Orang Kaya Malaysia...2015

Chelsea announce mega shirt sponsorship deal

Chelsea announce a five-year deal with The Yokohama Rubber Company

• The Japanese firm will be shirt sponsors at the start of the 2015/16 season
• It's the second highest deal in English football behind Manchester United
• It's double the amount of their current 10-year deal with Samsung

Chelsea have announced The Yokohama Rubber Company as their new official shirt partner in a near £40million-a-year agreement which vindicates owner Roman Abramovich holding out for this mega deal.

The five-year contract is the second highest kit endorsement ever signed by an English club – only behind Manchester United’s £53m agreement with Chevrolot – and is more than double the annual value of Chelsea’s 10-year partnership with Samsung, which expires at the end of the season.

Chelsea had a £25m offer from Turkish Airlines on the table for months , but demanding Abramovich wanted a lot more. The Yokohama contract leapfrogs Chelsea above Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City in the shirt sponsorship table as well as helping with UEFA financial fair play rules.

Yokohama Rubber Mr Nagumo with Jose Mourinho during the announcement of Chelsea's New Shirt Sponsor

Mr Katsuragawa and Mr Nagumo with the Chelsea boss and chairman Bruce Buck after the announcement

Chelsea captain John Terry was at Stamford Bridge following the news of the lucrative deal

It is also a notable triumph for Chelsea’s commercial chief Christian Purslow , the former Liverpool managing director, brought in last October after the departure of Ron Gourlay to re-structure Chelsea’s commercial department and find that big-money shirt sponsor.

Purslow’s first move was to bring in outside agency HTH, formed by two ex-Manchester United commercial executives, to help in the hunt which has reaped huge rewards.

Yokohama, who manufacture tyres, also sponsor NBA teams Boston Celtic and the San Antonio Spurs. Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck said: ‘It is an absolute pleasure to welcome Yokohama as our new Official Shirt Partner and we look forward to a successful relationship with them.

The deal with The Yokohama Rubber Company will begin at the start of the 2015/16 season

The new lucrative endorsement is double the amount of the clubs current sponsors Samsung

‘Chelsea and Yokohama are a perfect fit. Both are global organisations with a focus on performance and innovation, as well as having huge ambition and an unwavering culture of success.

‘We believe that Yokohama will play a key role in helping us drive our global expansion in international markets such as the US, where they have operated with distinction for many years. Also, of course, Chelsea having such an esteemed and historic Japanese company as our partner enables us to accelerate our development in their home market too.

‘We are also looking forward to working with Yokohama on our community projects around the world through the Chelsea Foundation, when together we can use the power of sport as a force for good.

‘I would also like to express my sincere gratitude to Samsung, with whom we have had a successful and rewarding relationship since 2005. Chelsea has demonstrated through that 10-year partnership that we can play a critical role in helping our partners achieve their global growth objectives. We look forward to accomplishing similar success with Yokohama.’

Diego Costa will soon be wearing the Japanese firms logo on his Chelsea shirt

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Nature in all its wonder

• Breathtaking pictures from the International Garden Photographer of the Year awards revealed to the public
• More than 18,000 entries were made, with a Polish photographer's shot of a climbing hydrangea crowned the winner 
• Stunning images came from across the globe, including a number of awe-inspiring photographs taken in Britain
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From delicate flowers to misty forests, stunningly vibrant landscapes and even a spider snaring a lizard in its web, these images are all finalists in the International Garden Photographer of the Year.

The overall champion from 18,000 entries was The Ballerinas, by Polish photographer Magdalena Wasiczek showing a climbing hydrangea.

The amazing colourful yet delicate shot was also the winner of the Beauty of Plants category.

Worthy winner: Magdalena Wasiczek's 'stunning' picture of climbing Hydrangea petiolaris took first prize in the International Garden Photographer of the Year awards

Mark Gray stumbled across this vibrant scene as he ran a photography workshop in Mount Buffalo Park in Victoria, Australia

Andrea Jones, whose inspiring pictures of gardens have been shortlisted for the award in the past, was up early enough to take this snap of a frosty landscape

Breathtaking: The National Trust Thrift flowering on the cliff tops above Hartland Quay at sunset, North Devon, in June 2013

Predator and prey: This chilling image by Peter Battye is entitled Life and Death and shows a spider snaring a lizard in its web

