• CHELSEA RATINGS: Petrovic convincingly dealt with efforts from Andreas Pereira, Harry Wilson and Raul Jimenez to maintain his clean sheet, while he also held Kenny Tete’s high cross well under pressure. PA
    Djordje Petrovic 8/10
    CHELSEA RATINGS: Petrovic convincingly dealt with efforts from Andreas Pereira, Harry Wilson and Raul Jimenez to maintain his clean sheet, while he also held Kenny Tete’s high cross well under pressure. PA
    CHELSEA RATINGS: Petrovic convincingly dealt with efforts from Andreas Pereira, Harry Wilson and Raul Jimenez to maintain his clean sheet, while he also held Kenny Tete’s high cross well under pressur
  • Put in a decent defensive display and made good runs forward but was often found lacking with his final pass in the first half, as was epitomised when he got booked after fouling Willian having taken too long on the ball. Improved his deliveries in the second period. AP
    Malo Gusto 7/10
    Put in a decent defensive display and made good runs forward but was often found lacking with his final pass in the first half, as was epitomised when he got booked after fouling Willian having taken too long on the ball. Improved his deliveries in the second period. AP
    Put in a decent defensive display and made good runs forward but was often found lacking with his final pass in the first half, as was epitomised when he got booked after fouling Willian having taken
  • Played some great passes and was calm on the ball, although there were some moments in which he looked indecisive defensively. Blocked Willian’s effort well. Received a needless booking for kicking the ball away. EPA
    Axel Disasi 7/10
    Played some great passes and was calm on the ball, although there were some moments in which he looked indecisive defensively. Blocked Willian’s effort well. Received a needless booking for kicking the ball away. EPA
    Played some great passes and was calm on the ball, although there were some moments in which he looked indecisive defensively. Blocked Willian’s effort well. Received a needless booking for kicking th
  • Read the game brilliantly and often took control in the first half, matching Pereira’s runs, making dominant headers and dealing with Antonee Robinson’s cross. Wasn’t as convincing in the second half, being outmuscled by Raul Jimenez on one occasion and getting booked for stopping the Mexican when he tried to run through. AP
    Thiago Silva 7/10
    Read the game brilliantly and often took control in the first half, matching Pereira’s runs, making dominant headers and dealing with Antonee Robinson’s cross. Wasn’t as convincing in the second half, being outmuscled by Raul Jimenez on one occasion and getting booked for stopping the Mexican when he tried to run through. AP
    Read the game brilliantly and often took control in the first half, matching Pereira’s runs, making dominant headers and dealing with Antonee Robinson’s cross. Wasn’t as convincing in the second half,
  • Was turned by Pereira in the early stages but went on to put in a solid display. Also made some good forays forward but sent his shot harmlessly off-target. EPA
    Levi Colwill 7/10
    Was turned by Pereira in the early stages but went on to put in a solid display. Also made some good forays forward but sent his shot harmlessly off-target. EPA
    Was turned by Pereira in the early stages but went on to put in a solid display. Also made some good forays forward but sent his shot harmlessly off-target. EPA
  • While there were some sloppy moments, he often moved the ball efficiently and got out well to block Wilson’s shot. Booked for a foul on Pereira in a dangerous area. Getty Images
    Moises Caicedo 7/10
    While there were some sloppy moments, he often moved the ball efficiently and got out well to block Wilson’s shot. Booked for a foul on Pereira in a dangerous area. Getty Images
    While there were some sloppy moments, he often moved the ball efficiently and got out well to block Wilson’s shot. Booked for a foul on Pereira in a dangerous area. Getty Images
  • Often got on the ball and played some lovely passes, notably showing good movement and delivering an inviting cross for Armando Broja’s chance. Also put in some good defensive work but was booked for his challenge on Tom Cairney in the opposition box. Made a superb block to deny Cairney. Getty Images
    Enzo Fernandez 8/10
    Often got on the ball and played some lovely passes, notably showing good movement and delivering an inviting cross for Armando Broja’s chance. Also put in some good defensive work but was booked for his challenge on Tom Cairney in the opposition box. Made a superb block to deny Cairney. Getty Images
    Often got on the ball and played some lovely passes, notably showing good movement and delivering an inviting cross for Armando Broja’s chance. Also put in some good defensive work but was booked for
  • Showed intent from the off with a nice turn and was busy, but his shooting and quality in the final third was lacking at times. Was unlucky not to get anything after pickpocketing Cairney and to then see his shot hit the post. Reuters
    Conor Gallagher 7/10
    Showed intent from the off with a nice turn and was busy, but his shooting and quality in the final third was lacking at times. Was unlucky not to get anything after pickpocketing Cairney and to then see his shot hit the post. Reuters
    Showed intent from the off with a nice turn and was busy, but his shooting and quality in the final third was lacking at times. Was unlucky not to get anything after pickpocketing Cairney and to then
