The famous French footballer Kylian Mbappe’s X (formerly Twitter) account was hacked on Wednesday night. The hackers took control of the account and shared controversial posts.
The hackers posted posts for the liberation of Palestine, denouncing Israel, and also calling Cristiano Ronaldo better than Lionel Messi in a post on Mbappe’s account.
Later, the French footballer’s account was recovered and all controversial posts were deleted.
This is not the first time that Mbappe’s social media account was hacked. His X account was also hacked in 2019.
Saudi Arabia’s eSports team Falcons has won the eSports World Cup 2024. The world competition, held for the first time in Riyadh, saw Team Falcons scoring 5665 points.
The Falcons strengthened their lead by winning the (Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile) Championship in Week 1 and the (Free Fire) in Week 2, earning them 1,000 points for each tournament.
The Falcons were awarded $7,000,000(1.93 Billion PKR) in prize money and the World Cup trophy at a closing ceremony on Sunday, August 25. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also participated in the ceremony and awarded the trophy to the team.
Team Falcons’ participation and success in the eight-week-long eSports World Cup event reflect the significant investment made in Saudi Arabia’s gaming sector.
Netherlands’ Liquid secured second place, winning $4,000,000 (1.1 billion PKR). Team BDS secured third place, winning $2,000,000 (55 crore PKR).
This event had a massive prize pool of $60,000,000, featuring 22 video games.
Free Fire team HotShot from Pakistan participated in the event but was eliminated from the league stage. In Tekken, eight Pakistan players participated, and four of them qualified for the top 8 but unfortunately did not win the trophy. In the final of the Tekken 8, South Korea’s Ulsan defeats Pakistan’s Atif Butt by 5-0.
The government should support eSports by providing training facilities and organizing tournaments. This will help Pakistani players improve their skills and compete internationally. eSports can also offer entertainment and job creation for young people.
Footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, the most followed person on social media with 917 million followers and counting, launched his own YouTube channel and crossed three million subscribers within a few hours of launching. He has posted 18 videos so far in the last three hours.
The 39-year-old soccer star, who currently captains both Al Nassr in Saudi Arabia and the Portuguese national team, will use the platform to talk about his greatest passion, soccer, as well as his other interests, such as family, wellness, nutrition, preparation, recovery, education, and business.
The channel, “UR Cristiano,” featured him chatting with various guests.
Four Pakistani PUBG Mobile teams, Asi8, 52 eSports, Team R3G, and Team GG, which is currently acquired by the Mongolian organization LEO, have reached Nepal to participate in the PUBG Mobile Super League (PMSL) Central and South Asia Fall Season 2024.
With a massive prize pool of $200,000, the event consists of 20 teams, of which seven are directly invited (One from South Asia, one from Pakistan, and five from Central Asia). Five teams have qualified from the South Asia qualifiers, three from Pakistan qualifiers, and five from Central and South Asia qualifiers.
The event, which is an offline event in Kathmandu, Nepal, consists of the League stage and the Final stage.
League Stage:
The league stage lasts three weeks and includes five match days, with six matches on one day. The top 16 teams from this stage advance to the final stage.
Final stage:
In the finals, these 16 teams will compete against each other to become champions. This event will also decide Pubg Mobile Global Championship (PMGC) 2024 slots.
PMGC Qualification System:
The top four teams from PMSL CSA Fall, one team from Pakistan regional qualifiers, one team from CSA overall points, one team from Central Asia, and one team from South Asia will qualify for the PMGC 2024.
Regional Points:
Regional points will be decided based on region-based performance. For example, four Pakistani teams are participating in PMSL CSA. Their total points in the last PMSL (Spring season) and total points in the PMSL (Fall season), including league stage points and final stage points, will decide one slot from Pakistan.
Indian fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah used former Pakistan cricket team captain Imran Khan as an example to explain why fast bowlers prove to be the best captains.
The 30-year-old recently played a vital role in India’s victory in the T20 World Cup 2024 and was awarded the man of the tournament due to his excellent bowling.
In an interview with Indian media, Jasprit Bumrah said, “I think bowlers are smart because they have to get the batter out. The bowlers have a tough job and don’t hide behind the bat. A lot depends on us, and the blame is placed on the bowlers when a match is lost.”
“We have seen the captaincy of Pat Cummins; as a child, I saw Wasim Akram and Waqar Younis as captains, Kapil Dev won us the World Cup, and Imran Khan won the World Cup for Pakistan, so bowlers are smart.”
