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Christine Sinclair
personOlympic champions Canada were held to a 0-0 draw by Nigeria in their tournament opener. Christine Sinclair was denied a place in Women's World Cup history from the penalty spot.
Sarah Dyke
personSarah Dyke of the Liberal Democrats won the Somerton and Frome seat. Her 21,187 votes beat the Tory's Faye Purbrick with 10,179. By-election came after the resignation of former Tory MP David Warburton.
Keir Mather
personLabour secured a massive 23.7% swing from the Tories in Selby. Its 25-year-old candidate Keir Mather won by 4,000 votes. Vote in our poll HERE to have your say.
David Hunter
personDavid Hunter, 76, suffocated his 74-year-old wife Janice at their home in Cyprus. The retired miner from Ashington, Northumberland, maintained her death was assisted suicide and his wife had begged him to end her misery. Three judges found him not guilty of murder but guilty of manslaughter.
Andre Onana
personAndre Onana has completed his move to Manchester United from Inter Milan. The 27-year-old has signed a five-year deal with the Premier League club. The Cameroon international will replace David de Gea as United's first-choice keeper.
Josh Harris
personNFL team owners unanimously approved billionaire Josh Harris' purchase of the Washington Commanders. Harris’ Blitzer Sports & Entertainment investment group agreed to pay $6.05 billion for the team, which would be the most expensive in league history.
Coutts
organizationNatwest boss apologises to Nigel Farage for 'deeply inappropriate' comments made about him in papers on his suitability as a Coutts customer. Comes as Treasury announced it will tighten rules on when and how a person’s account can be closed to protect ‘freedom of expression’
Kasper Asgreen
personKasper Asgreen claimed his first Tour de France stage victory in Bourg-en-Bresse. Asgreen beat fellow escapees Pascal Eenkhoorn and Jonas Abrahamsen. Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard of Denmark retained the overall leader's yellow jersey.
England
organizationEngland reach 384-4 on a remarkable second day of the fourth Ashes test. Hosts storm past Australia's first-innings total to lead by 67. Stuart Broad becomes only the second bowler in Test match history to take 600 wickets. England need to win this Test to keep the Ashes alive.
Henry Kissinger
personKissinger played a key role in the talks that put an end to the Vietnam War. The 100-year-old diplomat was central to the United States establishing ties with communist China in the 1970s.
Netflix
organizationNasdaq, S&P fall as Tesla, Netflix weigh; Dow poised for ninth straight climb. Tesla's shares tumbled 9.20% after the electric-vehicle maker reported a drop in its second-quarter gross margins. Netflix slumped 8.24% and was on pace for its biggest daily percentage fall since December 2022.
Hunter Biden
personHouse Oversight Committee produced $17 million in bank receipts and witness testimony in the Biden Family bribery, corruption, and influence peddling schemes. IRS whistleblowers say Hunter Biden should have been charged with more serious crimes. Republicans argued the president's son was spared from true justice. Democrats argued he was thoroughly investigated.
Wrexham
organizationIan Maatsen, Conor Gallagher, Christopher Nkunku and Ben Chilwell scored for Chelsea. Marc Cucurella was brought on as a second half sub after Trevoh Chalobah was taken off with an Achilles injury. The game drew 50,596 to Kenan Memorial Stadium.
Asa Ellerup
personAsa Ellerup, 59, filed for divorce from Rex Heuermann on Wednesday, nearly a week after he was arrested for the grisly murders of at least three sex workers. Her hair was found on the bodies of three of the four victims - but that she was out of town on each of the occasions that her husband allegedly struck.
The Football Ferns
organizationHannah Wilkinson's second-half goal gives New Zealand a shock 1-0 win over former champions Norway. Co-hosts Australia are set to open their World Cup campaign later on Thursday.
Chelsea
organizationMauricio Pochettino gave youth a chance in Chelsea's 5-0 win over Wrexham. Ian Maatsen took his chance with a brace, with Nicolas Jackson, Andrey Santos and Cesare Casadei also impressing. Christopher Nkunku scored on his debut for the club.
Zak Crawley
personZak Crawley hits 189 as England reach 384-4 on second day of fourth Ashes test. Hosts storm past Australia's first-innings total to lead by 67. A draw or a win for Australia will ensure they retain the Ashes. Australia leading the five-match series 2-1.
Bruno Fernandes
personBruno Fernandes has replaced Harry Maguire as Manchester United captain. The Portugal midfielder was United’s de facto captain last season. Fernandes captained United 29 times in the Premier League last season when Maguires was either on the bench or not in the match day squad.
Nigel Farage
personDame Alison Rose apologises for ‘deeply inappropriate comments’ about Nigel Farage in now-public internal bank documents. Nigel Farage viewed by Coutts as a reputational risk based on his views and links to various figures. Memos and emails obtained by Mr Farage show him branded as 'racist' and 'xenophobic'
Tesla
organizationNasdaq, S&P 500 and Nasdaq fall as Tesla, Netflix weigh; Dow poised for ninth straight climb. Tesla's shares tumbled 9.20% after the electric-vehicle maker reported a drop in its second-quarter gross margins to a four-year low. Netflix slumped 8.24%, on pace for its biggest daily percentage fall since December 2022.