2017 Yamaha FZ-10 Announced For Canada

Yamaha Motor Canada has announced it will offer the MT-10, bringing it over under the name FZ-10 as an early 2017 model. As of this writing, Yamaha’s American arm has not made an official announcement for the U.S. but we expect one shortly.

In Canada, the FZ-10 will retail for CN$15,499 (US$12,055). That puts it CN$3500 lower than the 2016 YZF-R1 and $1200 less expensive than the YZF-R1S.

The FZ-10 is powered by an 998cc Inline-Four derived from the R1/R1S engine. As with the R1, the FZ-10 uses four-valve cylinder head design but uses 31 mm steel intake valves instead of the 33 mm titanium intake valves on the superibike (the 26.5 mm steel exhaust valves are the same however). Intake and exhaust cam profiles and timing were altered to improve low-to-mid-range torque and power.

The engine still uses a crossplane crankshaft, but it’s heavier than the one on the R1 for improved control at low engine speeds. Yamaha modified the pistons and combustion chamber and compression ratio to make the engine more street-friendly. The FZ also uses a single set of injectors compared to the twin-injectors on the R1.

Yamaha claims a peak output of 81.8 lb-ft. at 9000 rpm for the FZ compared to 83.2 lb-ft. at 11,500 rpm for the R1. No horsepower numbers were released for the Canadian-spec FZ-10, but considering the peak torque is the same as the European specifications, we expect horsepower to be similar to the 158.2 hp at 11,500 rpm claimed on the other side of the Atlantic.

A Yamaha Chip Control Throttle handles the fueling, offering three power modes to go along with three levels of traction control. Cruise control is standard, working at speeds from 50-160 kph (31-100 mph) in fourth gear or higher.

The chassis is comprised of the R1’s deltabox frame but the rear subframe is steel instead of magnesium, so it can better support the extra weight of luggage (sold separately, of course).

The fully-adjustable KYB fork is based on the R1’s unit but with slightly revised settings. The rear wheel is suspended by a fully-adjustable monocross KYB shock with piggy-back reservoir. Both front and rear suspension offer 4.7 inches of travel.

Braking ability is provided by radial-mount four-piston calipers gripping twin 320 mm discs up front while a Nissin single-piston caliper squeezes the 220 mm rear disc. ABS is standard.

Other features include a steering damper, full LED lighting, digital LCD display, 12-volt DC connector, a 4.5-gallon fuel tank and a claimed wet weight of 463 pounds. Canadians will have a choice between a Matte Dark Metallic Gray with Black paint scheme or the Bluish Gray with yellow wheels.

2017 Yamaha FZ-10 Canadian Specifications
Engine	Liquid-cooled, DOHC, 16-valves (4-valves/cyl), inline four-cylinder
Displacement	998cc
Bore and Stroke	79 x 50.9 mm
Compression Ratio	12:1
Maximum Torque	11.3 kg-m (81.8 ft-lb) @ 9,000 rpm
Engine Management	YCC-T, D-Mode (3), Traction Control (3), Cruise Control
Fuel Delivery	45 mm Mikuni throttle body fuel injection
Lubrication	Wet sump
Ignition / Starting	TCI / Electric
Transmission	6-speed
Final Drive	“O”-ring chain
Suspension (Front)	Fully adjustable inverted 43 mm fork / 120 mm (4.7″) wheel travel
Suspension (Rear)	Fully adjustable link Monocross / 120 mm (4.7″ wheel travel)
Brakes (Front)	Dual 320 mm discs / radial mount 4-piston calipers / ABS
Brakes (Rear)	220 mm disc / single piston caliper / ABS
Tires (Front)	120/70ZR17
Tires (Rear)	190/55ZR17
Length	2,095 mm (82.5″)
Width	800 mm (31.5″)
Height	1,110 mm (43.7″)
Wheelbase	1,400 mm (55.1″)
Rake / Trail	24° / 102 mm (4″)
Ground Clearance	130 mm (5.1″)
Seat Height	825 mm (32.5″)
Fuel Capacity	17 liters (4.5 US gallons)
Wet Weight	210 kg (463 lb.)
Colour(s)	Bluish Gray Matte Dark Metallic Gray with Black

[Source: Canada]

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‘Rumours calling me Jisha’s killer almost cost me my job’

“This is just the beginning of my loss,” says Thaslik KY, a sales professional based out of Paravaur in Ernakulam. During the past few days, Thaslik’s picture has been doing the rounds on social media and messaging platforms with people alleging that he resembled the man suspected of killing law student Jisha in Perumbavoor.

