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Bloomberg
10-05-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
African Tech Can Weather Global Disruptions, TLcom Says
Maurizio Caio of venture capital firm TLcom Capital says it is a good time to invest in African technology despite global market disruptions. Caio speaks in an interview with Bloomberg's Jennifer Zabasajja. (Source: Bloomberg)
Yahoo
26-03-2025
- Lifestyle
- Yahoo
Wayfair Dining Sale: get up to 50% off dining tables, chairs and outdoor dining sets
Fox News and its syndication partners may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom. Have you been waiting for the right time to upgrade your dining room furniture? Or maybe you're finally ready to put a dining set on your patio or deck? Now is the time to stock up, thanks to the Wayfair Dining Sale. The sale features up to 50% off on indoor dining tables and chairs, and 40% off on outdoor dining sets. You can find everything from quaint two-person dining sets or save hundreds on sets that can fit all your family and friends. Original price: $1,421 The Sylvan extendable kitchen table is a gorgeous farmhouse-style table that'll make a statement in your dining room. The chunky, carved legs make the table look like a work of art, making it the perfect place for the whole family to gather. The removable leaf extends the table from 66 inches to 84 inches, so you can always have enough room, whether you're having family dinner or a big party. Original price: $955.99 Want a high-quality table that'll last for years? This solid wood dining table is a simple table that can withstand years of use. It complements both boho and farmhouse-inspired styles and comfortably seats eight people. Read On The Fox News App Original price: $849.99 For a mid-century modern look, the Brimmer wood dining table is the perfect fit. It's made from solid eucalyptus wood and has a warm brown finish that fits in well with any style living room. The table measures just over 86 inches wide, so it's great for larger gatherings. Original price: $999 Add some rustic charm to your dining room with the Kinston pedestal dining table. The chunky legs give your table a unique feel, and it comes in a distressed finish for a reclaimed look. 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Original price: $2,315 Save more than $1,000 on this seven-person farmhouse outdoor dining set. The set fits six people and comes in six different neutral colors. It's designed to withstand all weather conditions, and the table comes with an umbrella hole so you can stay cool while you're eating or relaxing outdoors. 10 Privacy Fence Options For Your Deck, Patio Or Backyard Original price: $373.99 If you just need a small bistro set for your patio or deck, go with the Chestnut Street two-person outdoor dining set. You get a table and two chairs with a unique design that includes a spot for an ice bucket, so you can keep your drinks cool. The aluminum frame is durable yet lightweight, so it's easy to move your table as needed. It's also weather-resistant against mild weather conditions like rain and wind. Original price: $900 These Spector outdoor dining chairs are one-of-a-kind. The contoured and curved design makes them extra comfortable while giving your outdoor space a modern look. They're easy to clean, just soap them down and spray them off. When you're not using them, you can also stack them together for easy storage. Original price: $799.99 For an eye-catching outdoor dining setup, go with the Cotswald four-person round dining set. You can accommodate a small family or a few friends and relax in the comfortable chairs while you eat or have a few drinks. You can choose a beautiful teak color or a rustic gray set. For more deals, visit Original price: $1,479.99 Fit the entire family around this eight-person outdoor dining set. The timeless wood look blends in perfectly with any outdoor space. The broad slat design won't hold rain if the set is left outside, making this a durable article source: Wayfair Dining Sale: get up to 50% off dining tables, chairs and outdoor dining sets
Arab News
19-03-2025
- Sport
- Arab News
Bento's refreshed UAE to go all out for a historic second World Cup appearance
