OLYMPICS: Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah wins gold for women's 100m sprint, with silver and bronze also going to Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and Shericka Jackson from Jamaica.
Companies making coronavirus vaccination compulsory for employees:
- Facebook
- Alphabet
- Blackrock
- Netflix
- Morgan Stanley
- The Washington Post
- Lyft
CORONAVIRUS: Pfizer study shows that third dose of coronavirus vaccine is associated with a five-fold increase in antibodies in those aged 18-55 and an eleven-fold increase in those aged 65-85.
Tokyo Olympics, most gold medals.
Japan: 8
USA: 7
China: 6
ROC/Russia: 4
South Korea: 3
Great Britain: 3
Australia: 2
Kosovo: 2
Tokyo Olympics, most gold medals.
USA: 7
China: 6
Japan: 6
South Korea: 3
Great Britain: 3
Australia: 2
Kosovo: 2
RESEARCH: People in the UK who have recovered from coronavirus infections scored lower on cognitive assessments and intelligence tests, even after controlling for a wide range of factors, than those who have not had the virus.
(Source: EClinicalMedicine - The Lancet)
RESEARCH: People in the UK who have recovered from coronavirus infections scored lower on cognitive assessments and intelligence tests, even after controlling for a wide range of factors, than those who have not had the virus.
(Source: EClinicalMedicine - The Lancet)
FRANCE: Country will ban the crushing and gassing of male chicks, a form of culling in the poultry industry, as of 2022.
OLYMPICS: The first-ever Olympic skateboarding gold medal has been won by Japan's Yuto Horigome
RESEARCH: Teenager loneliness and depression increased significantly across the world after 2012, in 'conjunction' with increased smartphone and internet usage.
(Source: Journal of Adolescence)
Tokyo Olympics gold medal tally.
China: 2
Japan: 1
Iran: 1
Ecuador: 1
South Korea: 1
Kosovo: 1
CORONAVIRUS: AstraZeneca announces that real-world data from Canada shows 82% and 87% effectiveness after one dose against hospitalisation or death caused by Beta/Gamma and Delta variants
CORONAVIRUS: Israel's PM says effectiveness of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine against delta strain is 'weaker' than officials had hoped
CORONAVIRUS: Indonesia reports 47,899 new daily cases, the highest since the pandemic began, and 864 new deaths.
CORONAVIRUS: Indonesia reports 40,427 new daily cases, the highest since the pandemic began, and 891 new deaths.
Past 24 hours:
- Argentina win Copa America, Leo Messi wins first international trophy.
- Nigeria beat Team USA
- Dustin Poirier wins against Conor McGregor, who breaks leg.
- Novak Djokovic wins Wimbledon, his 20th Grand Slam.
- Italy beat England and win Euro 2020.
European Championship titles.
Germany: 3
Spain: 3
France: 2
Italy: 2
Russia: 1
Czech Republic: 1
Portugal: 1
Netherlands: 1
Denmark: 1
Greece: 1
England: 0
Belgium: 0
Major international trophies.
England
- World Cup: 1966
Italy
- World Cup: 1934
- World Cup: 1938
- European Championship: 1968
- World Cup: 1982
- World Cup: 2006
- European Championship: 2021
Today:
- Argentina win Copa America after beating Brazil
- Nigeria beat Team USA
- Dustin Poirier defeats Conor McGregor by injury TKO
To come:
- Wimbledon Men's Final
- Euro 2020 final
Messi
FC Barcelona: 520 games, 474 goals
10 La Liga titles
4 Champions League titles
6 Ballon d'Or
6 European Golden Shoe
6 La Liga Best Player
8 La Liga top scorer
Argentina: 151 games, 76 goals
2 Copa America Best Player
1 Copa America Golden Boot
1 Copa America
BASKETBALL: Nigeria beats Team USA, whose team included Durant and Lillard, 90-87.
FOOTBALL: Argentina win the Copa America after beating Brazil 1-0
FOOTBALL: With Argentina's Copa America victory, Leo Messi has won his first international trophy.
Players by major international trophies.
Leo Messi
- One Copa America
Cristiano Ronaldo
- One European Championship
Diego Maradona
- One World Cup
Pele
- Three World Cups
Ronaldo
- Two World Cups
- Two Copa Americas
Zidane
- One World Cup
- One European Championships
ENVIRONMENT: Pandas are no longer an endangered species, according to the chief of China's Department of Nature and Ecology Conservation, as their population in the wild has risen to above 1,800.
HAITI ASSASSINATION
- President Jovenel Moise assassinated at home
- Killing announced by country's interim Prime Minister
- Political instability and protests since 2018 demanding his resignation over alleged corruption in the country
CORONAVIRUS: Indonesia reports 29,745 new daily cases and 558 new deaths, the highest since the pandemic began.
CORONAVIRUS: Indonesia reports 27,233 new daily cases and 555 new deaths, the highest since the pandemic began.
FOOTBALL: With today's goal, Lionel Messi has now scored 58 goals from direct free-kicks, leading Cristiano Ronaldo who is on 57.
(Source: OPTA Sports)
FOOTBALL: Messi leads Argentina with a goal and two assists as they beat Ecuador 3-0 to advance to the semi-finals of the Copa America
CORONAVIRUS: Half of the population of the United Kingdom is now full vaccinated
CORONAVIRUS: Tajikistan has become the first country in the world to make taking the coronavirus vaccine compulsory
CORONAVIRUS: Johnson & Johnson says a recent study shows that its vaccine is effective against the delta variant
CORONAVIRUS: Indonesia records 539 new coronavirus deaths and 25,830 new cases, both figures the highest since the pandemic began.
SPACE: Virgin Galactic founder Richard Branson to fly into space on the 11th of July, beating Jeff Bezos by nine days.
FOOTBALL: Germany's Toni Kroos announces retirement from international football
CORONAVIRUS: CDC Director says fully vaccinated people in the US are 'safe' from existing variants and do not need to wear masks