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Thursday, September 1, 2016

2016 England Vs Pakistan Fourth ODI @ Headingley, Leeds Thursday Sep 01,2016


5-Match ODI Series Results

First ODI @ The Rose Bowl,Southampton

Scorecard
Pakistan 260/6 in 50 Overs
England 194/3 in 34.3 Overs
Match Result -England won by 44 Runs (D/L Method)
MOM - Jason Roy(England)for his 65(56 Balls 4x6 and 6x1)
Series Result -England lead the 5-Match ODI Series 1-0

Second ODI @ Lord's,London Saturday Aug 27,2016 

Scorecard
Pakistan 251/10 in 49.5 Overs
England  255/6 in 47.3 Overs
Match Result - England won by 4 Wickets
MOM - Joe Root(England)for his 89(108 Balls 4x5)
Series Result - England lead the 5-Match ODI Series 2-0


Third ODI @ Trent Bridge Tuesday Aug 30,2016

Scorecard
England 444/3 in 50 Overs
Pakistan 275/10 in 42.4 Overs
Match Result - England won by 169 Runs
MOM - Alex Hales(England)for his 171(122 Balls 4x22 and 6x4)
Series Result - England lead the 5-Match ODI Series 3-0

Fourth ODI @ Headingley, Leeds Thursday Sep 01,2016 

Scorecard
Pakistan 247/8 in 50 Overs
England  252/6 in 48 Overs
Match Result -England won by 4 wickets
MOM - Jonny Bairstow(England)for his 61(83 Balls 4x4 and 6x1)
Series Result - England led the 5-match series 4-0


Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow Guide England to 4-Wicket Win Over Pakistan

England's Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow struck half centuries to guide the hosts to a 4-wicket victory over Pakistan in the 4th ODI in Leeds on Thursday as they went 4-0 ahead in the 5-match series

Ben Stokes hit 69 (70 balls with 4x6 and 6x2) in a 103-run 5th-wicket partnership with Bairstow


England restricted Pakistan to 247/8 in their 50 overs, before easing to a match-winning 252-6 with two overs remaining.

Pakistan's innings was anchored by Azhar Ali's 80 off 104 balls, while Imad Wasim was again impressive with an unbeaten 41-ball 57, however the tourists struggled to shake off the shackles that England had imposed on them.

Adil Rashid took 3/47 while Moeen Ali finished with 2/39 as England rarely lost control.

Scorecard
Pakistan 247/8 in 50 Overs
England  252/6 in 48 Overs
Match Result -England won by 4 wickets
MOM - Jonny Bairstow(England)for his 61(83 Balls 4x4 and 6x1)
Series Result - England led the 5-match series 4-0

Train travel insurance of up to Rs 10 lakh for premium of Re 1 from today Thursday Sep 01,2016





Starting September 1,2016 you will be able to avail insurance cover of up to Rs 10 lakh while booking a train ticket online by paying less than one rupee.

 

A person booking a train ticket through the IRCTC website will be able opt for travel insurance cover for a premium of 92 paise only.

The new facility will be available to all passengers excluding those travelling on suburban trains while booking online irrespective of the class

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa fulfils another promise, announces 9 months maternity leave for TN govt employees


9-month maternity leave for women govt employees

Fulfilling yet another election promise, the AIADMK Government in Tamil Nadu on Thursday Sep 01,2016 increased the maternity leave of government employees from 6 months to 9 months.

"In 2011, my government increased the maternity leave from 90 days to six months. Now, the government is increasing the maternity leave from six months to nine months," Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said in the state assembly.

Besides this the Chief Minister also announced mega plans involving several crores of rupees for government hospitals across the state.

Bharat Bandh on Sep 02,2016 - Strike by 10 trade unions to hit banking, transport, telecom

Essential services such as banking, public transport and telecom may be hit Friday as 10 central trade unions (CTUs) will go on one-day nationwide  strike against government's "indifference" towards their demands and effecting "anti-worker" changes in labour laws.

