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Manchester City is bidding to make history. Jurgen Klopp is bidding farewell. The English Premier League is heading toward a dramatic and emotional finale on Sunday, with the title race between Man City — seeking an unprecedented fourth straight top-flight championship — and Arsenal going to the wire and taking centre stage on an afternoon when goals and tears usually flow. Many of those tears will likely come at Anfield where Klopp, the eccentric German who has bestrode the league for nearly nine years with his heavy-metal football and big grin, takes charge of his last game at Liverpool. Klopp is definitely leaving. For other managers, the future is more uncertain.

ALSO READ: IPL 2024: Sanju Samson sends clear message to teammates as Rajasthan Royals hit rough patch at the wrong time After Sunrisers Hyderabad have become the third team to qualify, Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals have been eliminated from the playoffs race. DC have 14 points in 14 matches with a net run rate of -0.377.

Indian Premier League 2024, including Thursday's Sunrisers vs Gujarat Titans, the race for the last two spots has gained momentum. Rains disrupted today's match, and even the toss has been delayed in Hyderabad. There are also chances of a washout.

As a competitive rower in my long-ago prime I sometimes used a racing strategy called fly and die. Sprinting to an early lead often yielded a fast overall time, even if I couldn’t hold my torrid pace through the finish line. Some professionals take a similar approach to their desk jobs, starting their workdays with a 5 a.m.

Indian Americans in elected offices is not reflective of their growing population, US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday, urging the members of the minority ethnic community to run for elected offices increasingly. Harris, who is of both Indian and African heritage, was speaking at "Desis Decide" — the annual summit of Indian American Impact, a democratic party think tank, that supports and funds Indian Americans running for elected offices across the country. «Over the years, we've had so much more participation by Indian Americans in the electoral process running for office. But the numbers are still not reflective of the size of the growing population,» Harris, the first-ever Indian American, African American, and a woman to be elected as the vice president of the US told a packed room of Indian Americans in the national capital. Currently, there are five elected Indian American members of the Congress — Dr Ami Bera, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Ro Khanna, Pramila Jayapal, and Shri Thanedar. Impact believed that in 2024, the Indian American strength in the Congress will increase to 10 members.

Joe Biden and Republican rival and former US President Donald Trump have agreed to two debates on June 27 and September 10, as per a Reuters report. These debates are poised to be significant moments in the November 2024 race for the White House. Biden affirmed his readiness on social media, saying, “As you said: anywhere, any time, any place." Trump responded by calling Biden “the worst debater" he has faced and confirmed his willingness to debate, posting, “I am Ready and Willing to Debate Crooked Joe at the two proposed times in June and September." Debates are high-risk for both candidates, who face a tight race and low voter enthusiasm.

Erling Haaland’s double put Manchester City within touching distance of an unprecedented fourth successive Premier League title as it beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 away on Tuesday. The Norwegian tapped home his side’s opener early in the second half and settled City’s nerves in stoppage time when he blasted home a penalty for his 27th league goal of the season. City had failed to earn a point or score a goal in its first four league visits to Tottenham’s new stadium but ended that jinx in timely fashion to the joy of its supporters.

BCCI is keen to secure him as the new coach of the Indian cricket team, a prospect that could bring a new era of success. Ricky Ponting, who led Australia to the World Cup twice, is also in the race, and as per a REVSPORTZ, BCCI has informally communicated its wishes to the batter. The report added that the response from both Stephan Fleming and Ricky Ponting hasn't been positive.

IPL 2024 SRH vs GT: High-flying Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will take on Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad on May 16 tomorrow. As per the weekday IPL tradition, it will be an evening match and it will commence at 7.30 pm. While Pat Cummins-led SRH have won seven games out of 12 played so far, GT are out of the playoff race due to Motera washout. This match will be very important for the SRH as those precious two points will help them in qualifying for the playoffs and seal the spot after KKR and RR. If one looks at Shubman Gill-led GT’s 2024 campaign, they posted wins in five out of 12 games that they played. Though they could have a shot at playoff had the Ahmedabad match was not abandoned. AT present, they have eight points in their kitty.

Abishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs were complemented by a clinical bowling effort as Delhi Capitals kept their slim IPL play-off hopes alive with a 19- run win over Lucknow Super Giants in their final league fixture on Tuesday. Porel (58) and Shai Hope (38) shared a 49-ball 92-run stand to give the hosts an aggressive start. Tristan Stubbs (57* ) then hammered three fours and four maximums in his blitzkrieg and added 47 and 50 runs with Rishabh Pant (33) and Axar Patel (14*) to power DC to 208/4. The bowlers then joined the party to restrict the visitors to 189 for 9, despite a belligerent 27- ball 61 from Nicholas Pooran and a 33-ball 58 not out by Arshad Khan. After the loss in their penultimate league game, LSG are all but out of the play-off race.

