Venkat Harish

The European transfer window is approaching its business end, but it has already seen a lot of big money transfers and dramas. There are a few more rumours which are keeping the fans in suspense. Before any further moves are made, here is a look at the best XI made up of players who have switched to new clubs so far this season: Goalkeeper Neto Norberto Murara Neto  joined Barcelona as a backup keeper for Marc-André ter Stegen. The Brazilian made a move to the Catalan giants for a  fee of €26m plus €9m  in add-ons. He switched positions with Jasper Cillessen, who left Barcelona to join Valencia. The complete article was published in this link for Sportskeeda.

The European Football season is about to begin in a few days. The clubs across the continent have spent the past two months in search of the players who can make their clubs perform better. The current transfer window has already seen some big-money signings. Few clubs have dug deep into their pockets in hope to get big stars to play for their team. There have already been three transfers of € 100 million or more this season. Let us look into the clubs that have spent the most in the current transfer window so far. The stats below includes the cost paid to loan the players into the team. The complete article was published in this link for Spotrskeeda .

International cricket's biggest festival - the  ICC World Cup 2019  - is just a few days away. The excitement among the players and the fans is increasing every day, and the next six weeks are bound to produce some great memories. However, this year's World Cup may be the last ever for some of the game's heroes, who have entertained the fans all through their careers. Here are five players who will likely be playing their last World Cup in England this year. Read the full article in Sportskeeda.

India's 15-member squad for the ICC World Cup 2019 was announced on Monday, April 15. The selectors seem to have found the right mix between youth and experience, plus the backups for each position are clearly mentioned which is very important for the players to prepare for such a long and important tournament. There are a few bold picks that have benefited players like  Vijay Shankar . The same bold decisions have left out other players like  Ambati Rayudu . On that note, let us look at India's alternate playing XI from the players who missed the World Cup ticket. You can read the complete article in the following link in Sportskeeda

Europe's biggest football festival is approaching the business end. Clubs from five different leagues make up the final eight with  Premier League  having half of them. With the quarterfinal and semifinal draws already up, fans all around the world will hope to see their favorite team in the summit clash. Irrespective of one's club loyalty there are few matches that can make this year's final a blockbuster end to the season. Read the complete article in the following link in  Sportskeeda

Cricket is a game filled with multiple calculations. In big tournaments like IPL, wise decisions win more matches than big decisions. Of the 12 matches played in  IPL 2019  so far, except for the  RCB vs CSK  and RCB vs SRH matches, the results of all other matches were unpredictable till the second strategic timeout. With the margins of victory being so small, there is a need for players who make the best possible decisions at the most crucial times. CSK has been a hugely successful side in IPL because they have one such genius in their captain  MS Dhoni . His latest piece of brilliance against Rajasthan Royals is a good example of his ability to make calculated moves in cricket. The complete article was published for Sportskeeda

IPL  is one of the biggest tournaments in any cricket calendar. Though this year is a World Cup year, the craze for IPL is no less than the previous ones. High scoring games are becoming routine these days. The race for the Orange Cap is also going till the last week of the tournament every year. Let us look into the top four players who can win the orange cap this year. The complete article is published for Sportskeeda .

IPL 2019  has heated up the Indian summer in just three days. Ravichandran Ashwin "Mankading" Jos Buttler in Monday's RR vs KXIP clash is the hottest topic of discussion in the cricketing world. The act by the Kings XI captain has both supporters and critics. But everyone would agree that we need a long-term solution to address the issue of Mankading in the future. Let us look into the arguments of both sides before getting into the solution. The complete article was published in the website Sporteskeeda

India's biggest cricketing festival -  IPL 2019  - is just a few hours away. The fans who were bleeding blue for the past 10 months will now switch to different colors.  India's two best players will lead their side in the season's opener. The question of whether Virat Kohli's  RCB  will ever win IPL has surfaced again. Kohli will be determined to answer it this time with a positive start against the defending champions,  CSK . There is no batsman in cricket at this moment who is as consistent as Kohli. No matter what format of the game or what conditions, Kohli will be there with a big score. The complete article was posted for Sportskeeda

Gautam Gambhir is one of the best openers India has ever produced. He is one of the few players who performed at their peak irrespective of the game's format. With aggression in his eyes and elegance in his shots, Gambhir has always been a treat to watch for cricket fans. But all great things have to end, and Gambhir is not an exception to that. After 11 long years in the tournament, fans will not have the Delhi lad playing his classic cover drives in  IPL 2019 . The complete article was published for Sportskeeda .

