OLYMPICS LONDON 2012 LIVE: Games day nine – August 4th

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HEADLINES:

- CYCLING: Team GB make history, win first ever women's team pursuit in Olympics

- ROWING: Women's lightweight double sculls win gold at Eton Dorney, Team GB's tenth

- ROWING: Men's four defend their Olympic title to give Team GB their ninth gold medal

- ATHLETICS: Jessica Ennis leads heptathlon standings by 188 points after 6 of 7 events

Key: PB = Personal Best. SB = Season's Best. K J-T = Katarina Johnson-Thompson (19 year old Team GB heptathlete)

By Phil Jones and Aimee Howarth, Sportsbeat staff, London 2012

GOLDEN GIRL: Jessica Ennis sets a new British heptathlon record score of 6955 and clinches gold at her debut Olympics

22.38: That's all the action for today then, and what a day it's been. Six gold medals including cycling, athletics and rowing, see Great Britain finish the day sat third in the medals standings.

We've also seen the last of the swimming events and waved goodbye to Michael Phelps, who's gold medals in the men's relay saw him become the most decorated Olmypian of all time with 22 gongs.

Tomorrow there's more athletics on the cards, as well as cycling, sailing, hockey and much more.

See you tomorrow then folks. Goodnight.

22.26: So, at the close of the day, Great Britain have 29 medals: 14 gold, seven silver and eight bronze. That puts them in third in the standings overall; United States have moved top with 54 medals and China are pushed into second with 53.

22.25: ATHLETICS: Huge, huge cheers here from 80,000 people as Jessica Ennis receives her gold medal. The poster girl of London 2012 is definitely one of the most popular women around tonight.

MOST DECORATED: Phelps has 22 Olympic medals to his name and collects a trophy as he becomes the most decorated competitor of all time

22.21: FOOTBALL - So a disappointing end to the competition for Great Britain, who were unbeaten and qualified top of their group. They go home without a medal.

22.14: FOOTBALL - South Korea win 5-4 on penalties in the quarter-final and that ends Great Britain's run in the competition. The match ended 1-1 after full time, with Aaron Ramsey scoring and missing a penalty during play for the British side.

FIGHTER: Brit Thomas Stalker is through to the quarter-finals after defeating India's Kumar Manoj

22.02: FOOTBALL - And we're going to penalties at the Millennium Stadium after play finishes 1-1.

22.01: Six gold medals in one days - it's been a Super Saturday for Great Britain.

21.59: FOOTBALL - There's just less than five minutes left to play and it's still all level at 1-1. If no one scores, we're going to penalties.

21.58: BOXING - Brit Thomas Stalker is through to the quarter-finals after defeating India's Kumar Manoj 20-16. He has a rest now until his next bout on August 8.

21.55: ATHLETICS: So, confirmation of the men's 10,000m run final: Mo Farah comes in first with a run of 27:30.42 while Christopher Thompson finishes in 25th in 29:06.14 minutes.

HISTORIC GOLD: Greg Rutherford claims Great Britain's first long jump medal since 1964

21.48: ATHLETICS/FOOTBALL - Apparently there's chants of "one Mo Farah" at the Millennium Stadium as news of his victory reaches the football fans.

21.47: ATHLETICS - Farah pulls away on the final lap and it's another historic gold for Great Britain as he storms across the finish line in 27.30.43 minutes. What an incredible evening at the Olympic Stadium for the Brits.

21.45: FOOTBALL - It's half time of extra time and Great Britain have 15 minutes to find a way into the semi-final.

21.44: ATHLETICS - Two laps to go and Farah leads the pack but it's tight and anything could happen yet.

21.43: BASKETBALL - It's all over and the Australians have won 106-75 after an incredible comeback in the second half of the game. That first win still eludes the Brits.

21.40: ATHLETICS - No Brit has ever won the 10,000m final. Mo Farah is near the front of the pack as he looks to change that.

GOLDEN GIRL: Jessica Ennis wins gold in her debut Olympics and smashes the British heptathlon record in the process

21.32: BASKETBALL - We're in the final quarter and the Australians have increased their lead to 84-62 after completely overcoming early British dominance.

21.25: ATHLETICS - That is the first British long jump win since 1964 - what a night for Greg Rutherford.

