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Michaela Coel
personI May Destroy You won two more BAFTAs on Sunday, for Mini-Series and Leading Actress for Michaela Coel. She dedicated her Leading Actress award to intimacy coordinator Ita O'Brien. Paul Mescal won Lead Actor for his role in Normal People. Malachi Kirby bagged the Supporting Actor gong for Small Axe.
Floyd Mayweather
personFloyd Mayweather failed to knock out YouTube star Logan Paul in Miami. Mayweather landed fewer than four shots on the 26-year-old in four of the eight rounds. Paul clung on to hear the final bell and avoid a knockout.
G7
organizationG7 countries can expect to count an average GDP shrinkage of 8.5% annually by 2050 if existing climate change trends continue. The Spectator warns that the G7 tax deal is an unworkable mess.
Nayib Bukele
personNo national government currently recognizes Bitcoin as legal tender. The rollout would be handled by the mobile payments app Strike. Remittances from Salvadorans working overseas represent a major chunk of the economy.
Prince Harry
personRoyal expert Duncan Larcombe claims the name is a'major olive branch' to the Royals. Lili is Harry and Meghan's 11th great-grandchild. She is eighth in line to the throne, just behind big brother Archie.
Sussexes
personThe Queen, Prince William, and Kate Middleton have congratulated Meghan and Harry on the birth of their daughter, Lilibet Diana. Princess Eugenie congratulated her "dear cousins" on Instagram. Prince Charles and Camilla also sent their well wishes to the Sussexes.
Jordan Henderson
personEngland beat Romania 1-0 at the Riverside on Sunday. Marcus Rashford scored the only goal of the game. Dominic Calvert-Lewin won a penalty but had it taken off him by Jordan Henderson. Roy Keane does not believe Jordan Henderson will be fit for Euro 2020.
Logan Paul
personFloyd Mayweather took on YouTube star Logan Paul in Miami on Sunday. Mayweather landed fewer punches on Paul than he did on Conor McGregor. The mega-money bout takes place at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, with 70,000 fans set to attend.
Coco Gauff
personCoco Gauff beat Tunisia's Ons Jabeur 6-3 6-1 at the French Open. The 17-year-old is the youngest woman to reach this level since Nicole Vaidisova in 2006. She will face Czech Barbora Krejcikova in the quarter-finals.
Roger Federer
personRoger Federer pulls out of French Open citing a need to rest following knee surgery. The 20-time Grand Slam winner was set to face Italy’s Matteo Berrettini in the fourth round. Federer was playing in his first Grand Slam since the 2020 Australian Open. The 39-year-old Swiss is targeting a record 21st Grand Slam title at Wimbledon.
Sergio Perez
personSergio Perez wins the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in a two-lap shootout. Max Verstappen crashed while leading with a tire failure. Lewis Hamilton went off course trying to seize the win on the standing restart. Sebastian Vettel finished second with Pierre Gasly in third.
Jeff Bezos
personAmazon founder Jeff Bezos to fly on first crewed space flight. Bezos will join the winner of an auction for a seat on the first space flight from Blue Origin. The seat is currently priced at $2.8m (£2m) FTSE 100 index is up 20 points, or 0.3%, at 7089 points.
Joe Manchin
personSen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) announced his opposition to the For the People Act on Sunday. The bill would enshrine certain voting rights on a national level. Manchin also announced he will also oppose any efforts to reform or eliminate the filibuster.
Biogen
organizationU.S. regulators gave the green light to the drug known as aducanumab. The drug is the first ever that US regulators say can treat the underlying disease and its memory-robbing effects.
Lewis Hamilton
personSergio Perez wins Azerbaijan Grand Prix for Red Bull. Sebastian Vettel finishes second for Aston Martin while Pierre Gasly takes third for AlphaTauri. Race was red-flagged five laps from the end after a tyre blowout. Mercedes failed to take advantage of Max Verstappen’s tyre failure.
Logan Paul
personFloyd Mayweather takes on Logan Paul on Sunday night. No official winner was declared due to pre-agreed rules. Paul avoided a penalty in excess of $100,000.
Marcus Rashford
personEngland beat Romania 1-0 in their final Euro 2020 warm-up game. Marcus Rashford scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot. Gareth Southgate's side now have two wins from two warm-ups ahead of Euro 2020.
Ollie Robinson
personOllie Robinson suspended from all international cricket pending an investigation into offensive tweets he published as a teenager. Sussex seamer Robinson will miss the second test against New Zealand. One of the messages, sent in 2012, said: "My new Muslim friends is the bomb" Another said "not going to lie a lot of girls need to learn the art of class!"
Serena Williams
personSerena Williams beaten 6-3, 7-5 by Elena Rybakina in French Open fourth round. American will now face Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova for a place in the semi-finals. Williams' defeat came hours after Roger Federer withdrew from the tournament.
FDA
organizationFDA gave aducanumab the green light after trials found high doses “significantly’ boosted memory and language skills. Experts have welcomed the decision from the FDA but said that it will "at best help a few select patients"