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Elon Musk-run SpaceX has announced the world's first all-civilian mission to space at the end of 2021, in a charity-driven mission named Inspiration4, ANDY JASSY commanded by tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman. The 37-year-old Isaacman  Andy Jassy, who joined Amazon is the founder and CEO of an integrated payment processing company Shift4 in 1997 as a marketing manager Payments and a trained pilot... and made its Cloud arm Amazon Web Services (AWS) a distinct leader, will take over as Amazon’s  SpaceX will choose three spacecraft, including a specific CEO in about six months people to ride alongside focus on orbital mechanics,  In 2003, Jassy founded Amazon Isaacman to orbit the planet operating in microgravity, zero Web Services (AWS) with a team of aboard SpaceX's Crew Dragon gravity, and other forms of 57 people and in April 2016, he capsule every 90 minutes, stress testing was promoted from senior vice along a customised flight path  They will receive emergency president to the CEO of AWS  Upon conclusion of the multi- preparedness training, spacesuit day journey, the Dragon will re- and spacecraft ingress and  Today, AWS has nearly a $50 enter the egress exercises, as well as par- billion annual run rate and is Earth's atmos- tial- and full-mission simulations growing exponentially phere for a soft  The mission will launch from  Born on January 13, 1968, Jassy water landing, off the Launch Complex 39A at NASA's graduated from Harvard College, coast of Florida lars— leadership, hope, generos- Kennedy Space Center in Florida where he was an advertising man-  Inspiration4 will fly to inspire ity and prosperity and "will be carefully monitored ager of The Harvard support for St Jude Children's at every step by SpaceX mission Crimson, before earn-  Isaacman and the Research Hospital. Isaacman is control" ing an MBA from the Elon Musk to send Inspiration4 crew will undergo donating the three-mission Harvard Business commercial astronaut training  Isaacman has given St Jude seats alongside him to crew School by SpaceX on the Falcon 9 two seats on the Inspiration4 members, who will be selected launch vehicle and Dragon mission 1st all-civilian to represent the mission’s pil- The Inspiration4 mission to the International Space marks SpaceX's latest Station(ISS) MISSION TO 1 private astronaut mission In 2018, Musk announced The company's Ax-1 that Japanese billionaire mission, also planned 3 Yusaku Maezawa will Mars’ Gale crater was 2 for the end of 2021, hitch a ride around the Moon similar to Iceland over SPACE THIS hosts a crew of four private on SpaceX's new rocket system 3 billion years ago: astronauts, paying $55 mil- Starship, which is under devel- Study SPACE YEAR lion each for an eight-day trip opment MINTING MONEY 152 crore and counting: MS ALEXEI NAVALNY, WHO, GRETA & DONALD TRUMP Dhoni becomes first cricketer AMONG NOMINEES FOR NOBEL PEACE PRIZE to earn ` 150 crore in IPL latest study has found that ussian dissident Alex- Mars Gale crater had seasons ei Navalny, the World  Other names are Belarusian activists A and terrain that were close to S Dhoni has created history by Health Organisation that of Iceland, more than three bil- becoming the first-ever cricketer to and climate cam- Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Maria lion years ago, Using the data from earn more than ` 150 crore in the R paigner Greta Thun- Kolesnikova and Veronika Tsepkalo, for NASA Curiosity rover, the scientists berg are among those nominated concluded that the crater, which was Indian Premier League (IPL). The M for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, their “fight for a fair election and inspi- home to an ancient lake, had similar Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain had an earning of all backed by Norwegian law- geologic formations that underwent over ` 137 crore before the IPL 2020 retention day. makers, who have a track record ration for peaceful resistance” weathering in different climates when And the moment CSK extended Dhoni's contract, the of picking the winner. The Nor- compared to places on the Earth. wegian Nobel Committee, which Also on the list is Aminatou Haidar, for India legend recorded his name in the history books. decides who wins the award, does not comment on the nominations, her peaceful campaigning towards an According to scientists, the keeping secret for 50 years the independent Western Sahara, the Gale crater was home to a lake Dhoni, who has been leading names of nominators and unsuc- but there is an argument cessful nominees. But the nomi- International Space Station, and the the Yellow Army since IPL nators can choose to reveal their whether the conditions were 1 2008, has a salary of ` 15 picks.Thunberg was named as one International Scout Movement warm and wet or cold and dry, crore/season now. He has been earn- of “the foremost spokespeople in The 2021 laureate will be announced in which would make glaciers and the fight against the climate cri- snow more common and similar ing the same amount since IPL 2018 sis”, with the campaigning group October she co-founded, Fridays for Fu- to Iceland Dhoni was the ture, also receiving a nod. biggest player in 2 the IPL 2008 auc- PIZZA: While this order would not have taken 30 minutes tion. Unsurprisingly, he or less, in 2001, Pizza Hut became the first company to emerged as the costli- Up, Up and Away deliver a pizza into space. The brand struck a deal with est pick, when CSK the Russian space agency Roscosmos to have a pizza delivered to Russian cosmonaut Yuri Usachov at the bought him for `6 International Space Station (ISS). The delivery was report- crore. He edly worth $1 million at the time earned the Food items that have same STEAK: In 2019, lab-grown meat made its debut aboard the amount for been sent to SPACE ISS. Israel-based start-up Aleph the next 3 Farms created the world's first years An Indian restaurant owner, Niraj Gadher, who runs a restaurant named Chai Walla in steak grown inside a laboratory Bath, recently sent a samosa into space. While his first two attempts to launch the CHEESE: In 2010, SpaceX and decided to send it out into The three-time savoury snack into the great beyond ended in failure, he succeeded in his third attempt. launched a wheel of the atmosphere. They sent the COLA: Coca-Cola and Pepsi IPL-winning cap- The story didn’t end there. He lost track of the snack, Gruyère cheese into space. necessary tools as well, and the took their rivalry into the While CEO Elon Musk was astronaut had to make a piece great beyond. In 1985, modi- tain has earned when the GPS signal failed. However, after returning to 3 the Earth the following day, the GPS tracker revealed secretive about the cargo of steak, using cow cells and a fied cans carried both the ` 60 crore at CSK that the package had made its way across southern at first, once the mission 3D printer companies' fizzy sugar drinks since their return England, crossed the Channel, and had crash-landed in was accomplished, he into the low Earth orbit on a to the league in Caix in northern France. Well, the samosa isn’t the revealed that it was a hom- space shuttle Challenger mission. However, the astronauts strangest thing to be sent into space. Check out the age to a Monty Python skit, 2018 where John Cleese tries to were banned from showing other strange items that has been sent out there... order cheese from a the cans on TV to avoid taint- cheeseless cheese shop ing NASA with advertising “Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.” READ. PLAY. LEARN RALPH WALDO EMERSON, POET 02 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2021