DUBAI: Destiny's call bellows increasingly louder for a refocused and retooled UAE set to restart a World Cup 2026 qualification quest imbued with fresh momentum. For the latest updates, follow us @ArabNewsSport Heroics were required for November's clashes — and Paulo Bento's men emphatically delivered with a 3-0 beating of Kyrgyzstan and an epochal 5-0 rout of perennial rivals Qatar. The interregnum between Group A activities for the third-placed side may have included December's winless early exit from the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup, but nothing can distract from their mission to earn just a second-ever berth at the globe's premier sporting event. The Whites' prospects transformed from waning to tangible in the space of two matches. A consolation prize of a fourth-round slot is now almost secured, yet second-placed Uzbekistan in the final automatic-qualification berth are tantalizingly in range on 13 points to the UAE's 10 points. Arguably Asia's sternest test awaits away at Iran's cavernous Azadi Stadium on Thursday when the penultimate window kicks off, before a trip into the unknown against bottom-placed North Korea at Riyadh's Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium. These exacting challenges will be tackled with another wave of newly naturalized ADNOC Pro League stars in 2017 FIFA Club World Cup Silver Ball winner Caio, Sharjah club-mate Luan Pereira, pacey Al-Wasl loanee Jonatas and granite Al-Wahda center-back Alaeddine Zouhir. For local talents, outstanding 21-year-old Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai Club goalkeeper Hamad Al-Meqebaali presses for a debut and metronomic Al-Jazira midfielder Abdullah Ramadan returns from serious injury. Rise, once again, to the occasion this month and history could be close at hand. There is no risk of getting carried away under the circumspect Bento's care. 'We are striving for a better position in these qualifiers, and we are working towards that, one match at a time and step by step,' he told reporters, according to Emarat Al Youm newspaper. 'As for me, I am happy with the players, especially since they are performing well. 'I expect a very strong match against the Iranian team, which is one of the strongest teams in the group and also one of the strongest teams in Asia. We have suffered in previous matches against these teams, but we have learned from that and will do our best. 'In some matches, the team did not deserve to lose. 'The current camp is the shortest compared to previous national team camps, as it is always better to prepare in sufficient time. But we must deal with the situation. 'We are working to get the national team players fully prepared. We started the camp with a specific group of players, but training continued after all the players had joined.' The failure of a 'Golden Generation' headlined by Omar Abdulrahman, Ahmed Khalil and Ali Mabkhout, plus their successors, to successfully navigate recent cycles ensured skepticism enveloped ambitions of playing at an expanded World Cup 2026. Blowing this away has been Bento's aim since his summer 2023 arrival. The ex-Portugal and South Korea boss has exhibited singular focus on this global target to the detriment of forgettable Gulf Cup and Asian Cup campaigns. A good problem exists about how, and when, to integrate stellar introductory call-ups. Caio is the unquestionable standout addition. The multifaceted 30-year-old has produced 14 goal contributions in 17 top-flight runouts as Sharjah cling on in the title race. A mouth-watering prospect exists of an interchangeable attack in Bento's 4-2-3-1 formation, with Caio at the fulcrum plus a selection taken from Shabab Al-Ahli flyers Yahya Al-Ghassani and Harib Abdalla, and Brazil-born options Fabio De Lima, Caio Canedo, Bruno Conceicao and Jonatas. Six-goal international marksman Sultan Adil is also surprisingly in the mix, despite playing zero club minutes throughout the 2024-25 season. Wasl talisman Ali Saleh's international absence since November's injury issues has continued. A tally of nine goals in 18 league runouts for an evergreen Mabkhout at Al-Nasr did not prove enough to be reintegrated. Pressure is also applied to Jazira center-back Khalifa Al-Hammadi's continuing starting spot by Wahda pair Lucas Pimenta and Zouhir. Al-Ain's Kouame Autonne is a lock. Getting the blend right between new options and old ones is crucial. A solid third round to date could deliver an exceptional ending, returning the UAE to the World Cup for the first time since 1990 and avoiding the lottery of potentially multiple future qualification stages. They attack these fixtures in the wake of this stage's joint-second-biggest victory (5-0 versus Qatar). Only resurgent Iraq (four goals) and all-conquering Japan (two goals) have conceded fewer. June 5's meeting with Uzbekistan looms large. A dream return of four points from six this month would make Group A's runners-up feel the heat from the UAE's dogged pursuit and hold off a chastened Qatar in fourth. The Whites, certainly, cannot afford a repeat of October's dreary 1-1 draw with North Korea at this juncture. Setting the platform now for future glory is the goal Bento and his recalibrated UAE are dedicated toward. November's emboldening results mean legendary status is within reach. They must seize it in March.
Boston Globe
14-02-2025
- Sport
- Boston Globe
Brazil's Caio Canedo once starred for Nantucket High. Now, he's got his sights on the 2026 World Cup — playing for UAE.