The pacer added, “Rohit Sharma is one of the few captains who, despite being a batsman, has compassion for the bowlers. He understands the players’ emotions and knows what the player is going through. Rohit is not strict; he gives feedback, and he relies less on planning and more on his sixth sense.”
Bumrah took 15 wickets in the recent T20 World Cup and played a vital role in the group match against Pakistan and the final game against South Africa.
Pakistan is hosting the Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Asian Championship 2024 for the first time. A total of 23 teams from different countries will participate in the Brave Combat and Asian Championship competitions. 12 teams will participate in the Asian Championship, and 11 teams will participate in the Brave Combat, which will also be held in Lahore.
More than 180 fighters, 120 officials, and 120 technical staff will participate in the competitions. Indian fighters and coaches will reach Lahore on August 17 through the Wagah border to participate in the Asian Championship.
President of the Pakistan MMA Federation, Umar Ahmed, said, “We are happy to host the Asian Championship for the first time. We will provide the best hospitality for other teams, including the Indian team.”
The championship will be held in Lahore from August 18 to 22.
The Internet Server Providers (ISPs) Association has stated that the internet speed in Pakistan has decreased by 30 to 40 per cent, which may threaten the survival of e-commerce and other digital platforms.
“The government’s decision to increase security and surveillance has had the unintended consequence of reducing internet speeds by 30 to 40 percent over the past few weeks. Internet slowdowns have created chaos for online and Internet-dependent businesses,, particularly affecting call centres, e-commerce professionals, the online working class, and electronic businesses,” ISPs wrote in a statement.
“The sectors that underpin Pakistan’s burgeoning digital economy are now grappling with the challenge of staying afloat. The threat of slow internet speeds looms large, endangering the survival of these businesses. The situation has become so dire that many entrepreneurs contemplate relocating their operations to other countries. If this trend persists, we could witness a significant exodus of businesses from Pakistan,” ISPs added.
The government’s experimental implementation of the firewall has reduced the speed of social media in Pakistan and raised fears about the future of Internet-based businesses in the country.
Internet services have been severely affected in the country for several days now, and people connected with online businesses and domestic users have started to suspect that the internet is not working. Whether connecting on WhatsApp, shopping online, uploading a photo, or watching a video, internet speed has become a topic of discussion across the country.
The Paris 2024 Olympics have been full of unforgettable moments, from Yusuf Dikec’s swag to Arshad Nadeem’s historic Javelin throw. Here are the best moments of the event:
Pakistani javelin star Arshad Nadeem was competing against the world’s top Javelin players, including India’s Neeraj Chopra, who already had a lead of 9-0 against Arshad. It looked like Arshad would win a medal, but bronze or silver. But that was the day of Arshad, and his second throw was 92.97 meters, claiming the gold medal and the record for the highest throw in Olympic history.
This was an epic moment, and the Pakistani nation was cheering on this success because this was Pakistan’s first medal in 32 years after 1992.
Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec became a viral sensation at the Paris Olympics. He won a silver medal in the Mixed 50-meter Pistol event, but his unique style made him stand out. Unlike other shooters who wore ear protectors and special lenses, Dikec only wore his prescription glasses and a t-shirt with pants. He even kept his non-shooting hand in his pocket while aiming and firing. His unusual approach quickly made him famous on social media and turned him into the face of many memes.
Kim Ye-ji, a South Korean Olympic sharpshooter who won a silver medal in the women’s 10-meter air pistol, became an internet sensation on Wednesday. She was recognized as the breakout style star of the Paris Games.
Wearing a black South Korean uniform zipped up to her neck, a baseball hat, and wire-rimmed shooting glasses, the 31-year-old looked very calm in videos showing her and her teammate achieving the top two shooting scores at the Olympics on Sunday.
After her win, a 27-second clip of Kim calmly aiming, shooting, and checking her record-breaking score went viral.
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, who faced racist attacks about her gender, won the gold medal in the women’s boxing competition. In the final of the 66 kg category, Imane beat China’s Yang Liu 5-0. She had been targeted by racist comments questioning her gender after Italian boxer Angela Carini withdrew from their fight just 46 seconds in.
5- Zhou medal confusion
Zhou Yaqin was confused when she saw her fellow medalists biting and copying their medals. After winning silver in the balance beam final, the 18-year-old Chinese gymnast went viral. At her first ever Games, she saw Italians Alice D’Amato and Manila Esposito biting their gold and bronze medals. Zhou quickly brought her medal to her mouth but didn’t bite it, thinking it was something all medal winners had to do.
