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Laura Kenny
personLaura Kenny and Katie Archibald win first ever Olympic women's Madison. Kenny becomes most successful female cyclist in Olympic history. Kenny also moves clear of Charlotte Dujardin as British female with most gold medals.
Kate French
personKate French won gold for Team GB in the women's modern pentathlon. Jack Carlin picked up his second medal of the Games in the individual sprint for 24-year-old. Laura Kenny becomes first British woman to win gold at three Olympics.
Allyson Felix
personAllyson Felix has now won 10 medals, tying her with Carl Lewis for most by an American track and field athlete. The U.S. women's basketball team reaches the gold-medal round after a 79-59 victory over Serbia. Liu Shiying is the new women's Olympic javelin champion after her first attempt in Friday's final was enough to secure the gold medal.
Joan Laporta
personLionel Messi is out of contract and will not be re-signing with the club. Barcelona president Joan Laporta blamed LaLiga's financial restrictions and the disastrous finances he inherited from his predecessor Jose Maria Bartomeu for Messi's exit. Messi has been at Barcelona since he was a child, scoring 672 goals in 778 appearances.
Katie Archibald
personKatie Archibald and Laura Kenny win first ever women's madison gold. Jack Carlin claims bronze in men's sprint. Joanna Muir finishes 14th on her Olympic debut in women's modern pentathlon.
Lionel Messi
personLionel Messi will leave Barcelona at the end of the current season. Barcelona president Joan Laporta confirmed the news in a press conference on Friday. The 34-year-old had verbally agreed a five-year contract extension. The terms of the proposed contract did not comply with La Liga’s financial regulations. Barcelona are expecting losses of €487m for last season.
United Airlines
organizationUnited is the first major U.S. airline to require employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. Unvaccinated workers are required to wear face masks at company offices. More than 700,000 people are expected to attend the Sturgis motorcycle rally.
Megan Rapinoe
personTeam USA beat Australia 4-3 in the third-place match in the women's football at the Tokyo Olympics. Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd scored two goals each for the veteran team. Emily Gielnik did strike in late on, lashing in from distance, but it was not enough.
Charlie Watts
personCharlie Watts was set to tour with the band stateside next month. Had to undergo an operation in London after a routine check-up unearthed in issue. Veteran drummer Steve Jordan will fill in.
Manchester City
organizationJack Grealish has joined Manchester City from Aston Villa for £100m. The 25-year-old becomes the most expensive English player in history. The fee surpasses the £89m Manchester United paid to re-sign Paul Pogba. City are also chasing Tottenham striker Harry Kane too.
Lionel Messi
personBarcelona confirm Lionel Messi will not sign new contract. Club blame LaLiga for 'economic obstacles' stopping them from giving him huge new deal. Messi, 34, has been a free agent since 1 July when his contract expired. Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain lead the race for his signature.
Keegan Palmer
personAussie teen Keegan Palmer has snared a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics - in men's skateboarding. Queensland teen, 18, blitzed the field in amazing scenes at the skate bowl. His gold medal triumph equals Australia's best ever return at an Olympic Games.
Jack Grealish
personJack Grealish has joined Manchester City from Aston Villa for £100m. The fee surpasses the £89m Manchester United paid to re-sign Paul Pogba. The 25-year-old has signed a six-year contract at the Etihad Stadium. He will wear the No 10 shirt vacated by City's all-time leading scorer Sergio Aguero.
Ryan Crouser
personU.S. shot putter Ryan Crouser wins his second straight Olympic gold medal. Joe Kovacs took silver and Tomas Walsh of New Zealand claimed bronze. It is the first time in Olympic history that an individual podium has been the same.
Richard Trumka
personTrumka, 72, had led the 12.5 million-member federation since 2009. The third-generation coal miner from Nemacolin, Pennsylvania, began working in the mines at age 19.
Carli Lloyd
personU.S. women beat Australia 4-3 to win the bronze medal at the Tokyo Games. Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd scored twice for the US. It was the program's sixth Olympic medal.
Matt Walls
personMatt Walls dominated the end of the men's Olympic omnium. The 23-year-old won by 24 points from silver medalist Campbell Stewart of New Zealand. Team GB's 4x400m Women's relay qualify for the event after a third place finish in their heat.
FC Barcelona
organizationLionel Messi is set to leave Barcelona after contract talks break down. The 34-year-old had been expected to sign a new five-year deal with the Catalan club. Barcelona removed Messi from its squad list on the club’s website.
Andre De Grasse
personAndre De Grasse won gold in the men's 200-metre race in Tokyo on Wednesday. The Markham, Ont., sprinter surged across the finish line in a Canadian record time of 19.62 seconds. The 26-year-old is the eighth-fastest man of all time over the distance.
Sky Brown
personSky Brown, 13, secured a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The 13-year-old produced a 56.47 in her final run to seal a medal in the women's park final. Japanese pair Sakura Yosozumi and Kokona Hiraki won gold.