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Tiger? Figure it out in in our daily life, and how it over Pakistan
‘Wizard’s Corner’ reduces stress According to many
PAGE 4
PAGE 2 PAGE 3 experts, the invasion of
Ukraine, part of the
Russo-Ukrainian War that
CLICK HERE: PAGE 1 AND 2 started in 2014, violated
the Charter of the United
Nations prohibition on

WAR CRIME
RUSSIA- UKRAINE WAR: aggression, and consti-
FROM GROUND ZERO X-PLAINED tutes a crime of aggres-
sion, according to inter-
national criminal law

Can Putin be prosecuted under it?

A
s Russia’s offensive against
Ukraine continues, calls to pros- HOW CAN SUSPECTED WAR
ecute Russian President
Vladimir Putin have increased.
CRIMINALS BE PROSECUTED?
“All people who came to our
land, all people who gave those
Since World War II, there
orders, all soldiers who were shooting—they have been a series of one-off
Russian airstrike at
are all war criminals,” Ukrainian President
Volodomyr Zelenskyy said in an interview courts, including the tribunal
with the ABC News. The US, too, has stressed for war crimes committed

NATO’s doorstep raises

on multiple occasions that war crimes have
been committed during Russia’s invasion of after the break-up of
Ukraine. In fact, earlier this month, the
International Criminal Court (ICC)
Yugoslavia. A body was also

fears of expanded war launched an investigation into the al-

leged war crimes committed following
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
set up to prosecute some of
those responsible for the

R
ussia launched a barrage of air strikes on Sunday
against a military base in western Ukraine where US
troops had trained Ukrainian forces just weeks ear-
lier, bringing the war 11 miles from the border with
Poland, where NATO forces are stationed on high alert.
Western officials said the attack at NATO’s doorstep was not
merely a geographic expansion of the Russian invasion but a
shift of tactics in a war, many already worried might
metastasize into a larger European conflict.
WHAT IS A WAR CRIME? A war crime is a
violation of the laws of war that gives
rise to individual criminal responsibil-
ity for actions by the combatants. Accord-
ing to the Geneva Conventions and a string
of other international laws and agreements,
civilians cannot be deliberately attacked nor
can the infrastructure that is vital to their sur-
vival be destroyed. War crimes also include
murder, mutilation, cruel treatment, taking
hostages, rape and sexual slavery, as per the
ICC’s guidelines. International humanitarian
law also prohibits the use of weapons that can
cause indiscriminate suffer-
ing, such as anti-personnel land-
mines and chemical or biological
weapons, during war.
WHAT RUSSIAN ACTIONS ARE BEING CALLED WAR
CRIMES? Ukrainian President Zelenskyy has
accused Russian fighter jets of indiscrimi-
nately opening fire on civilian targets across
the country. The US has also called the attack
Rwanda genocide, where
Hutu extremists slaughtered
800,000 people in 1994.
on the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant a
“war crime.” There’s mounting evidence that Today, the International
cluster bombs — munitions that separate into
lots of bomblets — have hit civilian areas of Criminal Court (ICC) and the
Kharkiv. The UK ministry of defence says, Rus-
sia has used thermobaric explosives, which
International Court of
create a massive vacuum by sucking up oxy- Justice (ICJ) have roles
gen. These devastating explosives are not
upholding the rules of war
banned but their deliberate use near civilians
would almost certainly break the rules of war.

FOURTH ROUND OF TALKS

UNDERWAY THE INTERNATIONAL The International Can the ICC prosecute offences in Ukraine?
According to the ICC’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, there is a reasonable
A fourth round of talks between Moscow and Kyiv got
underway on Monday, a senior Ukrainian negotiator COURT OF JUSTICE Criminal Court
The ICC investigates and pros-
basis to believe that war crimes have been carried out in Ukraine, and he
has the permission of 39 states to investigate. Investigators will look at
said, amid mutual claims of shelling and civilian
he ICJ rules on disputes past and present allegations, going back as far as 2013, before Russia’s

