Liverpool turned a few heads with their recent signing of Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich.
Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman is keen on reuniting with his former Dutch players in Memphis Depay and Gini Wijnaldum.
Wijnaldum has been closely linked with a move to the Nou Camp all summer. There were reports that Liverpool would first sell Wijnaldum before turning towards the recruitment of Thiago.
However, that transfer triangle has been knocked out of its wits. According to a recent development reported by the Mirror, Koeman might not be able to land either one of his former Dutch international players.
The reason behind it has been cited as the strict financial restrictions imposed on the La Liga clubs by the league.
After spending over hundreds of millions in each and every transfer window in the seasons before, Barcelona are now under tremendous financial pressure.
One of the most staggering figures quoted by the Mirror is a wage bill of £510 million per year.
The Catalonian’s plans of buying both Depay and Wijnaldum could be scrapped following the league’s decision. The La Liga authorities have prohibited Barcelona from signing any new players until they raise funds via player sales.
Ronald Koeman has hinted towards that very fact in press conferences held recently. In addition, Barcelona will have to let go of some big names to be able to fund the transfers.
This is because they won’t be receiving a lot of money from the sales of Ivan Rakitic and Vidal, both of whom are in the twilight of their career and have few years left to give to the game.
While the 29-year-old midfielder could have made a difference to the team, it seems like plans of Wijnaldum moving to Spain are more likely not to go through at the moment.
All that said, the transfer window is open until October and Barcelona could manage to surprise us all.
Chelsea has been the most active club in the transfer market. They have made many big signings after keeping quiet in the last few transfer windows due to a ban.
After acquiring Werner, Ziyech, Havertz, Thiago Silva and Chilwell, this match against Liverpool will be their first test of how this new-look Chelsea team is going to perform.
Liverpool would also have a task on hand to prove that they are still the best team in England and can successfully defend the Premier League title.
When is the Chelsea vs Liverpool Premier League match?
The Premier League match between Chelsea and Liverpool will be played on 20th September 2020.
Where will be the match played?
The match will be played at Chelsea’s homeground, Stamford Bridge.
What time does the match kick-off?
The match will kick-off at 9 PM IST.
Which TV channels will broadcast the Premier League match live in India?
Star Sports is the exclusive media broadcasting partner of the Premier League match in the Indian sub-continent. You can watch the match live in India on Star Sports channels.
How can you watch the live streaming of the match in India?
You can catch the live streaming of the Chelsea vs Liverpool Premier League match in India on Disney+ Hotstar
The Portuguese right-back faced many ups and downs at Barcelona. It had been reported that he is willing to listen to offers to leave the club this summer. He has even called a halt to talks over a new contract.
Mundo Deportivo reported earlier that the Portugal international is open to leaving Barcelona and the club is also said not to be ruling out a summer exit.
Even though the full-back is said to be quite happy at Barcelona, but it was believed that the Balugranas would sell him if a good offer received.
Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers are now interested in signing the Portuguese. The Wolves have a strong Portuguese link. Their third kit has also been inspired by Portugal.
Wolves are ‘one step away’ from signing Nelson Semedo. New bid submitted yesterday and Barcelona are now ready to accept. Work in progress also on personal terms to be agreed. On next hours Barça are gonna sell Semedo to #Wolves and Vidal to #Inter. Here we go soon! 🐺 #FCB
According to transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano, Wolves are just ‘one step away’ from signing Nelson Semedo. Barcelona are ready to accept the deal and personal terms with the player will be agreed soon.
Barcelona will announce the sell of Semedo to Wolves and Vidal to Inter in the next few hours.
The Portuguese right-back would be a great addition to the team. He has blistering pace and can run up down tirelessly the right flank. Wolves would definitely improve a lot by his addition.
There are a lot of gossips are going on about the upcoming Narzo 20 series from Realme. As of now, the company hasn’t shared any information about the pricing of any smartphone of this series. But the renowned Indian online market Flipkart has accidentally leaked the price of Narzo 20 Pro and the price tag was Rs. 16,999.
Now the thing is we’ve already got some leaked specifications about this upcoming smartphone, in which we’ve seen that the Realme Narzo 20 Pro will offer a decent battery backup of 4,500mAH, with the support of a 65W fast charger. So, if this leak is true, then in this price range of Rs. 16,999 this phone will be must buy one from Realme. Because if we check the recent Realme 7 and Realme 7 Pro, we are getting 65W fast charging in the 7 Pro model, which has a base price Rs. 19,999. On the other hand, the 8GB/128GB variant of the Realme 7 has a price tag of Rs. 16,999, which does not support 65W charging. So if the Narzo 20 Pro will have the price tag of Rs. 16,999, that will be a real value for money smartphone.
