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“You want to be the best that you can do. We’re all working towards something. We explore or we expire. You’ve a choice,” the former astronaut told reporters here. As part of the Apollo lunar landing in 1969, Aldrin stepped on the moon after Neil Armstrong. He is in Rio as a brand ambassador for Omega, the official timekeeper of Olympics and the company felicitated him here with a special ‘Space Day’ where he spoke to the press and met a large number of people....

In-season testing is returning in 2014, according to Italy’s La Gazzetta dello Sport. However, Germany’s Auto Motor und Sport reported recently that a proposal by Ferrari to trade wind tunnel hours, straightline running and promotional days for actual circuit testing was voted down. But Red Bull team boss Christian Horner is said to have told La Gazzetta dello Sport, the authoritative sports daily, that an agreement to bring back testing was actually agreed in Monaco....

USA Today has an outstanding look at blindness injuries among recent veterans, including interviews with blind vets who’ve really opened up and spoken honestly. According to the paper, Iraq has the highest percentage of eye injuries of any U.S. war dating back to WWI: At the Marine Corps boot camp in San Diego, a Drill Instructor was found guilty yesterday of assaulting and mistreating recruits. Prosecutors originally charged Sgt. Jerrod M....

Blair may leave office as early as June, and a fin de régime pall suffuses the place on this chill February evening. He disappears upstairs to change. Downstairs, his study fills with harried aides weighed down by satchels and carryalls and, poignantly, the scuffed, iconic “red box” in which British government ministers carry their overnight paperwork. “The end is nigh,” says one of the visitors in mock-apocalyptic tones. There’s some nervous laughter....

Inateck’s MercuryBox BP2101 Bluetooth Speaker comes in an elegant black case, internally covered with velvet fabric. This gives you a hint as to the quality of the product inside. However, we don’t judge a book from its cover. So let’s take a look at the actual characteristics of the MercuryBox speaker. Its rectangular aluminium housing is sleek and essential. In a period when minimalism is en vogue, Inateck gains points for product design....

Yup, Pixar’s mightiest heroes are finally getting a sequel, a mere 14 years after their incredible (ahem) debut. Here’s everything we know about Incredibles 2, from the release date and cast through to the latest trailers and plot rumours. We’ve seen the film, and so go read our review. We’ve also answered the question of whether or not there’s an Incredibles 2 post-credit scene – and whether it’s worth waiting for....

He made this observation while talking about the errors committed by the Indian team on the field during the third T20I against Australia during a discussion on the Sony Sports network. Mohammad Kaif started by pointing out that the current Indian team is comprised mainly of relatively new bowlers. He recalled that in his time, the senior bowlers like Javagal Srinath or Zaheer Khan would reprimand fielders when they dropped a catch....

Asked at the toss whether the build-up to the T20 World Cup begins from this game, Finch replied yes and added: Australia were scheduled to host the T20 World Cup this year, but it had to be postponed owing to the sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. On the line-up for the match, Finch revealed that D’Arcy Short would open the batting with him in place of the injured David Warner while Matthew Wade will bat at number three....

Overall, the limited-overs leg between them and the Australian cricket team was shared with 3 games each, and that only builds up to what should be a closely contested Test series. India inserted the hosts in to bat, and were immediately put under the pump. The aggressive Matthew Wade carried on from where he left off in the previous game to rack up 80, while Glenn Maxwell made the most of a few reprieves to finish with a half-century of his own....

There were quite a few interesting player clashes in the first Test. It makes for an interesting player battle in the second when the two sides face-off on Thursday (August 12). We take a look at three engrossing player battles to watch for in the second Test at Lord’s. #1 Virat Kohli vs James Anderson It was a short, crisp stay for Virat Kohli at the crease as he was dismissed for a first-ball duck by a familiar nemesis in James Anderson....

Siraj picked up a four-wicket haul in the 30 overs he bowled in the hosts’ first-innings. After taking the wickets of Dom Sibley and Haseeb Hameed off consecutive deliveries on Day 2, he came back on Saturday to get rid of Jonny Bairstow and Ollie Robinson. While speaking about India’s star performers with the ball, in a video shared on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra termed Mohammed Siraj as the leader of the pack at Lord’s, saying:...

Ashwin has not played a single game in this series so far and Dasgupta feels he is too good a player to miss out again. He believes Ashwin will have a crucial role to play at The Oval. In a video on his YouTube channel, this is what Dasgupta had to say: Rishabh Pant will need to have clarity of thought: Deep Dasgupta Deep Dasgupta has backed the same top six that played in the last Test....

The England batters look supremely comfortable at the crease and look set to post a big first innings total. Ben Stokes’ aggression and Joe Root’s composure saw the visitors negotiate a tough session, where they faced challenges from both the pitch as well as the Indian bowlers. Brief scores: England 355/3 (Joe Root 156*, Ben Stokes 63*) against India (Jasprit Bumrah 2/57, Ravichandran Ashwin 1/92) after 119 overs England started Day 2 just like Day 1, patiently settling themselves in....

But India came back in the closing stages, as Ravichandran Ashwin picked the wicket of Rory Burns. Jasprit Bumrah then got his maiden home Test wicket by sending Dan Lawrence back for a duck, as India ended the session on a high. Brief scores: England 67/2 (Rory Burns 33, Dominic Sibley 26*) against India (Jasprit Bumrah 1/17, Ravichandran Ashwin 1/31) after 27 overs England won the toss and chose to bat, going on to make a confident start in Chennai....

The Lord’s Cricket Ground has a strange slope that runs through the pitch from the north end to the south end with a drop of 2.5 meters which makes it look slightly tilted. This generally aids fast bowlers with some unique seam movement and slightly unpredictable bounce which is difficult to adjust to. Wasim Jaffer elaborated on the same by using a couple of photos of Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor....

The left-arm spinner had a mixed time when South Africa toured India earlier this year. He went for 59 runs in five overs across the first two T20I matches, but returned strongly in the next two games, conceding 47 runs and claiming two wickets. Bumrah, on the other hand, recorded his most expensive T20I spell during the third match against Australia and will be on the lookout to make amends....

Kohli has been stuck on 70 international tons since breaching the three-figure mark in the pink-ball Test against Bangladesh in November 2019. His last ODI century came against the West Indies in Port of Spain in August 2019. During an interaction on the Star Sports show Game Plan, Morne Morkel was asked whether Virat Kohli will end his long wait for an international century in the three ODIs against the Proteas....

Independent games are no longer a niche market. It’s easier than ever to spread the word about your favorite indie games thanks to social media, and the ease of buying them through Steam makes distribution better for fans and developers alike. Increased availability and more people talking means some games receive attention that rivals that of AAA games. Though this list is by no means exhaustive, here are five of the biggest independent game companies making games right now....

India began the opening quarter with a structured attack. It was striker SV Sunil who took the team’s first potential shot on goal in the opening minute but was well defended by New Zealand goalkeeper Richard Joyce. India dominated the quarter as the team’s attack won two PC opportunities, however, the home team could not convert and the two teams ended the first quarter in a stalemate. The second quarter saw India showcase an improvised attack....