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MARSOMENT!

Planet Mars is at its 'biggest’ these days. On Oct 13, that is today, Mars will be in opposition, align-ing with the Earth and the sun— forming a straight line. This means, the Red planet will be at itsbrightest, courtesy its 100 per cent illumination from the sun...

Space probes fromEarth to Mars arelaunched around the timewhen Mars is in opposition.Reason: The distance that needs to betravelled is shorter, and the time andenergy required to make the journey isless nThree missions are currently intransit — The UAE's Hope orbiter; China'sTianwen orbiter and rover; and the USPerseverance rover

Europe and Russia had hoped todespatch their ExoMars ‘RosalindFranklin’ rover too, but they missed thelaunch window, and will now have towait till late 2022. That's the penaltyyou pay when the planets align onlyevery 26 months

WHAT DOES MARS IN OPPOSITION MEAN? While the orbital period of the Earth is365 days, Mars takes 687 days to make atrip around the sun. This means that occa-sionally, every 26 months, the Earth catchesup to Mars. TThhiiss mmoommeenntt hhaappppeenneedd llaasstt oonnJJuullyy 2277,, 22001188.. TTooddaayy,, tthhee EEaarrtthh wwiillll bbeebbeettwweeeenn MMaarrss aanndd tthhee ssuunn. In 2003, Marsmade its cclloosseesstt aapppprrooaacchh to the Earth,around opposition in nearly 60,000 years —a separation of jjuusstt 5566 mmiilllliioonn kkmm The dis-tance between the two at opposition can beover 110000 mmiilllliioonn kkmm, as happened in 2012

WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO SEE MARS?As the sun sets, Mars will rise, and Mars sets as the

sun rises. So, you can watch Mars in the evening Youdon't have to be a professional star gazer or own a tele-scope to see it either. Just step outside during theevening and look east. Mars will be easy to spot as thebrightest object in that part of the horizon, appearing asa campfire-orange 'star'

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IN SCIENCE

Scientists record topspeed of sound at

36 km/second

The fastest possible speed of sound hasbeen recorded for the first time, whichis about 36 km per second. The re-sult is around twice as fast as the speed

of sound in diamond, the hardest- known ma-terial in the world, according to researchers.

Sound waves can travel through differentmediums— such as air or water, and move atdifferent speeds depending on what they'retravelling through. For example, they movethrough solids much faster than they wouldthrough liquids or gases. That’s precisely whyyou are able to hear an approaching train muchfaster, if you listen to the sound in the rail trackrather than through the air In fact, Einstein'stheory of special relativity sets the absolutespeed limit at which a wave can travel— it is thespeed of light, and is equal to about 300,000km per second. However, it was not knownwhether sound waves also have an upper speedlimit, when travelling through solids or liquids

INDIA WILL BECOME THE WORLD'S THIRD-LARGESTECONOMY BY 2050: STUDY

India is likely to overtake Japan as the third largest economy in the world by2050 and continue in that position till 2100, according to a study by Lancet...

The study constructed scenarios for the GDP usingthe working age population ofcountries. It also assessed thepotential economic and geopolitical effects of futuredemographic shifts

The study kept 2017 as thereference, when India was theseventh-largest economy in theworld, and forecast that Indiawill emerge as the fourth-largest economy by 2030,behind USA, China, Japan, andby 2050, it will go onto thethird spot and retain it till 2100

The study showed thatChina would rise to the top in2035 in the reference scenariofor GDP, but would be super-seded by the USA again in2098, as population declinecurtails economic growth

India had set itself a target of being a $5 trillioneconomy by 2024-25 but the Covid-19 pandemichas stalled the march towards that target.Experts say that India needs to grow at a faster clipto reduce poverty and raise the living standards

'JURASSIC WORLD: DOMINION' DELAYED TILL 2022

U niversal and Amblin Entertainment haveannounced that ‘Jurassic World 3’ has beendelayed and will now bow out in 2022. The

new movie, titled ‘Dominion’, was earlier scheduledto hit the theatres worldwide on June 11, 2021.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film willnow release a year later on June 10, 2022

ECONOMY

REAL-LIFE 'SUPER MARIO' GAMETO MAKE THEME PARK DEBUT IN

JAPAN NEXT YEAR

Mario fans visiting Japan will now have theopportunity to experience a real-life 'SuperMario' game, where players can jump and

collect coins, as seen in the classic game. The 'SuperNintendo World' will feature a ride based on the

beloved dinosaur Yoshi and will also includeinteractive attractions, where visitors

will be allowed to jump from block toblock and collect coins and items, thepark said in a statement.

