Times and venues for UAE sport this weekend including: National Race Day at the Dubai Autodrome, free entry to Pakistan v Sri Lanka in the first Test at the Zayed Cricket Stadium, the Nationals Golf Championship at Jumierah Golf Estates and Pink Polo.
Local events
Motorsport
National Race Day Series 2, tomorrow, Dubai Autodrome, from 10.10.am. Entrance is free
Cricket
Pakistan v Sri Lanka, first Test, 10am, today-Saturday, Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi. Free entry to south stand.
Golf
Nationals Golf Championship, tomorrow and Saturday, Jumierah Golf Estates. Tee-off from 8am.
Polo
Pink Polo, exhibition match between ADCB and Estee Lauders Companies team, October 29, Royal Ghantoot Racing & Polo Club. Free admission; gates open at 2pm. For further information, visit www.pinkpolo.ae
Ticketing information
Formula One
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, November 11-13. Tickets are available for the Main Grandstand and North Granstand seating areas. For information visit www.yasmarinacircuit.com
Sport on TV
Baseball
World Series
Texas Rangers at St Louis Cardinals, Game 2, 4am (Friday), ESPN
Football
GCC Games, semi-finals
• Saudi Arabia v Qatar, 5.30pm
• Bahrain v UAE, 9pm
Both games on Abu Dhabi Sports channels
Golf
• Asian Tour, J Choi Invitational, first round, 7am, OSN Sports 3
• European Tour, Castello Masters, first round, 4pm, OSN Sports 1 & HD
American Football
College Football, UCLA at Arizona, 5am (Friday), ESPN America
Captain Marvel
Director: Anna Boden, Ryan Fleck
Starring: Brie Larson, Samuel L Jackson, Jude Law, Ben Mendelsohn
4/5 stars
MATCH INFO
World Cup qualifier
Thailand 2 (Dangda 26', Panya 51')
UAE 1 (Mabkhout 45 2')
COMPANY PROFILE
Name: HyperSpace
Started: 2020
Founders: Alexander Heller, Rama Allen and Desi Gonzalez
Based: Dubai, UAE
Sector: Entertainment
Number of staff: 210
Investment raised: $75 million from investors including Galaxy Interactive, Riyadh Season, Sega Ventures and Apis Venture Partners
Joker: Folie a Deux
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Brendan Gleeson
Director: Todd Phillips
Rating: 2/5
Major honours
ARSENAL
BARCELONA
- La Liga - 2013
- Copa del Rey - 2012
- Fifa Club World Cup - 2011
CHELSEA
- Premier League - 2015, 2017
- FA Cup - 2018
- League Cup - 2015
SPAIN
- World Cup - 2010
- European Championship - 2008, 2012
Sinopharm vaccine explained
The Sinopharm vaccine was created using techniques that have been around for decades.
“This is an inactivated vaccine. Simply what it means is that the virus is taken, cultured and inactivated," said Dr Nawal Al Kaabi, chair of the UAE's National Covid-19 Clinical Management Committee.
"What is left is a skeleton of the virus so it looks like a virus, but it is not live."
This is then injected into the body.
"The body will recognise it and form antibodies but because it is inactive, we will need more than one dose. The body will not develop immunity with one dose," she said.
"You have to be exposed more than one time to what we call the antigen."
The vaccine should offer protection for at least months, but no one knows how long beyond that.
Dr Al Kaabi said early vaccine volunteers in China were given shots last spring and still have antibodies today.
“Since it is inactivated, it will not last forever," she said.
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