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PAGE 3 PAGE 4 CINEMA LEGEND
DILIP KUMAR
CLICK HERE: PAGE 1 AND 2 DIES AT 98

PM MODI
Mary Kom, Manpreet Singh to EXPANDS HIS
be India’s flag bearers for Tokyo CABINET
Games opening ceremony egendary six-time world champion

L D
The official size of the Indian contingent ilip Kumar, India's enduring
boxer MC Mary Kom and men's hockey
will be around 126 athletes and 75 film legend through the
team captain Manpreet Singh will be
officials, totalling 201. The Indian decades, died at a Mumbai
India’s flag bearers for the opening
contingent will have 56 per cent male hospital on Wednesday
ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23, Indian
and 44 per cent female athletes, the IOA after a prolonged illness. He was 98.
Olympic Association (IOA) has announced. The The actor, known to generations of
has informed. The contingent has 78
World Championships’ silver medallist wrestler film-goers as the ‘tragedy king' for
quota places, and the athletes will com-
Bajrang Punia will be the country's flag-bearer his portrayal of the brooding,
pete in about 85 medal positions
for the closing ceremony on August 8. intense romantic characters in clas-
sics such as ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ and
This will be Mary Kom's swansong Olympics, having won the bronze at the 2012 ‘Devdas’, is survived by his wife,
rime Minister Narendra Modi on Saira Banu.

London Games. For Manpreet, he will be playing his third Olympics edition after
representing the country at the 2012 London and 2016 Rio Games. Reigning
Commonwealth and Asian Games champion Bajrang will be featured in his
maiden Olympics
This is amazing, and I am
speechless. It’s a huge honour
to be named the flag bearer for
the opening ceremony alongside
the incredible Mary Kom. I have
always been inspired by her
journey in boxing, and per-
sonally for me, this is a big
moment in my career, and
it is also a huge moment
for hockey.I thank the Indian
Olympic Association for this
great opportunity, and I am
looking forward to the responsibili-
ty at the opening ceremo-
ny in Tokyo
Manpreet Singh,Indian hockey
captain
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Wednesday expanded his Cabinet. As many
as 43 leaders took oath in the first Union
Cabinet reshuffle and expansion after
TRIBUTES POUR IN
Modi returned to power for a second term in May,  An institution has gone —
2019. Some of the key figures inducted into PM Modi's whenever the history of
Cabinet expansion include Jyotiraditya Scindia, Indian Cinema will be writ-
The 29-year-old ten, it shall always be
Bhupender Yadav, Sarbananda Sonowal and Pashupati
midfielder 'before Dilip Kumar, and
Kumar Paras. The new set of India's Council of
became only the after Dilip Kumar
Ministers has been chosen with emphasis on
sixth hockey player Amitabh Bachchan, actor
to be named the flag representation, experience and education.
bearer of the Indian ET/Agencies  Dilip Kumar summarised in
contingent for the opening cere- himself a history of emerging
mony at the Olympic Games. In Meanwhile, Minister of Law and IT Ravi Shankar
India. The thespian's charm
the past, Lal Shah Bokhari Prasad and Rajya Sabha member Prakash Javadekar transcended all bound-
(1932), Major Dhyan Chand quit Modi's team ahead of the Union Cabinet expan- aries, and he was loved
(1936), Balbir Singh Sr (1952 sion. The President has accepted the resignation of across the subcontinent.
and 1956), Zafar Iqbal (1984) 10 other ministers with immediate effect, including With his demise, an era
and Pargat Singh (1996) have Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank, Harsh Vardhan, Santosh ends. Dilip saab will live forever
Gangwar, Babul Supriyo, Dhotre Sanjay Shamrao, in the heart of India.
had the honour of being flag
Rattan Lal Kataria, Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Condolences to family and
bearers of the Indian contingent
Debasree Chaudhuri, Sadananda Gowda and countless fans
at the Olympic Games opening
Thaawarchand Gehlot Ram Nath Kovind, President
ceremony