21.25: ATHLETICS - There's pushing and jostling in the men's 10,000m final with 19 laps to go for Mo Farah and Christopher Tompkinson

21.24: ATHLETICS - Greg Rutherford takes the gold as no one can beat his jump of 8.31m. It's just outside his PB of 8.35m and that's a great result for the Brit.

21.23: FOOTBALL - The match between Great Britain and South Korea is level 1-1 at the end of 90 minutes, so we'll go into extra time at the Millennium Stadium.

21.21: BASKETBALL - Australia lead 66-60 at the end of the third quarter after being far behind for most of the game. A bit of collapse from the Great Britain team in that quarter.

21.17: ATHLETICS - They've set off in the men's 10,000m final and in action for Great Britain are Mo Farah and Christopher Thompson.

21.13: FIOOTBALL - Ryan Giggs is coming on for Craig Bellamy with five minutes left. It's still Team GB 1 - 1 South Korea.

21.07: ATHLETICS - Jessica Ennis ran that 800m in 2.08.65 minutes - just outside her personal best - and tops the heptathlon standings with 6995, over 300 aheads of the runner up. The whole stadium is on it's feet to applaud Brit.

21.05: BASKETBALL - Australia have fought back and it's now 53-53 in the third quarter as Team GB let their lead slip.

OLYMPIAN: Michael Phelps becomes the most successful competitor with 22 medals after scooping another gold in the men's 4x100m medley relay

21.01: ATHLETICS - Ennis wins the women's heptathlon 800m and also scoops the gold medal after a stunning heptathlon performance.

20.57: ATHLETICS - Jessica Ennis is up now in the final women's heptathlon 800m heat and there's a huge roar as she lines up. She leads the overall standings by over 200 points and a good race her will see her take home gold in her first Olympics.

20.54: ATHLETICS - In the women's heptathlon 800m heat three, Katarina Johnson-Thompson runs a gutsy race to finish second in 2:14.56 minutes. That's a new British Junior japtathlon record for the 19-year-old.

20.49: FOOTBALL - It's still 1-1 at the Millenium Stadium where Team GB play South Korea. 

There's a substitution due to injury and Dawson comes on for Richards. Stuart Pierce is very vocal on the side lines, trying to shout his team over the line.

20.46: ATHLETICS - The heptathlon is back underway at the Olympic Stadium and first up is Louise Hazel in her heat of the women's heptathlon 800m - she comes in third.

20.43: SWIMMING - In the men's 4x100m medley relay, Great Britain finish fourth with a time of 3:32.32 minutes, narrowly missing out on a medal.

QUALIFIED: Christine Ohuruogu progresses seventh with 50.22 seconds for the women's 400m final

20.43: ATHLETICS - Rutherford stil leads in the long jump and Tomlinson sits in fourth. With two out of six attempts jumped, there's still plenty of time for things to chance.

20.42: SWIMMING - It's gold for the USA and Michael Phelps in the men's 4x100m medley relay. That puts him on 18 goals and 22 Olmypic medals in total - what a record.

20.40: BASKETBALL - Great Britain lead 46-36 against Australia at half time.

20.38: SWIMMING - It's time for the men's 4x100m medley relay - which will be Michael Phelps' last ever race as he retires after the London Games.

20.34: FOOTBALL - The second half is underway at the Millennium Stadium and it's 1-1 between Great Britain and South Korea in the quarter-final.

20.30: ATHLETICS - Dai Greene will run in lane three of the men's 400m hurdles final tomorrow night so that's a good starting position for the Brit.  

20.29: ATHLETICS - In the men's long jump final, Greg Rutherford is currently top after two jumps as he records a distance of 8.21m.

20.26: SWIMMING - Team GB's women swim home eighth in the 4x100m medley relay, clocking 3:59.46 minutes. Their male counterparts are up next and will be hoping to push for a medal.

20.22: ATHLETICS - Lee McConnell finishes seventh in the women's 400m semi-final with a time of 52.24 seconds and won't reach the final. Ohuruogu qualifies seventh with 50.22 seconds.

20.20: FOOTBALL - It's half-time at the Millennium Stadium and it's 1-1. South Korea took the lead before Team GB levelled through a Ramsey penalty. Ramsey missed a second penalty and the chance to put his side ahead just minutes later.

