The Champions League final will provide a ?350 million windfall to the battered European economy, a study found. More than 120,000 people are expected to descend on Madrid for the first Champions League final to be played on a Saturday evening. "In difficult economic times, this kind of event provides people with a chance to escape from reality," said Simon Chadwick, a professor of Sport Business Strategy and Marketing at Coventry University in England.
"In addition to that, we will see more travelling fans and one of the reasons is the rescheduling of the game from Wednesday to Saturday evening, when people can move more easily." Last year's final between Manchester United and Barcelona in Rome generated ?313m of total revenues. The winner of today's match will gain more than ?120m through increased squad value, season ticket sales, prize money, sponsorship deals and television rights, the study said. The loser may gain ?70m.
The Spanish capital is also set to receive an economic boost of ?50m, slightly higher than Rome last year. Around 170 million fans are expected to tune in to watch on television, eclipsing the audiences of last year's final and of the Super Bowl. * Reuters
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Power: 181hp
Torque: 230Nm
Transmission: 6-speed automatic
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- 5 wins in 22 months as pro
- Three wins in past 10 starts
- 45 pro starts worldwide: 5 wins, 17 top 5s
- Ranked 551th in world on debut, now No 4 (was No 2 earlier this year)
- 5th player in last 30 years to win 3 European Tour and 2 PGA Tour titles before age 24 (Woods, Garcia, McIlroy, Spieth)
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The specs: 2018 Infiniti QX80
Price: base / as tested: Dh335,000
Engine: 5.6-litre V8
Gearbox: Seven-speed automatic
Power: 400hp @ 5,800rpm
Torque: 560Nm @ 4,000rpm
Fuel economy, combined: 12.1L / 100km
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Price, base: Dhs850,000
Engine: 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8
Transmission: Seven-speed automatic
Power: 591bhp @ 7,500rpm
Torque: 760Nm @ 3,000rpm
Fuel economy, combined: 11.3L / 100km
Cricket World Cup League 2 Fixtures
Saturday March 5, UAE v Oman, ICC Academy (all matches start at 9.30am)
Sunday March 6, Oman v Namibia, ICC Academy
Tuesday March 8, UAE v Namibia, ICC Academy
Wednesday March 9, UAE v Oman, ICC Academy
Friday March 11, Oman v Namibia, Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Saturday March 12, UAE v Namibia, Sharjah Cricket Stadium
UAE squad
Ahmed Raza (captain), Chirag Suri, Muhammad Waseem, CP Rizwan, Vriitya Aravind, Asif Khan, Basil Hameed, Rohan Mustafa, Kashif Daud, Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique, Karthik Meiyappan, Akif Raja, Rahul Bhatia
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