Delicate, pink flowers surround the Levant Mine and Beam Engine in Trewellard, Pendeen, near St Just, in Cornwall

Both these images - a close up shot of a leaf on the Acer Palmatum (left) and a canopy of crowns in Richmond Park (right) - were chosen as winners

This ghostly image of anemones blowing in the wind on a river bank in Holland was highly commended by the judges

Julia Robson shot this picture of a Ranunculus bud in her living room after buying the plant from her local supermarket

This beautiful image of a Cornflower shot in natural light, with the evening sun coming in from the side, was shot by Gillian Hunt

Britain was well represented with a picture of Peacock Gardens in Great Dixter, Sussex winning the Beautiful Gardens category as well as a stunning shot of a poppy field in Pembrokeshire, a garden in Alnwick, a shot in the Olympic Park, Bushy Park in London, a nature reserve in Woking and the coastlines of Norfolk and Devon all winning honours.

All the colours of nature and hues of the seasons were represented in winning entries from India, Australia, Slovenia, Italy, USA, Switzerland, Holland, France, Turkey and South Africa

The twelve categories are The Beauty of Plants, Beautiful Gardens, Wildlife in the Garden, Wildflower Landscapes, The Bountiful Earth, Greening the City, Trees Woods and Forests, Young Garden Photographer of the Year for the under 16s, European Garden Photography Award and a series of portfolios.

The last two categories Changing Coastlines and Breathing Spaces are both sponsored by the National Trust.

This over-worldly image of a Gloxinia flower, from the same family as the African violet, was taken in Winter Gardens, in Wanganui, New Zealand

A snail with an intricate spiral shell crawls along a stick, hovering on the edge as it looks for a way back down to solid ground in Italy

An abstract image of an Astrantia flower head was among the finalists, with the glorious photograph entitled 'Starburst'

All the colours of nature and hues of the seasons were represented in winning entries from India, Australia, Slovenia, Italy, USA, Switzerland, Holland, France, Turkey and South Africa

British floral photographer Jacky Parker's Breeze photograph came in third its category after impressing the judges

Organised in conjunction with the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, the photographers will have their work taken on tour and published in a book

Jocelyn Horsfall said her photograph of a sweep of petals was 'purity and simplicity in a graceful curve of light and shade'

This photograph of an Anemone blanda blue flower - common name Winter windflower - came in a second place in the Macro art section

Award-winner: This close-up of a Growing Agave plant by Minghui Yuan came in first place in its category

Photographer Gillian Plummer was fascinated by this Fatsia japonica seed head and its unique structure

Taken in Makanda, Illinois, the central florets of this bloom of Dahlia named Bodacious give it the illusion of having tongues of fire

This wintry picture of an Anemone by Mandy Disher was a finalist in the monochrome category of the prestigious competition

The last rays of an evening sunset beam down on a poppy field in Prembrokeshire, with Yuliy Vasilev taking this picture at just the right moment to capture the moment's full beauty

Photographers could enter single images or themed portfolios of six.

There are over £13,000 worth of cash prizes and medals from the Royal Photographic Society.

International Garden Photographer of the Year judge Clive Nichols said of the overall winner: 'This stunning image of Hydrangea petiolaris is a worthy winner.

'What I particularly like about the shot is the way the photographer has melted the rich purples and oranges of the hydrangea into the out of focus background, creating a delicious melange of colours.

'The focus on the single delicate hydrangea flower is spot on, creating a striking and unusual winter portrait'.

Organised in conjunction with the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, the photographers will have their work taken on tour and published in a book.

A cyclist whizzes under cherry blossom trees in a park in Washington DC in this long exposure photograph by Amanda Kleinman

This cross section of a bud of the Passion flower (Passiflora cerulae) was captured by mounting it to a microscope and chemically staining it to reveal its structure

Jefflin Ling's photograph of bamboo in Malaysia was converted into a monochrome image by a computer, but still retains a natural feel

Nature at its finest: Unaware of the camera, a spotted ladybird ascends the stem of a buttercup in the height of Spring

This vibrant image of the Van Dusen botanical gardens in Vancouver, Canada, was taken by Penelope Slack on a Canon EOS 50D camera

Professional photographer Beth Buglione captured this awe-inspiring scene as sunlight shone onto a stream

The sun peeks through the trees as water cascades down steps between rows of flowers in a National Trust herb garden

