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Jasmine Camacho-Quinn
personJasmine Camacho-Quinn won only the second gold medal in Puerto Rican history. The 24-year-old athlete redeemed herself five years after she was disqualified from the Olympics when she crashed into a hurdle. She beat Team USA’s Keni Harrison by.15 seconds in a historic upset.
Square
organizationSquare announced Sunday it will acquire Australia's Afterpay Limited for $29 billion. Afterpay offers a “buy now, pay later” service that lets you pay for purchases in installments interest-free. Square also announced a Bitcoin business unit.
Lewis Hamilton
personLewis Hamilton takes his eighth pole position at Hungarian Grand Prix. Valtteri Bottas will start second with Red Bull's Max Verstappen third. Daniel Ricciardo missed out on the top-10 by just eight milliseconds. Sebastian Vettel has been stripped of his second-place finish.
Caeleb Dressel
personCaeleb Dressel becomes first man to win 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly in the same Games. Dressel also helped the U.S. men's 4x100 medley relay upset Britain and break the world record. Team USA's total swimming medal tally of 30 at the Tokyo pool fell just short of its 33 from Rio.
Alexander Zverev
personAlexander Zverev wins men's singles title in Tokyo. Beats Karen Khachanov 6-3, 6-1. Second German to win Olympic singles gold after Steffi Graf in 1988.
Max Whitlock
personBritain's Max Whitlock won gold in the men's pommel horse. Lee Chih Kai of Taiwan took silver and Japan's Kazuma Kaya took the bronze. Whitlock had swept out the Rio Games with the singular intention of emulating his Japanese idol Kohei Uchimura.
Emma McKeon
personEmma McKeon becomes first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympics. She outsprinted the field to win the 50m freestyle before helping Australia win the women's 4x100m medley relay on the final day of the swimming competition in Tokyo. Australia overtakes Russia to claim fourth spot on the overall medal tally with 12 gold, three silver and 14 bronze.
Esteban Ocon
personFrench driver Esteban Ocon took his first Formula One victory with Renault-owned Alpine on Sunday. Sebastian Vettel took second for Aston Martin with Mercedes' seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton completing the podium. Hamilton re-took the Formula One championship lead from Red Bull's Max Verstappen.
Charlotte Worthington
personCharlotte Worthington won gold in the women's BMX park freestyle final. The 25-year-old delivered an action-packed score of 97.50 to snatch gold on her second run. She became the first woman to land a 360-degree backflip in competition. Men's favourite Logan Martin won the men's event later.
Logan Martin
personAustralia's Logan Martin wins first ever gold medal in men's freestyle BMX. Natalya Diehm narrowly missed out on a podium finish in the women's BMX freestyle final. Emma McKeon won two gold medals in the space of 45 minutes to become Australia's most successful Olympic athlete of all time.
Xander Schauffele
personThe 27-year-old Californian won the gold with a tense one-stroke victory over Slovakia's Rory Sabbatini. Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama was eliminated after bogeying the first hole. Emma McKeon became the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Games with two golds.
Jonny Brownlee
personGreat Britain win Games' first ever mixed team triathlon relay. The Brits beat home the US and France. Jonny Brownlee finally makes it to the top step of the podium. Australia finish a disappointing ninth.
Novak Djokovic
personNovak Djokovic loses 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3 to Spain's Pablo Carreño Busta. It was his third defeat in two days and came less than 24 hours after he was beaten by Alexander Zverev in the singles semifinals. World No 1 had already lost three matches before giving walkover to Ashleigh Barty and John Peers in mixed doubles. He threw his racket into spectator-less stands after losing a point.
Elaine Thompson-Herah
personElaine Thompson-Herah wins her second consecutive gold in the women's 100 meters. The Jamaican finishes in 10.61 seconds, breaking Florence Griffith-Joyner's record of 10.62 set in 1988. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce took silver and Shericka Jackson won the bronze medal to make it a clean sweep for Jamaica.
Dina Asher-Smith
personDina Asher-Smith failed to reach the women's 100 metre final at Tokyo 2020. The 25-year-old clocked a below-par 11.05 seconds in the semi-final. GB team-mate Daryll Neita took the final lane with a time of 11.00.
Tatjana Schoenmaker
personSouth Africa's Tatjana Schoenmaker wins gold in women's 200-meter breaststroke at 2020 Olympics. The 24-year-old beat American Lilly King to break the world record in 2:18.95. The win ended a quarter-century gold drought for South African women in the pool.
Bethany Shriever
personBethany Shriever won gold in the women's BMX racing final. Team-mate Kye Whyte claimed the nation's first Olympic medal in the event with silver in the men's. Emma McKeon clocked an Olympic record time of 51.96 to win women's 100m freestyle.
Cade Cunningham
personDetroit Pistons select Oklahoma State guard Cade Cunningham with the No. 1 overall pick. Houston Rockets chose Jalen Green second overall. Cleveland Cavaliers took USC's shot-blocking big man Evan Mobley with No. 3 pick. Toronto Raptors selected Florida State forward Scottie Barnes and Orlando Magic took Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs.
NBA Draft
organizationHouston Rockets select Jalen Green, Alperen Šengün, Usman Garuba and Josh Christopher in 2021 NBA Draft. Detroit Pistons select Cade Cunnigham, G/F, Oklahoma State, at No. 1. Cleveland Cavaliers select 7-footer Evan Mobley with No. 3 pick.
Amazon
organizationThe Seattle-based e-commerce giant’s stock dropped more than 7 percent to 3,347.99 in midday trades on Friday. Amazon reported $113 billion in revenue compared to analysts’ expectations of $115 billion.