  • Wasn’t quite at his best for a lot of the first half but made the difference before the break, playing a superb pass for Raheem Sterling to win the penalty and converting from the spot. Had some other bright moments in the second half but was booked for kicking the ball away. Reuters
    Cole Palmer 8/10
    Wasn’t quite at his best for a lot of the first half but made the difference before the break, playing a superb pass for Raheem Sterling to win the penalty and converting from the spot. Had some other bright moments in the second half but was booked for kicking the ball away. Reuters
    Wasn’t quite at his best for a lot of the first half but made the difference before the break, playing a superb pass for Raheem Sterling to win the penalty and converting from the spot. Had some other
  • Worked hard for the team and held the ball up brilliantly at times. Sent a header marginally wide before seeing another effort deflected wide by Tosin Adarabioyo. AFP
    Armando Broja 6/10
    Worked hard for the team and held the ball up brilliantly at times. Sent a header marginally wide before seeing another effort deflected wide by Tosin Adarabioyo. AFP
    Worked hard for the team and held the ball up brilliantly at times. Sent a header marginally wide before seeing another effort deflected wide by Tosin Adarabioyo. AFP
  • Constantly caused problems for Fulham’s backline in the first half and lured Issa Diop into conceding the penalty. AP
    Raheem Sterling 7/10
    Constantly caused problems for Fulham’s backline in the first half and lured Issa Diop into conceding the penalty. AP
    Constantly caused problems for Fulham’s backline in the first half and lured Issa Diop into conceding the penalty. AP
  • SUBS: (Broja, 66’) Looked bright as soon as he came on and created the chance for Colwill’s attempt before seeing his own shot saved by Bernd Leno. Cleared the ball amid the chaos with the final kick of the game. Reuters
    Noni Madueke 6/10
    SUBS: (Broja, 66’) Looked bright as soon as he came on and created the chance for Colwill’s attempt before seeing his own shot saved by Bernd Leno. Cleared the ball amid the chaos with the final kick of the game. Reuters
    SUBS: (Broja, 66’) Looked bright as soon as he came on and created the chance for Colwill’s attempt before seeing his own shot saved by Bernd Leno. Cleared the ball amid the chaos with the final kick
  • (Sterling, 77’) Made his return from injury and offered a reminder of his quality with a lovely corner delivery towards Disasi but then fouled Bobby Decordova-Reid in the final moments. Carney Chukwuemeka (Palmer, 93’) – N/A. Alfie Gilchrist (Gusto, 93’) – N/A. AP
    Ben Chilwell N/A
    (Sterling, 77’) Made his return from injury and offered a reminder of his quality with a lovely corner delivery towards Disasi but then fouled Bobby Decordova-Reid in the final moments. Carney Chukwuemeka (Palmer, 93’) – N/A. Alfie Gilchrist (Gusto, 93’) – N/A. AP
    (Sterling, 77’) Made his return from injury and offered a reminder of his quality with a lovely corner delivery towards Disasi but then fouled Bobby Decordova-Reid in the final moments. Carney Chukwue
  • FULHAM RATINGS: Leno had been given little to do before being beaten by Palmer’s penalty and looked confident whenever called into action after that, stopping Madueke’s shot well. AFP
    Bernd Leno 6/10
    FULHAM RATINGS: Leno had been given little to do before being beaten by Palmer’s penalty and looked confident whenever called into action after that, stopping Madueke’s shot well. AFP
    FULHAM RATINGS: Leno had been given little to do before being beaten by Palmer’s penalty and looked confident whenever called into action after that, stopping Madueke’s shot well. AFP
  • Was stretched by Sterling throughout but often did just enough to halt him, as encapsulated when the Dutchman blocked his shot after initially being turned and stopped Gusto’s pass from reaching him. Reuters
    Kenny Tete 7/10
    Was stretched by Sterling throughout but often did just enough to halt him, as encapsulated when the Dutchman blocked his shot after initially being turned and stopped Gusto’s pass from reaching him. Reuters
    Was stretched by Sterling throughout but often did just enough to halt him, as encapsulated when the Dutchman blocked his shot after initially being turned and stopped Gusto’s pass from reaching him.
  • Often took the no-nonsense approach and cleared his lines convincingly, while he also did well to stop a shot from Fernandez and stop Broja in the box on a few occasions. AP
    Tosin Adarabioyo 8/10
    Often took the no-nonsense approach and cleared his lines convincingly, while he also did well to stop a shot from Fernandez and stop Broja in the box on a few occasions. AP
    Often took the no-nonsense approach and cleared his lines convincingly, while he also did well to stop a shot from Fernandez and stop Broja in the box on a few occasions. AP
  • Anticipated the play well at times but didn’t always have much conviction in his actions, looking unconvincing on the ball at times and conceding the penalty for Chelsea’s opener. Did well to stop Palmer’s pass towards the end. PA
    Issa Diop 5/10
    Anticipated the play well at times but didn’t always have much conviction in his actions, looking unconvincing on the ball at times and conceding the penalty for Chelsea’s opener. Did well to stop Palmer’s pass towards the end. PA
    Anticipated the play well at times but didn’t always have much conviction in his actions, looking unconvincing on the ball at times and conceding the penalty for Chelsea’s opener. Did well to stop Pal
