Roman Abramovich ‘puts deadline’ on bids for Chelsea as he pursues quick sale

SALLY Morgan has revealed she's having a facelift and liposuction after losing sixteen stone. The TV psychic, 70, weighed 27 stone at her heaviest and underwent a gastric bypass in 2009.

Serena Williams is "so ready to go home" after an eventful Sunday at the Oscars in Los Angeles.MORE: Serena Williams breaks silence on Will Smith and Chris Rock on stage Oscars altercationThe tennis star took to her Stories exactly an hour after Will Smith publicly apologised to Chris Rock after slapping him at the Academy Awards and judging by the video Serena posted, she is ready to put it all behind her.WATCH: Serena Williams takes to Instagram following Will Smith's apologyThe star posted an fifteen-second clip showing her inside a private plane as she told her fans: "And that is a wrap, I am SO ready to go home, and… [breathes in and out]."SEE: Celebrities react to Will Smith's shocking Chris Rock altercationRELATED: Will Smith's fans convinced attack on Chris Rock was 'staged' after actor predicted 'chaos' hours earlierHer video came just 58 minutes after Will posted a lengthy statement on his Instagram explaining why he had been deeply hurt by Chris' jokes before apologising to him, the Williams family and his King Richard family. Serena and her husband Alexis Ohanian attended the Vanity Fair party together following the Oscars"Violence in all of its forms is poisonous and destructive," he wrote.

Naman Ramachandran British-Indian actor Arjun Mathur, 2020 International Emmy best actor nominee for Amazon Prime Video India series “Made In Heaven,” has signed with the U.K.’s United Agents for international representation. Mathur has wrapped the U.K. schedule of Indian dark comedy “Lord Curzon Ki Haveli” and is in the process of completing season 2 of “Made in Heaven.” After that he will shift focus to his international career, where his credits include acclaimed Channel 4 series “Indian Summers.” “They [United Agents] sat me down and spoke to me the other day, and they were like, ‘We need you to not take some work in India for some time, and we understand how that can make you insecure, and it might be hard financially.'” Mathur tells Variety.

Emilio Mayorga “Son,” “Cosas de chicos,” “Votamos” and “36” are among eight shorts at this year’s Madrid en Corto, an increasingly key Spanish platform for new talent now in huge demand in a platform age.Recent past editions have included Carlota Pereda’s original “Cerdita,” whose feature version dazzled at January’s Sundance, and shorts from Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, director of Berlin Panorama player “Lullaby,” which swept the Málaga Film Festival on Saturday night, and Javier Marco whose “Josephine” proved a prominent feature debut at September’s San Sebastián. In all, over its 18 editions, titles in Madrid en Corto’s distribution catalog have earned 32 nominations for Spanish Academy Goya Awards. This year, the Goya fiction short winner (Verónica Echegui’s “Totem Loba”) doc short laureate (“Mama”) and “The Monkey,” which snagged best animated short, all feature in Madrid en Corto’s catalog.  Women look likely to make much of the running at this year’s edition, organised by ECAM Distribución, the distribution arm of the enterprising Madrid Film School (ECAM), whose Screen-Incubator has fast become one of the key industry development labs in Spain.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentEgyptian filmmaker Amir Ramses, who has tackled controversial social and political themes including pedophilia in works such as “Curfew” and the doc “Jews of Egypt,” has been appointed director of the Cairo Film Festival. The news that Ramses will head Cairo, which is the grande dame of Arab film events, follows shortly after prominent producer Mohamed Hefzy stepped down as Cairo fest president earlier this month.Hefzy was replaced as fest president by veteran Egyptian actor Hussein Fahmy, 81, a local megastar, who is taking over the event’s presidency for the second time after a first term between 1998 to 2001. Ramses, who was previously artistic director of Egypt’s El Gouna Film Festival between 2017 to 2021, is now expected to take on a broader role at Cairo extending beyond artistic director into a general manager position.

A man was rushed to hospital with serious injuries following an assault in Greenock, police have confirmed.

Queen has been pictured heading towards Prince Philip's memorial service with Prince Andrew amid rumours that she may cancel due to having mobility problems. Members of the Royal Family, more than 30 foreign royals, the Duke’s wider family and friends, and 500 representatives from his patronages and charities have gathered at Westminster Abbey to celebrate his life. The thanksgiving service was cut down to a relatively brief 50 minutes and has been described as a "tightly managed no thrills affair".

Only Fools and Horses has revealed his mother has died from covid. Douglas Hodge, who played the grown-up Damian Trotter in a BBC special in 1996, took to Twitter to announce the sad news and shared a touching picture of him kissing his mum on the forehead.

Strictly Come Dancing spin-off It Takes Two, a role she retained until 2021, and went on to become the presenter for The Radio 2 Breakfast Show in 2019. It hasn’t all been fun and games, however, as Zoe tragically lost her stepdad Rick to Motor Neurone Disease.The star was chatting to Gabby Logan on her radio show about the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards when it came up, explaining: “Hopefully one day we will find a cure."It's a real special day in my family today.

Premier League has more than played its part in some of the most outrageous transfer deals - with the likes of Alan Shearer, Roy Keane and Stan Collymore all commanding eye-watering price tags.Newcastle United forked out a club-record fee of £15m to bring Shearer back to the northeast in the summer of 1996, whilst in previous years Nottingham Forest held out for British and English transfer records before letting Keane and Collymore leave the City Ground.When football was a millionaire's game, the creme de la creme could be bought with transfer fees of £12 million pounds. Though the beautiful game is now run by billionaires - in the current market £12m pays for Nathan Collins from Stoke City.However, thanks to the boffins at the University of Liverpool, via The Athletic, there is now a formula for working out the current values of our favourite footballers from years gone by.

