FIFA 21 was released globally on 9th October, though the ones who had pre-ordered got access days back. EA Sports has done a good job with FIFA 21 till now but it remains to be seen how they go forward in the coming days.
EA has now revealed the Team of the Week 3 for FIFA Ultimate Team. The Week 3 is headed by Real Madrid and Spain captain Sergio Ramos. The players have been selected primarily based on their international performances.
90 Sergio Ramos 👊 88 ST Bobby Firmino 🔥 86 CB Kyle Walker 😅
The starting XI player and some substitutes would be a great addition to your new FUT 21 squad. And, if you somehow end up getting a low-rated player, don’t worry as you can get a handsome amount of coins by selling them quickly. The TOTW 3 players are available for a limited time until TOTW 4 releases.
In a rematch from the 2018 World Cup Final, France once again defeated Croatia with Antoine Griezmann scoring the first goal. Griezmann played out through the middle with Mbappe and Martial covering the wide areas as the visitors won 2-1 against Croatia in Zagreb.
In Barcelona, Griezmann is still not being played in his natural position despite the departure of Luis Suarez to Atletico Madrid. Ronald Koeman has ditched the long favored 4-3-3 for a 4-2-3-1 that sees Messi play as the frontman and Griezmann out wide on the right-hand side.
Photo by Eric Alonso/MB Media/Getty Images
Speaking after the victory in Zagreb, Griezmann said, “I feel good, I feel good, because the coach knows where to put me and, therefore, I benefit from it, as well as the confidence that the coach and my teammates give me.”
Didier Deschamps has been vocal about Ronald Koeman’s incorrect use of the forward at Barcelona. Griezmann played out of position under former managers Setien and Valverde as well.
During his glory days at Atletico Madrid, Griezmann played as a classic striker, often supplemented with another forward leading the line. He is a great finisher but lacks the ability to create plays at the top level.
Messi played out on the right-wing before but has now been deployed at the front of the line. The reason behind it being the Argentinian’s lack of defensive work or the absence of tracking back from his game. This is the main reason why Barcelona has struggled defensively since the departure of Dani Alves.
With Messi upfront, the need for him having to trackback to defend has been eliminated. However, Griezmann is the victim of Koeman’s solution, as he is still being played out of position.
With the goal in the 8th minute yesterday, Griezmann is among France’s top 5 goalscorers of all time with Henry, Giroud, Platini and Trezeguet in front of the Barca man.
National, 15th October 2020: As people in India started taking to online gaming as a means to pass their time during the lockdown constructively, Mobile Premier League, India’s largest esports and mobile gaming platform have put the spotlight on its users with its latest campaign. Users are the biggest ambassadors for any brand, and MPL seeks to highlight its unique proposition using people who have experienced the app and its features to their benefit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3CQmjua0VA
The latest video campaign features MPL users who have come onto the gaming platform and have participated in and won big tournaments in the 50+ games that MPL has to offer. Over the course of the lockdown, MPL saw an increase of more than 700% in some of the popular games played on its app such as World Cricket Championship, Fruit Chop, Pool, Carrom, etc., driven by user participation in major tournaments. Since March, MPL has added over 2 crore new users.
Apart from such video campaigns, MPL’s branding push includes sponsoring two major IPL teams, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders, as well as bagging the presenting sponsorship of reality TV show Bigg Boss. MPL is evaluating partnering with other such media properties as well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xPxwChDcjY
Ogilvy was awarded the campaign after a rigorous multi-agency pitch and has made the films with MPL users featured as most of the protagonists and their success stories told in a semi-fictitious, theatrical manner. The videos in the campaign feature MPL users from all walks of life and from across the country, reflecting the app’s wide reach in over 5,200 cities and towns in India. The campaign is currently live on the Star Sports network, Colors Bigg Boss and other networks across India.
The MPL users featured as protagonists in this campaign include Virendra Yadav from Pune, Jagjeet Singh from Delhi, and Piyush Parekh from Ahmedabad among others. The videos have been shot in multiple Indian languages like Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, etc.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0sr9kzOafc
“The lockdown saw many people explore new interests, and hence, gaming took off in the country. MPL gained unprecedented traction as people started gaming in a big way from the comfort of their homes, and improved their lives by winning tournaments and contests. We wanted to put our users at the front and centre of our major IPL and Bigg Boss campaigns and illustrate how MPL impacted their lives positively,” said Abhishek Madhavan, SVP, Growth and Marketing, MPL.