If the pandemic kept you FIND A FRIEND apart from near and dear If the loneliness is interfering with your ability to ones, turn to these tips function, or if you are thinking about self-harm, seek professional help. For milder forms of loneli- to fight the feeling of ness, the best strategy is to seek support from friends. People with stronger social relationships being alone have a higher likelihood of living longer. Just knowing that people are there for umans can survive three minutes without air, three them, Holt-Lunstad says, leads days without water, three to a reduction in stress. If weeks without food and – you are called upon to Haccording to lore – three offer support, this months without companionship. Whether true or not, it’s clear that might involve calling, people need people. And pandemics, texting to check in, many of us are learning, can be lone- dropping off a gift, ly times. If you find yourself lacking or even just waving social support, here are some helpful pointers: from a distance. In fact, research suggests you don’t even need to know the people you are helping. Just donating money to a good cause might help, says Bert Uchino, professor of psychology at the University of IDENTIFY LONELINESS Utah. It was also revealed in an experiment that people who gave money to others were happier than if they spent it on Loneliness is a complicated emotion. You can feel lonely in a themselves. If social interactions bother you, given that we crowded room or content in solitude. people even vary widely in are in a pandemic, try hobbies like cooking, gardening, writ- how much connection they need. Holt-Lunstad says a useful ing or listening to music. Creative arts can reduce loneliness. way to gauge loneliness is the difference between the connection a person needs and the amount they get. And although it’s subjective, researchers have begun identi- REACH OUT fying signals in the brain that put the need for social Although group calls and social media conversations have interaction on par with the need to eat. And with- compensated for the lack of in-person interactions during the out that social connection, people often pandemic, we still don’t know how effective virtual communi- become depressed, which further feeds feel- cation is when it comes to loneliness. A 2012 study had found ings of loneliness. Chronic loneliness that phone or in-person conversations reduced stress, while is also linked to higher rates text messages did not. In fact, heavy social media use has of heart disease, even been linked with higher rates of loneliness. Alzheimer’s, sui- – The New York Times cide and even death. Trap Yourself in How deep is Time (Again) the ocean?

