Chelsea
According to a Sky Sports report, Chelsea will sell Filipe Luis back to Atletico Madrid as another report in the Guardian suggests Jose Mourinho's club continue to manoeuvre for Everton's John Stones.
The Premier League champions have apparently agreed to sell Brazilian left-back Luis, 29, to Atletico just a year after buying him from the 2013/14 La Liga champions. Sky said Chelsea would recoup most of their original investment, returning Luis to Spain "for around £800,000 less" than the £15.8 million (Dh90.4m) they paid just over 12 months ago.
After serving a leading role in Atletico’s league-winning defence, Luis arrived in Chelsea but rarely found a chance to play over standout left-back Branislav Ivanovic. Luis logged just 939 total league minutes in 15 appearances for Chelsea in 2014/15.
As Luis appears on his way out, Mourinho appears relentless in his pursuit of bringing Stones, 21, into the fold.
Read more: The National's Transfer Talk page
The Guardian report says Chelsea will increase their bid to "around £26m" for the England centre back. Everton manager Roberto Martinez has steadfastly maintained Stones would remain with his club, but the report suggests Chelsea could be prepared to make Stones a record English defensive signing, potentially in excess of £30m and the £29.1m Rio Ferdinand was paid for by Manchester United in 2002.
Tottenham Hotspur and Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain have announced the signing of midfielder Benjamin Stambouli from Tottenham Hotspur on a five-year contract.
Stambouli, 24, joined Spurs from Montpellier but has opted to move on to the Ligue 1 champions after just one season at White Hart Lane.
Stambouli, who made 25 appearances for Spurs in all competitons, said: “I am delighted and very proud to become a member of the Paris Saint-Germain family.
“I wasn’t necessarily planning to leave the Premier League after one year but when a club with the dimension of Paris Saint-Germain calls you, it makes your choice a lot easier.
“That’s the moment when you can experience the power of attraction surrounding this club. I will now focus on my preparation.”
*Press Association
Atletico Madrid
Montenigrin international defender Stefan Savic signed for Spanish side Atletico Madrid from Serie A outfit Fiorentina on Monday, the buying club announced.
The 24-year-old – who won the Premier League title with Manchester City in 2012 – signed a five year contract for a fee reported to be around €9 million (Dh35.8m) by Italian media.
“We are delighted over this agreement with Fiorentina, because Stefan is a very promising player with a great future ahead of him,” said Atletico sporting director Jose Luiz Perez Caminero.
“He is a pacey and powerful defender, and is experienced despite his youth.”
Savic, who had been with Fiorentina since 2012, will fill the vacuum left by Brazilian international Joao Miranda’s departure to Inter Milan.
*Agence France-Presse
Olympique Lyon
Highly-rated defender Samuel Umtiti and midfielder Jordan Ferri have extended their contracts with Lyon, the Ligue 1 club announced on Monday.
Umtiti has extended his deal by two years and is now tied to OL until 2019, while Ferri’s new contract has been extended by three years and links him to the seven-time French champions until 2020.
21-year-old central defender Umtiti, who can also play as a left-back, is a product of Lyon’s youth system and has captained France at Under 21 level.
Ferri, 23, was also a youth academy graduate at the Stade de Gerland.
Both players were regulars in the side that finished runners-up in Ligue 1 last season to qualify for the Champions League.
Their new deals come after fellow youth products Clement Grenier, Nabil Fekir, Corentin Tolisso and goalkeeper Anthony Lopes put pen to paper on longer-term contracts earlier this summer.
Lyon are now hoping to persuade striker Alexandre Lacazette, the top scorer in Ligue 1 last season and France’s player of the year, to sign a new contract rather than be tempted by interest in him from leading clubs elsewhere.
*Agence France-Presse
Rangers
Rangers have completed the double signing of James Tavernier and Martyn Waghorn from Wigan Athletic.
The pair have both signed three-year contracts with the Scottish Championship club. They join former Wigan teammate Rob Kiernan in moving to Ibrox this summer, along with former Hearts of Midlothian captain Danny Wilson and former Middlesbrough winger Andy Halliday.