Researchers around the world are racing to create large wind turbines and floating platforms as upcoming lease auctions bring offshore wind closer to reality

OpenAI unveiled a less expensive version of its flagship artificial-intelligence system that includes a new voice assistant to make it easier to use, as it races other tech companies to roll out products and features to attract users. The new AI model, dubbed GPT-4o, can better digest images and video in addition to text, and can interact with people by voice in real time, said Mira Murati, OpenAI’s chief technology officer, on Monday. People can interrupt the new voice feature while talking to it, unlike current voice assistants, and the model is capable of responding close to instantaneously, the company said.

BCCI secretary Jay Shah had clarified a few days ago that Rahul Dravid will have to apply for the post like any other application if he wants to continue coaching the Men in Blue. While there have been reports suggesting that Dravid may not be interested in another stint as head coach, a new name has just emerged in the race to take charge of India.

Oil prices rose on Tuesday as the supply-demand balance looked set to tighten on operational disruptions, stronger demand and voluntary output cuts. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 18 cents to $79.30 a barrel by 1224 GMT. Brent crude futures gained 19 cents, reaching $83.55 a barrel.

Gujarat Titans' hopes of qualifying for the Indian Premier League play-offs was dashed on Monday as rain washed out their must-win match against Kolkata Knight Riders without a ball being bowled. It meant KKR were assured of a top two finish with 19 points from 13 games and a place in the Qualifier 1. GT, the last year's runners-up and 2022 champions, are out of the play-off race, garnering 11 points from 13 matches. The toss didn't happen at scheduled time of 7 pm due to incessant lightning, which was followed by slight drizzle that became heavier as time passed by. The cut-off time was 10:56 PM for a five-over contest but the official decided to abandon the match, a first in this IPL, because of the consistently intensifying rain and wet outfield.

Gujarat Titans have been knocked out of the play-off race after rain forced their IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders to be abandoned without a ball bowled in Ahmedabad on Monday. The two teams took one point each, confirming a top-two finish for table-toppers Kolkata, who remain the only side to have already qualified for the next stage. The last times Kolkata ended in the top two in the league stage, they went on to win the tournament in 2012 and 2014.

Competition is hardwired in all competitive sports. But a competition can be rendered mediocre if the outcome is a 'foregone conclusion'. Which is why this season, international football has been so rich. Take English Premier League that's going into its last leg with Arsenal and Manchester City neck to neck in the title race. Across the channel, Champions League has also thrown up the finest to reach the final, but without the 'same old, same old' algorithm at play. This time, CL 'giants' Real Madrid are pitched against 'giant killer' Borussia Dortmund. In EPL, two top sides are duelling it out to the end. This is unlike last year's 'monopoly' when City claimed the crown, with Arsenal No. 2 by a distance. It was only in the latter stages of this year's tournament that Liverpool fell out of contention, and marquee sides like Man Utd and Chelsea made to languish behind the likes of Aston Villa and Newcastle. This is what makes EPL the most exciting football league in the world. Borussia Dortmund ploughing through the CL final on June 1, after beating fellow German giants Bayern Munich and others deemed 'Europe's best', has also catalysed the tournament. The irony isn't lost that in Germany's domestic league, Dortmund languishes at No. 5, with relatively unheralded Bayer Leverkusen having already won their first Bundesliga title, significantly ahead of 32-times winner Bayern. This, too, is good for the league.

MUMBAI : US-based investment giant Warburg Pincus Llc has sealed a close contest among some of world’s top private equity players for Shriram Group’s housing finance subsidiary, in a deal valued at ₹4,630 crore. Warburg Pincus will acquire a controlling stake in Shriram Housing Finance Ltd (SHFL) from Shriram Finance Ltd (SFL) and other sellers through its affiliate Mango Crest Investment Ltd.

Effects of Music in Exercise and Sport: A Meta-Analytic Review, attempted to quantify the effects of listening to music in exercise and sport. They found that music was associated with significant beneficial effects on physical performance, perceived exertion and oxygen consumption while it had no significant impact on one’s heart rate. The study concluded that listening to music before or during physical activity offers potential benefits for exercisers and athletes.

IPL 2024 playoffs: The IPL 2024 has entered the final week of the league phase,and asmany as seven teams are still in the race for the last three spots in the top four. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have already qualified with 18 points from 12 matches. With two matches remaining, they may even finish on top of the table.

Chetan Chandra became a victim of mob violence. The ‘Premism’ actor was attacked by a rowdy mob when he was on a family outing, on Sunday. The actor took to Instagram and shared a clip of the harrowing experience and explained that he had been attacked by the group when he and his mother were returning from a temple at Kaggalipura, Bengaluru. One of them had also damaged his car beyond repair.