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Sergio Ramos – Real Madrid contract talks on hold

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Contract negotiations between Real Madrid and club captain Sergio Ramos are negotiations stuck and in standby. There is currently no agreement between the two parties regarding an extension of his current deal that expires at the end of the season.

Ramos has been consistent with his demands and has communicated those well to the club; he wants two years with the same salary. They offer him something different, and he is not happy about how things are going. Moreover, the club’s attitude in the negotiations is not doing any favours towards convincing the Spaniard to extend his stay. 

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Speaking on the Here We Go podcast on Patreon, Fabrizio Romano mentioned that his situation would be clearer in one month. Florentino Perez will be a big factor and have a chance to change his mind with individual involvement in contract talks with arguably their most loyal player over the last decade. 

Ramos joined the club in 2005 from Sevilla for €27 million and has been with them ever since. The Spaniard turns 35 at the end of March and has been demanding a two-year contract extension, which will see him receive the same salary that he is on right now. However, Madrid is reportedly only willing to offer him a single year more, given that he will be 36 at the end of the next season. 

Stock levels of NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs to worsen so is the price

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There’s no hiding of the fact that NVIDIA is suffering from disastrous availability situation for its RTX 30-series GPUs. From the announcement in September 2020 to now February 2021, the situation saw no improvement is further going to degrade as per reports.

The availability is to worsen even more between now and the end of March. As per the reports from Alternate, a European retailer that operates in Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, the shortage of raw materials as well as the NVIDIA chips for fewer RTX 30 cards hitting the market is to blame for by manufacturers.

Also as we know most GPUs are manufactured in China, the factories remain closed because of the Chinese New Year celebrations. Though NVIDIA said the stock situation would improve in Q2 of 2021, namely by the start of May, before that the market has absolutely no RTX 30-series GPUs or selling at sky-high prices.

Alternate has went on to claim that there is no possibility of getting an RTX 3080 or an RTX 3060 Ti this quarter, however, stocks of RTX 3070 and RTX 3090 could see a mild improvement. Still, it is assumed that even if stock improves, the prices would go up due to increased transportation costs.

Obviously, this is a hard time for gamers, as even the prices of budget NVIDIA GPUs like GTX 1650, 1650 Super, 1660 Super and other have received price bumps as well, making this the worst situation ever! It has become increasingly difficult to recommend any GPUs at the moment whether its NVIDIA’s or AMD’s, so if you do need one, wait for few months.

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Champions League set for an overhaul in the coming years

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Talks of a proposed European Super League have been doing the rounds for more than a year now, and UEFA is planning to change the Champions League format to suit combat the tournament and prevent it from ever coming into existence in the first place. 

Premier League clubs will be the most affected by the proposed changes in the tournament, with teams outside the English top four getting the chance to crack at the pinnacle of European competition based on their UEFA coefficient. Further details regarding the proposed changes are yet to be officially announced or even detailed by the governing body. 

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With the Europa Conference League’s addition alongside the already existing Europa League, continental football is set to receive an overhaul in the years to come. The formally proposed change in the Champions League format is set to be implemented in 2024. 

According to RMC Sport,  ‘UEFA is also considering setting up a protection system for certain “historic” teams in the event that they do not qualify through their championship. This point is still unclear, but it is a basis for UEFA’s work.’

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Hence, teams that endure a difficult domestic season can still be optimistic about securing a berth in Europe the next season due to the new system set to be put in place three years from now. Moreover, the 32-team competition is set to become a 36-team with the implementation of the new format that is expected to discourage the inception of the European Super League. 

Top 10 Best TV Shows to watch on HBO Max

We all know about HBO Max who has delivered a lot of incredible, outstanding shows and movies to us on the television. This channel has even many more to give than the excellent selection of shows in HBO’s premium library.

Many new talents of original content and also with co-productions with the other networks bring new stories. This channel has a lot of interesting stuff to watch on this. It will be going to stream many fantastic TV shows in February 2021.

Here is a list of the top 10 TV Shows to watch on HBO Max:

10.Pure

This is an interesting comedy show but not an average comedy based on a young woman who has shifted newly to London. Marnie, who has faced many struggles with a form of OCD that is called Pure O, for which she gets intrusive thoughts of sex even in the worst moments.

