<p>David Warner has had a terrible season for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in IPL 2021. The swashbuckling SRH opener was criticised for his ordinary strike-rate and dwindling form during the first leg of IPL 14 whereas his team's back-to-back defeats added to his woes. Eventually, he was sacked as the SRH captain in the first leg and also lost the faith of the team management to be dropped after successive failures with the bat in the UAE leg.</p>

<p>Warner has played only two games for SRH in the second and final leg. Despite the team struggling and set to end the season at the bottom, Warner has been dropped from the playing XI of the Kane Williamson-led Hyderabad franchise. During match 49 which was held between SRH and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday evening, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, Warner was finally spotted at the stands after not even travelling with the team to the stadium in their last few encounters.&nbsp;</p>

<p>As the cameras spotted Warner sitting in the stands, cheering and waving the SRH flag, it sent the ardent Hyderabad fans into a meltdown seeing the plight of the Aussie opener. Regarded as one of the biggest stars and performers from the SRH camp since 2013, Warner's disastrous season is very likely to see him get released and go&nbsp;under the hammer in the upcoming mega auction before IPL 2022. Hence, the SRH fans became emotional seeing Warner at&nbsp;the stands.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">ICYMI: Hi<a href="https://twitter.com/SunRisers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SunRisers</a> fans here's <a href="https://twitter.com/davidwarner31?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@davidwarner31</a> sending you a wave <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/VIVOIPL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#VIVOIPL</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KKRvSRH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KKRvSRH</a> <a href="https://t.co/mFej5lRiz7">pic.twitter.com/mFej5lRiz7</a></p>
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<p><strong>Here are some of the fans' reactions seeing SRH's 2016 IPL-winning captain at the stands:</strong></p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">It's very dissapointing to see such a great player like David Warner <a href="https://twitter.com/davidwarner31?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@davidwarner31</a> sitting out and waving flag for the team... I wish you come back for the next 2 matches and make a big knock.</p>
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<p><strong>ALSO READ |&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/ipl-2021-playoffs-qualification-scenario-explained-can-mumbai-indians-punjab-kings-still-qualify-418113"><strong>IPL 2021 playoffs qualification scenario explained: Can Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings still qualify?</strong></a></p>

<p>Talking about SRH versus KKR game, Eoin Morgan-led Kolkata restricted SRH for 115-8 in 20 overs after the 2016 winners opted&nbsp;to bowl first. In response, vital knocks from Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana and Dinesh Karthik's finishing skills propelled Kolkata to a 6-wicket win to take them to 12 points with a one to play. SRH, meanwhile, remain at the bottom with only two wins this season.</p>


David Warner has had a terrible season for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in IPL 2021. The swashbuckling SRH opener was criticised for his ordinary strike-rate and dwindling form during the first leg of IPL 14 whereas his team's back-to-back defeats added to his woes.

David Warner has had a terrible season for the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in IPL 2021. The swashbuckling SRH opener was criticised for his ordinary strike-rate and dwindling form during the first leg of IPL 14 whereas his team's back-to-back defeats added to his woes. Eventually, he was sacked as the SRH captain in the first leg and also lost the faith of the team management to be dropped after successive failures with the bat in the UAE leg. Warner has played only two games for SRH in the second and final leg. Despite the team struggling and set to end the season at the bottom, Warner has been dropped from the playing XI of the Kane Williamson-led Hyderabad franchise. During match 49 which was held between SRH and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday evening, at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, Warner was finally spotted at the stands after not even travelling with the team to the stadium in their last few encounters. As the cameras spotted Warner sitting in the stands, cheering and waving the SRH flag, it sent the ardent Hyderabad fans into a meltdown seeing the plight of the Aussie opener. Regarded as one of the biggest stars and performers from the SRH camp since 2013, Warner's disastrous season is very likely to see him get released and go under the hammer in the upcoming mega auction before IPL 2022. Hence, the SRH fans became emotional seeing Warner at the stands. ALSO READ | IPL 2021: From David Warner to KL Rahul! 5 captaincy options for RCB as Virat Kohli set to step down ICYMI: Hi@SunRisers fans here's @davidwarner31 sending you a wave #VIVOIPL | #KKRvSRH pic.twitter.com/mFej5lRiz7 — IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) October 3, 2021 × Here are some of the fans' reactions seeing SRH's 2016 IPL-winning captain at the stands: Heart wrenching to see this champion not play...SRH what did you do... — Kcpraveen84@gmail.com (@kcpraveen84) October 4, 2021 × It's very dissapointing to see such a great player like David Warner @davidwarner31 sitting out and waving flag for the team... I wish you come back for the next 2 matches and make a big knock. — SUDIP MONDAL (@SUDIPMO12914388) October 3, 2021 × — Kaushal Makwana (@Kaushalmak07) October 3, 2021 × Sad to see him being treated like this. Yes he has been struggling for runs this season but has been their most successful batsmen till date hence deserves to be treated better by the franchise — Nikhil Ram (@Nikhil_Rams) October 3, 2021 × ALSO READ | IPL 2021 playoffs qualification scenario explained: Can Mumbai Indians, Punjab Kings still qualify? Talking about SRH versus KKR game, Eoin Morgan-led Kolkata restricted SRH for 115-8 in 20 overs after the 2016 winners opted to bowl first. In response, vital knocks from Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana and Dinesh Karthik's finishing skills propelled Kolkata to a 6-wicket win to take them to 12 points with a one to play. SRH, meanwhile, remain at the bottom with only two wins this season.

