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WORLD HEART DAYSept 29 is World Heart Day.Docs believe it is equallyimportant for kids and teensto build strong and healthyhearts. We tell you how. PLUS: Areyou eating your salad right?

TRIVIA TIMESeptember 26 is Daughters Day, a dayto celebrate the girl child

#GOALSCelebrities who refuse to bite thesocial media bait

QUICK TIPSHow to pick a perfume

ENVIRONMENT Forest Schools arehere to stay. PLUS: Writers Sriniand Shubhashree

on the basics of how to start yourzero-waste journey; Take our

Environment quiz to test your eco-awareness

FILMS, BOOKSThe last quarter of 2021 promises some

exciting new flicks to watchout for. PLUS: When can

you start reading crimefiction;Introduction tomystery for kids

SIMPLYSPORTSAll aboutclimbing as

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3 OF THE DAYBUZZ

DIPLOMACY

CRISTIANO RONALDO DETHRONESLIONEL MESSI

Cristiano Ronaldo has dethronedLionel Messi to become thehighest-paid footballer of 2021.

According to Forbes, the 10 highest-paid footballers are assumed to collectpre-tax earnings of $585 million thisseason, up from last year’s $570 mil-lion. Besides Ronaldo and Messi, someof the biggest names in the world foot-ball, including the 29-year-old Neymar,who lands at No 3 once again with $95million, and the 22-year-old KylianMbappe, who is No 4 with $43 million,are featured on the list of the world'srichest or top-earning footballers.

Manchester United's prodi-gal son Ronaldo will earn$125 million before taxesin his returning season atOld Trafford. NicknamedCR7, Ronaldo has a longlist of sponsorship deals.The first human to crossthe 500 million followerson social media, Ronaldowill also take home$55million throughendorsements this season

RICHIE-RICH FOOTBALLERS

FOR A CAUSE

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Sachin, Madhuri, Varun to participate inGlobal Citizen Live campaign

Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, actorsMadhuri Dixit Nene and Varun Dhawanare the latest Indian personalities to

extend their support to the Global Citizen Livecampaign, the organisers have said. The event,to be hosted by Anil Kapoor, will be held at the

Gateway of India in Mumbai. Billed as a day of "global unity", the event will callon world leaders, philanthropists and corporations to "defend the planet anddefeat poverty, to take action on climate change, famine, and vaccine equity.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Washington on Wednesdayfor his much-touted three-day US visit. During his visit, he willaddress the UN General Assembly and attend the Quad leaders

Summit as well as hold a bilateral meet with US President Joe Biden atthe White House. PM Modi will address the General Debate of the High-Level Segment of 76th Session of UN General Assembly (UNGA) onSeptember 25 in New York.

Now, a new logo for vegan products

Vegan foods products will soonhave a logo launched by theFood Safety and StandardsAuthority of India (FSSAI) on

its packaging. It is a part of FSSAI's draftrules for vegan food products. For the firsttime ever, FSSAI has come up with draftrules for such products. The Government ofIndia has outlined vegan foods and has men-tioned the compliance requirement. "Earlierwe had logos for the vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. People are well aware ofgreen dot for vegetarian food and a browndot for non-vegetarian food. But beyondthat, there is a movement for veganism.There are many people who are allergic tomilk that's why they want to avoid animalproducts completely. For them, we have thevegan food logo that will help people tomake their choice," said Arun Singhal, thechief executive officer of FSSAI

James Bond star Daniel Craig says,women and actors of colour should belicensed to thrill in roles as good as007. Daniel, 53, who makes his last

outing as Bond in 'No Time To Die', which pre-mieres next week, was asked if his replacement

in the role should be more "diverse". He said:"The answer to that is simple. There should bebetter parts for women and actors of colour."Why should a woman play James Bond whenthere should be a part just as good as JamesBond, but for a woman?"