The unions have claimed that this year's strike will be bigger as the number of striking workers is expected to swell to as much as 18 crore, larger than last year when around 14 crore workers participated.
The CTUs will strike work protesting against what they call the government's apathy towards their 12-point charter of demands including a monthly minimum wage of Rs 18,000, controlling price rise and assured minimum monthly pension of Rs 3,000.

"This time strike will be bigger than last year as over 18 crore workers from formal and informal sectors would come on streets to protest against government's indifference to their 12-points charter of demands and unilateral anti-worker labour law amendments," Trade Union Coordination Committee (TUCC) General Secretary S P Tiwari told 

He further said, "Besides ports and civil aviation, the essential services like transport, telecom and banking will be paralysed. The workers will go on strike in hospitals and power plants but the protest will not affect their normal functioning."
He said workers in central public sector undertakings like Coal India, GAIL, ONGC, NTPC, OIL, HAL and BHEL will observe strike tomorrow.

However, Indian Railways and other central government employees will not participate in strike as government has already constituted a committee to look into their demand of raising monthly minimum wage from Rs 18,000 to about Rs 26,000 under the 7th Pay Commission.

BMS has decided not to participate in strike. Last year also on September 2, the union has opted out of the strike at the last moment.

Kendal Jenner on the cover of Vogue for the first time



Kendal Jenner is proud as she is featured on the cover of Vogue for the first time. 
But Kendall Jenner has quite a ways to go if she wants to catch her idol.

The 20-year-old model took to her subscriber-based website Kendal KendallJ.com  on Wednesday Aug 31,2016  to talk about the milestone in her career but couldn't help but compare herself to mentor Cindy Crawford.

Brazilian Felipe Massa Announces Retirement From Formula One at the end of the season Thursday Sep 01,2016



Brazilian Felipe Massa announced on Thursday Sep 01,2016 that he will retire from Formula One at the end of the season.

The 35-year-old Williams driver, who won 11 races for Ferrari between 2006 and 2008 and finished overall runner-up to Lewis Hamilton in the 2008 world championship, is out of contract at the end of the year.

"After 15 years in Formula One...this will be my last season," Massa told reporters at the Italian Grand Prix.

FelipeMassa, who survived a near-fatal head injury in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying in 2009, joined former champions Williams from Ferrari in 2014

2016-17 Barclays Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur Sign France midfielder Moussa Sissoko on a 5-year deal Wednesday Aug 31,2016

France midfielder Moussa Sissoko joined Tottenham Hotspur from Newcastle United on a 5-year deal on Wednesday Aug 31,2016 after the London club reportedly gazumped Premier League rivals Everton.

Newcastle were reported to have accepted a 30 million pounds ($39.4 million, 35.3 million euros) bid for Sissoko from Everton, only for Spurs to pip them to his signature after matching their offer.


Moussa Sissoko starred for France at Euro 2016 and expressed a desire to leave Newcastle following their relegation from the Premier League last season.

"Hi fans. I'm happy to be here," Sissoko told Spurs supporters in a video posted on the club's Twitter page.

"I will give everything for you, for the team, and I hope we will win a lot of games and a lot of titles."

Moussa Sissoko also posted a picture of himself holding a Spurs shirt on his Twitter account, accompanied by the caption: "Very happy to join @SpursOfficial for the next 5 years!"


2016 US Open Women's Singles Second Round - Garbine Muguruza(Spain) beaten by Anastasija Sevastova(Latvia) Wednesday Aug 31,2016

French Open champion and third seed Garbine Muguruza was sent spinning out of the US Open second round on Wednesday Aug 31,2016 by Latvia's Anastasija Sevastova.

The 48th-ranked Sevastova survived some late nerves to close out the world number three from Spain 7-5, 6-4 and set up a third-round clash with Ukrainian Kateryna Bondarenko, a 5-7, 7-6 (7/5), 7-5 winner over China's Zheng Saisai.

2016 US Open Men's Singles Second Round - Rafael Nadal (Spain) beats Andreas Seppi(Italy)Wednesday Aug 31,2016

Rafael Nadal (Spain)glided into the third round of the US Open on Wednesday Aug 31,2016  as smoothly as the new roof over Arthur Ashe stadium slid shut for the first time during a match.