Thaslik, according to many bore similarities with the sketch of the key suspect and the comparison has now almost cost him a job.

Thaslik KY who acts in cameo roles in movies was asked to leave the project he was currently part of, he wrote on Facebook. Following his Facebook post that garnered him a lot of support, he was however asked to join the movie back.

 “This is the beginning of my loss. My goal is to become an actor. I had to do other jobs to feed my family. Now I have been thrown out of my current project. I thank all those who expressed their social responsibility by spreading the post on me,” he wrote.                   

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Frenchman 'planned attacks during Euro 2016' - Ukraine's SBU LIVE

A Frenchman detained last month with a large cache of arms was planning mass attacks during the Euro 2016 football tournament, which starts on Friday, Ukrainian officials say.

The man, identified by French media as Gregoire Moutaux, 25, was arrested on the Ukrainian border with Poland.

Intelligence chief Vasyl Hrytsak said the man had planned 15 attacks and was driven by ultra-nationalist views.

He had amassed guns, detonators and 125kg of TNT, Mr Hrytsak said.

Mr Hrytsak listed bridges, motorways, a mosque and a synagogue among the suspect's potential targets. He was being prosecuted for arms smuggling and terrorism, he said. It was not clear if the tournament itself was being targeted.

'Threat exists'

News of the man's arrest on 21 May first emerged in a report by French TV network M6. The suspect was described as a worker at a farming co-operative from the Lorraine area of eastern France. He had no previous criminal record, reports said.

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Image captionAn SBU video showed the moment of arrest on the border with Poland

French authorities have been on high security alert ahead of the European championships, amid fears that the tournament could be targeted by Islamist militants. President Francois Hollande said on Sunday that "the threat exists" but that France should not be daunted.

Ukraine's SBU security service said it had been watching the suspect since December last year and that he had picked up five Kalashnikovs, two anti-tank grenade launchers, some 5,000 rounds of ammunition, 100 detonators, as well as a large quantity of explosives.

An SBU video was shown of the dramatic moment of the suspect's arrest along with the weapons that intelligence officials said they had found. The arrest was said to have taken place at a border crossing close to the Ukrainian town of Yagodyn.

The footage also revealed a second person being wrestled to the ground on the passenger side of the car.

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Image captionSecurity has been stepped up for the month-long Euro 2016 tournament

A search was carried out at the suspect's home in the tiny village of Nant-le-Petit and police sources told French media that explosive material and balaclavas were recovered.

An inquiry has been launched by France's organised crime agency, OCLCO, and by regional authorities in Nancy.

However, French police sources told AFP news agency that Ukrainian officials had yet to send them any details. There was some scepticism that the suspect could have been anything more than an arms trafficker.

Residents in Nant-le-Petit were stunned by the arrest of Gregoire Moutaux, who lives there with his grandfather and works as a cattle inseminator.

"He's a rather nice guy, who I think is actually rather well-educated. I've even invited him over for a glass of wine. I just can't understand this," neighbour Jean-Jacques Renck told France 3 TV.

Anti-terrorism specialist Alain Bauer said Ukraine had become a big source of arms because of the continuing conflict in the east of the country. He said the man detained did not fit the usual profile of an attacker, and it was not clear whether he intended to sell the arms or use them himself.

He pointed to the arrest last year of far-right activist Claude Hermant, accused of providing weapons to a jihadist who murdered four people at a Jewish supermarket in Paris in January 2015.

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Muhammad Ali: How even the greatest worshipped 'The Greatest'

Cricket has in recent years lost some wonderful commentators: Tony Greig, Richie Benaud and Tony Cozier have all passed on taking with them their huge mass of knowledge, ebullience and incisiveness. You miss these people because they weren’t just voices calling a sport, they were facets of the sport itself, indivisible parts of your experience growing up watching cricket.

It is the same regardless of the game, and for millions of people BBC’s David Coleman - also sadly no longer with us - was another such commentator on football and athletics, whose tones were integral to fans’ enjoyment. Like the best in cricket, Coleman knew when to speak and when not to, when to drizzle the action with insight or enhance it with his boyish exuberance.

