With the 4-4-2 becoming more and more redundant in modern football, a myriad of formations and positional tweaks mean wide men now are a different specimen to the classic crossers and providers of the 1990s. The modern-day wingers have a lot on their plate considering the tasks given to them on both ends of the pitch, making it one of the most difficult and vital positions in the sport. These days, they’re goalscorers, pressers, raumdeuters and much more. While the overall criteria for judging wingers remain the same as before, nowadays, they are evaluated based on their goal-scoring abilities and contribution to the team’s build-up play in addition to their dribbling and delivering abilities.
In today’s fast-paced world where everything is getting digitised and mass marketing campaigns are a common trend, it is hard to read the newspaper, browse the internet, or watch TV without the words “blockchain”, “cryptocurrency” and “NFT” flashing in front of your eyes. I’d assume you’ve already seen multiple ads and TV commercials where famous athletes and actors would be telling you to buy cryptocurrencies or NFTs, or seen stories on the news about people buying crypto and NFTs for increasingly mind-blowing sums of money. Today, even most of our favourite brands and companies have NFT offerings to offer in exchange for exclusive benefits. But what do these terms mean, and how do these technologies work? The rate at which these technologies are evolving makes it almost impossible to predict how the state of the market will be next week or next month in comparison to today.
Chennai Super Kings opening batter and former India international Robin Uthappa has been appointed as a brand ambassador for Brain Health Initiative which aims to improve the treatment of neurological...
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Batra signed an endorsement deal with German sportswear giant Adidas "to empower women and enable them to see possibilities in the world of sports". Penned in February 2022, the deal is aimed at driving credibility and inclusivity in sports, further fanning the aspirations of upcoming women sports persons across the country. Owing to her ‘Impossible Is Nothing’ attitude, Manika is now a part of Adidas’ rich roster of women athletes, which consists of some outstanding sportswomen in their respective fields such as Mirabai Chanu, Lovlina Borgohain, Hima Das and Nikhat Zareen. In a move to encourage and support women at the Olympics, Mia by Tanishq, one of India's most fashionable jewellery brands, chose to partner with athletes like Manika Batra, Deepika Kumari, Pooja Rani, Navjot Kaur and Rani Rampal ahead of the Tokyo Olympics. Manika was seen wearing an M-shaped gold pendant from 'The Initial Edit' collection, earrings from the 'Kiss of Spring' collection and a statement piece from 'Solitaires Necklaces'.
The age-old rivalry between India and Australia is reflected in the size of their stadiums, with both the Narendra Modi Stadium and the MCG capable of hosting more than 100,000...
The first draft for this piece was prepared on the eve of the New Year gone by, way before any of us got a look at the new 2022 cars. While the predictions were not off the mark by a great deal, being someone who takes pride in his work, analysis and subsequent predictions, I took my time gathering lap times and telemetry data of all the teams to update this piece. Things have changed dramatically over the six-day pre-season testing period. At the end of the Barcelona testing, McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes were the teams who stood out as the frontrunners, while Williams looked to be one of the favourites to make the jump into the front of the midfield pack as Haas and Alfa Romeo looked devoid of ideas. However, the testing in Bahrain spread out the field further, with Red Bull and Ferrari standing out as the top dogs followed by eight-time champions Mercedes, who looked more vulnerable than assured with their sidepod-less design, while McLaren were one of the biggest losers with Daniel Ricciardo sitting out with COVID and persistent brake heating issues that hampered their already-curtailed testing progresses. History suggests that often one or two teams unearth some groundbreaking innovation and blow away their competitors like Brawn GP did in 2009 or Mercedes in 2014, while the rest end up playing catch-up throughout the year. Experts and the F1 community in general feel it will again be a Mercedes vs Red Bull two-horse race for the World Constructors’ Championship, although there is renewed optimism around Ferrari to deliver their first title since 2008. Teams like Alpine and Aston Martin could also spring a surprise or two and become frontrunners come Bahrain, while the optimism around Haas makes them one to watch as well when the cars hit the track on March 18. So, without further ado, here are my predictions for the 2022 F1 season.
George Russell’s much-awaited Mercedes move has been confirmed, while Valtteri Bottas is set to move to Alfa Romeo to replace former World Champion and compatriot, Kimi Räikkönen, who is leaving...
While players make it work on the pitch for their sides, the management team takes crucial decisions of appointing the right personnel to get the job done. Owners pour in...
Gaming and the eSports sector as a whole have come up leaps and bounds over the last decade. From being a pastime activity to being adopted as a sporting event...