UNITED STATES: The all-new RTX 4090 was recently launched by Nvidia. The RTX 4090 easily outperforms its predecessor, the RTX 3090 Ti.
The premium graphics card gives hardcore gamers hardware that will let them run 4K-res at extremely fast frame rates.
Unfortunately, the high performance comes with a high power demand. According to Nvidia, the RTX 4090 requires an 850-Watt power unit as a minimum. But if the gaming setup includes extra hardware, the power requirement can go up to 1000 watts. The power drawn by the GPU generates a lot of heat.
A user on the social platform Reddit reported that their RTX 4090 burned the power adapter while playing Red Dead Redemption 2. In images shared by the user, the power adapter can be seen burnt, and the 12-pin power port on the Nvidia RTX 4090 was melted.
The user had used an officially-supplied adapter for the Gigabyte GeForce RTX 4090 Gaming OC.
Despite the build having a slight bend owing to the size of the GPU, the user described it as not being “that aggressive.” While playing the game, the user “smelt” something and noticed the smoke.
The report was reiterated by several other users. Another Reddit user faced a similar issue with their Asus RTX 4090 TUF Gaming – OC Edition.
Even though the damage wasn’t as severe as the earlier reported one, the hardware was melted.
The Nvidia RTX 4090 uses a 16-pin power adapter to handle the massive power draw. According to Gamers Nexus, users are advised to use all 16 or at least 12 pins connected for 100% of the 4090’s performance.
Gamers Nexus also noted worrying power spikes while using the RTX 4090, which might explain the sudden heat that caused damage by melting.
For further investigation, Nvidia has reached out to the users for further investigation, while advising the other 4090 owners to be alert about their graphics cards for the time being.
AUSTRALIA: Despite a fighting fifty from Colin Ackermann and a whirlwind cameo from Paul van Meekeren towards the end, Bangladesh defeated the Netherlands by 9 runs. In this match, after winning the toss, the Netherlands opted to bowl first.
Bangladesh Innings:
Bangladesh was off to a flying start thanks to openers Soumya Sarkar (14 off 14 balls) and Najmul Hossain Shanto (25 off 20 balls), after being put into bat by the Netherlands skipper.
The duo stitched together 43 runs for the first wicket in just five overs. Paul van Meekeren (21/2) provided the Netherlands with the first breakthrough in the first ball of his second over when he got Sarkar to mistime his attempted pull straight to Bas de Leede at mid-wicket.
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The dismissal of Sarkar triggered a collapse as Bangladesh lost three wickets in the space of four overs. Shanto was dismissed after his streaky slog sweep off Tim Pringle (10/1) was caught by Logan van Beek at deep mid-wicket.
The number three batsman, Litton Das (9 off 11 balls), didn’t last much longer when he tried to slap a van Beek (12/1) delivery over mid-off, only to lob an easy catch for Tom Cooper.
Bas de Leede took a stunning aerial catch to dismiss Shakib Al Hasan (7 off 9 balls), who connected a Shariz Ahmad (27/1) delivery well, but the athleticism of de Leede at deep mid-wicket outdid him.
Afif Hossein lofted Shariz for a six before a brief rain interruption. Bangladesh fluffed a good start to reach 72/4 after 10 overs.
Bangladesh’s troubles were far from over as van Meekeren castled Yasir Ali (3 off 5 balls) in the eleventh over.
The Netherlands bowlers kept a tidy line and length as they choked the scoring rate. The boundaries, which seemed to come by easily off the blades of the openers, seemed to have dried up.
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Afif Hossein switched gears in the fifteen overs bowled by debutant Sharif Ahmad. The batsman hit a four and a six off successive deliveries to bring up Bangladesh’s 100 as 12 runs came from the over.
Just as the batting side began to regain some momentum, Bas de Leede (27/2) dismissed Nurul Hasan (13 off 18 balls) and well-set Afif Hossain (38 off 27 balls) in the eighteenth over.
Afif Hossain tried to pull a short delivery from de Leede but gloved it to the wicketkeeper, who dived to his right to finish the catch.
Taskin Ahmed tried to go for a big one off the bowling of Fred Klaasen (33/1), only to miscue the hit and the ball went over mid-off, but Logan van Beek timed his jump to perfection and caught it over his head.