Just like logos for vegetarianand non-vegetarian foods,vegan foods will have a logothat will be green in colour andthe letter 'V' will help con-sumers identify a food productas vegan

According to the draft regulations, 'Vegan Foods' means thosefoods or food ingredients that do not make use ofany ingredients, additives and processing aids ofanimal origin, including milk and milk products,fish, poultry, meat, egg or egg products, honeybee or honey products, materials of insect ori-gin like silk, dyes, bone char used in sugarbleaching, among others

While not legally bind-ing, the WHO AQGs setthresholds for six keyair pollutants — par-ticulate matter(PM2.5 and PM10),ozone (O3), nitrogendioxide (NO2), sulphurdioxide (SO2) and car-bon monoxide (CO)

T he World HealthOrganisation (WHO)on Wednesday

announced new stringentGlobal Air Quality Guidelines(AQGs) — a revision of its2005 guidelines — to assessthe effects of air pollution andits health impact and nudgegovernments across the worldto address the issue.

INDIA'S CASE India last revised its airpollution standards in 2009.These are already seen asmore relaxed than the WHO2005 guidelines.Bangladesh, Pakistan andIndia have recorded thehighest air pollution levelsvis a vis the 2005 WHOguidelines

With the new guidelines,the India picture could get

starker. Greenpeace Indiasays that Delhi's annual PM2.5 in 2020 was at 16.8times more than the latestWHO guidelines of 5 ug/m3

WHY THIS CHANGE The thresholds havebeen revised, as it is foundthat air pollution inflictsdamage on human healthat even lower concentra-tions than previouslythought and also con-tributes to climate change.Interim targets and step-wise progress have beensuggested for high pollu-tion areas, given the difficulties involved

WHO estimatesthat around 7million prema-ture deathsevery year are dueto the effects of air pollution.However, 80% of the deathsattributed to PM2.5 exposurein the world could be avoided,if countries attain the annualAQG level for PM2.5

WHO raises bar

007, a woman? Not really: Craig

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LSEVERAa. Several b. Loral

c. Sever d. Sent

ETRLUBOa. Turbo b. Trouble

c. Earlobe d. Tube

THERTOGEa. Together b. Thermo

c. Teratogen d. Their

RESUa. Reuse b. Sure

c. Sent d. Bear

Answers: 1) a, 2) b, 3) a, 4) b

Answer: Tootbrush

Quiz time

Complete the titlesof these novels byfilling in the blankswith the rightcolours. Choose correctly!

Example: '__________Beauty' by Anna Sewell Answer: Black

1 'The ________ Umbrella'by Ruskin Bond

A) Brown B) Blue

C) Beige D) Black

COMPLETE WITH COLOURS

Answers: 1) B. Blue 2) A. Green 3) D. Scarlet

4) A. White 5) C. Purple 6) B. Red

Idiom-etricsSURYAKUMARI DENNISON, teacher, Aavishkar Academy, Bengaluru

Editorin the making

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ciao!

hallo!hello!

hola! Learn a

Work sheet

SPANISH

1) Busco un hotel (boo-scoh oon oh-tel)Meaning: I’m looking for a hotel

2) Yo necesito (yoh nay-say-see-toh) Meaning: I need

3) Yo necesito un cuarto (yoh nay-say-see-toh oon cwar-toh)Meaning: I need a room

4) Desayuno (deh-sah-yoo-noh)MEANING: Breakfast

5) Almuerzo (al-mooh-er-soh)MEANING: Airport

6) Cena (seh-nah) MEANING: Dinner

1) Busco un hotel 2) Yo necesito Cena 3) Yo necesito Desayuno 4) Yo necesito un cuarto

KHYATI BAJARIAArt Educator, Bodakdev

School For Children,Ahmedabad

Step-3 Step-4

I have a head of tightly-clusteredbristles, set on a handle ofdifferent colours and shapes.Combine me with a goodcleanser and I ensure that youhave a brilliant smile. You needme, first thing in the morning,and often just before you go tobed. Today, you can get grassyvariations of me.

