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Lewis Hamilton
personLewis Hamilton claims long-awaited pole with brilliant lap at Hungarian GP. Hamilton crossed the line just 0.003 seconds ahead of Red Bull rival Max Verstappen. McLaren driver Lando Norris qualifies third behind the Dutchman. Valtteri Bottas qualifies seventh ahead of Fernando Alonso, Sergio Perez and Nico Hulkenberg.
Inter Miami
organizationLionel Messi scored with the last kick of the match to give Miami a 2-1 win over Cruz Azul in the MLS Leagues Cup. LeBron James and Serena Williams were among those in attendance. Messi signed a 2 1/2-year contract that will pay him between $50 million and $60 million.
The 1975
organizationMalaysia's government has halted a music festival in the capital Kuala Lumpur. It comes a day after frontman of British pop rock band The 1975 kissed a male bandmate onstage. The 1975 have also been banned from performing in Malaysia, a government committee says.
Matty Healy
personBritish pop-rock band The 1975 have been banned from performing in Malaysia. Band's frontman Matty Healy slammed the country's anti-LGBTQ laws and then kissed his bandmate. Footage of the fiasco was posted on social media and sparked a backlash.
Georgia Stanway
personEngland beat Haiti 1-0 in their opening game of the Women's World Cup. Georgia Stanway scored the only goal of the game from the penalty spot. England are top of Group D ahead of Denmark and China.
Sophia Smith
personSophia Smith scored two goals as the US beat Vietnam 3-0 in Auckland. Victory extends U.S. World Cup-record winning streak to 13 matches. USWNT seeking to become first team, men's or women's, to win three consecutive World Cups.
Infosys
organizationBSE Sensex and Nifty tumbled over 1% today, snapping their six-day record-breaking run. IT behemoth Infosys tanked over 8 per cent after it slashed the FY24 growth outlook. Company halved its full-year revenue growth outlook and posted weaker-than-expected first-quarter profit.
TSMC
organizationMSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan dropped 0.5%. Japan's Nikkei lost 0.3%. Shares of Taiwanese chipmaker TSMC slumped more than 3%. Onshore yuan was 0.2% higher at 7.1674 per dollar.
Ranil Wickremesinghe
personThe two sides signed an agreement to develop the Trincomalee oil tank farms. India extended financial assistance worth around $4 billion to Sri Lanka last year when it was hit by the economic crisis.
Barbie
personThe film, which is directed by Greta Gregwig stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling. Barbie debuted at the 1959 Toy Fair in New York City wearing the now iconic black-and-white striped bathing suit.
Jonny Bairstow
personEngland reached 592, their eighth-highest Ashes total. Mark Wood took three top-order Australian wickets to leave England needing just six more for victory. Australia were reduced to 113-4 by the close, 162 behind England.
Igor Strelkov
personIgor Girkin, also known as Igor Strelkov, was detained at his home. He is facing extremism charges, according to his wife, Miroslava Reginskaya. The pro-war blogger had ratcheted up his criticism of Putin in recent days.
England
organizationEngland post mammoth first innings total of 592 to lead Australia by 275 runs. Mark Wood removed Usman Khawaja just before tea to leave the tourists on 39 for one. Zak Crawley scored 189 in 182 deliveries, including three sixes and 21 fours. Jonny Bairstow scored 99 from just 81 balls to put England in a promising position.
Kevin Maxen
personKevin Maxen is believed to be the first openly gay male coach in major North American men's sports. The strength coach said he had wrestled with his sexuality in college. Maxen has dated his boyfriend, Nick, for more than two years.
Igor Girkin
personIgor Girkin, 52, was arrested at his home in Moscow on Friday. He was charged with extremism under article 282 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. Earlier this week, the ultranationalist called Vladimir Putin a "cowardly low-life"
Brian Harman
personBrian Harman hits four consecutive birdies to take the lead at Hoylake. American's two-round score, 132, is the lowest for a Hoylake Open. Rory McIlroy's 69 lifted him to one under, while Tyrrell Hatton had a nine at the last to end two over after a 73.
Virat Kohli
personSachin Tendulkar heaped praise on current maestro Virat Kohli. Kohli showcased his class at Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain. India were comfortably placed at 373 for 6 going into lunch.
Sam Bankman-Fried
personFederal prosecutors accuse former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried of witness tampering. He allegedly leaked the personal writings of his former girlfriend, Caroline Ellison. Ellison pleaded guilty to multiple counts of conspiracy and fraud.
Vadym Prystaiko
personAmbassador Vadym Prystaiko accused President Zelensky of 'unhealthy sarcasm' Said he should not view UK and Western allies as an 'Amazon' delivery service. UK is a major donor of weapons to Ukraine and also trains its troops.
Volodymyr Zelensky
personUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired his ambassador to the United Kingdom. Vadym Prystaiko had criticised his reaction to recent remarks by British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace. Wallace had suggested Ukraine had not expressed sufficient ‘gratitude’ for Western financial support.