• Members of the Bahrain Royal Guard including a Bahrain prince reach the world's eighth-highest mountain Manaslu. AFP
    Members of the Bahrain Royal Guard including a Bahrain prince reach the world's eighth-highest mountain Manaslu. AFP
  • Spanish bull sidestepper Javier Pradanas in action during 'Ciudad de Santo Reino' sidesteppers contest as part of San Lucas Fair held in Jaen, southern Spain. EPA
    Spanish bull sidestepper Javier Pradanas in action during 'Ciudad de Santo Reino' sidesteppers contest as part of San Lucas Fair held in Jaen, southern Spain. EPA
  • A rescue team transports people by speedboat through floodwaters on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. AFP
    A rescue team transports people by speedboat through floodwaters on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. AFP
  • Artists work on a makeshift pandal made with wood, cotton, metal and bamboo under a theme 'We All Are Durga' by Bhabotosh Sutar and Mallika Das Sutar ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India. EPA
    Artists work on a makeshift pandal made with wood, cotton, metal and bamboo under a theme 'We All Are Durga' by Bhabotosh Sutar and Mallika Das Sutar ahead of the Durga Puja festival in Kolkata, India. EPA
  • A demonstrator sprays in red the General Baquedano monument near a Chilean national flag during a protest against Chilean President Sebastian Pinera's government at Plaza Italia square, in Santiago. AFP
    A demonstrator sprays in red the General Baquedano monument near a Chilean national flag during a protest against Chilean President Sebastian Pinera's government at Plaza Italia square, in Santiago. AFP
  • Attendees wait to hear US President Donald Trump speak at a campaign rally in Macon, Georgia. AFP
    Attendees wait to hear US President Donald Trump speak at a campaign rally in Macon, Georgia. AFP
  • The Mont-Saint-Michel, in Normandy, northwestern France, is surrounded by the sea during high tide. AFP
    The Mont-Saint-Michel, in Normandy, northwestern France, is surrounded by the sea during high tide. AFP
  • Filipino activist Reina Mae Nasino, 23, holds a flower during the burial of her three-month-old baby River, who died while she was in prison, in Manila North Cemetery, Philippines. Reuters
    Filipino activist Reina Mae Nasino, 23, holds a flower during the burial of her three-month-old baby River, who died while she was in prison, in Manila North Cemetery, Philippines. Reuters
  • Jorge Felix Moreno powders his face with cornstarch in his hotel room in Caracas, Venezuela. AP Photo
    Jorge Felix Moreno powders his face with cornstarch in his hotel room in Caracas, Venezuela. AP Photo
  • Cathy McEvoy, wife of the winning jockey, and her children cheer on Kerrin McEvoy during The Everest at Royal Randwick Racecourse o in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images
    Cathy McEvoy, wife of the winning jockey, and her children cheer on Kerrin McEvoy during The Everest at Royal Randwick Racecourse o in Sydney, Australia. Getty Images

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PROFILE OF INVYGO

Started: 2018

Founders: Eslam Hussein and Pulkit Ganjoo

Based: Dubai

Sector: Transport

Size: 9 employees

Investment: $1,275,000

Investors: Class 5 Global, Equitrust, Gulf Islamic Investments, Kairos K50 and William Zeqiri

RESULTS

Women:

55kg brown-black belt: Amal Amjahid (BEL) bt Amanda Monteiro (BRA) via choke
62kg brown-black belt: Bianca Basilio (BRA) bt Ffion Davies (GBR) via referee’s decision (0-0, 2-2 adv)
70kg brown-black belt: Ana Carolina Vieira (BRA) bt Jessica Swanson (USA), 9-0
90kg brown-black belt: Angelica Galvao (USA) bt Marta Szarecka (POL) 8-2

Men:

62kg black belt: Joao Miyao (BRA) bt Wan Ki-chae (KOR), 7-2
69kg black belt: Paulo Miyao (BRA) bt Gianni Grippo (USA), 2-2 (1-0 adv)
77kg black belt: Espen Mathiesen (NOR) bt Jake Mackenzie (CAN)
85kg black belt: Isaque Braz (BRA) bt Faisal Al Ketbi (UAE), 2-0
94kg black belt: Felipe Pena (BRA) bt Adam Wardzinski (POL), 4-0
110kg black belt final: Erberth Santos (BRA) bt Lucio Rodrigues (GBR) via rear naked choke

Brief scoreline:

Burnley 3

Barnes 63', 70', Berg Gudmundsson 75'

Southampton 3

Man of the match

Ashley Barnes (Burnley)

RESULTS

Light Flyweight (48kg): Alua Balkibekova (KAZ) beat Gulasal Sultonalieva (UZB) by points 4-1.

Flyweight (51kg): Nazym Kyzaibay (KAZ) beat Mary Kom (IND) 3-2.

Bantamweight (54kg): Dina Zholaman (KAZ) beat Sitora Shogdarova (UZB) 3-2.

Featherweight (57kg): Sitora Turdibekova (UZB) beat Vladislava Kukhta (KAZ) 5-0.

Lightweight (60kg): Rimma Volossenko (KAZ) beat Huswatun Hasanah (INA) KO round-1.

Light Welterweight (64kg): Milana Safronova (KAZ) beat Lalbuatsaihi (IND) 3-2.

Welterweight (69kg): Valentina Khalzova (KAZ) beat Navbakhor Khamidova (UZB) 5-0

Middleweight (75kg): Pooja Rani (IND) beat Mavluda Movlonova (UZB) 5-0.

Light Heavyweight (81kg): Farida Sholtay (KAZ) beat Ruzmetova Sokhiba (UZB) 5-0.

Heavyweight (81 kg): Lazzat Kungeibayeva (KAZ) beat Anupama (IND) 3-2.

Infiniti QX80 specs

Engine: twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6

Power: 450hp

Torque: 700Nm

Price: From Dh450,000, Autograph model from Dh510,000

Available: Now

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Tips to avoid getting scammed

1) Beware of cheques presented late on Thursday

2) Visit an RTA centre to change registration only after receiving payment

3) Be aware of people asking to test drive the car alone

4) Try not to close the sale at night

5) Don't be rushed into a sale 

6) Call 901 if you see any suspicious behaviour