IPL 2021: Out of favour David Warner cheering for SRH from stands breaks fans' hearts on Twitter

<p>The US President Donald Trump has hit his rival Joe Biden under the belt in what most people are calling 'a new low' of election campaigning, weeks before the upcoming <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/us-election">US elections</a>.</p>

<p>A twitter handle —&nbsp;@ConservUSA38 — tweeted a video of <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/joe-biden">Joe Biden</a> from 2015 where he can be seen leaning in to whisper something in the ear of Stephanie Carter, former Defense Secretary Ash Carter's wife, during his swearing-in ceremony. His hands are seen resting on Carter's shoulders.</p>

<p>The video, created in form&nbsp;of a GIF, was posted with a caption reading "We can beat them at their game .. &nbsp;#PedoBiden".</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">We can beat them at their game .. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PedoBiden?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PedoBiden</a> <a href="https://t.co/SjNsUTrdGA">pic.twitter.com/SjNsUTrdGA</a></p>
— 🇺🇸Conservative Girl🇺🇸 (@ConservUSA38) <a href="https://twitter.com/ConservUSA38/status/1305753295747678209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 15, 2020</a></blockquote>
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<p>The tweet gained a lot of traction after <a href="https://www.wionews.com/topics/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a> retweeted it on Tuesday.</p>

<p>However, few hours after posting, the original poster added a tweet saying, "Except she’s an adult", but followed it with a collage of four pictures of Biden with four different women/girls with the caption "creep".</p>

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<p>However, Stephanie Carter has rubbished these accusations saying,&nbsp;"After the swearing in, as Ash was giving remarks, he leaned in to tell me 'thank you for letting him do this' and kept his hands on my shoulders as a means of offering his support. But a still shot taken from a video — misleadingly extracted from what was a longer moment between close friends — sent out in a snarky tweet — came to be the lasting image of that day."</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/us-election-2020-trump-accuses-biden-of-using-performance-enhancing-drugs-327148"><strong>Also read|&nbsp;US election 2020: Trump accuses Biden of using performance enhancing drugs</strong></a></p>

<p>The retweet has come a week after Trump, himself, was accused of passing inappropriate comments about a 15-year-old girl. Samantha Cohen recently revealed that back in 2012, when she was 15-years-old, Trump called her&nbsp;"piece of a--". When Cohen, Trump's former lawyer, informed him that she was his daughter, Trump responded saying,&nbsp;&nbsp;"That's your daughter?" ... "When did she get so hot?"</p>


The US President Donald Trump has hit his rival Joe Biden under the belt in what most people are calling 'a new low' of election campaigning, weeks before the upcoming US elections.

