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Takuma Asano
personTakuma Asano scores 83rd-minute winner for Japan against Germany. Ritsu Doan had equalised Ilkay Gündogan’s first-half penalty. Germany next faces Spain on Sunday, while Japan takes on Costa Rica.
Westminster
organizationRishi Sunak forced to pull vote on major housebuilding plans due next week. National Health Service nurses voted for their biggest strike in a century. Health Secretary Steve Barclay revealed the extent of the NHS backlog. Supreme Court to rule on Scottish Parliament's power to hold referendum.
Gavi
personSpain go top of Group E after Japan come from behind to beat Germany 1-2. Dani Olmo, Marco Asensio, Ferran Torres, Carlos Soler and Alvaro Morata on target for Spain. Gavi becomes youngest World Cup scorer since Pele in 1958, aged 18 years and 110 days.
Michy Batshuayi
personBelgium beat Canada 1-0 at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Qatar. Michy Batshuayi scored the winner with a wonderful half-volley. Alphonse Davies missed a penalty in the first half that would have given Canada the lead.
Sean Kugler
personThe Detroit Lions have the NFC’s Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in three games. Rams add Case Cookus to the practice squad along with veteran center Cole Toner. Cardinals fired offensive line coach Sean Kugler for groping a woman in Mexico City.
Walmart
organizationAndre Marcus Bing, 31, was an overnight team lead at Walmart on Sam's Circle in Chesapeake, Virginia. Police were called to the Walmart at 10.12pm Tuesday after reports of a shooting. Ex-overnight stocker at the store, James Credle, said the killer introduced him to the Yellow Edition of Red Bull.
Ritsu Doan
personJapan beat Germany 2-1 in their World Cup Group E opener on Wednesday. Goals from substitutes Ritsu Doan and Takuma Asano in the last 15 minutes gave Japan a stunning upset. Germany had taken the lead through a first-half penalty from Ilkay Gundogan.
Pep Guardiola
personPep Guardiola has signed a two-year contract extension with Manchester City. The deal will keep the Spaniard at the Premier League champions until 2025. His previous deal had been due to expire in seven months’ time. Guardiola joined City in 2016 and has overseen the most successful period in club history.
Supreme Court
organizationSupreme Court rules that the Scottish parliament does not have the right to declare a referendum on Scottish independence. Judges ruled the Scotland Act does not permit Holyrood to legislate on the reserved issue. In the last Scottish independence vote, 55.3% voted no, with 44.7% voting yes.
Manchester City
organizationPep Guardiola has signed a new two-year contract with Manchester City. The Spanish manager's current deal was set to expire at the end of the season. Guardiola has won 11 trophies, including four Premier League titles.
Holyrood
organizationSupreme Court rules Holyrood cannot legislate for an independence referendum. That means there will not be an indyref2 on 19 October 2023, as the Scottish government had planned. A wildcat ballot in the Catalan-style is not an option.
Todd Chrisley
personTodd Chrisley received a 12-year sentence, along with 16 months’ probation, while his wife was sentenced to seven years in prison. The Chrisleys’ accountant, Peter Tarantino, was also sentenced Monday to three years after being found guilty of filing two false corporate tax returns.
Julie Chrisley
personTodd and Julie Chrisley were sentenced Monday for their bank fraud and tax evasion convictions. Todd was sentenced to 12 years in prison and 16 months probation, while Julie was ordered to serve seven years. Prosecutors alleged they used falsified documents to obtain $30 million in bank loans.
Lionel Messi
personArgentina lost 2-1 to Saudi Arabia in their World Cup 2022 opener. Saleh Al-Shehri and Salem Al-Dawsari scored for the Saudis. It was the Albiceleste's third straight loss in a major international tournament.
Robert Lewandowski
personPoland drew 0-0 with Mexico in their World Cup opener in Doha. Robert Lewandowski missed a penalty for Poland in the second-half. Saudi Arabia are the early leaders of Group C after their shock win over Argentina. Denmark and Tunisia share the points.
the Arizona Cardinals
organizationSan Francisco 49ers beat Arizona Cardinals 38-10 in Mexico City. Jimmy Garoppolo threw four touchdown passes, including two each to Brandon Aiyuk and George Kittle. Cardinals fell to 4-7 as backup quarterback Colt McCoy started in place of the injured Kyler Murray.
Manchester United
organizationCristiano Ronaldo's Manchester United contract has been terminated. The 37-year-old will lose out on £16million in lost wages. Ronaldo is free to join a new club without restrictions. Sporting Lisbon are favourites with bookies to sign Ronaldo. Chelsea and MLS sides expected to join race to sign the Portuguese veteran.
Cyril Ramaphosa
personSouth Africa's Ramaphosa leads ANC presidency race ahead of conference. ANC on Tuesday released the final list of nominees for its top six positions. Whoever emerges as party president would become state president. South Africa is the UK's biggest trading partner on the continent.
Keir Starmer
personSome businesses have been pushing the government to ease immigration rules to fill job vacancies. UK needs to train up its own workers and produce a high-skilled, high-wage nirvana.
OECD
organizationOECD sees world growth slowing to 2.2% next year from 3.1% in 2022. Only Chile is forecast to register a worse performance in rich country league table. Bitcoin dropped to a two-year low of $15,481 late Monday.