At the time of the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, Muhammad Ali was already suffering from the onset of Parkinson’s disease, the illness which, along with related complications, has seen the planet on Saturday lose one of its most beautiful humanitarians and most exceptional of men. It wasn’t known that he would light the flame at those games and, indeed, with his condition diagnosed many years ago, he may have seemed an unlikely candidate to do so.

So when he emerged onto the stage, his body shaking wildly as he held the torch aloft, Coleman’s voice tremored with delight and surprise: “And look! It’s Muhammad Ali!”, he exclaimed, a justified reverence in those five words laden with emotion. Here was a veteran commentator who had worked on numerous football World Cups, Olympics and had been behind the mic for countless records on the athletics track, still clearly moved by Ali’s magnificence and sheer presence.

It was a terribly poignant moment for anyone watching boxing’s lethal butterfly struggling a little as he brought the torch down to light the flame, seeing this man who was the epitome of physical perfection being pummelled by the lottery of health. His features still shot charisma out of every pore, but it was a moment of mortality for everyone, splendidly captured by the frugality of Coleman’s words.

Around the same time, my grandmother had moved into an old people’s home. She too was suffering from Parkinson's, coupled with mental complications arising from both age and the medication she was administered. On the drive to see her, my father would chat with me, but on the way back there was little scope for conversation. My dad was too busy trying not to cry after another visit which confirmed his mum was sliding inexorably into the cruelly separate world of dementia.

On one such occasion she told me to be quiet because she was talking to Michael Atherton. The then England captain was there with us in the room, but only because he was batting on the television in the corner. It was odd and sobering to see two such huge presences in your existence, your grandma and Ali, transformed to such a degree by illness. The world can at least be thankful that for many years Ali's didn't rob him of his acute, cerebral sharpness and wit.

There will be some majestic tributes to Ali in the next few days, as writers attempt to match the greatness of their subject’s own acidic, joyous poetry in his honour. We will all watch his fights on YouTube and look at the endless galleries of photos of a man for whom the camera seemed to have been waiting since its invention.

There is one particularly lovely picture of him visiting the dressing rooms at Lord’s in June 1966 as England took on the West Indies in the Second Test. Ali sits there in apparent conversation with someone out of shot, his eyes zinging stardust and impishness. Next to him sits Garry Sobers, giving the world heavyweight champion a look which conveys a fantastically warm adulation, a genuine sense of knowing he was in the presence of someone who transcended sport, life and society. That photo with Sobers actually really rather tells you everything you could ever want to know about Muhammad Ali: Even the greatest was in awe of The Greatest.

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Housefull 3 box office collections: Akshay Kumar’s movie collects Rs 15.21 cr. on day one

Housefull 3, the third installment of the Housefull franchise, has taken off to a fantastic start at the box office.

Housefull 3, the third installment of the Housefull franchise, has taken off to a fantastic start

 at the box office. The movie, which released on June 3, witnessed a huge occupancy

 during the evening and night shows after a decent start earlier in the day. The movie, which

 featured an ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, Jacqueline Fernandez, Riteish Deshmukh, 

Lisa Haydon, Nargis Fakhri and Abhishek Bachchan, has collected a whopping Rs 15.21 cr.

 at the box office on the first day of its release itself.

After Shah Rukh Khan starrer Fan, which collected Rs 19.20 cr. on the first day, Sajid 

Nadiadwala’s comedy franchise has now grabbed the second position in the list of movies

 with highest opening day business of 2016 beating Akshay Kumar’s Airlift which made Rs

 12.35 cr. and Tiger Shroff-Shraddha Kapoor starrer Baaghi with Rs 11.94 cr. at the box

 office.

The movie which saw the return of slapstick humour, seems to have managed to tickle the

 audience with its funny gags and punchlines. It was released across 3700 screens in India 

and 670 screens overseas.

Bollywood trade analyst Taran Adarsh shared Housefull 3 movie box office collections on Twitter.

The solo release factor has surely benefitted the movie in terms of its box office numbers 

and has emerged as a clear winner. While the film will collect moolah on the weekend,

 whether it will run ‘Housefull’ till the end of next week is something that its content will

 ultimately decide. Let’s wait and see if the makers will be third time lucky and laugh their 

way to the bank this time too. 

