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Simone Biles
personTeam USA falls to second in qualification round of women's gymnastics. Russia posts top score of 171.629, more than a full point ahead of the Americans. Reigning Olympic champion Simone Biles topped the all-around and teammate Sunisa Lee came in second.
Yang Qian
personChina claim first gold in the women’s 10m air rifle through Yang Qian. Anastasiia Galashina claimed second by just 0.7 points. Team GB open the defence of their title against Germany. Andy Murray and Joe Salisbury beat French second seeds in men's doubles.
Richard Carapaz
personYang Qian of China took the very first gold of the Games with victory in the women's 10m air rifle. Weightlifter Hou Zhihui dominated the women’s 49kg category to double China's tally. Naohisa Takato won the men's 60kg judo to give Japan their first taste of Olympic success in these troubled Games.
Andy Murray
personAndy Murray and his partner Joe Salisbury beat French pair Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3 6-2. Reigning champion Adam Peaty is through to the semi-final of the 100 metres breaststroke. Team GB's women's hockey team begin their title defence against Germany.
Joe Salisbury
personAndy Murray and partner Joe Salisbury beat French pair Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-3 6-2. Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski take on Andres Molteni and Horacio Zeballos. Heather Watson loses in first round of women's singles to Anna-Lena Friedsam.
Adam Peaty
personBritain's Adam Peaty continues his seven-year unbeaten streak in the 100m breaststroke. Andy Murray claimed an impressive victory on his return to the Olympic stage alongside his men's doubles partner Joe Salisbury. Team GB's men's hockey team beat South Africa 3-1 in Pool B. Jonny Brownlee will attempt to add gold to his collection of Olympic medals in triathlon.
Manchester United
organizationManchester United complete £73m signing of Borussia Dortmund's Jadon Sancho. The 21-year-old winger has signed a five-year contract with the Red Devils. Sancho is the second-most expensive English player of all time behind Harry Maguire.
Borussia Dortmund
organizationManchester United have signed Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho. The 21-year-old joins on a five-year deal, with the option of a further year. Sancho is the second most expensive English player of all time behind Harry Maguire.
Naomi Osaka
personThe daily transcript is a written version of each day's ABC News Update. Use this transcript to help students with reading comprehension and vocabulary. Use the weekly Newsquiz to test your knowledge of stories you saw on ABC News.
Jadon Sancho
personManchester United have completed the signing of Jadon Sancho. The 21-year-old joins on a five-year deal from Borussia Dortmund. United are understood to have paid €85m (£72.9m) for the England international.
Annastacia Palaszczuk
personJohn Coates ordered Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk to attend the Tokyo Games' opening ceremony. He said: "None of you are staying behind hiding in your rooms, all right?" Coates is the president of the Australian Olympic Committee. A petition for Coates to resign has been signed by over 3,500.
WHO
organizationWHO this month proposed a second phase of studies into the origins of the coronavirus in China. It includes audits of laboratories and markets in the city of Wuhan. Chinese officials derided the idea, saying they were shocked and offended it was even being considered.
Kwasi Kwarteng
personBusinesses expected to be told if staff could qualify for 'critical worker' status. More than 600,000 people in England were 'pinged' and told to self-isolate by the NHS Covid app last week. Exemption list to be published today, says Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng.
The Milwaukee Bucks
organizationMilwaukee Bucks beat the Phoenix Suns 105-98 on Tuesday night to win the series 4-2. Giannis Antetokounmpo was named Finals MVP for the first time in his career. Milwaukee waited 50 years to win a championship after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson in 1971.
Elon Musk
personTesla CEO Elon Musk confirms that the electric-car company will start to open up its network of Superchargers to other vehicles ‘later this year’ In May, Tesla said it would no longer accept Bitcoin for purchases, citing environmental concerns.
Jim Jordan
personGOP pulls out of Jan. 6 select committee after Pelosi rejects appointments. Jim Jordan has served on select committee and serves on one now. Pelosi has created a sham process.
IOC
organizationIOC confirms Brisbane as host of the 2032 Olympics, 35 years after snubbing the 1992 Games. Brisbane will join Melbourne (1956) and Sydney (2000) as the third Australian city to host an Olympics. The total cost of the Olympics in Brisbane is estimated to be $5 billion.
Jim Banks
personHouse voted in June to create a select committee that will investigate the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is able to appoint eight members to the commission. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy has five slots "in consultation" with Pelosi.
Kevin McCarthy
personHouse Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy will pull all five Republican lawmakers he appointed to the panel. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected two of his appointees and asked him to name replacements. McCarthy called Pelosi's move 'an egregious abuse of power'
Harvey Weinstein
personWeinstein, 69, appeared in court Wednesday after being extradited from New York. He pleaded not guilty to four counts each of forcible rape and forcible oral copulation. Indictment involves five women in incidents spanning from 2004 to 2013. If convicted, Weinstein could face 140 years to life in a California state prison.