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Calvin Ridley
personAtlanta Falcons wide receiver Calvin Ridley will miss the entire 2022 season after being banned by the NFL. The 27-year-old was found to have bet on matches during five days when he was out of the team in late November. Ridley reportedly placed parlay bets including NFL games on his cell phone.
Roy Keane
personRoy Keane says up to six Manchester United players should never play for the club again. Manchester United lost 4-1 to Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday. Keane also accused United of "giving up" in "unforgivable" fashion.
Ivan Kuliak
personIvan Kuliak finished third in the parallel bars final at the Apparatus World Cup in Doha over the weekend. The 20-year-old was sharing the podium with the event winner - Ukrainian star Illia Kovtun. His pride over Russian invasion came as his country killed fleeing children.
Bill Cosby
personCosby was released last year when his 2018 conviction was overturned. Prosecutors had filed an appeal with the court last year to review the decision. A Cosby spokesperson expressed "sincere gratitude to the justices"
Manchester City
organizationManchester United lost 4-1 to Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday. Harry Maguire, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Joao Cancelo all underperformed. Roy Keane says up to six United players should never play for the club again. Keane also accused United of "giving up" in "unforgivable" fashion.
Manchester United
organizationManchester City beat Manchester United 4-1 at the Etihad on Sunday. Kevin De Bruyne scored twice and made an assist for Riyad Mahrez. City restore their lead at the top of the Premier League to six points. United slip down to fifth place, a point behind Arsenal who beat Watford.
Roy Keane
personManchester United lost 4-1 to Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday. Kevin De Bruyne, Riyad Mahrez and Jadon Sancho scored for the champions. Roy Keane and Gary Neville accused the Red Devils of giving up.
Visa
organizationVisa and Mastercard are suspending operations in Russia. Anyone with a card issued in Russia will still be able to pay for products and services with Mastercard and Visa cards. Neither financial company will process the transactions.
Kevin De Bruyne
personManchester City beat Manchester United 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium. Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez both scored twice for the home side. City restore their lead at the top of the Premier League to six points. United slip down to fifth place, a point behind Arsenal who beat Watford 3-2.
Arsenal
organizationArsenal beat Watford 3-2 in their Premier League clash at Vicarage Road. Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli scored for Gunners. Cucho Hernandez and Moussa Sissoko scored for Watford. Arsenal move into fourth place while Watford remain 19th.
Manchester City
organizationManchester United lost 4-1 to Manchester City at the Etihad on Sunday. Kevin De Bruyne scored twice either side of Jadon Sancho’s leveller. Two further goals from Riyad Mahrez after the break made it a convincing home win. Cristiano Ronaldo will miss the game due to injury.
Mastercard
organizationMastercard says cards issued by Russian banks will no longer be supported by its network. Any card issued outside the country will not work at Russian stores or ATMs. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy called on people in areas occupied by Russian troops to fight.
BBC News
organizationBBC director-general Tim Davie said the new law appeared to “criminalise the process of independent journalism’ in the country. Local editions of the BBC and Deutsche Welle will be limited in addition to the independent website Meduza and Radio Svoboda.
Shane Warne
personShane Warne passed away aged 52 after a'suspected heart attack. The legendary leg-spinner took 708 wickets in his 145 Tests in a legendary career. His Test haul of 708 was surpassed only by Sri Lanka’s equally freakish spinner Muttiah Muralitharan.
Shane Warne
personShane Warne was found unconscious in a villa in the resort of Koh Samui. Four friends tried in vain to resuscitate Warne after he suffered a heart attack. The leg-spinner took 708 Test match wickets. His death came just hours after that of fellow Australia great Rod Marsh, who died aged 74.
Lindsey Graham
personSen. Lindsey Graham compared Russian President Vladimir Putin to Julius Caesar and Claus von Stauffenberg, a German military figure who tried to assassinate Hitler. Graham has acknowledged the criticism he has received, but is standing by his words.
Breonna Taylor
personEx-cop cleared of charges that he endangered neighbors during 2020 drug raid. Breonna Taylor, 26, was shot multiple times and died at the scene. None of the shots fired by Brett Hankinson hit Taylor.
Ekho Moskvy
organizationEkho Moskvy disappeared from the airwaves on Tuesday and its editor confirmed Thursday that it has now been shut down for good. The station said it will continue to broadcast on YouTube and social media networks. ICC prosecutor Karim A.A. Khan QC announces he is opening an active investigation into war crimes. F1 terminates its contract with Russia following country's invasion of Ukraine.
IPC
organizationRussian and Belarusian athletes will no longer be able to compete at the 2022 Winter Paralympics in Beijing. 71 Russians and 12 Belarusians will not be allowed to participate following threats of boycott from other nations. At least 227 Ukranian civilians have been killed and another 525 injured during Russia's military invasion.
Igor Shuvalov
personAlisher Burhanovich Usmanov, one of the wealthiest men in Russia, was a top target of the latest round of sanctions. Foreign Secretary Liz Truss will establish an Oligarch Taskforce to co-ordinate sanctions and build cases against targets. Ex-Arsenal shareholder, 68, is worth £12bn and owns two £100m properties.