• Weston McKennie celebrates after scoring Juventus' second goal in their Serie A win over Bologna on Sunday, January 24. AFP
    Weston McKennie celebrates after scoring Juventus' second goal in their Serie A win over Bologna on Sunday, January 24. AFP
  • Juve's Cristiano Ronaldo shoots at goal under pressure from Musa Barrow of Bologna at the Allianz Stadium in Turin. EPA
    Juve's Cristiano Ronaldo shoots at goal under pressure from Musa Barrow of Bologna at the Allianz Stadium in Turin. EPA
  • Juventus manager Andrea Pirlo. AP
    Juventus manager Andrea Pirlo. AP
  • Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo. Reuters
    Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo. Reuters
  • Juventus' Adrien Rabiot shoots at goal. EPA
    Juventus' Adrien Rabiot shoots at goal. EPA
  • Juventus' Arthur Melo celebrates scoring their opener. Reuters
    Juventus' Arthur Melo celebrates scoring their opener. Reuters
  • Bologna's Mitchell Dijks and Juve goalscorer Weston McKennie go for a header. AFP
    Bologna's Mitchell Dijks and Juve goalscorer Weston McKennie go for a header. AFP
  • Juventus' Weston McKennie celebrates scoring their second. Reuters
    Juventus' Weston McKennie celebrates scoring their second. Reuters
  • Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with midfielder Arthur his goal. AFP
    Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with midfielder Arthur his goal. AFP
  • Juventus midfielder Juan Cuadrado shoots on goal. AFP
    Juventus midfielder Juan Cuadrado shoots on goal. AFP
  • Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo. AFP
    Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo. AFP
  • Arthur Melo scores Juve's opening goal. Getty
    Arthur Melo scores Juve's opening goal. Getty

Cristiano Ronaldo and Juventus follow-up Italian Super Cup win by beating Bologna in Serie A


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Brazilian midfielder Arthur Melo scored his first goal for Serie A champions Juventus in a 2-0 win over Bologna on Sunday to pile the pressure on both Milan teams.

Andrea Pirlo's side bounced back from last weekend's 2-0 league defeat by Inter Milan, and followed on from their morale-boosting Italian Super Cup triumph over Napoli midweek.

AC Milan held top spot in Serie A on Saturday despite falling 3-0 at home against Atalanta after second-placed Inter were held to a goalless draw at Udinese.

Roma are third after a 4-3 win over Spezia on Saturday with Juventus moving fourth ahead of Atalanta into the Champions League berths, seven points behind AC Milan with a game in hand.

Juventus dominated 13th-placed Bologna in Turin with Arthur breaking through after quarter of an hour with a long-range shot that took a big deflection off Bologna defender Jerdy Schouten.

It was the first goal for the ex-Barcelona player in 19 appearances since joining Juventus from the La Liga side last summer for €82 million ($99m).

US midfielder Weston McKennie grabbed the second on 71 minutes heading home from a corner, for his fourth goal since moving from Bundesliga side Schalke.

"McKennie is always in the right place, he has great vision," said Pirlo, hailing an "important" win after last week's defeat to Inter in the San Siro.

"We are a strong team, it all depends on us. As we demonstrated in the Super Cup we are not the team seen in the San Siro.

"We did well in the first half but if you don't manage to close it, the games always remain in the balance."

Bologna could have suffered more but for goalkeeper Lukasz Skorupski denying Adrien Rabiot and Cristiano Ronaldo in the final four minutes, having also been decisive in the first half.

Dutch defender Matthijs de Ligt returned from coronaivrus, coming off the bench for the last quarter of an hour as Juventus extended their unbeaten run against Bologna going back a decade.