Danniella Westbrook admitted she “nearly crashed” her car while driving past what looked to be a person collapsed at the side of the road. The former EastEnders star was left horrified as she took to social media to describe the incident - sharing a picture of what looked to be a man wearing a grey hoodie, reclining against a fence.

Chelsea as Roman Abramovich looks to sell the Blues, with 'talks already held' about a potential deal. Following the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Abramovich was placed under immediate pressure to sell Chelsea due to his involvement with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.

Roman Abramovich has reportedly been in Turkey to discuss the sale of Chelsea to Turkish billionaire Muhsin Bayrak.The Russian is desperate to find a buyer after being forced to cut ties with the club in the wake of Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine last week.It's understood that Abramovich is looking for bids of around £3 billion, but the hurried nature of the sale means he'll probably struggle to get that much.A number of potential buyers have announced their interest, including Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss and American tycoon Todd Boehly who have planned a joint-bid.But Bayrak has emerged as the latest frontrunner after claiming "the Turkish flag will fly in London" earlier this week.Abramovich, who is waiving £1.5 billion worth of debt the club owes him, appears to want to ensure Chelsea falls into the right hands, and has spent the last few days speaking with the prospective buyers.The Russian's £48 million private plane was spotted landing in Istanbul on Wednesday, before moving on to the Turkish capital of Ankara, and it's understood that Abramovich has met with Bayrak in person to discuss a deal.Bayrak claims that he has been locked in talks with the Chelsea owner and ever insists he is "in the negotiation phase for the signatures".Do you think Abramovich will sell to the highest bidder or to whoever he thinks he will be best for Chelsea? Let us know in the comments section...Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of

Chelsea following Roman Abramovich's decision to sell up - having withdrawn in negotiations to buy a club in January.The American investor, businessman and philanthropist, who is CEO of Eldridge Industries, is said to be part of a group that want to take the Stamford Bridge side from Abramovich.That interest wouldn't be his first negotiations over taking a stake in a football club following talks over a potential purchase of Washington Spirit back in January.The Athletic reported that Boehly was looking to buy Spirit, the 2021 NWSL champions, having already owned stakes in the Los Angeles based Dodgers, Sparks and Lakers.The Telegraph report that Boehly, and billionaire acquaintance Hansjorg Wyss are currently preparing a bid for Abramovich to consider.The report adds that interested parties have been invited to make official bids before March 15, with offers expected to be submitted before the end of the week.With Boehly's net worth thought to be in the region of £4.7bn, Swiss investor Wyss is thought to be worth around £3.8bn.Could Chelsea's glory days be coming to an end? Give us your thoughts in the comments sectionThe Russian businessman has pledged not to ask for any loans to be repaid in a sale that he has taken with the "club’s best interest at heart" due to the current situation in Ukraine.His full statement reads: "The sale of the Club will not be fast-tracked but will follow due process. I will not be asking for any loans to be repaid.

Chelsea despite Roman Abramovich putting the club up for sale.It had been claimed that the wealthiest man in Britain was considering putting in an offer via his Ineos empire - but fresh reports have thrown cold water on the idea.The £20billion business tycoon currently owns Ligue 1 side Nice and Swiss Super League side Lausanne-Sport - but he's not interested in buying in the Premier League.Before this, the 69-year-old had made comments about the price that the current owner paid for the west London side.Radcliffe told The Times in 2019: "Even though clubs have those valuations today, nobody has ever paid those amounts of money."How much did Abramovich pay for Chelsea, £100million? The Glazers, what £500million? You can say it's worth three, four billion but no one has ever paid those sums."Ineos has always tried to take a sensible approach. We don't like squandering money or we wouldn’t be where we are today.

Chelsea legend John Terry has paid tribute to Roman Abramovich after the Russian billionaire confirmed he has put the club up for sale. Abramovich has come under the spotlight over the past week following his country’s invasion of Ukraine.

Chelsea’s ludicrous £3billion price-tag as Roman Abramovich looks to raise a hefty sum from its sale.Russian billionaire Abramovich confirmed his decision on Wednesday to sell the club in an emotional message to fans, 19 years after first arriving in west London.Abramovic’s decision comes in light of the UK government’s expected sanctions as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with reports suggesting the oligarch is looking for a whopping £3billion for his asset. It comes after Britain’s richest man Sir Jim Ratcliffe previously scoffed at the price-tag slapped on top English football clubs after speculation arose over his bid to buy the Blues back in 2019.Radcliffe told The Times in 2019: "Even though clubs have those valuations today, nobody has ever paid those amounts of money."How much did Abramovich pay for Chelsea, £100 million? The Glazers, what £500 million? You can say it's worth three, four billion but no one has ever paid those sums."Ineos has always tried to take a sensible approach.

Roman Abramovich is looking to sell Chelsea and has offered it to four different people, according to Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss.

Chelsea.Questions have arisen around Roman Abramovich's future at Chelsea after he announced he would be handing over 'stewardship' of the club to its trustees. The news comes after Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but no UK sanctions have been made against Russian Abramovich. The 55-year-old Chelsea chief, though, could opt to sell the club, and Wyss has now told Blick: "Like all other oligarchs, he is also in a panic.

Chelsea to four different parties this week, according to Swiss businessman Hansjorg Wyss. Abramovich’s ownership of Chelsea has come under scrutiny over the past week following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Russian billionaire announced on Saturday that he had handed over “stewardship” of the club to the trustees of Chelsea’s charitable foundation.

Swiss billionaire Hansjorg Wyss claims he's been offered the chance to buy Chelsea as part of a consortium.