  • Picked his moments to get forward and made the most of it when he did, picking out Wilson with a great cross and finding Jimenez with another ball into the box. Made a vital intervention to stop Palmer when he turned in the box. AP
    Antonee Robinson 7/10
    Picked his moments to get forward and made the most of it when he did, picking out Wilson with a great cross and finding Jimenez with another ball into the box. Made a vital intervention to stop Palmer when he turned in the box. AP
    Picked his moments to get forward and made the most of it when he did, picking out Wilson with a great cross and finding Jimenez with another ball into the box. Made a vital intervention to stop Palme
  • Was typically impressive in winning the ball back but also conceded possession cheaply at times. Made a great recovery tackle to stop Sterling. PA
    Joao Palhinha 6/10
    Was typically impressive in winning the ball back but also conceded possession cheaply at times. Made a great recovery tackle to stop Sterling. PA
    Was typically impressive in winning the ball back but also conceded possession cheaply at times. Made a great recovery tackle to stop Sterling. PA
  • Put in some impressive challenges and was also composed on the ball in the first half, although he did see an awkward shot sail off-target. Wasn’t quite as influential in the second period and saw his late shot blocked. AFP
    Tom Cairney 7/10
    Put in some impressive challenges and was also composed on the ball in the first half, although he did see an awkward shot sail off-target. Wasn’t quite as influential in the second period and saw his late shot blocked. AFP
    Put in some impressive challenges and was also composed on the ball in the first half, although he did see an awkward shot sail off-target. Wasn’t quite as influential in the second period and saw his
  • Tried to make things happen but saw his shot saved after popping up at the back post, then had a shot deflected wide by Caicedo. Booked for stopping Fernandez from racing forward. PA
    Harry Wilson 6/10
    Tried to make things happen but saw his shot saved after popping up at the back post, then had a shot deflected wide by Caicedo. Booked for stopping Fernandez from racing forward. PA
    Tried to make things happen but saw his shot saved after popping up at the back post, then had a shot deflected wide by Caicedo. Booked for stopping Fernandez from racing forward. PA
  • Turned away from Colwill early on but saw a tame shot saved routinely and put in disappointing corner deliveries. Did well to create a chance for Jimenez, then won a free-kick in a dangerous area but sent it over the crossbar. Reuters
    Andreas Pereira 6/10
    Turned away from Colwill early on but saw a tame shot saved routinely and put in disappointing corner deliveries. Did well to create a chance for Jimenez, then won a free-kick in a dangerous area but sent it over the crossbar. Reuters
    Turned away from Colwill early on but saw a tame shot saved routinely and put in disappointing corner deliveries. Did well to create a chance for Jimenez, then won a free-kick in a dangerous area but
  • Showed plenty of composure, even when Fulham were under pressure, but couldn’t quite do enough to carve Chelsea open with his shot being blocked by Disasi. Sent his free-kick over the crossbar. AFP
    Willian 6/10
    Showed plenty of composure, even when Fulham were under pressure, but couldn’t quite do enough to carve Chelsea open with his shot being blocked by Disasi. Sent his free-kick over the crossbar. AFP
    Showed plenty of composure, even when Fulham were under pressure, but couldn’t quite do enough to carve Chelsea open with his shot being blocked by Disasi. Sent his free-kick over the crossbar. AFP
  • A lot of his hold-up play was weak in the first half, although he showed more conviction in the second period. Sent his header comfortably off-target and saw two low shots saved. Tried an audacious shot but made a mess of it. Reuters
    Raul Jimenez 6/10
    A lot of his hold-up play was weak in the first half, although he showed more conviction in the second period. Sent his header comfortably off-target and saw two low shots saved. Tried an audacious shot but made a mess of it. Reuters
    A lot of his hold-up play was weak in the first half, although he showed more conviction in the second period. Sent his header comfortably off-target and saw two low shots saved. Tried an audacious sh
  • SUBS: (Wilson, 64’) Was quiet for large periods and looked visibly frustrated when Timothy Castagne overhit a pass to him, but did well to win a free-kick in a dangerous area and almost scored from inside the box. Getty Images
    Bobby Decordova-Reid 5/10
    SUBS: (Wilson, 64’) Was quiet for large periods and looked visibly frustrated when Timothy Castagne overhit a pass to him, but did well to win a free-kick in a dangerous area and almost scored from inside the box. Getty Images
    SUBS: (Wilson, 64’) Was quiet for large periods and looked visibly frustrated when Timothy Castagne overhit a pass to him, but did well to win a free-kick in a dangerous area and almost scored from in
  • (Tete, 64’) Gave an assured defensive performance, putting in a good challenge to stop Palmer, but overhit his pass to Reid. Rodrigo Muniz (Pereira, 82’) – N/A. Sasa Lukic (Palhinha, 82’) – N/A. AFP
    Timothy Castagne 6/10
    (Tete, 64’) Gave an assured defensive performance, putting in a good challenge to stop Palmer, but overhit his pass to Reid. Rodrigo Muniz (Pereira, 82’) – N/A. Sasa Lukic (Palhinha, 82’) – N/A. AFP
    (Tete, 64’) Gave an assured defensive performance, putting in a good challenge to stop Palmer, but overhit his pass to Reid. Rodrigo Muniz (Pereira, 82’) – N/A. Sasa Lukic (Palhinha, 82’) – N/A. AFP

