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SVB
organizationUS authorities swooped in and seized the assets of SVB, a key lender to US startups since the 1980s. SVB was put into receivership Friday, making it the biggest U.S. banking collapse since 2008.
Usman Khawaja
personUsman Khawaja hits 104 to power Australia to a commanding 255-4. Travis Head, Steve Smith and Cameron Green put Australia on course for their highest total in the series. India, who lead the series 2-1, were 36 for no loss in reply with Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill.
Cameron Green
personCameron Green scores maiden Test century for Australia. Nathan Lyon and Todd Murphy put on 70 in final session. Green and Usman Khawaja put on 208-run fifth-wicket partnership.
Patrick Ewing
personGeorgetown parted with men's basketball coach Patrick Ewing after six disappointing seasons. The move came after the Hoyas were non-competitive and blown out 80-48 by Villanova. Ewing ends his tenure with a 75-109 mark, the second-worst winning percentage in the school's storied history.
Alan Shearer
personIan Wright and Alan Shearer have pulled out of Match of the Day. Micah Richards and Alex Scott also ruled themselves out of appearing on the show. Gary Lineker has been embroiled in a row over impartiality. The 62-year-old criticised the government's Illegal Migration Bill.
Real Betis
organizationManchester United beat Real Betis 4-1 in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie. Marcus Rashford, Antony, Bruno Fernandes and Wout Weghorst scored for United. Ayoze Perez, on loan from Leicester City, netted his first goal for Betis.
Emmanuel Macron
personFrench leader hailed 'new beginning' in Anglo-French relationship. But he said there was still unfinished business from UK's departure from EU. Relations between London and Paris chilled amid post-Brexit wrangling.
Paris Saint-Germain
organizationParis Saint-Germain were knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich. PSG lost 2-0 at the Allianz Arena to crash out 3-0 on aggregate. It is the fifth time in the last seven years PSG have been eliminated at the first knockout stage. Jamie Carragher has called on Kylian Mbappe to leave PSG.
Tiger Woods
personTiger Woods is worried about what could be "another scandal" amid legal drama with his ex-girlfriend Erica Herman. Herman has filed a lawsuit accusing Woods of locking her out of his home. Tiger Woods will not compete in next week’s Players Championship.
Lionel Messi
personLionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe have been slammed by French newspaper L'Equipe. The World Cup winning Argentina skipper and hat-trick hero in the final were part of Christophe Galtier's flops. The pair have had a hand in 46 goals in Ligue 1 so far this season but their ratings of three out of 10 apiece sum up their dismal performances.
Antonio Conte
personTottenham limped out of the Champions League after a 0-0 draw with AC Milan. Spurs lost 1-0 on aggregate to AC Milan in the round of 16. Antonio Conte says he will make a decision on his future at the end of the season.
Mae Muller
personMae Muller will represent the UK with her single I Wrote A Song. Last year's winners Ukraine were unable to present the event due to conflict with Russia.
Erica Herman
personErica Herman filed court documents in March 2023 to nullify the NDA she signed at the beginning of her and Woods' relationship. Herman claims Woods forced her out of the property using “trickery,” and was repeatedly refused re-entry.
Europa League
organizationManchester United beat Real Betis 4-1 at Old Trafford in Europa League. Red Devils bounced back from 7-0 defeat at Liverpool on Sunday. West Ham beat AEK Larnaca 2-0 in the first leg of their last-16 encounter.
Mitch McConnell
personThe top Republican fell during a private dinner on Wednesday. It remains unclear how long the 81-year-old might remain absent from the narrowly divided Senate. He's the third member of the Senate to be hospitalized in the past month alone.
Muhyiddin Yassin
personMuhyiddin Yassin will be charged with corruption-related offences on Friday. He was prime minister for 17 months between 2020 and 2021. He and his party have faced graft investigations since losing election in November.
Senate
organizationThe Senate voted 81-14 to block the D.C. government's revised criminal code. The new code would have reduced maximum penalties for burglary, carjacking and robbery. The Senate, where the average age is 65, has been without several members recently.
Jenna Ellis
personJenna Ellis agrees to pay $224 as part of a stipulation. She violated professional ethics rules barring reckless, knowing or intentional misrepresentations. Ellis is based in Washington, DC, but is from Colorado.
The Champions League
organizationTottenham Hotspur drew 0-0 at home to AC Milan on Wednesday. The result means Spurs are out of the Champions League for the first time in 16 years. Spurs trailed 1-0 from the first leg at San Siro but were unable to overturn the narrow deficit.
Owen Farrell
personOwen Farrell has been dropped by England coach Steve Borthwick. The 31-year-old will be replaced by Harlequins fly-half Marcus Smith. England face France at Twickenham on Saturday in the Six Nations.