BIGGEST SOLAR FLARE IN 4 Twitter loses immunity over
YEARS CAUSES RADIO user-generated content in India
BLACKOUT OVER ATLANTIC Twitter Inc no more enjoys liability protection against user-generated
content in India, as the US microblogging giant has failed to comply with the
new IT rules, the Centre said in a court filing...
The dispute and the public spat has raised
concern that American firms will now find it dif-
ficult to do business, amid a more stringent reg-
ulatory environment.
The IT ministry told the high court in New
Delhi that Twitter's non-compliance amounted
to a breach of the provisions of the IT Act, caus-
ing the US firm to lose its immunity, according
to the filing dated July 5
The filing came in a case filed by a Twitter
user, who wanted to complain about some
allegedly defamatory tweets on the platform,
f reports are to go by, the sun
JEE Main to be conducted
from July 20-25 and July
27 to August 2
he two pending Joint
T Entrance Examination
(JEE)-Mains will be con-
ducted from July 20-25 and July
27 to August 2, 2021. The regis-
tration for the third session
(April) exams will commence
from Tuesday till July 8, 2021
(11:59pm), while the registration for the fourth and final
session (May) exam will begin from July 9 and to continue
till July 12, 2021. The final merit list based on the all four
JEE (Mains) will be announced on August 9.
JEE-Mains is being conducted four times
The IT rules, which became effective from
end-May, are aimed at regulating content on a year from the current academic session
social media firms,a and making them more to offer flexibility to students, and a

I blasted the biggest solar flare since

2017 causing cosmic fireworks, and
even a minor radio blackout on Earth.
According to NASA, the new sunspot,
AR2838, emitted the biggest solar flare,
a powerful burst of radiation, in four
According to spaceweather.com,
if the sunspot holds together it
will come back towards Earth's
and said the company was not complying with
the new law that requires appointment of cer-
tain new executives
accountable to legal requests for swift removal
of posts and sharing details on the originators of
messages
chance to improve their scores, amid the
second wave of Covid-19 in India
point of view in late July. The
latest eruption marks the begin-

Paes-Bhupathi set to reunite for a web series

ning of a new solar cycle.
years, on July 3. The sunspot, which is
now gone, occurred over the star's X1.5-class flare, the solar flare ionised
northwestern limb, and is likely to move the top of the Earth's atmosphere, caus-

I
towards the far side of the sun in the ing a shortwave radio blackout over the ndian tennis great Leander
Paes and Bhupathi were the first

1
next couple of weeks. Classified as an Atlantic Ocean. Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi are Indian pair to win at the Wimbledon
set to reunite for a new web in 1999. The speculation about their
What is Solar Flare? ISRO had recently
observed around
series, which will narrate inter- reunion started after Paes recently posted
 A solar flare is a sudden, rapid, and intense explosion on the 100 microflares, pro- esting stories and share anecdotes a picture and wrote a note on Twitter on
surface of the sun that happens when massive amounts of energy
viding new insights about from the duo's journey to stardom. the 22nd anniversary of their first
stored in magnetic fields are suddenly released. The explosion
emits radiation across the length and breadth of the universe, coronal mass heating on Paes and Bhupathi will be seen in a Wimbledon men's doubles title
the sun. The corona emits The pair, nicknamed the 'Indian

2
hurtling them towards planets in the solar system. These radia- unique storytelling of their journey
tions contain radio waves, x-rays and gamma rays ultraviolet X-rays, and Express', played together from 1994
and relationship together, created by
According to NASA, the energy released by this explosion could consists of ionised gas at to 2006, before re-uniting for a sec-
be equivalent to millions of 100-megaton hydrogen bombs explod- temperatures exceeding none other than award-winning hus-
ond stint from 2008 to 2011. They also had
ing at the same time. However, it is just one-tenth of the total 2 million degrees band-wife director duo of Ashwiny
energy emitted by the sun every second Fahrenheit Iyer Tiwari and Nitesh Tiwari. Entertainment a public fallout but have put that behind
them now
 02 “Leadership is based on inspiration, not domination;
on cooperation, not intimidation.”
WILLIAM ARTHUR WARD, AUTHOR
FAMILY TIME
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021

10 ways to inculcate
A
Set an example
s a parent, you are the most important teacher for
leadership A
Encourage teamwork
leader leads a team. Encourage your child to take

qualities
your child. So whatever you’ll do, your child is going part in group activities and voice his/her opin-
to learn something or the other from it. So, be your ion. Teach him how to work in groups and
best self and try to set an example that benefits your child. handle things and people in different situations.
Inspire your child by doing the right thing in real life.