Super Mario is one of thefirst videogames that waslaunched in the market

Created by Singeru Miyamotoand released in 1985, the game

has sold more than 330 millioncopies worldwide, making it the sec-

ond-best-selling video game series of all time Mario Bros was one of the first six videogames to be inducted into the National Museumof Play's Video Game Hall of Fame

In July, a vintage and unopened copy ofSuper Mario Bros fetched a whopping$1,14,000 (` 84 lakhs) at an auction

GAMING ZONE

ENTERTAINMENT

This is only thesecond time after

2009 that threewomen have won sci-

entific prizes.Marie Curie was the firstwoman laureate in 1903 inphysics, and is till date theonly one to have won twoNobels (1903 in physics and1911 in chemistry)

The Nobel prizes remain very much a man's world, especially in science, but with threefemale laureates making it this year, women are slowly making their mark...

1 Since the first Nobel prizes weregiven out in 1901, 57 women havebeen rewarded, representing only

6.1 per cent of the 931 laureates (exclud-ing institutions) overall, according to anAFP database

2 However, the number of womenlaureates has been steadilyincreasing over the decades, with

11.1 per cent in the 2010s and 9.2 percent in the 2000s, against 5.4 percent in the 1900s and 2.6 per cent in

the 1910s. There were, however, none inthe 1950s

3 The latest additions to the Nobelclub are France's EmmanuelleCharpentier and the United States'

Jennifer Doudna, who were awarded thechemistry prize, a day after AmericanAndrea Ghez shared the physics prize

4 The three women have pulled offquite a feat in getting theirprizes in two of the most male-

dominated disciplines. Interestingly,

the Nobel for literature has also beenwon by a woman this year

5 Women make up only 1.9 percent of physics laureates, orfour out of 216, while they won

seven out of 186 chemistry prizes.

6 The medicine and economicsprizes are also heavily male-dominated, with respectively 5.4

per cent (12 out of 222) and 2.4 percent (two out of 84) being women lau-reates

Timid steps forward for women inNOBEL MAN'S WORLD

Rafael Nadalbecame thefirst man towin the

French Open for the 1133tthhttiimmee, outclassing world No1 Novak Djokovic in straightsets — 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 — intwo hours and 41 minutesat Roland Garros onSunday, equalling RogerFederer’s record of 2200ggrraanndd ssllaamm ttiittlleess The Spaniard was domi-nant from the word go; ittook over 22 hhoouurrss forDjokovic to get his firstbreak

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IT’S 20:20 FORRAFA IN 2020

A very tough year... For me,today is just a Roland Garros

victory... Roland Garrosmeans everything to me. I

spent some of the mostimportant moments in my

tennis career here.. for me,just playing here is true inspi-

ration. The love story I havewith this court is unforget-

tableRAFAEL NADAL

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L ewis Hamilton matchedMichael Schumacher’srecord of 9911 wwiinnss iinn

FFoorrmmuullaa OOnnee with victory in theEifel Grand Prix on Sunday as hetook another stride toward his sev-enth championship title.

CELEBS CALL FOR CLIMATE ACTIONThe Earth must beworked and nursed,cultivated and pro-tected. We cannotcontinue to squeezeit like an orangePOPE FRANCIS

We must make surethat each countryhas a plan to zeroemissions. Billions ofpeople around theworld are alreadysuffering from ourfailure to actANTONIO GUTERRES, UN SECY GEN

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U S economists Paul Milgromand Robert Wilson won the2020 Nobel Economics

Prize for improvements to auctiontheory and inventions of new auc-tion formats, used for radio spectra,aircraft landing slots and emissionsallowances.