Mosaddek Hossain (20* off 12 balls) played an aggressive cameo at the end to take Bangladesh to 144/8 in their quota of 20 overs.
Netherlands Innings:
In response to the 145-run target, the Netherlands was off to a disastrous start as opener Vikram Singh was out for a golden duck, caught by Yasir Ali at first slip off Taskin Ahmed (25/4).
Ahmed struck again in the very next delivery to remove Bas de Leede, who edged one to the wicketkeeper. Max O’Dowd (8 off 8 balls) hit Shakib Al Hasan (32/1) for six in the fourth over.
O’Dowd was run out on the next ball. He called and took off for a risky second run, but Colin Ackermann (62 off 48 balls) wasn’t interested and sent him back midway. Afif Hossain swiftly picked up the ball and threw it to Shakib, who affected the runout.
Tom Cooper was run out for a diamond duck two deliveries later. Ackermann slapped a short delivery to the covers and took off for two runs and came back for a third, but the sharp throw from Najmul Hossain found the wicketkeeper who whipped the bails off.
The decision was taken upstairs, and the replays found Cooper short of his crease. Ackermann hit a flurry of boundaries off Taskin Ahmed and Hasan Mahmud (15/2) to take the Netherlands to 32/4 after six overs.
Scott Edwards, who was struggling to score runs, was dismissed by Shakib Al Hasan in the twelfth over.
With the Netherlands tottering at 59/5 and the asking rate hovering above 9, Colin Ackermann stepped out of the crease and nailed the last delivery of Shakib’s over for a maximum over long off.
Hasan Mahmud trapped Tim Pringle (1 off 6 balls) in the next over before rain descended upon the Blundstone Arena and play was stopped for the second time in the match.
Upon the resumption of play, Ackermann pulled Mosaddek Hossain for a six over square leg and soon brought up his half-century.
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At the other end, wickets kept tumbling at regular intervals. Logan van Beek edged a pull shot off Mahmud into the hands of Taskin Ahmed at fine leg.
Shariz Ahmad (9 off 8 balls) cut Taskin Ahmed for a boundary before becoming Taskin’s third wicket of the day. Ackermann brought up the team’s 100 with a boundary.
The last hopes for a Dutch comeback were extinguished when Ackermann top-edged a pull shot into the hands of Mosaddek Hossain at deep mid-wicket, giving Taskin his fourth wicket.
Soumya Sarkar (29/1) bowled a valiant counterattack during the dying stages of the game to take the Netherlands to 135, eventually falling short by 10 runs as he was cleaned up by Soumya Sarkar (29/1) in the last delivery of the match.
Paul van Meekeren’s cameo had three beautifully timed boundaries and a massive six in it.
AUSTRALIA: Ireland could not replicate their batting performance against the West Indies as the team set a target of 129 for Sri Lanka on a modest pitch.
Sri Lankan spinners claimed a couple of wickets each, and the pacers did a great job by not giving away easy runs.
Opener Kusal Mendis dished out a scintillating batting display to take Sri Lanka over the line. Dhananjay de Silva and Charith Asalanka supported the diminutive opener with brisk cameos.
Ireland innings
After the Sri Lankan skipper won the toss and opted to bat, the bowlers rose to the task and stifled the Ireland batsman early on. Andrew Balbirnie (1 off 5 balls) and Lorcan Tucker (10 off 11 balls), the heroes of Ireland’s thumping win over West Indies in the qualifiers, were dismissed in quick succession.
Paul Stirling (24 off 25 balls) hit a four, and a six off Chamika Karunaratne (29/1) as 14 runs came off the sixth over to take Ireland to 40/2 at the end of the powerplay.
With run-scoring difficult in the face of disciplined bowling by the Lankans, Stirling fell in an attempt to up the ante. The hard-hitting batter perished at long-off in a mistimed hit in the 9th over after he had hit Dhananjaya de Silva for a boundary in the previous delivery.
Curtis Campher (2 off 4 balls) slashed a widish Karunaratne delivery straight into the hands of Charith Asalanka at the backward point in the last ball of the 10th over as Ireland reached 60/4.
Harry Tector (24 off 42 balls), who came in after the wicket of Tucker, began to free his arms and hit a six and a four in successive overs of Wanindu Hasaranga (25/2) and Maheesh Theekshana (19/2). George Dockrell (14 off 16 balls) became Theekshana’s second victim as Ireland kept losing victims at regular victims.
