Goalkeeper: Nick Pope (Burnley) – A brilliant late save from Gylfi Sigurdsson ensured Burnley got a point as Pope excelled in a battle of England goalkeepers with Jordan Pickford. AFP
Goalkeeper: Nick Pope (Burnley) – A brilliant late save from Gylfi Sigurdsson ensured Burnley got a point as Pope excelled in a battle of England goalkeepers with Jordan Pickford. AFP
Right-back: Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) – Deputised well for Kyle Walker as he provided a threat going forward and helped keep a clean sheet against Fulham. PA
Right-back: Joao Cancelo (Manchester City) – Deputised well for Kyle Walker as he provided a threat going forward and helped keep a clean sheet against Fulham. PA
Centre back: Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) – Hugely influential against Brighton, equalising with a towering header and providing a raking pass that led to the contentious penalty. AP
Centre back: Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) – Hugely influential against Brighton, equalising with a towering header and providing a raking pass that led to the contentious penalty. AP
Centre back: Eric Dier (Tottenham) – Terrific alongside Toby Alderweireld in a North London derby win as they ensured Arsenal’s vast amounts of possession produced few chances. EPA
Centre back: Eric Dier (Tottenham) – Terrific alongside Toby Alderweireld in a North London derby win as they ensured Arsenal’s vast amounts of possession produced few chances. EPA
Left-back: Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) – A relentless display of running also featured plenty of quality as Robertson was irrepressible in the thrashing of Wolves. AP
Left-back: Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) – A relentless display of running also featured plenty of quality as Robertson was irrepressible in the thrashing of Wolves. AP
Right midfield: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – The Egyptian provided a well-taken opener and a cross for Joel Matip to score as Liverpool welcomed fans back to Anfield. Getty Images
Right midfield: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) – The Egyptian provided a well-taken opener and a cross for Joel Matip to score as Liverpool welcomed fans back to Anfield. Getty Images
Centre midfield: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham) – Proving to be a brilliant signing. The Dane protected Tottenham’s defence brilliantly as they beat Arsenal to go top. PA
Centre midfield: Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg (Tottenham) – Proving to be a brilliant signing. The Dane protected Tottenham’s defence brilliantly as they beat Arsenal to go top. PA
Centre midfield: Mason Mount (Chelsea) – Created seven chances against Leeds. The Englishman’s inch-perfect corner allowed Kurt Zouma to put Chelsea ahead. AFP
Centre midfield: Mason Mount (Chelsea) – Created seven chances against Leeds. The Englishman’s inch-perfect corner allowed Kurt Zouma to put Chelsea ahead. AFP
Left midfield: Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) – A transformative substitute. Rashford and Bruno Fernandes were catalysts for the comeback at West Ham that he completed. AP
Left midfield: Marcus Rashford (Manchester United) – A transformative substitute. Rashford and Bruno Fernandes were catalysts for the comeback at West Ham that he completed. AP
Centre forward: Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) – Made a huge difference on his return, scoring twice at West Brom as Palace got five away goals in a top-flight game for the first time. Getty Images
Centre forward: Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) – Made a huge difference on his return, scoring twice at West Brom as Palace got five away goals in a top-flight game for the first time. Getty Images
Centre forward: Jamie Vardy (Leicester) – The Sheffield Wednesday fan produced the late decider to condemn Sheffield United to defeat. He also tormented them with his pace. Reuters
Centre forward: Jamie Vardy (Leicester) – The Sheffield Wednesday fan produced the late decider to condemn Sheffield United to defeat. He also tormented them with his pace. Reuters

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Two Tottenham derby stars and Manchester United's transformative sub make the XI: Premier League team of the week

Liverpool pair also included after the champions' thrashing of Wolves

Richard Jolly
Richard Jolly
Greater Manchester, England

December 08, 2020

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Round 11 of the 2020/21 Premier League season was completed this weekend and it was one to savour for the white half of North London.

