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Lionel Messi
personLionel Messi has agreed a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain. The deal includes an option to extend by a year and gives the forward a net salary of about €35m (£29.6m) Messi, his lawyers and his father, Jorge, have been in talks with PSG since Thursday. The 34-year-old will wear the number 30 shirt at the Parc des Princes.
Paris Saint-Germain
organizationLionel Messi is set to sign a two-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain. The 34-year-old will join up with Neymar and Kylian Mbappe at the Parc des Princes. PSG now have the highest wage bill of any sports team on the planet at £256m, overtaking Real Madrid.
Melissa DeRosa
personMelissa DeRosa is the first aide in Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's inner circle to resign. She served as his fiercest defender and top aide since 2017. The move came as the governor fought for political survival after a report from the New York attorney general concluded he had sexually harassed nearly a dozen women. Cuomo has denied touching anyone inappropriately.
Prince Andrew
personWestminster Abbey traditionally marks the birthdays of senior members of the Royal Family by ringing its bells. The church is slashing the number of royals it makes the tribute to. The Abbey blamed financial pressure caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Roberta Kaplan
personRoberta Kaplan, who co-founded the legal defense fund in the wake of the #MeToo movement, submitted her resignation Monday. Kaplan cited her work counseling the Cuomo administration last winter and her more recent legal work representing Melissa DeRosa, a top aide to Cuomo.
UN
organizationUN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a bombshell report on climate change. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called it a “code red for humanity’ Severe heat waves that happened only once every 50 years are now happening roughly once a decade.
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.
IPCC
organizationIPCC: Global temperatures will likely exceed the 1.5C limit set by the Paris Climate agreement within the next 20 years. Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels are also at the highest point in 2 million years. Warming that has already occurred has triggered changes that will persist even if the emissions stop and temperatures stabilize.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.