9.Frayed

It is also an incredible black comedy from London to Newcastle, Australia. This show is based on the misfortune of a woman who has lost everything after the sudden death of her husband and then forced to return to her hometown with her son and daughter.

8.Stath Lets Flats

This is one of the latest British TV shows with British Humor. Stath is a Greek-Cypriot agent whose father hands him a job working for his company. In Stath’s new vocation he has showing flats to the potential customers about the electricity cut-off or the blaring of security alarm since he has forgotten the code.

7.Home

This comedy-drama show is based on the lives of a British family who have just returned from a holiday in France and finds a passenger hiding in the backside of their car. Besides, there are also many funny incidents in this series regarding their new home.

6.Ghosts

It is also a horror TV show. The story of this shoe is based on a woman who had purchased an old mansion and taking the help of her builder husband. With the money problems, their reno plans are not worked due to their ghostly residents who want the house for themselves.

5.Search Party

This TV show has caught an attraction of the audience on HBO Max. This show is based on the story of four clueless millennials at the larger extremes with bizarrely intelligent Susan Sarandon Cameo. Dory who is a teen detective to searches for a missing woman she knows barely in university.

4.It’s a Sin

It is assumed as the best TV show of 2021. This TV show is based on a group of young gay men who are living in London during the ’80s when the first time HIV/AIDS was diagnosed.

3.Love Life

This is basically an anthology show that mainly focuses on the different love life characters until they will find the person they are meant to live with. The first chapter is about Anna Kendrick’s Darby who is an art collector dating a lot of different men with strange results.

2.The Flight Attendant

It is one of the best new thriller featuring Kaley Cuoco coming out on HBO Max. In this show, Cuoco who is a flight attendant sleeps with a passenger on a night out. After waking up in the morning she finds herself with a dead body in her bed.

1.Raised by Wolves

This show can satisfy those who want to spend time in the world fetched to the screen with the help of Ridley Scott. The story is about a father and a mother who wants to establish a human colony on a new planet after the religious war that destroys the Earth.

Reliance Orbic Magic 5G exclusive image leaked

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The US phone manufacturer Reliance is working on a 5G smartphone that will be launched in India under the name of Reliance Communications, LLC. There are around three devices that are in talks to be launched in India- Reliance Orbic Magic 5G, Orbic Myra 5G, and Orbic Myra. The previous leak suggests that the company is definitely focusing on bringing budget 5G smartphones for Indian customers.

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The device name in the above picture of the phone is R678EL and there are no more information in this image.

Also read: Redmi Note 10 series heading towards India in March, teaser released

Most importantly, all of the upcoming smartphones have been listed for the FCC certifications. The Reliance Orbic Myra 5G and Orbic Magic 5G are confirmed that they will feature the 5G connectivity whereas we don’t have any confirmed information about the Orbic Maui, whether it will have 5G or not.

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As of now, from those leaked images from FCC certifications, it is confirmed that the device will come with the Android 10 OS. It is also expected that those phones will be stock android smartphones, which means no extra bloatware or OEM skin. If we look into history, when Jio had come with 4G connectivity first time (5th September 2016), the company made it so much cheaper than the other SIM companies. That’s why Reliance had managed to get a huge amount of profit by the Jio 4G. Because every Indian started using it. So, it is also expected that in the case of newer 5G connectivity featured smartphones, the company will provide the devices for a much cheaper price than others.

Sportswoman Of The Decade – Racket Sports

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This decade has been a great one for sports in India, as we saw the rise of many youngsters, the rise of the Indian Football Team, a new cricket team, and many sporting clubs in various sports, including the field of Racquet sports.

Lets have a look at the Sportswoman of the Decade –

P.V. Sindhu – Badminton

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The world champion and Olympic finalist P.V. Sindhu has more achievements to his name than any other Indian badminton player in the past. Hailing from Hyderabad she has continued and has improved the bar set by Saina Nehwal, with her consistent performance. She has five world championship medals to her name which includes a gold, two silver and two bronze and, silver medals from the Olympic Games, the Asian Games, the Commonwealth Games, the South Asian Games and the national championship.