T
deaths earlier in the day. Kyiv’s lead negotiator
between states, but can-
and presidential aide Mikhailo Podolyak posted a not prosecute individuals.
picture on Twitter of video-conference talks
Ukraine has filed a case at the
with Russian officials, describing the negotia- ICJ against Russia over the
tions as “hard”, saying that the two sides
invasion. If the ICJ ruled
were outlining their “specific” positions.
against Russia, the task of
Meanwhile, in a statement, Polish Prime
enforcing that judgment
Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said, a
would fall to the UN
Russian attack on a large Ukrainian
Security Council (UNSC).
base near the border with NATO
However, Russia, one of the
member Poland was aimed at creat- five permanent members of
ing panic among the civilian popu- the UNSC, could veto any pro-
lation. posal to sanction it
ecutes individual war crimi -
nals, who are not before the
courts of individual states.
It’s the modern and perma-
nent successor to Nuremberg,
which prosecuted the most
important surviving Nazi lead-
ers then in custody in 1945.
Nuremberg cemented the prin-
ciple that states could agree
to set up a special court to
uphold the international law
annexation of Crimea from Ukraine. If there’s evidence against individuals,
the prosecutor will ask the ICC judges to issue arrest war-
rants to bring them to trial, which would be held in
The Hague. But, there are limitations of the In
court. The court doesn’t have its own police theory, the UN
force. It relies on states to arrest suspects. Security Council could
More important, like the United States, ask the ICC to investi-
Russia is also not a member of the court, it gate this offence. But
pulled out in 2016. President Putin won’t again, Russia could veto
extradite himself or any suspects. If a sus- this as one of the coun-
pect went to another country, they could be cil’s five permanent
arrested, – but that's a very big if members
SOURCE: BBC

More screen time during pandemic ‘The Power of the Dog’ wins BTS colour the world
purple as they reach
may lead to unstable vision in kids
Best Film at wide-open BAFTAs 2.46 million ARMY

E
ven as the Covid-19
pandemic has
he Power of the Dog,’ Jane Campion’s narra-
within three day
T
increased children’s
digital screen time, it tive about two clashing brothers on a
The BAFTAs were most notable this year for their
range of winners, with not a single movie sweeping Seoul concert
may also pose potential risks to Montana ranch, starring Benedict
the board. Even ‘The Power of the
their vision and overall health, Cumberbatch and Jesse Plemons, was the big Dog’ just took the two main
says a new study. The pandemic winner at the EE British Academy Film Awards prizes. Will Smith won the best
caused an unprecedented move in London on Sunday night. It was named the actor for his role as Richard
to remote learning. With many best picture at the awards, commonly known as Williams, the father of tennis
countries closing their schools, the BAFTAs, beating the likes of Denis stars Venus and Serena Williams,
students were Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic ‘Dune’, Kenneth Branagh’s in ‘King Richard,’ while the best
left to rely ‘Belfast’, and Adam McKay’s ‘Don’t Look Up’, the actress went to British actress
on digital divisive climate change satire, starring Leonardo Joanna Scanlan for her role in
devices to continue with their education. As a result, many DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence and Meryl Streep. ‘After Love,’ a low-budget
children are at the risk of having eye strain, unstable Campion also won the best director award — the movie about a white Muslim
binocular vision (using both eyes adequately to create a third woman to take the prize in the award’s his- convert, who uncovers
single visual image), uncorrected refractive error and tory — increasing her momentum before this Entertainment her husband’s secret he world has successfully been
dry eyes, said researchers at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in the
UK.
year’s Academy Awards.