Dockrell backed towards the leg side to play a lofted drive through covers, only to play down the wrong line as the ball went on to clip the top of the off stump.
Binura Fernando (27/1) dismissed a well-set Tector who charged down the track but miss the full toss to Dasun Shanaka at mid-off. Gareth Delany (9 off 6 balls) holed out to Karunaratne at deep-midwicket while trying to slog sweep Hasaranga.
Mark Adair fell in the same fashion for a duck three balls later as Hasaranga finished off his last over with 2 wickets while giving away just 3 runs in the penultimate over.
Simi Singh (7 off 8 balls) and Barry McCarthy (2off 2 balls) saw off the final over from Fernando to take the Irish total to a modest 128/8 in their quota of 20 overs.
Sri Lanka innings
The Sri Lankan openers Kusal Mendis (68* off 43 balls) and Dhananjaya de Silva (31 off 25 balls) began the chase with the right intent as the duo milked the innocuous-looking Irish bowling attack. The batters kept scoring at a brisk rate as Sri Lanka reached 60 without loss in the powerplay.
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The 63-run opening wicket partnership was broken by Gareth Delany (28/1). The leggie bowled one short and outside the off stump,but Dhananjaya reached out to hit it but ended up edging to the wicketkeeper, Tucker.
Dhanajaya’s knock consisted of two boundaries and a six over mid-wicket. Kusal Mendis was unfazed despite losing his partner and kept scoring from the other end. Sri Lanka was comfortably placed at 76/1 after the first 10 overs of the innings.
Mendis hit Delany for consecutive boundaries in the 13th over to bring up his second fifty in as many games. With Sri Lanka needing 29 runs in 42 deliveries, the match was truly out of Ireland’s grasp.
In the very next over which yielded 17 runs, Charith Asalanka (31 off 22 balls) brought up the fifty-run partnership for the second wicket while hitting consecutive boundaries off Josh Little (45/0).
Kusal Mendis slog-swept Simi Singh for a massive six over deep mid-wicket off the first ball of the over.
Five deliveries later, he finished the game with another six over deep mid-wicket in a similar fashion to register a thumping 9-wicket win for the island nation in 15 overs.
Kusal Mendis was declared the Player of the Match for his match-winning half-century.
UNITED STATES: Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz topped the timing charts during the first practice session of the 10th American GP. He was two-tenths of a second ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. His Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc took over the top position in the subsequent second practice session in Austin. The second practice was extended as a dedicated session for testing the Pirelli prototype tyres for the 2023 season.
Despite being the fastest by a margin and the car having outright pace, Sainz termed his F1-75 as an “uncomfortable” car to ride throughout Friday’s running. He would hope the situation is fixed by the mechanics before the all-important qualification on Saturday. Sainz said that the bumps were a major factor in the ride quality.
He admitted that it was a challenge to obtain a good balance in the car and have a good ride over the kerbs and bumps of the Austin track. On a positive note, he added that the car had a good pace which is what matters the most. According to Sainz, the team is yet to test a few things in FP3 which couldn’t be tested in FP2 due to the Pirelli tyre test.
Charles Leclerc, who had made way for Ferrari junior, Robert Schwartzman’s FP1 debut in the Scarlett car, made up for the lost time during the FP2 session, which he finished on top. He felt that the second practice session of the American GP was the busiest he had done. He was upbeat about the team’s chances on Saturday for the qualification session.
The highly anticipated American GP witnessed four FP1 debutants. Theo Pourchaire, Alex Palou, Logan Sargeant, and Robert Schwartzman made their first appearance in an F1 session in Alfa Romeo-Sauber, McLaren, Williams, and Ferrari, respectively.
Antonio Giovinazzi replaced Mick Schumacher in his Haas, only to spin off at turn 6, 10-minutes into the FP1 session. The car got lodged in the tech-pro barriers, and as a result, the gearbox and clutch of the Haas received extensive damage, so no further action was taken in the session.
The final grid for the American GP will consist of a few drivers with grid penalties. Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu will take a 5-place grid drop for a new internal combustion engine, their fifth of the year.
Mercedes brought their final upgrade package of the season at the American GP, but it remains to be seen if the intriguing front wing, which is a part of the upgrades along with the reprofiled floor edges, will be used through the American GP weekend.
