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Katie Boulter
personKatie Boulter lost 6-1, 6-2 to France's Harmony Tan in just 51 minutes. Liam Broady is now the only British player left in the singles. Rafael Nadal beat Lorenzo Sonego in an equally fiery clash. Nick Kyrgios up against Stefanos Tsitsipas at 16:15 this afternoon.
Cristiano Ronaldo
personCristiano Ronaldo has requested that Manchester United let him leave this summer if the club receive a suitable offer. The 37-year-old forward's decision is driven by his desire to play in the Champions League. United insist they have no intention of selling Ronaldo and expect him to honour his contract.
Iga Swiatek
personTop-ranked Iga Swiatek loses 6-4, 6-2 to 37th-ranked Alize Cornet. Cornet advanced to the Round of 16 at the All England Club for the first time since 2014. Amanda Anisimova came back to top No. 11 Coco Gauff. Liam Broady and Katie Boulter went down in straight sets.
Stefanos Tsitsipas
personNick Kyrgios beats Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 (7) The Australian hot-head threatened a sit-down protest after the world No.5 hit a ball into the stands. The 27-year-old also called the chair umpire a disgrace and received a code violation after being reported by a linesman for swearing.
Brittney Griner
personWNBA star Brittney Griner, 31, has been detained in Russia since February. She faces up to 10 years in prison for the alleged transportation and smuggling of cannabis products. Her position on whether she accepts or rejects the accusation remains unclear.
Mohamed Salah
personMohamed Salah has signed a new three-year contract with Liverpool. The 30-year-old Egypt forward only had a year left on his previous deal. The Egyptian will remain at Anfield until June 2025 on £400,000 per week.
Heather Watson
personHeather Watson beats Slovenia's Kaja Juvan 7-6(6) 6-2 at Wimbledon. British number four reaches fourth round of a grand slam for first time. Watson will face Germany’s Jule Niemeier in quarter-finals. Novak Djokovic continues his title defence against Miomir Kecmanovic.
Cameron Norrie
personCameron Norrie beats Steve Johnson 6-4 6-1 6-0 on Centre Court. World number 12 becomes 12th British man to reach last 16 at Wimbledon. Heather Watson also reaches last 16 of a Grand Slam in singles for first time.
Chris Pincher
personDowning Street admitted it was warned not to appoint Chris Pincher as whip. Tamworth MP was suspended from the Conservative Party on Friday. It follows claims he drunkenly groped two men at a private members' club. PM bowed to pressure when an investigation was launched by sexual misconduct watchdog.
Liz Cheney
personRep. Liz Cheney spoke at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. Cheney said she's been "incredibly moved" by the young people she's met. Thursday's debate will be closed to the public for security reasons.
Logan Mwangi
personLogan Mwangi was found dead in the River Ogmore in Bridgend, Wales. His mother Angharad Williamson, 31, and her partner John Cole, 40, have both been sentenced to life in prison for Logan's murder. A 14-year-old boy, who cannot be named because of his age, will serve a minimum of 15 years after also being found guilty of murder.
Bernie Ecclestone
personBernie Ecclestone said he would 'take a bullet' for Russian President Vladimir Putin. Ex-F1 boss described Putin as a 'first class person' on Good Morning Britain. Eccleston also commented on Nelson Piquet using a racial term directed at Lewis Hamilton.
Katie Boulter
personKatie Boulter beat Karolina Pliskova 3-6 7-6 (4) 6-4 on Centre Court. Heather Watson beats Wang Qiang in straight sets to reach third round. Harriet Dart, Liam Broady and Jack Draper also in action on Thursday.
Karolina Pliskova
personWorld number 118 Bouler stuns last year's runner-up Karolina Pliskova. Broady beats 12th seed Diego Schwartzman after losing 11 successive games. Heather Watson beats Wang Qiang in straight sets to reach third round. Harriet Dart, Liam Broady and Jack Draper also in action.
Ketanji Brown Jackson
personKetanji Brown Jackson is the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court. She was confirmed by the Senate in a bipartisan vote in April. Chief Justice John Roberts will administer the constitutional oath. Justice Breyer, for whom she clerked, will administered the judicial oath.
EPA
organizationSix Republican-appointed judges ruled that the US Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emission. Court sided with pro-coal, Republican-governed states in a case brought by West Virginia against the EPA. Case stems from former President Obama's Clean Power Plan.
Supreme Court
organizationTwo conservative justices sided with the three liberals for a decision favorable to the Biden administration's efforts to end MPP. President Joe Biden suspended the program on his first day in office in January 2021. Republicans immediately lashed out at the move, claiming an end to MPP will lead to an increase in illegally crossings, drug trafficking and deadly human smuggling.
Richarlison
personTottenham Hotspur are close to signing Everton forward Richarlison. The Brazil international is set to agree terms on a five-year deal. The 25-year-old has scored 53 goals in 152 appearances for the Toffees.
R. Kelly
personR&B star R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison Wednesday. He was convicted of racketeering and sex trafficking last year. The sentence caps a slow-motion fall for Kelly, who sold millions of albums. A jury found Kelly guilty in September of sex trafficking charges. He still faces a trial in Chicago on charges of child pornography.
Robert Sylvester Kelly
personFormer 90s star, whose real name is Robert Sylvester Kelly, has been branded a ‘predator’ He was convicted on multiple counts of racketeering, with the charges relating to bribery and forced labour. Judge Ann M. Donnelly handed down Kelly's sentence in Brooklyn Federal Court on Wednesday, despite the defense lawyers' request for a sentence of 10 years or less. He's still facing child pornography and obstruction of justice charges in Chicago, where a trial is scheduled to begin Aug 15.