Sindhu is a top contender from India for all the significant events. Her most considerable success came through the 2018 BWF World Tour Finals. She felled Akane Yamaguchi, the defending champion and top seed Tai Tzu-Ying and two former world champions, Ratchanok Intanon and Nozomi Okuhara. She later on added BWF Superseries titles and six Grand Prix crowns and stands out as the best performer of the decade.

Sania Mirza – Tennis

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Sania Mirza, who gave birth to a son, Izhaan in October 2018 decided to make a comeback and she won her 42nd WTA doubles title at the Hobart International in January 2020, alongside the company of Nadiia Kichenok. She also registered three crucial wins, and along with Ankita Raina, led the team to the Fed Cup finals, which was first in Indian history.

Sania Mirza’s doubles titles include three women’s trophies, three mixed doubles Grand Slam titles and two WTA Tour Final crowns. At the 2016 Rio Games, she along with Rohan Bopanna reached to the semifinals. She is an epitome of belief, confidence and hard work and provides inspiration to many youngsters.

Saina Nehwal – Badminton

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Saina Nehwal, or we call her the torchbearer of the Indian badminton since the past 14 years and is the only woman to be ranked no.1 in the world. Her biggest achievement was at the 2012 London Olympics with a bronze medal. Her victory at the 2012 Indonesian Open placed her among the best, where she finished it off in style by defeating one of the most dominant players of China, Li Xuerui in the final.

She also has a bronze medal to her name from the 2017 World Championships. Her persistence and determination and, her positive attitude have kept her going in the International stage for more than 15 years.

Nokia Power Earbuds Lite is coming on 17th February

Nokia Power Earbuds Lite is a compact TWS Bluetooth earbud that is claimed to have a 35 hours battery life. The battery life of the upcoming TWS earbud is truly impressive and the design of the Bluetooth earbuds are pretty stylish as well as comfortable. The earbuds are showcased on Amazon and will come in the sale on 17th February. Now let’s know the specification and features of this Nokia Power Earbuds Lite.

The Nokia Power Earbuds Lite has a longer battery of 35 hours including the case. The time considered here is the playtime which means that you can listen music up to 35 hours with several charges from the case in one go.

It is advertised to be a pocket sized earbud case, which means that it is quite compact than others in the market and the company claims you can move around easily taking it in your pocket.

The earbuds come with IPX7 rated waterproofing that can hold up to 30 minutes in 1 meter of water. This clearly indicates that your sweat while working out will not be a problem from now on.

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It has a perfect fit in the ears and has easy-touch controls that allows you to control your music with only a single touch on the body of the earbuds.

The price of the Nokia Power Earbuds Lite has not been revealed yet. We hope it will be revealed on the day of launch and then we can place order from Amazon.

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Sportsman of the Decade – Racket Sports

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This decade has been a great one for sports in India, as we saw the rise of many youngsters, the rise of the Indian Football Team, a new cricket team, and many sporting clubs in various sports, including the field of Racquet sports.

Lets have a look at the Sportsman of the Decade in Racket sports-

Leander Paes – Tennis

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Paes began his journey at the age of 17 from the Davis Cup and is still continuing at the age of 47! He is the most successful Davis Cupper of all time with 43 doubles victory, and has made 7 trips to the Olympics, which stands as the most by a player in the history, but is also eager to conclude with the eighth this year at Tokyo this year.

In last decade, he clinched two of his eight Grand Slam men’s doubles crowns, four of his 10 Slam mixed doubles trophies and 11 of his 54 ATP Tour doubles titles. More interestingly, he is competing on the ATP Tour for the fourth decade, which is quite an arduous act.

Kidambi Srikanth – Badmintion

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Srikanth is the only Indian to be ranked as men’s world No.1, all with his hard work and consistent performance this decade. In 2017 he bagged four titles from five finals and his only runner-up finish came against compatriot B. Sai Praneeth at the Singapore Open.

Srikanth is known for his natural attacking style and his defensive skills. However, his progress got paused due to health concerns and injuries but again made a comeback and reached the quarter-finals of the 2016 Rio Olympics and the World Championships. He bagged a silver medal from the 2018 Commonwealth Games helped him climb up the world rankings.

A. Sharath Kamal – Table Tennis

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A. Sharath Kamal, undoubtedly the best Indian table tennis player ever, and provides inspiration to many youngsters. He is a former Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth Gold Medallist, with the record of nine-time national champion and remains the top-ranked Indian in the world. He was voted as the Most Valuable Player(MVP) in the 2014-15 season of the German Bundesliga.