xplorers started making navigation charts showing how ‘SOURCE CODE’ wide the ocean was more than 500 years ago. But it’s much In this rocket-paced science-fiction mystery, Eharder to calculate actually the time loop encompasses a frantic eight how deep it is. minutes aboard a commuter train about to If you wanted to measure the depth of a pool or lake, you could tie a weight to a sail to learn about the ocean, explode. Jake Gyllenhaal plays an Army pilot ‘EDGE OF TOMORROW’ string, lower it to the bottom, then pull it including its depth. It carried 181 miles whose consciousness keeps getting project- up and measure the wet part of the (291 kilometers) of rope. ed back to the moments before the bombing, Also known as ‘Live Die Repeat,’ string. In the ocean, you would During their four-year voyage, Hello, where he has been assigned by his shadowy this techno-thriller stars Tom need a rope thousands of feet the Challenger crew collected long. curious kids! Do samples of rocks, mud and an- superiors to figure out who’s responsible. Cruise as William Cage, a military In 1872, the HMS Chal- you have a question imals from many different bureaucrat, forced to join the lenger, a British Navy areas of the ocean. They also fight against beastly alien ship, set you’d like an expert to found one of the deepest invaders. Like a newbie playing a answer? Send your question zones, in the western Pacif- ic, the Mariana Trench video game, Cage keeps dying, to curiouskidsus@theconver- sation.com. Please tell us which stretches for 1,580 often in stupid ways. But each miles (2,540 kilometers). death transports him back in time your name, age and Today scientists know the city that on average the ocean is to train with a hard-boiled soldier 2.3 miles (3.7 kilometers) deep, (Emily Blunt) before restarting but many parts are much shallower ‘GROUNDHOG DAY’ the battle. or deeper. To measure depth they use ‘HAPPY DEATH DAY’ sonar,which stands for Sound Navigation The movie ‘Groundhog Day’ came out And Ranging. A ship sends out pulses of ‘Groundhog Day’ meets ‘Scream’ in this raucous sound energy and measures depth based in 1993, but it feels as if we’ve been watching it over and horror-comedy, featuring Jessica Rothe as the Activities on how quickly the sound travels back. over ever since. This story of a smug weatherman The deepest parts of the ocean are trench- drunken college kid Tree, who keeps getting (Bill Murray) who is stuck endlessly repeating es – long, narrow depressions, like a trench murdered by a masked maniac. Every time she in the ground, but much bigger. the same day has remained popular and reawakens, she edges closer to discovering the inspired countless movies and shows. killer’s identity. But as often happens in these ‘Groundhog Day’ wasn’t the first of its movies, to stop the slaughter Tree first must kind, but it was an especially clever twist (NATURAL SCIENCE) figure out why her life is a mess. QUIZ TIME on the time-loop plot.