The US President Donald Trump has hit his rival Joe Biden under the belt in what most people are calling 'a new low' of election campaigning, weeks before the upcoming US elections. A twitter handle — @ConservUSA38 — tweeted a video of Joe Biden from 2015 where he can be seen leaning in to whisper something in the ear of Stephanie Carter, former Defense Secretary Ash Carter's wife, during his swearing-in ceremony. His hands are seen resting on Carter's shoulders. The video, created in form of a GIF, was posted with a caption reading "We can beat them at their game .. #PedoBiden". We can beat them at their game .. #PedoBiden pic.twitter.com/SjNsUTrdGA — 🇺🇸Conservative Girl🇺🇸 (@ConservUSA38) September 15, 2020 × The tweet gained a lot of traction after Donald Trump retweeted it on Tuesday. However, few hours after posting, the original poster added a tweet saying, "Except she’s an adult", but followed it with a collage of four pictures of Biden with four different women/girls with the caption "creep". Creep pic.twitter.com/pWDv8LMXlF — 🇺🇸Conservative Girl🇺🇸 (@ConservUSA38) September 15, 2020 × However, Stephanie Carter has rubbished these accusations saying, "After the swearing in, as Ash was giving remarks, he leaned in to tell me 'thank you for letting him do this' and kept his hands on my shoulders as a means of offering his support. But a still shot taken from a video — misleadingly extracted from what was a longer moment between close friends — sent out in a snarky tweet — came to be the lasting image of that day." Also read| US election 2020: Trump accuses Biden of using performance enhancing drugs The retweet has come a week after Trump, himself, was accused of passing inappropriate comments about a 15-year-old girl. Samantha Cohen recently revealed that back in 2012, when she was 15-years-old, Trump called her "piece of a--". When Cohen, Trump's former lawyer, informed him that she was his daughter, Trump responded saying, "That's your daughter?" ... "When did she get so hot?"

Ahead of US election, Trump retweets post calling Biden 'paedophile'

<p>After waves of controversies related to a possible ban and discussions with Microsoft to take over the US operations, TikTok now has a new suitor.</p>

<p>Twitter, the California-based company, is in talks with TikTok to discuss the possibility of merging the two companies, according to reports published by a leading US media house.&nbsp;</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/microsoft-planning-to-buy-tiktoks-global-business-reports-318751"><strong>Also read|&nbsp;Microsoft planning to buy TikTok's global business: Reports</strong></a></p>

<p>Few weeks ago, the US President Donald Trump had announced a ban on the short-video sharing app claiming that the app was a front for Chinese intelligence to snoop in on the US. Later, Microsoft came to the rescue of the Chinese app, announcing a possibility of taking over TikTok's US operations.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>However, there has been no confirmation on the possible take-over. Meanwhile, Trump has given a 45-days notice to TikTok to either sell or face the ban, demanding&nbsp;significant portion of the sale go to the US Treasury.</p>

<p>Now, it has been revealed by the US media that the social media giant Twitter, co-founded by&nbsp;Jack Dorsey, might be in discussions to merge with TikTok. Since Twitter is a smaller company than Microsoft, Twitter would have a long-shot bid for TikTok and would need support of other investors to acquire this deal. However, Twitter, in such a case, has the benefit of facing less scrutiny than Microsoft, due to its size.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/trump-signs-executive-order-banning-transactions-with-tiktok-owner-after-45-days-318735"><strong>Also read|&nbsp;Trump signs executive order banning transactions with TikTok owner after 45 days</strong></a></p>

<p>Since the reports came out, people have been trying to figure out how the transformation of Twitter — an app that has very limited characters and upload size — look like if combined with TikTok — an app that usually has fun short videos.</p>

<p>This is not the first time Twitter has proposed such a deal. In 2012, Twitter acquired Vine, a similar app to TikTok, but had to shut it down in 2016.</p>

<p>There have been no official statements from TikTok and Twitter on this issue.</p>


After waves of controversies related to a possible ban and discussions with Microsoft to take over the US operations, TikTok now has a new suitor. Twitter, the California-based company, is in talks with TikTok to discuss the possibility of merging the two companies, according to reports published by a leading US media house.

After waves of controversies related to a possible ban and discussions with Microsoft to take over the US operations, TikTok now has a new suitor. Twitter, the California-based company, is in talks with TikTok to discuss the possibility of merging the two companies, according to reports published by a leading US media house. Also read| Microsoft planning to buy TikTok's global business: Reports Few weeks ago, the US President Donald Trump had announced a ban on the short-video sharing app claiming that the app was a front for Chinese intelligence to snoop in on the US. Later, Microsoft came to the rescue of the Chinese app, announcing a possibility of taking over TikTok's US operations. × However, there has been no confirmation on the possible take-over. Meanwhile, Trump has given a 45-days notice to TikTok to either sell or face the ban, demanding significant portion of the sale go to the US Treasury. Now, it has been revealed by the US media that the social media giant Twitter, co-founded by Jack Dorsey, might be in discussions to merge with TikTok. Since Twitter is a smaller company than Microsoft, Twitter would have a long-shot bid for TikTok and would need support of other investors to acquire this deal. However, Twitter, in such a case, has the benefit of facing less scrutiny than Microsoft, due to its size. Also read| Trump signs executive order banning transactions with TikTok owner after 45 days Since the reports came out, people have been trying to figure out how the transformation of Twitter — an app that has very limited characters and upload size — look like if combined with TikTok — an app that usually has fun short videos. This is not the first time Twitter has proposed such a deal. In 2012, Twitter acquired Vine, a similar app to TikTok, but had to shut it down in 2016. There have been no official statements from TikTok and Twitter on this issue.