“The idea behind the campaign was true honesty. We went through rigorous engagement with real users across the country who have played on MPL and seen the difference it made to their lives. To us, that was the true advertisement of the role of MPL in adding value to people’s lives. And we are happy we contributed to tell these customer stories memorably,” said N Ramamoorthi, President, Ogilvy South.
Conceptualized by Ogilvy, the films have been brought to life by Carbon Black Films. The films were shot over 4 shoot schedules spanning over 40 days of cumulative production work.
Looking to make a powerful gaming PC build? Looking for some great deals on CPUs and GPUs? Then AMD Ryzen + NVIDIA RTX is the combo you should definitely go for.
Amazon’s Great Indian Festival is coming soon and will start today midnight for Prime members, so in this sale, you can actually get a combo of Ryzen 5 3600XT and RTX 2070 Super for just ₹ 60k. Here are the deals:
ZOTAC Gaming GeForce RTX 2070 Super Mini Graphics Card
Normal price: ₹ 45,300, Deal price: ₹ 39,990
GeForce 2070 Super MINI with support for ‘Real-Time Ray Tracing’ takes advantage of the cutting-edge NVIDIA Turing architecture to immerse you in incredible realism.
RTX 2070 Super MINI comes with ‘2560 CUDA cores’ and operates across a 256-bit wide bus interface at speeds of 14 Gbps. It also supports Engine Boost speeds up to 1770 MHz
IceStorm 2. 0 enhances the overall cooling utilizing more surface area, improved heat pipe layout, stronger aluminium array heatsink and additional heat dissipation.
It comes with 3 x DisplayPort 1. 4 (7680 x 4320 @ 60Hz), HDMI 2. 0b (3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz). It is HDCP compliant and you can connect multiple displays (Up-to 4 simultaneously)
SOFTWARE COMPATIBILITY – Game Ready Drivers | Microsoft DirectX 12 API, Vulkan API | OpenGL 4.5 | Microsoft Windows 10/7 x64
For GPU, the previous gen RTX 2070 Super is available for some great prices and Amazon has made it even better this festive season.
Technically you can get both of them for just ₹ 61k and this helps saves you a lot if you plan to make an entire gaming PC build or if you are planning to go for an upgrade.
Upto 90% off on almost all accessories, fashion, lifestyle, home, kitchen and electronic products!
New Delhi: October 15, 2020 – Stock up for the upcoming festive and wedding season by logging on to www.shopclues.com from Oct 15-21, 2020, to avail up to 90% discounts on almost all of your favorite products during the much-awaited ShopClues’ Maha Bharat Sale. India’s leading value-for-money online marketplace is all set to take your festive shopping experience one notch higher by offering huge discounts on almost all accessories, fashion, lifestyle, home, kitchen and electronics products.
“The festive season this year is special. After having been through some challenging times these past few months, people are ready to usher in some cheer into their lives by reveling in the festival and wedding season while remaining cautious. Customers can buy everything they need for different occasions at such huge discounts for this one week during the Maha Bharat Sale without having to venture out.
Indian festivals and weddings call for local, ‘Made in India’ products and we’ve really upped the game through some key strategic partnerships with our local vendors who’ve brought to the platform and array of diverse and exciting festive products,” said Sanjay Sethi, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, ShopClues.
Themed ‘Naya Ye Naya Wo Iss Festive Season Sab Naya Lo’, the Maha Bharat Sale, that will be live until October 21, 2020, will have something new and exciting each day for customers.
Here is a glimpse of what is on offer during each day of the ShopClues’ Mega Maha Bharat Sale:
Date
Name
Offer
Oct 15
The Grand Launch
Upto 90% off + extra 30% off on all orders
Oct 16
Ethnic Store
10000+ products on sale with minimum 40% off
Oct 17
Budget Combo Store
Starting at Rs 49/-
Oct 18
Shagun Ki Deals
Products available at Rs 1, Rs 51, Rs 101, Rs 251, Rs 501
Oct 19
OMG – Oh My Gifts!