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Gallery: Ronaldo and Juve win Italian Super Cup

  • Juventus' forward Cristiano Ronaldo with the Italian Super Cup after beating Napoli 2-0 at Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia on January 21. AFP
    Juventus' forward Cristiano Ronaldo with the Italian Super Cup after beating Napoli 2-0 at Mapei Stadium in Reggio Emilia on January 21. AFP
  • Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo under pressure from Hirving Lozano Giovanni and Di Lorenzo of Napoli. AFP
    Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo under pressure from Hirving Lozano Giovanni and Di Lorenzo of Napoli. AFP
  • Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo and Tiemoue Bakayoko of Napoli. EPA
    Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo and Tiemoue Bakayoko of Napoli. EPA
  • Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo. EPA
    Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo. EPA
  • Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo and Kalidou Koulibaly of Napoli. EPA
    Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo and Kalidou Koulibaly of Napoli. EPA
  • Napoli defender Konstantinos Manolas tackles Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo. AFP
    Napoli defender Konstantinos Manolas tackles Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo. AFP
  • Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo shoots past Napoli keeper David Ospina to open the scoring. AFP
    Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo shoots past Napoli keeper David Ospina to open the scoring. AFP
  • Ronaldo scores Juve's first goal. AFP
    Ronaldo scores Juve's first goal. AFP
  • Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo after winning the Super Cup. AFP
    Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo after winning the Super Cup. AFP
  • Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo shoots on goal. AFP
    Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo shoots on goal. AFP
  • Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Dejan Kulusevski and Weston McKennie. AFP
    Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Dejan Kulusevski and Weston McKennie. AFP
  • Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Federico Bernardeschi. AFP
    Juventus' Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates with Federico Bernardeschi. AFP
  • Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo. AFP
    Juventus' Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo. AFP
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Milestones on the road to union

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October 26: Bahrain withdraws from a proposal to create a federation of nine with the seven Trucial States and Qatar. 

December: Ahmed Al Suwaidi visits New York to discuss potential UN membership.

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March 1:  Alex Douglas Hume, Conservative foreign secretary confirms that Britain will leave the Gulf and “strongly supports” the creation of a Union of Arab Emirates.

July 12: Historic meeting at which Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid make a binding agreement to create what will become the UAE.

July 18: It is announced that the UAE will be formed from six emirates, with a proposed constitution signed. RAK is not yet part of the agreement.

August 6:  The fifth anniversary of Sheikh Zayed becoming Ruler of Abu Dhabi, with official celebrations deferred until later in the year.

August 15: Bahrain becomes independent.

September 3: Qatar becomes independent.

November 23-25: Meeting with Sheikh Zayed and Sheikh Rashid and senior British officials to fix December 2 as date of creation of the UAE.

November 29:  At 5.30pm Iranian forces seize the Greater and Lesser Tunbs by force.

November 30: Despite  a power sharing agreement, Tehran takes full control of Abu Musa. 

November 31: UK officials visit all six participating Emirates to formally end the Trucial States treaties

December 2: 11am, Dubai. New Supreme Council formally elects Sheikh Zayed as President. Treaty of Friendship signed with the UK. 11.30am. Flag raising ceremony at Union House and Al Manhal Palace in Abu Dhabi witnessed by Sheikh Khalifa, then Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi.

December 6: Arab League formally admits the UAE. The first British Ambassador presents his credentials to Sheikh Zayed.

December 9: UAE joins the United Nations.

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Cast: Vicky Kaushal, Akshaye Khanna, Diana Penty, Vineet Kumar Singh, Rashmika Mandanna

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Pushkin Press

Haircare resolutions 2021

From Beirut and Amman to London and now Dubai, hairstylist George Massoud has seen the same mistakes made by customers all over the world. In the chair or at-home hair care, here are the resolutions he wishes his customers would make for the year ahead.

1. 'I will seek consultation from professionals'

You may know what you want, but are you sure it’s going to suit you? Haircare professionals can tell you what will work best with your skin tone, hair texture and lifestyle.

2. 'I will tell my hairdresser when I’m not happy'

Massoud says it’s better to offer constructive criticism to work on in the future. Your hairdresser will learn, and you may discover how to communicate exactly what you want more effectively the next time.