Paul Milgrom, RobertWilson win 2020 Nobeleconomics prize

A S C O R O N A PA R A LY S E S E C O N O M Y …

Will World See RECESSIONor DEPRESSION 2020?

Stephen Baldwin, a reality TVstar, filed for bankruptcypast summer as a result ofover $2.3 million in personaldebt, including over $1 mil-lion owed in back taxes. Hebecame a victim of the hous-ing market collapse after hetook out a second mortgage on his $1.1 millionhome and became a loan defaulter.

Central bankers have learned to supportthe economy with expansionary fiscalpolicy such as interest-rate cuts, liquidityinjections, tax relief and industry bailouts.These measures prevented a depressionduring the 2008-09 financial crisis.

BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS

The riches-to-ragsstory of some celebs

STEPHEN BALDWIN

Rap star MC Hammer tookthe music world by storm in1990, with hits like "U Can'tTouch This." But he burnedthrough his newly-amassed$33 million fortune quicklythanks to lavish spendingand an oversized entourage.He filed for bankruptcy in 1996 with debts ofmore than $10 million.

MC HAMMER

The "National Treasure" starowes a king's ransom to theIRS - more than $6 million inback taxes to be exact. Heblames his former manager,Samuel J. Levin, for losingmillions of dollars to riskyand speculative investmentsand recently filed a $20 million suit.

NICHOLAS CAGE

He may be a musical geniusbut this Grammy award-win-ner hasn't enjoyed the samestring of success when itcomes to his finances. Hehas had to file for bankrupt-cy and filed a $90 millionlawsuit against his formermanager (and former brother-in-law) FrankWeber for losing tens of millions of dollars as aresult of fraud, risky investments, and unautho-rized loans.

BILLY JOEL

Apparently even billionairefashion titans aren't immuneto the effects of the globalrecession. As people havetightened their pursestrings, they are passing ondesigner fashion for morefrugally priced outfits. Thecombination of fewer buyers and a massivestock market decline has put a significant $1.7billion dent in Lauren's personal wealth.

RALPH LAUREN

While the former Beatlemade number one hit single"Can't Buy Me Love," helearned that love can beextraordinarily expensive.Without a prenuptial agree-ment, his divorce fromHeather Mills in 2008 costhim close to $50 million.

PAUL MCCARTNEY

As uncertainty looms largeover Covid 19, would theworld witness recession or adepression, Times NIEdecodes for you everythingyou need to know aboutimpact of the virus onbusinesses and markets T

he world is almostcertainly ensnared ina devastating reces-sion delivered by thecoronavirus pan-demic. Now, fears are

growing that the downturn couldbe far more punishing and long last-

ing than initially feared — poten-tially enduring into next year, andeven beyond — as governments in-tensify restrictions on business tohalt the spread of the pandemic,and as fear of the virus reconfig-ures the very concept of publicspace, impeding consumer-led eco-

nomic growth.“I feel like the 2008 financial

crisis was just a dry run for this,”said Kenneth S. Rogoff, a Harvardeconomist and co-author of a his-tory of financial crises, “This TimeIs Different: Eight Centuries of Fi-nancial Folly."

"This is already shaping up asthe deepest dive on record for theglobal economy for over 100 years,"he said. "Everything depends onhow long it lasts, but if this goes onfor a long time, it's certainly goingto be the mother of all financialcrises." NYT

THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUTRECESSION10

1A recession iswidespread eco-nomic decline

that lasts for at leastsix months. A depr-ession is a moresevere decline thatlasts for severalyears. For example, arecession lasts for 18months, while themost recent depression lasted for a decade.

RECESSION VERSUS DEPRESSION

THE NUMBERS

2There have been 33RECESSIONS since 1854.There’s only been 1

DEPRESSION since then, theGREAT DEPRESSION OF 1929.

