Misfiring Bayern Munich dropped their first points of an up to now faultless season in a goalless draw at Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday.
Pep Guardiola’s Bayern, who had been ten from ten this league campaign, were thwarted by a stoic Eintracht defence.
The stalemate, the first time Bayern have failed to win a Bundesliga game since mid-May, put them eight points clear of Borussia Dortmund, who will seek to reduce the gap at Werder Bremen on Saturday.
Bayern arrived in Frankfurt three days after beating Wolfsburg in the German Cup and ahead of the arrival of Arsenal on Wednesday in the Champions League.
“We wanted to win, we didn’t create enough chances and Frankfurt were clever,” Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer said.
The game was only 17 seconds old when Aigner picked up a yellow card for a late challenge on Rafinha.
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Frankfurt keeper Lukas Hradecky was forced into an early one-handed save to palm Arturo Vidal’s header over the crossbar.
Bayern were dominating but having difficulty breaking down a well organised Eintracht defence.
A rare foray down the other end then earned Eintracht their first corner, with Robert Lewandowski heading Marc Stendera’s delivery out of danger.
The hosts deservedly went into the break all square.
Seconds after the restart Eintracht were let off the hook when an unmarked Douglas Costa pounced on a loose ball in the area, Hradecky blocking the shot with his legs.
Guardiola beefed up his forward line on 50 minutes, introducing Thomas Mueller for right-back Rafinha.
As the game opened up Eintracht had two major chances — first with a dangerous corner then a fluffed clearance by Neuer, who deftly recovered to save Stendera’s volley.
Bayern captain Philipp Lahm was booked for a foul on the ever dangerous Aigner and was replaced shortly after for David Alaba as Guardiola went for broke.
Lewandowski, set up by Arjen Robben’s high cross, had a gift-wrapped chance on 80 minutes but one-on-one with Hradecky blasted wide.
He then had a goal ruled correctly offside as Bayern ran out of time to maintain their perfect campaign.
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29 or 30 days – the number of iftar services held during the holy month
50 staff members required to prepare an iftar
200 to 350 the number of people served iftar nightly
160 litres of the traditional Ramadan drink, jalab, is served in total
500 litres of soup is served during the holy month
200 kilograms of meat is used for various dishes
350 kilograms of onion is used in dishes
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Mark Chahwan, co-founder and chief executive of robo-advisory firm Sarwa, forecasts that Generation Alpha (born between 2010 and 2024) will start investing in their teenage years and therefore benefit from compound interest.
“Technology and education should be the main drivers to make this happen, whether it’s investing in a few clicks or their schools/parents stepping up their personal finance education skills,” he adds.
Mr Chahwan says younger generations have a higher capacity to take on risk, but for some their appetite can be more cautious because they are investing for the first time. “Schools still do not teach personal finance and stock market investing, so a lot of the learning journey can feel daunting and intimidating,” he says.
He advises millennials to not always start with an aggressive portfolio even if they can afford to take risks. “We always advise to work your way up to your risk capacity, that way you experience volatility and get used to it. Given the higher risk capacity for the younger generations, stocks are a favourite,” says Mr Chahwan.
Highlighting the role technology has played in encouraging millennials and Gen Z to invest, he says: “They were often excluded, but with lower account minimums ... a customer with $1,000 [Dh3,672] in their account has their money working for them just as hard as the portfolio of a high get-worth individual.”
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Trump has so far secured 295 Electoral College votes, according to the Associated Press, exceeding the 270 needed to win. Only Nevada and Arizona remain to be called, and both swing states are leaning Republican. Trump swept all five remaining swing states, North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, sealing his path to victory and giving him a strong mandate.
Popular Vote Tally
The count is ongoing, but Trump currently leads with nearly 51 per cent of the popular vote to Harris’s 47.6 per cent. Trump has over 72.2 million votes, while Harris trails with approximately 67.4 million.
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Lt Gen Erik Petersen, deputy chief of programs, US Army, has argued it took a “three decade holiday” on modernising tanks.
“There clearly remains a significant armoured heavy ground manoeuvre threat in this world and maintaining a world class armoured force is absolutely vital,” the general said in London last week.
“We are developing next generation capabilities to compete with and deter adversaries to prevent opportunism or miscalculation, and, if necessary, defeat any foe decisively.”
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Tailors and retailers miss out on back-to-school rush
Tailors and retailers across the city said it was an ominous start to what is usually a busy season for sales.
With many parents opting to continue home learning for their children, the usual rush to buy school uniforms was muted this year.
“So far we have taken about 70 to 80 orders for items like shirts and trousers,” said Vikram Attrai, manager at Stallion Bespoke Tailors in Dubai.
“Last year in the same period we had about 200 orders and lots of demand.
“We custom fit uniform pieces and use materials such as cotton, wool and cashmere.
“Depending on size, a white shirt with logo is priced at about Dh100 to Dh150 and shorts, trousers, skirts and dresses cost between Dh150 to Dh250 a piece.”
A spokesman for Threads, a uniform shop based in Times Square Centre Dubai, said customer footfall had slowed down dramatically over the past few months.
“Now parents have the option to keep children doing online learning they don’t need uniforms so it has quietened down.”
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Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, established Edge in 2019.
It brought together 25 state-owned and independent companies specialising in weapons systems, cyber protection and electronic warfare.
Edge has an annual revenue of $5 billion and employs more than 12,000 people.
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In 2013, The National's History Project went beyond the walls to see what life was like living in Abu Dhabi's fabled fort:
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