Petr Cech set to sign for Arsenal for £11million

Arsene Wenger will end his two-year wait to sign Petr Cech when his £11million switch to Arsenal is rubber-stamped this week.

Following lengthy talks between Chelsea and the Gunners, the north London club are now supremely confident of snaring their top transfer target on a three-year deal, worth in the region of £100,000-per-week.

There was no official confirmation from Arsenal, Chelsea or Cech's representatives on Monday night, however Sportsmail understands Arsenal - barring an astonishing collapse in the deal - will complete the formalities of transfer before ratifying the move in the coming days.

The swoop ends Wenger's long wait to land the Czech Republic international.

Sportsmail can reveal the Gunners first plotted an audacious attempt to land Cech in the summer of 2013 - though they were quickly informed the keeper wasn't for sale.

At the time, Arsenal believed Thibaut Courtois was returning to Stamford Bridge for the 2013/14 season meaning Cech may be available.

There was further interest last summer, but again the Blues were unwilling to sell the goalkeeper.

But with Courtois firmly established as Chelsea's first-choice goalkeeper, Arsenal have finally secured their long-term target.

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Ashley Young marries childhood sweetheart in secret wedding

Manchester United's Ashley Young has tied the knot with childhood sweetheart Nicky Pike in a secret ceremony.

The pair had planned a £200,000 wedding at The Grove Hotel in Watford back in 2011, but called it off just two days before.

But after getting back together shortly afterwards, the pair have now married in Buckinghamshire with football guests included Aston Villa legend Stilian Petrov and Fabrice Muamba, with the former tweeting his congratulations to the pair.

He wrote: "Congratulations Mr and Mrs Young"

Pike is the mother of Young's two children, 10-year-old son Tyler and his younger daughter Ellearana.

The two children were in attendance for the occasion, which took place at the posh Stoke Place hotel, Buckinghamshire.

The family posed together as the couple signed the register.

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Titanic Composer 'James Horner' Dies in Plane Crash

James Horner, the film composer known for his heart-touching scores for "Titanic", passed away at the age of 61 in a plane crash in Southern California on Monday morning, June 22. The news was confirmed by his assistant, Sylvia Patrycja, on her Facebook post.

Patrycja wrote, "A great tragedy has struck my family today, and I will not be around for a while. I would like some privacy and time to heal. We have lost an amazing person with a huge heart, and unbelievable talent. He died doing what he loved." At the end of her status, she thanked people who had expressed their support following the loss. "Thank you for all your support and love and see you down the road. Love Sylvia," she added.

The prolific composer who also scored "Aliens", "Avatar", "Braveheart", "A Beautiful Mind" and "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" was piloting the small aircraft when it crashed into a remote area around 60 miles north of Santa Barbara. He was alone on the S-312 Tucano MK1 with two seats. The identity of the pilot was not initially known but later it was confirmed by his assistant.

 Jay Cooper, a lawyer for Horner's family, confirmed the plane was one of some aircrafts that the composer owned. Horner was also said a trained pilot.

Following the news of his death, many celebrities took to Twitter to pay tribute to the Oscar-winning composer. Josh Groban whose song titled "Remember Me" was composed by Horner wrote, "He wrote me a song that has such special meaning to me. We'll always remember you, James. RIP. #genius." He also attached YouTube link to the said song which was a soundtrack of "Troy". 

Kirstie Alley who starred in "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" which composition was made by Horner tweeted, "I"m so sad to hear about James Horner..He scored the first movie I did..Star Trek 2...great composer..great person...huge loss." Seth MacFarlane who was a fan of Horner's work tweeted, "Incredibly saddened to hear about the loss of James Horner. I grew up loving his work. He leaves behind a spectacular musical legacy." Rob Lowe wrote, "There is nothing that shaped my movie-going experience more than the musical genius of James Horner. He will live on through the ages."

Ron Howard called Horner a "brilliant composer" and offered his condolences to the family. The tweet read, "Brilliant Composer James Horner, friend & collaborator on 7 movies has tragically died in a plane crash. My heart aches for his loved ones." The actor of "The Box", Richard Kelly, was sad that the 61-year-old film composer passed away as he wrote, "James Horner helped define my love of cinema as a child. One of the greatest film composers of all time. So tragic if he is gone."

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