The world's most active volcano is Mt. Etna in Italy. Football's most active volcano erupted again in Italy to send smokes around the whole world. Cristiano Ronaldo did a Champions League wonder yet again. Since his peak days at Manchester United, every time Ronaldo faced criticism, he answered them with some brilliant performances. Criticism has been his driving tool since his early days. He has been brutal to everyone who doubted him and gave the lessons which they will never forget in their life. The complete article was published in Sportskeeda

The date was 26 May 1999. The packed crowd in Camp Nou was getting ready to see  Bayern Munich  lift the Champions League trophy. Bayern were leading 1-0 after 90 minutes of regulation time. The German team were three minutes away from holding Europe's biggest football prize. But Manchester United had other plans. The complete article was published in  Sportskeeda

Arsenal  will welcome a confident  Manchester United  side this Sunday, March 10. The team that wins will have a high chance of finishing in 'Top 4' this season. After the humiliation against Manchester United a month ago in the  FA Cup , Arsenal fans will be waiting for revenge against their rivals.  Manchester United come into the game after a historic comeback at Paris in  Champions League . On the other hand, Arsenal is trying to be back to winning ways after the shocking loss to Rennes in  Europa League .  The complete article was published in  Sportskeeda

Liverpool  beat  Bayern Munich  in Round of 16 of this year's Champions League. Liverpool qualified for the quarterfinals for the second time in a row since 2008/09 season. Liverpool's qualification meant that there are four Premier League teams in the Champions League quarterfinals for the first time since the 2008/09 season. Three other teams then were  Manchester United ,  Arsenal  and  Chelsea . Manchester United lost in the final to  Barcelona  in that season. The loss of Manchester United to Pep Guardiola's golden squad that season opened the door for Spanish clubs to dominate Europe's elite club competition. Spanish teams have crowded the quarterfinal line up since then. The complete article was published in Sportskeeda

Manchester United  are on fire since  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer  took up the job. Two months back, naming the best starting eleven of Manchester United was a challenge for any football pundit around the world. No one in the world knew which player was playing well. If the same challenge is tabled today, the task is still difficult. The difficulty today will be which XI to chose from the well-performing group of twenty players. Despite the tough situation, all fans will find one task to be easy. That is to leave out  Alexis Sanchez . This article was originally published for Sportskeeda

"Action!". screamed the man as the "Supreme Star" made his stylish entry wearing sun-glasses. The crowd started clapping even before his performance started. He was so close to humans that they never referred him as a "monkey". He jumped, climbed ropes, frightened and amused children. Coins and currency notes were flying at him. After the show of 15 min, the crowd left talking about his eclat. His owner collected all the money and gifted him tasty bananas.  "Have everyone arrived?". The lion interrogated. It was an important meeting to decide the next Chief Minister of the forest. Lion was accompanied by tiger and leopard to make the all important decision. "The present situation in our forest is the worst in our history", the lion started as everyone nodded in agreement. "Those who feel they are suitable for the post can come and seek their votes", the lion left the stage for the animals to talk. The crowd was no

   Caste once again proved to be the major factor in determining the results of the elections in the five Indian states. The major part of the electoral arithmetic deals with the 'caste arithmetic' . This is slowly poisoning the democracy and there is a big need to address the nescience of caste arithmetic among the Indians.  . Caste - Not a Haste:     Many electoral experts say that the caste politics is essential to lift the power of democracy. To an extent it has been the reason for the Indian democracy travelling so long. The book 'Modernity and Tradition ' says the caste politics have  bought equity among the members of different castes by reducing their distinctions. Considering the history of our country, this statement has its own merits. The upper caste domination in political powers, that was seen during the time after independence, has slowly declined, thanks to the evolution of numerous regional parties across the country. If one studies th