Now let’s check out what are the specifications we can expect from the upcoming Realme Narzo 20 Pro smartphone. At first, let’s talk about the display. The Realme Narzo 20 Pro will feature a 6.5-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) display with a screen to body ration of 90.5% and 90Hz of refresh rate. This phone is expected to run on the Android 10 OS and will be powered by a MediaTek Helio G95 processor.
Regarding the RAM and storage, this phone will come in 6GB/8GB RAM variant and 64GB/128GB of internal storage. The storage is further expandable via an external microSD card. It is expected that the 6GB/64GB variant will have the price tag of Rs. 16,999.
Now coming to the camera section, it will feature a quad rear camera module on its back. This rear module will include a 48MP primary sensor (f/1.8), a 2MP B&W portrait sensor (f/2.4) with a 2MP macro lens (f/2.4), and an 8MP ultra-wide-angle sensor (f/2.3). Regarding the selfie, this phone will offer a 16MP selfie shooter with f/2.1. You can also record 4K/30fps videos by the rear camera module.
The Narzo 20 Pro will come in two different color variants: White Knight and Black Ninja. Regarding the size, this phone will have a dimension of 162.3mm x 75.4mm x 9.4mm and it will weigh about 191 grams.
The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) finally kicked off yesterday. The match paid equal justice to the much-awaited day as arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings took on defending champions, Mumbai Indians.
Super Kings seemed the relatively weaker side on paper, however, captain cool MSD had many tricks up his sleeve as per managing his resources. Super Kings defeated the mighty Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets to begin their campaign.
The fans were just relieved by the fact that the IPL is taking place amidst the difficult situation caused by the pandemic. However, the overall setup made the fans feel a bit weird and take a trip down the memory lane to the good old times. Today we will list five things which fans missed in the opening game of IPL.
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The stands filled up by cheering supporters!
Whenever the titans, CSK, and MI would clash, depending upon the location, the stadium would be filled by roaring voices. The M. A. Chidambaram stadium would e flooding with yellow or the Wankhede stadium would have turned into a blue sea. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case this year as the stadiums were empty due to the pandemic.
Especially for MI, their ‘MI Paltan’ was always considered as the 12th man for them. Mumbai Indians’ captain Rohit Sharma said, “We are used to people cheering for us but we knew that this was on the cards. Anyway, this is the new normal and I hope things get better soon.”
The crowd actually roaring and cheering!
It may sound pretty self-explanatory that we won’t listen to the crowd cheering like we always did. However, Star Sports may have added an insult to injury. In order to create a viewing experience, they added fake screams and cheers when any significant event would take place.
That obviously sounded extremely artificial and rather made a lot of people feel disconnected. Also, screams were added at wrong places which further frustrated the fans.
The celebration!
The fans are used to elated and hyped up celebration of their favourite cricketers who would high-five or hug each other after a significant event. That wasn’t the case due to the stringent social distancing protocols, as the cricketers were only allowed to fist-pump each other which really looked subdued.
The crowd and cricketers’ reaction!
Again to create a viewing experience, fans were connected virtually from their homes and their reactions were captured after a significant event. That again was considered a failure by the cricketing community.
Also, this time around, there aren’t iconic dugouts as players just sat on foldable chairs.
The opening ceremony and cheerleaders!
This issue has always been divisive as many people didn’t want them even before the pandemic. There was no opening ceremony this year around. There is obviously unnecessary funding required for the ceremony. Also, under such conditions having a ceremony will be a violation of stringent social distancing protocols.
The opening ceremony was cancelled last time as well by the Committee of Administrators (CoA). The allocated fund was donated to the families of CRPF personnel, who lost their lives in the Pulwama terror attack.
Also, for the first time ever, there weren’t any cheerleaders.
Leeds United are interested to get the services of Wales winger Daniel James.
Leeds United are back in Premier League after 16 years and have already shown their impact in the first two games of the Premier League. In the first match, they lost to defending champion Liverpool by 4-3. But their performance showed how good they are. In the next match, they bounced back against Fulham and beat them by 4-3.
To make their attack stronger they have already signed Spanish striker Rodrygo from Valencia. Now they want Daniel James from their old rival Manchester United.
Daniel James joined Manchester United last summer from Swansea City for £15 million. He put an explosive start in United jersey by scoring 3 goals in his first 4 Premier League matches. But since then he has not scored any in Premier League. James has played 47 goals for Manchester United scoring only 4 goals including 6 assists.
Leeds are interested in Daniel James and believe they can sign him for around £12m plus add-ons #mulive [@reluctantnicko]
Daniel James is now not a regular starter for Manchester United. Mason Greenwood took his place at the end of last season and outshone his performance. Manchester United is linked with multiple wingers this summer as well. So, it is quite obvious that James will get lesser game time this season with Manchester United.
