Most of the football clubs have already released their football kits for the upcoming 2020-21 season. Some of them have been hits while others have received negative comments.
English Championship side Bristol City have unveiled the new goalkeeper home and away kit on Friday. And it could very well be the boldest goalkeeper kit of the next season.
Believe it or not, the EA Play subscription service will be coming to Stream. Electronic Arts announced this subscription service EA Play a couple of days ago and it will launch on Steam on August 31.
EA have rebranded their Origin Access subscription service to EA Play, offering access on Steam to its library of older games that include The Sims 4, Battlefield V, a bunch of Fifas and Maddens, Battlefront II, Jedi: Fallen Order and more, for as long as you pay. EA Play will cost £4/$5 a month or £20/$30 a year.
New releases will take some months to filter down but it will give 10% off EA game purchases, and the option to play new releases up to 10 days ahead of release, for up to a total of 10 hours.
On the other hand, the EA Play Pro will have a similar feature as EA Play but instead of 10 hours of a trial version, it will let you play the latest games as long as you desire. It will cost from £15 / $15 a month to £90 / $100 a year. But unfortunately, by the reports of PCGamesN, there will be only the basic version of EA Play available on Steam, and EA Play Pro can be only accessed exclusively in Origin.
Oppo India has teased that they are going to launch the Oppo A53 on August 25 at 12:30 PM. From earlier reports, the phone will also be announced in Indonesia. The phone has also appeared in Flipkart and will be a Flipkart Unique device this time. Flipkart has not revealed the pricing of the phone yet. From the image, we can see that the phone will have a triple rear camera and a left-aligned punch-hole camera setup. The phone will also have a rear fingerprint scanner and will have a glossy back with a blue-white colour gradient.
A list of specifications of this upcoming model has leaked. The model will be launched with Snapdragon 460 SoC. The screen size of the phone will be 6.5 inches with a refresh rate of 90Hz Neo display and users can experience smoother display. It is suspected that this handset will run on OPPO’s ColorOS 7.X on top based on Android 10.
The handset will offer two types of RAM specifications. The probable versions of this model are 4GB with 64GB of storage capacity or 6GB with 128GB storage capacity. The phone will be powered by a 5000mAh of huge battery capacity with a charging speed of 18W.
From the rumored specifications and the triple rear camera setup of the phone, we can expect that the phone will be a mid-range device. The price of the phone remains the main mystery. In Indonesia, the phone is priced at INR2.49 million for the 6GB + 64GB variant, which converts to around $170/€140. Thus we can expect the smartphone in India within an Rs.15,000 price range. To be more exact the Dollar to INR conversion comes to approximate Rs.13,000 for the 4GB RAM and 64GB storage variant.
Along with Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina also took his decision of retirement on 15th August 2020. Though he was not the captain of the Indian team, nor the greatest batsman of all time, he was the best in his own position. A tremendous fielder as well as a middle-order batsman with sheer perfection. Who can forget those beautiful inside out shots over the infield and those crucial wickets in the middle overs as a partnership breaker?
The PM’s letter reads: “Generations will remember you not only as a fine batsman but also as a very useful bowler who the captain could turn to when the situation demanded.”
So after his retirement, our beloved PM sent a token of appreciation to him. In that letter, Modi addressed him as an outstanding and lauded him for those brilliant catches in the field. He also said that we have witnessed some of the spectacular catches which had Raina’s distinctive imprint.
“Your fielding was exemplary and inspiring. Some of the best catches in recent international cricket have your distinctive imprint. Your enthusiasm on the field was infectious, and we could all witness that you would be among the first and most animated players to celebrate the fall of the opposing team’s wicket.”
PM Modi also specified that this energetic player is too young to retire. Raina also thanked PM Modi for this appreciation.
There is“no better appreciation” than being loved by the people : Suresh Raina.
“When we play, we give our blood & sweat for the nation. No better appreciation than being loved by people of this country & country’s PM. Thank you, PM for your words of appreciation & best wishes. I accept them with gratitude: Suresh Raina (file pic) responds to PM’s letter to him.”
But fortunately, we will witness those two great players (MSD and Raina) in action in the upcoming season of IPL for CSK. It will be an absolute treat to watch them on the field once again.
Oppo has launched the Reno 4 series in China and in global markets including India. The series comes with two different phones – Oppo Reno 4 and Reno 4 Pro. The Pro version has only made it to India. The phone also has 5G connectivity. Now right after this a new leak has surfaced on internet revealing some information about the upcoming Reno device. To say about the next reno device you might think about Reno 5 series, and it is correct. New leaks have surfaced regarding the Reno 5 series smartphones, courtesy to a leakster in Weibo.
