• MAN CITY RATINGS: Ederson - 5: Usual excellent distribution from the deck but arguably should have done better with Lyon's second and absolutely should have with the third. AFP
    MAN CITY RATINGS: Ederson - 5: Usual excellent distribution from the deck but arguably should have done better with Lyon's second and absolutely should have with the third. AFP
  • Aymeric Laporte - 6: Went missing, like rest of defence, at key moments, although was clearly fouled before second goal. EPA
    Aymeric Laporte - 6: Went missing, like rest of defence, at key moments, although was clearly fouled before second goal. EPA
  • Eric Garcia - 5: Given the nod at the back despite looking bound for the City exit. Spaniard's recovery tackle on Ekambi unfortunately fell perfectly for Cornet to score opener. Poor decision-making for second goal. AP
    Eric Garcia - 5: Given the nod at the back despite looking bound for the City exit. Spaniard's recovery tackle on Ekambi unfortunately fell perfectly for Cornet to score opener. Poor decision-making for second goal. AP
  • Fernandinho - 6: Picked up first-half booking for cynical foul on Aouar. Defensive skills sacrificed by Guardiola ten minutes into second half as City went looking for goals. Reuters
    Fernandinho - 6: Picked up first-half booking for cynical foul on Aouar. Defensive skills sacrificed by Guardiola ten minutes into second half as City went looking for goals. Reuters
  • Kyle Walker - 6: Wing-back played Ekambi onside which led to Lyon's goal. Lost battle with Cornet. AP
    Kyle Walker - 6: Wing-back played Ekambi onside which led to Lyon's goal. Lost battle with Cornet. AP
  • Ilkay Gundogan - 5: Solid defensively, as always, but offered nothing for City in midfield in terms of creativity. AP
    Ilkay Gundogan - 5: Solid defensively, as always, but offered nothing for City in midfield in terms of creativity. AP
  • Rodri - 6: Too similar in style to Gundogan. Solid, but City needed more creativity and attack-minded options in midfield. Booked. EPA
    Rodri - 6: Too similar in style to Gundogan. Solid, but City needed more creativity and attack-minded options in midfield. Booked. EPA
  • Kevin De Bruyne - 7: Found it tough to find space against a young and energetic Lyon midfield. Still produced pass of first half with outside of right boot to set up Sterling chance just before break. Had chances with free-kicks but couldn't find his range. Brilliant first-time finish to make it 1-1. AFP
    Kevin De Bruyne - 7: Found it tough to find space against a young and energetic Lyon midfield. Still produced pass of first half with outside of right boot to set up Sterling chance just before break. Had chances with free-kicks but couldn't find his range. Brilliant first-time finish to make it 1-1. AFP
  • Joao Cancelo - 6: Actually one of City's better players in the first half, which wasn't saying much. Some incisive passing, always looking to find Sterling down left. Far less influence after break and far too right footed to play left wing-back. AFP
    Joao Cancelo - 6: Actually one of City's better players in the first half, which wasn't saying much. Some incisive passing, always looking to find Sterling down left. Far less influence after break and far too right footed to play left wing-back. AFP
  • Gabriel Jesus - 6: Isolated up front as City started with too many defensive players. Good run and shot forced decent save out of Lopez with 20 minutes to go. Handed Sterling an open goal only for teammate to blaze over late on. AFP
    Gabriel Jesus - 6: Isolated up front as City started with too many defensive players. Good run and shot forced decent save out of Lopez with 20 minutes to go. Handed Sterling an open goal only for teammate to blaze over late on. AFP
  • Raheem Sterling - 6: Like Jesus, not enough support up front. City's liveliest attacker throughout but regularly crowded out. Great run and ball for De Bruyne's leveller. But will have nightmares about the unbelievable miss in front of open goal from a few metres out with score at 2-1. Getty
    Raheem Sterling - 6: Like Jesus, not enough support up front. City's liveliest attacker throughout but regularly crowded out. Great run and ball for De Bruyne's leveller. But will have nightmares about the unbelievable miss in front of open goal from a few metres out with score at 2-1. Getty
  • MAN CITY SUBS: Riyad Mahrez - (On for Fernandinho 56') 7: At least stretched Lyon when he came on. Should have started. Reuters
    MAN CITY SUBS: Riyad Mahrez - (On for Fernandinho 56') 7: At least stretched Lyon when he came on. Should have started. Reuters
  • David Silva - (On for Rodri 84') NA. City needed the little maestro on much earlier. Offers everything they were lacking in midfield. EPA
