despite his young age. The Italian number 1 has a save percentage of 72%, which is by far the best in the League.
Whether Milan manage to finally break Juventus’ stronghold on the Scudetto is something that still remains to be seen, given that a fair portion of the season is yet to be played. However, they must remain on their toes to get the best out of every match that comes their way for a title winning season, or a return to the Champions League at the very least.
Amidst rumours linking Real Madrid to another shopping spree in the summer of 2021 that would see them invest in the likes of Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland, Los Blancos seem to have found their prime target for good.
Liverpool star Mohamed Salah is the name that is being touted as the primary target for Florentino Perez when the ongoing season reaches its conclusion. A fee worth £108 million is being talked about on the internet, which, in today’s transfer market, is a reasonable amount for the current top scorer in the Premier League.
La Liga pundit and former Arsenal striker Kevin Campbell had this to say regarding the rumours linking the winger with a move to Spain:
“I could see him Salah fitting in perfectly at Real Madrid.”
“Barcelona are in a transition period and while they may need to invest if Messi goes, I think Real Madrid are a lot more likely a destination than Barcelona right now.”
“They have more of a complete squad and of course they are the current La Liga champions. You know what that club brings, it is a powerhouse.”
Salah has been one of the most important players in Jurgen Klopp’s revival of Liverpool, and has managed to win almost every major trophy available with the Merseyside reds during his time with the club.
Considering that he still has two and a half years left on his contract with Liverpool, the club are under no obligation to part ways with their prized asset. And considering that they hold the high ground in this situation, they could also ask for a higher fee for the Egyptian if they so desire it.
FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football – Champions League – Liverpool Training – Melwood, Liverpool, Britain – March 10, 2020 Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah with teammates during training Action Images via Reuters/Carl Recine/File Photo
Salah, on the other hand, has been open to a potential move to Spain, saying:
“I think Madrid and Barcelona are top clubs.”
“We never know what is going to happen in the future, but right now I’m focused on winning the Premier League and the Champions League again with my club.”
BCCI might have to pay a whopping amount of Rs 906 crore tax if the Union Government declines to grant a full exemption for the ICC T20 World Cup, which is about to held in India this year.
Even if the government grants the partial exemption the board has to pay at least Rs 227 crore tax. The BCCI has missed a couple of deadlines, set by the ICC, for securing full tax exemption. Now, the ICC has given two options — seemingly the final ones — to the BCCI. They are: the T20 World Cup will be relocated to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and other is that it provides an undertaking that if it fails to get the exemption then it will have to meet the tax liabilities, which could be a minimum of Rs 226.58 crore and a high of Rs 906.33 crore.
In 2011, when the 50-over World Cup was held in India, the Manmohan Singh-led government sat on the application from the BCCI for inordinately long, and then Prime Minister himself intervened and granted it at the last minute.
But for the 2016 T20 World Cup held in India, the Modi government granted only 10 percent tax exemption and not full, and because the government had not granted full tax exemption, the ICC has withheld $23.75 million from the share that the BCCI was entitled to receive from the game’s world governing body, and this issue with BCCI insists, is still alive and unresolved.
At the December 24 AGM, the BCCI officials discussed this issue with the general body that comprises its affiliated state associations. But, according to an official who attended the AGM in Ahmedabad, what the house should do as the house was divided over whether the world’s wealthiest cricket board should pay the tax if the government doesn’t grant full tax exemption.
“The matter was discussed for 10 to 15 minutes, after which the house authorised the BCCI office-bearers to deal with the issue. But what was evident was that all the office-bearers were not on the same page vis-a-vis the question of whether the BCCI should forego the hosting rights if the government doesn’t grant full tax exemption. Some members said it was a matter of prestige – izzat ka sawal hai — that India should pay the tax and host the World Cup, if it comes to that,” the official told IANS.
Just a day before the AGM on 24th December, members of BCCI’s affiliates were handed a two-page note as part of agenda item numbers Q – ‘to update on ICC matters’ — and ‘S’ – ‘to update on ICC T20 World Cup 2021 scheduled to be held in India’.
“I don’t think anyone had the time to read the note or grasp the enormity of the issue as everyone was preoccupied with a friendly cricket match, played on the eve of the AGM among the representatives of the BCCI affiliates, followed by the dinner,” he emphasized.
If the government declines, the decision may affect BCCI’s chances of hosting the 50-over World Cup in 2023 which is already allotted to India. Experts say that if the government declined exemption for the 2021 T20 World Cup, it was unlikely that it would change its mind for the 2023 World Cup, which will also require full tax exemption.
Therefore, the tax exemption issue of the 2021 T20 World Cup is closely linked with the 2016 T20 World Cup as the same government that gave only 10 percent exemption in 2016 is in power even today.
