Premier League champions Chelsea are close to finalising the signing of Radamel Falcao on a one-season £7million loan deal from Ligue 1 club Monaco.

Chelsea's new striker Radamel Falcao has officially been confirmed as their new No 9 ahead of the 2015-16 season, following Fernando Torres in wearing the traditional striker's shirt.

Chants of 'Chelsea reject' were aimed at Radamel Falcao as he left the pitch at Wembley, in reference to his tough loan spell at Stamford Bridge. He replied by holding up his hands to show the score.

The Ballon d'Or is awarded to the best player applying his trade in Europe, but is often considered the ultimate prize on a personal level for any footballer.

Monaco are considering a move for former Liverpool man Daniel Sturridge, who is still looking for a new club after becoming a free agent in summer.

PETER CARLINE AT THE HARD ROCK STADIUM: The Kansas City Chiefs have proved masters of the double-digit comeback. They celebrated in style in the locker room after the victory.

Jeremy Renner and Eiza Gonzalez appeared inseparable as they left Super Bowl LIV on Sunday with fellow Hollywood colleagues Kate Bosworth, Michael Polish, and Jon Hamm in Miami.

Kobe Bryant and his daughter Gianna tragically died in a helicopter one week ago along seven other passengers. Ciara and husband Russell Wilson honored the NBA legend at the Super Bowl.

Harvey Weinstein hosted a party at the Manhattan apartment where he is staying during his trial on Sunday, before appearing to fall asleep in court on Monday as actress Jessica Mann testified.

Jennifer Lopez sent her fans an intriguing text on Friday. Fresh off her electrifying halftime performance at the Super Bowl with Shakira, the bombshell appears to have a new treat ready.

The 49-year-old Bourne Legacy actor was seen tugging the 30-year-old Mexican beauty by the arm as they enjoyed an intimate conversation outside the Vanity fair party.

McKinney, 26, paired the lingerie-style top with black tailored flares and pointed toe silver heels.

Jennifer Lopez shone in a vibrant yellow suit as she joined Oprah Winfrey for a chat near Los Angeles. She was part of Oprah's 2020 Vision Tour, which has featured multiple high-profile celebrities.

The model, who rose to fame after starring in a Carls Jr. Superbowl ad in 2015, wore surgical gloves on Tuesday while shopping at Erewhon in Los Angeles.

The 38-year-old Grammy winner only collaborated with her pop rival once in 2004 for a Pepsi commercial, in which they played gladiators

The actress and model, 26, put on a daring display as she posed topless on her balcony, using a black fedora hat and her hands to protect her modesty for a photoshoot on Wednesday.

Australian Federal Police discovered cash, drugs, replica weapons, a taser and wireless transmitters at the property in Sylvania. in Sydney in 2017. Now that want to seize the whole property.

A young woman has slammed Vietnamese workers at a nail salon for making 'derogatory' remarks about her when she was getting a manicure.

Jodi Anasta appeared strained and upset in Sydney Airport on Sunday. 

Two teens have been spotted cheating death after they scaled Sydney's AWA Tower to 'take selfies.'

The man accused of going on a stabbing spree through Sydney's CBD casually took a selfie in a laneway just moments after allegedly slashing the throat of a 24-year-old woman.

A 21-year-old Sydney man with a history of mental illness is believed to have killed a woman of around the same age in a residential unit before going on the rampage across the city centre.

Nicole Cartwright, 32, was found dumped in Hunter's Hill, on Sydney's lower north shore, in the early hours of October 3, 2018, one year ago today, and no one has been arrested over her murder.

Grace Poo, 23, was arrested at the Midnight Mafia music festival in Sydney's Olympic Park last May when sniffer dogs detected her trying to enter with the $50,000 worth of ecstasy tablets.

Angela Gore, surrounded by her children, cried silently as an inquest heard how her husband's body was found kneeling forward in the stairwell at Westfield Bondi Junction in early 2017.

Bernard 'Butch' Gore was found dead in Sydney's Westfield Bondi Junction in January 2017 after he failed to meet his wife outside Woolworths, as planned, three weeks earlier.

Sydney's Inner West Council is expected to vote on a motion within the next week that will move Australia Day events from January 26.

The suburbs most directly at risk of fire are near the bushland areas around the city such as Hornsby in the north, Penrith in the west and Camden and Sutherland in the south.

The smog has blown over from a huge fire at Gospers Mountain in the Hawkesbury region. The Rural Fire Service is controlling the fire, which covers more than 160,000 hectares.

Stipe Lozina, 43, has been refused bail after being charged with affray and assault occasioning actual bodily harm over the alleged attack on Church Street, Parramatta on Wednesday night.

She's the former Home and Away star who is known for her incredible bikini body.

Sydney went ahead with its multi-million dollar New Year firework display at midnight on Tuesday, despite calls for it to be cancelled as much of Australia is devastated by wildfires.

Stunned residents watched on as the huge fire swarmed the dry, grassy area in Sydney Olympic Park on Sunday night.

Elton John told a crowd of thousands he had donated $1million to help bushfire victims during his Sydney concert on Tuesday night.

A number of Australians have been tested for the virus which has led to 17 deaths from about 524 cases in China.

Health officials are investigating if a person has caught the deadly new coronavirus in New South Wales.

Two Sydney mums have been charged after a bizarre online spat over the coronavirus allegedly ended in a wild brawl.

One international student from Wuhan, who asked not to be named, said he was quizzed by officials on the way in to the airport and a group of doctors wearing masks asked him if he was unwell.

Amid the record-breaking deluge, Wahroonga on Sydney's upper north shore received 164mm of rainfall over the course of Sunday alone - compared to an average February rainfall of 117mm.

Belal Shmait, 36, from Western Sydney was sentenced to two years behind bars over his role in a violent attack of a man in Bondi Beach in 2017.

NSW Health is looking into expanding testing to those even with the mildest symptoms in a bid to further flatten the curve of the deadly virus.

DOMINIC LAWSON: As if Labour doesn't have enough problems with alienating Britain's Jewish community, it now seems intent on becoming a hostile environment for Catholics, too.

DOMINIC LAWSON: Only a certain type engages in professional point-scoring in the midst of a pandemic. But Sir Paul Nurse, the Nobel prize-winning scientist, seems to fit that bill.

Princess Charlotte, four, enjoyed a day out at the polo with her family on Wednesday. Eagle-eyed royal watchers spotted she was carrying a little sequin unicorn Beanie Boo purse, which costs just £4.

The Duchess looked glamorous in a bespoke green D&G midi dress, estimated to have cost £2,150, previously worn in 2016 on a visit to Kelowna, during a royal tour of Canada.

Giving Princess Charlotte a touch of sparkle on her way to school in London this morning was a pink, sequined unicorn head key ring seen dangling from her bag.

The Duchess of Cambridge, 37, was the picture of elegance on Thursday as she arrived at Thomas's Battersea with William, 37, and their son George, six, for Charlotte's first day of school.

Actress Michelle Dockery, 37, heaped praise on Kate Middleton, 38, as she recalled the royal's visit to the Downton Abbey set in 2015, as she appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The trio joined the likes of Sam Smith, Emma Stone, Haim, Lily Collins, Jaime Winstone, Judge Rinder and Greg Rutherford at the sell-out event.

Chris Smalling has outlined his desire to win a place in Gareth Southgate's England squad, despite not having been capped for his country since 2017.