Manchester City responded to the news that the formal takeover of the club by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed al Nahyan will be completed on Tuesday with a 6-0 thrashing of Portsmouth at Eastlands.
Brazilian striker Jo put City ahead in the 13th minute when he rounded David James before slotting home after he was put through by compatriot Robinho.
Skipper Richard Dunne doubled the lead in the 20th minute with a close-range finish and this time Jo set up Robinho who latched on to his knockdown and finished expertly with a low strike to make it 3-0 in the 57th minute
City were not done though and Shaun Wright-Phillips (68), Ched Evans (78) and Gelson Fernandes (83) all got on the scoresheet to complete the rout.
Everton came back from a two-goal deficit to claim a point against Hull at the KC Stadium.
Michael Turner gave the Tigers the lead in the 18th minute when he turned home Dean Marney's corner and Phil Neville put through his own net two minutes after half-time to put Hull 2-0 up.
But David Moyes' side refused to give in and Tim Cahil pulled a goal back in the 73rd minute when his shot rebounded off the crossbar and was adjudged to have crossed the line.
Five minutes later Leon Osman steered home Ayegbeni Yakubu's from inside the penalty area to level and despite a frantic final 12 minutes neither side could find a winner.
Juande Ramos' problems continue as his Tottenham side remain at the bottom of the table after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Wigan at White Hart Lane.
Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd
Hull 2-2 Everton
Man City 6-0 Portsmouth
Tottenham 0-0 Wigan
West Brom 1-2 Aston Villa
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Vidaamuyarchi
Director: Magizh Thirumeni
Stars: Ajith Kumar, Arjun Sarja, Trisha Krishnan, Regina Cassandra
Rating: 4/5
The National's picks
4.35pm: Tilal Al Khalediah
5.10pm: Continous
5.45pm: Raging Torrent
6.20pm: West Acre
7pm: Flood Zone
7.40pm: Straight No Chaser
8.15pm: Romantic Warrior
8.50pm: Calandogan
9.30pm: Forever Young
Motori Profile
Date started: March 2020
Co-founder/CEO: Ahmed Eissa
Based: UAE, Abu Dhabi
Sector: Insurance Sector
Size: 50 full-time employees (Inside and Outside UAE)
Stage: Seed stage and seeking Series A round of financing
Investors: Safe City Group
The more serious side of specialty coffee
While the taste of beans and freshness of roast is paramount to the specialty coffee scene, so is sustainability and workers’ rights.
The bulk of genuine specialty coffee companies aim to improve on these elements in every stage of production via direct relationships with farmers. For instance, Mokha 1450 on Al Wasl Road strives to work predominantly with women-owned and -operated coffee organisations, including female farmers in the Sabree mountains of Yemen.
Because, as the boutique’s owner, Garfield Kerr, points out: “women represent over 90 per cent of the coffee value chain, but are woefully underrepresented in less than 10 per cent of ownership and management throughout the global coffee industry.”
One of the UAE’s largest suppliers of green (meaning not-yet-roasted) beans, Raw Coffee, is a founding member of the Partnership of Gender Equity, which aims to empower female coffee farmers and harvesters.
Also, globally, many companies have found the perfect way to recycle old coffee grounds: they create the perfect fertile soil in which to grow mushrooms.
The rules on fostering in the UAE
A foster couple or family must:
- be Muslim, Emirati and be residing in the UAE
- not be younger than 25 years old
- not have been convicted of offences or crimes involving moral turpitude
- be free of infectious diseases or psychological and mental disorders
- have the ability to support its members and the foster child financially
- undertake to treat and raise the child in a proper manner and take care of his or her health and well-being
- A single, divorced or widowed Muslim Emirati female, residing in the UAE may apply to foster a child if she is at least 30 years old and able to support the child financially
UPI facts
More than 2.2 million Indian tourists arrived in UAE in 2023
More than 3.5 million Indians reside in UAE
Indian tourists can make purchases in UAE using rupee accounts in India through QR-code-based UPI real-time payment systems
Indian residents in UAE can use their non-resident NRO and NRE accounts held in Indian banks linked to a UAE mobile number for UPI transactions