INDIA: ISRO’s (Indian Space Research Organisation) ambitious LVM3 M2 mission is planned to carry 36 OneWeb satellites to Low Earth Orbit (LEO). A Low Earth Orbit is an orbit whose altitude is 2000 kilometers or less from the Earth. Spacecrafts in LEO have an orbital period of 128 minutes or less.
The LVM3 M2 mission is the first to be commissioned through NewSpace India Limited (NSIL), which is the nodal agency for Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) production through Indian Industry under the consortium route.
ISRO is set to launch OneWeb satellites
The launch will witness the heaviest Payload mass so far at 5,796 kilograms. This will be the first commercial mission of the LVM3 (Launch Vehicle Mark 3), which is a three-stage launch vehicle with two solid motor strap-ons, a liquid propellant core stage, and a cryogenic stage.
The rocket is capable of launching 4-tonne class satellites into a Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit. The launch is also set to be the first instance of an LVM3 to a Low Earth Orbit.
The technical highlight of the launch will be the handling of multiple satellite separation events in orbit. A safe separation distance of the satellites will be ensured through C25 stage re-orientation and velocity addition. Data availability for the entire mission duration is also ensured. A New payload adaptor and interface ring for the satellite dispenser will also be tested in operation for the first time.
OneWeb is a private satellite communications company that aims to build broadband satellite internet services. Based in London, the company has offices in Virginia, the USA, and a satellite manufacturing facility in Florida, which is a joint venture with Airbus Defence and Space.
The OneWeb satellite constellation is a planned 648-satellite internet constellation to provide global broadband internet services by 2023. The constellation operated in an LEO Polar Orbit. The satellites are arranged in 12 rings or orbital planes with 49 satellites in each. The orbital planes are inclined to be near polar, i.e., 87.9°. Each satellite will complete a full trip around the Earth every 109 minutes.
The first batch of OneWeb satellite constellations was launched in February 2019 with 6 satellites. The first large batch of 34 satellites was launched in February 2020, and a further 34 were put into orbit a month later in March.
AUSTRALIA: England began their T20 World Cup campaign with a 5-wicket victory. The team produced an amazing display of bowling and fielding to bundle out Afghanistan for 113 runs.
The Afghanistan bowlers squeezed the flow of runs and picked up wickets at regular intervals, never letting go of the pressure on England’s batsmen.
The Afghan batting failed to set a defendable score as Livingstone’s cameo carried England to the win.
Afghanistan Innings:
England won the toss and elected to bowl first on a skiddy and bouncy Perth track. The English bowlers bowled disciplined lines early on without allowing the Afghan openers to free their arms.
The consistent bowling reaped rewards as Rahmanullah Gurbaz (10 off 9 balls) was caught behind the stumps off the bowling of Mark Wood (23/2). Hazratullah Zazai (7 off 17 balls), in particular, struggled to both get his timing right as well as rotate the strike.
At the end of the powerplay, Afghanistan reached 35/1, their score consisting of only three boundaries and two sixes. Ben Stokes (19/2) bowling the 7th over ended Zazai’s struggles by having the left-hander hit an aerial shot which was caught by a diving Liam Livingstone.
Afghanistan stumbled to 55/2 after 10 overs as the English bowling never let go of the stranglehold over the scoring rate.
The mounting pressure got the better of Ibrahim Zadran (32 off 32 balls) and the attempted loft off Sam Curran (10/5) ended up in the hands of Moeen Ali at backward point.
The 13th over from Adil Rashid (32/0) yielded 13 runs for the struggling side after Najibullah Zadran (13 off 11 balls) smashed the leggie straight over his head for an 85-metre maximum.
Ben Stokes came back for his final over and straightaway got the scalp of Najibullah Zadran in the 15th over.
Najibullah tried to hit the pacer out of the park but mistimed the lofted shot, which popped up in the air only to be pouched by a running Adil Rasheed.
The new man in, Mohammad Nabi (3 off 5 balls), didn’t last long, becoming Mark Wood’s 2nd wicket of the day. Jos Buttler made a brilliant diving catch to dismiss the right-hander.