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Chris Gayle. Six Machine.

“You think you know me? You don’t know me,” he says and takes you on a delightful tour through the world of Gayle

Six Machine. That’s the designation he has self-bestowed: I Don’t Like Cricket… I Love It is the title of Chris Gayle’s autobiography that reads like his batting — staccato, replete with action, and different. Gayle is different. A batsman who bats like none other, his shots touching the sky or scorching the turf, making a mockery of the coaching manual and setting benchmarks beyond even the extraordinary.

In the news for all reasons right and wrong, Gayle is a typical modern cricketer with an in-your-face attitude. He will destroy or perish but bat on his terms. Pressure makes no difference to his performance at the crease. The first ball goes into the orbit. That’s Gayle for you. He may also raise optimism among bowlers that his wicket could be round the corner but often it is the bowlers who come to grief.

Six Machine is a racy narrative packed with anecdotes that Gayle reveals for the first time. It is a peep into his difficult past, growing up with dreams and ambitions, and achieving them as he had visualised.

“I’m weird. I’m a weirdo,” the story begins honestly, and goes on to say “You think you know me? You don’t know me.” He then takes you on a delightful tour through the world of Gayle, the world of his cricket and his decimation of the very concept of attacking batsmanship. It is much more than what is universally assumed as stroke-making. Some describe it as an art. Gayle patents it with his tempestuous style — raining sixes and fours.

The opening chapter gives a glimpse of what lies in store. Sample this: “You think you know Chris Gayle. World Boss. The Six Machine. Destroyer of bowlers, demolisher of records, king of the party scene.” An appropriate self-appraisal by a man who takes pride in claiming that he only scores through sixes and doesn’t run. What of his partners then? Who runs their runs?

But this is Gayle, the self-proclaimed World Boss. He proudly announces, “I am complicated.” He is indeed, and you discover it this his journey unravels from page to page. “Girls love me. I love the girls. I’m a hot boy. This is how we do it in Jamaica, up front and honest. No pretending or stalling. And with the girls I’m good — serious good…”

He goes on parading his ‘popularity’ but he forgets that there is a Michael Holding, antithesis of Gayle, non-pretentious, also hugely popular, an achiever, also from Jamaica. And a fine role model!

But this is not about Gayle vs. the rest of Jamaicans. He is pompous, as his life story reveals. “I am the Six Machine. Twice as many T20 sixes as the next man. More international one-day centuries than Brian Lara, more Test matches than Ian Botham, more Test catches than Clive Lloyd…” He goes on and on… But Gayle forgets that batting is not just about hitting sixes in T20. It is about winning Test matches, constructing the team innings, showing responsibility at the crease.

But Gayle is delightfully honest, laidback yet commanding, controversial yet delivers, mean to the bowlers but kind to his friends. He writes about getting beatings from his mother. “Get hit with anything she grabs. Proper Licks,” he calls it. There are poignant bits when he remembers how his birthdays came and went, without cards or cakes. He loved Christmas because “you’re going to get a good meal”.

His formative years in neighbourhood cricket makes for exceptionally honest reading. His days at the Lucas Cricket Club in Kingston, where legends such as George Hadley and Frank Worrell once showcased their skills. Gayle recalls characters from his early days vividly and is hugely respectful to some of the big names of the game in the Caribbean.

But bragging big is what he does best, calling himself “the Tsar of T20, the boss of the boundary boards”. The story is full of such phrases. “What a beautiful ball! Beauty!” he raves on castling Saeed Anwar. “Nine mighty sixes, five thrash-dash fours, a hundred off just 50 balls.” That’s Gayle, hugely important on the field, awesomely sought-after off it. He talks of his first time. Of taking girls back to the room. There is a chapter on it, his escapades in Sri Lanka during the World T20 in 2012 when cops came knocking at his door. West Indies went on to win the Cup and Gayle shares the lovely details for his fans.

But there is a human side to the Gayle story when he visits the 11-year-old Bengaluru girl who ends up with a broken nose from a sixer he hit. “Feeling sad,” Gayle paid her a visit at the hospital, pampered her with gifts, and organised a posh seat for the young lady at the next game. He destroys the bowlers and calls it “giving them publicity”. True. He also berates himself for letting down a friend. He comes clean on his “Don’t Blush Baby” incident with Channel 10 reporter Mel McLaughlin in a chapter where he savages Andrew Flintoff, Chris Rogers and Ian Chappell.

