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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.
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"
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gamecocks
organizationTop-seeded South Carolina defeats Connecticut 64-49. Gamecocks can become fourth program in women's college basketball history to repeat. South Carolina is now just the eighth program to win multiple national titles.
Twitter confirms Elon Musk has taken a 9.2% share of the company. The confirmation of the share purchase has sent Twitter’s stock soaring. Twitter jumped 27% in price, closing up $10.66 at $49.97 per share.
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.
Viktor Orban
personViktor Orban's right-wing Fidesz party won more than 53% of the vote. Voters endorsed his ambition of a conservative, "illiberal" state. Voters shrugged off concerns over Budapest's close ties with Moscow.
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.
Silk Sonic
organizationSilk Sonic wins four Grammys, including song and record of the year for “Leave the Door Open. Olivia Rodrigo’s three awards included best new artist. Foo Fighters, Chris Stapleton and CeCe Winans also won three each.
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.
Ketanji Brown Jackson
personThe Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked on a party-line vote of 11 to 11. The tie means Jackson is stuck in committee until the full Senate votes to pull her nomination. The full Senate will now decide whether to send the nomination for a floor vote.
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.
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.