    David Silva - (On for Rodri 84') NA. City needed the little maestro on much earlier. Offers everything they were lacking in midfield. EPA
  • Pep Guardiola - 4: Spanish manager got his starting line-up badly wrong. Lack of creativity in midfield, too concerned with matching Lyon's formation and too slow to change things in second half. PA
    Pep Guardiola - 4: Spanish manager got his starting line-up badly wrong. Lack of creativity in midfield, too concerned with matching Lyon's formation and too slow to change things in second half. PA
  • Anthony Lopes - 7: Not convincing on crosses when he often chose to punch rather than catch. Likes to make simple saves look spectacular, although, to be fair, also made a few good stops. AFP
    Anthony Lopes - 7: Not convincing on crosses when he often chose to punch rather than catch. Likes to make simple saves look spectacular, although, to be fair, also made a few good stops. AFP
  • Marcal - 7: Vital early toe-poked interception to deny City in first three minutes and then went close at other end of pitch when he drove from edge of box but flew straight at Edersen. Brazilian was excellent at the back for Lyon. AFP
    Marcal - 7: Vital early toe-poked interception to deny City in first three minutes and then went close at other end of pitch when he drove from edge of box but flew straight at Edersen. Brazilian was excellent at the back for Lyon. AFP
  • Marcelo - 7: Lyon's most experienced player was superb alongside fellow Brazilian Marcal in defence. Reuters
    Marcelo - 7: Lyon's most experienced player was superb alongside fellow Brazilian Marcal in defence. Reuters
  • Jason Denayer - 8: Former City academy player had a night remember back in Manchester. Solid as a rock. EPA
    Jason Denayer - 8: Former City academy player had a night remember back in Manchester. Solid as a rock. EPA
  • Leo Dubois - 7: Good work down the right all night from the Frenchman. AFP
    Leo Dubois - 7: Good work down the right all night from the Frenchman. AFP
  • Bruno Guimaraes - 7: Sat in front of the defence as part of Lyon's young trio in the centre of midfield and played batter than City's players in similar role. Reuters
    Bruno Guimaraes - 7: Sat in front of the defence as part of Lyon's young trio in the centre of midfield and played batter than City's players in similar role. Reuters
  • Houssem Aouar - 8: Looked top-quality at times driving forward from midfield, excellent passer of the ball and produced some timely challenges. AFP
    Houssem Aouar - 8: Looked top-quality at times driving forward from midfield, excellent passer of the ball and produced some timely challenges. AFP
  • Maxence Caqueret - 6: Another good young player for Lyon who stood up well against more experienced players. AP
    Maxence Caqueret - 6: Another good young player for Lyon who stood up well against more experienced players. AP
  • Maxwel Cornet - 7: Winger continued his superb record by making it three goals in four games against City thanks to his quality first-half finish. AFP
    Maxwel Cornet - 7: Winger continued his superb record by making it three goals in four games against City thanks to his quality first-half finish. AFP
  • Karl Toko Ekambi - 7: Relentless running up front caused City no end of problems from start to finish. AFP
    Karl Toko Ekambi - 7: Relentless running up front caused City no end of problems from start to finish. AFP
  • Memphis Depay - 5: Disappointing evening for the former Manchester United man who couldn't add to his impressive scoring run in the Champions League. EPA
    Memphis Depay - 5: Disappointing evening for the former Manchester United man who couldn't add to his impressive scoring run in the Champions League. EPA
  • Kenny Tete - (On for Dubois 74') 6: Lyon scored twice soon after Dutch full-back came on so can't complain. Reuters
    Kenny Tete - (On for Dubois 74') 6: Lyon scored twice soon after Dutch full-back came on so can't complain. Reuters
  • Moussa Dembele - (On for Depay 75') 8: What an impact from the former Fulham and Glasgow Celtic attacker. Two cool finishes as City's defence went AWOL. AFP
    Moussa Dembele - (On for Depay 75') 8: What an impact from the former Fulham and Glasgow Celtic attacker. Two cool finishes as City's defence went AWOL. AFP
  • Thiago Mendes - (On for Guimaraes 70') 6: Brazilian slotted straight in for Lyon. Getty
    Thiago Mendes - (On for Guimaraes 70') 6: Brazilian slotted straight in for Lyon. Getty
  • Jeff Reine-Adelaide - (On for Toko Ekambi 87') NA. AFP
    Jeff Reine-Adelaide - (On for Toko Ekambi 87') NA. AFP
  • Rudi Garcia - 9: Unlike his City counterpart, French manager got everything spot on, from starting XI to second-half substitutions. AFP
    Rudi Garcia - 9: Unlike his City counterpart, French manager got everything spot on, from starting XI to second-half substitutions. AFP

