January 13: ADCB Zayed Sports City 5k and 10k charity runs, Zayed Sports City, Abu Dhabi; www.zsc.ae
January 20: Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon; www.dubaimarathon.org
January 21: Almas Tower Vertical Run, Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai; www.facebook.com/fidelityfitnessDubai
February 4: TYR Aquathlon Swim Series, Fairmont The Palm Hotel & Resort; www.supersportsuae.com/tyr-go-sport-aquathlon-series
February 10: Oceanic Triathlon Series, Oceanic Hotel, Khorfakkan; www.oceanictriathlonseries.com
March 4: City Swim Series, Ajman Saray, Ajman; www.city-swim.com
March 10: Dubai Bubble Run, Dubai Autodrome; www.bigbubblerun.com
April 14: COEGA Mina Mile Open Water Series, Le Méridien Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina, Dubai; www.supersportsdubai.com
May 7: Wings for Life World Run, Dubai Autodrome; www.facebook.com/wingsforlifeworldrun
May 26: Dubai Desert Road Run, 3k and 10k, The Sevens Stadium, Dubai; www.dubairunning.com
Five expert hiking tips
What is hepatitis?
Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver, which can lead to fibrosis (scarring), cirrhosis or liver cancer.
There are 5 main hepatitis viruses, referred to as types A, B, C, D and E.
Hepatitis C is mostly transmitted through exposure to infective blood. This can occur through blood transfusions, contaminated injections during medical procedures, and through injecting drugs. Sexual transmission is also possible, but is much less common.
People infected with hepatitis C experience few or no symptoms, meaning they can live with the virus for years without being diagnosed. This delay in treatment can increase the risk of significant liver damage.
There are an estimated 170 million carriers of Hepatitis C around the world.
The virus causes approximately 399,000 fatalities each year worldwide, according to WHO.
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SRI LANKA SQUAD
Upul Tharanga (captain), Dinesh Chandimal, Niroshan Dickwella
Lahiru Thirimanne, Kusal Mendis, Milinda Siriwardana
Chamara Kapugedara, Thisara Perera, Seekuge Prasanna
Nuwan Pradeep, Suranga Lakmal, Dushmantha Chameera
Vishwa Fernando, Akila Dananjaya, Jeffrey Vandersay
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Manchester City 3
Danilo (16'), Bernardo Silva (34'), Fernandinho (72')
Brighton & Hove Albion 1
Ulloa (20')
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How to vote
Canadians living in the UAE can register to vote online and be added to the International Register of Electors.
They'll then be sent a special ballot voting kit by mail either to their address, the Consulate General of Canada to the UAE in Dubai or The Embassy of Canada in Abu Dhabi
Registered voters mark the ballot with their choice and must send it back by 6pm Eastern time on October 21 (2am next Friday)
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Tank warfare
Lt Gen Erik Petersen, deputy chief of programs, US Army, has argued it took a “three decade holiday” on modernising tanks.
“There clearly remains a significant armoured heavy ground manoeuvre threat in this world and maintaining a world class armoured force is absolutely vital,” the general said in London last week.
“We are developing next generation capabilities to compete with and deter adversaries to prevent opportunism or miscalculation, and, if necessary, defeat any foe decisively.”
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Sholto Byrnes on Myanmar politics
Getting there
Flydubai flies direct from Dubai to Tbilisi from Dh1,025 return including taxes
Roger Federer's record at Wimbledon
Roger Federer's record at Wimbledon
1999 - 1st round
2000 - 1st round
2001 - Quarter-finalist
2002 - 1st round
2003 - Winner
2004 - Winner
2005 - Winner
2006 - Winner
2007 - Winner
2008 - Finalist
2009 - Winner
2010 - Quarter-finalist
2011 - Quarter-finalist
2012 - Winner
2013 - 2nd round
2014 - Finalist
2015 - Finalist
2016 - Semi-finalist
Alita: Battle Angel
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Stars: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Keean Johnson
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