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Aurelien Tchouameni
personFrance beat England 2-1 in World Cup quarter-final in Qatar. Goals from Aurelien Tchouameni and Olivier Giroud sealed victory. Harry Kane missed a late penalty to send the game to extra time. France will now face Morocco in the semifinals on Wednesday.
Grant Wahl
personGrant Wahl, 48, died while working at the World Cup in Doha on Friday. He was working on the Holland vs Argentina quarter-final when he collapsed. His cause of death remains unknown, but his brother Eric has said he suspects foul play. Wahl famously took a stand last month for LGBTQ+ rights in Qatar.
Morocco
organizationMorocco become the first African team to reach the semifinals of FIFA World Cup 2022. Youssef En-Nesyri scored the winning goal in the 42nd minute with an astonishing header. Portugal threw everything they had to find an equaliser, with Cristiano Ronaldo coming on for his 196th cap.
Harry Kane
personFrance beat England 2-1 in the World Cup quarter-finals in Doha. Aurélien Tchouameni and Olivier Giroud scored for Les Bleus. England captain Harry Kane missed his second penalty of the game. France will now face Morocco in Wednesday's semifinal.
Jimmy Lai
personJimmy Lai was sentenced to five years and nine months in prison. He was found guilty of fraud for subletting part of the office space to a secretarial firm. His media company published the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily.
Ishan Kishan
personIshan Kishan becomes youngest and quickest to score a double century in one-day internationals. The 24-year-old is also youngest to score an ODI double century and only the fourth Indian in the list. India avoided a clean sweep with an emphatic 227-run victory over Bangladesh.
Ruth Madoc
personRuth Madoc died in hospital on Friday afternoon after surgery for a fall. She had to withdraw from panto in Torquay due to the injury. Agent Phil Belfield described her as a 'unique talent loved by many'
Jeff Skinner
personSkinner and Guentzel had an altercation late in the third period of Pittsburgh’s 4-3 overtime victory on Friday night. Skinner earned a minor for misconduct, a 5-minute major and a match penalty. He will lose forfeit $145,945 in salary for missing three games.
Louis van Gaal
personHolland were knocked out of the World Cup on penalties by Argentina. Lionel Messi's team won 4-2 on penalties to move into the semis. Messi also launched a scathing attack on the Netherlands coach Louis van Gaal.
Manuel Neuer
personManuel Neuer sustained a lower right leg fracture while on a skiing holiday. The 36-year-old was on holiday after Germany's World Cup exit. Second-choice custodian Sven Ulreich is likely to slot into starting line-up.
Marquinhos
personBrazil lost 4-2 on penalties to Croatia in World Cup quarter-final. Brazil's Rodrygo and Marquinhos both missed their penalties. Nikola Vlasic, Lovro Majer, Mislav Orsic and Modric all scored for Croatia.
Neymar
personBrazil crash out of World Cup in quarterfinal to Croatia. Neymar scores 77th international goal but it is not enough for Brazil. Bruno Petkovic equalizes for Croatia in extra time. Croatia win on penalties to reach semifinal.
Rick Snyder
personSnyder is the eighth person to have a Flint water case thrown out. Prosecutors could try to file new charges, but a six-year statute of limitations could be too high a hurdle at this point.
Kyrsten Sinema
personDemocratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona announced Friday that she now has registered as an independent. She does not plan to caucus with Republicans, ensuring Democrats will retain their narrow voting majority in the Senate.
Sean McVay
personBaker Mayfield is officially active for his first game as a member of the Los Angeles Rams – and just two days after being claimed off waivers by the team. Sean McVay indicated on Wednesday that Mayfield likely would be ready to go against the Raiders but he wouldn't commit to him playing. James Harrison the legendary Steelers linebacker joined Episode 15 of the Footbahlin with Ben Roethlisberger podcast.
Kyrsten Sinema
personSen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Arizona, announced Friday she is leaving the Democratic Party to become an independent. The decision will not affect the Senate's balance of power but raises questions about her political future.
Nick Carter
personSeth Rogen, Meghan Trainor, Rob Riggle and Nikki Glaser were among those scheduled to appear on the holiday special. It comes after Nick Carter was accused of raping a 17-year-old girl in 2001. Carter is being sued by Shannon 'Shay' Ruth for sexual battery. Ruth filed a civil lawsuit against Carter seeking $30 million in damages.
Nahuel Molina
personNahuel Molina scored his first international goal for the South Americans. Wout Weghorst equalised for the Dutch with seven minutes of normal time to go. Lautaro Martinez scored the winning penalty after Enzo Fernandez missed. Argentina will play Croatia in the semifinals on Tuesday.
Bruno Petkovic
personCroatia beat Brazil 4-2 on penalties after a goalless draw in extra-time. Bruno Petkovic scored a deflected strike in the dying minutes of the match. Croatia will now face the winner of Argentina and the Netherlands.
Baker Mayfield
personBaker Mayfield threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Van Jefferson with 10 seconds to play to cap a 98-yard drive. The former No. 1 pick went 22 of 35 for 230 yards and snapped the defending Super Bowl champions' six-game losing streak. Mayfield led two TD drives late in the fourth quarter to propel Los Angeles to a 17-16 victory.