It was actually a combi-nation of the reces-

sion that lastedfrom AUGUST 1929

TO MARCH 1933, andthe one from MAY

1937 TO JUNE 1938. Ifyou are wondering if we

are in a depression or reces-sion, it’s probably a recession.

WHAT CAUSES RECESSION?

4The underlying cause of any recession isa loss of business or consumer confi-dence. There are some events that

trigger this panic reaction. Theseinclude a stock market crash, deregula-tion, and high interest rates.Consumers will stop buying andbusinesses will lay off workers, lead-ing to unemployment and losses.

THE HISTORY OFRECESSIONS

6The Great Recession of 2008was the worst recessionsince the Depression. The

1980 recession was almost as bad.It was caused by high interestrates needed to curb STAGFLATION.

President Richard Nixon creat-ed stagflation with his attempts to endthe 1973 recession. He created the re-cession with wage and price controls.

HOW DO YOUDEFINE RECESSIONVIS-À-VISDEPRESSION?

3In a recession, grossdomestic product con-tracts for at least two

quarters. But that’s not all.There are many more eco-nomic indicators that sig-nal a recession. That’sbecause GDP growth willusually slow for severalquarters before it turnsnegative. That’s inresponse to sluggish con-sumer demand.

● WHAT IS GDP? GrossDomestic Product (GDP) is the monetaryvalue of all finished goods and servicesmade within a country during a specificperiod. GDP provides an economic snap-shot of a country, used to estimate thesize of an economy and growth rate.

● A DEPRESSION is an extended recessionthat has years, not quarters, of economiccontraction. It’s more severe than arecession. Unemployment reaches 25%,housing prices plummet 30%, and pricesfall 10%. The devastation of adepression is so great that

the effects of the Great Depression lastedfor decades after it

ended.

CORONACRASH

WHAT IS STAGFLATION? Stagflation is a seeming-ly contradictory condition described by slow eco-nomic growth and relatively high unemployment,or economic stagnation, which is at the sametime accompanied by rising prices (i.e. inflation).Stagflation can also be alternatively defined as aperiod of inflation combined with a decline ingross domestic product (GDP).

➤ Thetermstagflation was firstused during a time of economicstress in the UK by politician IainMacleod in the 1960s while he was

speak-ing in the

House of Commons. Hewas referring to inflation along withstagnation. It was later used againfor the recessionary period duringthe 1970s following the oil crisis,when the US underwent the same.This also led to Misery Index, whichis the sum of rate of inflation rateand unemployment to guage peo-ple’s mood.

7Recently, the International Monetary Fund said it seesnegative global growth this year, and warned we're fac-ing “a recession at least as bad as during the global

financial crisis or worse”. Many Wall Street economists alsosee a recession in the cards. Goldman Sachs thinks the USeconomic output could nosedive 24 per cent from Aprilthrough June compared with a year earlier, and that the

unemployment rate could peak at nine percent in the months ahead.There could be a plunge in the US economic growth by 40 pc.

SO WHY DO WE KEEP HEARING THE WORDS'CORONAVIRUS' AND 'DEPRESSION' TOGETHER?

BUT WHAT DO VETERANS FROM THE2008 FINANCIAL CRISIS THINK?

9Economist NourielRoubini, who warnedabout the 2008 financial

crisis as early as 2006,thinks a rebound later thisyear is unlikely. In a column

for Project Syndicate,Roubini said the public health

responses in advancedeconomies have fallen short of

what is needed to contain thepandemic, and that fiscal pack-

ages are “neither large nor rapidenough to create the conditions for a

timely recovery”.

SO IN A POSSIBLY WORSE SCENARIO, COULD THEECONOMY SLOW EVEN FURTHER...TO DEPRESSION?

10That might seem to be extremely unlikely. There have been33 recessions since 1854, according to the National Bureau ofEconomic Research, but only one depression—the Great

Depression that lastedfrom 1929 to 1938. Timespan is the key differen-tiator. While a recessionis declared when eco-nomic activities declinefor two consecutivequarters, a depressionmeans the downturnhas lasted a much longertime—usually years—with deeper impact.

