WTA Stuttgart
Two young guns of tennis issued statements of intent on Tuesday at the star-studded WTA Women’s Stuttgart Open.
Tasked with the tournament’s fifth seed and a former world No 1 (currently No 6) in Ana Ivanovic, France’s 21-year-old world No 29 Caroline Garcia overcame a tough first set and won 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 to reach a last 16 meeting with Carina Witthoft.
Garcia frustratingly reached the finals at the two Mexican stops – Monterrey and Acapulco – on the WTA Tour this year, losing to Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland on both occasions.
Since the second of those tournaments in early March she had scuffled in singles play, losing five of six including Fed Cup matches before a solid victory over Ivanovic on Tuesday.
She was joind in the second round by Spanish world No 20 Garbine Muguruza, also 21, who breezed by world No 23 Barbora Strycova 6-1, 6-4.
She draws a much tougher assignment to advance to the quarter-finals in second-seeded world No 3 Simona Halep.
The win comes after Muguruza had fallen to Sara Errani (world No 15) in Miami, Karolina Pliskova (No 12) in Indian Wells, Carla Suarez-Navarro (No 10) in Doha, and Pliskova earlier as well in Dubai in her last four meetings with top opponents.
Her last win against a top-20 player came at the Dubai quarter-finals against Suarez-Navarro in mid-February, before she was beaten by Pliskova in the semis.
Elsewhere on Tuesday Suarez-Navarro went through in three sets against Evgeniya Rodina after losing a second-set tie break, Czech world No 13 Lucie Safarova avanced in straight sets to arrange a last 16 battle with Caroline Wozniacki and world No 8 Ekaterina Makarova dismissed Bethanie Mattek-Sands.
On Wednesday Agnieszka Radwanska and Errani will lock horns, Germany’s world Nos 14 Angelique Kerber (v Yulia Beygelzimer) and 19 Sabine Lisicki (v Zarina Diyas) are in action and Swiss rising teen Belinda Bencic will face German Julia Gorges.
Muguruza and Halep will also square off for a place in the quarters.
ATP Barcelona
Defending champion Kei Nishikori cruised into the third round of the ATP Barcelona Open with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Russian Teymuraz Gabashvili on Tuesday.
The Japanese top seed was making his season debut on clay but was largely untroubled by the world No 85 as he broke early in each set and faced just one break point on his own serve before sealing victory.
Nishikori will face either Portugal’s Joao Sousa or 15th seed Santiago Giraldo in the last 16 on Thursday.
Second seed Rafael Nadal will begin his quest for a ninth title in Barcelona in a rematch of his quarter-final defeat to Nicolas Almagro last year on Wednesday.
Almagro only had to play three games to book his place in Round 3 as Paolo Lorenzi retired when trailing 0-3 in the first set.
Nadal’s defeat to Almagro last year ended the 14-time grand slam champion’s 41-match winning streak at the tournament stretching back to 2003.
“He is a great player and always a dangerous rival,” Nadal said on Monday.
“I have to play my own game and make it difficult for Nico.”
Seventh seed Roberto Bautista Agut and fellow Spaniard Tommy Robredo also booked their places in round three with straight sets victories over Thomaz Belluci and Mikhail Kukushkin respectively.
ATP Bucharest
Former world No 8 Janko Tipsarevic will get a chance to prove his comeback is for real against Gilles Simon after reaching the second round of the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy on Tuesday.
Tipsarevic will face the top-seeded Frenchman Simon on Thursday after getting past Italian Thoms Fabbiano in straight sets.
He was joined in the second round by seeds Jiri Veseley (No 7) who advanced after winning an 11-9 second-set tie break against Diego Schwartzman, Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (No 5), who breezed past Lorenzo Giustino, dropping only two games in the first set, and Simone Bolelli (No 8), who overcame a first-set tie break against Andrey Golubev to win in two.
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Disability on screen
Empire — neuromuscular disease myasthenia gravis; bipolar disorder; post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Rosewood and Transparent — heart issues
24: Legacy — PTSD;
Superstore and NCIS: New Orleans — wheelchair-bound
Taken and This Is Us — cancer
Trial & Error — cognitive disorder prosopagnosia (facial blindness and dyslexia)
Grey’s Anatomy — prosthetic leg
Scorpion — obsessive compulsive disorder and anxiety
Switched at Birth — deafness
One Mississippi, Wentworth and Transparent — double mastectomy
Dragons — double amputee
How to protect yourself when air quality drops
Install an air filter in your home.
