RM74 juta pancing Walcott

Kontrak Walcott bersama Arsenal berbaki setahun saja lagi.

Liverpool: Pengurus Liverpool, Brendan Rodgers dilihat begitu terdesak mendapatkan pemain sayap Arsenal, Theo Walcott sehingga sanggup membida £15 juta (RM74 juta) dan menjual Andy Carroll.

Walcott berbaki kontrak setahun bersama Arsenal dan kini masih belum mencapai persetujuan untuk lanjutan kontrak kekal di Emirates. Dia menerima gaji semasa £65,000 (RM320,783) dan kini sedia ditawarkan gaji baru bersama Liverpool dengan kadar £100,000 (RM493,512), sama seperti pemain kebangsaan England yang lain.
Biarpun Walcott, 23, turut menjadi buruan Chelsea dan Paris St Germain, namun Rodgers tetap yakin pemain itu bakal menjadi bintang baru di Anfield.

Bagi pengurus Arsenal, Arsene Wenger pula, dia pasti mahu memastikan Walcott terus kekal bersamanya selepas kapten kelab itu, Robin van Persie enggan menandatangani kontrak baru.

Walcott antara pemain England yang menampilkan prestasi baik ketika Euro 2012 termasuk menjadi pemain terbaik perlawanan menentang Sweden. - Agensi

Hostel for climbers in the Alps only has rooms with a view

View ... from hostel in Mont Blanc mountain range

THESE snaps show the world's scariest hotel room - hanging 1,000ft above the jagged rock faces of the Alps.

The tube-shaped hostel, which can accommodate up to 12 climbers, is located in the Mont Blanc mountain range, in Italy.

And as well as bunk beds, a kitchen, and a living room, the hotel also boasts incredible views over the Fribouze Glacier.

The £200,000 structure is designed to save the lives of stranded climbers who are caught in blizzards and replaces a shabby wooden hut.

It opened this year after a build process which saw helicopters airlifting parts into place.

The hostel - commissioned by the Italian Alpine Club - sits close to the border for climbers who are crossing a popular route between the French side of the Alps and the Italian.

Dangerous ... hotel is 1,000ft above jagged rock faces

Reservations have to be made online and it is expected it will cost just £23 a night to stay there.

A spokesman for the designers said: “The refuge is a great achievement.

“The materials used are of a high standard and they are capable of handling the extreme temperatures.

“We wanted a modern futuristic look and that’s exactly how it’s turned out. The previous wooden hut just wasn’t up to scratch.

“There were some difficulties building the new refuge, given the altitude and the position in the midst of a glacier, but we got there in the end.”

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Rodeo rider takes a tumble in Calgary

Saddle sore ... Wade Sundell takes a tumble off Get Smart in Calgary

A RODEO rider redefines the words "saddle sore" as he takes a heavy fall off his horse in the ring.

Wade Sundell was taking part in the annual Calgary Stampede in Alberta, Canada when he was flung from the saddle.

Bucking wildly, his horse Get Smart unseated the cowboy in front of a cheering crowd.

But Wade had little to complain about at the 10-day festival — as he walked away £64,000 richer after winning the Saddle Bronc event.

The 100-year-old rodeo is a much-loved tradition in Calgary — but animal rights activists want to see it shut down.

Winner ... Wade Sundell bags the Saddle Bronc prize in Calgary

Sun readers may agree with them after learning that THREE HORSES had to be put down after Thursday's chuckwagon racing event.

The biggest draw of the entire rodeo sees outriders race around a track in covered wagons pulled by teams of horses.

The thrilling sport is a Stampede favourite — but it has claimed the lives of dozens of animals over the years.

Controversial ... teams take part in the dangerous Chuckwagon racing final in Calgary

Disaster struck for driver Chad Harden as his wagon neared a bend at the end of the Rangeland Derby competition.

One of the lead horses fell and took the rest of his team with them — which also caused another team to crash behind them.

One horse died instantly, two were put down on the track and another was seriously injured.

Thrilling ... Jason Glass passes the finish line during the Rangeland Derby Chuckwagon final

Harden, a veteran of the chuckwagon circuit, has described the deaths as "devastating for our whole family".

But animal rights groups have called for the suspension of the big-money competition.

Peter Fricker of the Vancouver Humane Society said: “The Stampede has run out of excuses. Now is the time to take real action to stop these horses from dying.”

Fifty horses have died in the chuckwagon races since 1986.

Muddy ... Trevor Knowles wrestles a steer to the ground to win £64,000