All posts tagged: pedigree

What Gennaro Gattuso doesn’t understand: A World Cup cannot be just about strongest teams and richest pedigree | Football News

What Gennaro Gattuso doesn’t understand: A World Cup cannot be just about strongest teams and richest pedigree | Football News

Maybe, Italy’s coach Gennaro Gattuso knew his team would not qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup last year itself. In a rant last December that had been fished up again and circulated as a reflection of a flawed system he bemoaned the diversely unequal routes teams from different continents take to reach the World Cup. “If we look at South America, where six out of 10 teams go directly to the World Cup and the seventh heads into a play-off with a team from Oceania,” he pointed out. “That does give you regrets and a certain sadness.” In a roundabout way, he was implying that the tournament is being over-run by underdogs through easy paths while statistically-better teams are sitting out. There were factual inaccuracies. Like the seventh-placed team in CONMEBOL does not necessarily play a team from Oceania. In the end, the Latin America country lost to Iraq, from the Asian confederation. He lamented the extra berths to African countries. “In 1990 and 1994, there were two African teams. In my day, the …

Baahubali The Eternal War Part 1 teaser leaves global audience in awe: ‘Animation pedigree is enough to get hyped about’

Baahubali The Eternal War Part 1 teaser leaves global audience in awe: ‘Animation pedigree is enough to get hyped about’

The teaser of Baahubali The Eternal War Part 1 was released by Baahubali Movie on its YouTube channel in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi. After watching it, the global audience has become its fan. The over two-minute-long teaser showed familiar characters, including Baahubali and Bhallaladeva, among others. A still from the teaser of Baahubali The Eternal War Part 1. Global audience in awe of Baahubali The Eternal War Part 1 Reacting to the teaser, fans took to social media platforms to praise it, as many were left in awe. A person said, “I always dreamed of watching this kind of stuff. I hope this will open the doors to more shows like this. Imagine more indian epic stories or different adaptations of them animated like this. I will be hooked to it.” A fan said, “Looks like Spider-Verse, animation is good though.” A comment read, “Just dive in! The visuals alone are incredible. Great intro to Indian cinema if you dig epic fantasy.” Fans think film will be ‘absolutely stunning’ An X user said, “Crazy, SS …

Jude Menezes, former India hockey star with proven coaching pedigree, returns to happy hunting ground: ‘HIL a huge step for future of women’s game’ | Hockey News

Jude Menezes, former India hockey star with proven coaching pedigree, returns to happy hunting ground: ‘HIL a huge step for future of women’s game’ | Hockey News

Last time he was in Ranchi, Jude Menezes enjoyed a momentous high in his coaching career. The former India goalkeeper, who played more than 100 international matches and represented the country at the Sydney Olympics, masterminded Japan’s third-place finish at the Olympic qualifiers as a coach. And at the cost of India, his team booked its tickets to Paris 2024. He is now back in the city, this time as the coach of Soorma Hockey Club as the inaugural edition of Hockey India League for women begins on Sunday. “It brings back pleasant memories here for me,” Menezes told The Indian Express. “It’s a happy hunting ground. But oh, it was a nerve-wracking tournament. You go through some dark places. When you’re winning, everything is great. But when you’re not, there’s apprehension about what might happen. It really tests your composure and puts a lot of pressure on you. I was fortunate to be on the right side of the equation.” The Mumbai-born Menezes began his coaching journey in New Zealand, where he has lived …

Jagga Reddy terms BJP as ‘graphics patriots’, says Rahul Gandhi carries pedigree of true patriots

TPCC working president and former MLA T. Jayaprakash Reddy addressing a press conference in Hyderabad on Friday. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement Terming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as ‘graphics nationalists’ and ‘graphic patriots’, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) working president T. Jayaprakash Reddy said it is always the ‘duplicates’ who blow their own trumpet while the ‘originals’ do their work silently. Addressing a press conference here, he dismissed the BJP’s continuous attack on Rahul Gandhi’s family, questioning their patriotism, and said Mr. Gandhi doesn’t need to prove his patriotism day in and day out. “He has a pedigree of patriotism, starting from his great great grandfather Motilal Nehru who sacrificed his property for the nation’s cause,” he said. On the other hand, the BJP leaders or their ideologues who were never part of India’s independence movement are claiming themselves to be the real patriots, he said, adding that the country can differentiate between the ‘graphics patriots’ and true patriots like Rahul Gandhi. Mr. Reddy also argued that the popularity of the BJP was declining …