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Activision Blizzard
organizationUS giant will pay £50.6bn for California-based Activision Blizzard. It will make it the world’s third-largest computer games firm behind Sony and Tencent. Call of Duty has been the best-selling video game franchise in tracked dollar sales for 13 straight years. Microsoft would offer as many Activision Blizzard products as they can within the Xbox and PC Games Pass.
Microsoft
organizationMicrosoft has paid $68.7 billion (£50.5 billion) for Activision Blizzard. The all-cash deal will let Microsoft accelerate mobile gaming and provide building blocks for the metaverse, or a virtual environment. Activision-Blizzard stock jumped a whopping 38 percent in pre-market trading on Tuesday morning following initial reports on the deal.
Nikoloz Basilashvili
personAndy Murray beat Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1, 3-6, 6-4,. 6-7, 6 -4 in the Australian Open first round. Victory is Murray's first Australian Open win since 2017. Murray will next meet Japanese qualifier Taro Daniel in third round.
Sloane Stephens
personEmma Raducanu beat Sloane Stephens 6-0, 2-6, 6-1 on Tuesday. It was the first time the 19-year-old had lost a set at a grand slam. British No.1 will play world No. 98 Danka Kovinic in second round.
Microsoft Gaming
organizationMicrosoft on Tuesday announced to acquire Activision Blizzard, the maker of popular games like Call of Duty (CoD) and Warcraft. Deal comes as Activision Blizzard grapples with its own #MeToo reckoning.
Emma Raducanu
personEmma Raducanu beat Sloane Stephens 6-0, 2-6, 6-1 in first round. British No.1 will play world No. 98 Danka Kovinic in second round. Heather Watson was triumphant but qualifier Harriet Dart lost to Iga Swiatek.
Verizon
organizationAT&T says it will delay rollout of new cell towers near "some" airports. Verizon, which also planned a 5G rollout this week, has not said anything yet. At issue is the potential interference of 5G signals with radar altimeters.
Nick Kyrgios
personFormer world No. 13 beat British qualifier Liam Broady in straight sets. Australian blasted 16 aces in the first two sets going up 6-4,6-4. Kyrgios quarantined at close friend and fellow player Matt Reid's home. He will play second seed Daniil Medvedev in a blockbuster clash on Rod Laver Arena.
Goldman Sachs
organizationWall St tumbles as yield spike hits tech, banks slump after Goldman miss. All 11 major S&P 500 sectors were trading lower with the heavyweight tech sector down 2.1%. The Nasdaq Composite is threatening to end below its 200-day moving average.
AT&T
organizationAT&T says it will delay rollout of new cell towers near "some" airports. FAA says frequency used for 5G may interfere with radio altimeters. Major airlines warn of "catastrophic disruption" to travel and shipping.
the Arizona Cardinals
organizationMatthew Stafford leads Los Angeles Rams to dominant win over Arizona Cardinals. Cardinals fought back with a bit of spirit later in the game, but had too far to go. Rams will play Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the divisional round on Sunday afternoon.
Dominic Cummings
personTory MP Peter Bone brands Dominic Cummings a 'completely discredited' individual who is not telling the truth. Ex-aide Dominic Cummings said he warned against 'bring your own booze' event. Johnson said he did not know in advance that it would be a 'drinks party'
Dak Prescott
personDallas Cowboys lost 23-17 to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Owner Jerry Jones says he's never been more disappointed in defeat. Cowboys could lose offensive and defensive coordinators to head coaching jobs.
Antonio Horta-Osorio
personAntonio Horta-Osorio, a British-Portuguese national, took up the job barely eight months ago. Axel Lehmann, a Swiss national and former executive at rival bank UBS, will take over the post.
Naomi Osaka
personNaomi Osaka eased into the second round of the Australian Open with a straight sets win over spirited Colombian Camila Osorio. Rafael Nadal claimed a straight-sets win against Marcos Giron. Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sakkari, Elina Svitolina and Barbora Krejcikova advance. Cameron Norrie was well beaten by Sebastian Korda.
Rafael Benitez
personRafael Benitez has been sacked as manager of Everton. The Toffees have won just one of their last 13 league games. Roberto Martinez and Thierry Henry have reportedly been offered the Everton job. Graham Potter appears uninterested in leaving Brighton.
Robert Lewandowski
personBayern Munich striker pipped Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah to the gong. Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema complete the top three. Chelsea swept the coaching awards in a year when its men and women's teams reached their Champions League finals.
Culture
organizationBBC brands licence fee freeze 'disappointing' as Nadine Dorries faces criticism. Culture Secretary insists it is necessary to tackle rising cost of living. But Labour accuses her of trying to distract from Boris Johnson's woes.
The Dallas Cowboys
organizationDallas had a chance to win the game with 14 seconds left, but couldn't get the ball snapped. The Cowboys set a franchise record with 14 penalties in the game. Head coach Mike McCarthy is on the hot seat after the loss.
the Dallas Cowboys
organizationDallas Cowboys lost 23-17 to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Quarterback Dak Prescott said he thought he got the spike done in time. A collision between an official and the Cowboys O-line saw the clock run to zero.