T Bangtan-ed! BTS’ recently

wrapped up ‘Permission to Dance’
on-stage concert in Seoul and it

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 The study reported that children and
Governments
adolescents often use several devices
at once, for example, to browse social
should work with Your name could ou read it right. NASA is inviting members of the public was nothing short of a purple extravaganza
as the septet managed to reach a whopping

media on their phone, while watching
content on another device
 Switching between devices increases
the strain on the eye by 22 per cent, as
this entails switching distances
between different devices, forcing the
eyes to adjust, the researchers said
 Further, increased screen time can
also lead to neck and shoulder strain. It
also raises the amount of time spent
sedentary, and is associated with
overeating, potentially resulting in
health issues, such as obesity
TAKE A TRIP
schools to help shape to submit their names to a database that will be loaded
2.46 million ARMY across the globe. That
home-based learning onto a flash drive and sent on a trip around the Moon
includes the 45K fans, who actually went to
guidelines that with Artemis 1. Similar to something offered during the
encourage creative
learning away from
around the Moon! Mars missions, NASA will allow people to get a virtual ‘boarding
pass’ to send their name to the Moon.
see the group in person. Through live-
streaming and theatre-viewing, they really
cemented their status as a global power-
devices, including
The US space agency will send the Orion capsule atop a Space house. Breaking boundaries yet again, BTS
promoting other Launch System (SLS) mega rocket in May this year. Artemis I proved once and for all that ARMY across the
types of activities will be the first uncrewed flight test of SLS and Orion, the World do not need any permission to dance.
and frequent system that will take the first woman and first person of Just a sturdy wi-fi connection is enough for
screen breaks colour to the Moon by 2025. The spacecraft, and the flash
Shahina Pardhan, Director them to connect with the boys. Managing a
drive of names, will spend about three weeks in space, includ-
of the Vision and Eye ing six days in a distant retrograde orbit around the Moon
feat like no other, the numbers don’t lie
Research Unit at ARU (Daily Mail)
when it comes to how many ARMYs managed
to tune in to the group’s latest concert.
 02 “Life is short, but there is always time
enough for courtesy.”
RALPH WALDO EMERSON, POET
WIZARD’S CORNER
TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2022

Riding with the

PURVI MUNSHI Riddle

Art Teacher,
Udgam School,
Ahmedabad
Draw the easy way ANITSTEE 3) ICSDO It is a herb with slender stems and soft
delicate leaves. It has tiny white and
a. Noodles b. Necessary a. Divert b. Disco yellow flowers that grow in bunches. It
has a strong aroma. Fresh or dried, it
c. Estimate d. Naval c. Detergent d. deputy is widely used in Europe and central
4) MORIC Asian cuisine. The oil from the leaves,
2) TSAOB a. Micro b. Mistry stems, and seeds is used in soaps. It is
believed to have been used since
a. Gang b. Bang c. Mister d. Miracle ancient times, and has been found in
c. Brick d. Boast the tomb of Egyptian Pharaoh
Answers: 1. c, 2. d, 3. b, 4. a
Amenhotep II and in the 7th century
BC Greek city of Samos.
Step-1 Step-2
Answer: Dill

TIGER TALES
According to the Chinese SURYAKUMARI DENNISON, teacher, Aavishkar Academy, Bengaluru
Zodiac, 2022 is the Year

2 4
The tiger in Yann Tigger, the tiger in
of the Tiger. Do you know
Martel's 'The Life of A.A. Milne's 'The
these tigers in fiction?
Pi' is Richard House at Pooh Corner',
Choose correctly!
A. Barker B. Darker likes to
C. Marker D. Parker A. Bounce B. Bathe
Step-3 Step-4 C. Bite D. Beg

3 In Judith Kerr's
children's classic,
a tiger comes 5
The tiger
in a story

1
Shere Khan is a tiger to by James
A. Dinner Thurber
in 'The Jungle Book' by
B. Tea
Rudyard wants to
C. Lunch
A. Kafka B. Kermode A. Read
D. Breakfast
C. Kipling D. Kushner B. Relax
Step-5 Step-6 C. Reign
4) A. Bounce 5) C. Reign D. Reflect
Answers: 1) C. Kipling 2) D. Parker 3) B. Tea

T
he longest one-syllable words in the English language are ‘scraunched’
and ‘strengthed’. Some suggest that ‘squirreled’ could be included, but
squirrel is intended to be pronounced as two syllables (squir-rel) according
to most dictionaries. ‘Screeched’ and ‘strengths’ are two other long one-syllable
words, but they only have 9 letters.

