Swiatek extends perfect record over Gauff to reach Dubai final

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Image: Twitter / @iga_swiatekAFPDubai: World number one Iga Swiatek extended her perfect record against Coco Gauff to 6-0 with a straight sets victory in the Dubai WTA semi-finals on Friday. Swiatek, who retained her Doha crown last week, will be targeting a sixth WTA 1000 title on Saturday. Saturday's final will be a rematch of last autumn's Ostrava title decider, which Krejcikova won in three sets over Swiatek. She will take a 1-2 head-to-head record into her final against three-time major champion Swiatek on Saturday. "She's playing great tennis and I'm really looking forward to playing her and I believe it's going to be a great final."
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12,300 journalists accredited to cover World Cup: Al Khater

QNADoha: CEO of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Nasser Al Khater, revealing the plan for media coverage of this historic event, said 12,300 journalists in various media outlets were officially accredited to cover the events of the tournament. In this context, media representatives’ permits have been approved to cover the tournament, and all FIFA member football federations have received a certain quota of written press and photographer permits to be distributed later to national media institutions and their representatives. FIFA TV is directly responsible for media rights licensees, TV and radio rights holders, and the FIFA broadcasting services team keeps in regular contact with media rights licensees and will inform them directly about the accreditation procedures and everything related to permits. Al Khater confirmed that 78 channels have obtained the rights to broadcast the tournament, in addition to seven centre that will be allocated studios for broadcasting the World Cup, and more than 95 percent of them have been booked. SC’s Executive Director of Communications and Media Fatima Al Nuaimi said that the digital platform Qatar Media Portal is a valuable resource for media professionals and representatives of broadcasters from all over the world to cover the World Cup competitions and accompanying events.

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India more prepared this time for Pakistan at T20 World Cup

Pic: Twitter / BCCIAPMelbourne, Australia: Rohit Sharma is confident India has learned from its dismal Twenty20 World Cup campaign last year and will be more prepared for archrival Pakistan in a blockbuster Group 2 opener on Sunday. "We wanted to change a lot of things that went wrong for us in the last World Cup. The 10-wicket win at Dubai in the 2021 T20 World Cup aside, Pakistan responded from a loss to India in the group stages of the recent Asia Cup to post a five-wicket victory last month. But Sharma said India had identified the strengths and weaknesses of the 2009 T20 World Cup champions. The biggest threat to India’s hopes of beginning the World Cup with a victory might not be Rizwan.

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Exploring the hidden gems of Diyarbakir and Beyoglu in Turkey

But one of its lesser known jewels is the city situated on the banks of Tigris - Diyarbakir. Wandering the backstreets of the Old City, in the narrow alleyways, one can easily discover the city's real charm. Additionally, there's plenty of sign boards providing background info on the various landmarks you can find around the Old City. The City WallsDiyarbakir's city walls are considered to be the world's longest after the Great Wall of China. Beyoglu Istiklal StreetHistorically known as the Grand Avenue of Pera, it is one of the most famous avenues located at Beyoglu district.

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Qatar's Al Attiyah wins inaugural FIA World Rally-Raid Championship title

Qatar's Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah and his French co-driver Mathieu Baumel celebrate with their crew after winning the FIA World Rally-Raid Championship drivers' title. The PeninsulaDos Hermanas, Spain: Four-time Dakar Rally winner Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah finished second at the Andalucia Rally and duly sealed the drivers’ title in the inaugural FIA World Rally-Raid Championship (W2RC). Nevertheless, Al Attiyah overcame a couple of punctures on Saturday and won the short finalstage by 22 seconds. “This is a fantastic result for us to cap a memorable season,” said Al Attiyah. The fourth quickest time was sufficient for Al Rajhi to round off the podium places.

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Democrats turn to Obama for midterm miracle, or at least to stem the bleeding

Obama will hit a fifth state, Michigan, which has a competitive governor's race, along the way. "President Obama remains able to unite base Democrats, persuadable voters, and to motivate demographics less likely to turn out in midterm elections like young people," said Ben LaBolt, who served as spokesman for the first Black president's successful 2012 re-election campaign. Obama earlier this week posted a video on social media encouraging young Americans to vote, highlighting issues such as abortion rights and gun control. "Bringing in President Obama helps to underscore the importance of African-American vote, while also exciting other voters." But Democrats will have to wonder if that will be enough, as recent polling has shown Republican candidates gaining strength across the board.

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Liverpool stunned by Brentford as Reds pay for defensive woes

Brentford's Mads Roerslev, Ben Mee, Rico Henry and Ethan Pinnock celebrate after winning the Premier League match against Liverpool at Brentford Community Stadium, London, Britain, January 2, 2023. Ibrahima Konate's first half own goal set the tone for an evening scarred by mistakes at the back from Liverpool. Yoane Wissa doubled Brentford's lead and although Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain got one back, Bryan Mbeumo wrapped up Brentford's first victory against Liverpool since 1938. - Fragile Liverpool -Mbeumo went close with a blistering strike that Alisson Becker turned away for a corner. Klopp's changes briefly sparked Liverpool and Nunez had an effort ruled out for offside before they reduced the deficit in the 50th minute.

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Dukhan Bank net profit rises by 20% to QR1.1bn for Q3

The PeninsulaDoha: Dukhan Bank has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2022 recording a net profit of QR1.1bn, representing a 20 percent increase compared to QR900m for the same period of 2021. Total income for the nine months period ending 30 September 2022 increased to QR3.2bn resulting in a growth rate of 7 percent as compared to QR2.9bn for the same period of 2021. With the introduction of several digital solutions throughout the first nine months of 2022, Dukhan Bank went the extra mile to provide its clients with more easy and smooth financial transactions. Furthermore, Rashid, the AI-powered chatbot, is another milestone in Dukhan Bank’s successful digital journey. Dukhan Bank’s excellent digital journey has resulted in significant development of the bank’s portfolio of premier digital products and services, as well as recognition from worldwide evaluators.

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New start for Shura Council with commencement of second ordinary session: Speaker

New start for Shura Council with commencement of second ordinary session: SpeakerQNAThe Shura Council is preparing to start a new phase in its legislative process to contribute to supporting national development efforts with the opening of the second ordinary session of the first legislative term, corresponding to the 51st ordinary session, which represents a new beginning towards a promising future said the Speaker of the Shura Council H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim. In an interview with Qatar News Agency (QNA), the Speaker said preparing for the opening of the council’s ordinary session as it approaches. H E Speaker pointed out that the Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani will inaugurate the council’s second ordinary session on today, stressing that His Highness’ honoring the inauguration of every term of the Shura Council’s ordinary session is a source of pride for the council, affirming His Highness’ keenness and support for this pioneering national institution. The Speaker added that the council represents four members in the Arab Parliament, who represent the council in its four committees, including High-level Parliamentary Group on Science and Technology of the Arab Parliament, while the General-Secretary of Shura Council chairs the Association of Secretaries-General of Arab Parliaments. In his closing remarks, the Speaker of the Shura Council H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim thanked everyone who contributed to making these accomplishments, calling on every citizen and resident to do more and give more during the tournament to be the most beautiful and most distinguished in history.

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