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Nottingham Forest
organizationNottingham Forest beat Leicester City 4-1 in the FA Cup fourth round. Philip Zinckernagel, Brennan Johnson and Joe Worrall on target for hosts. Leicester fan invaded the pitch and appeared to attack Forest players. The fan has been banned for life by his club and arrested by police.
Zoi Sadowski-Synnott
personThe 20-year-old recorded a score of 92.88 to leap ahead of American Julia Marino. Alexander Bolshunov crossed the finish line carrying a Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) banner. Thomas Bach still plans to meet Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai in Beijing.
Lata Mangeshkar
personLata Mangeshkar died at Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai on Sunday. She was admitted to the hospital in January with Covid-19 and pneumonia. Two-day national mourning will be observed in her memory. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he is ‘anguished beyond words’
Kamila Valieva
personKamila Valieva scored 90.18 points in the women's short program. The 15-year-old won the European championships last month. Makayla Gerken Schofield became the first Briton to feature in an Olympic moguls final.
Prince Charles
personQueen said her'sincere wish' is for Camilla to be known as Queen Consort. Charles said to be 'deeply conscious' of how important it is the Queen publicly voiced her wish. Clarence House spokesperson said Charles and Camilla were 'touched and honoured'
FA Cup
organizationTottenham beat Brighton 3-1 in the FA Cup fourth round. Manchester City beat Fulham 4-1 at the Etihad Stadium. West Ham United beat Kidderminster Harriers 2-1. Crystal Palace beat Hartlepool United 2-0 at Selhurst Park.
Anthony Elanga
personManchester United lost 8-7 on penalties to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup. 19-year-old Anthony Elanga missed the decisive penalty in a thrilling shootout. Elanga has since been the victim of vile racist abuse on social media. Instagram have removed a number of comments on Elanga's page.
Nadine Dorries
personCulture Secretary appeared affronted when asked when she last spoke to PM. She shrugged, looked quizzically into her webcam, and replied: "Why?" Comes amid rising anger over a clip of comedian Jimmy Carr's most recent Netflix special.
Middlesbrough
organizationManchester United lost 1-0 to Middlesbrough in the FA Cup fourth round. Chris Wilder's side won 8-7 on penalties after the game finished 1-1. Anthony Elanga missed the key penalty in the shootout after Cristiano Ronaldo missed from the spot in regular time.
Therese Johaug
personNorway's Therese Johaug won her first individual gold with a dominant victory. Natalia Nepryaeva of Russia won the silver and Teresa Stadlober of Austria took the bronze. Many western nations diplomatically boycotted the Games over China's treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups.
Justin Langer
personJustin Langer quits as coach of Australia men's team less than a month after resounding 4-0 Ashes win over England. 51-year-old has been in charge for four years and is linked to an ECB role. Cricket Australia said Langer was offered a short-term extension to his contract 'which sadly he has opted not to accept'
Amir Locke
personAmir Locke, 22, was shot and killed by a Minneapolis police SWAT team member during a no-knock-warrant raid on his apartment on Wednesday. Locke's family said he had no criminal record and had a legal permit to carry a weapon. The officer involved in the shooting has been placed on administrative leave, as per policy, pending the investigation.
Vladimir Putin
personRussia's largest oil producer Rosneft said on Friday its new oil deal with China was worth $80 billion. Putin announced a new 30-year contract to supply 10 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year to China.
RNC
organizationReps. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) are on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. The action marks the first time in history that the RNC has censured sitting lawmakers of its own party.
Liz Cheney
personHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger's congressional careers are effectively over. RNC formally censured the two Republicans on Friday. Resolution accuses them of "participating in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens" Resolution passed on a voice vote as 168 members of the RNC gathered in Salt Lake City.
Michael Avenatti
personMichael Avenatti was convicted Friday of swiping nearly $300,000 in book-advance money from his then-client Stormy Daniels. He faces a maximum of 22 years in prison for his conviction on wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges. Sentencing was set for May 24.
Adam Kinzinger
personReps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger censured by the Republican Party. They sit on the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Resolution accuses them of “participating in a Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens”
Meta Platforms Inc.
organizationNewly-renamed Meta is investing heavily in its futuristic “metaverse’ project, but for now, relies on advertising revenue for nearly all its income. So when it posted sharply higher costs but gave a weak revenue forecast late Wednesday, investors got spooked. The stock was down 24% in Thursday morning trading and on track to log its worst single-day percentage decline on record.
Paul Givan
personFirst Minister Paul Givan is expected to resign with immediate effect. The move is part of a two-stage protest over the Northern Ireland Protocol. DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has been threatening to withdraw ministers since September over its opposition to the deal.
Islamic State
organizationAbu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was “taken off the battlefield,” some speculated that the Islamic State (IS) leader didn’t even exist. President Joe Biden confirmed the death of the leader of the Islamic state in an operation by US military.