Novak Djokovic, a 37-year-old from Serbia, had already achieved a lot in his tennis career: he won 24 Grand Slam singles titles, became the world No. 1, and earned over $180 million in prize money. However, he was deeply emotional when he finally won the only major award missing from his achievements—a gold medal at the Olympics.
Usually calm, Djokovic knelt on the clay at Roland Garros, trembling and shaking. He sat on the bench and cried, his body shaking with emotion.
7-Armand Duplantis winning celebration
Armand Duplantis, also known as Mondo, had already won his second consecutive Olympic gold medal in the men’s pole vault. Despite this, the crowd of about 75,000 at the Stade de France in St.-Denis wasn’t ready to leave. At 24, Duplantis was now trying to set a world record for the ninth time since 2020.
His success came from his great skill and intelligent choices. Although he grew up in Lafayette, Louisiana, he competes for Sweden, his mother’s native country, which picks its team without needing Olympic trials. With a bonus of up to $100,000 for setting a world record, he carefully raises the record by just a centimetre each time. On Monday, he tried to clear a height of 6.25 meters (20 feet 6 inches). He missed twice and fell on his third try, but the bar stayed in place. He had set another record, though it was just a tiny improvement.
8-Rebeca Andrade Queen moment
Jordan Chiles and Simone Biles had a plan. They both wanted to be on the top of the medal stand after the final gymnastics event, the floor exercise. But Biles, the favourite, made a few mistakes, and Chiles made a few more. So, Rebeca Andrade from Brazil ended up winning the gold medal instead.
After Chiles got her bronze medal (which was temporary) and Biles got her silver, Andrade was introduced as the Olympic champion. As she walked to the podium, making history as the first all-Black medalists in Olympic gymnastics, Biles and Chiles kneeled and bowed to her. They later called her a queen.
9- Chinese Badminton Player Receives Wedding Proposal
Chinese Olympian Huang Ya Qiong won a gold medal and got a marriage proposal at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The 30-year-old badminton player and her partner Zheng Siwei won gold in mixed doubles by beating the South Korean team Kim Won-ho and Jeong Na-eun on August 2. After the medal ceremony, Huang’s teammate Liu Yuchen surprised her with flowers and proposed to her in front of the crowd at La Chapelle Arena.
10-North Korean and South Korean player’s podium selfie
After the mixed doubles table tennis final, athletes from North and South Korea put their differences aside and took a selfie on the podium. North Korea won silver, and South Korea won gold. The viral photo showed how sports can bring people together.
Preparations are in full swing to welcome back javelin star Arshad Nadeem, who won a gold medal for Pakistan in the Paris Olympics 2024, the country’s first in almost 40 years. On the other hand, the Federal Board of Revenue will certainly be busy preparing a tax sheet for the prize money the star athlete has received.
How much tax will Arshad have to pay on the money he has received as a reward for his hard work and without any government support?
The World Athletes Federation has given Arshad Nadeem a reward of one crore 40 lakh rupees. Gifts of cash, apartments, and cars have been announced for him from all over Pakistan, for a total prize money of more than 20 crores till now.
According to the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR), players are required to pay tax on prize money or lottery winnings. The tax rate is different for filers and non-filers. A filer has to pay 15 percent of the total amount, while a non-filer has to pay 30 percent of the amount.
Arshad will receive a total prize money of over 20 crores in the form of cash prizes, apartments and cars. If he isva filer, he will have to pay three crore rupees on the prize money, while if he is not a filer, he will have to pay six crore.
Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz announced 10 crore rupees for the national hero, the Sindh government five crore, the World Athletes Federation one crore 40 lahks, Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori, cricketer Ahmed Shehzad and a singer gave a total of 30 lakh while Salman Iqbal of ARY has announced an apartment in ARY Laguna for the historic victory of Olympian Arshad Nadeem.
Pakistani javelin star Arshad Nadeem has qualified for the Paris Olympics 2024. During the qualifying stage, India’s Neeraj Chopra threw the Javelin 89.34 meters, while Arshad was second with 86.49 meters.
Neeraj Chopra, Arshad Nadeem, and Anderson Peters qualified for the finals from Group B, while Julian Weber, Julius Yego, Jakub Vadlejch, and Toni Keränen qualified for the finals from Group A
