• A spectator cools off at the second day of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Paul Crock / AFP
    A spectator cools off at the second day of the Australian Open in Melbourne. Paul Crock / AFP
  • Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia signs autographs following her victory over Francesca Schiavone of Italy. Saeed Khan / AFP
    Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia signs autographs following her victory over Francesca Schiavone of Italy. Saeed Khan / AFP
  • John Isner cooling off during his first round match. The American had to retire with a foot injury.
    John Isner cooling off during his first round match. The American had to retire with a foot injury.
  • Kei Nishikori of Japan leaves after defeating Marinko Matosevic of Australia. Jason Reed / Reuters
    Kei Nishikori of Japan leaves after defeating Marinko Matosevic of Australia. Jason Reed / Reuters
  • Rafael Nadal of Spain looks on in a practice session during day two of the Australian Open. Matt King / Getty Images
    Rafael Nadal of Spain looks on in a practice session during day two of the Australian Open. Matt King / Getty Images
  • Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in action in his first round match against Filippo Volandri of Italy. Cameron Spencer / Getty Images
    Jo-Wilfried Tsonga of France in action in his first round match against Filippo Volandri of Italy. Cameron Spencer / Getty Images
  • Jelena Jankovic of Serbia has her ankle attended to during a break against Misaki Doi of Japan. Saeed Khan / AFP
    Jelena Jankovic of Serbia has her ankle attended to during a break against Misaki Doi of Japan. Saeed Khan / AFP
  • Lleyton Hewitt of Australia serves in his first round match against Andreas Seppi of Italy. Clive Brunskill / Getty Images
    Lleyton Hewitt of Australia serves in his first round match against Andreas Seppi of Italy. Clive Brunskill / Getty Images
  • Japan's Kei Nishikori signs autographs for supporters after victory in his men's singles match against Marinko Matosevic of Australia. Mal Fairclough / AFP
    Japan's Kei Nishikori signs autographs for supporters after victory in his men's singles match against Marinko Matosevic of Australia. Mal Fairclough / AFP
  • Redfoo of the band LMFAO spectating at the Australian Open. He is dating women's world No 2 Victoria Azarenka.
    Redfoo of the band LMFAO spectating at the Australian Open. He is dating women's world No 2 Victoria Azarenka.
  • Frank Dancevic of Canada receives medical attention during his men's singles match against Benoit Paire of France. Brandon Malone / Reuters
    Frank Dancevic of Canada receives medical attention during his men's singles match against Benoit Paire of France. Brandon Malone / Reuters
  • Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland plays a forehand in her first round match against Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan. Cameron Spencer / Getty Images
    Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland plays a forehand in her first round match against Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan. Cameron Spencer / Getty Images
  • Novak Djokovic of Serbia and his coach Boris Becker take part in a practice session. Matt King / Getty Images
    Novak Djokovic of Serbia and his coach Boris Becker take part in a practice session. Matt King / Getty Images

In Pictures: Sights of the Australian Open first round


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Images of the scene at Melbourne Park during the first two days of the Australian Open.

The specs

Engine: 6.2-litre supercharged V8

Power: 712hp at 6,100rpm

Torque: 881Nm at 4,800rpm

Transmission: 8-speed auto

Fuel consumption: 19.6 l/100km

Price: Dh380,000

On sale: now 

Who's who in Yemen conflict

Houthis: Iran-backed rebels who occupy Sanaa and run unrecognised government

Yemeni government: Exiled government in Aden led by eight-member Presidential Leadership Council

Southern Transitional Council: Faction in Yemeni government that seeks autonomy for the south

Habrish 'rebels': Tribal-backed forces feuding with STC over control of oil in government territory

SERIE A FIXTURES

Saturday (All UAE kick-off times)

Lecce v SPAL (6pm)

Bologna v Genoa (9pm)

Atlanta v Roma (11.45pm)

Sunday

Udinese v Hellas Verona (3.30pm)

Juventus v Brescia (6pm)

Sampdoria v Fiorentina (6pm)

Sassuolo v Parma (6pm)

Cagliari v Napoli (9pm)

Lazio v Inter Milan (11.45pm)

Monday

AC Milan v Torino (11.45pm)

 

Avatar: Fire and Ash

Director: James Cameron

Starring: Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Zoe Saldana

Rating: 4.5/5

Recycle Reuse Repurpose

New central waste facility on site at expo Dubai South area to  handle estimated 173 tonne of waste generated daily by millions of visitors

Recyclables such as plastic, paper, glass will be collected from bins on the expo site and taken to the new expo Central Waste Facility on site

Organic waste will be processed at the new onsite Central Waste Facility, treated and converted into compost to be re-used to green the expo area

Of 173 tonnes of waste daily, an estimated 39 per cent will be recyclables, 48 per cent  organic waste  and 13 per cent  general waste.

