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Novak Djokovic
personNovak Djokovic beats Nick Kyrgios 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-3) on Centre Court. It is the Serb's seventh SW19 men's title and only Roger Federer has more. Victory also moved him one behind Rafael Nadal's record 22 men's majors.
Nick Kyrgios
personNovak Djokovic beat Nick Kyrgios in straight sets to win Wimbledon. Serbian won 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 in the final at SW19. It is the Serb's seventh SW19 men's title and only Roger Federer has more.
Tony Sirico
personTony Sirico, who played mobster Paulie Walnuts in "The Sopranos," dies at 79. Sirico was part of the cast that won the Screen Actors Guild’s outstanding ensemble award in 2008.
Elena Rybakina
personElena Rybakina is the first tennis player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles championship. The 23-year-old beat Tunisia's One Jabeur 3-6 6-2 6-1 on Centre Court. Ry bakina switched allegiance to Kazakhstan in 2018. John McEnroe questioned her participation following the All England Club's ban on Russian and Belarusian players.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
personThousands of protesters stormed the president’s official residence and his secretariat on Saturday. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa reportedly fled as crowds broke through a police cordon. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has also agreed to resign. Opposition parties in Parliament are currently discussing the formation of a new government.
Elon Musk
personTwitter says it will sue Elon Musk to complete the $44B merger he just rejected. Twitter board chairman Bret Taylor said that the company will "pursue legal action to enforce the merger agreement" Musk avoided discussing the collapsed Twitter deal as he addressed an audience of moguls.
Ons Jabeur
personElena Rybakina beat Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 3-6, 6-2,6-2 in the Wimbledon final. The 23-year-old Russian-born star is the first tennis player from Kazakhstan to win a Grand Slam singles championship.
Ranil Wickremesinghe
personRanil Wickremesinghe told party leaders that he’ll resign immediately. His decision came after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his residence. A horde of protesters stormed his residence in Colombo earlier on Saturday. The speaker of parliament will likely become acting prime minister.
George Russell
personMax Verstappen takes pole with Charles Leclerc second and Carlos Sainz third. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell are due to line up fifth and 10th on the grid respectively. The Red Bull Ring is the stage for Formula One’s second of three sprint rounds this season.
Sergei Lavrov
personSergei Lavrov is leaving the meeting early, according to reports. His US counterpart Anthony Blinken made a direct appeal for Moscow to unblock Ukraine grain exports. Annual inflation in Ukraine has accelerated to a new high of 21.5% in June.
Twitter shares immediately fell nearly 7% in after hours trading to $34.25 per share. Tesla CEO Elon Musk sent a letter to Twitter’s board Friday saying he is terminating the acquisition. Musk is claiming that Twitter mispresented the scope of spam and fake accounts on the social network.
Joe Biden
personU.S. adds 372,000 jobs in June and unemployment stays at 3.6%. Economists forecast that 270,000 Jobs would be added in June, below the 390,000 in May. Some economists say the US could already be in a recession after the gross domestic product fell at a 1.6 percent annual rate in the first quarter.
Elon Musk
personTesla and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has canceled his previously agreed $44 billion deal to buy Twitter. Musk accused the social media company of “material breach of multiple provisions” of the merger agreement. The move could trigger a legal battle between the billionaire and the company. Twitter shares immediately fell nearly 7% in after hours trading to $34.25 per share.
Cameron Norrie
personNovak Djokovic beats Cameron Norrie 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 in Wimbledon semi-final. Andy Murray will play Nick Kyrgios in the final of the US Open. Harmony Tan knocked out Serena Williams in the first round.
Shinzo Abe
personA man in his 40s has been arrested for attempted murder, and a weapon has been retrieved from the scene. Abe, 67, was shot in the back after a man fired a home-made shotgun at him at close range from behind. Police said the suspect, Tetsuya Yamagami, was dissatisfied with Abe and wanted to kill him.
Michel Platini
personFrench footballing legend Michel Platini has described his joy after a Swiss court on Friday acquitted the former national team skipper of fraud. "I want to express my happiness for all my loved ones that justice has finally been done after seven years of lies and manipulation," Platini said.
Fumio Kishida
personJapanese PM Fumio Kishida suspended his election campaign on Friday. Mr Abe, 67, is Japan's longest-serving PM having held office twice. He was shot in the chest while giving a campaign speech in the city of Nara.
Novak Djokovic
personWimbledon stripped of ranking points after ban on Russian and Belarusian players. Novak Djokovic will drop from three to seven in the world rankings. Nick Kyrgios faces the prospect of being unseeded for the US Open in New York.
Novak Djokovic
personNovak Djokovic beats Cameron Norrie 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 in Wimbledon semi-final. Top seed will play Nick Kyrgios in Sunday's showpiece at the All England Club. Australian was given a walkover in his semifinal after Rafael Nadal pulled out with an abdominal strain. Women's final will be between Ons Jabeur and Elena Rybakina.
Michelle Donelan
personEducation Secretary Michelle Donelan and Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis are the latest ministers to quit. PM agreed to step down after more than 50 Tory MPs walked out in wake of groping storm.