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Benjamin Hall
personBenjamin Hall, Fox News' US state department correspondent, is in hospital. He is said to be in a serious condition after an incident outside of Kyiv. Comes after American journalist Brent Renaud died after reportedly being shot by Russian forces.
Joe Manchin
personSen. Joe Manchin is the most conservative Democrat in the Senate. His formal opposition all but dooms her bid to join the central bank. Without Manchin's support, Democrats have little chance of confirming her.
Tom Brady
personBridget Moynahan is cheering on her ex Tom Brady as he returns to the NFL after a 40-day retirement. Brady announced Sunday that he will play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021. He initially announced in February that he had called it a career after 22 seasons. Brady led the New England Patriots to six Super Bowl wins.
Jake Sullivan
personRussia has admitted to losing its first GRU military intelligence spy. Captain Alexey Glushchak, 31, from Tyumen in Siberia, died in Mariupol. Hundreds of protesters have called for Nato to "close the skies" over Ukraine. Nearly 2.7 million people had fled Ukraine as of Saturday.
NFL
organizationC.J. Uzomah agreed to a three-year, $24 million deal with the Jets, according to a source. The Bengals and guard Alex Cappa have agreed to terms on a four-year $40 million contract. Evan Brown and the Lions agreed to an extension on the eve of the free-agent negotiating period Sunday.
Rebel Wilson
personViewers slammed her's**t jokes, 'wooden performance' and 'dodgy links' She was labelled a TERF – trans-exclusionary radical feminist – after taking issue with the term 'people who menstruate' Pitch Perfect star said she wanted to give out 'Rebel Baftas' as she noted most of the nominees had a high percentage of losing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Blues
organizationNIKE are considering walking away from their 15-year kit deal with Chelsea. Shirt sponsors Three also suspended their £40m deal with the club following the announcement of the sanctions. Former Blues star Pat Nevin warned that Chelsea's future remains 'in serious danger' Cesar Azpilicueta, Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen all become free agents in June.