It’s said that today’s children are tomorrow’s leaders, and Practice confidence building exercise
Let them be creative
who can guide kids better than their parents. You as a
T
ell the importance of being confident to your child.

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eaders are creative. So let the creative mind of your
child fly as high as it wants to. Let them take part in
all the activities and let them explore to know their
best self, because to lead, it’s important to know how good
you are at that particular thing.
Practice such exercises where he/she can participate
parent are the best person to inspire your kids in ways and reflect confidence. It’s important to be confident
while making decisions because no one hears a person who
already seems to be confused rather than being confident.
that they can lead tomorrow. Here are 10 ways that will
help you inculcate leadership qualities in your child

Make them aware of the dangers of

Patience is an important skill procrastination
A
leader needs to be an excellent listener and an

T
observer that automatically comes when he/she will o procrastinate is a common thing but something that
know how to be patient. Patience is an important skill isn’t fruitful. Make your child aware about its dangers
for a child to be calm and to make informed decisions. and how they need to make sure that it never becomes
a habit because it will prevent them from meeting their goals.

Decision-making skills Practice negotiation skills Tell them how to embrace failures

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eaders decide on their own. So let your child make es, negotiation is an important thing to teach. Every good leader knows the art of compromise or eing a leader does not mean being successful always.
decisions. Be it choosing between two outfits or mak- negotiation. Don’t let them settle for a mere yes or no. Teach them how to negotiate or how to never give It’s important to teach your child that ‘you will grow,
ing an order in the restaurant, every decision which up something until they get something they want in return. Negotiation skills also help the child’s brain only when you’ll fall so never be scared of falling’.
he/she will make will build a sense of understanding, to develop in such a way that he/she knows to make the best out of the deal or opportunity by looking at it from Teach kids that they have to learn from their failures rather
clarity and confidence in him/her. different angles. than losing hope if they want to be a great leader. TNN

