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Emma Raducanu
personEmma Raducanu beaten 6-2, 6-4 by Aliaksandra Sasnovich in Indian Wells. 18-year-old won her first grand slam title at the US Open in June. The loss ends her 10-match winning streak that began in the U.S. Open. Andy Murray took victory in his match by beating Adrian Mannarino.
Aliaksandra Sasnovich
personEmma Raducanu lost 6-2, 6-4 to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in Indian Wells. The 18-year-old Briton won the US Open as a qualifier last month. Former British number one Anne Keothavong says there was 'not enough fire' in Raducaru.
Rusten Sheskey
personChase McDonald waived a preliminary hearing on a felony count of second-degree domestic assault. McDonald is accused of assaulting his girlfriend March 10, 2020, at their home on Willow Lane near Joplin. Jacob Blake was left paralyzed after the incident that sparked days of rioting.
Newcastle United
organizationNewcastle sold to a Saudi-led consortium for £300m on Thursday. Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund now own 80% of Newcastle. The consortium is approximately worth £320billion, which comfortably makes them the richest owners in the world.
Lewis Hamilton
personLewis Hamilton to serve 10-place grid penalty for Turkish Grand Prix. Seven-time world champion forced to take on a new engine. Mercedes have taken a fourth part - one more than permitted - to reduce the risks of the Briton suffering a failure.
Maria Ressa
personMaria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win for 'courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia' First for journalists since the German Carl von Ossietzky won it in 1935. Announcement marked a rare bright spot amid growing harassment of reporters in many parts of the world.
Rappler
organizationMaria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov have won the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. They were chosen for their "courageous fight" to defend freedom of expression. The prize is worth 10m Swedish krona (£836,000; $1.1m)
Russell Wilson
personSeattle Seahawks lost 26-17 to the Los Angeles Rams on Thursday night. Russell Wilson injured his middle finger on a deep throw to Tyler Lockett. Geno Smith replaced Wilson for the Seahawks' first series of the fourth quarter. Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford passed for 365 yards and a touchdown.
Jacob Blake
personU.S. decides not to pursue charges against police officer over Jacob Blake shooting. Officer Rusten Sheskey shot Blake several times in the back during a domestic disturbance in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Blake was left paralyzed after the incident that sparked days of rioting.
PIF
organizationSaudi-backed consortium complete £300million takeover of Newcastle. Public Investment Fund (PIF) will own 80 per cent of the club. PCP Capital Partners CEO Amanda Staveley and the Reuben Brothers will each have a 10 per cent stake. PIF Governer, Yasir Al-Rumayyan, is the club's new chairman.
Amanda Staveley
personAmanda Staveley has completed a £305m takeover of Newcastle United. The British businesswoman is part of a consortium who now rank as the richest football-club owners in the world. More than 5,000 supporters gathered outside St James' Park, setting off flares and spraying lager in the air in seconds after official announcement.
Newcastle United
organizationSaudi Arabian consortium complete £305m deal to gain control of Newcastle. Fans gathered in great numbers outside St James' Park to celebrate the news. Current owner Mike Ashley had been looking set to sell Newcastle 18 months ago.
Chris Taylor
personDodgers beat Cardinals 3-1 in National League wild card game. Chris Taylor hit a two-run walk-off homer in the ninth inning. Dodgers will face Giants in best-of-five series starting Friday.
Deontay Wilder
personTyson Fury and Deontay Wilder will fight for the third time on Saturday. In 2018, the pair drew as they faced up for the first time. Last year Fury was the victor with a stoppage in the seventh round. Fury has adopted a grizzly bear as his spiritual animal in camp.
WHO
organizationFirst ever malaria vaccine to be rolled out across Africa to shield children. Every two minutes a child under five dies of malaria. The vaccine - called RTS,S - was proven effective six years ago.
David MacMillan
personDavid MacMillan and Benjamin List awarded prize for new way of building molecules. They developed asymmetric organocatalysis, a "new and ingenious tool for molecule building" The award comes with a gold medal and 10 million Swedish kronor.
Twitch
organizationHackers reportedly posted 125GB of Twitch data on 4chan. Among that data was two years worth of information on creator payouts. Leaker claims to have taken the video game streaming giant's source code.
YouTube Music users in Canada will be able to access the feature free of cost on both Android and iOS devices from Nov 3. Google cutting fuel use and traffic delays by 10% to 20% at four locations in Israel. Company next plans to test the software in Rio de Janeiro.
Stephon Gilmore
personThe New England Patriots plan on parting ways with cornerback Stephon Gilmore. Unless a trade agreement is reached by 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday, the team will release the 10th-year veteran. The 31-year-old cornerback was named the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year just a few seasons ago.
Boris Johnson
personBusiness groups welcome Boris Johnson's ambitions for the UK's economy. The main employers organisation the Confederation of British Industry called it a "compelling vision" The British Chambers of Commerce said Johnson's ambition should be "rightly applauded"