8When you do hear orread the word"depression" along-

side "coronavirus", it isusually analysts draw-

ing comparisons withthe suddenness and

severity of the eco-nomic slowdownthat happened in1929.

SO WILLCORONAVIRUS ECONOMY LEAD TO RECESSION OR DEPRESSION?

5Since stocks are a pieceof ownership in a compa-ny, the stock market is

basically a vote of confidence in thefuture of all these companies and, as

such, in the economy itself. A drop in aquarter indicates lack of confidence.

If confidence is not re-stored, the stock market will con-tinue to fall over a sustained peri-od of time. A prolonged downwardtrend would eventually indicate thestart of a bear market. This could hurtthe economy more and push it further to-ward a recession.

HOW A STOCK MARKETCRASH CAUSES A RECESSION?

BULL AND BEAR MARKETS➤ A bull market is the condition of

a financial market in whichprices are rising or are

expected to rise. Theterm ‘’bull market’’

is most often

used to refer to the stock market but canbe applied to anything that is traded, suchas bonds, currencies and commodities. ➤ Bull markets generally take placewhen the economy is strengthening orwhen it is already strong. They tendto happen in line with strong GDPand a drop in unemployment andwill often coincide with a risein corporate profits. ➤ Abear market is thereverse.

The use of BULL and BEAR todescribe markets come from

the way the animals attacktheir opponents. A bull thrusts itshorns up into the air, while a bear swipesits paws downward. These actions aremetaphors for the movement of a market.If the trend is up, it’s a bull market. Ifthe trend is down, it’s a bear market.

Photo: THINKSTOCK02 “Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.”

RALPH WALDO EMERSON, POET

MONEY MATTERSTUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2020

Include small detailsto tell a story in asingle frame

Imagine your task is to tell the visual sto-ry of a person. A parent perhaps, or evenyourself. How would you do it? A singleportrait wouldn’t be a story. A person’sstory is in the details; a picture of theirdesk, travel books strewn across a bed-room floor, a close-up of their hands thatare dirty from working the garden, anda wide-angle portrait of them surround-ed by a few of their favourite things. Nexttime you’re photographing a person, tryto include small details in the frame that

add to their story.

Aim forvariety in a series

of shotsWhether you want to tell the story of acamel market in India, a farmers marketin a Chicago suburb, or your niece’s birth-day party, just focusing on one kind ofphoto won’t tell a whole story. You needportraits, wide-angle shots, shots fromup high, down low, action shots,zoomed-in details… all these combinedtell a whole story.

Take control of the entire frame

You’re not only a photographer anymore,but a storyteller too. Part of realising thatrole is taking control of the whole frame.Don’t just think about your subject’s po-sitioning. It’s important to teach yourselfto be aware of the whole rectangle in frontof your eye. Sometimes lie flat on thefloor to gain new perspectives, in anattempt to include environmental de-tails in the frame that lend to the sceneand add storytelling.

Plan ahead with ashot list

Whether you’re heading out into your

hometown for some street photogra-phy, or to the Eiffel Tower for some va-cation photography, why not writedown a few notes beforehand in theform of a shot list? Like ideas for spe-cific shots, angles, people that youmight include in the frame or even chatto then ask for a portrait. Research on-line the kind of shots that other pho-tographers, amateurs, and pros,have taken in that place before. Seekout never-been-done fresh angles to lenda fresh storytelling aspect to a well-known location.

Learn to narrowdown, trim, & exclude

Uploading a hundred photos to Face-book, all of a similar theme and setting,taken from slightly different angles is asurefire way to lose people’s attention.That 100 could be narrowed down tothe 10 best storytelling shots. Learnto be selective and start sharing onlyyour best images.

Emotions are animportant part ofstorytelling

To capture emotions, your primary requirements are people and faces. How-ever, emotions can be communicatedsecondarily through body language,so capturing whole bodies work some-times too.

Don’t forget about composition and

lightingIn your bid to learn storytelling, don’tforget about composition and lighting.This is all too easy to fall out of touchwith, especially when you’re startingout. Focus too much on adding story-telling elements and you may well startpaying less attention to compositionand lighting.