The Oppo Reno 5 series will have three different smartphones – OPPO Reno 5, OPPO Reno 5 Pro, and OPPO Reno 5 Pro Plus. According to the reports, company will come with all three devices at a time without any surprise like the latest trend of releasing the “Pro Max” or “Ultra” version. these phones will have top of the line specs as the Reno series is the flagship series of the brand.
Now coming to the processors of the Oppo Reno 5 will come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 775 chipset while the Oppo Reno 5 Pro and Oppo Reno 5 Pro Max will have the same chipset – Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 chipset. To remind our viewers both these chipsets might seem new to you all because these chipsets have not been released by Qualcomm yet, but will be released soon. These phones will be one of the prior devices in the market to feature those new chipsets.
We would like to remind you that this information is not cent percent correct to be noted at this point in time, as all of these are just information to give a sneak peek to what the devices might have. There is a certain amount of time before the official launch of these devices so all these leaked information might not remain the same and might also change.
Paris Saint-Germain will play in their first-ever Champions League final and they have a very good chance of lifting the trophy against Bayern Munich on Sunday.
PSG captain Thiago Silva has already informed that he will be leaving the club this summer so everyone wants to give the Brazilian defender a fitting farewell by winning the Champions League title.
Now coming to the most debatable part, where will Silva go next?
Thiago Silva has been offered to Chelsea by his agent days ago. Chelsea are seriously considering him as an option but Thiago wants some days more to decide his next club. He’s focused on the final then he’ll choose. Also Fiorentina and 3 more clubs contacted him. 🔵 #CFC#Thiago
A recent report has come out that Premier League club Chelsea has been offered the Brazilian defender. Although Chelsea finished fourth last season, they conceded 54 goals in the Premier League. Lampard has been on the lookout to sign a new defender. Frank Lampard’s side has a shacky defence so the addition of a vastly experienced defender would definitely improve the backline.
Thiago Silva joined PSG from Milan in 2012 and has helped the club to gain glory in France. He will hope to end his PSG career on a high by winning the Champions League trophy and then move to his next destination.
Now the question arises, Thiago Silva will be 36 years next month so can he handle the pace and intensity of the Premier League at this age? Premier League has always been a physical league so can Silva live up to the standards of the English top-flight?
Silva will be free agent after this season, so even if he turns 36-year-old, signing such a coveted player on a free transfer is always going to be a successful deal. So Lampard’s Chelsea has decided to sign him, though Silva will tell his decision after the Champions League final on Sunday.
Lithuanian striker Nerijus Valskis took the Indian Super Super (ISL) by storm in the last season. He won the ISL Golden Boot by scoring 15 goals for Chennaiyin FC and the most surprising part is that all of his goals came through open play.
Apart from his goal scoring abilities he also has the vision of a playmaker as he provided 6 assists last season and helped Chennaiyin FC to reach the finals. Although they lost to ATK (now ATK Mohun Bagan FC) in the finals, Valskis has caught the eye of the Indian clubs.
ISL club Jamshedpur FC has now signed the 33-year-old on a two season deal.
We are proud to welcome this Lithuanian star and champion forward, @NValskis to our @IndSuperLeague Season 2020-21 squad today. Johar, Nerka!
Valskis has played across clubs in Lithuania, Israel, Belarus, Latvia, Romania, and Poland, scoring plenty of goals. He also has 26 international caps for Lithuania. His last international appearance was against Serbia in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifiers and He has also played in the UEFA Nations League.
The striker said after joining Jamshedpur FC: “I am thrilled to be playing for a football-crazy city like Jamshedpur. The city has a huge legacy in football, and I want to help add silverware by winning the coveted ISL trophy for the fans. It is unfinished business for me, and I hope to work hard towards contributing and making Jamshedpur FC Champion of India! This club has huge ambition, and I can’t wait to kick-start an exciting future.”
Jamshedpur FC head coach, Owen Coyle, was thrilled to be working with Valskis again. He said: “Nerka is a seasoned striker with goalscoring prowess and hunger to attack the opposition at all times. His link-up play, agility, and finishing is of the highest order, probably the best in the league, and he was the Golden Boot winner for a reason. His performances last season were so powerful and lethal, that his mere presence in the dressing room and the pitch automatically lifted everyone around him. I look forward to working with him and have another successful season.”
Valskis also spoke about continuing his journey in India under the tutelage of Owen Coyle. He said: “We worked wonders as he lifted and motivated a squad that was struggling, resulting in a turnaround that helped us reach the final. I am looking forward to achieving more success with him.”
Now, Coyle and Valskis will once again try to recreate their last season’s from and hopefully win the ISL title for Jamshedpur FC this season.
Having ditched Intel this year, expectations are pumped up for Apple’s own Silicon chips to power it’s Mac lineup and also it’s iPhones. Obviously, it’s due to the performance differences, Apple distanced from Intel and now will work solo.