Twitter in talks with TikTok to discuss possible merging: Reports

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has sparked controversy in India by saying his heavy training schedule for an upcoming film left him feeling &quot;like a raped woman&quot;.<br />
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Khan made the comments in an interview to promote his latest Bollywood movie Sultan, which tells the story of an ageing wrestler trying to make a comeback.<br />
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&quot;When I used to walk out of the ring, after the shoot, I used to feel like a raped woman. I couldn`t walk straight,&quot; 50-year-old Khan said in an interview with local news site Spotboye.com published on Monday.&nbsp;<br />
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In the same interview, Khan said he had been able to quit every &quot;vice&quot; except women, saying that he had given up cigarettes, coffee and alcohol, but not female company.&nbsp;<br />
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&quot;There`s nothing left to quit anymore,&quot; he told the site.<br />
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Social media users slammed the actor&#39;s comments.<br />
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&quot;If you are a Salman Khan fan, it&#39;s good, but if you support his pathetic statement, you are nothing but a disgusting creature,&quot; wrote Twitter user @gautamverma23.&nbsp;<br />
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Shaina NC, a spokeswoman for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra state, tweeted: &quot;Rape is an exercise of power to destruct a woman&#39;s self esteem, (from what) I (know) of @BeingSalmanKhan he respects #women so he must apologise&quot;.&nbsp;<br />
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Khan&#39;s personal life has also been dogged by controversy.<br />
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Last year he was cleared of killing a homeless man in a hit-and-run crash, and he is battling allegations he used unlicensed arms to shoot antelopes in western India.&nbsp;<br />
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Bollywood films are notorious for their sexism and Khan in particular is accused of having weaker female parts in his movies.<br />
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While several Indian filmmakers are breaking with stereotypes to produce women-oriented films, these are still few and far between.<br />
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More recently, in April, India&#39;s sports stars reacted with dismay after Khan was appointed goodwill ambassador for the Olympic team in the Rio Games later this year.<br />
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His appointment, by the Indian Olympic Association, triggered a row over whether an actor was best suited to promote athletes.<br />
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Khan is one of Bollywood&#39;s biggest box-office draws, starring in more than 100 films and television shows since his first hit &quot;Maine Pyar Kiya&quot; (I Fell in Love) in the 1980s.<br />
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Khan made the comments in an interview to promote his latest Bollywood movie 'Sultan'

Bollywood superstar Salman Khan has sparked controversy in India by saying his heavy training schedule for an upcoming film left him feeling "like a raped woman". Khan made the comments in an interview to promote his latest Bollywood movie Sultan, which tells the story of an ageing wrestler trying to make a comeback. "When I used to walk out of the ring, after the shoot, I used to feel like a raped woman. I couldn`t walk straight," 50-year-old Khan said in an interview with local news site Spotboye.com published on Monday. In the same interview, Khan said he had been able to quit every "vice" except women, saying that he had given up cigarettes, coffee and alcohol, but not female company. "There`s nothing left to quit anymore," he told the site. Social media users slammed the actor's comments. "If you are a Salman Khan fan, it's good, but if you support his pathetic statement, you are nothing but a disgusting creature," wrote Twitter user @gautamverma23. Shaina NC, a spokeswoman for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra state, tweeted: "Rape is an exercise of power to destruct a woman's self esteem, (from what) I (know) of @BeingSalmanKhan he respects #women so he must apologise". Khan's personal life has also been dogged by controversy. Last year he was cleared of killing a homeless man in a hit-and-run crash, and he is battling allegations he used unlicensed arms to shoot antelopes in western India. Bollywood films are notorious for their sexism and Khan in particular is accused of having weaker female parts in his movies. While several Indian filmmakers are breaking with stereotypes to produce women-oriented films, these are still few and far between. More recently, in April, India's sports stars reacted with dismay after Khan was appointed goodwill ambassador for the Olympic team in the Rio Games later this year. His appointment, by the Indian Olympic Association, triggered a row over whether an actor was best suited to promote athletes. Khan is one of Bollywood's biggest box-office draws, starring in more than 100 films and television shows since his first hit "Maine Pyar Kiya" (I Fell in Love) in the 1980s. (Reuters)

Indian Actor Salman Khan under fire for 'raped woman' comment

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