Weather inshore until 6pm on Friday will be misty to fogy at places at first, becomes relatively hot during daytime, the Department of Meteorology said in its daily weather report, warning of expected poor horizontal visibility at places at first.Offshore, the weather will be misty at places at first, becomes hazy later, the report added.Wind inshore will be variable at a speed less than 5 knot at first, becomes mainly northeasterly- southeasterly at a speed of 3 to 13 knot.Offshore, it will be variable at first, becomes northwesterly - northeasterly at a speed of 5 to 15 knot.Visibility inshore will be 4 to 8 km/2 km or less at places at first. Offshore, it will be 4 to 9 km/3 km or less at places at first.Sea state inshore will be 1 to 2 feet, while offshore, it will be 2 to 4 feet.

Uzbekistan dethroned 10-man Saudi Arabia to book their spot in the AFC U-23 Asian Cup Qatar 2024 semi-finals with a 2-0 win on Friday. Khusain Norchaev and Umarali Rakhmonaliev scored either side of half-time to secure Uzbekistan a fourth-consecutive semi-final appearance, taking them a step closer to their Olympic dream with the 2018 champions to face Indonesia in the last four on Monday.Uzbekistan dominated the early possession but struggled to find openings against a Saudi Arabia side who employed aggressive man-to-man marking at the Khalifa International Stadium. Saudi Arabia had the first sight on goal in the 19th minute when Aiman Yahya sent a cross into the final third, but it was a little too high for an unmarked Meshal Sibyani to connect.Uzbekistan’s attempt to match Saudi Arabia’s intensity almost backfired in the 41st minute when Abdurauf Buriev fouled Abdullah Radif at the edge of the box, but Yahya steered his free-kick just wide. The match swung into Uzbekistan’s favour two minutes into added time when Rayan Hamed’s failed clearance led to a moment of brilliance from Norchaev, who waltzed past a defender and goalkeeper Mohamed al-Absi before slotting homeThe young Green Falcons returned for the second half with the same tenacity, with their heavy press keeping Uzbekistan on the defence, but the equaliser continued to elude them as neither Mohammed Abu al-Shamat nor Eid al-Muwallad could get their long-range efforts on target.Saudi Arabia suffered a further blow in the 70th minute when Yahya was given his marching orders after a second yellow card, with Abbosbek Fayzullaev’s subsequent free-kick deflecting off the upright. Hopes for a Saudi Arabian comeback were then dashed in the 84th minute when Buriev’s fierce strike from nearly 30 yards out saw Al Absi parry the ball into the direction of a prowling Rakhmonaliev, who headed home the winner.Iraq’s Jasim ends Vietnam’s runAt Al Wakra, Iraq became the final team to check into the semi-finals after they overcame Vietnam 1-0 at Al Janoub Stadium, joining Indonesia, Japan and Uzbekistan in the last four. With little separating the two sides, the decisive touch was supplied by Ali Jasim from the penalty spot in the 64th minute to give Iraq their first semi-final appearance since the 2016 edition, which was also held in Qatar. Iraq face Japan on Monday.

Mikel Arteta has urged Arsenal to “raise the bar” as the Premier League leaders prepare for a defining moment in the title race against north London rivals Tottenham.Arteta’s side make the short journey to Spurs tomorrow looking to keep title rivals Manchester City at bay with a vital victory. The Gunners are one point clear of second-placed City, who have a game in hand, and will kick off at Nottingham Forest soon after the final whistle in north London.After a damaging home defeat against Aston Villa, Arteta’s team have bounced back by winning at Wolves and crushing Chelsea 5-0 on Tuesday. But the Arsenal boss is well aware of the threat posed by fifth-placed Tottenham, who drew 2-2 at the Emirates Stadium in September, and he called on his players to find another gear this weekend.“Enjoy the moment, try to navigate things to a natural way. Tottenham are super-competitive at the moment. There is one thing to do in this situation, compete, compete, compete,” Arteta said. “It’s a really good sign because we know what we are going to have to do to win it and we have to raise the bar to match that.”City responded to Arsenal’s emphatic win against Chelsea by crushing Brighton 4-0 on Thursday. Pep Guardiola’s side will be crowned champions for an unprecedented fourth successive season if they win their last five games.But Arteta is not concerned about his former club’s results, preferring to ensure his team are focused on their own performances. “It’s another game that they managed to win in a convincing way, something that we cannot control. Let’s do what we have to do,” he said.“You have to show it every season, every game and in this league that’s extremely difficult to do. We are going to do everything we can to win it and if we do win it, we are going to try to win it again. If we don’t, for sure we will try again.”Arsenal are hoping to win the title for the first time in 20 years after blowing an eight-point lead to gift City the trophy last season. Arsenal famously won the league twice at Tottenham’s old White Hart Lane stadium, in 1971 and 2004.The Gunners cannot clinch silverware on enemy territory this time, but a victory would keep them in the title hunt while damaging Tottenham’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League via a top-four finish.Spurs will be on the attackagainst Arsenal: PostecoglouMeanwhile, Ange Postecoglou insisted Tottenham will stick to his attacking philosophy against Arsenal. Postecoglou’s side cannot afford to lose to their bitter rivals at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as they try to stay in the race to qualify for the Champions League.Fifth placed Tottenham are six points behind fourth placed Aston Villa, who can extend that advantage to nine if they beat troubled Chelsea today. Tottenham will have three games in hand on Villa by the time they kick off against Arsenal, but Postecoglou knows only victories will do in the battle to finish in the top four.With that in mind, the Australian has no intention of sending his team into the derby with a defensive mindset, even though Arsenal showed their attacking prowess with a 5-0 rout of Chelsea on Tuesday.“It’s just about making sure you embrace the challenge and try to tackle it in the way that got us into this position in the first place,” Postecoglou said. “From our perspective we’ve had some inconsistencies and challenges this year, but when we’ve played well we’ve played a certain way and gone about things in a certain way.“There’s no point now when you get to the most important part of the year to shy away from that or change your approach. You’ve got to double down on it and focus on playing our football. That’s a great measure for us because otherwise you’ll never know where you’re short or whether you can be successful in doing it our way.”Postecoglou know a Tottenham win this weekend would be a major blow to Arsenal’s bid to win the title. “We understand the importance of being at home in these kind of games to not let our biggest rival win in the biggest derby for us,” he said. “We understand the consequences of that. I’m not going to dictate how our fans feel and what they feel is important.”Fixtures Satuurday: (1400 GMT unless stated): Aston Villa v Chelsea (1900), Everton v Brentford (1630), Fulham v Crystal Palace, Manchester United v Burnley, Newcastle v Sheffield United, West Ham v Liverpool (1130), Wolves v LutonSunday (1300 GMT unless stated): Bournemouth v Brighton, Nottingham Forest v Manchester City (1530), Tottenham v Arsenal