Q.1) Which tree in the Q.3) The Nilgiri Hills by Ananda M world has maximum are so named because Chakravorty, is _____ water storing capacity, of ____ A. Insect pest which cannot as much as 30,000 A. High mountain ranges B. destroy crops gallons? Endemic species of ‘neelgai’ B. Virus attacking HIV C. Insect attacking virus ‘THE FINAL GIRLS’ A. Sequoia dendron C. Strobilanthes Kunthiana D. A bacteria for bioremedia- B. Eucalyptus which flowers once after 12 tion The loop in ‘The Final Girls’ is a 1980s slasher movie C. Calvaria years making the hills blue called ‘Camp Bloodbath,’ which starred the late mother D. Adansonia D. All of the above ‘PALM SPRINGS’ of a woman named Max (Taissa Farmiga). When Max and her Q.4) The ‘Super bug’, friends find themselves stuck in ‘Camp Bloodbath’ — where Q.2) The fastest One of the most recent ‘Groundhog Day’ riffs is also one of the funniest, sweetest and genetically engineered scenes restart whenever they try to escape — they use their spreading smartest. The story starts in the middle, dropping in on a low-ambition slacker named knowledge of the plot to try to make it to the credits. Unlike bioluminiscent fungus Nyles (Andy Samberg) after he has lived through the same wedding hundreds of times. ANSWERS most time-loop films, the heroes here don’t endure a slew of is ____ When Nyles pulls the bride’s restless sister Sarah into the loop, he shows her how to enjoy A. Polysporous B. Rhizopus 1. D) Adansonia 2. D) Armillaria 3. C) Strobilanthes Kunthiana resets. Instead, their awareness of horror clichés helps which flowers once after 12 years making the hills blue living without consequences — until she realises this kind of life is meaningless. C. Agaricus D. Armillaria them hold on. 4. D) A bacteria for bioremediation CLICK HERE: FOR PAGE 3 AND 4

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Virtual Literary Week REPUBLIC DAY CELEBRATIONS

unts Sangha's S M Shetty SECONDARY- /LOWER International School and SECONDARY /IGCSE/AS/ Junior College observed Lit- Berary week #SMSISJ LIT- IB SECTION LIVEWIRE from the 11th - 15th Jan- uary to foster among students the love for literature and enhance students' explorative thinking skills. The students were engaged in a series of listening, speaking, reading, writing activities. Sessions with authors, media, print news and film SLOGANS ON THE WALL professionals gave students a rich resource of knowledge and guidance on contemporary careers while si- Students posted their best quotes Lunar Astrophotography camp on Republic Day by multaneously providing a glimpse on the Jamboard. into the future world of education- Sacred Heart School, Kalyan al possibilities. The series of events SELFIE TIME culminated with a rendezvous ses- Creative and imaginative posters sion across all sections with princi- 'Selfie were made by students on the topic Canossa High School, Andheri pal Mildred Lobo, who apprised stu- Time' was to ‘protection of animals’ and ‘pre- dents on the importance of reading, pose and share vention of cruelty to animals.’ language and literature through a their favourite Book Talk. book, an activ- STORY TELLING BY PARENTS ity that is most popular among IEYC SECTION teens who love NATURE HUNT: What's in MY to click and share. DAV Public School, Airoli name? The little MY ALTERNATE UNIVERSE story tellers Storytelling is a universal and enjoyed nar- Students used different medi- traditional art form. Parents were rating the sto- ums to create a scene / character invited to read extracts from their ry of "The theme to represent a world that they favourite book and talk about their N. L. Dalmia High School, Mira Road Enormous Turnip" and were eager would like to belong to. favourite characters. to share their thoughts about the story. MONOACT THE ENORMOUS TURNIP Harmony International School, Kharghar Pincer grip activity Children used SIX WORD STORY their imagination The “Six Words Story’ had stu- and wrote their dents typing stories ranging from names creatively emotive to exaggeration, from sur- using elements realism to simple, from plain to cryp- found in nature. tic thoughts. They also communicated their Narayana Techno School, Kalyan thoughts and ideas to their friends and teachers as they explained what Monoacting showcases stu- they have used and why. dent’s talents and creativity and en- courages them to appreciate drama PRIMARY -CP- SECTION as a form of literature and cherish its beauty in language and emotions. Dress up as a charac- ASPIRE TO INSPIRE Students played the role of their ter favourite character with zeal, en- CP1 students WRITING TO DEFENCE PER- thusiasm and creativity. CES’s Michael High School, Kurla dressed up as their SONNEL favourite characters and SMSISJC always strives to en- SENIOR CITIZENS CIRCLE spoke about what they able students to connect to the real like most about that world, be aware and grateful to all character. those who make lives safe and worth- while. On the occasion of National WORD WHEEL Army Day, the students of Bunts Sangha’s S M Shetty International Podar International school Ambernath The aim was to allow for thor- School wrote letters to valiant sol- ough word analysis and deep un- derstanding of unfamiliar words.