Surprise gift with every order
Oct 20
Ghar Sajao Deals
Revamp your homes starting at Rs 19/-
Oct 21
Final Day Hungama
Flash sale from 8 PM to 12 AM
Mark the dates and gear up for the best deals in town on www.shopclues.com from Oct 15-21, 2020!
Finally, Xiaomi has launched Mi True Wireless Earphones 2C in India today. Now the willing buyers can buy this wireless headset from Flipkart.com. Let’s get into the specifications of this audio device.
The Mi True Wireless Earphones 2C has 14.2mm drivers and they will have a battery life of 20 hours and will take around 1.5 hours to charge. Moreover, these earphones feature a dual-mic ENC for noise cancellation and voice control. In addition, they feature environmental noise cancellation to keep ambient noise from affecting the quality of the user’s calls.
These earbuds also have Smart In-Ear detection, which offers when the audio plays through the earphones only when they are plugged into the user’s ears, which makes them high user-friendly.
These earbuds weigh 4.7 grams each and have a USB Type-C charging case. These earbuds also support AAC Audio Codec to offer high-definition audio for every time when users use them to listen to the audio content of the user’s choice. These earphones are also compatible with both Android and iOS devices.
The Mi Wireless Earphones 2C are optimized for MIUI 12 and also offer one-step pairing. These earphones also feature Voice assistance support- so that users can easily access voice assistance on his playback device with a single press of a button.
These earbuds also have a 410mAh of battery support, which will take 1.5 hours to charge. The earphones have Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity which provides 10m Bluetooth range.
The Mi Wireless Earphones 2C is available in a White colour option. This wireless headset is set to be priced at Rs. 2,499 and these earbuds are now available in Flipkart, Mi.com, Mi Home, and retail stores from today.
The last matchday of the international break saw a number of entertaining fixtures being played. Headlined by the likes of France vs Croatia and Italy vs Netherlands, let’s have a look at all the results from the 14th of October.
Results
Finland 1-0 Ireland
Lithuania 0-0 Albania
Italy 1-1 Netherlands
Poland 3-0 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Iceland 1-2 Belgium
England 0-1 Denmark
Portugal 3-0 Sweden
Croatia 1-2 France
Romania 0-1 Austria
Norway 1-0 Northern Ireland
Slovakia 2-3 Israel
Scotland 1-0 Czech Republic
Turkey 2-2 Serbia
Russia 0-0 Hungary
Bulgaria 0-1 Wales
Estonia 1-1 Armenia
North Macedonia 1-1 Georgia
Moldova 0-4 Slovenia
Greece 0-0 Kosovo
Belarus 2-0 Kazakhstan
Croatia 1-2 France
A rematch of the 2018 World Cup final was played out as Croatia hosted France in the Nations League on Wednesday evening. However, the outcome was the same as Les Blues came out on top with Griezmann and Mbappe getting onto the scoresheet to win it for the reigning Champions of the World.
Didier Deschamps applauded Griezmann and Pogba for their performances on the pitch and made a great case for how good Griezmann can be when deployed in his natural position.
England 0-1 Denmark
Having made his England debut barely a week ago against Wales, Reece James was shown a straight red for dissent after the final whistle blew. Harry Maguire was sent off during the game for a rash tackle after already being on a yellow.
A few hours ago, Oppo has launched its another lower-budget smartphone, named Oppo A15. Surely this phone will be a value for money smartphone from Oppo. So, let’s go and check out what are the specifications Oppo A15 is offering to its users.
The Oppo A15 runs the ColorOS 7.2 out of the box which is based on the Android 10 OS and is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P35 processor. Regarding the display, this phone offers 6.52-inch HD+(1600 x 720) screen with an AI brightness feature that learns from your preference and automatically adjusts brightness. This phone has a dew-drop notch display.
The MediaTek Helio P35 processor is paired with 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage. The storage is also expandable up to 256GB via an external microSD card. In terms of camera, The Oppo A15 comes with a triple rear camera setup which includes a 13MP primary sensor, a 2MP macro sensor, and a 2MP depth sensor. For the selfies, this phone offers a 5MP selfie shooter at the front. The Oppo A15 comes in two different color variants: Dynamic Black and Mystery Blue.