7 ways to convince your Healthy dips that

Good Food

parents to get a can be prepared DOG

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on’t all (most) kids
want a beautiful
golden retriever who
would wake them up
in the morning.
in minutes
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However, it isn’t easy for many rom nachos and chips to cutlets, dips
to keep a pet at home as it’s a big single-handedly spruce up the flavours
responsibility. However, if you of the snack. We love pairing our
have set your heart on keeping meals with different types of dips like
one and your parents don’t ketchup, mayonnaise, chipotle, etc.
agree with you, here are But most of them are unhealthy and loaded with
some tips to convince It’s calories. However, there are healthy dips that HUNG
them. Good luck! not easy to make are flavourful too – try them and enjoy
parents believe you are
HUMMUS DIP CURD DIP
Research first Ingredients: ½ cup boiled chickpeas, 4 tbsp curd,
responsible enough to care
2 tbsp sesame seeds, 2 tbsp olive oil, 4 garlic Ingredients: 1 cup hung curd, half tsp
There are a lot of for a pet. Give them time to you give in doing the dishes, assisting in
cloves, 1 tbsp chopped coriander, salt as per taste
dog breeds, and come around the idea. him food cooking, etc. Don’t just do this for oregano, half tsp red chilli flakes, 1
one has to handle daily with- two days and expect them to say Method: Use a mortar and pestle to grind the tbsp coriander leaves, 4 garlic cloves,
them with care. Meanwhile, prove yourself out any ‘Yes.’ Be patient, and soon you sesame seeds. Once they get a paste-like consis-
You might want a by following a healthy complaint? will get a best furry friend. 4 mint leaves and salt as per taste.
tency, scoop it out and add to a blender. To the Method: Add hung curd to a bowl. Add
Corgi, but a Lhasa routine Initially, we all
might suit you best. tend to do things same blender, add boiled chickpeas, curd, olive finely minced garlic cloves, coriander
Research about different for the pet, but lat-
Can you contribute? oil, garlic cloves, coriander and salt. Blend to get leaves, mint leaves, oregano, red chilli
breeds and how you can adjust er it becomes a respon- A dog requires a lot of grooming a smooth mixture. Take out the hummus in a bowl, flakes and salt. Combine everything
one in your home. Consider sibility of the parents (which is and training, which takes a lot of
factors like your location, cli- perhaps why they are resisting money. Even their food and med-
garnish with some red chilli powder and serve. well with a spoon and your dip is
mate, food availability, etc. your enthusiasm for a pet). Show icines are expensive. Plan a way PUMPKIN DIP Hummus is best served with pita bread, baked ready. Serve it with chips or fries.
them you are willing to you can help with Ingredients: 1 cup boiled and mashed pump- chips and nachos.
Chalk out a plan take the responsibility.
Pet’s the expenses, not
the full payment but
kin, 2 tbsp curd, 1 green chilli, 4 garlic cloves,
After deciding the breed, plan a
How will you Corner a minor part. You 2 tbsp coriander leaves, 1 tbsp lemon juice, TOMATO SALSA DIP BEETROOT DIP
daily routine for the dog and can spend from 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp black sesame seeds, Ingredients: 2 beetroots, 1 cup curd, 2 garlic
show it to your parents. Do in- prove you are your pocket money. salt to taste
clude the time for its walk, food, cloves, 4 cashews, ½ tsp black pepper powder,
training and exercise. Create a responsible? Method: Add mashed pumpkin, curd, green salt to taste
list of the dog’s tasks and how Start small by doing your tasks
List pros of getting dog chilli, garlic cloves, lemon juice and salt in a Method: Peel and
you will incorporate them into on your own or without your There are several benefits of get- blender. Blend to form a smooth mixture. Scoop chop the beetroot into
your schedule. mom nagging you. Then gradu- ting a dog. It’s like having a fun
out the dip in a bowl, garnish with olive oil, black cubes and boil them
ate to helping your par- partner for your family time, they
ents, are great for your home’s secu- sesame seeds. Serve with chips, cutlets or fries. until soft. Use a mor-
How rity and also teach family mem-
tar and pestle to grind
will you bers life skills like responsibili-
cashews and garlic
ty, sacrifice, compassion, etc. Ingredients: 4 tomatoes, 1 onion, 2 garlic garlic cloves. Add them to a bowl. Now
help? cloves, 2 tbsp coriander leaves, 1 tbsp add coriander leaves, lemon juice, cumin properly. Add them to
Will you quit going out a blender. Add the
to play if the dog
Don’t forget to listen lemon juice, a pinch of red chilli powder, powder, red chilli powder, black pepper
is sick? Will You shouldn’t be so involved in half tsp cumin powder, half tsp black powder, asafoetida and salt. Mash every- boiled beetroot, curd,
pursuing your parents to get a thing together gently to make a semi- garlic, black pepper and salt to the blender as well.
pepper powder, a pinch of asafoetida,
dog that you forget to address paste. Your yummy tomato salsa is ready Blend until smooth. Pour in a bowl and garnish with
their issues. Maybe your mom salt as per your taste
to be served. Pair it up with tacos, cashew nuts. Serve it with tortilla chips, vegetable
is allergic to pet dander. Un-
derstand their perspective and Method: Chop the tomatoes, onion and nachos, crisps, chips and enjoy. chips or any other snack of your choice. TNN
don’t rush. TNN
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SCHOOL IS COOL
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2021
It’s not just a place where you get to learn Einstein’s Theory of
Relativity. It’s also a place where you can think beyond the classroom.
Hence we say, SCHOOL IS COOL!
03
International student wing SESSION ON PERSONAL
opened for Cambridgians HYGIENE AT PWS
A
iming high and the
best for their kids in
terms of the best edu-