Powerful former Sunderland and Leicester City forward Waghorn, 25, has struck eight goals in 18 months with Wigan while Tavernier spent the second half of last season on loan with Bristol City.
Tavernier told the club’s official website: “Rangers are a massive club and as soon as there was interest there was no thinking about it.
“The history of the club, what they have achieved in Europe and in Scotland made it an easy decision for me.
“It is a great opportunity to play up here and the recognition that you can get playing for Rangers is huge.”
Waghorn, meanwhile, said of manager Mark Warburton and the Rangers coaching staff:
“I hadn’t really met them on a personal level, but when I sat down with them and they got across their ideas and how they want to play, it was brilliant.
“It’s exactly how I want to play and how I see my football going. It was a no-brainer.
“I see myself being here for the long-term. The club has been through its troubles, but hopefully it is now on the right way. We have a good gaffer in and a good set of coaches.
“It’s a project, and with the players he has brought in there is only one way the club is going to go and that’s forward.
“So I’m really proud, really pleased, and grateful to be a part of it. Hopefully I can bring my best and do my best for the club.”
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Winners
Ballon d’Or (Men’s)
Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint-Germain / France)
Ballon d’Or Féminin (Women’s)
Aitana Bonmatí (Barcelona / Spain)
Kopa Trophy (Best player under 21 – Men’s)
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona / Spain)
Best Young Women’s Player
Vicky López (Barcelona / Spain)
Yashin Trophy (Best Goalkeeper – Men’s)
Gianluigi Donnarumma (Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City / Italy)
Best Women’s Goalkeeper
Hannah Hampton (England / Aston Villa and Chelsea)
Men’s Coach of the Year
Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain)
Women’s Coach of the Year
Sarina Wiegman (England)
The specs
Engine: 6.2-litre supercharged V8
Power: 712hp at 6,100rpm
Torque: 881Nm at 4,800rpm
Transmission: 8-speed auto
Fuel consumption: 19.6 l/100km
Price: Dh380,000
On sale: now
Mohammed bin Zayed Majlis
KILLING OF QASSEM SULEIMANI
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What is graphene?
Graphene is a single layer of carbon atoms arranged like honeycomb.
It was discovered in 2004, when Russian-born Manchester scientists Andrei Geim and Kostya Novoselov were "playing about" with sticky tape and graphite - the material used as "lead" in pencils.
Placing the tape on the graphite and peeling it, they managed to rip off thin flakes of carbon. In the beginning they got flakes consisting of many layers of graphene. But as they repeated the process many times, the flakes got thinner.
By separating the graphite fragments repeatedly, they managed to create flakes that were just one atom thick. Their experiment had led to graphene being isolated for the very first time.
At the time, many believed it was impossible for such thin crystalline materials to be stable. But examined under a microscope, the material remained stable, and when tested was found to have incredible properties.
It is many times times stronger than steel, yet incredibly lightweight and flexible. It is electrically and thermally conductive but also transparent. The world's first 2D material, it is one million times thinner than the diameter of a single human hair.
But the 'sticky tape' method would not work on an industrial scale. Since then, scientists have been working on manufacturing graphene, to make use of its incredible properties.
In 2010, Geim and Novoselov were awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics. Their discovery meant physicists could study a new class of two-dimensional materials with unique properties.
How to help
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The five pillars of Islam
1. Fasting
2. Prayer
3. Hajj
4. Shahada
5. Zakat
if you go
The flights Fly Dubai, Air Arabia, Emirates, Etihad, and Royal Jordanian all offer direct, three-and-a-half-hour flights from the UAE to the Jordanian capital Amman. Alternatively, from June Fly Dubai will offer a new direct service from Dubai to Aqaba in the south of the country. See the airlines’ respective sites for varying prices or search on reliable price-comparison site Skyscanner.