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Chelsea v Fulham ratings: Petrovic 8, Palmer 8; Diop 5, Jimenez 6

Palmer scores from penalty spot for third straight Premier League win

Danny Lewis

January 13, 2024

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Cole Palmer rose to the challenge by scoring a penalty to give Chelsea a 1-0 win over Fulham on Saturday - their third straight Premier League victory.

Palmer sent Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno the wrong way from the spot in first-half stoppage time after Raheem Sterling had been tripped in the area.

It was the 21-year-old's ninth league goal of the season and fifth from the penalty spot, the former Manchester City player emerging as the most successful of Chelsea's many expensive offseason signings.

Palmer's penalty erased the bitter taste from the shock 1-0 loss against second-tier Middlesbrough in the semi-final first leg on Tuesday.

That League Cup calamity was just the latest disappointment in a troubled season for Mauricio Pochettino's side. Chelsea were barely better than Fulham, but Pochettino will take heart from the way they ground out a victory.

After a 10-day winter break, the Blues will have a chance to overturn the League Cup deficit when they return to action against Middlesbrough in the second leg on January 23.

Fulham's best chance for an equaliser fell to Raul Jimenez whose shot forced Djordje Petrovic into a one-handed save in the 73rd minute. Chelsea captain Conor Gallagher smacked the post with a shot from the outside of his boot in the 83rd minute.

One of the biggest cheers came when Ben Chilwell was sent on from the Chelsea bench, marking the England defender's return from injury and potentially solving the Blue's left-back problem which centre half Levi Colwill has struggled to fix.

Player ratings from the match can be seen in the picture gallery above. To view the next image, click on the arrows or swipe if on a mobile device.

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A comparison of sending Dh20,000 from the UAE using two different routes at the same time - the first direct from a UAE bank to a bank in Germany, and the second from the same UAE bank via an online platform to Germany - found key differences in cost and speed. The transfers were both initiated on January 30.