cation is a dream of each and
every parent. But many a
time lack of information and
right guidance at the right
time may ruin the real poten-
tial and caliber of many.
Comprehending the need of
making Cambridgians aware
of the educational opportu-
nities that lay ahead of them
inspired Cambridge Court
World School to start an
International Student Wing
for its students. The wing
has been started so that reg-
ular guidance could be given
to one and all.
The first session of it
was the two workshops, one
for classes VIII to X and the
other was for classes XI and
XII organized by the school
management along with an
expert guide to
counsel
—TOI
students on various aspects
of studying in internation-
al universities.
The session addressed
the need of planning well
in advance about the aspi-
ration of going abroad to
study. It also dealt with
various scholarship op-
tions and the various en-
trance exams to get en-
rolled in different uni-
versities. The expert
speaker counseled the
students fur- ther
on making
portfolios
for them in which apart
from academic achieve-
ments, a good number of
feats in co-curricular and
social work done by the
students should be includ-
ed. Learning from peers is
always encouraging and
this proved true when two
of the students studying in
Singapore and the UK
joined the workshop to
share their experiences
with the students about
their planning and prepa-
ration of getting admis-
sion to prestigious univer-
sities.
School mentor Lata Ra-
wat inspired the students
by giving examples of sev-
eral Ex-Cambridgians, who
have gone abroad to study.
S h e a l s o s a i d t h at t h e
thought that CBSE students
are less than IB students
when it comes to giving ex-
ams and getting scholar-
ships for foreign universi-
ties, is a false assumption.
All the students who iden-
P
tify their career interests as
early as possible and start
preparing ahead of time are
successful. The sooner one
starts researching about
the courses, the country,
and finally the university
and the way to get the enrol-
ment, the better is the re-
sult. She further added, “
Studying abroad not only
opens up the best in terms
of career opportunities, but
it also helps one to appreci-
ate other cultures and gain
a greater understanding of
the world.” She also as-
sured that the school will
help its Cambridgians in all
possible ways to fulfill their
educational dreams.
Students and the par-
ents were overwhelmed and
posted a lot of queries for
the experts to answer. The
workshop ended with sever-
al congratulatory remarks
for the school from many
parents for being solicitous
and concer ned about the
future of the Cambridgians.
odar World School,
Jaipur organized a
Menstrual Hygiene
Session for girls from class
VI to XII recently. Even dur-
ing the COVID pandemic,
the school remained true to
its mission and realised the
need to continue to educate
school girls about periods
and teach them the impor-
tance of hygienic protection
during period days. Hence,
the menstrual Hygiene Ses-
sion was conducted online
on July 2. The session was
conducted by Nitya Chaud-
hary CSR Executive Unich-
arm India.
The school ensured and
made a conscious effort to
involve the mothers as a part
of the program as well, as a
mother is the biggest influ-
encer in life of a young girl.
The session was organized
with the aim to help the girls
realize that periods are noth-
ing to be ashamed off and it
should never come in the way need to encourage adoles- maintaining health and hy- Minhas thanked Nitya
of achieving their goals. cents at school levels to giene were mentioned which Chaudhary for conducting
Nitya in her session practice safe and hygienic included intake of a balanced the informative and learning
also focussed on the igno- behaviours. She also dis- diet, avoiding junk food, sessions for the girls. The
rance, misconceptions, un- cussed the changes in the drinking adequate water, session ended with words of
safe practices, and illiteracy body of girls during various never skip breakfast, main- wisdom by the school princi-
of the mother and child re- age levels and also dis- tain an active lifestyle by pal. She said, “Eat Well,
garding menstruation are cussed the change in emo- doing exercises and Yoga. Drink in moderation and
the root causes of many tional behaviour. The expert also attended to sleep sound, in these three
problems. She strongly Under the motivational young students' queries. good health abound. Stay
urged that there is a big session an array of tips for Principal Sumita P. safe and Stay Healthy.”

Never lose sight of your goal “Massive plantation for a

W better environment”
hat is success? When do you call Einstein failed to talk read until the goal,” Einstein replied promptly. “You see, I
yourself successful? How do you age of 9. He lost his first attempt at college never lost sight of my goal and strived to
achieve success? These questions entrance and lost three teaching positions achieve it with patience and persever-
often bothered me until I found my answer in two years. He was a terrible student and ance,”

with Albert Einstein. He was a German
mathematician and physicist, who devel-
oped the theories of relativity. He laid the
scientific foundation of paper towels,
lasers, and gravity. He topped the list of
famous dyslexics.
his father died believing that he was a
complete failure. Eventually, he became a
patent clerk and the rest is history.
He received Nobel Prize in Physics in
1921. Once in a gathering, he was asked
“What kept him going”? “The sight of my
B
rightlands Girls Sr. Sec. School
This inspiring tale tells us that there is organized an activity to cele-
no secret ingredient in the recipe of suc- brate Van Mahotsav on July 5
through the virtual platform. The Pri-
cess. Work hard, grab opportunities and fol- mary wing participated with enthusi-
low your passion. Never give up. asm. The activity began with a discus-
Khushi Goyal, class VI, Maharaja sion on the importance of trees and
Sawai Man Singh Vidyalaya their socio-economic significance. The
students planted saplings at their
homes to understand and appreciate
the role of the trees in checking glob-
al warming and reducing pollution.
The little ones exhibited the planted
saplings in their virtual classrooms,
named and described them also. The
keen interest of the students was quite
obvious. This activity helped to instill
the values of social responsibility in
the future citizens, towards the envi-
ronment.