7Tips – How to doStorytelling With

Your Images

ONLINEUNIVERSE

In a virtual world, it’sno cakewalk to make afirst impression. Here aresome quick tips to helpyou get it right.

TIME THINGS WELLDuring physical meetings youget time to settle down anduse your body language, inonline meetings these areconstraints. Be on time; andhave a strong internet con-nection.

MANAGE ONLINE PRESENCEMany people like to look up acandidate for college admis-sion to a special course oran internship online. Makesure all your social mediahandles or blogs (if you haveone) reflect the person youare or the one you want toproject yourself as. Also,remember your latest postsso that you don’t draw ablank if quizzed.

DRESSTHE PARTYou don’t need todress to impress, justdress the part. Never overdoat your class meetings. Youalso need to keep your attireand hair simple.

EXTEND GOOD MANNERSWhile you can’t pull up a chairfor someone or hold the dooropen for them to enter theroom, you can definitely wishthem depending on the time ofthe day and be courteous.

BE YOURSELFWave your hands the way youwould while talking in some-one’s physical presence, smileoften, laugh sometimes,and do nod whiledoing all thetalking.

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Q1. The most famousShehnai maestro of India is ______a) Ustad Zakir Hussainb) Ustad Bismillah Khanc) Pt Hari Prasad Chaurasiad) Pt Ram Narain

Q2. ‘Moonlight Sonata’ isa world famous musicalsymphony composed bya) Tchaikovsky b) Pachelbelc) Mozart d) Beethoven

Q3. Who among the fol-

lowing is not a recipientof Bharat Ratna in thefield of Music?a) C Rajagopalacharib) M S Subbulakshmic) Bhupen Hazarikad) Bhimsen Joshi

Q4. In Hindi Film music,who is the recipient of themaximum number ofFilmfare Awards in themale category ?a) Arijit Singh b) Kumar Sanuc) Kishore Kumar d) Mohd Rafi

Q5. World Music Day iscelebrated on ________a) 5th June b) 22nd Novemberc) 5th August d) 21st June

Q6. VM Bhatt is an Indianmusician associated withwhich musical instrument ?a) Sarod b) Tablac) Mohan Veena d) Sitar

Q7. ‘Baul’ is a type of folksong from the state of __.a) Rajasthan b) Maharashtra

c) Punjab d) West Bengal

Q8. A famous classicalvocalist who passed awayrecently in 2020 is...a) Pt Jasraj b) Pt C R Vyas c) Pt Bhimsen Joshi d) M Balamuralikrishna

Q9. A famous Sufi inven-tor of the instrumentSitar, also a poet and pioneer of Khayal, Taranaand Qawwali is ______a) Mirza Ghalib b) Wajid Ali Shah

c) Ravi Shankar d) Amir Khusrow

Q10. Tansen, a prominentfigure of HindustaniClassical music was afamous musician in thecourt of ____a) Krishnadevaraya b) Ashokac) Akbar d) Shah Jehan

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Aavishkar Academy, Bengaluru

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Actress Sai Pallavi'ssister Pooja Kan-nan always want-ed to own a pet buther parents and

sister would have none of it.During the lockdown, however,Pooja soon ran out of things todo and finally managed to con-vince them to get a Beaglenamed Khushi. True to thepup’s name, it also brought joy

to their home, says Pooja.“The energy at home is

different now. I used to be im-mersed in my gadgets, but afterKhushi’s arrival, I did not usemy phone for 15 days. I also nowhave a companion when my sis-ter is away for shoots. I don’tfeel lonely at all,” she says.

Alia Bhatt turned photog-rapher for her pets in quaran-tine and shared some adorable

pictures of them on Insta-gram. “Pets are a great de-

stressor. I adore my pets.They have helped to keep

me sane during thequarantine period. Youdon’t know how timeflies with these furry

friends...”the actorshared.

Pets provide agreat way to de-stress duringlockdown

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04 It’s about battles on the field. It’s about do-or-die situations. It’s aboutjust one goal. It’s about victory. In short, it’s about playing fair.Howzzat? Well, that’s SIMPLY SPORTS!

