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Goa, Feb 25: NorthEast United FC are unbeaten in their last eight Hero Indian Super League (ISL) games. Ever since Khalid Jamil took charge, the Highlanders have grown in confidence and have produced stunning results from some difficult games. Under Jamil, the Highlanders have taken 18 points. Only ATK Mohun Bagan (20) have more points and they have played an extra game. Even a draw is enough for the Guwahati-based side against Kerala Blasters on Friday at the Tilak Maidan Stadium in Vasco to seal their place in the top four, ensuring their second-ever appearance in the knockout phase. NEUFC Team News Kerala have been on a barren run and lie second from last, but Jamil urged his side not to take their opponents lightly. “They (Kerala Blasters) are a good team. They have talented players and so we will have to prepare. It will be a difficult game. We shouldn’t take this match lightly. We must fight,” he said. NEUFC might need just a point but Jamil was … [Read more...] about ISL 2020-21: NorthEast United vs Kerala Blasters: Preview, Team News, Timings, Live Streaming Info

With launch season already in full swing and four of the 10 teams having already presented their updated cars ahead of the new season, Haas was the only outfit yet to announce any plans. In a social media post across its channels on Thursday, the American team confirmed that it would be unveiling the livery of the new VF-21 car next week on 4 March. Haas will be entering the 2021 season eager to bounce back from a difficult campaign last year that saw it finish ninth place in the constructors’ championship, scoring just three points. The team has undergone a series of changes ahead of the new season, including the introduction of an all-new driver line-up following the exits of long-serving duo Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen. Formula 2 champion and Ferrari Driver Academy member Mick Schumacher will make his F1 debut with Haas this year. The German driver has already featured for the team in practice for the 2020 season finale in Abu Dhabi, as well as testing last … [Read more...] about Haas announces livery reveal date for VF-21 F1 car

Boris Johnson has raised hopes of a ‘normal’ summer by announcing plans to lift all Covid restrictions in England by June 21. The Prime Minister set out a four-step easing of restrictions starting with the return of all children to school and social mixing outdoors ( see below ). He predicted that the success of the vaccine roll-out meant: “Today the end really is in sight”. Mr Johnson told MPs: “A wretched year will give way to a Spring and a Summer that will be incomparably better”. He later added that the “crocus of hope is poking through the frost”. But in a dramatic shift in tone, he stressed that his approach must now be “cautious” to avoid a fourth national lockdown. And he admitted that he could not guarantee that the measures would be “irreversible” - although he wanted them to be. What is your view? Have your say in the comments section Tory MPs have urged him to lift measures by April 26 now that more than 17.7m people have received their first Covid … [Read more...] about ‘Normal’ summer hope for Brits as lockdown to end on June 21 after 4 key steps

On her way out of hospital and recovering from life-altering surgery which meant she could never have a baby, Kristyn Morgan​ bumped into a father holding his newborn. At only 21, Morgan had been faced with an impossible choice: continue bleeding, an affliction which had stumped doctors for two years and left her constantly fatigued, or have her womb removed. She chose the latter, becoming one of the youngest people in New Zealand to undergo a hysterectomy . Now she wants other young women who might be facing infertility to know they are not alone. “Even though I had good people around me, I was so lonely,” she said. “I didn’t know if anyone my own age had had it. A young hysterectomy is considered 35, [years old] not 21.” READ MORE: How to tell if you are going through menopause British MPs want women to be offered menopause leave. Should NZ do the same? Depriving yourself of something you enjoy - why it's good to fast Her ordeal began two years ago, when she … [Read more...] about Wellington 21-year-old among the youngest ever to undergo a hysterectomy in NZ

VIJAY HAZARE TROPHY 2020-21 by Cricbuzz Staff • Last updated on Share Tweet Shaw, who was captaining Mumbai for the first time in the absence of the rested Shreyas Iyer, registered the seventh-highest List A score. © Getty Group D Puducherry v Mumbai Captain Prithvi Shaw plundered an unbeaten 227* as Mumbai posted 457/4 and buried Puducherry under a mountain of runs to win by 233 and extend their unbeaten start to the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The final result of the game became but a footnote amid the statistical records stacked up in the first innings. Shaw, who was captaining Mumbai for the first time in the absence of the rested Shreyas Iyer, registered the seventh-highest List A score. He batted through the innings, studding his 152-ball knock with 31 fours and 5 sixes. In terms of strike-rates though, he was outdone on the day by Suryakumar Yadav who smashed 133 off 58 balls. The pair added 201 runs for the … [Read more...] about Shaw’s record 227 extends Mumbai’s unbeaten run