Jendrik from Germany, alongside a peace-loving friend, performs during rehearsals for the 65th annual Eurovision Song Contest at the Rotterdam Ahoy arena, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. EPA
Jendrik from Germany, alongside a peace-loving friend, performs during rehearsals for the 65th annual Eurovision Song Contest at the Rotterdam Ahoy arena, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. EPA
People wait to be vaccinated with the Cuban Abdala vaccine for Covid-19, outside a doctors' surgery in the Alamar neighborhood of Havana, Cuba. AP Photo
People wait to be vaccinated with the Cuban Abdala vaccine for Covid-19, outside a doctors' surgery in the Alamar neighborhood of Havana, Cuba. AP Photo
Former American football league player Clarence Vaughn III and his wife Brooke Vaughn hold hands before delivering petitions demanding equal treatment for everyone involved in the settlement of concussion claims against the National Football League, to the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, US. AP Photo
Former American football league player Clarence Vaughn III and his wife Brooke Vaughn hold hands before delivering petitions demanding equal treatment for everyone involved in the settlement of concussion claims against the National Football League, to the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, US. AP Photo
Emergency services personnel search through the wreckage of buildings destroyed by a reported tornado in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. Xinhua via AP
Emergency services personnel search through the wreckage of buildings destroyed by a reported tornado in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. Xinhua via AP
A gull attempts to take off after plucking a large fish from a stream in Nobleboro, Maine, US. AP Photo
A gull attempts to take off after plucking a large fish from a stream in Nobleboro, Maine, US. AP Photo
A competitor leaps in front of a hand sanitiser station ahead of the socially-distanced Reunion 5K race at Kempton Park, Surrey, England. AFP
A competitor leaps in front of a hand sanitiser station ahead of the socially-distanced Reunion 5K race at Kempton Park, Surrey, England. AFP
A marina, a cargo ship and the Olympic Mountains stretch into the distance, viewed from the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, US. Reuters
A marina, a cargo ship and the Olympic Mountains stretch into the distance, viewed from the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, US. Reuters
A Palestinian boy pulls a cart carrying his brother and their belongings as they flee their home during Israeli air and artillery strikes on Gaza city. Reuters
A Palestinian boy pulls a cart carrying his brother and their belongings as they flee their home during Israeli air and artillery strikes on Gaza city. Reuters
The pack bunches together on the eighth stage of the 2021 Giro d'Italia cycling race, during a 170-kilometre stretch between the city of Foggia and the town of Guardia Sanframondi. AFP
The pack bunches together on the eighth stage of the 2021 Giro d'Italia cycling race, during a 170-kilometre stretch between the city of Foggia and the town of Guardia Sanframondi. AFP
Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 metres, seen from the window of a passenger aircraft en route to the southern city of Kagoshima. AFP
Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 metres, seen from the window of a passenger aircraft en route to the southern city of Kagoshima. AFP

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World Test Championship table

1 India 71 per cent

2 New Zealand 70 per cent

3 Australia 69.2 per cent

4 England 64.1 per cent

5 Pakistan 43.3 per cent

6 West Indies 33.3 per cent

7 South Africa 30 per cent

8 Sri Lanka 16.7 per cent

9 Bangladesh 0

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Company name: Big Farm Brothers

Started: September 2020

Founders: Vishal Mahajan and Navneet Kaur

Based: Dubai Investment Park 1

Industry: food and agriculture

Initial investment: $205,000

Current staff: eight to 10

Future plan: to expand to other GCC markets

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Martin Sabbagh profile

Job: CEO JCDecaux Middle East

In the role: Since January 2015

Lives: In the UAE

Background: M&A, investment banking

Studied: Corporate finance

Newcastle United 0 Tottenham Hotspur 2
Tottenham (Alli 61'), Davies (70')
Red card Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle)

THE SPECS

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Transmission: Constant Variable (CVT)

Power: 141bhp 

Torque: 250Nm 

Price: Dh64,500

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The specs

Engine: 5.0-litre supercharged V8

Transmission: Eight-speed auto

Power: 575bhp

Torque: 700Nm

Price: Dh554,000

On sale: now

Indoor cricket World Cup:
Insportz, Dubai, September 16-23

UAE fixtures:
Men
Saturday, September 16 – 1.45pm, v New Zealand
Sunday, September 17 – 10.30am, v Australia; 3.45pm, v South Africa
Monday, September 18 – 2pm, v England; 7.15pm, v India
Tuesday, September 19 – 12.15pm, v Singapore; 5.30pm, v Sri Lanka
Thursday, September 21 – 2pm v Malaysia
Friday, September 22 – 3.30pm, semi-final
Saturday, September 23 – 3pm, grand final

Women
Saturday, September 16 – 5.15pm, v Australia
Sunday, September 17 – 2pm, v South Africa; 7.15pm, v New Zealand
Monday, September 18 – 5.30pm, v England
Tuesday, September 19 – 10.30am, v New Zealand; 3.45pm, v South Africa
Thursday, September 21 – 12.15pm, v Australia
Friday, September 22 – 1.30pm, semi-final
Saturday, September 23 – 1pm, grand final

Scoreline

Australia 2-1 Thailand

Australia: Juric 69', Leckie 86'
Thailand: Pokklaw 82'

Drivers’ championship standings after Singapore:

1. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes - 263
2. Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari - 235
3. Valtteri Bottas, Mercedes - 212
4. Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull - 162
5. Kimi Raikkonen, Ferrari - 138
6. Sergio Perez, Force India - 68

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