Students interacted with the wis- B.K.Birla Public School, Kalyan er population of society and gained huge insights on how to take life in a positive stride. AD MAD PRINCIPAL’S SPACE Students learnt persuasive text through advertisements. It also Principal Mildred Lobo in an helped students enhance cognitive diers who brave the extreme weath- interactive session addressed stu- skills, expression, and voice modu- ers and keep our nation safe. ‘Writ- dents on how engaging oneself into lation. ing Letters of Gratitude’ to the brave productive reading can change one’s soldiers and defence personnel was perspective of life. Rizvi Springfield High School SSC, Khar one of the major highlights of the Literary week Celebrations. POSTERWISE PERFECT Students made creative posters St John The Evangelist High School, Andheri East for top 10 reasons to read.

fter a long week, filled with all sorts of tedious works, Jasudben M L School, Khar Athe only thing we look forward to do is something ent, something out of the world! workshops are conducted online. unique, something differ- Well, workshops might not be out So, attend any workshop, pursue of the world, but they are surely your pastimes, discover new pas- unique. You can get yourself regis- sions, all from the comfort of your tered in a workshop based on any homes. theme under the blue - pot- Varada Shendye, tery, gardening, piano, yoga class IX, SSPM's Sri Sri and the list is never-ending. Ravishankar Vidya Nowadays, it has become Mandir, Borivali (E) even more easy as many St Arnold’s High School & Jr College. Andheri East

BOOK: THE JEWELS OF MANHATTAN BY CARMEN REID Vissanji Academy, Andheri East o begin with, I am a chick lit fan and the cover spots, which was rather unexpected. of this pretty book caught my fancy. I could Lastly, without sounding too T not wait to read it through as disappointed I it gave me ‘the fairy-tale feel’. I would just like to navigated and here is what I think, put it that this could The ending was a little disap- have been a little more pointing as three sisters, the main exciting in terms of the three sis- ladies in this book, the three Jewel ters’ voyage through their ‘out of AFAC English School, Chembur sisters: Amber, Em and Sapphire, nowhere’ plan. Although the story- come up with the jewellery heist line has got great parts, there were and later the ‘oh-so-exciting-plan’ still some turns which made me go turns to ‘not-so-expected-denoue- blasé. It could have been better, ment’. should have been better. I would give Emotions of characters, range it a 3/5, but chick lit fans, go crazy from feisty to shy, but what brings sometimes. the drop in excitement while read- Priyanka A Suvarna, Teacher, Anjuman-I-Islam's A.A.Khatkhatay English Secondary ing, is the dearth of humour at some St. Therese Convent High School, Chembur Karnataka High School, Chembur School, Vashi Dombivli “You find that you have peace of mind and can enjoy yourself, get more sleep, and rest when you know that it was a one hundred percent effort that you gave-win or lose.” SIMPLY SPORTS Gordie Howe, former hockey player 04 THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2021 BIO-BUBBLE STRAIN

Psychologists have called for better support for cricketers’ mental wellbeing as they head into a second year confined to biosecure “bubbles’ around the world