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class X, Mitra Academy,
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THAT'S
UNEXPECTED!

R
adha impatiently tapped on
the steering wheel of her car.
She was late to the first day
of her job, and the slow-moving
traffic was not helping. Finally, the
situation seemed to get better,
when she saw two boys, who did not
Learn a look old enough to be riding, racing
ciao! hola!
hello!
hallo!

away on a scooter, without helmets,

ITALIAN dangerously close to the footpath.
She snorted in disgust as she saw
1) Scusi – Skooh–zee
Meaning: Excuse me (for Work sheet them crash into the footpath in
their panic to escape the traffic
attention)
Q:1 How will you excuse your- police. She knew the rules, she even
2) Permesso – Pehr- self to pass by? proudly showed her driver’s licence
mehs-soh to the traffic policeman. Just when
Meaning: Excuse me (to pass Q:2 How would you ask a per- she reached her office, she received
by) son if he/she knows English? a phone call from her mother— her
3) Parla Inglese? – Parh- brother had met with an accident.
la een-glay-zeh Q:3 How will you say goodbye On reaching home, a relieved Radha
Meaning: Do you speak to the hotel manager? saw that he was not hurt badly.
English? However, to her surprise she found
Q:4 How will you tell your out…
4) Arrivederci–Ahr-ree-
veh-dehr-chee name? “You drove and crashed into the
Meaning: Good bye (formal) footpath ledge?”
5) Mi chiamo – Mee
4) Mi chiamo …(Name) “How did-”
2) Parla Inglese?, 3) Arrivederci,
kyah-moh Answers: 1) Permesso, “Don’t ask!”
Meaning: My name is