Leeds United are offering a chance to the Wales winger to get more first-team minutes. Leeds United was interested to sign Daniel James in January 2019 but he chose to go to Manchester instead. Leeds are again interested in him now. They want to pay £12m plus add-ons to sign him.
Though any of the two clubs have not confirmed the fees and all. According to some reports, the deal can also end in a loan deal. But whatever the deal is done, it will be a great move for Daniel James if he gets first-team football. He will surely get a chance to shut his critics and prove them wrong.
This year IPL 2020 has finally returned after a long wait. Fans of the franchise have been looking for a way to enjoy their favorite teams matches with an as amazing experience as possible.
With digital streaming platforms becoming more famous in the current world brought forth by COVID-19. The streaming giants are attracting customers with various offers.
One such offer comes from Disney+ Hotstar. The company has become an exclusive streaming partner for IPL 2020 this year. Hours before the first IPL match of the year 2020, the streaming service announced an offer that will appeal to all its subscribers.
The new offer, which the Disney+ Hotstar is offering provides additional one-month access to its new VIP annual subscribers. This means that if users by the new Disney+ Hotstar VIP annual subscription, then instead of 12 months they will be getting 13 months of subscription. The additional one-month subscription is free.
Bahubali actor Rana Daggubati was the one to introduce this offer on his twitter handle. Daggubati shared a unique which enabled users to buy the Disney + Hotstar VIP annual subscription with an additional 30 days offer.
The catch being this offer is only applicable if purchased through this unique link.
Once the link is visited, users will have to provide their account details and then an additional 30 days will be added to the offer during checkout. Users will be able to make payments through UPI, debit or credit card, or Netbanking.
The Disney+ Hotstar VIP subscription is priced at Rs. 399 for a year. It includes live streaming access to Dream 11 IPL matches, English Premier League matches, Formula One matches, and more. The subscription also offers access to exclusive Hotstar specials, dubbed Disney+ content, and also star serials before they are aired.
The Subscription also provides non-dubbed Disney+ originals, shows and, Movies. As well as kids’ content.
It’s almost five months ago, OnePlus had announced the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. Now the company is all set to bring the successor of it, the OnePlus 8T. Unsurprisingly a launch page for this upcoming phone is spotted on Amazon, revealing that the phone will be launched soon.
Also, we have got some key specifications of this upcoming flagship from OnePlus. Let’s check out what are the specs this phone will offer.
Specifications of OnePlus 8T(Expected)
Talking about the display, this phone will feature a 6.55-inch super AMOLED display with Full HD+ resolution with a refresh rate of 120Hz. It’s predecessor the OnePlus 8 features a 90Hz display. So, this is definitely an improvement. Lastly, the display will feature a hole-punch type design and we can see the punch-hole cutout in the top-left corner of the phone.
The OnePlus 8T will run OxygenOS 11 out of the box, presumably based on Android 11, and will be powered by a Snapdragon 865 processor. Usually, OnePlus uses the ‘Plus’ versions of Snapdragon’s flagship chipsets for its T-series devices. But this time no ‘Plus’ version will be offered. The OnePlus 8T will come into the market with two different RAM/storage variants. One of them will be 8GB + 128GB where the other one will be 12GB + 256GB.
OnePlus 8T
Now coming to the camera module, this phone will feature a quad rear camera module in an L-shaped layout (rectangular camera module in the top left corner). The rear camera module will feature a 48MP primary shooter, 16MP ultra-wide lens, 5MP macro, and 2MP portrait sensor. An LED flash is also there within the rectangular module. Regarding the selfie section, this phone will offer a 32MP selfie shooter in the front. We’ve got 16MP selfie cameras on both the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro. So, this is also an improvement in the new model.
Regarding the battery, this phone will offer a decent 4,500mAH battery, but, the twist is in the charging as the battery will be charged by a 65W warp charger. From the last few years, we’ve only witnessed up to 30W fast charging in the OnePlus models. Now this will be a huge improvement for the OnePlus.
Coming to the buttons and connectivity part, the OnePlus 8T will have its power button and alert slider on the left spine and the volume rocker on the right side. This phone supports a USB Type-C port and loudspeaker grill, while a noise-canceling mic is seen at the top.
But we haven’t got any information about the price of this upcoming phone. However, the OnePlus 8T is expected that the pricing will be higher than the OnePlus 8, which currently starts at Rs 44,999 in India.
Garmin Forerunner 745 has been launched in the market to target a specific type of audience. This time the company has its eyes set on elite athletes.
Forerunner 745 comes with an advanced GPS built specifically for runners and triathletes. It helps in providing them with detailed training data, on-device workouts, and other similar features.
The smartwatch lets users sync indoor and outdoor workouts automatically from Garmin connect. Other training apps such as Training-peaks and Training-road are also supported.
One of the most important features of Forerunner 745 is its support of the Garmin Coach. The Coach offers the users free training plans that adapt one’s goals and performance.