IT HAS REACHED ‘ALMOST BIO-BUBBLE IS TOUGH ON EPIDEMIC PROPORTIONS’ PLAYERS: BAIRSTOW

➨ Cricket’s long tours away from homes and family have often ➨ England batsman Bairstow told how players had become “addicted” caused problems in the past but the restrictions of quarantine and to the Call of Duty war game as he highlighted the pressures while in bubble life are posing extra difficulties, experts say. England’s Sri Lanka. “I am not going to lie about it, it is something that does Jonny Bairstow said he spent just six nights at home in the second take a toll because you are going from the hotel to the cricket ground, half of last year, while Pakistan bowling coach Waqar Younis saw back to the hotel,” said Bairstow. “Unfortunately the guys are unable his family for the first in seven months in January. India fast to see their families, their kids, wives over a long period of time, bowler Mohammed Siraj missed his father’s funeral after deciding which is tricky. The Skype chats, the people who have been with you to stay in Australia in quarantine with his teammates in November. through thick and thin back home are the ones that you call up and chat to and keep you going,” he added. ➨ Sports psychologists and psychiatrists have warned of the toll being taken on players and said there is a “stigma” over coming ➨ Cricket Australia took the lead in hiring a mental health expert forward, particularly in Asian nations. Amit Anand, a consultant last year and many top nations followed, including England who psychiatrist and a panel member for golf ’s European tour, quoted brought a psychologist on their current tour to Sri Lanka and India. one former Australian national captain as saying that mental health ➨ Shree Advani, India’s leading sports psychologist who has I looked at the schedule today and problems had reached “almost epidemic proportions” among players. advised stars including top badminton player PV Sindhu and realised that it is going to be a very ➨ “England, Australia and New Zealand have structured mental cricketer Robin Uthappa, said more players are coming forward long year. Few series coming up. health support; their respective players’ associations are strong on because of the pandemic. “So many cricketers come to me for Managing the body will be important if you supporting players’ mental health and wellbeing,” Hassan advice,” he said, adding that players are struggling “to get back have to play a lot. Anyone that’s criticising Mahmood, a British psychiatrist who works with elite English with that same level of confidence. With the insecurity about (player rotation) has never stayed in a bubble. cricketers, told AFP. “It would be ideal to have this in place for all selection, the extra pressure to perform”. At the end of the day, humans are social peo- Test-playing nations. There are a significant number of Test ➨ ple, especially when you’re not having a great nations in South Asia, where there might be stigma related to England skipper Joe Root urged his teammates to “not hide away if they are feeling (the) blues” before they left for Sri Lanka and India, game. There’s no escape, nowhere to go. mental health issues.” the start of a long year for the team who will play 17 Tests in 2021. Jofra Archer, England pacer ➨ Anand said players can suffer problems ranging from lack of Mahmood said any psychological fallout from bubble life will come in sleep and anxiety to depression, while their families also suffer, for intense scrutiny once the crisis has passed. “Hopefully, once the especially those with young children. He said better “mental COVID-19 pandemic is over, there will be a period of reflection to health literacy’ is needed among players to “address the issues ascertain the full impact of the bio-secure bubbles on the mental related to stigma and provide approximate interventions”. health of cricketers,” he said.

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INDIA vs ENGLAND, 1st TEST PREVIEW CAN ENGLAND CHALLENGE THE MIGHTY INDIAN TEAM?

India will hope to maintain their formidable home record against England who have boldly placed players’ well-being above team prospects in the four-match Tests series beginning on Friday