SCHOOL IS COOL
Graduation Day for the students
T
hrough a distinctive
celebration of the cul-
mination of their pri-
mary and preprimary level,
and celebration of all the
hard-work and efforts they
had put in, the students were
bid good-bye by their current
ELIMINATE STRESS WITH YOGA
Yoga should be practiced under the supervision of Yoga Guru. The views expressed in the above article are those of the author and the newspaper takes no responsibility for it.
MUSIC THAT TOUCHES THE HEART
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TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2022
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
PHAG UTSAV CELEBRATED
T
he vibrancy of colours
i s s o m e t h i n g t h at
brings in a lot of posi-
tivity in our lives and Holi
being the festival of colours
is actually a day worth re-
joicing.
On March7 , Phag Utsav
(Holi) was celebrated at Po-
dar World School, Jaipur,
with great zeal and enthusi-
asm. A special assembly was
conducted on this event. The
students were introduced to
the significance of the festi-
val and the story behind the
celebration.
To rejoice in the celebra-
tion of colours is important
but to play it safe is equally
important. Emphasising the
need for precaution and safe-
ty, the students were made
aware of herbal colours
made with natural flowers
which are dried and ground
to powder form. They were
asked to play safe Holi by
using natural colours in- of PWS Jaipur. The teachers ed “Colours represent varie- festival will be joyful and a
stead of chemical colours encouraged the students to ty and variety is the spice of lot of positivity for the re-
grade teachers. mixed feelings of pride and A feeling of pride, happi- Mesmerising dance perfor- applaud the performances life. Let us live our lives to maining days of this Aca-
The chairperson, Dr. Jay- vacuity through a song ness and excitement prevailed mances Solo and group by and the compere Usha Nair the best of our abilities in demic Year and for the up-
shree Periwal, through a which made the hearts of the punctuated with rounds of the Junior and Senior stu- also added some rhythmic the light of the messages con- coming new session. Minhas
heart-warming and motiva- students go aflutter. applause by the parents and dents also enthralled the au- tunes of Holi verses to add veyed by scintillating col- praised the efforts of the
tional speech, reminded The head-boy, head-girl educators, as the students dience. The programme was the fervour of festivity. ours of joy, love and hope.” students saying that Holi is
them of the arrival of matu- and other students got teary took the blessings of the coordinated by the Music, Principal Sumita P We are into the end of this the day to express love with
rity and responsibility; their eyed as they expressed their chairperson, Dr. Periwal and Dance and Art Department Minhas in her address quot- session and celebrating this colours.
educators expressed their gratitude towards the school. principal, Manju Khosla.
Book explores the wonders of nature Fitness is the first requisite of happiness
T T
he Secret Garden is a happiness in this book is to The timeless classic mainly. o highlight the importance
novel by Frances Hodgson think less about yourself and The plot revolves around of physical activities, Ryan
Burnett. She was a British more about the other people another sick boy, Colin who International School,
novelist and playwright. She is around you. Secret Garden is turned out to be Mary’s cousin Mansarovar, Jaipur, hosted a
best known for the three chil- One can be influenced to have and a village lad Dickon. They series of sports events in the
dren's novels Little Lord a better characteristic by discover a secret garden in the school like - 100 meters Flat
Fauntleroy , A Little Princess one's surroundings if one has estate where they all begin to Race, Lemon & Spoon Race,
and The Secret Garden .The a will to change and one can hang out and the dying garden Book Balancing Race & Skipping
book is about how the discov- influence another if he or she becomes exuberant once again recently. The young and exuber-
ery of a secret garden trans- has a will to change . The as do the children. ant Ryanites participated in
forms the character of Mary secret garden is one such Nature heals the sick children these events with full enthusi-
and another character in the novel that will always stay and makes them energetic and asm and won accolades. The
book. I really liked the book, close to my heart. This novel lively as all children should be. winners were felicitated with
as it was fascinating to see took me to the Yorkshire Vidhi Nagar, class VI, certificates in the morning
Mary change from a horrible, moors and near nature. There assembly. Everyone cheered for
spoiled brat to a sweet-heart- are myriads of lessons one can Rukmani Birla the glorious achievement of the
ed girl. Basically, the secret to learn from this masterpiece. Modern High School students.
Celebrating International
Y day of River Action Plan
oga might sound a bit impractical to this so-
called practical generation, but it brings tremen-
dous changes, if practiced properly. Being a
Board aspirant, one thing that has kept me going
J
with the same enthusiasm is yoga. Things turned from ust as people have their started in Jaipur aiming to look at the threat on river life
online to offline and vice-versa numer- right to freedom, rivers revive the city's receding more realistically, more com-
ous times and that made it difficult for too should have rights. groundwater level, but has prehensively, and above all,
me to avoid stress. International Day of Action for allegedly failed to serve the with an eye on the future.
At a particular moment of time, things weren't easy; every- Rivers is observed every year purpose as cementing has pre-
thing seemed to be a pressure. But then, this idea of han- on March 14 to save, celebrate vented the natural recharge Anju Pandey , In-charge , Eco
dling oneself with yoga and meditation came up. and make people around us resulting in fast depletion of
aware about our life-giving water table along the river.
Club , Delhi Public School,
One month from the day I started practicing
source of water. Solidarity is The need of the hour is to Jaipur
yoga, I could see changes in my stress cop-
important and people must be
ing capacity and situation perceiving abili-
committed to protect them.
ty. For anyone going through this prep
Rivers have been the
stress or any kind of stress, yoga
source of wellbeing, prosperity
asanas and meditation are two really
and the very source of life for
helpful ways to deal with it. these lands. Most of the rivers
My favourite asana is Natrajasana (dancer pose). The level have converted into drains.
of concentration it requires to keep the balance excites me They are covered with so much
to the core, and motivates me to do it filth that they cannot be con-
better every day. Things change, not sidered as a source of fresh
only when we want them to, but when water anymore. Water pollu-
we try our level best to bring those tion has become a burning
changes. topic in our country, India.
JANNAT CHUGH, class XII, DAV Model The main problem with
School, Sector 15, Chandigarh keeping the rivers clean is
that the run-off from the mil-
lions of tons of fertilizers and
thousands of tons of pesti-
cides used in agriculture goes
directly into the rivers. Three-
L
fourths of the pollution in the
ouis William Tomlinson, born songs of hope for his fans which are rivers can be accounted for by
in Doncaster in 1991, is an somewhat related to his personal municipal sewage from the cit-
established singer and song- traumas. For me, his songs 'Don't ies, towns, and villages locat-
writer who rose to fame post audi- Let It Break Your Heart' and 'Just ed along its banks.
tioning for the X Factor UK in 2010 Hold On', helped me get through a The first multi-crore
and being put into a band today tough time in my life. Besides National River Conservation
known as 'One Direction'. In singing, he is a talented football Plan project came about in
between 2010-to 2015, he player and has played in 1985 to improve the quality of
worked with the band and several charity matches to Ganga river followed by some
made a place for himself in raise funds for charities other projects to set the
the music industry. After like Unicef, War Child, the standard for revitalization of
splitting with 'One Celtic Foundation and the rivers and transform the lives
Direction', Louis set off his Rio Ferdinand Foundation. of people.
solo career by releasing his The way he has matured Understandably, various
first song, 'Just Hold On' from a goofy 18-year-old to action plans in the past have
and has since released 2 singles and a calm and loving 30-year-old after focused on setting up Sewage
an album. In his solo career, going through so much, and it all Treatment Plans (STPs) on pri-
Louis has written multiple being exposed to the world, is truly ority basis. Ironically, this has
inspiring. been one of the biggest fail-
KHEWA MALHOTRA, class XI, ures associated with these
Carmel Convent School, plans. Even the Dravyavati
LOUIS WILLIAM TOMLINSON Chandigarh river rejuvenation project was
 First of all, convince yourself that you are the best because the rest of
your life is going to go proving this to others.
Wasim Akram, Pakistani cricketer
TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2022

