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Facebook shares dip by one per cent today as the company suffers the fallout of its move to block all news content in Australia. 'Delete Facebook', 'Boycott Zuckerberg' and 'Facebook We Need To Talk' trending on rival site Twitter. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison blasted Facebook’s decision, accusing the social media giant of ‘unfriending’ his country.
Carson Wentz
personPhiladelphia Eagles have traded quarterback Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts. Wentz is coming off the worst statistical season of his NFL career. He will account for a $33.8 million dead cap hit in 2021.
Alan Judge
personIpswich drew 0-0 with Northampton at Portman Road on Tuesday night. Referee Darren Drysdale appeared to clash with Alan Judge. Judge voiced his frustrations after being pulled up for an apparent dive. Professional Game Match Officials Limited confirmed the extraordinary incident is being investigated by the Football Association.
Amazon
organizationNew York's top prosecutor accuses Amazon of falling short of health and safety laws. Attorney General Letitia James says Amazon displayed a "flagrant disregard" for the rules. Amazon last week attempted to block the lawsuit with its own legal action.
Epic Games
organizationEpic Games has filed a complaint with the EU's competition watchdog. Alleges that Apple's anti-competitive restrictions on the iOS ecosystem have harmed competition.
Champions League
organizationLiverpool beat RB Leipzig 2-0 in the Champions League last-16 first leg. Goals from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane secured victory. Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as PSG beat Barcelona 4-1. Ronald Koeman has warned Barca fans not to expect a comeback.
Ash Barty
personTop-ranked Ash Barty was upset Wednesday by No. 25-seeded Karolina Muchova. World number one was up 6-1 and a break in the second set when Muchova took a medical time-out. Barty will meet the winner of the later quarter-final between Jennifer Brady and Jessica Pegula.
Karolina Muchova
personBarty was bidding to become the first Australian woman to win the title in Melbourne since 1978. The world No. 1 lost 6-1 3-6 2-6 to Czech star Karolina Muchova. Muchova called for a controversial off-court medical time-out early in the second set.
Paris Saint-Germain
organizationKylian Mbappe says he is 'happy' at Paris Saint-Germain. The 22-year-old scored a hat trick in PSG's 4-1 Champions League win. Lionel Messi is expected to leave Barcelona at the end of the season. Neymar looks set to sign a new contract with PSG.
Rafael Nadal
personRafael Nadal beaten 3-6 2-6 7-6 (4) 6-4 7-5 by Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Spaniard was bidding to overhaul Roger Federer’s haul of 20 major titles. Tsitipas will face Novak Djokovic or Aslan Karatsev in Sunday's final.
PSG
organizationParis Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-1 at the Nou Camp. Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick and got involved in a tussle with Jordi Alba. The 22-year-old has now scored 24 Champions League goals in 41 appearances. Neymar could be made to explain his tweets during the win.
Rush Limbaugh
personLimbaugh's death marks the end of a three-decade career leading the conservative talk radio scene. The Missouri native was the nation’s second-highest paid radio personality, according to Forbes, which put his net worth at $600 million.
Barcelona
organizationBarcelona lost 4-1 to Paris Saint-Germain at the Camp Nou on Tuesday. Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick and Moise Kean also on target. Lionel Messi is expected to leave Barcelona at the end of the season.
Darren Drysdale
personIpswich drew 0-0 with Northampton at Portman Road on Tuesday night. Referee Darren Drysdale appeared to clash with Alan Judge. Paul Lambert wants the EFL to investigate the incident.
Greg Abbott
personTexas Gov. Greg Abbott blamed the state's power grid's failure on frozen wind turbines. His claims were contradicted by his own energy department, which blamed failures to winterize the power-generating systems. Wind accounts for just 10 percent of the power in Texas generated during the winter.
Kylian Mbappe
personKylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-1 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. The 22-year-old became the first visiting player since Andriy Shevchenko in 1997 to score three times at the Nou Camp. The result leaves the Catalan giants all but out of the Champions League.
Champions League
organizationLiverpool beat RB Leipzig 2-0 in Champions League Round of 16 first leg. Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane score twice in five minutes. Kylian Mbappe scored hat-trick as PSG beat Barcelona 4-1.
Jacinda Ardern
personThe 26-year-old woman, who held dual Australian and New Zealand citizenship, was detained by Turkish forces with her children near the Syrian border yesterday. The woman had lived in Australia for two decades and travelled to Syria on an Australian passport. New Zealand's PM Jacinda Ardern accuses Australia of abdicating its responsibilities by "unilaterally" cancelling the citizenship of a woman detained in Turkey.
Grigor Dimitrov
personGrigor Dimitrov loses to qualifier Aslan Karatsev in Australian Open. The 18th seed suffered a back spasm and was unable to put his socks on. British No 1 Jo Konta and Italian Matteo Berrettini have already pulled out. Novak Djokovic faces Alexander Zverev in the other semi.
Alexander Zverev
personNovak Djokovic beats Alexander Zverev 6-7(6), 6-2, 6-4, 7-6(6) World No.1 will now face Russian qualifier Aslan Karatsev in semi-final. Djokova has won the first major of the year every time he has qualified.