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Naomi Osaka
personNaomi Osaka beat Serena Williams 6-3 6-4 in the semi-final of the Australian Open. The Japanese third seed overcame a nervous start to wrap up a hugely impressive win. Osaka will play the winner of the second semifinal between Jennifer Brady and Karolina Muchova.
Rush Limbaugh
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Seiko Hashimoto
personOlympic Minister Seiko Hashimoto intends to accept job of head of Tokyo 2020. She will replace Yoshiro Mori, who resigned after making sexist remarks. Mori caused uproar when he said that meetings involving women tended to "drag on"
Serena Williams
personSerena Williams lost 6-3 6-4 to Naomi Osaka in the Australian Open semi-final. The defeat ends her bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title. Osaka will now face Karolina Muchova or Jennifer Brady in Saturday's final. Williams is one Grand Slam short of Margaret Court's record.
Ted Cruz
personU.S. Senator Ted Cruz flew into a storm of criticism after leaving his home state of Texas. Claims circulated on Twitter that he had flown to Cancun. The state Democratic Party has called on Cruz to resign. Cruz said he accompanied his daughters to Mexico for an impromptu trip.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 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.