2 'Anne of ______ Gables'by L M Montgomery

A) Green B) Grey

C) Pink D) Peach

3 'The ________ Pimpernel'by Baroness Emmuska

OrczyA) Vermilion B) Crimson

C) Maroon D) Scarlet

Draw the easy way

4 'The Woman in ______'by Wilkie Collins

A) White B) Yellow

C) Indigo D) Magenta

5 'The Color ___________'by Alice Walker

A) Mauve B) Lilac

C) Purple D) Violet

6 'The __________ Badgeof Courage' by

Stephen CraneA) Silver

B) Red

C) Orange

D) Gold

SURYAKUMARI DENNISON, teacher, Aavishkar Academy, Bengaluru

Shraddha........ My mother sum-moned me, after watching avideo titled ‘6 ways to spruce

up the flavour of food ‘ and handedme a shopping bag along with a list.I headed towards the market.There, I met my best friendShweta, a huge fan of JustinBieber. On our way, she said,‘Bieber gives way to Blackpink onYouTube’ in terms of subscribers.She asked, “ Why are you here?” Isaid, "I am buying some herbs, asthey have many medicinal proper-ties. I would suggest you too, eatnutritious food, which will enhanceyour family's health.” When I wenthome, I handed over the herbs tomy mom and went to the livingroom, where my father was watch-ing news headlines on television.The top headline which grabbed myattention was ‘Not an equal world:Facebook shields VIPs from some ofits own rules’. I listened to thenews and then we had healthy andflavoursome food that night.

NUMBER SERIES

On your bookshelf, you havefive favorite books. If youdecide to arrange these five

books in every possible combina-tion and moved just one book inevery half a minute. How muchtime it will take you to arrange?A) 1 hour B) 2 hours C) Half n hour D) 48 hourse

In a two-digit number, thedigit in the unit’s place istwo more than the three

times of the digit in ten’s place.If the sum of the two digits is 6,the number is

A) 16 B) 78 C) 15 D) 11

HEALTH ISWEALTH

The headlines: 1) Turn on the music

2) Have you heard of#HeForShe? #HeForShe?

3) Say cheese!

4) Can you survive thisdinner party?

5) My son is addicted tothe internet

And thewinner is...

SHRADDHA PARDESHIclass X, Crescent High School, and

Junior college, Gultekdi, Pune

(Choose the idiom that best suits the situation)

Answer : A

WEAVE A STORY WITH HEADLINES

Q:1 How will you communicatethat you are looking for a hotel?

Q:2 How will you ask for dinner?

Q:3 How will you ask for break-fast?

Q:4 How will you ask for a room?

2

Find the greatest numberthat will divide 43, 91 and183 so as to leave the same

remainder in each case.A) 4 B) 7 C) 9 D) 13 Answer : A

3

1

Answer: A

Answer : C

Answer: C

One morning, Leena Ma'am was not her usual sweet self."Ma'am is always polite," sighed Anita, "but she justspoke rudely to me." Arun nodded. "She snapped at

me too," he remarked. Mythili said softly, "Since LeenaMa'am is kind and gentle by nature, something must real-ly be troubling her today. I wish we could help. It'ssad to see our teacher so uncharacteristical-ly bad-tempered and irritable."

A) Bull in a china shop

B) Wolf in sheep's clothing

C) Bear with a sore head

TRIVIA

Several centuries ago, a Swedish kingwas preparing to attack a town. Inscornful defiance, the townspeoplehung a goose (supposedly a stupid bird)from a tower. The furious king set theplace on fire. His soldiers announced,

'We are cooking your goose.' If we saysomeone's 'goose is cooked', we meanthat he/she is in deep trouble, often self-inflicted. The expression was first usedidiomatically in the 19th century.

The teacher found out thatPankaj had cheated. The stu-dents knew that

she would dealseverely with thedishonest boy.

A) Cook (some-one's) goose

B) Kill the gold-en goose

C) Go on a wildgoose chase

02 “Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.”

RALPH WALDO EMERSON, POET

WIZARD’S CORNERFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

03SCHOOL IS COOLFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory ofRelativity. It’s also a place where you can think beyond theclassroom. Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL!

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International Dot Day is cele-brated on September 15 eachyear to harness the creativi-

ty in each of us. The inspirationbehind the event is the children'sbook 'The Dot' by Peter H Reynolds, which emphasisesthe importance of a simple thinglike the dot.

Students of Nursery cele-brated this day by completing acaterpillar by using their indexfinger to make dots as a revisionactivity of number values. Theyalso did ear bud painting on var-ious things like a dice, dragon-fly, globe, doughnuts, grapes etc.

