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Rachel Nichols
personMalika Andrews will handle that role starting Tuesday night when the Milwaukee Bucks meet the Suns in Phoenix. The switch was made after the New York Times reported Sunday on her comments last year.
Larry Rudolph
personLarry Rudolph, Britney's manager since the mid-1990s, has reportedly announced that he’s quitting the role. Rudolph has sent a letter to Spears’ co-conservators, her father Jamie Spears and the court-appointed Jodi Montgomery to hand in his resignation.
Nikole Hannah-Jones
personNikole Hannah-Jones says she will not teach at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She will instead take up the Knight Chair in Race and Investigative Journalism at Howard University. Fellow Pulitzer winner Ta-Nahesi Coates will also be joining the faculty.
Ajla Tomljanovic
personBritish teenager Emma Raducanu forced to retire from her Wimbledon debut. The 18-year-old suffered breathing difficulties in the fourth round against Ajla Tomljanovic. John McEnroe suggested that the occasion was too much for the young Brit. World number one Ashleigh Barty beat Tomlajnovic 6-1 6-3.
John McEnroe
personEmma Raducanu forced to retire from fourth-round match with Ajla Tomljanovic. British tennis star was 0-3 down in the second set when she quit. John McEnroe suggested that the young Brit pulled out of the match as competing for a place in the quarterfinals was "a little too much" for her. Piers Morgan weighed in on Twitter saying she needed to toughen up. Andy Murray has defended the youngster.
Jorginho
personItaly beat Spain 4-2 on penalties after a 1-1 draw at Wembley. Federico Chiesa and Alvaro Morata scored for the Azzurri. Jorginho scored the winning penalty thanks to his trademark hop and skip. Italy will face either England or Denmark in Sunday's final.
Matiss Kivlenieks
personMatiss Kivlenieks, a 24-year-old goalie for the Columbus Blue Jackets, died Sunday night. He was in a hot tub in Novi, Michigan, when a mortar-style firework misfired. He slipped and fell, apparently striking his head on concrete. Police are treating his death as a 'tragic accident'
Francis
personPope Francis, 84, underwent surgery Sunday for an inflamed large colon. Operation involved a left hemicolectomy and lasted for about three hours. Vatican said he has reacted well to the intervention. Pope has had to cancel some public appearances in recent years.
Emma Raducanu
personBritish teenager Emma Raducanu forced to quit her Wimbledon debut. The 18-year-old lost 6-4 in the first set to Australian Ajla Tomljanovic. Tunisian trailblazer Ons Jabeur becomes the first Arab woman to reach the Wimbledon quarters.
Boris Johnson
personPM will signal a sharp shift in approach, saying people must use their common sense on Covid risks. People who have had both vaccine doses will no longer have to quarantine for ten days after visiting amber list countries. Mandatory table service rules will also be scrapped, meaning drinkers will be able to order at the bar again in pubs.
The Milwaukee Bucks
organizationMilwaukee Bucks beat Atlanta Hawks 118-107 in game six of Eastern Conference final series. Khris Middleton top-scored for Milwaukee with 32 points, while Atlanta’s Trae Young was still hobbled by the ankle injury he suffered earlier in the series. The Bucks will face the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Finals for the first time since 1974. Game one of the best-of-seven NBA Finals series gets underway on Tuesday.
Harry Kane
personEngland beat Ukraine 4-0 in their Euro 2020 quarter-final in Rome. Harry Kane scored twice, with Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson also on target for Gareth Southgate's side. Three Lions face Denmark in the semi-final on Wednesday. Italy will face Spain in other semifinal match on Tuesday.
Harry Maguire
personEngland beat Ukraine 4-0 in their Euro 2020 quarter-final in Rome. Harry Kane scored twice with Harry Maguire and Jordan Henderson also on target. England will face Denmark in their semi-final at Wembley next Wednesday. Italy will face Spain in the other semifinal match on Tuesday.
Nick Kyrgios
personNick Kyrgios has retired hurt from his third round Wimbledon match with Canadian 16th seed Felix Auger-Alliassime. Australian received treatment for what appeared to be an abdominal injury before retiring at 6-2, 1-6. It was his first event since the Australian Open and he played only three in 2020.
Jordan Henderson
personEngland beat Ukraine 4-0 in their Euro 2020 quarter-final in Rome. Harry Kane scored twice and Harry Maguire added another. Jordan Henderson scored his first England goal in 62nd cap. Three Lions face Denmark in Wembley semi-final on Wednesday.
Kaseya
organizationSoftware supplier Kaseya was the latest company hit with a "sophisticated cyberattack" Researchers blame the same hackers who went after the meatpacker JBS.
Emma Raducanu
personEmma Raducanu beat Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 7-5 to reach the fourth round. The 18-year-old is coached by Andy Murray's father-in-law Nigel Sears. She is the youngest British woman to make it to the round of 16 in the Open Era. The British No. 10 will face world No. 75 Ajla Tomljanovic.
Richard Branson
personBritish billionaire Richard Branson will apparently get into orbit before US magnate Jeff Bezos. Virgin Galactic flight scheduled for July 11, nine days ahead of Amazon mogul's Blue Origin blastoff. Branson himself will be on board Virgin Galactic’s fourth test flight as ‘Astronaut 001’
Sha'Carri Richardson
personSha'Carri Richardson tested positive for THC, the main psychoactive component of marijuana. Cannabis is banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency. The 21-year-old is ranked second in the world for the 100m with a time of 10.72.
Labour
organizationStarmer hails victory `against the odds´ as Labour holds Batley and Spen. Kim Leadbeater squeezed home by just 323 votes after a bitter and divisive campaign. If lost, the seat would have heaped pressure on Starmer to stand down.