Defending champion Justin Rose will take a two-stroke advantage into the weekend at the Turkish Airlines Open after carding a second consecutive six-under-par 65 on Friday.
The Englishman, who has five top-10 finishes in his last six European Tour appearances, would go back to the top of the world rankings with a victory on Sunday.
Starting the day a shot off the pace, Rose sank an eight-foot birdie at the first hole before gaining another stroke at the fifth to move into a share of the lead.
The Antalya event is historically known for its low-scoring and the theme continued as Rose carded two more birdies to make the turn at 30 before pulling his tee shot into the water at the 10th for his only bogey of the day.
Back-to-back birdies from the 12th allowed Rose to claim a one-shot advantage before his closest challenger Thorbjorn Olesen rolled in a six-footer at the 15th to join him on 11-under.
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Denmark's Olesen made his first bogey of the week at the 18th before Rose sunk a 10-foot birdie putt on the same hole to move to 12-under overall.
"I played catch-up here last year and other guys are capable of doing that this year," said Rose, who overturned an eight-shot deficit to lift the title last year.
"I think as I've shot two 65s, you can always have somebody from the chasing pack do the same thing.
"For me it's about keeping moving forward this week. Even par is not really going to get it done, so you have to have the mentality of keep moving forward."
Portugal Masters champion Tom Lewis finished with a bogey-free 63 to finish 10-under alongside fellow Englishman Danny Willett (65) and Olesen (67).
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Cast: Nayanthara, Siddharth, Meera Jasmine, R Madhavan
Star rating: 2/5
The White Lotus: Season three
Creator: Mike White
Starring: Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, Natasha Rothwell
Rating: 4.5/5
Real estate tokenisation project
Dubai launched the pilot phase of its real estate tokenisation project last month.
The initiative focuses on converting real estate assets into digital tokens recorded on blockchain technology and helps in streamlining the process of buying, selling and investing, the Dubai Land Department said.
Dubai’s real estate tokenisation market is projected to reach Dh60 billion ($16.33 billion) by 2033, representing 7 per cent of the emirate’s total property transactions, according to the DLD.
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Stars: Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham
Rating: 3.5/5
What drives subscription retailing?
Once the domain of newspaper home deliveries, subscription model retailing has combined with e-commerce to permeate myriad products and services.
The concept has grown tremendously around the world and is forecast to thrive further, according to UnivDatos Market Insights’ report on recent and predicted trends in the sector.
The global subscription e-commerce market was valued at $13.2 billion (Dh48.5bn) in 2018. It is forecast to touch $478.2bn in 2025, and include the entertainment, fitness, food, cosmetics, baby care and fashion sectors.
The report says subscription-based services currently constitute “a small trend within e-commerce”. The US hosts almost 70 per cent of recurring plan firms, including leaders Dollar Shave Club, Hello Fresh and Netflix. Walmart and Sephora are among longer established retailers entering the space.
UnivDatos cites younger and affluent urbanites as prime subscription targets, with women currently the largest share of end-users.
That’s expected to remain unchanged until 2025, when women will represent a $246.6bn market share, owing to increasing numbers of start-ups targeting women.
Personal care and beauty occupy the largest chunk of the worldwide subscription e-commerce market, with changing lifestyles, work schedules, customisation and convenience among the chief future drivers.
The rules of the road keeping cyclists safe
Cyclists must wear a helmet, arm and knee pads
Have a white front-light and a back red-light on their bike
They must place a number plate with reflective light to the back of the bike to alert road-users
Avoid carrying weights that could cause the bike to lose balance
They must cycle on designated lanes and areas and ride safe on pavements to avoid bumping into pedestrians
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Pakhtoons 137-6 (10 ov)
Fletcher 68 not out; Cutting 2-14
Sindhis 129-8 (10 ov)
Perera 47; Sohail 2-18
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Name: Kumulus Water
Started: 2021
Founders: Iheb Triki and Mohamed Ali Abid
Based: Tunisia
Sector: Water technology
Number of staff: 22
Investment raised: $4 million
Key facilities
- Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
- Premier League-standard football pitch
- 400m Olympic running track
- NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
- 600-seat auditorium
- Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
- An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
- Specialist robotics and science laboratories
- AR and VR-enabled learning centres
- Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
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