Hey. How's it going? Nat here.
Let's take a look
at what's been making news.
Tributes have been flowing
in for actor Chadwick Boseman.
News broke over the weekend
that the 43-year-old Black Panther
actor had died of cancer.
And since then, lots of big names
in entertainment, sport and politics
have been sharing their thoughts
and memories of the Hollywood star.
CHARLOTTE: He was known for
his starring role
as the leader of Wakanda
in Black Panther.
Wakanda forever!
ALL: Wakanda forever!
But while on-screen Chadwick Boseman
played a larger-than-life superhero,
in real life, he'd been battling
colon cancer since 2016.
The announcement of his death
on Saturday
sent shockwaves across the world.
His Marvel universe co-stars
were some of the first
to pay their respects,
including Captain Marvel herself,
Brie Larson,
and Aussie Chris Hemsworth, who said
Chadwick was one of the kindest
and most genuine people
he had ever met.
Many other celebrities also
paid tribute
and talked about the impact he made
as one of the first
black superheroes,
including Barack Obama,
who said Chadwick was a real
role model for young black kids,
and NBA legend LeBron James.
Growing up as a black kid,
you had superheroes that
you looked up to that weren't black.
You had Batman, you had Superman,
and for him himself to be able to
make Black Panther,
even though we knew it was,
like, a fictional story,
it actually felt real.
It actually felt like
we finally had our black superhero
and nobody could touch us.
#WakandaForever has been trending
on social media
as people remember and celebrate
the life of an icon.
In my culture, death is not the end.
The MTV VMAs has become
the first major awards show
to actually go ahead
during the coronavirus pandemic.
Things had to run a little
differently, for obvious reasons.
The whole show
was hosted from New York
and featured a bunch of off-site
and pre-recorded performances.
But there were some huge moments,
like Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga
teaming up in facemasks for Rain On
Me, which also won Song of the Year.
BTS took home the Best Pop award
and Best Group.
Sydney FC has taken home their
fifth A-League title.
Here's Cale with sport.
CALE: After five
A-League championships,
this is something Sydney FC
has had a lot of practice doing.
COMMENTATOR: Sydney FC set another
new benchmark.
They took home the chocolates
in Saturday's grand final,
with a one-nil
win over Melbourne City.
But the question is, how on earth
did they score the winning goal?
Alrighty, those playing at home,
how did Rhyan Grant do it?
If you answered B, with his shoulder,
you are correct.
Rhyan Grant, taking it home!
The kid from Canowindra!
Yep, this extra time effort
got the win for Sydney,
but it wasn't without
a little bit of controversy.
This 18th minute goal from
Melbourne's Harrison Delbridge
was called offside after a review.
COMMENTATOR: It's no goal
for Harrison Delbridge.
In the end, Rhyan Grant was the hero,
and Sydney FC claimed back-to-back
A-League titles.
Speeding things up a bit here,
Lewis Hamilton has zoomed his way to
victory in the Belgian Grand Prix.
Aussie Daniel Ricciardo
ended up in fourth,
but managed to take home
a bonus world championship point
for the fastest lap on the day.
Nothing that the cameraman
couldn't keep up with, though.
What a professional.
Wow. I look a lot taller now.
I guess you could say
I'm reaching new heights.
Buckle up,
because we're about to see
the world's smallest flying car
in action.
The makers say it can fit into
two regular car park spaces,
which is still technically double
parking, so you might get a ticket.
It is really impressive, but I hope
it can go a little faster than that.
Here's the terrifying moment
a three-year-old girl in Taiwan
found herself sky-high
on the end of a kite.
But luckily, onlookers were there
to catch her on the way down.
Don't worry, she's totally fine.
And finally, if you're looking for
a baa-rgain, you won't find one here.
This sheep in Scotland
has broken all records
for the world's most expensive sheep.
It sold at auction
for more than $650,000.
Why?
He's just a very expensive breed
which does really well
in the Scottish winter,
but surely they
could have shorn off a few dollars.
That's all for today. Bye.
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