I write to you in reference to your article Serious irregularities found at jail where Epstein died (August 13).
This news item gave me more information about the apparent suicide of Jeffrey Epstein while he was in jail awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges.
Epstein would have faced up to 45 years in prison but he died by apparent suicide before he could tell us more about the people involved in this case.
I am shocked to hear about the irregularities in the US jail that led to his death.
K Ragavan, Bengaluru
Netanyahu has only wreaked havoc during his time in office
I write to you in reference to Miriam Berger's article Israeli right-wing's poll threat forced Netanyahu backtrack on Al Aqsa (August 12).
Benjamin Netanyahu has done enough damage. And now, I believe it is high time for him to step down.
Mr Netanyahu has caved in to far-right demands repeatedly during his time in office, causing minorities and Palestinians much strife. His actions have only resulted in tragedy.
Ambia Kabir, Bangladesh
75 year-old man who stopped Norway shooter is a true hero
I write to you in reference to your article Suspected Norway mosque shooter appears in court with bruised face (August 12).
Thank God for the brave Pakistani who stopped the alleged shooter. He risked his life to save worshippers from a terrorist attack on a Norway mosque.
God bless him, and I hope the people injured or traumatised from this incident will recover soon.
Melanie Rose, Dubai
If the alleged shooter is supposed to represent a so-called superior race, as white nationalists claim to be, then humanity is in deep trouble!
John Heznell, UAE
Sadly, rainfall in the northern emirates did not reach Dubai
I write to you in reference to John Dennehy's article Heavy rain lashes UAE's Northern Emirates (August 12).
It seems as though it is only raining in the UAE in some parallel universe. Here in Dubai we did not get one drop of rain unfortunately.
Zulfiya Khalilova, Dubai
Parents, teachers, we all rely on Google for homework
I write to you in reference to your article Let me Google that: UAE parents forced to turn to the internet to understand children's schoolwork (August 12).
To be fair, most of the homework assigned to pupils goes beyond the knowledge of the teachers themselves, forcing them to also rely on Google to find the answers.
Name withheld by request
Herc's Adventures
Developer: Big Ape Productions
Publisher: LucasArts
Console: PlayStation 1 & 5, Sega Saturn
Rating: 4/5
Fixtures (6pm UAE unless stated)
Saturday Bournemouth v Leicester City, Chelsea v Manchester City (8.30pm), Huddersfield v Tottenham Hotspur (3.30pm), Manchester United v Crystal Palace, Stoke City v Southampton, West Bromwich Albion v Watford, West Ham United v Swansea City
Sunday Arsenal v Brighton (3pm), Everton v Burnley (5.15pm), Newcastle United v Liverpool (6.30pm)
SPECS
Engine: 4-litre V8 twin-turbo
Power: 630hp
Torque: 850Nm
Transmission: 8-speed Tiptronic automatic
Price: From Dh599,000
On sale: Now
Company profile
Company name: Fasset
Started: 2019
Founders: Mohammad Raafi Hossain, Daniel Ahmed
Based: Dubai
Sector: FinTech
Initial investment: $2.45 million
Current number of staff: 86
Investment stage: Pre-series B
Investors: Investcorp, Liberty City Ventures, Fatima Gobi Ventures, Primal Capital, Wealthwell Ventures, FHS Capital, VN2 Capital, local family offices
COMPANY PROFILE
Name: Xpanceo
Started: 2018
Founders: Roman Axelrod, Valentyn Volkov
Based: Dubai, UAE
Industry: Smart contact lenses, augmented/virtual reality
Funding: $40 million
Investor: Opportunity Venture (Asia)
The specs
Engine: 2.0-litre 4-cyl turbo
Power: 247hp at 6,500rpm
Torque: 370Nm from 1,500-3,500rpm
Transmission: 10-speed auto
Fuel consumption: 7.8L/100km
Price: from Dh94,900
On sale: now
How to wear a kandura
Dos
- Wear the right fabric for the right season and occasion
- Always ask for the dress code if you don’t know
- Wear a white kandura, white ghutra / shemagh (headwear) and black shoes for work
- Wear 100 per cent cotton under the kandura as most fabrics are polyester
Don’ts
- Wear hamdania for work, always wear a ghutra and agal
- Buy a kandura only based on how it feels; ask questions about the fabric and understand what you are buying
Sour Grapes
Author: Zakaria Tamer
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Pages: 176
MATCH INFO
Liverpool 2 (Van Dijk 18', 24')
Brighton 1 (Dunk 79')
Red card: Alisson (Liverpool)
Confirmed bouts (more to be added)
Cory Sandhagen v Umar Nurmagomedov
Nick Diaz v Vicente Luque
Michael Chiesa v Tony Ferguson
Deiveson Figueiredo v Marlon Vera
Mackenzie Dern v Loopy Godinez
Tickets for the August 3 Fight Night, held in partnership with the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, went on sale earlier this month, through www.etihadarena.ae and www.ticketmaster.ae.
Uefa Nations League: How it works
The Uefa Nations League, introduced last year, has reached its final stage, to be played over five days in northern Portugal. The format of its closing tournament is compact, spread over two semi-finals, with the first, Portugal versus Switzerland in Porto on Wednesday evening, and the second, England against the Netherlands, in Guimaraes, on Thursday.
The winners of each semi will then meet at Porto’s Dragao stadium on Sunday, with the losing semi-finalists contesting a third-place play-off in Guimaraes earlier that day.
Qualifying for the final stage was via League A of the inaugural Nations League, in which the top 12 European countries according to Uefa's co-efficient seeding system were divided into four groups, the teams playing each other twice between September and November. Portugal, who finished above Italy and Poland, successfully bid to host the finals.
Why all the lefties?
Six of the eight fast bowlers used in the ILT20 match between Desert Vipers and MI Emirates were left-handed. So 75 per cent of those involved.
And that despite the fact 10-12 per cent of the world’s population is said to be left-handed.
It is an extension of a trend which has seen left-arm pacers become highly valued – and over-represented, relative to other formats – in T20 cricket.
It is all to do with the fact most batters are naturally attuned to the angles created by right-arm bowlers, given that is generally what they grow up facing more of.
In their book, Hitting Against the Spin, cricket data analysts Nathan Leamon and Ben Jones suggest the advantage for a left-arm pace bowler in T20 is amplified because of the obligation on the batter to attack.
“The more attacking the batsman, the more reliant they are on anticipation,” they write.
“This effectively increases the time pressure on the batsman, so increases the reliance on anticipation, and therefore increases the left-arm bowler’s advantage.”