In a one-sided match Nadal eased past Italian Andreas Seppi, dropping just six games
 Rafael Nadal celebrates after winning his second-round match at the US Open in straight sets

Two-time champion Rafael Nadal, seeded fourth, defeated Italy's Andreas Seppi 6-0, 7-5, 6-1 to book a meeting with Russian Andrey Kuznetsov for a place in the round of 16

Note

A second round victory for Rafael Nadal at the US Open may normally be regarded as routine.

But this will be a night long remembered for the Spaniard as he became the first player to win a match under the new Arthur Ashe Stadium roof, beating Italian Andreas Seppi 6-0, 7-5, 6-1.

Rafael Nadal was in cruise control as he clinched the first set without dropping a game but then had to contend with a moment of history midway through the second set when rain started to fall at 3-3, forcing the roof to close for the first time. 

It was the first match to be played under a roof at the US Open after rain fell in the second set

Manufacturing PMI at 13 month high of 52.6 in August 2016

 
Manufacturing sector performance is estimated to have risen to a 13-month high in August led by a strong pick up in both domestic and external demand. 

The Nikkei India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 52.6 in August from 51.8 in July.
“Contributing to this was a sharp upturn in new business inflows, which expanded at the fastest pace since December 2014,” said a statement, adding that consumer goods producers led the increase, although solid growth was also seen in the intermediate and capital goods categories. 

The data comes a day after official statistics on growth in gross domestic product in the first quarter of the fiscal revealed that the manufacturing sector performed at a healthy 9.1 %

14th series of the Strictly Come Dancing line-up in full


The 15 celebrity contestants have been unveiled in their official Strictly costumes in a series of official shots ahead of the live launch on Saturday evening Aug 27,2016

The 14th series of the BBC hit starts on Saturday when the celebrities will discover which professional dancer they are to be paired up with for the competition and with their help, hope to take home the famous Glitterball Trophy.

Along with the professional dancers, the celebrities will take to the dance floor for the very first time for a group performance.

There will also be one final dance from last year’s reigning champions and 2015 winners, Jay McGuinness and Aliona Vilani who will perform their memorable Pulp Fiction jive.

Once the celebrities pair up with their professional dancers, they will have three weeks to train before returning to the ballroom to perform live every Saturday night.

There will be no public vote in the first week and the results show with Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will begin from week two on Sunday nights. 

From then, each week the two couples with the lowest combined scores from the judges and public vote will face each other in the dance off, with one couple leaving the competition for good


LAURA WHITMORE

Age: 31
Occupation: TV presenter
Says: 'My friends are so jealous. I’ll be learning a new skill and getting fit! Just to learn a new skill will be great and I suppose maybe at the next Whitmore wedding I’ll get on that Jive floor'

WILL YOUNG 

Age: 37
Occupation: Singer and former winner of Pop Idol 2002
Says: 'The idea of Ballroom & Latin terrifies me and excites me in equal measure!... I just want to do my best, take it week by week and work as hard as I can.'

NAGA MUNCHETTY 

Age: 41
Occupation: BBC Breakfast presenter
Says: 'Pop me in a night club or on the dance floor and I’ll just throw myself round and love it, so I’m enthusiastic. For enthusiasm I get ten out of ten.'

 ROBERT RINDER

Age: 38
Occupation: Star of the TV show Judge Rinder
Says: 'I’m not very good, I’m a private secret dancer and I love to dance. The main reason is as my grandparents get older it’s a show they absolutely love.'

DAISY LOWE 

Age: 27
Occupation: Model
Says: 'I love dancing so much! I wouldn’t say I’m skilled but I love ‘Dropping it Lowe’, but I’ve never done anything like this before so this is a whole new territory for me with Ballroom.'

GREG RUTHERFORD 

Age: 29
Occupation: World Champion Long Jumper
Says: 'I have zero dance skills and I have zero dance experience so that’s part of the concern I have! To be honest we just did a fitting for the outfits.'

ANASTACIA 

Age: 47
Occupation: US musician
Says: 'Dancing brings you closer to your womanly side and I’m kind of getting in touch with my female parts that are new, as they’re only a couple of years old.'