Afghanistan’s hopes of posting a competitive total were all but ended when Sam Curran bowled the 18th over. The medium-pacer claimed the wickets of Azmatullah Omarzai (8 off 6 balls) and Rashid Khan (0 off 1 ball) off successive balls while giving away just 3 runs.
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Chris Woakes (24/1) exhibited quick reflexes to catch Mujeeb Ur Rahman (0 off 1 ball) off his own bowling in the 19th over.
Sam Curran returned to bowl the last over, missed out on a hat-trick but dismissed Usman Ghani (30 off 30 balls) and the last batsman, Fazalhaq Farooqi (0 off 2 balls) within 4 balls to wrap up the Afghanistan innings at 112 in 19.4 overs.
The Afghans lost their last 5 wickets inside 12 deliveries while adding only 3 runs to the team total.
England Innings:
In response to the 113-run target, England was off to a brisk start thanks to the opener, Jos Buttler (18 off 18 balls), while Alex Hales (19 off 20 balls) happily played the second fiddle.
Fazalhaq Farooqi created an opportunity for Afghanistan in the form of Alex Hales, who slashed at the ball which flew towards backward point only to be dropped by substitute fielder Qais Ahmed.
Alex Hales added insult to injury by hitting the very next delivery for a massive six, over long-on.
Farooqi kept bowling his heart out, which reaped rewards as dangerous-looking Buttler hit a full-length delivery to Mujeeb Ur Rahman (22/1), who caught the ball without any fuss at deep mid-wicket. At the end of the powerplay, England was comfortably 40/1.
Alex Hales got another reprieve in the 8th over when he hit Mujeeb towards long-on. Mohammad Nabi, stationed at long-off, ran toward the ball but failed to hold onto the catch.
Hales couldn’t make the most of his fortune and became Fareed Ahmad’s first victim. He hit a short delivery from Ahmad into the waiting hands of Fazalhaq Farooqi at backward square leg.
The bowlers, led by Rashid Khan (17/1), dried up the runs, giving away only 22 runs in the 4 overs after powerplay as England reached 62/2 after 10 overs.
Mohammad Nabi struck immediately by catching big-hitting Ben Stokes (2 off 4 balls), who came down the pitch to play the delivery only to miss the line of the ball, which brushed past his pad before disturbing the stumps.
England’s first boundary since the 5th over came in the 14th over when Liam Livingston (29 off 21) welcomed Mujeeb Ur Rahman in the 14th over with a boundary.
Livingstone looked to play across the line off the very next delivery and was struck on the front pad. Umpire Aleem Dar turned down the appeal as Afghanistan decided to review the decision. The delivery seemed to be missing the leg stump, and Afghanistan lost the review.
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Mujeeb struck three deliveries later as he tricked Dawid Malan (18 off 30 balls) into a poor shot and Mohammad Nabi took a stunning catch to get rid of the batsman.
Liam Livingstone hit two consecutive boundaries off Fareed Ahmad in the 15th over, which yielded 14 runs.
Just as the English innings seemed to gain some momentum, Rashid Khan, bowling his last over, invited Harry Brook (7 off 6 balls) to hit a fullish delivery. The batsman ended up hitting it straight to long-on where Ibrahim Zadran finished the job.
Moeen Ali joined forces with Livingstone for a 16-run partnership for the unbroken 6th wicket to bring England home with 11 balls to spare.
INDIA: A solar eclipse is a celestial event that occurs when the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.
Solar eclipses coincide with the new moon. i.e., the beginning of a lunar cycle where the moon is either absent from the night sky or is visible as a thin crescent.
A Solar Eclipse, or Surya Grahan, is set to take place on October 25th, a day after the Indian festival of Diwali. The partial eclipse will be visible from 5:12 PM to 5:56 PM.
According to the Hindu myths and legends, there are certain things that one should do as well as refrain from doing while the sun is veiled by the moon.
DO’S:
1. As per the ancient scriptures, once the solar eclipse is over, people are advised to take a bath, wear new clothes, and clean the house.
2. Pregnant women should stay indoors throughout the duration of the eclipse as it may harm the foetus.
3. A sprinkle of Ganga Jal, or rose water, is considered auspicious once the eclipse concludes.
4. As per belief, people should put basil or Tulsi leaves in water and all food items before the solar eclipse commences.