The little wonders of Kinder-garten during this global cele-bration of creativity,courage,andcollaboration did an array of ac-tivities like word building withplay dough and joining the dots toreveal an image. They enthusias-tically decorated yummiliciouscookies with cheese, chocolatesauce,jam,choco chips and gems.

The students of class I de-coded the name of Vashti by

solving 2 times tables and drewobjects of their choice using thedot technique. They also wrotethe word ‘Thank You’ on a hand-kerchief using paint and earbuds. They listened to The DotSong-a beautiful song whichtalks about making a mark.

'Make your mark' and seewhere it takes you. The studentsof class II celebrated Interna-tional Dot Day through a fun ac-tivity in their maths class re-lated to multiplication. They en-circled the correct number ofcolourful gems using a bangleto indicate the product of the ta-

bles dictated by the teacher.Students of class III collabo-

rated with their partner schoolin Texas, USA, on this event.They understood the importanceof noting down good ideas andto journal regularly. To fosterself-expression they explainedthe concept of multiplicationthrough the AI app autodraw.

The students of class IV dis-played an excellent variety ofart work combined with amaz-ing imagination when encour-aged to use their creative skillsto draw starting with a little dot.

Students of class V enthusi-

astically used MS Paint to rep-resent various fractions. In ge-ography pupils used dots to dig-itally mark the biosphere re-serves of India in a PowerPointpresentation template.

The activities motivated thestudents to explore skills of cre-ativity and imagination thusleading to experiential learningthrough self-discovery in a play-way method. The students ofBirla High School will not beafraid to make a mark wherev-er they are and will always en-deavour to discover the creativ-ity within themselves.

I t was an ordinary day at school.Normal classes were going on. Noexams were scheduled in the near

future, and we were going through thecurriculum. I don't know why, but I hadthe intuition that day that somethingfunny or exciting was going to happen.However, when three periods wereover with nothing out of the ordinaryhappening, I started having doubtsover my intuition.

Suddenly, our principal came toour classroom, and to everybody's sur-prise, informed us that the school wasplanning to take the students on anexcursion to Araku Valley the comingweek. It was going to be a two-day

trip, and we would becovering Araku Valley,Kothapalli waterfalls,strawberry gardens atLambasinghi, and anight stay at Anantagiri.I cannot explain to youin words how I felt at

that time. More than the trip, Iwas awestruck about my intu-ition coming true that day. It'sone day that I will remember fora long time.

V BHARGAVI, class XII, Sri Chaitanya School,

Visakhapatnam

WIND IN MY HAIR'Tons of mistake to not regret...A whole life to spend....And it doesn't end...'

If I were a cartoon character, Iwould probably be Rapunzel fromDisney Tangled. I have always be-

lieved myself to be thecentral or pivotalcharacter of my life.Rapunzel similarly isthe main character ofthe movie Tangled. Ipossess her energyand charisma to someextent. Her bravery

and positivity is something I strive toachieve. Rapunzel is extremely opti-mistic. She believes that every cloudhas a silver lining. Her optimism andperseverance to push forward throughthe most difficult times lead her to herdestiny. Rapunzel expresses her emo-tions through her paintings. She hasbeen locked in a tower for 18 yearswithout any, or almost no company,except her pet chameleon, Pascal. Herbeing isolated from the world for 18years is something that has been mo-tivating me these two years. Her iso-lation had unleashed her multifacetedalter egos. She is an expert cook, a bak-er, singer, an artist and of course a

dreamer. Her being locked away in atower had made her mind pose sev-eral questions about the supposedlydangerous, unknown world ahead ofher. Rapunzel was no ordinary andstereotypical girl. I would like to pos-sess her innate healing powers. Beingable to heal people in a world where

everyone is hurting will be a veryblessed opportunity. Her powersabound in her extremely long blondehair.