Move a point ahead of Manchester United with

2-0 win at home over Leicester

A
rsenal re-
turned to
the Pre-
m i e r
League top
four after
goals from
Thomas
Partey and Alexandre Lacazette
earned them a 2-0 win at home to
Leicester City. The win moves the
Gunners a point ahead of Man-
chester United but crucially
Mikel Arteta’s side have three
games in hand on their rivals for
the final Champions League slot.
Arsenal have now won their last
five games and a run of nine
wins from their last 11 encoun-
ters in the Premier League has
transformed their season after a
poor start to the campaign.
Thomas Partey
EYE ON
EUROPEAN SLOT
A return to Europe’s elite
competition, after a five-year ab-
sence, is now within their grasp
if they can maintain solid form
over their final 12 games. “We
have to be there, we should be
there. Our history obliges us to
be there but we are not there yet
and there are still a lot of games
to play,” said Arteta, whose side
host Liverpool on Wednesday.
“We have an excellent group of
people at the club who believe in
what we do and then you have to
put performance into results. The
last few months we have been
more consistent.”
Partey put Arsenal ahead in
the 11th minute with a simple,
glancing near-post header from
a Gabriel Martinelli corner,
which was poorly defended by
the Foxes. The home side looked
confident and creative with Mar-
tin Odegaard impressive in the
centre of the midfield but Leices-
ter posed the occasional ques-
tion on the break.
Arsenal keeper Aaron Rams-
dale produced a superb one-
handed save to keep out a head-
er from Harvey Barnes but with-
out the threat of the injured
Jamie Vardy, Leicester lacked
penetration. Arsenal’s second
goal came after Kasper Schme-
ichel parried out an Odegaard
free kick and Partey’s goalbound
header was cleared off the line
by Luke Thomas.
The video replay showed that
Leicester defender Caglar Soyun-
cu had reached out a hand to-
wards Partey’s header and after
reviewing the monitor, referee
Anthony Taylor pointed to the
spot and Lacazette drilled the
spot-kick into the roof of the net.
DISAPPOINTING
DECISION
Leicester manager Brendan
Rodgers felt the decision had been
unfair. “I am disappointed in the
penalty. That there was disap-
pointing, I don’t know what else
he could do. He was moving but
it touched his hand and it was ac-
cidental,” he said.
Rodgers said his team would
now be focusing firmly on their Alexandre
Europa League campaign which Lacazette
sees them face French side
Rennes in the round of 16 on
Thursday. “We are not choosy
over trophies as we only have the
one we can play for. It is a real fo-
cus for us but not to take any-
thing away from the Premier
League as we want to finish as
high as we can,” he said.
Arsenal have 51 points from
26 games while United have 50
from 29 and West Ham 48 points
from 29 matches. Leicester are
12th on 33 points. REUTERS