  Pollution has always been a familiar word. Thanks to the school teachers who made the question important for all exams. While the marks scored using those questions have given a green signal to our careers, the same marks failed to show the red signal to the fact that we are enslaving the nature and have endangered our environment.   A newspaper report on air pollution in our country conveyed the hazardous pollution levels in our country. The gargantuan levels mentioned there haunted me to breathe and I was appalled that we still survive inhaling them. The report says 94  among 300+ cities surveyed across our country have violated the Air Quality Standards. 5 of them have trespassed the levels in both PM10 and NO2.  To feel how worse the level of pollution in our country is, I surfed through  aqicn.org  (which I suggest everyone of you to see, especially at peak traffic hours at night). I was shocked that no city was marked safe at that time . I wondered how India remains the s

     A solo king on the chess board has only one way to escape and that is mercy from the opponent pieces. Tamil Nadu people are in such a helpless state as a bunch of so called 'leaders' tormented the 7.7 crore population in their bits to bite the state's Chief Minister post.   Though the problem is solved 'Constitutionally', the problem is still alive 'Democratically '. In the game to choose the best among the group of worsts , there are only losers. Unfortunately the number of losers in this game is a whooping 7.7 crore! . Being happy with the elimination of the nastiest garbage among the choices, these 7.7 crore have to accommodate a different person, who has a different appearance, but the odour of the eliminated garbage.   The politics in the South Indian State have changed dramatically over the last 5 decades. There are very few in the state to oppose the statement that 'The state has not seen a good leader since late Mr. K. Kamara

When the  130th Wimbledon Championship  started, tennis world had doubts on whether Roger Federer will enter into the second week of the tournament. Two consecutive semi-final losses in grass court tournaments prior to Wimbledon and the back injury which made him take a three-month break made the legend have the doubt himself. Roger Federer’s progress to the fourth round was shadowed by the red-hot form of his rival Novak Djokovic.  Djokovic was playing Sam Querry  for a place in last 16. After series of rain interruptions, the USA star uprooted the World number one’s  30 match winning streak at Grand Slams . To read the complete article click the link below Cup slips from Roger's lip in 2016 Wimbledon

The second International Yoga Day was celebrated on  June 21st, 2016  in a grand manner. The Indian method of meditation has got an overwhelming response from different parts of the world. But it does not have the same reception in its own homeland. Few sections of the Indian society have opposed the celebration of yoga day. They see it as a religious practice of the Hindus and feel the inclusion of yoga into school curriculum will  be against their religious beliefs . But consider this: The Olympics is a  global sporting event  now, but a few centuries ago it was a  religious practice of the Greek culture . The Olympic Games were dedicated to the Greek god Zeus. The Olympic torch – an indispensable identity of Olympic Games – was initially associated with  the religious relic as well. Now, however, the  view of religion in Olympic torch has been removed for a while . It is the way for athletes from various corners of the world to converge in one single place to exhibit their

Some strange similarities you can find between India-China relationship and the relationship with your Ex-lover. The dilemma in relationships occurs in every person’s life. Every one of us gets a situation where we do not know  where exactly the relationship is  heading. We go searching for new environments so that the complications of the relationship don’t affect our progress. Countries are no exceptions to these complications. China and India seem to have similar complications and tagging them as Ex-lovers will not be foolish. Priority over others: When in a relationship the lover gets the top most priority among all the choices. A  mighty gain outside will appear small in front of small date  proposed by her(or him). Often this had led to the loss of careers of many. Jawaharlal Nehru  did something similar 5 decades ago... To read the complete article click the link below Why India and China are Ex-lovers by Venkat Harish

he Environment Ministry’s permission to ‘cull’ animals in few Indian states has got a mixed response across the country. Culling is an action where humans are allowed to  kill the animals that cause inconveniences legally . Farmers find it a curing medicine to the damages caused by wildlife, while wildlife activists see it as a curse to the rich wildlife in our country. This issue has got dividends within the Union Cabinet as Minister of Women and Child Development  Ms. Menaka Gandhi  has opposed Environmental Minister  Prakash Javadekar’s  order. Environmental Ministry has granted permission to ‘cull’  Rhesus macaque  (a monkey species) in  Himachal Pradesh  and  Nilgai  in  Bihar . Ms.Gandhi charged the Environmental Ministry saying, “The Environment Ministry here is writing to every state asking them which animal they want to kill and they will grant permission... To read the complete article click the link below Culling in India by Venkat Harish