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New Chelsea signing Estevao Willian left the pitch in tears after suffering an injury for Palmeiras on Saturday night. Earlier this summer, Chelsea reached an agreement to sign the 17-year-old from Brazilian side Palmeiras, paying €34 million (£28.7m) up front plus a further €23m (£19.4m) in add-ons. When asked about Estevao’s injury after his side’s defeat, Palmeiras head coach Abel Ferreira said: ‘It’s worrying. ‘Above all, we had losses in the defensive sector, we have fewer options without Murilo and Piquerez. ‘It’s a shame that this happened. Football is like that, he had already been out and we could force him…

Fallout London creator talks British humour and making ‘Fallout 4.5’ Fan project Fallout London is finally out, as lead developer Dean Carter explains where the idea came from and why Americans might be in for a ‘culture shock’. Five years after the idea of making Fallout London popped into Dean Carter’s head, and after a string of ups, downs, and delays, the massive Fallout 4 mod has finally been released. GameCentral already talked to Carter ahead of the launch, when the project lead revealed why Fallout London has to succeed, adding, ‘If it’s an awful launch we’ll probably all just…

The Canadian women’s football team have suspended and sent home their head coach from the Paris Olympics after the ‘drone spying’ scandal deepened. Canada previously dismissed two members of their coaching staff after they were accused of using a drone to fly over and film the training sessions of rivals New Zealand. The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) opened an investigation, while head coach Bev Priestman apologised for her staff’s actions before removing herself from the dugout for Thursday’s clash against New Zealand. The defending Olympic champions managed to win 2-1 but in a shocking turn of events, Priestman has now…

France’s rail network has been’paralysed’ by a series of co-ordinated arson attacks today, affecting nearly a million people travelling to the Olympic games. Flames engulfed train tracks at ‘strategic points’ across the country this morning, just hours before the Olympic Opening Ceremony was due to kick off on the River Seine in Paris. Around 800,000 travellers have been affected by the cancellations, including two German showjumpers set to take part in the opening ceremony who will now miss the event. ‘There was no longer a chance of making it on time,’ rider Philipp Weishaupt, who was travelling with teammate Christian…

Team GB have resorted to hiring their own chefs for Paris 2024 amid issues over the catering in the Olympic Village, including being served raw meat. This summer’s Olympics officially get underway on Friday night with the opening ceremony but the build-up to the games has been marred in various controversies. The latest has occurred in the heart of the athletes’ accommodation, with competitors complaining about food shortages and the lack of quality of the meals. ‘At the beginning of every Games there’s usually two or three issues – the big one this time is the food in the village,…

Steven van de Velde has arrived in Paris ahead of the 2024 Olympics (Picture: Getty) The head of the British Olympic Association has condemned the decision to allow a convicted child rapist to take part in the Paris Olympics this summer. Dutch beach volleyball player Steven van de Velde was convicted of three counts of rape against a 12-year-old girl from Milton Keynes and sentenced to four years in prison in 2016. But the 29-year-old has been selected to represent the Netherlands and will play his first match on Sunday morning. However, his own national committee have taken extra measures…

The opening ceremony will have a very different look this year (Picture: Getty) The Parade of Nations for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony has been confirmed, but how does it work and when do Great Britain enter? The Olympics got underway in the French capital on Wednesday and continued on Thursday ahead of tonight’s official opening ceremony on Friday, July 26, 2024. The opening ceremony will have a very different look this year with the event taking place on the River Seine with a special six-kilometre parade, the first time in history it has not taken place inside…

Rafael Nadal faces a nightmare after picking up a thigh injury (Picture: Getty) Novak Djokovic fans are convinced that Rafael Nadal is scared to face the Serbian at the Paris Olympics and have launched online conspiracy theories. It emerged on Thursday that Nadal has picked up a thigh injury, which forced him to cancel practice, and has thrown his Olympic singles participation into doubt. That news only landed after the draw was made, with Nadal projected to face his Big Three rival Djokovic in an epic second-round blockbuster at Roland-Garros. While Nadal is now doubtful for the singles – he…

The News Bias Exposed Related News Bias distribution How has Netanyahu’s speech to Congress been interpreted by media? Netanyahu’s speech appealed to right-leaning media and lawmakers, with much of the coverage picking up on Netanyahu calling the protesters outside Congress ‘idiots’. Interestingly, Western media, regardless of political leaning has similar coverage with ‘We must stand together” and “Total victory in Gaza” the two most quoted parts of the speech in the headlines. Both sides pick up on the ‘close ties’ between the US and Israel, as highlighted in the speech. More left-leaning media offers fact-checks of Netanyahu’s claims in his speech  -…

Key points of Netanyahu’s US Congress speech  Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has addressed the US Congress for the fourth time. Here are the key quotes from his historic speech. Netanyahu praises allies in the US “Through thick and thin, in good times and in bad, Israel will always be your loyal friend and your steadfast partner. On behalf of the people of Israel, I came here today to say thank you, America,” Netanyahu said. Netanyahu takes aim at protesters “Many choose to stand with evil. They stand with Hamas. They stand with rapists and murderers,” Netanyahu said. “These protesters stand with…