Close your windows and turn on the AC.
Shower or bath after being outside.
Wear a face mask.
Stay indoors when conditions are particularly poor.
If driving, turn your engine off when stationary.
Ticket prices
- Golden circle - Dh995
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- Lower Bowl premium - Dh795
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Killing of Qassem Suleimani
Du Football Champions
The fourth season of du Football Champions was launched at Gitex on Wednesday alongside the Middle East’s first sports-tech scouting platform.“du Talents”, which enables aspiring footballers to upload their profiles and highlights reels and communicate directly with coaches, is designed to extend the reach of the programme, which has already attracted more than 21,500 players in its first three years.
Sui Dhaaga: Made in India
Director: Sharat Katariya
Starring: Varun Dhawan, Anushka Sharma, Raghubir Yadav
3.5/5
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Electoral College Victory
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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Farasan Boat: 128km Away from Anchorage
Director: Mowaffaq Alobaid
Stars: Abdulaziz Almadhi, Mohammed Al Akkasi, Ali Al Suhaibani
Rating: 4/5
Previous men's records
- 2:01:39: Eliud Kipchoge (KEN) on 16/9/19 in Berlin
- 2:02:57: Dennis Kimetto (KEN) on 28/09/2014 in Berlin
- 2:03:23: Wilson Kipsang (KEN) on 29/09/2013 in Berlin
- 2:03:38: Patrick Makau (KEN) on 25/09/2011 in Berlin
- 2:03:59: Haile Gebreselassie (ETH) on 28/09/2008 in Berlin
- 2:04:26: Haile Gebreselassie (ETH) on 30/09/2007 in Berlin
- 2:04:55: Paul Tergat (KEN) on 28/09/2003 in Berlin
- 2:05:38: Khalid Khannouchi (USA) 14/04/2002 in London
- 2:05:42: Khalid Khannouchi (USA) 24/10/1999 in Chicago
- 2:06:05: Ronaldo da Costa (BRA) 20/09/1998 in Berlin
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Family reunited
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was born and raised in Tehran and studied English literature before working as a translator in the relief effort for the Japanese International Co-operation Agency in 2003.
She moved to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies before moving to the World Health Organisation as a communications officer.
She came to the UK in 2007 after securing a scholarship at London Metropolitan University to study a master's in communication management and met her future husband through mutual friends a month later.
The couple were married in August 2009 in Winchester and their daughter was born in June 2014.
She was held in her native country a year later.
RESULTS
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TO A LAND UNKNOWN
Director: Mahdi Fleifel
Starring: Mahmoud Bakri, Aram Sabbah, Mohammad Alsurafa
Rating: 4.5/5
What is double taxation?
- Americans living abroad file taxes with the Internal Revenue Service, which can cost hundreds of dollars to complete even though about 60 per cent do not owe taxes, according to the Taxpayer Advocate Service
- Those obligations apply to millions of Americans residing overseas – estimates range from 3.9 million to 5.5 million – including so-called "accidental Americans" who are unaware they hold dual citizenship
- The double taxation policy has been a contentious issue for decades, with many overseas Americans feeling that it punishes them for pursuing opportunities abroad
- Unlike most countries, the US follows a citizenship-based taxation system, meaning that Americans must file taxes annually, even if they do not earn any income in the US.
Kanguva
Director: Siva
Stars: Suriya, Bobby Deol, Disha Patani, Yogi Babu, Redin Kingsley
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Killing of Qassem Suleimani
Business Insights
- Canada and Mexico are significant energy suppliers to the US, providing the majority of oil and natural gas imports
- The introduction of tariffs could hinder the US's clean energy initiatives by raising input costs for materials like nickel
- US domestic suppliers might benefit from higher prices, but overall oil consumption is expected to decrease due to elevated costs
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HOW DO SIM CARD SCAMS WORK?
Sim swap frauds are a form of identity theft.
They involve criminals conning mobile phone operators into issuing them with replacement Sim cards, often by claiming their phone has been lost or stolen
They use the victim's personal details - obtained through criminal methods - to convince such companies of their identity.
The criminal can then access any online service that requires security codes to be sent to a user's mobile phone, such as banking services.
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Motori Profile
Date started: March 2020
Co-founder/CEO: Ahmed Eissa
Based: UAE, Abu Dhabi
Sector: Insurance Sector
Size: 50 full-time employees (Inside and Outside UAE)
Stage: Seed stage and seeking Series A round of financing
Investors: Safe City Group
The five pillars of Islam
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