Photographer Robert Canis, from Kent, took this atmospheric photograph on a beach on the English coastline

While it may be less floral than some of the other photographs in its category, this picture of peeling eucalyptus bark in Singleton Botanic Gardens, Swansea, was highly commended by the judges

A sea of colour: A rainbow of flowers mounted on a wall surround a woman in David Thurston's Selfie for a City Girl

The sun shines through the mist over clipped evergreen hedges, topiary and pencil pines over a frosty Les Jardins de Quercy in southern France

Not a soul can be seen for miles in Jon Gibbs' astonishing photograph from the sand dunes at Holkham Bay in Norfolk

Garden Photographer of the Year was set up by five members of the Garden Photographers' Association in 2007.

As a response to entries and enquiries from outside Great Britain, it added 'International' to the title in 2008.

Its first exhibition took place at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in May 2008 and quickly established itself as the world's premier garden and plant photography event specialising in garden, plant, flower and botanical photography.

The competition is open to everyone anywhere in the world.

Images do not have to be taken in a specified year and there is no distinction drawn between professional and amateur photographers.

This year's exhibition will be launched on Saturday at Kew Gardens and runs until April 6.

It will then go on tour, stopping at Cyprus, Sydney, Portugal, Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh, Sheringham Park Norfolk, Ness Botanic Garden, Wirral and Tintinhull Garden, Somerset.

There is also a book available of the exhibition.

Eden Hazard signs new five-and-a-half-year deal worth £200,000-per-week with Chelsea

• Eden Hazard has signed a new five-year contract at Stamford Bridge
• The Belgian winger's new deal is set to be worth up to £200,000 per week
• The deal is worth a huge £57million over the course of five and a half years 

Eden Hazard has become the first big-money beneficiary of the lucrative Premier League TV rights deal after penning a new contract worth a whopping £57million.

Chelsea have confirmed the Belgium international has penned a new five-and-a-half year contract worth £200,000-per-week.

The news comes in a week that the Premier League confirmed a £5billion deal with Sky Sports and BT Sport to show live matches over three seasons from the start of the 2016-17 campaign. 

Eden Hazard, with Chelsea director Marina Granovskaia, has signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea

Hazard signs a new contract in the presence of club secretary David Barnard and Granovskaia

The 24-year-old poses inside Stamford Bridge after signing his new deal with the club

The Belgian playmaker has scored 13 goals in all competitions for Chelsea this season

WHO IS MARINA GRANOVSKAIA?

After sealing deals for the likes of Diego Costa, Cesc Fabregas and even Jose Mourinho himself in the past, director Marina Granovskaia has quickly become the most influential figure at the club.

A Canadian and Russian national, Granovskaia is the voice of owner Roman Abramovich on the ground. She is trusted implicitly by Abramovich, having advised him and his companies for 17 years since graduating from Moscow State University.

She was central to Mourinho’s return from Real Madrid and to big-money transfers such as Costa’s £32million move from Atletico Madrid.

Her style is perhaps best described as polite but firm, although there are stories that it went a little further than that during John Terry’s contract talks.

The staggering TV rights package will see increased revenue for Premier League clubs and is likely to result in increased transfer fees and wages.

And Hazard's deal - which puts him amongst the highest paid at Stamford Bridge - merely underlines the growing financial power of clubs in England's top-flight.

The Belgian's new deal has been an open secret for some time, with manager Jose Mourinho insisting on several occasions that the talented forward would extend his contract.

'The manager has helped me improve a lot, the fans have been fantastic and I have an amazing understanding with my team-mates,' Hazard said. 

Hazard celebrates scoring Chelsea's first goal during a 2-1 win against Aston Villa last weekend 

'I always try to give pleasure to the supporters with my style of play and it is nice to know they appreciate my work.

'I hope we can repay that support by winning lots of trophies, beginning with the Capital One Cup at Wembley, and after that, we can push hard towards the end of the season.'

Mourinho added: 'I am very happy that Eden has signed a new contract.

'It shows he believes in the club's coaching staff and players to help him become the best player in the world.

'He is already a top player and his evolution has been fantastic. He is still very young and he can become the best.'

Hazard's new deal looks set to be worth worth a huge £57million over the course of five and a half years

Jose Mourinho had revealed that he wasn't concerned by the length of time Hazard's deal seemed to take

Hazard (left) was named PFA Young Player of the Year at the end of last season