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Brittany Commisso
personBrittany Commisso is one of 11 women whose allegations of harassment were detailed in a bombshell report from Attorney General James’ office. Cuomo has denied any wrongdoing following the state AG’s report and has refused widespread calls to resign.
Jason Kenny
personJason Kenny becomes the first Briton to win seven Olympic gold medals. Kellie Harrington earlier claimed gold for Ireland in the women’s lightweight category. Team GB finished with 65 medals, the same number as London 2012.
Eliud Kipchoge
personEliud Kipchoge has won back-to-back Olympic marathons. The 36-year-old made his move at the 30km mark to drop his rivals. He finished in two hours eight minutes 38 seconds, well clear of Dutch runner Abdi Nageeye.
Jennifer Valente
personJennifer Valente is first American woman to win an Olympic track title. Japan’s Yumi Kajihara took silver despite a crash late in the points race. Team USA managed to top China in the final hours of the Olympics.
Sue Bird
personTeam USA beat Japan, 90-75, in the women’s Olympic basketball final on Sunday afternoon. Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi are the only basketball players in Olympic history to win five gold medals.
Lauren Price
personLauren Price defeated Li Qian of China to win gold in the women's middleweight boxing as Team GB equalled their medal tally from London 2012. The 27-year-old is the first Welsh boxer to win an Olympic gold medal. Team GB have won a record 65 medals, including 22 golds.
Neeraj Chopra
personNeeraj Chopra wins India's first ever Olympic athletics gold post-independence. 23-year-old obliterated the field with a best throw of 87.58 metres. Czech Republic’s Jakub Vadlejch took silver and Vítezslav Vesely took bronze.
Nelly Korda
personNelly Korda of the United States shoots a 2-under-par 69 to win the women’s golf competition. Team USA beat France 87-82 in men's basketball final. Peres Jepchirchir beat world record holder Brigid Kosgei.
Peres Jepchirchir
personPeres Jepchirchir wins women's marathon with late burst. Brigid Kosgei takes silver and Molly Seidel of the United States claims bronze. Race was moved to Sapporo from Tokyo ahead of the Games in an effort to beat the sweltering summer heat. China have now won 36 gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Morne Steyn
personSouth Africa beat British and Irish Lions 19-16 in third and final test. Fly-half Morne Steyn kicked two penalties for the Springboks. Lions failed for the first time to win a series in South Africa.
Annika Schleu
personGermany's modern pentathlon coach Kim Raisner has been disqualified from Tokyo 2020 for hitting a horse. Raisner was trying to assist German modern pentathlete Annika Schleu on Friday, ahead of her show jumping round in the women’s event. TV footage showed Raisner leaning over a fence to strike the horse Saint Boy.
Ethan Hayter
personTeam GB's 61st medal of Tokyo 2020 - and a Games-high sixth on the cycling track. Jack Carlin and Jason Kenny still have the chance to increase the tally after reaching Sunday's keirin quarter-finals.
Galal Yafai
personGalal Yafai wins flyweight boxing gold for Great Britain. 28-year-old floored Carlo Paalam in the opening round. Hebert Sousa knocked out Ukraine's Oleksandr Khyzhniak.
Tom Daley
personTom Daley won bronze in the men's 10m platform diving final. Cao Yuan and Yang Jian of China took gold and silver respectively. Team GB are fourth in the medal table, with 20 silvers and 21 bronzes.
Joe Choong
personJoe Choong becomes Great Britain's first individual medallist in modern pentathlon. Choong edged Egypt's Ahmed Elgendy to secure a momentous victory. Team GB have won 62 medals in total and have one more gold than the Russian Olympic Committee.
Kevin Durant
personThe U.S. holds off France 87-82 to win the title at the Tokyo Games. Kevin Durant scored 29 points and joins Carmelo Anthony as the only three-time men’s gold medalists in Olympic history. Slovenia, making their debut at the Games, will play Australia in the bronze medal match later on Saturday.
April Ross
personApril Ross and Alix Klineman beat Australia in two sets to win gold. It's the first time the U.S. has won gold in women's beach volleyball since 2012. First win for America since Kerri Walsh Jennings and Misty May-Treanor claimed third gold in a row in 2012.
Alix Klineman
personApril Ross and Alix Klineman beat Australia’s Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho del Solar 21-15, 21-16. It is the fourth U.S. women's gold in a sport introduced to the Olympics in 1996. Ross was previously paired with Kerri Walsh Jennings, and they took bronze in 2016.
Barcelona
organizationLionel Messi will leave Barcelona at the end of the season. Barcelona president Joan Laporta says keeping Messi would have been risky. Paris Saint-Germain have emerged as the early front-runners. Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich is now in hot pursuit of the forward.
Paris Saint-Germain
organizationParis Saint-Germain 'increasingly confident' of signing Lionel Messi. Club president Nasser Al-Khelaifi leads move following icon's shock Barcelona exit. Six-time Ballon d'Or winner'makes direct approach' to boss Mauricio Pochettino. Barca were unable to register Messi's new contract due to financial restrictions.