Garmin Forerunner 745 Specifications & features
The smartwatch features a 1.2-inch color display with 240×240 pixels resolution. The display is a trans-reflective memory-in-pixel display. The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass DX. The smartwatch also has water resistance up to 5 ATM.
It comes with a built-in GPS and can last up to 7 days on a single charge. While using GPS without music the Forerunner can easily last up to 16 hours. But while using GPS with music the time comes down to 6 hours.
Forerunner 745 sensors include an accelerometer, barometric altimeter, compass, Glonass, gyroscope, and a thermometer. The smartwatch comes with a silicon band. The watch supports Bluetooth, ANT+, and Wi-Fi.
The watch also comes with a bunch of fitness features. This includes a heart rate monitor, blood oxygen saturation, stress tracking, sleep monitoring, and also menstrual cycle monitoring.
The smartwatch also features a step counter, distance calculator, calorie counter, and multiple gym activity profiles. the device can also monitor cardio workouts, strength, yoga, Pilates workout, and also has automatic rep counting.
Other features
Users will be able to receive notifications on the smartwatch which is exclusive for Android devices only. Notifications include text messages, social media updates, emails, and more.
The Garmin Forerunner 745 is priced at $499 (roughly Rs. 36,700) in the US and is currently up for sale on the official website. As of now, there is no information on international availability.
Electronic Arts (EA) has already revealed the launch date of the next series of FIFA franchise. FIFA 21 would release globally on 9th October.
The new FIFA edition has already created a hype among the FIFA fans. It seems EA has finally listened to the fans and have brought in the requested changes to FIFA 21.
EA Sports has now revealed the FIFA 21 player’s rating. Here’s a list of the top 10 best women’s players in FIFA 21:
10. Tobin Heath
Club: Manchester United Nationality: USA Position: RW Overall: 90
Heath has been described as “perhaps the USA’s most skilful player” by the United States Soccer Federation and she has been voted the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year in 2016.
9. Caroline Graham Hansen
Club: Barcelona Nationality: Norway Position: RM Overall: 90
In May 2019, Hansen signed for FC Barcelona on a two-year contract. Her first title with the club came on 24 August 2020, winning the Copa Cataluña.
8. Eugenie Le Sommer
Club: Olympique Lyonnais Nationality: France Position: ST Overall: 90
Le Sommer is one of the most decorated players in modern women’s club football. She has won 10 French domestic titles and is one of just three players to have won a record seven European Cups with Lyon.
7. Lucy Bronze
Club: Manchester City Nationality: England Position: RB Overall: 90
Lucy Bronze has won the PFA Women’s Players’ Player of the Year award twice – in 2014 and again in 2017. In 2018 and 2020, she was named BBC Women’s Footballer of the Year. In 2019, she became the first English footballer to win the UEFA Women’s Player of the Year Award.
At the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Marozsan led unified Germany to its first-ever Olympic gold medal in football, four decades after the East German men won in 1976. In 2015, her cross to Mandy Islacker in stoppage time resulted in a UEFA Women’s Champions League win for 1. FFC Frankfurt. She also scored the game-winning goal during the UEFA Women’s Euro 2013 semifinal against Sweden ultimately helping Germany win the title.
Henry won the UEFA Women’s Champions League for 6 times and completed a hattrick by winning it in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
4. Vivianne Miedema
Club: Arsenal Nationality: Netherlands Position: ST Overall: 91
While at Bayern Munich, Miedema won the Bundesliga twice and now with Arsenal she won the league title in 2019. She became European champion in 2017 with the Dutch national team. She has scored more goals at international level for the Netherlands than any other player, across both the women’s and men’s teams.
3. Wendie Renard
Club: Olympique Lyonnais Nationality: France Position: CB Overall: 92
Renard is a goal-scoring defender. She is one of the most decorated players in modern women’s club football. She has won a record 14 French League titles and seven European Cups. In 2019, the New York Times described her as an “institution” at Lyon, the most successful club in European women’s football.
2. Samantha Kerr
Club: Chelsea Nationality: Australia Position: ST Overall: 92
Kerr was awarded the 2017 Julie Dolan Medal as the best player in Australia and is a four-time recipient of the PFA’s Women’s Footballer of the Year Award. She is the only female Australian footballer to be named in the shortlist for the Ballon d’Or, having been nominated in 2018 and 2019.
1. Megan Rapinoe
Club: OL Reign Nationality: USA Position: LW Overall: 93
Megan Rapinoe is the first player, male or female, to score a goal directly from a corner at the Olympic Games. She won the Golden Boot and Golden Ball awards at the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup in France.
Rapinoe is an advocate for numerous LGBT organizations, including the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) and Athlete Ally. In 2013, she was awarded the board of directors Award by the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center.