Rapunzel has the purest and mostbeautiful souls. She is very forgivingand empathetic person. Criminalsare people we despise. But she lookspast all their murderous and un-kindly gestures and puts her trust inthem. She converts Eugene Fitzher-bert, the most notorious thief, into agenuine person. Through her loveand kind soul she is able to bringabout the Eugene who was lost andburied deep within due to lack of loveand affection. I would love to be ableto forgive people and give themchances like her. Rapunzel is an ex-tremely loyal friend and downrightrefuses to fight Cassandra who at onepoint turns against her. I would liketo be like her and fight alongside myfriends at any situation. Lastly, Iwould like to learn that it is not nec-essary to like everyone or be liked byeveryone. Rapunzel never gave peo-ple any reason to hate her but somegood people actually thought she waspretentious and rambunctious whenshe was just being her true self.

MEHULI ROY, Class XII, St Augustine’sDay School, Barrackpore

IF I WEREA CARTOONCHARACTER

Swami Vivekananda CentenarySchool holds I-Day & Teachers’ Day

INDEPENDENCE DAY

Being free is the way God in-tended us to be and we are allborn free. Freedom is some-thing that no one can takeaway from you. India

achieved her independence on August15 1947. This day teaches us the impor-tance of patriotism and strengthens ourunity irrespective of any differences.Swami Vivekananda Centenary Schoolcelebrated the 75th Independence Dayon August 15 which had involved the par-ticipation of the students and teachers.

On that special day PayelChakraborty, the TIC of the school,hoisted the National Flag on the schoolpremises and all the teachers sang theNational Anthem. A virtual pro-gramme was arranged by students andteachers. The students were enrichedby the speeches of Payal Chakraborty,the TIC of the school and Smitha GhoshSur, the vice-principal of this school.Students from all the classes and teach-ers participated in patriotic songs,dance performances and recitations.The students put up a colourful pro-gramme and it was a memorable ex-perience for all.

TEACHERS’ DAY

Education is not the filling of a pail,but the lighting of a fire. Keepingthis saying in mind, Swami

Vivekananda Centenary School cele-brated the auspicious Teachers’ Day onSeptember 5 to pay tribute to selfless spir-it and sheer perseverance of the teach-ers who make an everlasting mark inevery student’s life. This day also marksthe birth anniversary of our former Pres-ident Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. Theteachers and the students of SwamiVivekanda Centenary School also paidtributes to that great soul to mark his134th birth anniversary. PayelChakraborty, the respected TIC, told thestudents about the importance of thisday over the digital platform.

After this Gargi Banerjee, the Zum-ba instructor, organised a fun onlineZumba session to keep the studentshealthy and physically strong. The stu-dents showcased their gratitude to-wards the teachers for the commend-able job, despite their personal up-heavals and the ongoing impact of theCovid-19 pandemic.

The teachers have been steadfastin their roles as educators and men-tors to ensure their students have ac-cess to uninterrupted learning. Stu-dents paid their tributes to their teach-ers by reciting various speeches, po-

ems digitally. Finally Smita Sur Ghosh,vice-principal, gave the vote of thanksto all who were associated with thisprogramme, for being smoothly con-ducted.

Swami Vivekananda CentenarySchool applauds all the teachers inevery corner of the country on this oc-casion.

Birla High School Junior Section holds International Dot Day

Birla High School celebrates World Humanitarian Day

Every year on August 19,the United Nations cele-brates World Humani-

tarian Day as a gesture tocommemorate the 2003 attackon the UN assembly in Bagh-dad.

The students of class XI ofBirla High School are pre-senting an assembly on WorldHumanitarian Day, depictingits significance in today'sworld and what the UN wantsto convey through this day.Throughout the ongoingCovid-19 pandemic, world hu-manitarian workers havebeen working tirelessly tosave lives. The focus is on howwe too can also become goodsamaritans by engaging insmall acts of kindness.

