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Apr12021 by adminNo Comments

Chelsea emerge as favourites to sign Sergio Aguero as Arsenal rule out move for outgoing Manchester City striker

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Chelsea have emerged as favourites to sign Sergio Aguero this summer as the race for the departing Manchester City striker hots up. City’s all-time top goalscorer will leave when his contract expires this summer after ten illustrious years in Manchester. AFP or licensors Aguero has been a superstar for Man City since joining ten years ago According to the Mail, the Stamford Bridge hierarchy have stepped up their pursuit of the Argentine, who has won four Premier League titles, an FA Cup, and five League Cups during his decade-long stay in Manchester. Roman Abramovich is keen to add more firepower to his ranks, despite spending in excess of £100million on Kai Havertz, Timo Werner and Hakim Ziyech last summer. Aguero, who has scored 257...

Mar262021 by adminNo Comments

Chelsea linked with shock move to re-sign Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku if they fail in transfer pursuit of Erling Haaland this summer

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Chelsea will reportedly try to re-sign Romelu Lukaku if they fail in their pursuit of Erling Haaland this summer. The Belgium striker has become one of football’s deadliest strikers since leaving Chelsea in 2014. AFP Lukaku is a goal machine for club and country Getty Lukaku played just 15 times for Chelsea Lukaku, who joined the Blues as an 18-year-old, had prolific spells for West Brom, Everton and Manchester United, before signing for Inter Milan in a £74million deal in 2019. The 27-year-old has scored 42 goals in 62 Serie A appearances for Inter, who are currently leading second-placed AC Milan by six points. The Telegraph claim Chelsea will prioritise the signing of a striker this summer with Timo Werner, ...

Mar182021 by adminNo Comments

BT’s Openreach to build full-fibre internet ‘like fury’ after Ofcom move

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OpenreachBT has said it will "build like fury" to roll out full-fibre internet connections after new rules announced by the UK's telecoms regulator.Ofcom has decided not to impose price caps on full-fibre connections provided by the firm's Openreach subsidiary.This gives the company the certainty it had been looking for ahead of a planned £12bn investment.However, the decision lays Ofcom open to criticism that is has given a near-monopoly operator a generous deal.That could mean more expensive internet connections for the public than might have been the case.Ofcom also froze the price curbs it levels on what Openreach charges internet service providers for its slower copper-based connections.'Ramp up'Openreach lays down and maintains the fibre-optic cables involved as well as operating the...

Mar62021 by adminNo Comments

‘I’m on the move!’: NASA’s Perseverance rover takes its first test drive on Mars

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NASA's Perseverance rover has taken its first drive on Mars, just weeks after landing on the Red Planet.The one-tonne robot travelled 21.3ft (6.5m) in a mobility test that the space agency said will allow the checking and calibrating of the rover's systems and instruments.Once Perseverance really gets going, it is expected to undertake regular commutes of 656ft (200m) or more. Anais Zarifian, Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mobility test bed engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, said: "When it comes to wheeled vehicles on other planets, there are few first-time events that measure up in significance to that of the first drive."This was our first chance to 'kick the tyres' and take Perseverance out for a spin." ...

Feb12021 by adminNo Comments

Government’s move to relax FDI limit for insurance a big boost for small insurers

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MUMBAI: India’s move to further liberalize limits for insurance companies raising capital from foreign players will provide a major boost to dozens of insurers in the way of fresh fund-raising avenues while paving way for top global insurers to enter India’s highly underpenetrated insurance sector. After years of deliberation, the Indian government has increased the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) limit in insurance companies to 74% against the current 49%, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Monday in the Union Budget of 21-22 albeit some “safeguards”. Prominent industry CEOs and experts claim that the move will provide a fillip to an industry which has not lived up to expectations in providing coverage to a large chunk of the country's over 130 crore population over the la...