The trip
Jamie Lafferty was a guest of the Jordan Tourist Board. For more information on adventure tourism in Jordan see Visit Jordan. A number of new and established tour companies offer the chance to go caving, rock-climbing, canyoning, and mountaineering in Jordan. Prices vary depending on how many activities you want to do and how many days you plan to stay in the country. Among the leaders are Terhaal, who offer a two-day canyoning trip from Dh845 per person. If you really want to push your limits, contact the Stronger Team. For a more trek-focused trip, KE Adventure offers an eight-day trip from Dh5,300 per person.
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Last 10 NBA champions
2017: Golden State bt Cleveland 4-1
2016: Cleveland bt Golden State 4-3
2015: Golden State bt Cleveland 4-2
2014: San Antonio bt Miami 4-1
2013: Miami bt San Antonio 4-3
2012: Miami bt Oklahoma City 4-1
2011: Dallas bt Miami 4-2
2010: Los Angeles Lakers bt Boston 4-3
2009: Los Angeles Lakers bt Orlando 4-1
2008: Boston bt Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
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In numbers: China in Dubai
The number of Chinese people living in Dubai: An estimated 200,000
Number of Chinese people in International City: Almost 50,000
Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2018/19: 120,000
Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2010: 20,000
Percentage increase in visitors in eight years: 500 per cent
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Race card
1.30pm: Handicap (PA) Dh 50,000 (Dirt) 1,400m
2pm: Handicap (TB) Dh 84,000 (D) 1,400m
2.30pm: Maiden (TB) Dh 60,000 (D) 1,200m
3pm: Conditions (TB) Dh 100,000 (D) 1.950m
3.30pm: Handicap (TB) Dh 76,000 (D) 1,800m
4pm: Maiden (TB) Dh 60,000 (D) 1,600m
4.30pm: Handicap (TB) Dh 68,000 (D) 1,000m
The Sand Castle
Director: Matty Brown
Stars: Nadine Labaki, Ziad Bakri, Zain Al Rafeea, Riman Al Rafeea
Rating: 2.5/5
MATCH INFO
Uefa Champions League, semi-final result:
Liverpool 4-0 Barcelona
Liverpool win 4-3 on aggregate
Champions Legaue final: June 1, Madrid
The specs
Engine: 3.0-litre 6-cyl turbo
Power: 374hp at 5,500-6,500rpm
Torque: 500Nm from 1,900-5,000rpm
Transmission: 8-speed auto
Fuel consumption: 8.5L/100km
Price: from Dh285,000
On sale: from January 2022
THE SPECS
Engine: 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8
Transmission: seven-speed dual clutch
Power: 710bhp
Torque: 770Nm
Speed: 0-100km/h 2.9 seconds
Top Speed: 340km/h
Price: Dh1,000,885
On sale: now
HIJRA
Starring: Lamar Faden, Khairiah Nathmy, Nawaf Al-Dhufairy
Director: Shahad Ameen
Rating: 3/5
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Brief scoreline:
Liverpool 5
Keita 1', Mane 23', 66', Salah 45' 1, 83'
Huddersfield 0
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The specs
Price, base / as tested Dh12 million
Engine 8.0-litre quad-turbo, W16
Gearbox seven-speed dual clutch auto
Power 1479 @ 6,700rpm
Torque 1600Nm @ 2,000rpm 0-100kph: 2.6 seconds 0-200kph: 6.1 seconds
Top speed 420 kph (governed)
Fuel economy, combined 35.2L / 100km (est)
Results
Stage 5:
1. Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) Team Jumbo-Visma 04:19:08
2. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 00:00:03
3. Adam Yates (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers
4. Sergio Higuita (COL) EF Education-Nippo 00:00:05
5. Joao Almeida (POR) Deceuninck-QuickStep 00:00:06
General Classification:
1. Tadej Pogacar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates 17:09:26
2. Adam Yates (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers 00:00:45
3. Joao Almeida (POR) Deceuninck-QuickStep 00:01:12
4. Chris Harper (AUS) Team Jumbo-Visma 00:01:54
5. Neilson Powless (USA) EF Education-Nippo 00:01:56
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