ED BALLS 

Age: 49
Occupation: Politician
Says: 'I think the person I want to impress most is Len because it’s his last series and he is like the doyen of Strictly judges and I think he’s a great chair'

LOUISE REDKNAPP 

Age: 41
Occupation: TV personality and former Eternal singer
Says: 'I’m a mum, I’ve got my husband at home, I’ll want to go and get on with the job in hand and I’ll want to learn want I need.'

ORE ODUBA 

Age: 29
Occupation: BBC Sports presenter
Says: 'I'm really looking forward to being thrown well out of my comfort zone and meeting the other dancers and celebrities - it's a big, sparkly family I can't wait to be a member of!'

MELVIN ODOOM 

Age: 36
Occupation: Radio DJ and former Xtra Factor presenter
Says: 'If I’m with someone who doesn’t get my humour it won’t work. I’m all about having fun in everything that I do in life I want to enjoy it.'

CLAUDIA FRAGAPANE 

Age: 18
Occupation: Olympic Gymnast
Says: 'My only dance experience is linked to gymnastics and my floor routines – we need to be graceful and have musicality but I have never done any kind of real dance training!'

DANNY MAC 

Age: 28
Occupation: Hollyoaks actor
Says: 'I’ve got the memory of a goldfish! That comes from TV – it used to be really good but after doing TV you can learn everything you need to learn in 5 minutes'

LESLEY JOSEPH 

Age: 70
Occupation: Actress and Birds Of A Feather star
Says: 'I’m not 21, I’m not 31 or 41 so I think as far as that’s concerned that will probably be the biggest challenge.'

TAMEKA EMPSON 

Age: 39
Occupation: EastEnders actress
Says: 'Strictly has always been a dream of mine. So when the opportunity knocked, I answered the door and said "Welcome, come on in! I've been waiting for you".'





2016 Sri Lanka Vs Australia Fourth ODI @ Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium Wednesday Aug 31,2016




Australia play 3 Test Matches;5ODI's and 2 T20's against Sri Lanka

  

3-Match Test Series Results

First Test @ Pallekelle International Stadium July 26-30,2016

Scorecard
Sri Lanka 117 and 353
Australia  203 and 161
Match Result -Sri Lanka won by 106 Runs
MOM - Kusal Mendis(Sri Lanka)for his 176(254 Balls 4x21 and 6x1)

Second Test @ Galle August 04-08,2016

Scorecard
Sri Lanka 281 and 237
Australia 106 and 183(Target 413 Runs)
Match Result - Sri Lanka won by 229 Runs
MOM - Dilruwan Perera(SL)for his 4/29(15 Overs)and 6/70(23 Overs)
Series Result -Sri Lanka lead the 3-Match Test Series 2-0

Third Test @ Sinhalese Sports Club,Colombo Aug 13-17,2016

Scorecard
Sri Lanka 355 & 347-8 declared
Australia 379 & 160 (Targe 324 Runs)
Match Result - Sri Lanka won by 163 Runs
Series Result -  Sri Lanka won the 3-match series 3-0

5-Match ODI Series Results

First ODI @R Premadas Stadium,Colombo  Sunday Aug 21,2016

ODI Debut - Sri Lanka's Amila Aponso and Lakshan Sandakan

Scorecard
Sri Lanka 227/8 in 50 Overs
Australia 228/7 in 46.5 Overs
Match Result - Australi won by 3 wickets
MOM - James Faulkner (Australia)for his 4/38(10 Overs)
Series Result -Australia lead the 5-Match ODI Series 1-0

Second ODI @R Premadas Stadium,Colombo  Wednesday Aug 24,2016
Scorecard 
Sri Lanka 288/10 in 48.5 Overs
Ausstralia 206/10 in 47.2 Overs
Match Result - Sri Lanka won by 82 Runs
MOM - Angelo Mathews(Sri Lanka)for his 57(60 Balls 4x1 and 6x2)and 2/17 in 6 Overs
Series Result -5- Match ODI Series level 1-1

Third ODI @ Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium Sunday Aug 28,2016

