Britain claim inaugural women’s Madison gold, Lavreysen takes sprint

Hockey queens Netherlands back on Olympic throne as Argentina beaten

Repeat 400m gold for Miller-Uibo and Felix into history books

US thrash Serbia to reach Olympic women’s basketball final

Mexico trounce Japan to secure Olympic football bronze

Armed forces to help fight against forest fires in Russia

American Carey secures women’s floor gold as Biles set for comeback

Pakistan launches anti-polio campaign despite Covid-19 threat

Asian shares rise on growth optimism

Japan fears health system overload as case numbers reach record high

AstraZeneca Q2 profit down, revenues climb; updates FY21 outlook

Nokia announces quarterly profit rise and improved annual outlook

Covid chaos in Malaysian parliament after king rebukes government

Kerala spike in Covid-19 cases triggers alarm in India

Three killed as fires rage on Turkey’s Mediterranean coast

China says US trying to ‘sow discord’ between it and neighbours

G20 culture ministers meet in Rome

Ukraine’s Zelensky replaces military and spy chiefs with loyalists

Iran’s internet restriction bill met with unprecedented backlash

Activists: Syrian government forces attempt to seize opposition area