Q1: Which football player made itto the Guinness World

Records as highest goalscorer inmen’s international football history? a. Lionel Messi

b. Cristiano Ronaldo

c. Neymar

d. Mohamed Salah

Q2: Who has been named asthe new captain of

Afghanistan’s men’s cricket teamfor the T20 World Cup?a. Asghar Afghan

b. Mohammad Nabi

c. Gulbadin Naib

d. Samiullah Shenwari

Q3: Who became the first IASofficer to win a

Paralympic medal?a. Sumit Antil

b. Devendra Jhajharia

c. Suhas Yathiraj

d. Krishna Nagar

Q4: How many medals didIndia win at the Tokyo

Paralympics 2021?a. 17 b. 19 c. 21 d. 15

Q5: Which player won the F1Dutch Grand Prix 2021?

a. Sebastian Vettel

b. Lewis Hamilton

c. Max Verstappen

d. Valtteri Bottas

Q6: In which event did KrishnaNagar win the gold medal

at the Tokyo Paralympics?a. Archery b. Taekwondoc. Badminton d. Tennis

Q7: Who is the first Indianwoman to win two medals

at the Paralympics?a. Ekta Bhyan

b. Avani Lekharan

c. Bhagyashri Jadhav

d. Bhavina Patel

Q8: In which city was theAsian Youth Boxing

Championship held?a. Beijing

b. Rome

c. Nairobi

d. Abu Dhabi

Q9: Which Indian Grandmasterwon the 2021 Barcelona

Open chess tournament title?a. Krishnan Sasikiran

b. S P Sethuraman

c. Srinath Narayanan

d. Aravindh Chithambaram

Q10: Stuart Binny, who hasannounced his

retirement from cricket, playedfor which country?a. India

b. New Zealand

c. Australia

d. West Indies

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QUIZ TIME!

ANSWERS: 1. b. Cristiano Ronaldo

2. b. Mohammad Nabi 3. c. Suhas Yathiraj

4. b. 19 5. c. Max Verstappen 6. c. Badminton

7. b. Avani Lekharan 8. d. Abu Dhabi

9. b. S P Sethuraman 10. a. India

Krishna Nagar

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While RCB willlook to startafresh, CSK gota confidence-boosting 20-runwin against de-fending cham-

pions Mumbai Indians on Sundaynight. It is imperative for RCB to im-prove upon their batting as they seekto keep their place in the top half ofthe points table. It will be importantthat the openers -- Devdutt Padikkal(217 runs) and skipper Virat Kohli (203runs) -- provide a solid start. But theopening duo would also need supportfrom the middle-order, which crum-bled against Kolkata Knight Riders.

All eyes on Maxwell The likes of Glenn Maxwell (233

runs) and AB de Villiers (207 runs)will have to perform in unisonagainst a strong CSK attack. Aus-tralian Maxwell did justify his highprice tag during the first leg, be-coming the side’s top scorer. He

would be raring to go once again aswill the ever-reliant De Villiers. TheRCB bowlers will also have to forgetthe underwhelming display againstKKR. While pacers Mohammed Sir-aj, Harshal Patel bowled well, Kiwiquick Kyle Jamieson, leg-spinnerYuzvendra Chahal and all-rounderWanindu Hasaranga all had leakedmore than 10 runs an over.

Sam Curran fit to play CSK could have suffered the re-

versal in their tie against Mumbaihad it not been for youngster Rutu-

raj Gaikwad’s mature unbeatenknock of 88 off 58 balls. The team’sleading run-getter Faf du Plessis (320runs), Moeen Ali were out for duckswhile Ambati Rayudu was retiredhurt on nought. Veterans SureshRaina and Dhoni also failed to reachdouble-digit scores and the side wasreeling at 24 for 4. But Gaikwad wasnot ruffled and kept his calm, steer-ing the three-time champions to a re-spectable 156 for 6. He stitched cru-cial partnerships with all-roundersRavindra Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo,who smashed 23 runs off eight de-liveries, taking the team over the 150-run mark. Defending a modest total,CSK showed immense resilience asthe bowlers led by pacer Deepak Cha-har and Dwayne Bravo handed the“Yellow Army” their sixth win of theseason. A win on Friday will takethem back to the top of the table. CSKwill also have the option to chooseyoung England all-rounder Sam Cur-ran, who had been one of the break-out stars of last year’s IPL, shiningwith both the bat and the ball. PTI

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There are some times when our batsmen look to do that to get some extra

opportunity. Virat is obviously desperate to do well, he likes one-on-one sessions to get

his confidence and basically find his rhythm. It definitely looks like he has found it.