solved India’s opening woes as they pre- match but coach Chris Silverwood WE’LL HAVE OUR PLANS IN pare to stretch their awe-inspiring home stands by the move. “We’re spending a Stuart Broad PLACE: BHARAT ARUN record against Joe Root’s men. India lot of time locked in hotel rooms inside have won a record 12 successive test se- biosecure bubbles and it’s not easy,”he ries at home, losing only one of the last said. “It’s good that we’re being proac- ■ An injury-ravaged India conjured 35 matches they have hosted. It includes tive and looking after people. I’m per- one of the greatest comebacks in the a 4-0 series victory in England’s previ- fectly happy with the system.” history of the game in Australia after ous tour in 2016-17. being humiliated in the Adelaide open- ■ They will be reinforced by the re- er and playing the rest of the series un- ■ England are also the last team to have turn of speedster Jofra Archer, all- der a stand-in captain. Their gladiator- triumphed in India in 2012-13 when Root, rounder Ben Stokes and opener Rory ial 2-1 triumph, however, was not with- who will be playing his 100th test on Fri- Burns, who all missed the Sri Lanka se- out scars and pacers Mohammed Sha- day in Chennai, made his debut. ries. Burns is likely to open with Dom mi and Umesh Yadav and all-rounder Sibley with Zak Crawley expected to Ravindra Jadeja continue to nurse in- drop down to number three. juries which will keep them out of the BOLD ROTATION POLICY first half of the England series. ■ Spin all-rounder Moeen Ali will fan- ■ England blanked Sri Lanka 2-0 last cy his chances on India’s turning ■ India will welcome back regular skip- month but their decision to rotate mul- tracks, while England will also be Shubman Gill per Virat Kohli, who missed the last three ti-format players undermines their tempted to play veteran seamers James tests in Australia to attend the birth of prospects in India. Under their policy, Anderson and Stuart Broad together. his daughter.“We have done an excellent wicketkeeper Jos Buttler will return India need to win the series by at least job in Australia ...but we need to forget home after the opening test, while the a 2-1 margin to reach the final of the this and look forward to the England se- trio of Jonathan Bairstow,Sam Curran inaugural World Test Championship ries,” bowling coach Bharat Arun said. and Mark Wood will be available only against New Zealand. “We’ll have our plans in place.” for the last two matches. ■ England will have to win at least ■ Shubman Gill’s assured display on ■ England may not necessarily be field- three tests to pip India to the July final, his Australia debut appears to have re- ing their strongest playing XI in every while a stalemate will benefit Australia.

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a) Amy Van Dyken ❑ b) Natalie Coughlin ❑ a) Mike D Antoni ❑ b) Mike Budenholzer ❑ title in 2020? cricketer to reach 9000 runs in c) Jenny Thompson ❑ d) Dara Torres ❑ c) Dwane Casey ❑ d) Nick Nurse ❑ a) Wimbledon ❑ b) French Open ❑ career IPL T20 history? QUIZ TIME! c) US Open ❑ d) Australian Open ❑ a) Virat Kohli ❑ b) Dinesh Karthik ❑ Which of the following ❑ ❑ Which of the following Sofia Kenin won which of c) Rohit Sharma d) Suresh Raina countries won most players have the highest Q4: Q7: the following Grand Slam As per WTA rankings, who Q1: medals at a single Summer is the current number one The fastest badminton hit career batting average in ICC Photo: GETTY IMAGES Q8: Olympic Games? Sofia Women’s One Day Internationals? Kenin Tennis player? Q11: in competition by a male a) China ❑ b) United States of America ❑ a) Bronwyn Calver ❑ b) Rachael Heyhoe-Flint ❑ a) Ashleigh Barty ❑ b) Sofia Kenin ❑ is 426 kph (264.70 mph), and was c) Canada ❑ d) United Kingdom ❑ c) Lindsay Reeler ❑ d) Meg Lanning ❑ c) Naomi Osaka ❑ d) Simona Halep ❑ achieved by___ a) Kim Astrup ❑ b) Mads Conrad-Petersen ❑ After MS Dhoni, which of In the year 2018 and 2019, Which of the following c) Mads Pieler Kolding ❑ d) Mathias Boe ❑ the following players have which of the following Q5: countries have won most Q2: played most matches as captain in Q9: players was awarded NBA Asian Women’s Handball ANSWERS: 1 b) Rachael Heyhoe-Flint India Premier League? Defensive Player of Year award? Championship? 2 c) Rudy Gobert 3 d) Dara Torres a) Gautam Gambhir ❑ b) Adam Gilchrist ❑ a) Giannis Antetokounmpo ❑ b) Draymond Green ❑ a) China ❑ b) United States ❑ 4 b) United States of America c) Rohit Sharma ❑ d) Virat Kohli ❑ 5 a) Gautam Gambhir 6 b) Mike Budenholzer c) Rudy Gobert ❑ d) Tyson Chandler ❑ c) United Kingdom ❑ d) South Korea ❑ 7 d) Australian Open 8 a) Ashleigh Barty Who was awarded NBA 9 d) South Korea 10 c) Virat Kohli Who is the oldest Olympic Who among the following 11 c) Mads Pieler Kolding Q3: swimming medallist? Q6: 2019 Coach of the Year? Q10: became the first