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Jane Campion
personJane Campion wins best director at the Critics Choice Awards. Will Smith, Troy Kotsur and Ariana DeBose all win equivalent acting prizes. ‘Ted Lasso’ wins best comedy for the second year in a row.
West Ham
organizationWest Ham beat Aston Villa 2-1 at the London Stadium. Andriy Yarmolenko came off the bench to score the opening goal. Pablo Fornals added a second to give West Ham breathing space. Jacob Ramsey pulled one back for Villa in injury time.
Barack Obama
personFormer US President Barack Obama, 60, has tested positive for Covid-19. The death toll from the two-year coronavirus pandemic stands at 967,000. Obama encouraged more Americans to get vaccinated against the virus.
Naomi Osaka
personNaomi Osaka lost 6-0, 6-4 to Veronika Kudermetova at Indian Wells. The 24-year-old was brought to tears by a spectator during the match. The incident reminded her of when Venus and Serena were booed at the same tournament in 2001.
Charlie Ewels
personBath lock Charlie Ewels was shown a red card just 82 seconds into the game. The Bath club captain made contact with James Ryan's head. Ireland led 15-9 at halftime after tries for James Lowe and Hugo Keenan. England battle back to 15-15 before Ireland pull clear.
Manchester United
organizationManchester United beat Reading 3-1 in their Premier League clash. Leah Galton scored twice with Alessia Russo and Deanne Rose also on target. United are now three points up on Tottenham and eight ahead of Manchester City. Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick as Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Nicholas Reardon
personColumbus, Ohio police officer Nicholas Reardon will not face criminal charges in the fatal shooting of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant last year. Reardon shot Bryant four times after responding to the scene of a reported domestic dispute in April 2021.
Cristiano Ronaldo
personCristiano Ronaldo passed fit to face Tottenham Hotspur. Raphael Varane and Edinson Cavani also set to return. Ryan Sessegnon ruled out for several weeks with hamstring injury. Luke Shaw remains out, but Scott McTominay is a major doubt.
Ivan Fedorov
personIvan Fedorov was working in the city's crisis control centre. He was taken by 10 people and had a plastic bag placed over his head. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the abduction was sign of Russia's weakness.
Russia's state media watchdog Roskomnadzor says Instagram will be blocked in the country due to "calls for violence" against Russian soldiers. Follows blocking of Facebook and Twitter as Russia stamps down on information from anywhere other than within the state. Instagram owner Meta said it would let its users in some countries call for violence against Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Jussie Smollett
personJudge calls Jussie Smollett a narcissistic charlatan for staging a hate crime against himself. Judge James Linn sentences the actor to 30 months of felony probation, with 150 days served in Cook County Jail. Linn also orders that he pay $120,106 in restitution to the city of Chicago and $25,000 fine.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov: "The most decisive measures will follow to suppress the activities of this company" Comes after the US tech giant temporarily allowed posts such as 'death to the Russian invaders' following Putin's ruthless invasion of Ukraine. The EU and UK launched a parallel investigation into the companies on Friday.
Meta
organizationGoogle and Meta are being investigated by antitrust regulators in the EU and UK. Critics say deal allowed them to block smaller tech companies from gaining a foothold in the online ad market. Both companies could face fines of up to 10 percent of their global turnover.
Paris Saint-Germain
organizationParis Saint-Germain were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid. PSG threw away a two-goal advantage to lose 3-2 on aggregate at the Santiago Bernabeu. Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick to send Real into the quarter-finals. Leonardo has refused to back manager Mauricio Pochettino at least beyond the summer.
Oleg Deripaska
personRoman Abramovich hit with asset freeze and travel ban in updated sanctions list. Oleg Deripaska, an industrialist worth £2 billion, also hit along with five others. Foreign Office said the oligarchs have a collective net worth of around £15billion.
PSG
organizationParis Saint-Germain threw away a two-goal lead to lose 3-1 at the Bernabeu. Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick to send Real Madrid through to the quarter-finals. PSG chief Nasser Al-Khelaifi reportedly had a massive post-match meltdown. Jamie Carragher has slammed PSG after their capitulation. Thierry Henry has also criticised PSG captain Marquinhos.
Three
organizationChelsea's shirt sponsor, the telecom's brand, Three, has suspended its deal with the club. Three will have its logo removed from their shirts and advertising around Stamford Bridge. Move comes after UK government sanctions were placed on Russian owner Roman Abramovich. Emergency government talks scheduled to try and find a resolution.
Champions League
organizationParis Saint-Germain were knocked out of the Champions League by Real Madrid. The French giants threw away a two-goal lead to lose 3-1 at the Bernabeu. Karim Benzema's hat-trick in the final 30 minutes dumped out the French league leaders. Leonardo refused to back manager Mauricio Pochettino at least beyond the summer.
Chelsea
organizationChelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK government. The billionaire Russian oligarch will have all his assets frozen, be banned from coming to Britain and from doing any business here. As a result, Chelsea are unable to sell home or away match tickets, buy, sell or extend players' contracts and cannot sell merchandise. Kit suppliers Nike are considering walking away which would see the club miss out on £540m.
Karim Benzema
personReal Madrid beat Paris Saint-Germain 3-2 on aggregate in the Champions League. Karim Benzema scored a hat-trick in the second half at the Bernabeu. PSG were 2-0 up on aggregate after Kylian Mbappe's 39th-minute strike.