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• Afghanistan: Fighting rages as Taliban besiege three key cities

  Fears rise of a humanitarian crisis as Islamist militants seek to capture major Afghan urban areas.

• Brazil to face Mexico in Olympic semis; Spain secure dramatic win

  Brazil's men remain in the hunt for back-to-back Olympic golds, and will face Mexico in the semi-finals.

• Champions Rangers start season with win

  Scott Wright's sublime finish finally kills off stubborn Livingston as Rangers begin their first Scottish Premiership title defence in 10 years with victory.

• Hamilton booed after claiming pole in Hungary

  Lewis Hamilton beats Valtteri Bottas to a Mercedes one-two ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen in Hungarian Grand Prix qualifying.

• Tokyo Olympics: Dina Asher-Smith pulls out of 200m after hamstring tear

  Great Britain's world champion Dina Asher-Smith pulls out of the Olympic 200m after revealing she tore her hamstring earlier this month.

• Jamaica's Thompson-Herah breaks 100m Olympic record

  Elaine Thompson-Herah became the second-fastest woman in history as she beat fellow Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to defend her Olympic 100m title.

• Double GB gold in new mixed events

  Great Britain kick off a golden Saturday by winning two of the new mixed relay events but there is disappointment for Dina Asher-Smith.

• Dressel & Thompson-Herah shine but Djokovic fumes - what's happened so far on day eight?

  Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah retains her Olympic 100m title with an electrifying run and USA's Caeleb Dressel swims a world record on day eight in Tokyo.

• Sightseeing Olympic athletes lose accreditation

  Two Georgian silver medallists are told to leave the Olympic Games for taking a sightseeing trip in Tokyo.