RCB coach MIKE HESSON

Manuel LanziniPhoto: AFP

The Hammers suffered a gut-wrench-ing 2-1 defeat against United in thePremier League when David De Geasaved Mark Noble’s stoppage-timepenalty after Jesse Lingard’s late win-

ner. But David Moyes’ men got a measure of re-venge three days later as Manuel Lanzini’s firsthalf goal dumped United out in the third round.Solskjaer made 11 changes and Moyes opted for10 alterations, with West Ham’s understudiesmaking the most of their moment in the spot-light. Ryan Fredericks ghosted past Alex Tellesand cut back for Lanzini to sweep past Unitedgoalkeeper Dean Henderson in the ninth minute.That was enough for Moyes to secure a first winover United since they sacked the Scot after lessthan a season in charge in 2014. It was also WestHam’s first victory at Old Trafford since 2007.

At Stamford Bridge, Chelsea won 4-3 on penal-ties after a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa. Much-maligned German forward Timo Werner head-ed Chelsea into the lead in the 54th minute, fin-ishing off Reece James’ cross for his first goal in

11 games. With Villa fan Prince William watch-ing from the stands, 19-year-old striker CameronArcher equalised in the 64th minute with a close-range header from Matty Cash’s cross. Jamesscored Chelsea’s winning penalty in the shoot-out after Ashley Young and Marvelous Nakam-ba missed for Villa. Harry Kane ended his goaldrought as Tottenham boss Nuno Espirito San-to knocked out his former club Wolves 3-2 onpenalties after a 2-2 draw at Molineux. TanguyNdombele gave Tottenham a 14th-minute leadwhen he charged down Conor Coady’s clearanceand shot past John Ruddy.

Arsenal eased to a 3-0 win against third tierAFC Wimbledon at the Emirates Stadium. TheGunners, featuring 10 changes from the week-end win at Burnley, went ahead in the 11thminute. Gabriel Martinelli was fouled by NestaGuinness-Walker and Alexandre Lacazette slot-ted home the penalty. Emile Smith-Rowe doubledthe lead in the 77th minute and Eddie Nketiah’simpudent flick wrapped up the win three min-utes later. AFP

Karim Benzema capitalised on anearly Mallorca mistake at the San-tiago Bernabeu before three goalsin five minutes put Madrid 3-1ahead, two Asensio strikes coming

either side of a curling effort from Mallorca’sLee Kang-in. Asensio completed his treble witha bending shot of his own in the second halfand went off to a standing ovation, leaving Ben-zema to add his second and Isco to tap inMadrid’s sixth late on. Benzema’s second goalwas his 200th in La Liga, making him only the10th player to reach the milestone. “ClearlyKarim is playing very well,” said Madrid coachCarlo Ancelotti. “Not just himself but for theteam. He is a complete striker.” Victory liftsReal Madrid two points clear of Atletico at thetop of La Liga, with Sevilla up to third afterthey had earlier eased past Valencia 3-1. Asen-sio was born in Palma and began playing forMallorca aged 10, only to join Real Madrid in2016. He declined to celebrate any of his threegoals but will have made an impression on An-celotti, who was giving the 25-year-old his firststart of the season. “Asensio did very well. It is

true that from that position he can hurt the op-ponent, between the lines he has a lot of qual-ity,” Ancelotti said. Benzema now has eightgoals this term and there were noteworthydisplays too from Eduardo Camavinga, thehugely exciting 18-year-old midfielder, as wellas Madrid’s two central defenders, David Ala-ba and Eder Militao, whose distribution wasinstrumental in almost all the goals.

Despite scoring two late goals to beat Va-lencia, Ancelotti criticised his team for againbeing too open at the back. Mallorca hadchances but they were blown away by Madrid’srevitalised attack. The first goal, though, wasa gift, as Josep Gaya failed to control a rou-tine pass across the defence and then slippedtrying to recover, allowing Benzema to raceclear and finish. Militao instigated the sec-ond with a driven pass out to Vinicius, whoseangled pass sent Rodrygo in behind. His de-flected cross was prodded out by Mallorcagoalkeeper Manolo Reina, for Asensio to fin-ish. Lee hit back almost immediately, weav-ing past Militao and Alaba and curving a shotinto the bottom corner. AFP

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