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2020

Batsman Sunil Narine was keen on givingthe run-rate a spike when he tried to goafter CSK spinner Karn Sharma. Manningthe deep mid-wicket, Ravindra Jadejatimed his run with perfection and took adiving catch to dismiss Narine. As soon asJadeja realised he is close to the boundaryropes, the gun fielder tagged in Faf duPlessis to complete the relay catch.

THE JADEJA-FAFTAG TEAM CATCH

SIMPLY SPORTS

From Kieron Pollard’sjuggling act to MSDhoni’s stunner with aglove off, the IPL 2020has produced some ofthe best jaw-droppingon-field moments. Take a look...

Keeping the wickets in the finalover of KKR’s innings, MS Dhoni kepthis right hand free by removing hisglove for an instant throw. As expected,Shivam Mavi went for a big swing but thetailender failed to make the desired contactand ended up giving away a thick outsideedge. Anticipating the catch like a pro, Dhonifirst stretched towards his right, fisted the

ball before juggling it once, and even-tually completed the dismissal.

“Kieron Pollard what have youdone,” said match commentatorHarsha Bhogle after MumbaiIndians’ Kieron Pollard took a one-handed blinder to send an on-songJos Buttler back to the pavilion.Fielding at long-on, Pollard literallygrabbed the ball out of thin airbefore juggling it once while com-pleting one of the most outrageouscatches in the history of IPL.

KIERON POLLARD’S ONE-HANDED STUNNER!

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Kamlesh Nagarkoti stunned everyone whenhe made a darting run to complete a sensa-tional catch in order to send Jofra Archerback to the hut in Kolkata Knight Riders’match against the Rajasthan Royals.Though Archer’s shot had the elevation,the RR batsman failed to clear the distanceas the ball went sky high to serveNagarkoti half a chance. The KKR youngstercame charging down from long-on to plucka remarkable diving catch.

KAMLESH NAGARKOTI’S DIVING CATCH

1974 U.S. Open: Jimmy Connors (U.S) beat KenRosewall (Australia) 6-1 6-0 6-1

1977 French Open: Guillermo Vilas (Argentina)beat Brian Gottfried (U.S.) 6-0 6-3 6-0

2008 French Open: Rafael Nadal (Spain) beatRoger Federer (Switzerland) 6-1 6-3 6-0

1984 Wimbledon: John McEnroe (U.S) beatConnors 6-1 6-1 6-2

2003 Australian Open: Andre Agassi (U.S) beat

Rainer Schuettler (Germany) 6-2 6-2 6-1

1978 French Open: Bjorn Borg (Sweden) beatVilas 6-1 6-1 6-3

2002 Wimbledon: Lleyton Hewitt (Australia)beat David Nalbandian (Argentina) 6-1 6-3 6-2

2017 French Open: Nadal beatStan Wawrinka (Switzerland)6-2 6-3 6-1

MOST ONE-SIDEDGRAND SLAM FINALS

Rafael Nadal’s 6-0 6-2 7-5 thrashing of Novak Djokovic to claim a 13thFrench Open title was one of the most one-sided men’s Grand Slam finals inthe professional era but there have been worse beatings in a major final

HERE IS A LIST OF THE MOST LOPSIDED BEATINGS:

MS DHONI'S‘GLOVE OFF’STUNNER

A very tough year. Win here means everything to me. It’s not the moment, to behonest, for me to think about the 20th, equal Roger on this great number.

RAFAEL NADAL, Winner, French Open 2020

Always had theutmost respect for

my friend Rafa as a personand as a champion. My great-est rival over many years. 20is just another step on thecontinuing journey for both of us. Welldone, Rafa. You deserve it.’

ROGER FEDERER in an instagram post

I don’t have much to saybut that I was complete-

ly overplayed by Rafa, by thebetter player on the court.Certainly I could have playedbetter, especially in the first

two sets. But, you know, just he did surpriseme with the way he was playing.

