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Luton
organizationBrighton beat Luton 4-1 in their Premier League opener on Saturday. Joao Pedro, Simon Adingra and Evan Ferguson scored for the Seagulls. Newcastle thrash Aston Villa 5-1 at St. James' Park. Everton lose to Fulham while West Ham draw 1-1 with Bournemouth.
Matildas
organizationCo-hosts Australia reach Women's World Cup semi-finals for the first time. Matildas triumphed 7-6 in a shoot-out which defied belief. Thousands of Melburnians braved the rain to watch the match. Australia will play England or Colombia at Stadium Australia in Sydney on 16 August.
Owen Farrell
personEngland beat Wales 19-17 at Twickenham on Saturday. Captain Owen Farrell was sent off for a high tackle on Taine Basham. Freddie Steward and Ellis Genge also sin-binned. Maro Itoje scores maul try before George Ford lands winning penalty.
Vicky McClure
personVicky, 40, and Jonny, 54, tied the knot in Nottingham on Friday. Couple were serenaded by Our Dementia Choir, which Vicky helped fund. Martin Compston, Adrian Dunbar and Paddy McGuinness also attended.
Sandro Tonali
personAlexander Isak scores twice as Newcastle thrash Aston Villa 5-1. Sandro Tonali, Moussa Diaby, Callum Wilson and Harvey Barnes also on target. Villa defender Tyrone Mings taken off on a stretcher in the 31st minute.
Damar Hamlin
personBills coach Sean McDermott says Damar Hamlin is "scheduled to play" Hamlin collapsed during a Jan. 2 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. The 25-year-old safety announced in April that he planned to resume his playing career.
Alessia Russo
personEngland beat Colombia 2-1 to reach World Cup semi-finals. Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo scored the goals for the Lionesses. England will next face co-hosts Australia, who beat France 7-6 on penalties.
Cortnee Vine
personAustralia beat France 7-6 on penalties after a 0-0 draw. Cortnee Vine scored the winning spot-kick after Vicki Becho struck the post. Australia will now face either England or Colombia in the semi-final.
Eddie Nketiah
personArsenal beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in their Premier League opener. Goals from Eddie Nketiah and Bukayo Saka secured all three points. Summer signings Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber and Declan Rice made debuts.
Bundesliga
organizationBayern Munich confirm record Harry Kane signing as England forward bids emotional farewell to Tottenham. If accurate, this figure would set a new Bundesliga record. Bayern had multiple bids rejected by Spurs before agreeing a £104m fee.
Harry Kane
personHarry Kane has completed his £100m move to Bayern Munich. The 30-year-old has signed a four-year contract with the German champions. Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy said the club had “reluctantly’ agreed to the move.
Lauren Hemp
personEngland beat Colombia 2-1 to reach the Women's World Cup semi-finals. Lauren Hemp and Alessia Russo scored the goals which fired England to victory. England will now face co-hosts Australia in the last four on Wednesday.
Nottingham Forest
organizationArsenal beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 in their 2023-24 Premier League opener. Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka scored for the Gunners. Taiwo Awoniyi gave the visitors hope with a late goal. Newcastle thrash Aston Villa 5-1.
Bayern Munich
organizationEngland captain Harry Kane has joined Bayern Munich on a four-year deal. The transfer fee for Kane could hit more than 100 million pounds ($212 million) Bayern president Herbert Hainer said Kane would be a "real asset to the entire Bundesliga" The 30-year-old striker leaves Spurs as their all-time top scorer with 280 goals.
Merrick Garland
personHouse Speaker Kevin McCarthy and top Republicans on Capitol Hill were swift to criticize Garland’s move. Federal regulations require that a special counsel be chosen from outside the government. The White House was not given advance notice of Garland's announcement.
The British Medical Association
organizationJunior doctors from the British Medical Association (BMA) are staging a four-day walkout from 7am. Almost 835,000 appointments have been postponed since industrial action began in December. Concerns have been mounting over the impact of the strike following a High Court ruling.
Sam Bankman-Fried
personFTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried had his bail revoked by a federal judge on Friday over his alleged tampering with witnesses in his fraud case. The 31-year-old is accused of misusing money from investors and customers of his bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX. He was initially released in December 2022 on a $250 million personal recognizance bond signed by his parents.
Hunter Biden
personAttorney General Merrick Garland appointed US Attorney David Weiss as special counsel. The move coincided with the apparent collapse of a plea deal that Weiss had previously reached with the younger Biden over tax and gun charges. Republicans have complained that Weiss was going easy on Hunter Biden because he's the president's son. A gag order hearing will be held Friday at 10 am in Washington, DC.
FTX
organizationJudge revokes bail for FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, says crypto mogul tampered with witnesses in his fraud case. He faces charges of having stolen billions of dollars in FTX customer funds to plug losses at his Alameda Research hedge fund.
Erling Haaland
personManchester City beat Burnley 3-0 in the Community Shield at Turf Moor. Erling Haaland, Rodri and Mateo Kovacic scored for the champions. Anass Zaroury was sent off in injury-time for Burnley.