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Ethiopia 's Selemon Barega made a thrilling sprint on the final lap to win the men's 10,000-meter gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. Barega finished the race in 27:43.22 ahead of Ugandan duo Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo . In a unique atmosphere where the noise in the empty Olympic Stadium came from the speakers, providing a somewhat surreal soundtrack to proceedings. Uganda's Stephen Kissa had a huge lead but lost his pace with nine laps to go. Barega took the lead in the last 400 meters and increased the gap towards the finishing line. World record holder Cheptegei finished second in 27:43.63, and Kiplimo was third in 27:43.88. The 21-year-old Barega, whose winning time was over a minute and a half slower than Cheptegei's world record, now joins a prestigious list of Ethiopian runners to win Olympic gold in the 10,000m, notably Kenenisa Bekele and Haile Gebrselassie . Photo:   Tokyo 2020  /  Getty Images THE MATCH

New Zealand  finally won their first  Olympic  gold medal after defeating  France  in the final. The  Black Ferns  showed class as they dominated the match by taking 19-5 in the first half, before claiming a deserving 29-12 victory. France bagged their first Olympic silver medal in rugby for finishing second in Tokyo. At Rio Olympic in 2016, New Zealand won silver  after losing to  Australia  in the final. Fiji  took home the bronze medal, which is also their first Olympic medal in women rugby. The  Fijiana  beat  Great Britain  21-12 in the third placing match. Great Britain threw everything in the second half, but Fiji were simply at their best. France were through into the final after defeating Great Britain 26-19 in the last four. New Zealand had a tough semifinal clash as they were forced to play in sudden death extra-time. They were tied 17-17 with Fiji at full time until  Gayle Broughton  scored the winner. Photo:  Mike Lee-KLC / World Rugby RUGBY ASIA

Annemiek van Vleuten finally won an Olympic gold medal after winning the individual time trial event at Fuji International Speedway circuit. Is it Netherlands ' first Olympic gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 . After finishing second in the women's road race, Van Vleuten powered herself to victory. The Dutch cyclist put aside Sunday's disappointment of missing out the first gold and displayed a convincing ride towards the finishing line. Switzerland 's Marlen Reusser put in the performance of her career for the silver medal. And Van Vleuten's team-mate, Anna van der Breggen rode steadily to claim a bronze medal to go with the Gold she won in the road race in Rio. Photo:   Tokyo 2020  /  Getty Images ASIA SPORTS CHANNEL

Kaylee McKeown won another Olympic gold for Australia in the 100m backstroke event. The Aussie swimmer also broke the Olympic record in the final. She finished ahead of Canada's Kylie Masse and American Regan Smith with a stunning time of 57.47 seconds. It was an epic final at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre as four Olympic Records being broken by three swimmers in the preliminary rounds. Masse set an Olympic record in her heat before American Smith bettered that. Then McKeown set a new benchmark with 57.88 seconds, but Smith smashed it again in the semifinals with a 57.86. However in final, McKeown came from behind and produce a stunning swim in the last 30 metres to claim the victory. The 20 year-old triumphed in 57.47 seconds, with Masse (57.72) taking silver and Smith (58.05) the bronze. Photo: Tokyo 2020 / Getty Images SUFI SUPER YACHTS

Fiji  won the precious  Olympic Rugby Sevens  Gold after defeating  New Zealand  in the final at Tokyo Stadium. It is their second consecutive victory at the Olympics. Both sides were unbeaten in the last three days at the tournament. Fiji started well and lead 19-12 at the break. The  Flying Fijians  continued their excellent performance in the second half to win the final with 27-12. Argentina  beat  Great Britain  17-12 in the third placings match to bag the Bronze medal.  Los Pumas  scored 3 tries to take a 12-5 lead at half time. Great Britain equalised after the break, but  Ignacio Mendy  made the winning try for Argentina. New Zealand reached the final after defeating Great Britain 29-7 in the last four. The  All Black 7s  dominated the match and lead 14-7 at half time. Fiji had to overcome a strong Argentina side in the semifinals. The Flying Fijians were 12-14 down at the break, before taking control in the second-half to win the match with a 26-14. Photo:  Mike Lee-KLC / Worl

Novak Djokovic claimed his third Grand Slam title of the year. The world number one beat Matteo Berrettini 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-4 6-3 to win the prestigious Wimbledon title. The victory extended his number one status in the ATP rankings to 329 weeks. Djokovic has dominated the 2021 tennis calendar after winning three Grand Slam titles including the Australian and French Open. His latest victory equals him with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal on 20 career grand slams, placing him as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. SUFI SUPER YACHTS After losing narrowly in the opening set in the final, Djokovic displayed his true strength to claim the next three sets. Despite losing in the final, Berrettini moves up one place to eighth while Federer, who has spent 310 weeks at number one in the past, dropped a place to nine. In the women category, Ashleigh Barty won her first Wimbledon title after defeating Karolina Pliskova 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 6-3 in the final. She became the fi

Euphoria erupts in the streets of Rome immediately after the victory. Roberto Mancini boys became men as they came back from the shock concede and claim a 3-2 victory over England at Wembley. Luke Shaw 's goal inside the opening two minutes gave England a lead, which looked like it would hold onto all night. But a goalmouth scramble midway through the second half allowed Leonardo Bonucci to poke home an equalizer for Italy . It was a similar story in the first additional 15 minutes, though England did briefly force their way back into the game in the second period, albeit without either side creating anything to reward the crowd for their waves of noise. So it went to penalties, where England’s young guns failed and Italy took the championship. It is the Azzurri 's first major title in 15 years since they won the World Cup over France. TSS EVERYWHERE Gianlucci Donnarumma saved from Jadon Sancho and Bukayo Saka after Marcus Rashford hit the post, as Federico Bernardeschi