The only issue it has to face is to make those x86 apps compatible with the new ARM-based chips. This is the transition which Apple will take about two complete years, however, the Cupertino giant is already working on to bring the first products powered by these Apple Silicon chips this year itself.
Now, according to the reliable Apple tipster, @komiya_kj, there will be two Apple Silicons, as in SoCs, coming this year, which makes us wonder whether it’s one Apple A14 for iPhone and A14X for Mac. Already its known Apple will be having its iPhone event next month, so, more details can be gathered then.
Also, @komiya_kj leaked the apps which will be supported on the upcoming ARM-powered Mac:
Pro Apps: includes Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and other Apple Pro apps
Word
Excel
PowerPoint
Lightroom
Adobe Premiere Pro (Almost)
Adobe After Effects (Almost)
It’s very natural that Apple’s iPad apps coming to Mac with some tweaks is kind of expected. Microsoft already has been working on with Apple and so the support for Excel, PowerPoint, and Word is kind of expected.
Adobe too had been working with Apple for quite some time and soon both of these famous apps should support new Macs. Also, it won’t take long to shift most of its x86 apps for ARM-based chips, once done, Apple will have a complete ecosystem powered by its own SoCs.
Now, the main speculation arises when will these new Macs arrive, will it be October or later? Only time will tell whether or not new MacBooks feature new Apple Silicon and how many variants of these chips will Apple announce this year.
The whole world is going through a tough phase. The Coronavirus pandemic is looming large on our heads. Although many countries have somewhat succeeded in controlling the pandemic, it has not been eradicated yet.
The COVID-19 outbreak caused major sporting events to be postponed including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The Tokyo Olympic Games 2020 was scheduled to take place from 24th July to 9th August 2020. But due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, the Olympic games have been moved back by a year. The Olympics will now be held in 2021.
The Olympic games have never been delayed in its 124-year modern history, though it was cancelled altogether in 1916, 1940 and 1944 during the two world wars. Cold War boycotts disrupted the Moscow and Los Angeles Games in 1980 and 1984.
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The Olympic Rings adorn an event square which opens at Tokyo’s Nihonbashi to mark just one year to the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Tokyo Olympic Games One Year to Go, Japan – 24 Jul 2019
Now, a surprising poll result has come up. Japan’s Kyodo news agency said on Thursday that Tokyo Shoko Research conducted an online survey covering 12,857 companies. The result was 27.8 % want the Tokyo Games to be cancelled while 25.8% said the sporting event should be postponed again.
That means a combined 53.6 % of the responding firms are against holding the games from 23rd July to 8th August 2021, writes Xinhua news agency.
Japan has also been hit by a second wave of COVID-19 infections. The new confirmed cases increased by 1178 in the country and 339 in Tokyo.
If the situation continues, Tokyo won’t be able to host the Olympics even in 2021 and if the Olympics can’t be held even in 2021 then the whole event will have to be cancelled. So it’s a very complicated situation.
The Olympic organisers are going to held a meeting with the Japanese government and Tokyo Metropolitan government to sort things out and discuss ways to tackle the Coronavirus pandemic.
Inter Milan will face Sevilla in the UEFA Europa League final tonight in Germany. This is the first-ever European meeting between Inter Milan and Sevilla.
Inter will be playing their first-ever European final since their treble-winning season in 2010. This will be their 10th European Final, which is third-best for an Italian side (after Juventus and AC Milan). They are ready to win the title with the deadly attacking duo of Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martinez.
Inter manager Antonio Conte is fully focused on the final. He said: “I don’t use the word fear, I don’t want my players to have it in their lockers either. We have a lot of respect for Sevilla because we really rate their experience and history in this competition.”
“We have to give everything. We have less (Europa League) experience than them, and this gives them an advantage. The important thing is to be mentally free. There is only one way to write the history of a club: to win.”
Sevilla is also in good form in this competition. They had beaten Manchester United and Wolves in the previous two rounds. Sevilla manager Julien Lopetegui is showing all the respect to Inter but completely determined to maintain the club’s legacy in this competition.
Lopetegui said in the press conference: “We know all about the potential Inter have and the difficulties that lie in store for us,” .
“We’ll try to maximise our strengths and also be willing to dig in when the going gets tough. We have a solid, united team. We are able to read the game well.”
“This is a match that we have been striving for all season long and our aim is to go into the match fit and firing. We hope that the players can really enjoy and savor the match.”
Sevilla has lifted the trophy in each of their five finals in UEFA Europa League history, which is a record no of Europa League titles won. Meanwhile, Inter Milan has won every game in this competition this season.
It seems we are going to witness a perfect final! Who do you think is going to win tonight?