‘MARLEY AND ME’ ‘BOW’LED ME OVER Is this the

T
he movie 'Marley and Me' which I
watched with my parents last weekend
brought tears to my eyes. It portrays
the deep affection between a man and his
dog. The movie begins with a lot of
fun and laughter where the dog is
found messing around with every-
thing in the house in which the
man and his wife stay. The dog's
antics made me laugh and laugh.
Later, after the couple have
kids, the wife who earlier loved
Marley starts hating it for the
mess he makes. This eventually
changes towards the end of
the movie, when the three
kids the couple have start
loving Marley and consider
him as one of their siblings.
I am still carrying in my
time?
heart the love between humans and dogs
which the movie showcases so well. My
father told me that dogs are loyal and grate-
ful, that they would love us more than any-
thing in the world if we love them truly and
take care of them. After watching the
movie, I too wanted a dog as pet at home,
but my mom warned that the lifespan of
dogs is shorter and she wouldn't want
to see me sad if we lose it. Though Oh my! Here comes that unearthly time,
she is right that I might weep for For what everyone was disquieted and
days if I lose my dog, I still hope that had a negative vibe!
she changes her mind so that my brother Hey! Give me a reason to stay quiet,
and I can play with it For we as humans, do not get this
and have fun. straight into our minds!
Teasing an animal for the sake of your
ELUPARAMBIL RANJIT merriment,
EESHWAR NAIR, Is that what gets you high and makes
class IV, Sister Nivedita you feel supreme in your fight!
School, Hyderabad Ah! Is this what we call humanity and
does it make your heart content?

Torturing a woman emotionally, physi-

cally, and mentally,
Shows how unkind and harrowing
humans can be!

PAPER BLOOMS
1 2
Take 2 pink and 1 green A4 Take each piece and fold it
size paper sheets. Divide and at the 4 corners, and then fold
cut each sheet into 16 pieces it again from the sides so
using scissors. You will have that the side-folds meet at
32 pieces of pink and 16 the centre and not overlap to
pieces of green paper. make a leaf.
For the lower
part of the
lotus, spread
the green
leaves as
shown in the
5 picture.
In spite of numerous safety measures,
Women are not able to get enough
respect, care and pleasures.
Oh! So you still have a reason to stay
DHYEY BHATT, CLASS V, SGVP
quiet? VANISH, CLASS X, RUKMANI
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL
As for me, it is the time to BIRLA HIGH SCHOOL
awake mankind!
Let us provide each other
some reason to break the
silence,
Instead of seizing someone's
right and discriminating
against him all his life!
3 4
Whether you agree or not, I
know, deep inside you are
aware it is not right.
Take a bunch of 8 pieces of
Take 4 bunches and put a Hurting someone with or with-
pink paper and 4 papers of
rubber band at the centre out violence does not increase
green and staple them at
and spread the leaves in one’s might.
centre. Ensure that green
the bunches. Humans are leaving humanity
pieces are at the bottom
and pink pieces at the top. as if it was never meant to be
theirs!
This is the moment to realize,
Fold the pink This is the time about what
leaves upwards
everyone was disquieted and
towards the
had a feeling of not being fine
centre so that
ANAHITA PAUL, !!
they appear like
class IX, Jain Heritage
lotus flower Sanvi Sharma, class XI, Delhi
6 petals.
A Cambridge School,
Kondapur, Hyderabad Public School, Jaipur
 Roberto
Mancini
delights in
Italy’s Gianluigi Donnarumma
defying saves a penalty during the
expectations shootout to Spain’s Alvaro Morata

