Wigan shared a point with Roy Hodgson's Fulham at the DW Stadium after neither side could find a breakthrough in the second-half.
Fulham's Bobby Zamora carved out a terrific opportunity early on for strike partner Erik Nevland with a ball over the defence.
Nevland left the Wigan keeper Chris Kirkland stranded with a looping header and time seemed to stand still as, amid almost complete silence inside the stadium, the ball dropped towards goal, clipped the inside of the post and bounced along the line before being hacked clear.
Wigan took the lead in the 14th minute as Paul Scharner beat two defenders to meet Erik Edman's cross and headed the ball back to Emmerson Boyce, who was completely unmarked eight yards out to score.
But, six minutes before the break, panic in the Wigan ranks led to a penalty for Fulham. Two chances to clear the ball were passed up and when Clint Dempsey shaped to shoot and Titus Bramble dived in from behind to concede the spot-kick. Dempsey converted the penalty himself.
An amazing double save at the start of the second-half by Chris Kirkland then kept the scores level as he saved Dempsey's free-before somehow recovering to stop Jonathan Greening's follow-up.
Man of the match: Chris Kirkland (Wigan)
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Company name: Cargoz
Date started: January 2022
Founders: Premlal Pullisserry and Lijo Antony
Based: Dubai
Number of staff: 30
Investment stage: Seed
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ROUTE TO TITLE
Round 1: Beat Leolia Jeanjean 6-1, 6-2
Round 2: Beat Naomi Osaka 7-6, 1-6, 7-5
Round 3: Beat Marie Bouzkova 6-4, 6-2
Round 4: Beat Anastasia Potapova 6-0, 6-0
Quarter-final: Beat Marketa Vondrousova 6-0, 6-2
Semi-final: Beat Coco Gauff 6-2, 6-4
Final: Beat Jasmine Paolini 6-2, 6-2
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Director: Jordan Peele
Stars: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Brandon Perea, Steven Yeun
Rating: 3.5/5
VEZEETA PROFILE
Date started: 2012
Founder: Amir Barsoum
Based: Dubai, UAE
Sector: HealthTech / MedTech
Size: 300 employees
Funding: $22.6 million (as of September 2018)
Investors: Technology Development Fund, Silicon Badia, Beco Capital, Vostok New Ventures, Endeavour Catalyst, Crescent Enterprises’ CE-Ventures, Saudi Technology Ventures and IFC
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Engine: 4-litre twin-turbo V8
Transmission: nine-speed
Power: 542bhp
Torque: 700Nm
Price: Dh848,000
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Engine: Single front-axle electric motor
Power: 218hp
Torque: 330Nm
Transmission: Single-speed automatic
Max touring range: 402km (claimed)
Price: From Dh215,000 (estimate)
On sale: September
About Krews
Founder: Ahmed Al Qubaisi
Based: Abu Dhabi
Founded: January 2019
Number of employees: 10
Sector: Technology/Social media
Funding to date: Estimated $300,000 from Hub71 in-kind support
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