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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.
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.
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.
Hannah Mills
personHannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre won 470 gold at Tokyo 2020. Team GB have now won five sailing medals in Tokyo, three of which are gold. 13-year-old Sky Brown became the country's youngest medallist in skateboarding. Ben Maher secured individual showjumping gold in jump-off.
Sakura Yosozumi
personSakura Yosozumi, 19, landed two 540s in her impressive first run. Kokona Hiraki, 12, claimed silver to become Japan's youngest Olympian. Britain's Sky Brown, 13, was the favourite to win the women's event.
Sydney McLaughlin
personU.S. hurdler Sydney McLaughlin breaks her own world record. Fellow American Dalilah Muhammad takes silver. Femke Bol of the Netherlands takes bronze in a European record 52.03 seconds. Japan's Kokona Hiraki, 12, becomes the youngest Olympic medallist since 1936.
Ben Maher
personBen Maher secured individual showjumping gold at Tokyo Equestrian Park. Maher record a time of 37.85 which was enough by 17 hundredths of a second. Team GB now have five Olympic medals in the Tokyo Games' equestrian section.
Eilidh McIntyre
personHannah Mills and Eilidh McIntyre win Olympic sailing gold for Team GB in women's 470. Sky Brown becomes Britain's youngest Olympian at 13 years and 23 days. France said to be unhappy with the fact Team GB allowed Poland to pass them.
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.
Mark McCloskey
personMark McCloskey, who brandished a semi-automatic rifle while his wife, Patricia, waved a pistol, is now planning a run for the Senate seat in Missouri next year. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson issued 12 pardons and two commutations on Tuesday.
Meghan Markle
personDuchess of Sussex announced a mentorship program called "40X40" Meghan Markle released a video promoting a women's mentorship project to celebrate her 40th birthday. She launched 40x40, a global effort encouraging people to commit to giving 40 minutes of their time to support women going back to work.
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.
Mike Carey
personMike Carey, a coal lobbyist endorsed by former President Donald Trump, defeated 10 opponents in the special Republican primary for Ohio's 15th Congressional District. With 96.5% of precincts reporting, Carey was ahead of his closest contender, state representative Jeff LaRe, by 37% to 13.3%.
Mike Parson
personMissouri Gov. Mike Parson pardoned Mark and Patricia McCloskey last week. The couple waved their guns at peaceful racial justice protesters walking by their home in June 2020. No shots were fired, and no one was hurt.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson
personKatarina Johnson-Thompson pulled up in the 200m heat of the heptathlon. The Team GB star had been nursing an Achilles injury. The 28-year-old limped over the line before being consoled by her fellow competitors.
Aston Villa
organizationAston Villa complete £30m signing of Leon Bailey from Bayer Leverkusen. Dean Smith hails arrival of 'top professional' as club's busy window continues. Danny Ings has joined Villa on a three-year deal from Southampton. Jack Grealish is set to complete his £100m move to Manchester City.
Chris Cuomo
personChris's show Prime Time with Chris Cuomo aired on Tuesday night at 9pm after round-the-clock coverage by every major news outlet. Outraged viewers and media pundits are calling for his resignation or termination by CNN. Cuomo advised his brother, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, on how to respond to sexual harassment claims, investigators found. Cuomo has always denied the allegations.
Harry Kane
personHarry Kane has missed two days of pre-season training with Tottenham. The 28-year-old has been linked with a £160million move to Manchester City. City are also closing in on a £100m deal for Aston Villa's Jack Grealish. Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is said to be holding out for £150m.