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Electrocutionist on course for Saturday's King GeorgeDubai: Electrocutionist is on target for Saturday's £750,000 King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes at Ascot. Godolphin's Dubai World Cup winner came through his latest piece of work with flying colours and trainer Saeed Bin Surour reported: "He worked nicely and it's a case of so far, so good." Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford added: "We were pleased with the way Electrocutionist worked and he is on course for the King George." Godolphin have a good record in the race, having won it five times in the past with Lammtarra (1995), Swain ('97-98), Daylami ('99) and Doyen ('04). Italian import Electrocutionist is a 5/2 second favourite to French raider Hurricane Run (5/4). The five-year-old found Ouija Board too strong in the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot last month after being behind in work at the time. read more. I bought medal from Sohrab's son: Shop-ownerMUMBAI: Shop-owner Abdul Wahid said that he had bought the Sohrab Modi's memorabilia directly from Modi's son Mehli a year-and-a-half ago when the latter was in the process of selling the family's Cuffe Parade flat before immigrating to Dubai. "I still have the purchase slip with me as proof," he said. "The stuff was lying with me for such a long time that I had even planned to put an advertisement in the newspapers, so that interested parties could learn about it and come to my shop. But before I could do that, I suddenly got at least ten calls inquiring about the trophy. I don't understand the sudden interest." A star famed as much for his booming voice as his directorial skills, Sohrab Modi was the eleventh recipient of the Phalke award. read more. Wright favours Ganguly's selectionDubai: Amid speculation of a comeback by Sourav Ganguly to the Indian team, former coach John Wright has said the record of the former captain made a case for his inclusion in the one-day side.The ex-New Zealand skipper, currently in the eye of a storm over his just-published book 'Indian Summers', has also emphasised that he enjoyed a "steady" relationship with the Bengal batsman and there were no differences between them.Asked in an interview, which appeared in 'Gulf News' today, if he felt Ganguly still had a chance to make a comeback to the national team, he said: "I believe he is a great cricketer with more than 15,000 international runs and one who has given Indian cricket a certain direction."It will be great if he can make it." On his relationship with Ganguly, Wright said, "See, we had worked for more than four-and-a-half years and I believe we had a steady relationship."We are in a position where if he (Sourav) comes to Christchurch, he can think of having dinner at my residence while I can think of the same when I am in Kolkata. read more. Expat Australians welcome Howard's bid for fifth termDubai: Australians living in the UAE have welcomed the news that their long-serving Prime Minister John Howard is to seek another term in office. Howard announced this week he would remain leader of the Liberal party and contest elections scheduled for late 2007. His decision dashed the hopes of finance minister and deputy PM Peter Costello, who claimed recently that Howard now into his fourth term as Prime Minister had promised to step down after two terms. Howard's time in office has been characterised by economic prosperity, but his foreign policy such as his support for the Iraq War and socially conservative views have alienated some voters. Geoff Wheatley, 63, chairman of the Australian Business in the Gulf Group, said 67-year-old Howard's decision to contest the next election was "to be applauded". read more. GNH signs $40m charter dealDubai: Gulf Navigation Holding (GNH), an oil and chemical carrier, and ST Shipping and Trading, Switzerland-based Glencore's shipping arm, one of the largest oil trading houses in the world, have signed a time charter agreement for three ships at Dh145 million ($40m). Under the terms of the agreement, GNH will time-charter two ships to ST Shipping and Trading for up to two years under long-term fixed rate employment, and a third at a floating market rate with a fixed minimum charter rate. The vessels are double hull, 48,000 metric tones deadweight each and have liquid capacity of about 50,000 cu m. The vessels are capable of speeds up to 15 knots. Ghazi Al Ibrahim, managing director and chief executive officer (CEO) of Gulf Navigation Holding said: "The confidence Glencore has placed in us through this deal reflects the credibility of our operations as a global operator." Gulf Navigation is now amid an initial public offering of Dh910m, to list on the Dubai Financial Market. read more.Weeding through the information that is not useful can become quite a spiritless process. The most prominent channels for trustworthy info are effortlessly identified. Spending the time suitable to track down the best Dubai Dutyfree Job List Offshore details is a sacrifice that will reward in a large-scale way. I want to invite you to return sometime soon and look over the new information we'll have. The documents handy since the internet was started has grown in merit.
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