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Jarryd Hayne
personAustralian rugby league international Jarryd Hayne sentenced to five years and nine months in jail. The 33-year-old was found guilty of two counts of sexual intercourse without consent in March. The incident happened on the night of the 2018 NRL Grand Final, when Hayne was in Newcastle. A violent brawl also erupted as a group of friends and family attempted to shield Hayne's wife as she walked out of the court.
Warren Gatland
personWales and Ospreys lock Alun Wyn Jones will captain the Lions. England have the largest representation from the four home nations with 11 players picked. Kyle Sinckler, Jonathan Davies, Garry Ringrose and Josh Navidi all notable absentees.
European Union
organizationMicrosoft pledges to process and store all European cloud-based client data in EU. Microsoft currently operates datacenters in 13 European countries. EU ready to discuss US proposal to share technology behind Covid-19 vaccines.
Ed Sheeran
personThe Shape of You star has a long-standing affinity with Ipswich and Suffolk in general. Four-time Grammy winner still lives in the area despite his massive global success. League One Ipswich have recently been taken over by a US consortium.
Alun Wyn Jones
personWales and Ospreys lock Alun Wyn Jones will captain the Lions. The 35-year-old has 157 test appearances, including 148 for Wales. The Lions are set for an eight-match tour, including three tests against world champions South Africa.
Chelsea
organizationChelsea beat Real Madrid 2-0 in Champions League semi-final second leg. Goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount seal 3-1 aggregate win. Chelsea will play Manchester City in the men's final on May 29. Thomas Tuchel takes over from Frank Lampard, who was sacked in January.
Garrett Rolfe
personAtlanta police officer Garrett Rolfe shot and killed Rayshard Brooks last year during an arrest. The department dismissed him after the incident, citing "maltreatment or unnecessary force" The city's service board ruled that his firing was unjustified and he was reinstated.
Peloton
organizationPeloton is recalling its Tread+ and Tread treadmills after one child's death and other reports of injuries. The company's stock was down more than 14% to $84.00 in midday trading Wednesday.
Chelsea
organizationChelsea beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 to move back to the top of the FA Women's Super League. Sam Kerr scored twice to take her WSL tally to 20 for the season. Goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount seal 3-1 aggregate victory. Chelsea will face Manchester City in the final in Istanbul on May 29.
Real Madrid
organizationChelsea beat Real Madrid 2-0 in Champions League semi-final second leg. Goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount secured 3-1 aggregate win. Chelsea will play Manchester City in all-English final in Istanbul on Sunday.
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar
personIndian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar did not test positive for the virus. G7 foreign ministers held first face-to-face talks in over two years. Meeting was billed as an opportunity to "revitalize" diplomacy.
Blue Origin
organizationJeff Bezos' rocket company set to open up ticket sales on Wednesday. Move is a landmark moment as U.S. firms strive toward a new era of private commercial space travel.
Timo Werner
personChelsea beat Real Madrid 2-0 in Champions League semi-final second leg. Goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount secured 3-1 aggregate win. Chelsea will face Manchester City in the final in Istanbul on May 29. Thomas Tuchel takes over from Frank Lampard, who was sacked in January.
Facebook asked its Oversight Board to review its decision to indefinitely ban Donald Trump. Board told Facebook to take six months and get its own rules straight, and then make the Trump restoration decision itself. The 45th president was indefinitely suspended from both Facebook and Twitter in January following the US Capitol riot.
Liz Cheney
personRep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) could be ousted as conference chair as early as next week. She faces blowback for her continued criticism of Trump’s role in the Capitol takeover. New York Representative Elise Stefanik is actively campaigning for Cheney's job of GOP conference chair. Top House Republicans Kevin McCarthy and Steve Scalise are helping Stefanik.
Mason Mount
personChelsea beat Real Madrid 2-0 in Champions League semi-final second leg. Goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount secured 3-1 aggregate win. Chelsea will face Manchester City in the final in Istanbul on May 29.
Elise Stefanik
personStefanik, R-N.Y., has been making calls to gin up support for a challenge to Cheney. She has gained the support of top House Republicans as well, including Minority Whip Steve Scalise.
Melinda Gates
personBill and Melinda Gates are divorcing after 27 years of marriage. Melinda filed the divorce petition citing their relationship had ‘irretrievably broken’ The couple are not believed to have signed a prenuptial agreement. Their $50 billion foundation is the world's biggest philanthropic entity.
Pfizer
organizationPfizer generates $3.5bn from Covid vaccine sales and raises full-year forecast. Company reported first-quarter earnings of 4.88 billion dollars (£3.52 billion) Per-share earnings were 93 cents with one-time costs or gains removed.
Paris Saint-Germain
organizationManchester City beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 in their Champions League semi-final second leg at the Etihad on Tuesday night. Two Riyad Mahrez goals gave City a 2-1 victory on the night and a 4-1 aggregate win. Angel Di Maria was sent off for violent conduct and three other players received yellow cards. City will face Real Madrid or Chelsea in the final on 29 May.