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Marnus Labuschagne
personAustralia beat India by nine wickets to take 2-1 lead in Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. Travis Head (49) and Marnus Labuschagne (28) took Australia home in 18.5 overs. It was Australia's first victory on Indian soil in six years.
Washington State
organizationWashington State men's basketball defeated Washington by a final score of 93-84 on Thursday, March 2. The win was the first in program history over a top-3 team, and will move the Cougars into the semifinals. The Utes now likely miss out on a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament.
Stephen Bear
personStephen Bear, 33, was found guilty of leaking intimate footage of himself. Celebrity Big Brother star was handed jail time on Friday at Chelmsford Crown Court. The 32-year-old was accused of sharing a video online of him and his ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison having sex. Footage was captured on CCTV cameras in Bear's garden in Essex in 2020.
Alex Murdaugh
personSouth Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said that disgraced attorney Alex Murdaugh taking the stand in his own defense was "fatal" for his case. Murdaugh, 54, faces 30 years to life in prison without parole for each murder charge.
The Boston Bruins
organizationThe Boston Bruins became the fastest team in NHL history to reach 100 points by beating the Buffalo Sabres 7-1 on Thursday night. The win moved them to 48-8-5 on the season, recording 101 points for the year in just 61 games. The 2023 NHL Trade Deadline took place on Friday.
Luka Doncic
personDallas Mavericks beat Philadelphia 76ers 133-126 on Thursday. Luka Doncic scored 42 points and Kyrie Irving added 40 for the Mavericks. Jeremy Sochan recorded his first career double-double with 22 points.
UCLA
organizationJaime Jaquez Jr. scored 17 of his 23 points in the second half. Tyger Campbell added 16 points and Jaylen Clark 15 for the regular-season Pac-12 champion Bruins. UCLA has won seven in a row despite giving up more than 70 points.
Kem Sokha
personKem Sokha, leader of the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party, found guilty of treason and sentenced to 27 years’ imprisonment to be served under house arrest. Court said he had colluded with a foreign power from 2010 until his arrest in September 2017.
Jason Roy
personEngland beat Bangladesh by 132 runs to win series 2-0. Jason Roy hit 132 with 18 fours and a six to lay the platform. Jos Buttler made 76 before Adil Rashid and Sam Curran grabbed four wickets each.
Maggie Murdaugh
personAlex Murdaugh, 54, found guilty of murdering wife Maggie, 52, and son Paul, 22. Murdaugh shot his wife five times with an automatic rifle before shooting his son in the head and chest with a different weapon. Prosecutors allege that Murdaugh killed his wife and son to distract from his string of alleged financial crimes.
Travis Head
personAustralia beat India by nine wickets in the third Test in Indore. Travis Head (49 not out) and Marnus Labuschagne (28) got Australia home in 18.5 overs. Australia lost just 1 wicket before reaching 76 runs to secure the win.
Achraf Hakimi
personParis Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi charged with rape. 24-year-old allegedly paid for his accuser to travel to his house while his wife and children were away on holiday. Hakimi was a key player as Morocco reached the World Cup semi-finals.
Maggie
personAlex Murdaugh, 54, shot dead his wife Maggie, 52, and son Paul, 22, at the family's sprawling hunting estate in Moselle, South Carolina, on June 7, 2021. Surviving son Buster appeared stony-faced and sat with his hand covering his mouth beside his girlfriend Brooklynn White. Maggie was shot four or five times with a rifle, and Paul was shot twice with a shotgun. Sentencing is set for Friday morning at 9:30.
Kyrie Irving
personDallas Mavericks beat Philadelphia 76ers 133-126. Luka Doncic scored 28 points, Kyrie Irving added 23 and the All-Star pair won. Dallas' 142 points was the most scored in a game this season.
Rahul Gandhi
personRahul Gandhi said democracy in India is under attack and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is ‘blowing our country to smithereens’ Union minister Anurag Thakur said the Congress lost in elections but their bankruptcy was evident when they lost no opportunity to malign India.
Georgia Harrison
personStephen Bear filmed himself having sex with Georgia Harrison in his garden. He then sent a clip of it on WhatsApp and uploaded it to his OnlyFans page. Bear was found guilty of two counts of revenge porn and one count of voyeurism. He was sentenced to 21 months in prison and given a restraining order.
Isabel Oakeshott
personFormer health secretary entrusted journalist Isabel Oakeshott with more than 100,000 of his messages. The broadcaster then leaked the texts to the Daily Telegraph. Mr Hancock denied doing so but described her actions as a 'breach of trust'
State
organizationU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for the first time since Moscow launched its invasion of Ukraine. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the India-hosted G20 foreign ministers' meeting.
George Santos
personRep. George Santos has admitted to fabricating large swaths of his biography and has been accused of breaking campaign finance laws. The House Committee on Ethics has established a subcommittee to look into the allegations.
Giorgia Meloni
personGiorgia Meloni is the third Italian Prime Minister to visit India after Paolo Gentiloni in 2017 and Giuseppe Conte in 2018. India and Italy are celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations this year. Meloni's two-day visit coincides with a meeting of G20 foreign ministers in the Indian capital.