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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...

Mar142021 by adminNo Comments

Finance Ministry writes to Sebi, ‘requests’ agency to withdraw perpetual bond rule

Finance

The finance ministry "requested" the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) Friday to withdraw the part of its Wednesday circular that changed the rules followed by mutual funds to value perpetual bonds. The capital market regulator hadn't responded to the suggestion at press time, but is expected to review the rules before they take effect on April 1, said people with knowledge of the matter. The move by the ministry was a rare instance of such a government intervention being made public, experts said. The ministry's objection is to the rule that requires debt mutual funds to value perpetual bonds as a 100-year instrument from April 1. Fund managers too had raised concerns over this. "Considering the capital needs of banks going forward and the need to source the same from the capi...

Mar52021 by adminNo Comments

Handball rule changed as football’s law makers Ifab confirms new accidental ruling

Sports

Accidental handball that leads to a goal-scoring chance or a goal for a team-mate will no longer be penalised, say football's law makers. Ifab confirmed the change on Friday, saying it was because of the "interpretation of handball incidents" not being applied consistently.Fulham lost to Tottenham as Josh Maja was denied a goal as Davinson Sanchez's clearance flew into Mario Lemina's arm.Ifab is also looking a possible change to the law regarding offsides.Former Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has proposed that a player should be considered onside if any part of their body that can legally score a goal is level with the second-last defender.Fifa will also continue to test semi-automated technology to detect offside, whereby a signal is sent to the assistant referee almost instantly. When will t...

Feb142021 by adminNo Comments

Amanda Holden ‘devastated’ at lockdown rule break

Entertainment

Getty ImagesBritain's Got Talent judge Amanda Holden has said she is "devastated" at breaking lockdown rules by travelling to see her parents in Cornwall.She made the trip of more than 200 miles after receiving a "distressing" phone call from her father, her agent said in a statement.Travel is banned except for essential journeys under coronavirus regulations.The Sun, which first reported the story, said neighbours in Cornwall complained to police.Holden's agent said "on balance" the TV star and radio host felt the round-trip from London to Cornwall was necessary to deal with an issue at her parents' home."Amanda is aware that all families are going through difficulty during these turbulent times but received a distressing telephone call from her elderly father on Friday afternoon," the st...

Feb22021 by adminNo Comments

WHO team investigating COVID in Wuhan sees data ‘no one has seen’ – and does not rule out virus escaped from a lab

World

The World Health Organisation team in Wuhan investigating the origins of COVID-19 say they are getting data "which no one has seen before" and are "really getting somewhere" - and have not ruled out the possibility that the virus had escaped from a lab.Dr Peter Daszak, part of the ongoing WHO mission, told Sky News: "We are seeing new information and it's good, it's very valuable stuff that is beginning to help us look at the right directions for this virus." In his first interview with a British broadcaster since arriving in China, Dr Daszak, who is the president of EcoHealth Alliance, an NGO, said that site visits were offering valuable information - especially the Huanan seafood market, where the first ever cases of COVID-19 were clustered.Live COVID updates from the UK and around the w...