Frank Lampard: I was on 'auto-pilot' at Chelsea

Frank Lampard says he felt the need to prove himself all over again at Manchester City after playing on 'auto-pilot' at Chelsea.

At the age of 36, Lampard has long been established as one of the midfield greats of the Premier League era in England, but he admitted he fell into the comfort zone during the latter part of his record breaking 13-year stay at Chelsea.

Yet it seems as if he is enjoying an unexpected final hurrah in the Premier League, as he looks to continue his fine form as City take on Hull this weekend.

"I was at Chelsea such a long time that you just go on auto-pilot in the end," he says. "You drive in every day, you know everybody behind the scenes.

"It was a tester for me to be honest. I didn't have to make this decision, but it was a very good opportunity for me to play at this level and train at this level, and it's a personal test to come up to Manchester.

"I was in very much of a comfort zone at Chelsea. It's good to test yourself in life.

"All I can say is I am enjoying it. I've always been proud of my fitness and trying to keep as fresh as I can. At the end of the day, I'm very fortunate.

"Not many players get the opportunity at 36 to come and play amongst this amount of quality. When you look around the dressing room, there's so much of it, and it's an honour to come in and be able to play amongst that.

"I was in pure holiday mode when I got the call to come back here. I've had a really good preseason now. Considering I wasn't involved in the first few games, that's been extra training time for me.

"I feel good and I'm just actually really enjoying training and playing. The lads are great, the people behind the scenes have welcomed me, the staff, the manager, Brian Kidd. It's been an easy transition."

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Good mosquitoes: Brazilian Researchers releases mosquitoes to fight dengue fever

Brazilian researchers in Rio de Janeiro have released thousands of mosquitoes infected with a bacteria that suppresses dengue fever.

The hope is they will multiply, breed and become the majority of mosquitoes, thus reducing cases of the disease.

The initiative is part of a programme also taking place in Australia, Vietnam and Indonesia.

The intercellular bacteria, Wolbachia, being introduced cannot be transmitted to humans.

The programme started in 2012 says Luciano Moreira of the Brazilian research institute Fiocruz, who is leading the project in Brazil .

"Our teams performed weekly visits to the four neighborhoods in Rio being targeted. Mosquitoes were analysed after collection in special traps.

"Transparency and proper information for the households is a priority. "

Ten thousands mosquitoes will be released each month for four months with the first release in Tubiacanga, in the north of Rio.

The bacteria Wolbachia is found in 60% of insects. It acts like a vaccine for the mosquito which carries dengue, Aedes aegypti, stopping the dengue virus multiplying in its body.

Wolbachia also has an effect on reproduction. If a contaminated male fertilises the eggs of a female without the bacteria, these eggs do not turn into larvae.

If the male and female are contaminated or if only a female has the bacteria, all future generations of mosquito will carry Wolbachia.

As a result, Aedes mosquitoes with Wolbachia become predominant without researchers having to constantly release more contaminated insects.

In Australia this happened within 10 weeks on average.

The research on Wolbachia began at the University of Monash in Australia in 2008. The researchers allowed the mosquitoes to feed on their own arms for five years because of concerns at the time Wolbachia could infect humans and domestic animals.

Three more neighbourhoods will be targeted next, and large scale studies to evaluate the effect of the strategy are planned for 2016.

Dengue re-emerged in Brazil in 1981 after an absence of more than 20 years.

Over the next 30 years, seven million cases were reported.

Brazil leads the world in the number of dengue cases, with 3.2 million cases and 800 deaths reported in the 2009-2014 period.

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Miley Cyrus perform with a fake Penis strapped on her Nose During Concert

Miley Cyrus went super wild when she recently brought her "Bangerz" tour to Guadalajara, Mexico. The controversial singer shocked everyone when she appeared onstage and performed with a fake penis strapped on her nose.