Regarding the battery, this phone is fueled by a 4,230mAh battery with the support of a 10W charger (no support of fast charging). Apart from it, this phone has every other connectivity option, Bluetooth 5.0, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, and so on. This phone has a rear-mounted physical fingerprint scanner just below the rear camera module.
Coming to the pricing and availability, this Oppo A15 carries a price tag of Rs. 10,990 for the 3GB+32GB option. But Oppo has not mentioned the date of availability yet.
Match 30 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 featured some outstanding events of historical significance as Delhi Capitals’ Anrich Nortje bowled the fastest delivery ever in the history of the IPL.
During the third over of Royal’s run-chase, Nortje steamed in with a ball of 156.22 kmph to Jos Buttler. Interestingly, Buttler used that pace against Nortje as he smartly scooped that for four towards fine leg.
Nortje, however, steamed in to ball the second-fastest delivery (155.21 kmph) in the history of the IPL, in the very next ball after he bowled the fastest delivery. This commitment to rhythm paid off as he was able to clean bowled Buttler. He also bowled the third-fastest delivery (154.74) of the IPL 2020 which became the fourth-fastest overall by breaking the record of Dale Steyn (154.8).
Speaking in an interview, the quickie said he had no idea that he broke the record for the fastest delivery.
(PC- The Indian Express)
Nortje revealed that he had no idea that he made a record!
“I heard about it afterwards. I did not know about it at the time,” Anrich told Shikhar Dhawan in a video posted by IPLT20.com. ” I have been working really hard getting my pace right up there. Been working on my braced leg and my front arm.. simple stuff. Need the attitude to get some pace behind it but still need to get it in the right area.”
He also explained his thought process while bowling those two speedy deliveries.
“Yeah, the battle against Buttler was interesting. I know he plays the scoop shots, but when he played the first one, it took me by surprise,” he said. “I did not think he would do it again, but he played the shot once again on the next delivery. He played really well, but I stuck to my strength, obviously we saw how the wicket was playing so I was trying to use the wicket and get some variation.”
Nortje has had an excellent IPL for Delhi Capitals so far that too coming as a late replacement for Chris Woakes. He has shown tremendous improvement from his debut in October last year. He stands as the 7th highest wicket-taker in IPL 2020 with 10 wickets.
Listening to songs and stepping in nirvana, who doesn’t like the trance? But to enjoy an immersive nirvana experience, one needs an equally good piece of sound equipment that can deliver the audio the way it is meant to be heard.
Soundcore by Anker has just launched its new Soundcore Liberty Air 2 wireless buds, to its Indian market. The earbuds contain 4 microphones to produce better sound and call quality. They also come with diamond-inspired drivers. Offering a playback time of up to 28 hours, the earbuds also come with noise cancellation features. The new earbuds also boast of offering up to two hours of music playback with just a 10-minute charge.
The Soundcore Liberty Air 2 comes with lots of new features offering diamond-coated drivers and four built-in microphones as mentioned above. The microphones feature a cVc 8.0 noise reduction technology. This technology helps in reducing ambient noise and improves call quality while using earbuds. The earbuds also come with 22 EQ settings which the users can customize via the company’s Soundcore App.
Boasting a total battery life of up to 28 hours of music playback, the new Soundcore Liberty Air 2 will supposedly provide two hours of music playback with just 10 minutes of charge. The earbuds, however, require up to 3 hours to completely charge using a wired charger and up to 3.5 hours to get a full charge using its wireless charger.
Soundcore Liberty Air 2 can be connected to the device even at a distance of 10 metres and also features touch controls for music, calls, and also activate voice assistants, like Google and Alexa. Supporting the latest Bluetooth 5.0, the earbuds feature support for both mono and stereo mode. The new wireless earbuds are supposed to IPX5 certified for water resistance.
The new Soundcore Liberty Air 2 TWS earbuds come for Rs. 7,999. They are available on Walmart owned Flipkart and other stores across the country. The earbuds come with 18 months of warranty.
