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Mason Mount
personMason Mount and Ben Chilwell are in self-isolation ahead of England's final Euro 2020 group game against the Czech Republic on Tuesday. The Chelsea duo shared an embrace with Scotland's Billy Gilmour after their goalless draw with the Scots on Friday. England boss Gareth Southgate admits he does not yet know if the duo will be able to play on Tuesday night.
Lewis Hamilton
personMercedes' Lewis Hamilton beaten by Red Bull's Max Verstappen in France. Briton had won at Le Castellet in 2018 and 2019, with no race last year due to COVID-19. Hamilton is now 12 points behind his Dutch rival. Red Bull now lead the team standings by 37 points.
Ethan Ampadu
personWales lost 1-0 to Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on Sunday. Ethan Ampadu was shown a straight red card in the 55th minute for stamping on Federico Bernadeschi’s foot. VAR checked the incident and decided to stay with the decision of the referee.
Max Verstappen
personMax Verstappen overtook Lewis Hamilton with less than two laps remaining to claim victory in the French Grand Prix. Mercedes were ruing a strategic blunder in which they left Hamilton out one lap too long and lost the lead. Sergio Perez sneaked past a dejected Valtteri Bottas to take third place. Red Bull now lead the team standings by 37 points.
Mackenzie Hughes
personMackenzie Hughes and Louis Oosthuizen share the lead at Torrey Pines. Six of the world's top 11 players are within four shots of the lead. Only 17 under-par golfers made the cut at the U.S. Open.
Antoine Griezmann
personFrance drew 1-1 with Hungary in their opening Euro 2020 Group F match. Attila Fiola opened the scoring for Hungary on the stroke of half-time. Antoine Griezmann equalised for France in the second half. France have four points heading into final Group F game against holders Portugal.
Ebrahim Raisi
personForeign leaders have extended their congratulations to Iranian top judge Ebrahim Raisi on winning the presidential race. The Iranian Interior Ministry said earlier on Saturday that Raisi won the election with nearly 62% of the vote. Outgoing moderate President Hassan Rouhani also said in a televised speech that his successor had been elected.
Max Verstappen
personRed Bull's Max Verstappen claims pole position ahead of title rival Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton was 0.128secs clear of team-mate Valtteri Bottas in fourth. Ferrari's Carlos Sainz was fifth ahead of the Alpha Tauri.
Richard Bland
personRichard Bland is one shot ahead of Louis Oosthuizen at Torrey Pines. The 48-year-old won last month's British Masters, his first on the European Tour. Russell Henley shot 67 and is 3-under for the tournament.
Harry Kane
personEngland drew 0-0 with Scotland in their Euro 2020 Group D clash. Harry Kane failed to manage a single effort on target and was substituted in the 74th minute. Three Lions face Czech Republic in final Group D game on Tuesday.
Sarah Green
personSarah Green won with a majority of 8,028 over Conservative David Fleet. Green candidate Carolyne Culver got 1,480 votes, with Labour's Natasa Pantelic receiving just 622. The contest was triggered by the death of former Cabinet minister Dame Cheryl Gillan.
CureVac
organizationGerman biotech firm CureVac saw billions of euros wiped from its market value on Thursday. The disappointing efficacy of its vaccine, CVnCoV, emerged from an interim analysis. European governments had been hoping to add it to their arsenal.
Kevin De Bruyne
personBelgium take on Denmark in Copenhagen for their Group B match at Euro 2020. Kevin De Bruyne is recovering well from his facial fractures. Jan Vertonghen may miss this match after picking up an ankle knock. Axel Witsel could return from an Achilles issue.
Rafael Nadal
personRafael Nadal will not play at Wimbledon or the Olympic Games this summer. The Spaniard revealed his decision on Twitter. Nadal is coming off a grueling four-set loss to Novak Djokovic in the French Open semifinals.
Patricia McCloskey
personMark and Patricia McCloskey were indicted last October on charges of unlawful use of a weapon and tampering with evidence. The couple waved weapons at demonstrators in June of 2020. They claimed the protesters were trespassing and that they feared for their safety.
Naomi Osaka
personNaomi Osaka will not play at Wimbledon this year. World No. 2 has decided to take a break from professional tennis. Rafael Nadal has also pulled out of Wimbledon and the Olympics. Wimbledon begins on June 28 and runs through July 11.
Apple Daily
organizationPolice seize 38 computers used by its reporters, Apple Daily says. Move is the latest blow to the newspaper’s jailed owner Jimmy Lai. Lai was arrested in August last year and later charged under national security law.
Supreme Court
organizationThe Supreme Court ruled unanimously for a Catholic foster care agency that was cut off by the city of Philadelphia from receiving foster care referrals. The agency refused to work with same-sex couples looking to serve as foster parents because of the agency's religious beliefs about marriage. Non-fatal strangulation, choking or suffocation is likely to become a standalone offence in Tasmania.
Real Madrid
organizationManchester United have had an initial £50m bid for Raphael Varane rejected by Real Madrid. The La Liga giants are holding out for £80m for the France star. Louis van Gaal will take charge of Dutch second-tier club SC Telstar for just one game.
Vladimir Putin
personVladimir Putin sees an America weakened by internal division, tired of being the world's policeman. The Russian rouble firmed after long-awaited talks between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Two COVID-19 cases detected in Sydney overnight, sparking urgent release of multiple exposure site locations.