Dubai: Drydocks World Dubai brushed aside Solas Marine by a solitary goal to clinch the inaugural Maritime Premier Football League that concluded in Dubai, earlier this week. With both teams evenly matched, it was Gezahegn Lemma’s extra-time goal that sealed a deserving win for Drydocks Dubai World. ### Organised by Fit On Click Sports in…
Brisbane: Opener David Warner and Steven Smith’s respective unbeaten half-centuries powered Australia to a thumping nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the second contest of the three-match T20I series here on Wednesday. Chasing a paltry 118-run target, the duo comfortably steered Australia home with seven overs to spare. ### While Warner played a 41-ball unbeaten…
Chengdu, China: Would you like your dog transformed into a panda? It takes just 1,500 yuan (Dh780.92) at a pet cafe in southwest China that dyes pups in black and white streaks to resemble the animal that is considered a national treasure. ### The cafe, which opened last month in the city of Chengdu in…
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Bangkok: Thailand’s king has sacked four royal guards, two of them for “adultery”, in a fresh wave of palace purges a week after his royal consort was stripped of all titles for “disloyalty”. ### Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn, 67, ordered the dismissal of two male guards from the “bedroom section”, the Royal Gazette announced late…
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DUBAI: Dubai Financial Market, DFM, yesterday announced that the rights issue of Emirates NBD is due to be tradable on the exchange between November 3 and November 14. ### Trading of the rights issue enables existing shareholders of the bank, who do not wish to subscribe to the new shares, and which the bank plans…
Anthony Yeo remembered the panic. Playing Fortnite with his niece Poppy Ford, whenever their foes’ shots found him, he would wildly build cover, hastily assembling any kind of fortification to stave off elimination. ### “Now what do I do?” Yeo, 46, asked his niece over a video chat. The 13-year-old Fortnite veteran replied. ### “Breathe,…
If you want to lose weight and maintain it, then it is not about temporary but a more sustained effort that can help you reach your goals, fitness and nutrition experts say. ### What this means is keep a workout routine going for three to five days a week and more importantly, keep a watch…
Conversation between parent and child, in times before CCTV and home security cameras: ### ‘When an adult checks you, don’t answer back.’ ### ‘Why?’ ### ‘Because it’s not polite.’ ### ‘Umm. What if I…?’ ### ‘What if you what?’ ‘Want to say something?’ ‘You still keep quiet.’ ### ‘For how long?’ ### ‘Forever.’ ### ‘But…