with a
penalty
shoot-out win

Photo: REUTERS

We knew this was the one that

H
aving taken over Italy at their
lowest ebb, Roberto Mancini
revelled in defying expectations
after the Azzurri made it
through to the final of Euro 2020
with a dramatic penalty shoot-
out win over Spain on Tuesday.
Italy’s transformation under Mancini in the
last three years has been extraordinary, from a team
that failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup to one
that has gone on a national record of 33 games un-
beaten, including their Wembley semi-final.
Deserving place in final
■ They were made to fight all the way against
Spain, taking the lead through Federico
Chiesa’s brilliant goal but being pegged back
as Alvaro Morata’s equaliser made it 1-1 and
forced extra time before the Azzurri prevailed
4-2 on penalties. However, they merit their
place in Sunday’s final against England or Den-
mark, having been the outstanding side thus
far at this European Championship.
■ After putting seven goals without reply past
Turkey, Switzerland and Wales in the group stage
they ground out an extra-time win over Austria,
then beat Belgium in the quarter-finals despite
losing star left-back Leonardo Spinazzola to a
torn Achilles tendon. Now they are closing on
a second European Championship title.
Tough patch in smooth run
■ “When you play in a World Cup or a Euro-
pean Championship it is intense, and there al-
ways comes a game where you have to dig in
was going to be really tough and
that is why I think the players and
everyone who has worked with us
over the last three years deserves a
lot of credit because it has not
been easy by any means. Almost
nobody believed we could do it and
yet we are in the final, so we are
pleased for Italians everywhere.
ROBERTO MANCINI,
Italy Coach
and suffer to win,” said Mancini.
■ Italians took to the streets across the country
to celebrate while 11,000 of their fans -- all UK-
based as restrictions prevented supporters abroad
from travelling -- were inside Wembley to see
Jorginho score the decisive kick in the shoot-out.
■ Italy were in a mess after losing to Sweden
in a 2018 World Cup qualifying play-off and
Mancini had to pick up the pieces from that. He
has rebuilt them, and at this Euro they have been
almost the complete side: from the veteran cen-
tre-back pairing of Giorgio Chiellini and Leonar-
do Bonucci to brilliant attacking full-backs, a
gifted midfield trio of Marco Verratti, Jorginho
and Nicolo Barella, and a livewire front line.
“The players wanted to play a brand of football
that people enjoyed and thus far they have man-
aged to do exactly that,” added Mancini.
■ Whether it is England or Denmark on Sun-
day, Italy should fancy their chances on cur-
rent form and their record at getting to ma-
jor tournament finals is enough to strike fear
into any opponent. Euro 2020 will see them
make their 10th appearance in a final, with
six at the World Cup and three at previous Eu-
ropean Championships. But while they have
lifted the World Cup four times, their only con-
tinental triumph to date came as hosts of the
four-team event in 1968. Since then there have
been two final losses that were painful in dif-
ferent ways. In 2000 they were floored by a
French golden goal in extra time in Rotter-
dam, while in 2012 Spain tore them apart to
win 4-0 in Kiev. “There is still one step to go
and now we have to rest up because this real-
ly was very challenging,” added Mancini.
“When you go into your sixth match with all
the travelling it does become very tiring.” AFP

BEAT AN AGGRESSIVE COLOMBIA ON PENALTIES TO SET UP FACE OFF WITH BRAZIL

I
t will be Lionel Messi’s Argentina
against Neymar’s Brazil in the Copa
America final on Saturday at the his-
toric Maracana Stadium in Rio de
Janeiro. Argentina won its semifinal
against Colombia 3-2 on penalties after
three saves by goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez.
Regular time ended 1-1 at the Mané Garrin-
cha Stadium in Brasilia on Tuesday. “Dibu is
a phenomenon. We trusted him,” Messi said
after the match, in a reference to Martinez’
nickname. “It was an objective to play all the
matches and now we will try to win this fi-
nal.” Argentina hasn’t captured a major
title since 1993 when it won Copa Ameri-
Photo: REUTERS
ca. On that occasion, the team eliminated Colombia
on penalties 6-5 in the semifinal after a goalless draw.
Brazil beat Peru 1-0 on Monday to advance to the
final. The Selecao has never lost a Copa America fi-
nal at home and has won five out of six matches so
far. Neymar said after the semifinal he wanted to meet
his Barcelona mentor Messi at the decider. “Both of
us are in the final, I know Neymar said it because we
are friends and he wanted me to be there too,” Messi
said. It took Argentina only seven minutes to open
the scoring. Rodrigo de Paul found Messi in the penal-
ty box with a through pass. The star earned his fifth
assist in the tournament with a pass to Lautaro Mar-
tinez, who put the ball in the right corner past Colom-
bia goalkeeper David Ospina.
A more aggressive Colombia, led by Juan Guiller- ians in the final in the Maracana Stadium.
mo Cuadrado, hit the bar and the post in the first half “This is a matter of luck, today it was mine.
before it leveled in the 61st minute with Luis Diaz, Brazil is a great team, the favorite,” Mar-
who received the ball on the left of Argentina’s box tinez said. “But we have a great coach,
shot almost with no angle to beat Martinez. Argenti- we have the best player in the world
na reacted after 67 minutes when Ángel di María came and we will try to win it,” he said.
into the match, replacing Nico González. The winger “We have nothing to regret,”
created several opportunities including one in the Colombia coach Reinaldo Rue-
80th minute that ended with Davinson Sanchez sav- da said. He had also reached
ing a finish by Lautaro Martinez on the goal line. The the semifinal with Chile in
last big opportunity in regular time came with Mes- 2019 and lost. “Now we have
si hitting Ospina’s right post in 81st minute from short to wait for soccer to give our
range. Martinez saved the shots taken by Sanchez, effort back so we can give
Yerry Mina and Edwin Cardona in the shootout. Mes- some joy to the Colombian
si converted his opportunity from the spot and was people some other time.”

