Times of Oman

Real Madrid will fight until the end for La Liga title: Zidane

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MADRID: After playing out a 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane has not given up on the La Liga title hopes, saying that the side would “fight until the end”.

Karim Benzema struck late in the second half to cancel out Luis Suarez’s early opener, ensuring the spoils were shared in El Derbi at Wanda Metropolit­ano on Sunday.

“The objective is this, to continue. We know there is a lot left [but] we are going to fight until the end. Everything can always change. We are doing things well, we can improve. It is what we are going to do,” Goal.com quoted Zidane as saying.

“I am very proud of all my players. We are in the same boat and we are going to fight to the end,” he added.

Madrid were perhaps unlucky to not pull level earlier after they were turned down for a penalty call against Felipe, with the Atletico man appearing to handle the ball with his forearm and elbow.

Zidane, however, declined to criticise the decision in his postmatch press conference, stating: “I don’t mess around [with the referee], his job is difficult. He made that decision to watch the play and not whistle, and we respect him. That’s it. We know it’s complicate­d. We can’t get into that. We have to respect that. It will not change.”

Real Madrid are at the third spot with 54 points in 26 games, five points shy from front-runner Atletico Madrid, who have played one game less.

In line with Oman Vision 2040 to achieve its objects in speeding up digital transforma­tion moves to smart government and in continuati­on of the Capital Market Authority’s (CMA) approach in digitalisi­ng its services to the public swiftly and easily, the CMA launched an electronic system for licenc ing health insurance Third Party Administra­tors (TPAs).

The electronic system is part of the e-services series provided to the participan­ts of the capital market and insurance sector through the CMA’s portal to create time-saving channels for the participan­ts coupled with the best standards of quality.

The CMA now has 40 electronic services in the various sectors and the TPAs licensing system is the first in the electronic transforma­tion plan of 2021. TPAs can now apply for registrati­ons and renewal of licenses electronic­ally.

CMA has earlier issued licensing requiremen­ts for TPAs as a significan­t move to enhance the regulatory aspects of the health insurance sector in the Sultanate of Oman.

It included the components of the insurance process related to health insurance products as such

companies are a party to the insurance relationsh­ip for their role in claim administra­tion between insurance companies and health services providers through a valuation of compensati­on and provision of a wide network of health services providers for the insurance policyhold­ers.

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LA LIGA: All 206 NOCs and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team will be encouraged to have their flag carried by one female and one male athlete at the Opening Ceremony.
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– File picture ELECTRONIC SYSTEM: The electronic system is part of the eservices series provided to the participan­ts of the capital market and insurance sector through the CMA’s portal.

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