BARCA ROUT OSASUNA Madrid is 12 points ahead of

Barcelona and Atlético. Madrid

I
t didn’t take long for
Barcelona’s offense to
regain its scoring touch.
After being held to a disap-
pointing scoreless draw with
Galatasaray in the first leg of
the round of 16 of the Europa
League, Barcelona scored
three goals in less than 30
minutes on Sunday en route to
a comfortable 4-0 win over
Osasuna in the Spanish league.
Ferran Torres found the net
Photo: AFP
twice and Pierre-Emerick
hosts Barcelona next Sunday
Aubameyang and Riqui Puig Ferran at the Santiago Bernabéu
added a goal each to keep the Torres
Stadium.
Catalan club in third place. It Barcelona defender Gerard
has the same 51 points as Piqué, making his 600th
Atlético Madrid but leads on appearance with the club, had
the head-to-head tiebreak- a goal disallowed for offside in
er. Barcelona also has a the 55th.
game in hand compared to Xavi Hernández’s team is
the defending champions. unbeaten in 10 straight
Barcelona and Atlético trail games, since a loss at Athletic
second-place Sevilla by five Bilbao in the round of 16 of the
points. League leader Real Copa del Rey in January. AFP
Photo: AP
Photo: REUTERS

BANGLADESH MAKE ODI HISTORY

Dash Pakistan’s World Cup hopes on the back of Fahima Khatun’s three-wicket haul victory
LOVLINA, NIKHAT SECURE ASIAN

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GAMES, WORLD C’SHIP PLACES
l y m p i c
bronze-
medallist
In the world
championship tri-
als held last week,
Lovlina Borgohain selections were also