Like many Brazilians, Caio hoped to compete for the Seleção. But that possibility diminished, despite a promising start to his career in Brazil. The US came calling, but Caio could not procure a green card. Finally, the UAE offered citizenship, and Caio made an impact as the team came close to 2022 World Cup qualification, converting the equalizer in a 2-1 playoff loss to Australia. 'This year, I feel we are much more mature and prepared,' Caio, 34, said recently from Dubai, where he is a forward for Al-Wasl FC. 'I strongly believe we can go and go direct without being third or fourth place in a playoff. We have a lot of nationalities getting passports and they are making the team very strong.' Advertisement The UAE stands in third place in Group A with four games remaining in Asian Football Confederation qualifying. 'If I tell you as a kid I knew I had a chance to make it to the World Cup, I'd be lying,' Caio said. 'Brazil, we have too many players, and the US, I was really sad when I didn't have a chance for [junior national teams]. 'So when the door opened here, I didn't think twice. I'm enjoying the moment because time flies and it seems like yesterday when I was playing for Nantucket.' Caio arrived in Nantucket as a 10-year-old and, during recess, his juggling drew a crowd, to the point his teacher, Janet Brannigan, telephoned her son, Rich. 'She said, 'There's this kid, and he can't put the soccer ball down,' ' recalled Rich Brannigan, the Nantucket High boys' soccer coach. 'I said, 'What do you mean?' And she said, 'He juggles and the ball stays up all recess.' ' Advertisement Rich Brannigan drove over from the high school and, sure enough, Caio was still juggling. Thanks to Brannigan, Caio joined a club team, but he quickly outdistanced the competition. Talk about 'playing up,' Caio joined his father, Luiz Alberto 'Lula' Canedo, a former pro, in a local adult league at age 13. Caio gave away experience and size but more than held his own, and those contests helped prepare him for interscholastic competition. Caio's high school stint was brief but spectacular. At 16, he scored 34 goals as Nantucket advanced to the 2006 Eastern Mass. Division 3 South final, a 3-1 loss to Old Rochester. Notre Dame and St. John's expressed interest, but Caio took a gamble by going for a tryout to his father's club in Volta Redonda, Brazil — over his mother's objections — and never looked back. 'My mom went crazy. She said, 'Are you crazy? Everything we have, you are throwing away, going back to Volta Redonda,' ' Caio recalled. 'They argued and my father said, 'He needs to go now.' And I like to take the challenge and prove to you I can do things. I didn't imagine it would be so difficult but I enjoyed every moment from the day of the decision. 'It's all about confidence. And I always believed in myself and it was a challenge to give my family a better life. I would see father work so much painting houses, and sometimes the houses didn't have a heater, it's freezing cold, and he's [scraping] the walls. My mom, all those chemical products on her hands cleaning houses. I wanted a better life and I felt I could give something back.' Advertisement Caio is included among several players with New England connections contending for the 2026 World Cup, thanks partly to the field expanding from 32 to 48 teams. Caio rose quickly in the competitive cauldron of Brazil. After only eight matches (two starts) with Volta Redonda, Sao Paulo FC came calling. At Botafogo, Caio became a super sub, converting seven times in 17 games in winning the 2010 Taça Guanabara. In 2012, Caio moved on loan to Figueirense, becoming a full-time starter and producing nine goals in 26 games. Then, it was off to Inter Porto Alegre, where he was coached by Dunga (who captained Brazil's 1994 World Cup winner) and paired at striker with Uruguayan Diego Forlan, player of the tournament in the 2010 World Cup. In the UAE Pro League, Caio has won two championships, and now Al-Wasl has clinched a place in the AFC Champions League second round, despite a 4-0 loss to Cristiano Ronaldo's Al Nassr FC in Saudi Arabia on Monday. 