5. Chanting Lord Shiva’s hymns during the eclipse helps to fend off the negative effects of the eclipse.
DON’TS:
1. Looking at the sun directly without covering the eyes during the eclipse should be avoided as it can cause permanent damage to the retina.
2. According to belief, sleeping while the solar eclipse is in progress attracts negative energy.
3. Preparation and consumption of meals during the eclipse are considered unfavourable.
4. Performing any auspicious work, beginning a new project, or purchasing a new property is to be avoided during the solar eclipse.
UNITED STATES: McLaren driver Daniel Ricciardo adores the Circuit of The Americas. Every time Formula 1 has visited Austin, the lanky Australian nicknamed the “Honey Badger” finds himself a set of boots or a cowboy hat, not to mention the handlebar moustache that he grows for the star-studded weekend.
This weekend, Daniel Ricciardo took his love for the American GP to the next level. He made a theatrical entrance, riding around the Formula 1 paddock on a horse. The horse, named Horsey McHorse, even had its own VIP paddock pass for the day.
Ricciardo rocked a star-spangled jacket, which instantly became a hit on the internet. He was accompanied by his friends, who sang and played the guitar.
Another ex-Red Bull driver, Alexander Albon, who now drives for Williams Racing, rocked up with blonde hair.
Later in the day, during the press conference for the drivers, he joked about how “blondes have more fun,” prompting Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton to quip in with a quick question, asking the Thai driver if he was “blonde everywhere.”
Max Verstappen, the newly crowned two-time World Champion, was in the paddock doing media duties when former teammate Daniel Ricciardo arrived.
He snuck up behind Max and ambushed the Dutchman with a hug. “It’s a bit late,” said Ricciardo, referring to the delay in celebrations after Max’s championship-winning race in Japan a fortnight ago.
Max noticed Ricciardo’s moustache and jokingly asked if his old friend was alright. In response, the Honey Badger joked, “You can’t grow a beard yet, huh? “Two-time world champion and he can’t even grow a beard.
It’s safe to say that the Formula 1 paddock, at least during the American GP weekend, will sorely miss the bright smile of Daniel Ricciardo in case he finds himself without a seat for the upcoming season in 2023.
The American GP weekend could potentially witness Red Bull clinch their first Formula 1 Constructors’ Championship since 2013.
It would be the fifth instance in Red Bull history where the team clinched both the driver’s and constructors’ championships in the same year. The American GP will be held from the 21st to the 23rd of October.
AUSTRALIA: Paul Stirling and Lorcan Tucker led Ireland to a dominating victory over West Indies by 9 wickets. Ireland became the third team to progress into the group stages of the T20 World Cup.
After the Ireland bowlers restricted West Indies to 146/5 in 20 overs, opener Paul Stirling and wicketkeeper-batsman Lorcan Tucker stitched together an unbeaten 77-run partnership for the second wicket.
West Indies Innings
Skipper Nicholas Pooran won the toss and elected to bat first on a pitch that seemed to have something in it for the spinners. The West Indies’ top order failed to fire as a unit.
Kyle Mayers (1 off 5 balls) was dismissed cheaply by medium pacer Barry McCarthy (33/1) in the 3rd over for a team score of 10. Johnson Charles (24 off 18 balls) got a decent start but threw away his wicket as off-spinner Simi Singh (11) got the batsman to hit one straight to the hands of Curtis Campher at backward point.
Evin Lewis’ wretched run of form continued in the crucial game for the West Indies. Lewis scratched around to score 13 runs off 18 balls before becoming Gareth Delany’s (16/3) first victim of the day.
Brandon King’s unbeaten 62 from 48 balls, which included six hits to the fence and one over it, kept the game alive and helped West Indies post a competitive total.
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Nicholas Pooran (13 off 11 balls) and Rovman Powell (6 off 8 balls) fell to the guile of Gareth Delany as the leggie gave away only 16 runs in his 4 overs while claiming 3 wickets.
Ireland Innings
The Ireland openers came out to the middle with only one goal in mind and that was to lead their team to victory. They did just that in a thunderous display of aggressive batting.
Paul Stirling (66 off 48 balls) and Andrew Balbirnie (37 off 23 balls) went after the West Indies bowling from the very start as the opening duo put together 73 runs in just 7.3 overs.
