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maltatoday, WEDNESDAY, 15 APRIL 2015 Sport 23 Answers to the MaltaToday crossword will be published next Wednesday WEATHER: Fine VISIBILITY: Good WIND: Variable force 2 to 3 becoming mainly Southwesterly SEA: Slight SWELL: Low Northwesterly becoming negligible SEA TEMP: 17 °C A B C D E F G H 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 White to play and mate in four moves A B C D E F G H 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Last week's solution Sudoku rules are extremely easy: Fill all empty squares so that the numbers 1 to 9 appear once in each row, column and 9x9 box. PARTLY CLOUDY 21 º C / 14 º C UV INDEX: 7 Today's Weather Chess Sudoku Pursuits FOOTBALL Across 1. Held by lease (9) 8. Overhead (5) 9. Room (5) 10. With ease (6) 12. Knocks lightly (4) 14. Person who lies (4) 15. Deceive (4,2) 17. The devil (5) 18. Post (5) 20. Observe with festivities (9) Down 2. Self-esteem (3) 3. Emitting a strong odour (6) 4. Flexible tube (4) 5. Act of leaking (7) 6. Member of a panel (9) 7. Person who conveys messages (9) 11. Surprise (7) 13. Roman general (6) 16. Leg joint (4) 19. Statute (3) Qe7 Kh8 Ng5 Kg8 Ne6 Kh8 Qg7++ Yaya Toure open to 'new challenges' Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has claimed he is open to "new challenges" and will not stay at a club simply to collect wages REPORTS last week suggested Toure could be part of a summer clear-out at the Etihad Stadium as the club look to reshape the squad after an underwhelming season. That was denied by manager Manuel Pellegrini, who insisted Toure would "continue playing here because he is a very important player". But Pellegrini did acknowledge Toure's form this season has been disappointing and speculation linking the Ivory Coast interna- tional with a move away has not subsided. Now the 31-year-old has given an interview suggesting he could be open to a move. Toure, who is reportedly City's highest earner on £220,000 per week, told Foot Mercato: "No amount of wages will make me stay at a club if I feel that I no longer be- long there or if no challenge exists for me. "It would be unjust on my part. There comes a moment where numbers don't stop us, it goes be- yond that, even if the English press seem more interested in the num- bers than the sport itself. "For the future, I don't know more than you do, because I will always go where I am offered new challenges. That is in my nature." Despite those remarks, Toure in- sisted he remained fully committed to City on the field. The two-time Premier League winner added: "When I arrived at City, Pellegrini was not the coach. Just like the players, managers ar- rive and leave. As I have said before, I owe it to the City fans to fight un- til the end of my career at this club. "My decisions will not be affected by changes in management, but more by the challenges that will be offered to me." Toure has been linked with Inter Milan, whose manager, the former City boss Roberto Mancini, has spoken openly and regularly of his admiration for the player. Toure says the feeling is mutual. He said: "Mancini is a mentor for me, and a coach out of the ordinary. It is no secret that I loved when he was my boss, as I like to play for City today." Toure is one of a number of play- ers to have faced criticism for City's disappointing campaign. City have collapsed in the Barclays Premier League title race - slump- ing from joint-top in Janauary to fourth - and failed in the knockout competitions. Toure said: "When things are not necessarily going well in a club, the key players take the fall. "I am not the only one to have been attacked even if there is ten- dency to be harsher with me. Foot- ball is my passion, my job and that gives me two good reasons to do as well as I can." Yaya Toure: Offer of more money may not be enough to keep him