Scorecard
Sri Lanka     226/10 in 49.2 Overs
Australia       227/8 in  46 Overs
Match Result - Australia won by 2 Wickets
MOM - George Bailey (Australia)for his 70(99 Balls 4x5)
Series Result - Australia led the 5-match series 2-1

Fourth ODI @ Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium Wednesday Aug 31,2016

Scorecard
Sri Lanka 212/10 in 50 Overs
Australia 217/4 in 31 Overs
Match Result - Australia won by 6 Wickets
MOM - John Hastings(Australia)for his 6/45(10 Overs)
Series Result - Australia led the 5-match series 3-1

 Fourth ODI @ Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium Wednesday Aug 31,2016

John Hastings claimed six wickets before Aaron Finch and George Bailey`s attacking half-centuries powered Australia to a series clinching six-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the 4th ODI in Dambulla on Wednesday Aug 31,2016

Australia rode on Aaron Finch`s 19-ball 55 and an unbeaten 90 from Bailey to chase down 213 in 31 overs and take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the five-match series.

Earlier Hastings` career-best bowling figures of 6-45 helped bowl out Sri Lanka for 212 after electing to bat first despite Dhananjaya de Silva`s fighting 76.

Australia Pacer Scott Boland Bouncer Breaks Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews Helmet


Sri Lankan skipper Angelo Mathews was badly shaken Wednesday after a bouncer smashed into his helmet during a match against Australia and broke a protective strap designed to safeguard the back of his skull.

Play was stopped for several minutes while Mathews recovered from the impact of the ball from fast bowler Scott Boland which evoked memories of the on-field death of the Australian batsman Phillip Hughes in 2014.

Angelo Mathews was struck after losing sight and then turning his back on a rising delivery from Boland which thudded into the base of the helmet, just above his neck.

The 29-year-old could be seen rubbing the back of his head vigorously and was given the once-over by Sri Lankan physio Paul Klarenaar.

Image Credit: Getty Images.


The umpires called an early drinks break but Angelo Mathews then carried on with his innings before retiring hurt with an unrelated calf injury, having made 28

Scorecard
Sri Lanka 212/10 in 50 Overs
Australia 217/4 in 31 Overs
Match Result - Australia won by 6 Wickets
MOM - John Hastings(Australia)for his 6/45(10 Overs)
Series Result - Australia led the 5-match series 3-1

The 5th and final ODI of the series is scheduled on September 4 in Pallekele

Reliance Jio Announces Network Launch Thursday Sep 01,2016




RJio to launch services on Sep 05,2016


Reliance Jio will start giving 4G connections to consumers from Monday, September 05,2016

Features

1. All voice calls will be absolutely free for Jio customers
2. In the spirit of One India, roaming charges will also be zero across India
3. There is a free welcome offer for Jio customers from September 5 till December 31
4. Starting from September 5 till December 31, Jio`s bouquet of apps, all services will available for free
5. RJio will offer users data services free for four months
6. After the free-offer expiry RJio customers will get 10 tariff plans starting at Rs 19 a day for occasional users, Rs 149 a month for low data users and Rs 4,999 a month for heavy data users
7. Under, Rjio data plans, the effective rates will be 5 paise per MB or Rs 50 per GB
8. There will be special discount offer for students under which they will get 25 percent more data on Jio's tariffs
9. Rjio at its current tariff offers world's lowest and cheapest data plan
10. New handsets (LYF) will start at Rs 2,999


The company will give all users free access to voice and data as a welcome offer for three months. 

After December, Jio customers will get all domestic voice calls, including roaming for free.

RJio has announced 10 tariff plans starting from ₹19 a day for 100 MB data to ₹4,999 for 75 GB data.

All tariff plans offer free voice calling, including STD and roaming. 



Reliance Jio data tariff plans


 

Giving bumper offer to Indian telecom users, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani laid out his plans to unveil a 4G mobile network Jio in the country, including making all domestic voice calls and roaming free, while saying data would be priced well below its competitors.

Mukesh Ambani, speaking at the company`s Annual General Meeting in Mumbai, added that Jio will cover 90 % of India`s 1.25 billion population by March 2017 and would eventually cover 18,000 cities and 200,000 villages.