Ederson 5, Raheem Sterling 6, Moussa Dembele 8: Manchester City v Lyon player ratings


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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has vowed to keep hunting Champions League glory after they were sensationally dumped out of the competition by Lyon.

City were stunned 3-1 in their quarter final in Lisbon after an extraordinary miss by Raheem Sterling helped seal their fate.

Kevin De Bruyne cancelled out Maxwel Cornet's opener before Moussa Dembele made it 2-1 after a VAR check on a possible foul on Aymeric Laporte with 11 minutes left.

Sterling's remarkable miss – when he fired over an open goal from close range  – proved a killer blow as 59 seconds later an error from Ederson gifted Dembele a second with three minutes left.

City have now been knocked in the quarter-finals for three straight seasons.

Guardiola said: "One day we will break this gap. The second half was OK, I had a feeling we were better but you have to be perfect in these competitions.

"I don't want to talk about the circumstances [of Dembele's first goal], it looks like I'm complaining or finding excuses. We are out. We did a lot of good things and in the end it was not enough.

"We made mistakes in both boxes at key moments and that's why we are out."

Guardiola is yet to get past the final eight in four attempts with City having lost in the last-16 in 2016-17.

Lyon will now face Bayern Munich in the semi-finals on Wednesday.

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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
GAC GS8 Specs

Engine: 2.0-litre 4cyl turbo

Power: 248hp at 5,200rpm

Torque: 400Nm at 1,750-4,000rpm

Transmission: 8-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 9.1L/100km

On sale: Now

Price: From Dh149,900

Timeline

2012-2015

The company offers payments/bribes to win key contracts in the Middle East

May 2017

The UK SFO officially opens investigation into Petrofac’s use of agents, corruption, and potential bribery to secure contracts

September 2021

Petrofac pleads guilty to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery under the UK Bribery Act

October 2021

Court fines Petrofac £77 million for bribery. Former executive receives a two-year suspended sentence 

December 2024

Petrofac enters into comprehensive restructuring to strengthen the financial position of the group

May 2025

The High Court of England and Wales approves the company’s restructuring plan

July 2025

The Court of Appeal issues a judgment challenging parts of the restructuring plan

August 2025

Petrofac issues a business update to execute the restructuring and confirms it will appeal the Court of Appeal decision

October 2025

Petrofac loses a major TenneT offshore wind contract worth €13 billion. Holding company files for administration in the UK. Petrofac delisted from the London Stock Exchange

November 2025

180 Petrofac employees laid off in the UAE

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Company profile

Name: Thndr

Started: October 2020

Founders: Ahmad Hammouda and Seif Amr

Based: Cairo, Egypt

Sector: FinTech

Initial investment: pre-seed of $800,000

Funding stage: series A; $20 million

Investors: Tiger Global, Beco Capital, Prosus Ventures, Y Combinator, Global Ventures, Abdul Latif Jameel, Endure Capital, 4DX Ventures, Plus VC,  Rabacap and MSA Capital

RESULTS

Lightweight (female)
Sara El Bakkali bt Anisha Kadka
Bantamweight
Mohammed Adil Al Debi bt Moaz Abdelgawad
Welterweight
Amir Boureslan bt Mahmoud Zanouny
Featherweight
Mohammed Al Katheeri bt Abrorbek Madaminbekov
Super featherweight
Ibrahem Bilal bt Emad Arafa
Middleweight
Ahmed Abdolaziz bt Imad Essassi
Bantamweight (female)
Ilham Bourakkadi bt Milena Martinou
Welterweight
Mohamed Mardi bt Noureddine El Agouti
Middleweight
Nabil Ouach bt Ymad Atrous
Welterweight
Nouredine Samir bt Marlon Ribeiro
Super welterweight
Brad Stanton bt Mohamed El Boukhari

Results

3pm: Maiden Dh165,000 (Dirt) 1,400m, Winner: Lancienegaboulevard, Adrie de Vries (jockey), Fawzi Nass (trainer).

3.35pm: Maiden Dh165,000 (Turf) 1,600m, Winner: Al Mukhtar Star, Adrie de Vries, Fawzi Nass.

4.10pm: Handicap Dh165,000 (D) 2,000m, Winner: Gundogdu, Xavier Ziani, Salem bin Ghadayer.

4.45pm: Handicap Dh185,000 (T) 1,200m, Winner: Speedy Move, Sean Kirrane, Satish Seemar.

5.20pm: Handicap Dh185,000 (D) 1,600m, Winner: Moqarrar, Dane O’Neill, Erwan Charpy.

5.55pm: Handicap Dh175,000 (T) 1,800m, Winner: Dolman, Richard Mullen, Satish Seemar.

APPLE IPAD MINI (A17 PRO)

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Labour dispute

The insured employee may still file an ILOE claim even if a labour dispute is ongoing post termination, but the insurer may suspend or reject payment, until the courts resolve the dispute, especially if the reason for termination is contested. The outcome of the labour court proceedings can directly affect eligibility.


