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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.
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.
Dominic Raab
personEx-aide Dominic Cummings says PM was warned about 'bring your own booze' bash in May 2020. Deputy PM suggests PM should quit if found to have lied. Chancellor Rishi Sunak says he "of course" believes PM's version of events. Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer refuses to apologise for drinking beer in lockdown.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Malik Faisal Akram
personMalik Faisal Akram, 44, was shot dead by the FBI after a 10-hour standoff at a Texas synagogue. He was demanding the release of a jailed Pakistani neuroscientist suspected of having ties to the al-Qaeda terrorist group. Akram was killed after an FBI swat team stormed the building following the lengthy stand-off during which his family back in Britain tried in vain to get him to surrender.
Cowboys
organizationThe Cowboys had a final chance with 32 seconds remaining and were at the San Francisco 41 with 14 seconds to go. San Francisco’s versatile receiver ran 26 yards for a touchdown the play after an interception. Gould is now the career leader for makes in the playoffs without a miss.
Credit Suisse
organizationAntonio Horta-Osorio was forced to resign after barely eight months. He flouted coronavirus quarantine rules in both Britain and Switzerland. It emerged he broke Covid rules to attend the Wimbledon men's tennis finals.
the San Francisco 49ers
organizationThe Dallas Cowboys lost 23-17 to the San Francisco 49ers in the wild-card round. After the game, Cowboys fans threw trash onto the field as players and referees exited the stadium. Cowboys haven't reached NFC championship game since 1995.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Nadine Dorries
personCulture Secretary Nadine Dorries has announced a two-year freeze on licence fee. She has also indicated she wants to put in place a new funding model. Defence chiefs will be drafted in to tackle illegal immigration in the Channel. Labour accuses her of trying to distract from Boris Johnson's woes.