The fake penis was attached to a pair of Harry Potter-esque black eyeglasses featuring eyebrows. The former Disney sweetheart proudly wore it while she sang, danced and twerked in revealing outfit consisting of an orange leotard paired with a furry orange shrug and a mini panda purse on her wrist.

"Bangerz" tour, which was launched to support Cyrus' 2013 album of the same name, will next be brought to South America and Australia before being wrapped up in October.

During another show in Mexico last week, Cyrus offended fans in the crowd after one of her dancers appeared to whip her fake butt with the country's flag. Mexico takes disrespecting the flag very seriously. The singer's now facing a $1200 fine and also up to 36 hours in jail.

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Ritual killing: Asamoah Gyan denies involvement in Ghanaian rapper Castro's death

Asamoah Gyan has released a statement denying his involvement in the murder of Ghanaian rapper Castro.

Castro, a friend of the former Sunderland striker, went missing along with his girlfriend, Janet Bandu, in July.

The rapper, whose real name is Theophilus Tagoe, and his partner disappeared while using jet skis on holiday with Gyan's family in Ada.

There had been suggestions that Castro was killed as part of a ritual sacrifice - something that Gyan denies any knowledge of or involvement in.

The 28-year-old and his family released a statement addressing the 'wild allegations and rumours'.

It said: 'What sells in the media, and what indeed sold and is still selling in the media in Ghana are wild allegations and rumours directed especially at Asamoah Gyan – ranging from the absurd – of the imputation of criminality to him in the sense that he either murdered Castro or had him kidnapped – and ending with the ludicrous – that he sacrificed him spiritually to enhance his career.

'We have been silent while these wild allegations and rumours have been peddled in the media. We have been silent not because we are concealing anything or that we do not feel the need to fully state what, from our reckoning, had happened in Ada. We have been silent because we did not want to interfere with police investigations.

'We have been totally dismayed by the fact that the platform was provided for the peddling of these wild and ludicrous allegations and rumours against us. Those to whom the platform was provided offered no evidence whatsoever to back their statements. And indeed, the allegation of spiritual sacrifice can by no stretch of the imagination be propped up.

'Now, we take the opportunity and state without the slightest doubt in our minds that we are not blamable for the disappearance of Castro and Janet Bandu. We had no hand in that occurrence. We have no moral or legal culpability whatsoever.'

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Amber Rose file for Divorce from Wiz Khalifa

It's over for Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa.
The model and singer filed for divorce Monday, citing irreconcilable differences, PEOPLE confirms.
Rose, 30, is seeking full custody of the couple's 19-month-old son, Sebastian, according to court papers obtained.
She and the 27-year-old rapper were married on July 8, 2013.
Just two weeks ago, Rose honored Khalifa on Instagram.
"Happy 27th Birthday," she captioned a shot of them holding each other tight during what appears to be their wedding dance. "I'll love u forever ... Hope this year is an amazing one for u sweetheart."
She was also recently signed to Nick Cannon's management company, NCredible Entertainment, and has been spotted with the TV personality as he fends off rumors of his own marital problems with Mariah Carey.
Khalifa's rep had no comment on the news, while Rose's manager could not be reached.

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Lionel Messi's throat was held by a Malaga defender 'Weligton' during a match

Lionel Messi found himself on the grass and grabbing his face after an opponent grabbed the Barcelona star briefly around the throat during a goalless on draw on Wednesday.

As the teams gathered for a corner kick in the 82nd minute, Messi spoke to Malaga defender Weligton and appeared to initiate contact with a minor shoulder-to-shoulder bump.

Weligton then turned, briefly grasped Messi by the throat and pushed him backwards.

Messi fell to the pitch and grabbed his face, though he was quickly helped to his feet by Malaga goalkeeper Carlos Kameni.

Weligton received a yellow card for the incident, though only after Barcelona's Gerard Pique was also booked for his furious reaction.

Messi remained in the match for the final 10 minutes, but Barcelona could not find a winning goal.

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