Dedicating Jio to PM Narendra Modi’s vision of digital India, Ambani said, "Reliance Jio will move India from data shortage to data abundance."

Note

Telecom stocks nosedived post the announcement of RJio 4G launch. 

On the NSE, Bharti Airtel plunged 6.23% to Rs. 311, Idea Cellular 8.88% to Rs. 85.15, Bharti Infratel 1.6 per cent to Rs. 345.15, MTNL 2.33% to Rs. 2, Tata Communications 2.17% to Rs. 514.65 and Tata Teleservices 1.57% to Rs. 6.25. 

On the other hand, RIL stock hit an intra-day high of Rs. 1,072.55 and low of Rs. 1,047.55. At 12.45 pm, the stock was trading down by 0.77 per cent at Rs. 1,049.55.


Miranda Kerr displays her perfect bikini body for a Bonds Swim campaign photo shoot in Malibu

 Ready for her close-up: The 33-year-old displayed her slim curves in several stylish bikinis as she posed on the beach in Malibu

Miranda Kerr  recently flew to California for a Bonds Swim campaign photo shoot. 

 Comeback kid: Miranda told Harper's Bazaar she was 'excited' to partner with Bonds, after first working with the company in 2002

And supermodel Miranda Kerr looked simply flawless in behind-the-scenes images taken in July 2016

 Making a splash! Miranda told The Kyle And Jackie O Show her perfect 'beachy hair' look was actually the result of the on-set accident when she was 'knocked over by a wave'

The 33-year-old displayed her slim curves in several stylish bikinis as she posed on the beach in Malibu
Something for everyone: The mother-of-one praised Bonds Swim's new designs as 'really quite flattering for different bodies'
Miranda also posed with some younger children who modelled the children's collection

At the beach: Miranda also posed with some younger children who modelled the children's collection 
Switching it up: She also modelled a black-two piece featuring the Bonds logo on the elastic

2016 US Open Mixed Doubles First Round - Leander Paes (India)and Martina Hingis(Swiss) beat USA's Sachia Vickery and Frances Tiafoe

Defending champions in mixed doubles,Leander Paes (India)and Martina Hingis(Swiss) prevailed over USA's Sachia Vickery and Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 6-2 in just 51 minutes.

They will take on the winner of the match between Anastasia Rodionova of Australia and Juan Sebastian Cabal of Colombia and seventh seeded American pair of Coco Vandeweghe and Rajeev Ram.

2016 US Open Men's Doubles First Round - Rohan Bopanna(India)and Frederik Nielson(Denmark)beat Radek Stepanek(Czech)and Nenad Zimonjic(Serbia)

Men's Doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Frederik Nielsen of Denmark also reached the second round with a hard-fought 6-3, 6-7(3), 6-3 win over 16th seeds Radek Stepanek of Czech Republic and Serbian Nenad Zimonjic.

The Indo-Dane pair will square off against USA's Brian Baker and New Zealand's Marcus Daniell next.

2016 US Open Women's Doubles First Round - Sania Mirza(India) and Barbora Strycova(Czech) beat USA's Jada Myii Hart and Ena Shibahara

In Women's Doubles, 7th seeded Sania  Mirzaand and Barbora Strycova(Czech Republic) defeated American pair of Jada Myii Hart and Ena Shibahara 6-3, 6-2 in an hour and nine minutes first round match.

The duo will meet the winner of the match between Swiss Viktorija Golubic and USA's Nicole Melichar and US-German combo of Madison Brengle and Tatjana Maria.

2016 US Open Men's Singles Second Round - Canada's Milos Raonic knocked out of the US Open by USA's Ryan Harrison Wednesday Aug 31,2016

Milos Raonic became the first major casualty of the U.S. Open when American qualifier Ryan Harrison shocked the Canadian fifth seed 6-7(4) 7-5 7-5 6-1 on Wednesday Aug 31,2016 to reach the third round of the year's final grand slam.





Milos Raonic, who last month became the first Canadian man to reach the Wimbledon final, arrived at Flushing Meadows looking to take the next big step in his career but his bid was cut short by the 120th-ranked Harrison.