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Andrew was the only Irish wicket to fall as Lorcan Tucker (45 off 35 balls) joined forces with Stirling to bring the team home. Stirling hit six boundaries and two huge sixes, while Balbirnie helped himself to three boundaries and three maximums.
Lorcan Tucker chipped in with a couple of boundaries and two sixes, one of which was a beautiful stroke over long-on off the bowling of Obed McCoy.
UNITED KINGDOM: Formula 1 holds a massive fanbase. When the Australian GP was canceled in the aftermath of Covid-19, and the global lockdown ensued, the fans of “the pinnacle of motorsport” took to various online platforms to quench their thirst for Formula 1.
Countless esports gamers and even real-life racing drivers took to online streaming platforms to create Formula 1 content as the world began to embrace life indoors. Online shows and videos of the popular Formula 1 games quickly captured the minds of thousands of netizens and attracted them to the world of racing.
When Formula 1 finally resumed in mid-2020, the sport witnessed unprecedented numbers of new viewers. This massive rise in the popularity of F1 was seen by many pundits as a positive trend for the sport. The community took to social media platforms to share as well as spread their views and opinions.
Along with the new fans, a horde of ill-mannered people found the guts to freely voice their racist and homophobic thoughts under the pretence of being a fan of a driver or team. Ironically, all this happened as Formula 1 management embraced a new era of social diversity, inclusivity, and abolishment of racist abuse within the sport under the ”We Race as ‘One initiative”.
Lewis Hamilton, the only person of colour in a white-dominated sport, was often the centre of racist abuse. In the wake of the death of George Floyd at the hands of a police officer, Lewis had spearheaded the awareness for fighting racism inside the sport. He, along with a handful of drivers, including Sebastian Vettel, “took a knee” before the start of races to spread the initiative.
In the high-octane 2021 Formula 1 season, the racist abuses aimed at Lewis Hamilton and his fans reached an all-time high on Twitter after Max Verstappen crashed out of the Silverstone Grand Prix after making contact with Lewis Hamilton at the Copse corner. The abusers stooped to another low after reports of a few fans burning Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes merchandise came to the fore during the Hungarian Grand Prix weekend.
The toxicity of some Formula 1 fans on social media continue to grow without bounds
People keep claiming teamLH is the worst when max fans dish this out regularly pic.twitter.com/WdwU7jg0sH
Certain others project their insecurity by name-calling other well-mannered fans. Twitter user @LastLapLucy made an innocuous comment regarding Max Verstappen’s latest hairstyle, asking her fans if they too felt that Max’s hairstyle reminded them of an actor from the famous pop culture movie, Back to The Future. A certain Twitter user felt that her tweet was inciting hate toward his driver, and in the exchange of comments that followed, the said Twitter user called Lucy an inappropriate word.
Homophobic tweets became common during June when Pride Month was observed. Multiple hate tweets were posted underneath the tweets by various F1 teams in which they supported the raising of awareness for the LGBTQ+ community. When the official Twitter handle of the Mercedes F1 Team announced their logo coloured with the pride rainbow, some of the comments made under the tweet were outright disgusting, to say the least.
For team Mercedes ???f1 goodbye , for Because you stick with ???????LGBTQIA??????
— Iulian Bastbasta ?????? (@bastanache) June 12, 2022
The Austrian Grand Prix weekend witnessed a lot of complaints from the visitors, especially women and the members of the LGBTQ+ community who were the target of sexual and homophobic abuse.
A video surfaced in June showing an interview with ex-Formula 1 driver Nelson Piquet, in which he used racial and homophobic slurs against Lewis Hamilton. He received wide backlash from the F1 paddock, which resulted in a ban from attending all Formula 1 events in the future. The Majority of the Formula One teams condemned the comments made by the 3-time World Champion.
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Interestingly, Red Bull refrained from making any comment on the situation. When the team officials regarded the teams’ silence, they responded by saying they had already put out a statement condemning racist abuse in any form, referring to the incident where Red Bull junior driver Jury Vips used a racial slur during a live stream.
Nelson Piquet is the father of Red Bull driver Max Verstappen’s partner, Kelly Piquet. Nelson later apologized for his remarks and said that his words were misconstrued and that the word he used is common in the Brazilian vocabulary.
Formula 1, along with the FIA, launched the #DriveItOut campaign to address the rising toxicity in the online F1 community, which has seemed fruitless so far.
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