Sharath also amazed everyone at the 2016 Asian Cup by stunning world No.8 Chaung Chih-Yuan, No.16 Joo Se Hyuk and No.14 Gao Ning, the mentioned order. At the 2018 World Championship, he led India magnificently to its best of all time spot of no.13, by winning 10 out of 13 matches and gaining ranking points which are equivalent to winning a Platinum Pro Tour event. He is also a two-time Asian Games bronze medallist and also won the 2020 Oman Open.

Micromax IN Note 1’s Android 11 update, Wireless Audio devices, 5G enabled devices, and much more

Indian multinational electronics company, Micromax, was one of the leading Indian smartphone OEM till 2015. Since the arrival of Chinese companies in the Indian market, companies like Micromax failed to compete against them. They failed to match the cost efficiency and technological advancements provided by the Chinese devices. 

Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, announced the requirement of India to be self-reliant. The initiatives like Atmanirbhar Bharat helped almost-dead companies like Micromax to come back into the market. Micromax made the re-entry with the IN series which was released in November 2020. 

The new series was well received by the customers and generated a lot of attraction. Micromax promised a few updates with their launch and we can see them fulfilling the first of those very soon. The IN Note 1 smartphone is set to receive a major upgrade to Android 11.

Also read: Nokia 5.4 and 3.4 launched in India: See all the pricing and specification details here

In an online talk, Rahul Sharma, one of the Co-founders of Micromax, revealed that the Android 11 update will come in the new series by April 2021. He stated that the update will first come on the IN Note 1. Following that, it will soon be available in the Micromax IN 1B. The scheduled updates will include the camera system and the current Android security patch.

In the same online Q&A session, Rahul Sharma also cleared that there will not be any additional local user interface as it is not required after the update to Android 11. He also hinted that the R&D unit of Micromax is working very hard to build a flagship 5G smartphone with premium accessories. 

We can expect this 5G device to come very soon. This might be paired with flagship earphones which will be supported with the latest technology. Not only earphones but according to Rahul Sharma, there might be other wireless products as well. He also reacted positively when asked whether IN 1B can come in 4 GB + 64 GB variant. With all of this, Micromax is trying to stage a comeback. As fellow Indians, we are proud to see an Indian smartphone company putting in all the efforts. Hopefully, it can manufacture attractive products which can take them flying again.

Sevilla vs FC Barcelona: Lineup and how to watch the Copa del Rey semi-final live in India?

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Barcelona came from 0-2 behind to defeat Granada 5-2 in extra time to set up this semi-final fixture with Sevilla. Barcelona and Sevilla, whoever wins the semi-final is the clear favourite to win this season’s Copa del Rey trophy.

Sevilla will be looking to cause an upset in the first leg of the semi-final as eight Barcelona first-team players will be missing this fixture through injury. Barcelona will be facing an in-form Sevilla team without some of their regular starters and more importantly just one week away from a huge Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain.

When is the Sevilla vs FC Barcelona Copa del Rey semi-final?

The Copa del Rey semi-final match between Sevilla and FC Barcelona will be played on 10th February 2020.

Where will be the match played?

The match will be played at Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium.

What time does the match kick-off?

The match will kick-off at 1:30 AM IST (Thursday, 11th February).

Which TV channels will broadcast the Copa del Rey semi-final match live in India?

Unfortunately, no TV channels will broadcast the match live in India. In other countries, it will be available. Premier Sports 2 (UK), Startimes Sports Life (Nigeria), TeleCinco (Spain), ESPN Brasil (Brazil), others

How can you watch the live streaming of the match in India?

There will be no live streaming of the Sevilla vs FC Barcelona Copa del Rey semi-final match in India. However, you can watch on ESPN+ (USA), Premier Player (UK).

Probable Lineups:

FC Barcelona (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Mingueza, De Jong, Umtiti, Alba; Puig, Busquets, Pedri; Trincão, Messi, Griezmann

Sevilla (4-3-3): Bono; Vidal, Koundé, D. Carlos, Rekik; Rakitic, Gudelj, Jordán; Suso, De Jong, Munir