one of the most joyous players in the celebrations. He Argentina and

seeks his first major title with Argentina against fa- Colombia were the orig-
It will surely be very close and difficult. We are aiming high, we managed to vorites Brazil. inal hosts of Copa Amer-
get the first objective of playing the final, playing all matches. Now we are Rodrigo de Paul missed his shot, but Leandro Pare- ica, which was shifted to
Photo: AFP

des and Lautaro Martinez netted their chances for Brazil two weeks before kick
aiming higher than ever, we are going to seek that Copa. Argentina in the shootout. Cuadrado and Miguel Bor- off. Colombia will play on Fri-
LIONEL MESSI ja scored from the spot for Colombia. In tears, Mar- day in the third-place playoff
tinez said after the match he wanted to face the Brazil- against Peru. AP Neymar

Q U IZ T IM E !
Cup finals and made by which
team?
a) 389, New Zealand ❑ b) 290, England ❑
Q6: MS Dhoni holds the record
for most dismissals by an
Indian wicketkeeper in international
Q7: Which sport’s competition
is known as the “Masters
Tournament”?
that it touches the opponent’s
block and then bounces off-
court.”?
cricket. How many has he made? a) Golf ❑ b) Basketball ❑ a) Backcourt ❑ b) Line and Cross-court shot ❑
Q1: Who is the first Indian
triathlete to compete in
Ultraman?
c) 300, India ❑ d) 359, Australia ❑
a) 590 ❑ b) 829 ❑ c) 799 ❑ d) 645 ❑ c) Tennis ❑ d) Polo ❑ c) Block-abuse ❑ d) Off-speed limit ❑

a) Madhurjya Borah ❑ b) Anu Vaidyanathan ❑

c) Abhishek Mishra ❑ d) Arunaabh Shah ❑
Q4: Which country hosted the
2019 Kabaddi World Cup?
a) Thailand ❑ b) South Korea ❑
Q8: Who is the only female
boxer to have won a Q10: Who among the
following cricketers
medal in each one of the first was the first to score a century
c) Malaysia ❑ d) India ❑
seven World Championships? for the Indian Test cricket team in
Q2: Who had introduced the
Olympic Torch relay in the a) Christy Martin ❑ b) Mary Kom ❑ his Debut Test match ?
Olympic Games?
a) Carl Diem ❑ b) Joseph Goebbels ❑ Q5: Which badminton player
won the BWF World
Championships most number of
c) Lucia Rijker ❑ d) Ann Wolfe ❑ a) Sunil Gawaskar ❑ b) Kapil Dev ❑
c) Lala Amarnath ❑ d) Nawab Pataudi ❑
c) Jan Wils ❑ d) Hera ❑
times in the men’s singles category?
a) Cai Yun ❑ b) Fu Haifeng ❑
Q9: What is the technique
called when a Volleyball
player “ does not try to make a
ANSWERS: 1. d. Arunaabh Shah 2. a. Carl Diem
3. d. 359, Australia 4. c. Malaysia 5. d. Lin Dan

Q3: What has been the highest 6. b. 829 7. a. Golf 8. b. Mary Kom
M S Dhoni 9. c. Block-abuse 10. c. Lala Amarnath
ever score in the World c) Hendra Setiawan ❑ d) Lin Dan ❑ hard spike, but hits the ball so
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