High-flying Tottenham Hotspur retained top spot in the standings with a 2-0 win over arch-rivals Arsenal, who slipped to 13th in the table and 11 points behind Jose Mourinho and his team.

Prior to Sunday's clash at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Burnley and Everton kicked off the round with a 1-1 draw at Turf Moor in Saturday's early game. That was followed by a comfortable 2-0 win for Manchester City against Fulham, before Manchester United came from behind once again to defeat West Ham 3-1 at the London Stadium.

Chelsea also fought back from a goal down to beat Leeds United 3-1 to conclude Saturday's fixture list.

Crystal Palace got Sunday's programme underway with a Wilfried Zaha-inspired 5-1 win at 10-man West Brom, before Leicester City secured a late win at bottom side Sheffield United.

Following Tottenham's win over struggling Arsenal, Liverpool crushed Wolves 4-0 at Anfield to move level on points with Spurs.

Completing the round, Southampton moved up to fifth with a come-from-behind 2-1 win at Brighton after being the beneficiaries of the latest VAR controversy.

Reflecting on the most recent Premier League matches, Richard Jolly has chosen his team of the week in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or if using a mobile device, simply swipe.

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Email sent to Uber team from chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi

From: Dara

To: Team@

Date: March 25, 2019 at 11:45pm PT

Subj: Accelerating in the Middle East

Five years ago, Uber launched in the Middle East. It was the start of an incredible journey, with millions of riders and drivers finding new ways to move and work in a dynamic region that’s become so important to Uber. Now Pakistan is one of our fastest-growing markets in the world, women are driving with Uber across Saudi Arabia, and we chose Cairo to launch our first Uber Bus product late last year.

Today we are taking the next step in this journey—well, it’s more like a leap, and a big one: in a few minutes, we’ll announce that we’ve agreed to acquire Careem. Importantly, we intend to operate Careem independently, under the leadership of co-founder and current CEO Mudassir Sheikha. I’ve gotten to know both co-founders, Mudassir and Magnus Olsson, and what they have built is truly extraordinary. They are first-class entrepreneurs who share our platform vision and, like us, have launched a wide range of products—from digital payments to food delivery—to serve consumers.

I expect many of you will ask how we arrived at this structure, meaning allowing Careem to maintain an independent brand and operate separately. After careful consideration, we decided that this framework has the advantage of letting us build new products and try new ideas across not one, but two, strong brands, with strong operators within each. Over time, by integrating parts of our networks, we can operate more efficiently, achieve even lower wait times, expand new products like high-capacity vehicles and payments, and quicken the already remarkable pace of innovation in the region.

This acquisition is subject to regulatory approval in various countries, which we don’t expect before Q1 2020. Until then, nothing changes. And since both companies will continue to largely operate separately after the acquisition, very little will change in either teams’ day-to-day operations post-close. Today’s news is a testament to the incredible business our team has worked so hard to build.

It’s a great day for the Middle East, for the region’s thriving tech sector, for Careem, and for Uber.

Uber on,

Dara

THE BIO

Favourite holiday destination: Whenever I have any free time I always go back to see my family in Caltra, Galway, it’s the only place I can properly relax.

Favourite film: The Way, starring Martin Sheen. It’s about the Camino de Santiago walk from France to Spain.

Personal motto: If something’s meant for you it won’t pass you by.

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Arrizabalaga, Bettinelli, Rudiger, Christensen, Silva, Chalobah, Sarr, Azpilicueta, James, Kenedy, Alonso, Jorginho, Kante, Kovacic, Saul, Barkley, Ziyech, Pulisic, Mount, Hudson-Odoi, Werner, Havertz, Lukaku. 

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COMPANY PROFILE
Name: Airev
Started: September 2023
Founder: Muhammad Khalid
Based: Abu Dhabi
Sector: Generative AI
Initial investment: Undisclosed
Investment stage: Series A
Investors: Core42
Current number of staff: 47
 
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