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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
PSG
organizationLionel Messi is out of contract at Barcelona and available on a free transfer. PSG are set to meet with Messi's father and agent Jorge tonight. A deal could be completed in the next couple of days on a two-year contract.
Taliban
organizationTaliban killed government's senior media officer in Kabul. Dawa Khan Menapal was head of the Government Media and Information Centre. U.N. special envoy for Afghanistan questioned the Taliban's commitment to a political settlement.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.