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Karim Benzema
personReal Madrid beat Chelsea 3-1 in Champions League quarter-final first leg. Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick before Kai Havertz and Edouard Mendy also netted for Los Blancos. Rio Ferdinand has tipped the French forward for Ballon d'Or glory.
Southampton
organizationMatt Le Tissier has stood down from his role as a Southampton ambassador. The 53-year-old made the decision following a backlash over a controversial social media post on the war in Ukraine. Erik ten Hag and Mauricio Pochettino are the main contenders to be the next permanent manager at Manchester United.
Ed Sheeran
personJudge rules singer-songwriter had not plagiarised Oh Why by Sami Chokri. Shape Of You was the UK's best-selling song of 2017 in the UK. Judge cleared singer of plagiarism on Wednesday morning.
Amir Locke
personAmir Locke, 22, was killed by Minneapolis police during a no-knock warrant raid in February. Locke was not named in the warrant, but his 17-year-old cousin, Mekhi Camden Speed, was. Speed has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in Locke's killing.
Merrick Garland
personMerrick Garland is the second Cabinet official to announce a positive test result on Wednesday. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo also tested positive for the virus. The 69-year-old attorney general has not experienced any symptoms.
Elon Musk
personTesla CEO Elon Musk is joining Twitter's board of directors. Musk bought 73.5 million of the company's shares for $2.9 billion (€2.65 billion) Twitter CEO Parag Agarwal said that Musk, "would bring great value to our Board"
Barack Obama
personObama calls passage of the ACA ‘a high point’ of his time as president. Biden invoked some nostalgia, saying that having Obama back felt like "the good old days"
Tiger Woods
personTiger Woods will play in this week's Masters at Augusta National. The 46-year-old has not played in a top-level event since a car crash in 2021. The 86th Masters begins April 7 and runs through April 10. Woods has won the prestigious competition five times.
Benfica
organizationLiverpool beat Benfica 3-1 in Champions League quarter-final first leg in Lisbon. Goals from Ibrahima Konate, Sadio Mane and Luis Diaz earn Liverpool victory. Liverpool face Manchester City in Premier League on Sunday.
Champions League
organizationManchester City beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 at the Etihad Stadium. Kevin De Bruyne scored the only goal of the game in the 68th minute. Liverpool beat Benfica 3-1 to take firm grip on Champions League tie.
Crystal Palace
organizationNuno Tavares lasted just 45 minutes up against Jordan Ayew. Michael Olise now faces a race against time to be fit for Palace's FA Cup semi-final with Chelsea at Wembley on April 17. Kieran Tierney is set to undergo knee surgery this week.
the UN Security Council
organizationUkrainian President says UN should be dissolved if it cannot stop Moscow. Volodymyr Zelensky also calls for Russia to be kicked off the Security Council. Comes after he made an emotional trip to Bucha during which he took journalists to see the corpses left in the wake of Russia's retreat.
Ketanji Brown Jackson
personSens. Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney Monday said they will vote for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be confirmed to the Supreme Court. Murkowski's support gives Jackson yet more breathing room for her confirmation after Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said she would support Jackson last week. A final vote on Jackson’s likely confirmation is expected later this week.
Jon Batiste
personJon Batiste wins five Grammys, including album of the year for "We Are" Olivia Rodrigo wins best new artist, best pop vocal album and best pop solo performance. Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak swept the board winning in all four categories.
Arsenal
organizationArsenal lost 3-0 to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Monday night. It was the Gunners' first defeat on the road in the Premier League since early December. Mikel Arteta has apologised to Arsenal fans for his side's performance. Tottenham Hotspur beat Newcastle United 5-0 on Sunday to go fourth.
June Brown
personJune died at her home in Surrey on Sunday night at the age of 95. The actress was known for her role as Dot Cotton in the BBC One soap. She appeared in 2884 episodes of EastEnders before leaving permanently in 2020.
EasyJet
organization100 EasyJet flights - including 62 from the UK - have been cancelled. BA also cancelled hundreds of flights on Saturday and Sunday. Blue-chip FTSE 100 was up 0.1% after kicking off second quarter with modest gains.
Carrie Lam
personCarrie Lam announced Monday she would not seek a second term as chief executive. The 64-year-old became Hong Kong's first woman leader in 2017. She will end her five-year tenure as the territory’s Beijing-appointed leader later this year.
Champions League
organizationPaddy Power are offering punters up to £20 back as cash if their bet on Benfica vs Liverpool loses. The bookmaker is also offering a boosted 102/1 bet on the showdown at the Estadio da Luz that could return £2,070 from a £20 stake. Manchester City take on Atletico Madrid at the Etihad on Tuesday, before the return leg in Madrid on 13 April.
Elon Musk
personThe world's richest man owns quadruple the shares of its founder Jack Dorsey. His passive stake is valued at up to $2.9billion based on Friday's stock close. It has prompted Twitter's share price to soar 26% in pre-market trading.