“So, the question is simple: If the government had not given full tax exemption in 2016, how can it give it for 2021 World Cup? And, if it grants full exemption for 2021, it will have to, by the same token, give full exemption for the 2016 tournament retrospectively,” said one expert.
Also, if the government grants tax exemption to cricket, it should not deny similar exemptions to other national sports federations as well, because the government should treat all sports bodies equally.
The tax issue has arisen because the ICC’s media rights holder, STAR India, is based in India and the broadcaster pays ICC the money. If the Indian government doesn’t grant tax exemption to STAR India, the premier broadcaster will not pay the entire amount promised to the ICC. And if the ICC doesn’t receive the entire amount from STAR India, the member countries of the ICC will receive less as their share from the world body’s distributions.
Separately, when the ICC allots its tournaments to its member countries, the two parties — ICC and tournament hosting country — sign a host agreement that binds the host to secure full tax exemption. The ICC gives a certain amount to the host country while each match staging association – in BCCI’s case, its affiliated state associations — gets a fixed sum for organizing a match(es). The gate money that is accrued from hosting matches goes to the match hosting association. There are many other conditions besides this.
On July 6 last year, the Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA), which was administering the BCCI at the time, had discussed the $23.75 million withheld by the ICC in a meeting. The CoA noted: “…since the agreement between the BCCI and the ICC in relation to the hosting of the ICC T20 World Cup 2016 is governed by English law, the opinion of an English firm should be obtained and the further course of action would be determined based on the said opinion”.
Three months after that meeting, Sourav Ganguly took charge of the BCCI as president, Shah as secretary, and Dhumal as treasurer at the elections held on October 23. The issue of the income tax exemption for the 2021 T20 World Cup and the 50-over World Cup in 2023 was already on the table. But little forward movement seems to have been made since October last year.
In 2021, we will see major laptop manufacturers going for all AMD and bring premium gaming laptops with Ryzen 5000H processors paired with RTX 30-series mobile GPUs. All of them launching together at CES 2021, a bunch of leaks up till now have confirmed this and this new does show Asus will be in the forefront of this.
The Taiwanese OEM had an amazing 2020 with their strong collaboration with AMD, however, all of these gaming laptops were restricted to RTX 2060, however, things is about to change in 2021. We already have seen a major performance bump in gaming with Ryzen 5000 series processors, thanks to AMD’s Zen 3 architecture.
So, today @TUM_APISAK has spotted yet another OpenCL benchmark of an ASUS ROG Zephyrus GX551QS laptop powered by the flagship 8 core 16 threaded AMD Ryzen 9 5900H paired with RTX 3080 Laptop GPU and a whopping 48GB DDR4 RAM.
As we see, the Ryzen 9 5900H will come with 16 MB L3 cache, 3.30 GHz base clock speed and 4.54 GHz boost (4.5GHz technically). On the other hand, the unannounced RTX 3080 mobile GPU features 48 compute units, 16GB VRAM and 1.54 GHz max clock frequency.
The GPU inside the laptop manages to score a whopping 139,181 points in OpenCL and it beats both TITAN RTX and RTX 2080 Ti desktop GPU, which is again amazing! Also, @TUM_APISAK spotted the OpenCL benchmark of the integrated Radeon Vega 8 graphics with 2.10 GHz max frequency, scoring a respectable 16,478 points.
It will not be long to see these new powerful gaming laptops in action as we head into 2021 and we will give you all the updates of the launches, so stay tuned.
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In the year 2020, as the horrible coronavirus has spread worldwide, people have to maintain strict social distancing norms. People can’t go to the theater to watch movies. Amazon Prime Video has given the facilities for the people to enjoy the shows at home.
Many amazing shows are already there and many more to release, but you have to spend money to enjoy the shows. But it will be amazing if you can access this streaming service freely. There are some ways to utilize Amazon Prime Video free of cost.
Here are the ways to access Amazon Prime Video for free in 2021:
Amazon Prime Video is available at Rs 999 per year or Rs 149 per month but it’s only a 30-day free trial.
If you use Jio postpaid plans, you can access the Amazon Prime Video subscription as a part of these plans. The plan starts from RS 399 to 1499. The customer has to login into the app with the same smartphone number. Jio also needs to access some active postpaid plans from the company; then, the annual subscription will begin on the purchase date.
For Amazon Prime, Jio has offered some one-year free membership to all postpaid plane users for one year at Rs 999 with no additional cost. After one year, the customer will be auto-recharged for annual prime membership at the market price.
For Airtel postpaid users, the plans start at Rs 499 and the higher one comes with one year free Amazon Prime Membership at Rs 999.
Vi’s regular postpaid plan users can access Amazon Prime Video subscription for one year by claiming their free offer.
