England midfielder Frank Lampard has signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea, the Premier League club said on Wednesday. The deal means Lampard, 30, remains at Stamford Bridge under new coach Luiz Felipe Scolari following several months of stalled talks and speculation of a move to Inter Milan. Financial details of the deal were confidential, the club said. Lampard had been tipped to join former boss Jose Mourinho at Inter, after the Portuguese coach said he was the best professional he had worked with in his career. Lampard's previous contract was due to expire at the end of next season and talks over a new deal with the west London side had been stopping and starting for nearly two years. Inter President Massimo Moratti said last month Lampard wanted to move to Milan but Chelsea was not willing to negotiate his departure. He joined Chelsea in 2001 from West Ham United where his father, also Frank, had played most of his career. After a couple of slow seasons he became a favorite with the Stamford Bridge crowd. Lampard has won two Premier League titles, two League Cups and the FA Cup with the club and was their top scorer in the 2004-5 and 2005-6 seasons. When Scolari took over as Chelsea coach last month after Avram Grant's brief spell in charge, the former Brazil coach said he wanted Lampard to stay at the club. India secures spot in 2011 Asia Cup Finals India secured a spot in the 2011 Asia Cup Finals after beating Tajikistan 4-1 in the AFC Cup final in Delhi on Wednesday with a hat trick from Sunil Chhetri. India last played in the Asia Cup finals in 1984. The AFC final was moved to the national capital after heavy rains lashed the southern city of Hyderabad, which hosted matches until the semifinals. Chhetri set up India's other goal in the 19th with a pass to captain Bhaichung Bhutia. Tajikistan pulled a goal back through Fatkhullo Fatkhuloev. North Korea defeated Myanmar 4-0 in the third-place playoff. Iraq, Saudi Arabia and South Korea have already secured spots in the 2011 tournament as medal winners in the 2007 continental competition. Qatar qualifies as the host.