3. ‘I will treat my hair better out of the chair’

Damage control is a big part of most hairstylists’ work right now, but it can be avoided. Steer clear of over-colouring at home, try and pursue one hair brand at a time and never, ever use a straightener on still drying hair, pleads Massoud.

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Fatherland

Kele Okereke

(BMG)

Zakat definitions

Zakat: an Arabic word meaning ‘to cleanse’ or ‘purification’.

Nisab: the minimum amount that a Muslim must have before being obliged to pay zakat. Traditionally, the nisab threshold was 87.48 grams of gold, or 612.36 grams of silver. The monetary value of the nisab therefore varies by current prices and currencies.

Zakat Al Mal: the ‘cleansing’ of wealth, as one of the five pillars of Islam; a spiritual duty for all Muslims meeting the ‘nisab’ wealth criteria in a lunar year, to pay 2.5 per cent of their wealth in alms to the deserving and needy.

Zakat Al Fitr: a donation to charity given during Ramadan, before Eid Al Fitr, in the form of food. Every adult Muslim who possesses food in excess of the needs of themselves and their family must pay two qadahs (an old measure just over 2 kilograms) of flour, wheat, barley or rice from each person in a household, as a minimum.

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The Bio

Name: Lynn Davison

Profession: History teacher at Al Yasmina Academy, Abu Dhabi

Children: She has one son, Casey, 28

Hometown: Pontefract, West Yorkshire in the UK

Favourite book: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Favourite Author: CJ Sansom

Favourite holiday destination: Bali

Favourite food: A Sunday roast

Karwaan

Producer: Ronnie Screwvala

Director: Akarsh Khurana

Starring: Irrfan Khan, Dulquer Salmaan, Mithila Palkar

Rating: 4/5

Results:

Men's wheelchair 800m T34: 1. Walid Ktila (TUN) 1.44.79; 2. Mohammed Al Hammadi (UAE) 1.45.88; 3. Isaac Towers (GBR) 1.46.46.

From Europe to the Middle East, economic success brings wealth - and lifestyle diseases

A rise in obesity figures and the need for more public spending is a familiar trend in the developing world as western lifestyles are adopted.

One in five deaths around the world is now caused by bad diet, with obesity the fastest growing global risk. A high body mass index is also the top cause of metabolic diseases relating to death and disability in Kuwait,  Qatar and Oman – and second on the list in Bahrain.

In Britain, heart disease, lung cancer and Alzheimer’s remain among the leading causes of death, and people there are spending more time suffering from health problems.

The UK is expected to spend $421.4 billion on healthcare by 2040, up from $239.3 billion in 2014.

And development assistance for health is talking about the financial aid given to governments to support social, environmental development of developing countries.

 

Results

5pm: Wadi Nagab – Maiden (PA) Dh80,000 (Turf) 1,200m; Winner: Al Falaq, Antonio Fresu (jockey), Ahmed Al Shemaili (trainer)

5.30pm: Wadi Sidr – Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 1,200m; Winner: AF Majalis, Tadhg O’Shea, Ernst Oertel

6pm: Wathba Stallions Cup – Handicap (PA) Dh70,000 (T) 2,200m; Winner: AF Fakhama, Fernando Jara, Mohamed Daggash

6.30pm: Wadi Shees – Handicap (PA) Dh80,000 (T) 2,200m; Winner: Mutaqadim, Antonio Fresu, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami

7pm: Arabian Triple Crown Round-1 – Listed (PA) Dh230,000 (T) 1,600m; Winner: Bahar Muscat, Antonio Fresu, Ibrahim Al Hadhrami

7.30pm: Wadi Tayyibah – Maiden (TB) Dh80,000 (T) 1,600m; Winner: Poster Paint, Patrick Cosgrave, Bhupat Seemar