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Barcelona are reportedly monitoring Estevao Willian’s situation at Chelsea as the teenager’s opportunities under Xabi Alonso remain limited at the start of his second season. The 19-year-old is regarded as one of Chelsea’s most promising players, but he has yet to start a Premier League match this term. According to Sport, the Catalan club are watching closely as frustration is reported to be growing around his restricted involvement. Estevao has made four league appearances but played only 23 minutes in total. Across all competitions, he has featured eight times and accumulated 245 minutes. Barcelona monitoring Estevao’s limited Chelsea role The…

A married couple have been arrested on suspicion of murdering their 40-year-old son-in-law at a sports complex in Dublin, California, police said. Jonathan McKinsey was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the car park at Dublin Sports Grounds on Saturday, September 26, at about 3.08pm. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Dublin Police Services said a sergeant driving near the facility on Dublin Boulevard saw a man lying on the ground and stopped to investigate, as emergency dispatchers received several 911 calls reporting the shooting. Officers, assisted by witnesses, detained two suspects who had remained nearby. They were identified…

Melbourne veteran Jack Viney will travel to Perth on Tuesday to tour West Coast’s facilities as he considers a move away from the Demons. The 32-year-old has been told his opportunities in midfield could be reduced next season as Melbourne gives greater responsibility to younger players. He has therefore begun exploring his options ahead of the trade period. Viney met West Coast officials in Melbourne last week and was impressed by the proposal put forward by the club’s coaching staff. His only AFL appearance this year came in Melbourne’s wildcard final against Carlton. Essendon is also considering Viney as an…

Russian strikes in Ukraine have killed at least eight people and injured dozens, with a fresh attack on the northeastern city of Kharkiv leaving 22 people wounded, including six children. A guided aerial bomb hit an apartment block early on Monday, destroying two floors of the multi-storey building, according to Kharkiv mayor Ihor Terekov. The latest bombardment came less than a day after attacks were reported across the country, including in Sumy, Odesa, Kyiv and the southern Zaporizhia region. In Sumy, three people, including a 16-year-old girl, were killed in air strikes which damaged a children’s centre, Ukrainian interior minister…

China is to cut tariffs on a range of US agricultural goods, while soybeans will remain excluded from the reduction. The move will affect a number of American farm products, but the decision not to include soybeans leaves one of the key agricultural goods outside the tariff changes.

Pauly D is engaged to his longtime girlfriend Nikki Hall after proposing during his DJ set at Omnia Dayclub in Las Vegas. The 46-year-old reality star got down on one knee on Sunday, September 27, as Hall joined him on a small stage while DJ Khaled’s “All I Do Is Win” played. After the beat dropped, Pauly D took Hall by the hand and moved her to the other side of the stage. Bruno Mars’s “Marry Me” then began playing as he knelt down and presented her with a ring. Hall said yes, allowing Pauly D to place the ring…

Yankuba Minteh remains keen on a move to Liverpool despite the collapse of the Brighton winger’s proposed summer transfer, according to Gambian football expert Baboucarr Fallaboweh. Liverpool made a serious attempt to sign the 22-year-old before the transfer deadline, but Brighton rejected bids believed to be worth £50 million and £60 million. Minteh’s injury further complicated negotiations and remains the main obstacle to a possible move in January. Yankuba Minteh still favours Liverpool move Fallaboweh said Minteh would continue to prefer Liverpool if the opportunity arose again, although the player’s immediate prospects have been affected by his fitness problems. “I…

Long Beach is bracing for another spell of dangerous surf as Hurricane Polo sends a powerful swell towards Southern California, only weeks after Hurricane Marie damaged the peninsula’s shoreline. The National Weather Service has issued high surf and coastal flood advisories for Los Angeles County beaches from 5am on Monday until 5pm on Tuesday. Surf of between four and seven feet is expected, with the greatest danger coming from strong rip currents, beach erosion and flooding during high tides. Polo is forecast to remain hundreds of miles offshore, but its swell could still affect exposed coastal areas. The city has…

Experts have warned of possible shark movements after a dead whale carcass washed up on a popular Australian beach. The warning follows the arrival of the carcass, with concerns focused on the potential for sharks to move towards the area. Authorities and beachgoers have been alerted to the possibility of increased shark activity while the carcass remains on the shore.

A powerful nor’easter has battered the US East Coast with torrential rain, damaging winds and dangerous waves, leaving at least one person dead and flooding communities in New York and New Jersey. In coastal areas, residents used kayaks and canoes to move through submerged streets, passing parked cars that were partly or almost completely under water. Flood warnings remained in force across large stretches of the coastline, with further disruption expected. Leighton Brown, a 56-year-old New York City Housing Department employee, died in Brooklyn after being struck by a falling tree, officials said. Flooding was reported in New Jersey at…