Route 1: bank transfer

The UAE bank charged Dh152.25 for the Dh20,000 transfer. On top of that, their exchange rate margin added a difference of around Dh415, compared with the mid-market rate.

Total cost: Dh567.25 - around 2.9 per cent of the total amount

Total received: €4,670.30 

Route 2: online platform

The UAE bank’s charge for sending Dh20,000 to a UK dirham-denominated account was Dh2.10. The exchange rate margin cost was Dh60, plus a Dh12 fee.

Total cost: Dh74.10, around 0.4 per cent of the transaction

Total received: €4,756

The UAE bank transfer was far quicker – around two to three working days, while the online platform took around four to five days, but was considerably cheaper. In the online platform transfer, the funds were also exposed to currency risk during the period it took for them to arrive.

In numbers: PKK’s money network in Europe

Germany: PKK collectors typically bring in $18 million in cash a year – amount has trebled since 2010

Revolutionary tax: Investigators say about $2 million a year raised from ‘tax collection’ around Marseille

Extortion: Gunman convicted in 2023 of demanding $10,000 from Kurdish businessman in Stockholm

Drug trade: PKK income claimed by Turkish anti-drugs force in 2024 to be as high as $500 million a year

Denmark: PKK one of two terrorist groups along with Iranian separatists ASMLA to raise “two-digit million amounts”

Contributions: Hundreds of euros expected from typical Kurdish families and thousands from business owners

TV channel: Kurdish Roj TV accounts frozen and went bankrupt after Denmark fined it more than $1 million over PKK links in 2013 

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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.

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​​​​​​​Fuel consumption, combined: 10.5L / 100km

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The more serious side of specialty coffee

While the taste of beans and freshness of roast is paramount to the specialty coffee scene, so is sustainability and workers’ rights.

The bulk of genuine specialty coffee companies aim to improve on these elements in every stage of production via direct relationships with farmers. For instance, Mokha 1450 on Al Wasl Road strives to work predominantly with women-owned and -operated coffee organisations, including female farmers in the Sabree mountains of Yemen.

Because, as the boutique’s owner, Garfield Kerr, points out: “women represent over 90 per cent of the coffee value chain, but are woefully underrepresented in less than 10 per cent of ownership and management throughout the global coffee industry.”

One of the UAE’s largest suppliers of green (meaning not-yet-roasted) beans, Raw Coffee, is a founding member of the Partnership of Gender Equity, which aims to empower female coffee farmers and harvesters.

Also, globally, many companies have found the perfect way to recycle old coffee grounds: they create the perfect fertile soil in which to grow mushrooms. 

Neighbourhood Watch
Libya's Gold

UN Panel of Experts found regime secretly sold a fifth of the country's gold reserves. 

The panel’s 2017 report followed a trail to West Africa where large sums of cash and gold were hidden by Abdullah Al Senussi, Qaddafi’s former intelligence chief, in 2011.

Cases filled with cash that was said to amount to $560m in 100 dollar notes, that was kept by a group of Libyans in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.

A second stash was said to have been held in Accra, Ghana, inside boxes at the local offices of an international human rights organisation based in France.

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What is blockchain?

Blockchain is a form of distributed ledger technology, a digital system in which data is recorded across multiple places at the same time. Unlike traditional databases, DLTs have no central administrator or centralised data storage. They are transparent because the data is visible and, because they are automatically replicated and impossible to be tampered with, they are secure.

The main difference between blockchain and other forms of DLT is the way data is stored as ‘blocks’ – new transactions are added to the existing ‘chain’ of past transactions, hence the name ‘blockchain’. It is impossible to delete or modify information on the chain due to the replication of blocks across various locations.

Blockchain is mostly associated with cryptocurrency Bitcoin. Due to the inability to tamper with transactions, advocates say this makes the currency more secure and safer than traditional systems. It is maintained by a network of people referred to as ‘miners’, who receive rewards for solving complex mathematical equations that enable transactions to go through.

However, one of the major problems that has come to light has been the presence of illicit material buried in the Bitcoin blockchain, linking it to the dark web.

Other blockchain platforms can offer things like smart contracts, which are automatically implemented when specific conditions from all interested parties are reached, cutting the time involved and the risk of mistakes. Another use could be storing medical records, as patients can be confident their information cannot be changed. The technology can also be used in supply chains, voting and has the potential to used for storing property records.

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