Gayle is at his best when putting Chappell in his place for demanding a worldwide ban. “Ian Chappell, a man who was once convicted of unlawful assault in the West Indies for punching a cricket official. Ian Chappell, how can you ban the Universe Boss? You’d have to ban cricket itself,” Gayle hits the Aussie for a mighty six.

The Six Machine and his upgrade from a shack to a nine-bedroom, swimming-pool equipped mansion in the green hills above Kingston is a fascinating account of an astonishing batsman. Once, a sixer in one match was a privilege. Gayle has made it common, swatting the ball into the stands like a fly several times. At will literally. No one hits a six like Gayle. Two triple 100s in Tests, one double 100 in ODIs, two 100s in T20s. Gayle is the only one to achieve this.

His story is a cricket intrigue worth unravelling, page by page, a rollercoaster ride that is typical of his batting. “I don’t like cricket. I love it,” says the 36-year-old Gayle. You may not love Gayle but you may well end up liking him at the end of this excellent read.

Six Machine: I Don’t Like Cricket...I Love It; Chris Gayle, Penguin Random House, Rs. 599.

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Andy Murray beats Stan Wawrinka to reach his first French Open final

Murray was playing in his fourth semi-final at Roland Garros

Andy Murray v Stan Wawrinka
Venue: Roland Garros, Paris Dates: 3 June Time: Not before 14:00 BST
Coverage: Live radio and text commentary on selected matches on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra, the BBC Sport website and app.

Andy Murray outplayed defending champion Stan Wawrinka to become the first British man to reach a French Open final since 1937.

The Scot, seeded second, won 6-4 6-2 4-6 6-2 and will face world number one Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final.

Djokovic beat Austrian 13th seed Dominic Thiem 6-2 6-1 6-4.

Murray, 29, matches the achievement of Britain's last finalist Bunny Austin - and will now hope to equal Fred Perry's victory of 1936.

He also becomes one of only 10 men since the open era began in 1968 to have reached the final of all four Grand Slam tournaments.

"I'm extremely proud," said Murray. "I never expected to reach the final here, I always struggled on the clay. I hope I can put on a good match on Sunday."

Murray ends Wawrinka's reign

Wawrinka, 31, had won their last three matches and came out firing on all cylinders, but once Murray had saved a break point in a lengthy opening service game he steadily assumed control.

Wawrinka threatened a comeback after taking the third set

A backhand smash gave Murray the break in game three and he served superbly under pressure to fend off three break points before sealing the set after 50 minutes.

The brilliant shot-making that had helped Wawrinka upset Djokovic in last year's final was increasingly matched by errors as Murray's terrific movement made winners hard to come by.

Wawrinka looked a forlorn figure when Murray broke to love early in the second set, and a second break soon followed as the Briton buzzed with energy on a dank afternoon in Paris.

Murray closed it out with another winning first serve and looked on the verge of victory with a break point in the third, but Wawrinka hit a big serve down the middle and raised his level as the set progressed.

It still appeared that Murray was the man in control but from 5-4, 40-15 he lost four straight points and Wawrinka roared in delight as he clinched the set.

There was no sustained comeback from the champion, however, as Murray regained the initiative in the fourth set with an immediate break.

An unplayable drop shot followed by a stunning lob showed the confidence of the former Wimbledon and US Open champion, and he broke serve for a fifth time on his way to a comprehensive victory.

Djokovic too strong for Thiem

Djokovic is trying to win his first French Open title

Top seed Djokovic looked in superb form as he saw off Thiem in straight sets to reach a fourth French Open final.

The Serb, 29, dominated against a player in his first Grand Slam semi-final to move within one victory of completing the set of all four major titles.

Their semi-final was played on the second show court as organisers looked to get the schedule back on track after persistent rain in Paris.

"The atmosphere was fantastic," said Djokovic. "It's the first time I have played a semi-final on the Suzanne Lenglen court.

"I played the best tennis of the tournament so far. I am now in the situation where I always dream of being each season, in the final of Roland Garros."

Djokovic has now reached six consecutive Grand Slam finals and will try to win his 12th title on Sunday.

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