- Abdullah Ishnaneh, Partner, BSA Law 

Game Changer

Director: Shankar 

Stars: Ram Charan, Kiara Advani, Anjali, S J Suryah, Jayaram

Rating: 2/5

The specs
Engine: 2.0-litre 4-cyl turbo

Power: 201hp at 5,200rpm

Torque: 320Nm at 1,750-4,000rpm

Transmission: 6-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 8.7L/100km

Price: Dh133,900

On sale: now 

THE SPECS

Engine: 1.5-litre turbocharged four-cylinder

Transmission: Constant Variable (CVT)

Power: 141bhp 

Torque: 250Nm 

Price: Dh64,500

On sale: Now

THE SPECS

Engine: Four-cylinder 2.5-litre

Transmission: Seven-speed auto

Power: 165hp

Torque: 241Nm

Price: Dh99,900 to Dh134,000

On sale: now

Teaching your child to save

Pre-school (three - five years)

You can’t yet talk about investing or borrowing, but introduce a “classic” money bank and start putting gifts and allowances away. When the child wants a specific toy, have them save for it and help them track their progress.

Early childhood (six - eight years)

Replace the money bank with three jars labelled ‘saving’, ‘spending’ and ‘sharing’. Have the child divide their allowance into the three jars each week and explain their choices in splitting their pocket money. A guide could be 25 per cent saving, 50 per cent spending, 25 per cent for charity and gift-giving.

Middle childhood (nine - 11 years)

Open a bank savings account and help your child establish a budget and set a savings goal. Introduce the notion of ‘paying yourself first’ by putting away savings as soon as your allowance is paid.

Young teens (12 - 14 years)

Change your child’s allowance from weekly to monthly and help them pinpoint long-range goals such as a trip, so they can start longer-term saving and find new ways to increase their saving.

Teenage (15 - 18 years)

Discuss mutual expectations about university costs and identify what they can help fund and set goals. Don’t pay for everything, so they can experience the pride of contributing.

Young adulthood (19 - 22 years)

Discuss post-graduation plans and future life goals, quantify expenses such as first apartment, work wardrobe, holidays and help them continue to save towards these goals.

* JP Morgan Private Bank 

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Veere di Wedding
Dir: Shashanka Ghosh
Starring: Kareena Kapoo-Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhaskar and Shikha Talsania ​​​​​​​
Verdict: 4 Stars

The rules on fostering in the UAE

A foster couple or family must:

  • be Muslim, Emirati and be residing in the UAE
  • not be younger than 25 years old
  • not have been convicted of offences or crimes involving moral turpitude
  • be free of infectious diseases or psychological and mental disorders
  • have the ability to support its members and the foster child financially
  • undertake to treat and raise the child in a proper manner and take care of his or her health and well-being
  • A single, divorced or widowed Muslim Emirati female, residing in the UAE may apply to foster a child if she is at least 30 years old and able to support the child financially
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UAE currency: the story behind the money in your pockets
How has net migration to UK changed?

The figure was broadly flat immediately before the Covid-19 pandemic, standing at 216,000 in the year to June 2018 and 224,000 in the year to June 2019.

It then dropped to an estimated 111,000 in the year to June 2020 when restrictions introduced during the pandemic limited travel and movement.

The total rose to 254,000 in the year to June 2021, followed by steep jumps to 634,000 in the year to June 2022 and 906,000 in the year to June 2023.

The latest available figure of 728,000 for the 12 months to June 2024 suggests levels are starting to decrease.

Alita: Battle Angel

Director: Robert Rodriguez

Stars: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Keean Johnson

Four stars

Difference between fractional ownership and timeshare

Although similar in its appearance, the concept of a fractional title deed is unlike that of a timeshare, which usually involves multiple investors buying “time” in a property whereby the owner has the right to occupation for a specified period of time in any year, as opposed to the actual real estate, said John Peacock, Head of Indirect Tax and Conveyancing, BSA Ahmad Bin Hezeem & Associates, a law firm.

Results

Stage seven

1. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates, in 3:20:24

2. Adam Yates (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers, at 1s

3. Pello Bilbao (ESP) Bahrain-Victorious, at 5s

General Classification

1. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates, in 25:38:16

2. Adam Yates (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers, at 22s

3. Pello Bilbao (ESP) Bahrain-Victorious, at 48s

Episode list:

Ep1: A recovery like no other- the unevenness of the economic recovery 

Ep2: PCR and jobs - the future of work - new trends and challenges 

Ep3: The recovery and global trade disruptions - globalisation post-pandemic 

Ep4: Inflation- services and goods - debt risks 

Ep5: Travel and tourism