'I was doing well in Brazil, but I told myself if I have a chance to leave the country I will take it,' Caio said of moving to Dubai. 'Life is good here, it's very safe. I had offers from China and they were paying a lot of money. But my wife likes it here, the club is amazing, good school for my two kids, people love me, weather's amazing — it's not cold — so why move? 'The country has given me so much, so when I received the offer for a passport I took it right away. I just want to give back and try to help the team maintain the dream.' Advertisement Caio has scored plenty of goals — more than 170 in all competitions (nine in 54 appearances for the UAE). He also adds tactical sense and technical ability, as well as displaying leadership and people skills. Multilingual, Caio often has acted as interpreter while playing for more than 22 coaches, who arrived from Eastern and Western Europe, Central and South America. Brannigan is probably the only coach Caio has had whose first language is English. 'Caio's personality, he's just a bubbly personality kind of guy, always smiling, bringing good to the day,' Brannigan said. 'He's one of those guys that's a magnet, and people want to be around. He's positive, exuberant, doesn't let distractions pull him down, and doesn't pull down teammates or coaches with a bad attitude. He's willing to be flexible, he's receptive, he's endeared himself to pro coaches with his work ethic. When he has to rehab he puts his nose to the grindstone. A lot don't have that mentality and that separates guys that have long careers, that work ethic and mentality. 'People here are still keeping tabs on him. He's getting close to the twilight of his career, and it would be amazing if he can get to the US with the national team.' Players with New England ties in contention for 2026 World Cup AFC (1) F — Caio Canedo (Nantucket High School), UAE. CAF (10) F — Ousseni Bouda (Millbrook School/Black Rock FC), Burkina Faso; D — Mamadou Fofana (Revolution), Mali; F — Ignatius Ganago (Revolution), Cameroon; F — Siad Haji (N.H. Classics/NEFC/Manchester Central/Lawrence Academy/N.E. College), Somalia; M — Bilal Hersi (Lewiston, Maine/Seacoast United), Somalia; F — Kei Kamara (ex-Revolution), Sierra Leone; M — Jojea Kwizera (Rhode Island FC), Rwanda; M— Allan Oyirwoth (Revolution), Uganda; F — Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (Ex-Revolition), Libya; M — Alhassan Yusuf (Revolution), Nigeria. Advertisement CONMEBOL (3) D — Xavier Arreaga (ex-Revolution), Ecuador; F — Leonardo Campana (Revolution), Ecuador; D —Christian Makoun (ex-Revolution), Venezuela. CONCACAF (19) F — Patrick Koranky Agyemang (East Hartford/Eastern Conn./URI/Western Mass. Pioneers), US; M — Isaac Angking (Providence/Revolution/Rhode Island FC), Puerto Rico; F — Khori Bennett (Northeastern), Jamaica; GK — Andre Blake (UConn), Jamaica; D — Moise Bombito (Seacoast United/UNH), Canada; M — Tajon Buchanan (ex-Revolution), Canada; GK — J.D. Gunn (Revolution II), Panama; M — Zach Herivaux (Brookline/Beaver Country Day/Revolution/Rhode Island FC), Haiti; D — DeJuan Jones (ex-Revolution), US; F — Cyle Larin (UConn), Canada; D — Damion Lowe (University of Hartford), Jamaica; F — Frantz Richard Pierrot (Melrose High/Seacoast United/Boston Bolts/Merrimack/UConn), Haiti; F —Frantzdy Pierrot (Melrose High/Seacoast United/Northeastern), Haiti; D — Colby Quinones (Bedford, N.H./Seacoast United/Revolution II), Puerto Rico; M — Damian 'Tico' Rivera (Cranston, R.I./Bayside FC/Ex-Revolutuon), Costa Rica; D — Nicolas Samayoa (ex-Revolution), Guatemala; M — Jacob Shaffelburg (Berkshire School/Black Rock FC), Canada; F — Orlando Sinclair (ex-Revolution II), Costa Rica; GK — Matt Turner (Fairfield University/Ex-Revolution), US. UEFA (5) M — Esmir Bajraktarevic (ex-Revolution), Bosnia & Herzegovina; F — Adam Buksa (ex-Revolution), Poland; GK — Djordje Petrovic (ex-Revolution), Serbia; GK — Henrich Ravas (ex-Revolution), Slovakia; M — Arnor Traustason (ex-Revolution), Iceland. Born in US (6) — Agyemang, Angking, Bajraktarevic, Quinones, Rivera, Turner. Born in Canada (3) — Buchanan, Larin, Shaffelburg. Raised in US (8) — Caio, Gunn, Haji, Herivaux, Hersi, Kamara, F. Pierrot, Fd. Pierrot. Frank Dell'Apa can be reached at
