January’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship will be played Wednesday to Saturday to accommodate football’s 2019 Asian Cup, organisers have announced.
The European Tour event, which regularly attracts the world’s most prominent golfers, will take place from January 16-19 at Abu Dhabi Golf Club.
The move – the tournament is typically played Thursday to Sunday – is intended to help with scheduling for the Asian Cup, the continent’s marquee football event staged in the Emirates for only the second time.
The Asian Cup, for the first time featuring 24 teams, runs from January 5 to February 1.
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Stars: Ramy Youssef, Amr Waked, Mohammed Amer
Rating: 4/5
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Date started: March 2023
Founder: Jacqueline Perrottet
Based: Dubai
Number of staff: 10
Investment stage: Pre-seed
Investment required: $500,000
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Director: Nayla Al Khaja
Starring: Jefferson Hall, Faten Ahmed, Noura Alabed, Saud Alzarooni
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Started: 2018
Founders: Roman Axelrod, Valentyn Volkov
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Industry: Smart contact lenses, augmented/virtual reality
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Industry: Refurbished electronics
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Stars: Gerard Butler, Navid Negahban, Ali Fazal
Rating: 2.5/5
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Company name: Namara
Started: June 2022
Founder: Mohammed Alnamara
Based: Dubai
Sector: Microfinance
Current number of staff: 16
Investment stage: Series A
Investors: Family offices
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Engine: 2.9-litre twin-turbo V6
Power: 540hp at 6,500rpm
Torque: 600Nm at 2,500rpm
Transmission: Eight-speed auto
Kerb weight: 1580kg
Price: From Dh750k
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Rating: 3/5
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Rating: 4/5
Produced by: Poetic License Motion Pictures; RSVP Movies
Director: Ritesh Batra
Cast: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Sanya Malhotra, Farrukh Jaffar, Deepak Chauhan, Vijay Raaz
Name: Peter Dicce
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Favourite team: Bayern Munich
Favourite player: Franz Beckenbauer
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