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Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso is planning to use Malo Gusto more frequently in midfield after the France international remained at Stamford Bridge following Liverpool’s late deadline-day approach. Liverpool sought to take the 23-year-old on loan on September 1, but Chelsea were unwilling to consider a temporary move without a permanent commitment. The London club were understood to value Gusto at around £75 million, bringing the negotiations to an end. Gusto’s continued presence now gives Alonso an additional option in an area of the squad that has been weakened by Enzo Fernandez’s £125 million transfer to Manchester City and Chelsea’s failure…

A medical transport driver was arrested after Navajo Nation police found him asleep behind the wheel of a company van containing beer cans and liquor bottles in Chinle, Arizona. The 32-year-old man was discovered at a Chevron petrol station at about 2.30am on Friday, 4 September, according to police. The vehicle belonged to Phoenix-based Medicare Trans, which provides non-emergency transport for patients. Officers approaching the parked van reportedly found both open and unopened alcohol containers inside. Police said the driver showed clear signs of intoxication when he woke and was subjected to sobriety tests at the scene. He was taken…

Claremont captain Callan England has urged his side to use last year’s painful preliminary-final defeat as motivation when the Tigers host East Perth for a place in the WAFL grand final. Claremont were beaten 7.4 (46) to 5.11 (41) by the Royals in 2025, ending their season in a tight contest at Leederville Oval. England and his teammates now have the opportunity to settle the score on home territory. The Tigers’ defeat was shaped by missed chances, despite their advantage in attacking entries and scoring shots. Claremont were unable to convert late opportunities, while East Perth held firm to secure…

A manhunt is under way in Victoria, Australia, after three people were allegedly attacked with an axe at a property in the Gippsland town of Tyers. Police have issued a warrant for 48-year-old Peter O’Ryan, who is known to the victims and remains at large. The injured people are understood to be his parents and brother. Emergency services were called to the property on Cowies Road at about 12.30pm on Saturday, September 5. Police allege that an argument broke out before Mr O’Ryan attacked his brother and then his parents. The two men, aged 76 and 47, were airlifted to…

Matty ‘J’ Johnson has been named Australia’s Father of the Year, an accolade the television personality admitted would “take some getting used to”. Johnson received the 2026 Australian Father of the Year award at Admiralty House in Sydney, where the ceremony was hosted by Australia’s Governor-General, Sam Mostyn. The recognition was presented by The Fathering Project, a national charity which promotes the role of fathers and father figures in children’s lives. Johnson, who is also the co-host of the Two Doting Dads podcast, has three daughters with his wife, Laura Byrne. The couple have spoken publicly about sharing responsibility for…

Liverpool are considering a move for former Real Madrid right-back Dani Carvajal, who remains available as a free agent after leaving the Spanish club at the end of last season. The 34-year-old has been mentioned as a possible solution to Liverpool’s lack of depth in the position, despite the summer transfer window closing on September 1. Free agents can still sign for clubs outside the main window, leaving the door open to a potential short-term agreement. Former Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott raised the possibility of a move while appearing on TNT Sports, saying: “I think there’s talk of Liverpool…

Flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport have been suspended after ash from the ongoing eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau reached the airport, disrupting hundreds of services and affecting more than 22,000 passengers. The closure, initially due to end at 5.30am local time on Sunday 6 September, was extended first to 9.30am and then to 1.30pm as ash continued to spread across western Indonesia. Indonesia’s transport ministry said an initial 33 flights had been affected, including international services. The wider disruption later involved 209 flight movements, with passengers facing cancellations, delays, diversions and rescheduled journeys. Mount Anak Krakatau ash disrupts Jakarta…

Donald Trump’s MAGA Inc. super PAC has committed $10 million to Ken Paxton’s Texas Senate campaign, ending months of limited activity as the Republican faces a closely fought contest against Democrat James Talarico. The spending, disclosed in a Federal Election Commission filing on Saturday, September 5, marks the organisation’s first major investment in a competitive general election race during the 2026 midterm cycle. Half of the money will fund television and digital advertising promoting Mr Paxton, while the remaining $5 million will be used to attack Mr Talarico, a Texas state representative. The intervention underlines the concern within Republican circles…

A first-home buyer has paid $1.46 million for a two-bedroom apartment in Sydney’s Potts Point, securing the art deco property for $40,000 below the vendors’ reserve as the city’s spring auction market showed tentative signs of recovery. Five parties registered to bid for the apartment at 27/7 Springfield Avenue, although only two took part when the auction began on Saturday. The opening bid was $1.4 million and the property changed hands after just three bids. The winning bidder was a local first-home buyer supported by their parents, according to Ray White Touma Taylor selling agent Renee Cross. The vendors, three…

A young Alabama mother who nearly died after being deliberately poisoned with lead has spoken about the ordeal in a new investigation into the attempted murder of which her husband was convicted. Hannah Pettey, from Morgan County, Alabama, suffered months of severe pain, weakness and rapid weight loss before being taken to hospital in January 2022. She had lost more than 45lb and weighed about 84lb when doctors discovered an “astronomical” amount of lead in her body. Medical staff found lead in her bloodstream, bones and digestive system. Doctors concluded that the quantity could not have been consumed accidentally and…