NOVAK DJOKOVIC after losing finals

Q1: In which year was FIFAWorld Cup started?

a) 1930 ❑ b) 1904 ❑c) 1935 ❑ d) 1940 ❑

Q2: In the recently releasedFIFA/Coca-Cola World

Ranking, which country is on thefirst number? a) Belgium ❑ b) France ❑c) Brazil ❑ d) England ❑

Q3: Which male footballplayers has the highest

number of FIFA World Cup wins to

his credit? a) Lionel Messi ❑b) Diego Maradona ❑c) Pele ❑ d) Cristiano Ronaldo ❑

Q4: Where will the 2022 FIFAWorld Cup be held?

a) England ❑ b) France ❑c) Portugal ❑ d) Qatar ❑

Q5: Who is the currentpresident of FIFA?

a) Sepp Blatter ❑b) Gianni Infantino ❑c) Issa Hayatou ❑d) None of the above ❑

Q6: Who was awarded the BestFIFA Men's Player in the

year 2019? a) Lionel Messi ❑ b) Cristiano Ronaldo ❑c) Sergio Ramos ❑ d) Marcelo ❑

Q7: Identify this sportspersonin the picture.

a) Megan Rapinoe ❑ b) Alex Morgan ❑c) Carli Lloyd ❑ d) Sarah Walsh ❑

Q8: Who was awarded the BestFIFA Men's Coach in the

year 2019? a) Mauricio Pochettino ❑ b) José Mourinho ❑c) Pep Guardiola ❑ d) Jurgen Klopp ❑

Q9: Who was awarded FIFAballon d’Or in the year

2015?a) Sergio Ramos ❑ b) Cristiano Ronaldo ❑c) Lionel Messi ❑ d) zlatan ibrahimovic ❑

Q10: On July 15, 2018, FIFAWorld Cup champions

France lifted the trophy at whichstadium? a) Stade de France ❑ b) Luzhniki Stadium ❑c) Krestovsky Stadium ❑d) Stadio Giuseppe Meazza ❑

Q11: In the upcoming FIFAWorld Cup, which stadium

will be the stage for hosts Qatar tokick off the tournament onNovember 21, 2022? a) Al Bayt Stadium ❑ b) Krestovsky Stadium ❑c) Luzinski stadium ❑d) None of the above ❑

Q12: As per a recently signedcontract who will be the

coach of Belgium until the end ofthe FIFA WC 2022 in Qatar? a) David Moyes ❑ b) Roberto Martinez ❑c) Ronald Koeman ❑ d) Rafael Benítez ❑

Q13: Which country won the1930 FIFA Cup?

a) Uruguay ❑ b) Brazil ❑ c) Germany ❑d) Portuguese ❑

ANSWERS: 1- a) 1930 2- a) Belgium 3- c) Pele 4-

d) Qatar 5- b) Gianni Infantino 6- a) Lionel Messi

7- a) Megan Rapinoe 8- d) Jurgen Klopp 9- c)

Lionel Messi 10- b) Luzinski Stadium 11- a) Al Bayt

Stadium 12- b) Roberto Martinez 13- a) Uruguay

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Rajasthan Royals’ (RR) star Sanju Samson pulledoff a stunner to send back SRH’s danger-man

Jonny Bairstow for cheap during match 26 of IPL.The Englishman tried to clear the fence towards

the cowcorner from the back off a lengthdelivery from Karthik Tyagi but couldn't

get the elevation. As a result, Samsontimed his dive to perfec-tion, covered somedistance as well, to

pluck a stunnerat deep mid-wicket.

SANJU SAMSON’SHERCULEAN DIVING EFFORT

AMAZING NADAL! ➨Rafael Nadal tied RogerFederer with 20 Grand Slam

titles by producing a nearlyperfect performance against

Novak Djokovic in the FrenchOpen final.

➨His 2008 Wimbledon final tri-umph over Federer is widelyregarded as the greatest ever

final at the majors.

➨He has 86 career titles intotal of which 60 have been onclay. At 19, Nadal won the 2005French Open on his debut.