About 147 tonnes will be recycled and converted to new products at another existing facility in Ras Al Khor

Recycling at Ras Al Khor unit:

Plastic items to be converted to plastic bags and recycled

Paper pulp moulded products such as cup carriers, egg trays, seed pots, and food packaging trays

Glass waste into bowls, lights, candle holders, serving trays and coasters

Aim is for 85 per cent of waste from the site to be diverted from landfill 

Profile of Udrive

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.

Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi

Director: Kangana Ranaut, Krish Jagarlamudi

Producer: Zee Studios, Kamal Jain

Cast: Kangana Ranaut, Ankita Lokhande, Danny Denzongpa, Atul Kulkarni

Rating: 2.5/5

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Winners

Ballon d’Or (Men’s)
Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain / France)

Ballon d’Or Féminin (Women’s)
Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona / Spain)

Kopa Trophy (Best player under 21 – Men’s)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona / Spain)

Best Young Women’s Player
Vicky López (Barcelona / Spain)

Yashin Trophy (Best Goalkeeper – Men’s)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City / Italy)

Best Women’s Goalkeeper
Hannah Hampton (England / Aston Villa and Chelsea)

Men’s Coach of the Year
Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain)

Women’s Coach of the Year
Sarina Wiegman (England)

Racecard

6.30pm: The Madjani Stakes (PA) Group 3 Dh175,000 (Dirt) 1,900m

7.05pm: Maiden (TB) Dh165,000 (D) 1,400m

7.40pm: Maiden (TB) Dh165,000 (D) 1,600m

8.15pm: Handicap (TB) Dh190,000 (D) 1,200m

8.50pm: Dubai Creek Mile (TB) Listed Dh265,000 (D) 1,600m

9.25pm: Handicap (TB) Dh190,000 (D) 1,600m

The National selections

6.30pm: Chaddad

7.05pm: Down On Da Bayou

7.40pm: Mass Media

8.15pm: Rafal

8.50pm: Yulong Warrior

9.25pm: Chiefdom

The National Archives, Abu Dhabi

Founded over 50 years ago, the National Archives collects valuable historical material relating to the UAE, and is the oldest and richest archive relating to the Arabian Gulf.

Much of the material can be viewed on line at the Arabian Gulf Digital Archive - https://www.agda.ae/en

Know your cyber adversaries

Cryptojacking: Compromises a device or network to mine cryptocurrencies without an organisation's knowledge.

Distributed denial-of-service: Floods systems, servers or networks with information, effectively blocking them.

Man-in-the-middle attack: Intercepts two-way communication to obtain information, spy on participants or alter the outcome.

Malware: Installs itself in a network when a user clicks on a compromised link or email attachment.

Phishing: Aims to secure personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.

Ransomware: Encrypts user data, denying access and demands a payment to decrypt it.

Spyware: Collects information without the user's knowledge, which is then passed on to bad actors.

Trojans: Create a backdoor into systems, which becomes a point of entry for an attack.

Viruses: Infect applications in a system and replicate themselves as they go, just like their biological counterparts.

Worms: Send copies of themselves to other users or contacts. They don't attack the system, but they overload it.

Zero-day exploit: Exploits a vulnerability in software before a fix is found.

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Saturday's schedule at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

GP3 race, 12:30pm

Formula 1 final practice, 2pm

Formula 1 qualifying, 5pm

Formula 2 race, 6:40pm

Performance: Sam Smith

The specs
Engine: 4.0-litre flat-six
Power: 510hp at 9,000rpm
Torque: 450Nm at 6,100rpm
Transmission: 7-speed PDK auto or 6-speed manual
Fuel economy, combined: 13.8L/100km
On sale: Available to order now
Price: From Dh801,800