The 24-year-old American, who beat Raonic once in their previous two meetings, came prepared to give the sixth-ranked Canadian a battle and proved the more durable during in a three hour, 37 minute match played in sweltering conditions.

Ryan Harrison, who advanced to the third round of a grand slam for the first time, will next meet Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis, a 6-2 6-4 3-6 6-4 winner over Frenchman Benoit Paire.

2016-17 Barclays Premier League - Eliaquim Mangala Joins Valencia From Manchester City on Loan Wednesday Aug 31,2016

Valencia have signed France defender Eliaquim Mangala from Manchester City on a season-long loan, the Spanish club announced on Wednesday Aug 31,2016


Mangala, who played for France at the 2014 World Cup and Euro 2016, has joined the La Liga outfit as a replacement for Germany international Shkodran Mustafi, who signed for Arsenal on Tuesday.

"Valencia on Wednesday reached an agreement with Manchester City for French international defender Eliaquim Mangala, who joins on loan and becomes a Valencia player until June 30, 2017," the club said in a statement.

The 25-year-old former FC Porto player, who moved to the Etihad stadium in August 2014, is the fourth Manchester City player to leave on loan on the final day of the transfer window, following the departures of Joe Hart, Wilfried Bony and Samir Nasri.

2016-17 Barclays Premier League - Arsenal's Jack Wilshere Joins Bournemouth on Loan Wednesday Aug 31,2016

Jack Wilshere's fall from grace shows no sign of slowing as the Arsenal midfielder made a shock move to Bournemouth on a season-long loan on Wednesday Aug 31,2016


Jack Wilshere was once regarded as one of the most promising youngsters in the Premier League, but Gunners manager Arsene Wenger has allowed the 24-year-old to leave the Emirates Stadium in a bid to revitalise his career.

Jack Wilshere has been hampered by a series of injuries and unsavoury off-field incidents in recent seasons and was left out of Sam Allardyce's first England squad this week.

Jack Wilshere has been limited to two substitute appearances this term after dropping behind Granit Xhaka, Mohamed Elneny, Aaron Ramsey and Santi Cazorla in Arsenal's central midfield pecking order


Jack Wilshere last played 90 minutes in a Premier League fixture in September 2014, and had drawn interest from Crystal Palace, Roma and AC Milan after mutually agreeing with Wenger that he would benefit from playing regular first-team football.

But Bournemouth won the race for his signature after reportedly agreeing to pay a £2 million (2.35 million euros, $2.6 million) loan fee and all of Wilshere's £80,000-per-week wages.

2016-17 Barclays Premier League - Brazil Defender David Luiz Returns to Chelsea From PSG Wednesday Aug 31,2016

Chelsea have re-signed Brazil defender David Luiz(29) from French champions Paris Saint-Germain on a three-year deal, the English club announced on Wednesday Aug 31,2016


David Luiz became the world's most expensive defender in 2014 when Chelsea sold him to PSG for around 50 million pounds ($65 million, 58 million euros).

But with his position at PSG under threat from compatriot Marquinhos, new Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has brought him back to Stamford Bridge for a reported fee of 32 million pounds.

"I'm delighted to return to Chelsea. We had a fantastic story during my first time at the club and I want to help the team and Antonio Conte achieve a lot of success," Luiz told the Chelsea website.

"I always had a wonderful relationship with the fans and I am looking forward to wearing the blue shirt at Stamford Bridge once again."

Pakistani Pilot Sisters Create History; Become First Pair To Fly a Boeing 777

Two sisters working as pilots for Pakistani national flag carrier PIA have become the first such pair to fly concurrently the Boeing 777 aircraft, the airlines said

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) spokesman Danyal Gilani said that Maryam Masood and Erum Masood have been flying different planes but finally ended up in the same plane.

"Pilot sisters make history for PIA by flying Boeing 777 concurrently," he tweeted.
He said that there was no known record of two real sisters having flown the same weight category aircraft concurrently.

Erum Masood was recently upgraded to fly a Boeing-777, which resulted in the happy coincidence of joining her sister in the cockpit.