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Ben Foster
personBen Foster has joined Wrexham on a short-term deal until the end of the season. The 39-year-old has agreed to come out of retirement to help the Vanarama National League side. Foster was spotted by then Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson when he was at Stoke City.
Tottenham
organizationTottenham striker scores penalty in 2-1 Euro 2024 qualifying win away to Italy. England captain moves clear of Wayne Rooney's tally of 53 goals for Three Lions. Bobby Charlton is third on 49 goals.
TikTok
organizationChina says it would oppose possible US plans to force TikTok’s Chinese owner to sell the short-video service. UK announced last week a security ban of TikTok on government devices. Scotland announced Thursday that it would also ban the app on its official devices.
Sky Sports
organizationSoccer AM set to end on Saturday 27 May, the day before the end of the Premier League season. Staff said to be 'raging' at the news with redundancies set to be made in May. Sky Sports will reportedly replace the now-axed Soccer AM with their other talk show 'Saturday Social'
Rishi Sunak
personBritish lawmakers vote overwhelmingly in favor of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's deal with the European Union to rewrite the rules on Northern Ireland trade. House of Commons voted 515-29 to back a key portion of the agreement.
Liz Truss
personLiz Truss, Sir Iain Duncan Smith and Priti Patel were among rebels. Jacob Rees-Mogg and Simon Clarke also added their names to the list. ERG tried to put a brave face on the result, pointing out that 70 Tory MPs – or one-third of the party's backbenchers – had not supported the deal.
Oleksandr Usyk
personTyson Fury v Oleksandr Usyk is off, according to the Ukrainian's camp. The heavyweight title unification bout was due to take place on April 29. Fury's promoter Frank Warren is hoping to resurrect the fight in the next 24 hours.
Paul George
personPaul George left during the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Clippers' 101-100 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. George appeared to hyperextend his right knee after he was fouled by Luguentz Dort. He will be reevaluated in two-to-three weeks.
Boris Johnson
personBoris Johnson could be found to have committed a contempt of Parliament. If he fails to convince the committee that he did not deliberately mislead the Commons, he could face a by-election. The four-hour showdown could ultimately lead to him being ousted as an MP.
Mesut Ozil
personMesut Ozil announced his retirement from professional football on Wednesday. The 34-year-old joined Arsenal from Real Madrid in the summer of 2013. Ozil made 254 appearances for the Gunners, scoring 44 goals and assisting 79.
Shohei Ohtani
personJapan beats the U.S. 3-2 for its first title since 2009. Munetaka Murakami and Kazuma Okamoto homered for Japan. Trea Turner hit his record-tying fifth home run of tournament. Shohei Ohtani named the World Baseball Classic MVP.
Tyson Fury
personThe heavyweight title unification bout was due to take place on April 29. The Ukrainian's manager Egis Klimas has confirmed he has left his training camp. WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO champion will now seek to defend his belts against Daniel Dubois.
Ofsted
organizationRuth Perry was head at Caversham Primary School in Reading. She killed herself in January after Ofsted found the school to have 'inadequate' leadership and management. Teachers' unions have called for inspections to be halted, but Department for Education says they are "hugely important"
Irvo Otieno
personIrvo Otieno, 28, died after being smothered by at least seven people, including the defendant, on top of him. Ten people have been charged with second-degree murder. It unfolded on March 6 inside Virginia’s Central State Hospital.
Mark Rowley
personBaroness Louise Casey spent a year examining the Yard's culture and practices. She said there was a 'rot' at its heart that allowed racism to go unchallenged. Findings were branded "heartbreaking" by Met Commissioner Mark Rowley.
Gwyneth Paltrow
personOscar-winning actress allegedly ploughed into retired optometrist Terry Sanderson. Ms Paltrow, 50, was said to have been looking up the mountain at her two children. She knocked 69-year-old to the ground with such force he broke four ribs and his brain struck the inside of his skull.
Roy Hodgson
personRoy Hodgson named as Crystal Palace manager until the end of the season. The 75-year-old replaces Patrick Vieira, who was sacked last week after 12 games without a win. Hodgson managed Palace for four seasons between 2017 and 2021.
The Metropolitan Police
organizationReview finds Met to be 'institutionally' racist, misogynist and homophobic. Victims were made to feel like an 'inconvenience' and 'gaslighted' Met's record around rape is so poor the crime is effectively 'legal'
Terry Sanderson
personTerry Sanderson, 76, a retired optometrist, claims that it was Paltrow who slammed into him in a ‘full body hit’ as she skied the slopes of Park City, Utah. He says the movie star and Goop CEO crashed into him with such force that he was left with ‘permanent traumatic brain injury, four broken ribs, pain, suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, emotional distress and disfigurement’ The actress denied that she caused the crash or injured Sanderson.
Jorge Sampaoli
personSevilla have lost four of their last seven league matches. Argentine coach left Sevilla to join Argentina's national team in 2016. Sevilla in 14th place in Spanish league, two points from the relegation zone.