Abdulwahab Abdulqadir made a triumphant return as Baniyas manager on Saturday night.
He led his side to a 1-0 win over Hatta in his first game back in charge, which was only the club’s second win in the Arabian Gulf League in 17 games.
The Iraqi in his first spell guided Baniyas to promotion from Division One in 1988 and a President’s Cup title four year later. Now he has provided fresh hopes for Baniyas in their relegation struggle.
Victory, though, was not achieved until injury time when their mid-season signing Harry Novillo made a diagonal run to finish with a low shot from the edge of the area.
Baniyas were denied an opportunity when Australian Mark Milligan’s header was cleared off the line by Hatta left-back Sebil Ghazi early in the second half. Baniyas remain rooted to the bottom of the table but they move up to eight points.
While Baniyas were rejoicing their much-needed win, Emirates, another club battling relegation, were celebrating after a stunning 4-0 demolition of Al Shabab.
Mourad Batna scored a hat-trick after Argentine forward Sebastian Sacha scored with a sliding effort from an Osman Sow cross to put the visitors ahead in the second minute.
Batna doubled the lead just before the break with a curling free kick from 30 yards that set the platform for Emirates.
The Moroccan forward fired a second eight minutes into the second half and then completed his hat-trick from a penalty kick three minutes from time to complete the rout.
The win moved Emirates alongside Dibba on 12 points but they still remain below their rivals on goal difference in second bottom spot.
For the Shabab fans, it was a disappointing result under Serbian manager Miroslav Djukic in his first game in charge.
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Profile of Udrive
Date started: March 2016
Founder: Hasib Khan
Based: Dubai
Employees: 40
Amount raised (to date): $3.25m – $750,000 seed funding in 2017 and a Seed round of $2.5m last year. Raised $1.3m from Eureeca investors in January 2021 as part of a Series A round with a $5m target.
Chef Nobu's advice for eating sushi
“One mistake people always make is adding extra wasabi. There is no need for this, because it should already be there between the rice and the fish.
“When eating nigiri, you must dip the fish – not the rice – in soy sauce, otherwise the rice will collapse. Also, don’t use too much soy sauce or it will make you thirsty. For sushi rolls, dip a little of the rice-covered roll lightly in soy sauce and eat in one bite.
“Chopsticks are acceptable, but really, I recommend using your fingers for sushi. Do use chopsticks for sashimi, though.
“The ginger should be eaten separately as a palette cleanser and used to clear the mouth when switching between different pieces of fish.”
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Cast: Nayanthara, Siddharth, Meera Jasmine, R Madhavan
Star rating: 2/5
Company Fact Box
Company name/date started: Abwaab Technologies / September 2019
Founders: Hamdi Tabbaa, co-founder and CEO. Hussein Alsarabi, co-founder and CTO
Based: Amman, Jordan
Sector: Education Technology
Size (employees/revenue): Total team size: 65. Full-time employees: 25. Revenue undisclosed
Stage: early-stage startup
Investors: Adam Tech Ventures, Endure Capital, Equitrust, the World Bank-backed Innovative Startups SMEs Fund, a London investment fund, a number of former and current executives from Uber and Netflix, among others.
Defence review at a glance
• Increase defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 but given “turbulent times it may be necessary to go faster”
• Prioritise a shift towards working with AI and autonomous systems
• Invest in the resilience of military space systems.
• Number of active reserves should be increased by 20%
• More F-35 fighter jets required in the next decade
• New “hybrid Navy” with AUKUS submarines and autonomous vessels
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Suarez 85', Messi 86'
Atletico Madrid 0
Red card: Diego Costa 28' (Atletico)
MATCH INFO
Champions League quarter-final, first leg
Ajax v Juventus, Wednesday, 11pm (UAE)
Match on BeIN Sports