F
argana Hoque’s 71 runs knock, Akhter contributed a well-hit 44. target with gusto, producing a 91-run part- and former junior confirmed for the
backed by Fahima Khatun’s fiery Nashra Sandhu was the pick of the Pak- nership which ended when Khan was bowled world champion Asian Games in
spell, helped Bangladesh defeat istan bowlers with 3-41, including two wick- by Rumana Ahmed. Skipper Bisamh Maroof Nikhat Zareen on three divisions.
Pakistan in the 12th match of the ets in successive balls, one of which dismissed took her side to the 150-run mark. Her stint Monday secured In 57kg, Man-
ongoing ICC Women’s ODI World the dangerous Hoque. was short-lived as she was sent back by Ja- their places in the isha won her trial
Cup, at Seddon Park, Hamilton on Monday. hanara Alam after scoring 31 runs. Later, Indian women’s bouts to make the
The spectacular late collapse left Pakistan’s Wickets fall easy Omaima Sohail joined Sidra Ameen and tried boxing team for this cut for both the sho-
World Cup campaign in tatters and handed Pakistan openers Ameen and Nahida to anchor the innings but was dismissed by year’s Asian Games Lovlina Borgohain wpiece events, while
Bangladesh a nine-run win, their first-ever Khan set about chasing the 235-run Fahima Khatun. Ameen seemingly had Pak- in September after the promising Jais-
victory in the ICC Women’s ODI World Cup. istan on the brink of victory at 183-2 in the winning their se- mine (60kg) and Sa-
Pakistan appeared to be cruising to vic- I cannot describe 42nd over, needing 52 runs from 48 balls lection trial finals weety Boora (75 kg),
tory, powered by a maiden century for Sidra with eight wickets in hand. But disaster at New Delhi. who won a world sil-
Ameen, but slumped to a nine-run defeat this in words struck as the batters threw away their While Zareen ver medal in 2014,
after losing six wickets for 26 runs. because it’s wickets, with three departing for first- secured selection in also ensured twin
It was Pakistan’s fourth straight ball ducks as spinner Fahima Khatun the 51kg division, selections for them-
loss at the tournament in New
our first ever win produced a mesmerising spell on her Borgohain clinched selves.
Zealand and gives them virtually no chance in a World Cup and tournament debut to claim 3-38. the 69kg spot after The 38-year-old
of making the playoffs. this is history that Omaima’s dismissal was followed by trials held at the In- Mary Kom, who is
four more wickets as Nida Dar, Aliya dira Gandhi Indoor a six-time world
Fahima Khatun Misfired strategy we’ve made. We’re Riaz, Fatima Sana, and Sidra Nawaz Stadium. Both of champion, is only
Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl looking forward to also departed, with Pakistan’s score at them have also Nikhat Zareen targetting the Com-
but the strategy backfired after Fargana 187/7. Sidra Ameen stood as the last hope made the world cha- monwealth Games
Hoque inspired Bangladesh to 234-7, their carrying this momentum for Pakistan and tried her best to take her mpionships squad with Za- this year. The trials for the
highest one-day international total. Hoque through the tournament. side to victory. Any glimmer of hope for a reen qualifying in the 52kg cat- Commonwealth Games are
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made 71, forging a 96-run partnership with Bangladesh skipper Pakistan win ended when Ameen was run egory and Borgohain making due to be held in June. The
Sultana, who finished on 46, while Sharmin out for 104 in the 48th over. AGENCIES the cut in 70kg in the trials men’s trials for both Asiad and
NIGAR SULTANA held last week. CWG will be held in May. PTI

Where was the first Under 19 Madrid. Which team did they beat Carl Lewis made his debut a) France

Q U IZ T IM E ! Q3:
a) India
Cricket World Cup held? in the match?
a) Manchester United b) Paris Saint-Germain
Q6: during which Olympic Games?
a) 1984 Los Angeles Games
b) Netherlands
c) Switzerland
b) Australia c) Liverpool d) Inter Milan b) 1988 Seoul Games d) England
Who is the first player to
Q1: feature in 200 IPL games? c) Berlin c) 1992 Barcelona Games
Who did Roger Federer beat
a. Virat Kohli
b. MS Dhoni
d) China
Karim Benzema
d) 1996 Atlanta Games

At which tournament did

Q9:
Final?
in the 2003 Wimbledon

c. Rohit Sharma
d. Ashwin R
Q4: Who is the first Indian to
score a hat-trick in Test Q7: Ashleigh Barty win her maiden
women’s doubles grand slam title, in
a) Rat Rafter
b) Pat Cash
matches?
partnership with CoCo Vandeweghe? c) Mark Philippoussis
a) Harbhajan Singh
a) 2018 US Open d) Pete Sampras
Which IPL team holds the
Q2: record for both highest of
263/5 and the lowest score of 49 in
b) Kuldeep Yadav
c) Ashish Nehra
b) 2018 Wimbledon
c) 2017 US Open
ANSWERS: 1 b. MS Dhoni
2 d. Royal Challengers Bangalore
d) Jaspreet Bumrah d) 2017 French Open
the tournament since its inception? 3 b. Australia 4 a. Harbhajan Singh
a. Kolkata Knight Riders Karim Benzema became the 5 b. Paris Saint-Germain
b. Chennai Super Kings
c. Punjab Kings
Q5: oldest to score a hat trick
in Champions League at 34 years
Q8: Which country, apart from
Belgium and Germany, have
made a joint bid to host the 2027
6 a. 1984 Los Angeles Games
7 a. 2018 US Open 8 b. Netherlands

and 80 days, playing for Real 9 c. Mark Philippoussis

d. Royal Challengers Bangalore FIFA Women’s World Cup?
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