20.16: BASKETBALL - Great Britain lead Australia 25-18 as we near the end of the first quarter with some great play by Dan Clark helping to put his side ahead.

20.14: ATHLETICS - Shana Cox runs in the second women's 400m semi-final but can only finish seventh with a time of 52.58 seconds. She won't be joining Ohuruogu in the final tomorrow night.

20.12: SWIMMING - There's huge cheers as the women's 4x100m medley relay team emerges for their final. They are lining up in lane seven.

20.10: FOOTBALL - There's another penalty to Team GB but this time the South Korean 'keeper saves Ramsey's shot. It stays level at 1-1.

20.07: ATHLETICS - Christine Ohuruogu runs a SB of 50.22 seconds to finish second in the women's 400m semi-final and qualify for the final tomorrow night.

20.06: FOOTBALL - There's a penalty to Team GB has the defender is judged to have handled. Aaron Ramsoy slotted the ball away under the 'keeper to level the scores at 1-1.

20.02: BASKETBALL - It's kick off time as Great Britain take on Australia in their penultimate preliminary round Group B match.

20.00: FOOTBALL - South Korea go ahead with a long range strike after pushing at Great Britain's back four for a while. They lead 1-0.

19.57: SWIMMING - Daniel Fogg finishes as eighth best in the men's 1500mfreestyle final with a time of 15:00.76. An incredible time of 14:31.02 was clocked by China's Yang Sun, smashing the previous world record by by over three seconds.

19.54: ATHLETICS - The long jump final has started and Great Britain has two representatives gunning for gold - Chris Tomlinson and Greg Rutherford. They get six attempts each.

INFURIATED: Jack Green is furious with himself for misjudging stride pattern and hitting hurdle

19.46: ATHELTICS - World champion Dai Greene stutters into 400m hurdles final as fastest qualifer, but Jack Green and Rhys Williams are out.

19.42: SWIMMING - Next up in the pool for Great Britain is Daniel Fogg in the men's 1500m freestyle final. Team GB have three medals in swimming o far so let's hope he can add another.

19.41: FOOTBALL - Great Britain and South Korea are underway at the Millennium Stadium and it's 0-0 with ten minutes played.

19.38 ATHLETICS - In the women's 100m semi-final, Abiodun Oyepitan runs in eighth in a time of 11.36 and so will not qualify for the final. 

19.34 SWIMMING - So close to a medal for Fran Halsall in the women's 50m freestyle but she comes in fifth with 24.47 seconds.

19.31: WATER POLO - Great Britain lose 6-17 to Hungary and are still looking for their first win of the competition with one match remaining.

19.29: SWIMMING - Tonight's session in the pool is the last of the Games - and also the last for 27-year-old Michael Phelps who retires after London 2012.

19.27: FOOTBALL - Anthems are being sung at the Millennium Stadium as Great Britain line up against South Korea. The roof is closed and the stadium is packed to capacity - expect a fantastic atmosphere at this quarter-final.

This is prime seating, assigned to media, in Olympic Stadium for tonight's athletics session. Fill them now Locog. - @jtoneysbeat reveals who the empty seats belong to.

EMPTY SEATS: Lots of people haven't turned up to the Games

19.21: ATHLETICS - Rhys Williams finished fourth in his semi-final. Fortunately for Greene though it was a slow race so he will make the final, but will be in either lane two or nine.

But as Colin Jackson so rightly points out - it's better to have a bad lane in a final than no lane at all.

19.18: ATHLETICS - Jack Green is not a happy boy. He's angry with himself for missing his stride pattern and having to reach for the hurdle that he inevitably hit and then felt his hip flexor, so pulled up.

19.12: ATHLETICS - Dai Greene is still in the final with one race to go. But Jack Green has gone after he clattered into a hurdle in the back straight and did not finish.

19.10: ATHLETICS - Britain have one athlete in each of the next 400mh heats. Will Jack Green and Rhys Williams be able to finish in the top two and not knock Greene out of the final?

19.08: ATHLETICS - Felix Sanchez won Greene's race with the fastest time of the year, no-one expected that.

19.06: ATHLETICS - Dai Greene finishes fourth in his 400mh semi-final with a time of 48.19. The top two from the three semis go through with two fastest losers, so with two more races to come he's hanging on to his place in the final by his fingertips.

18.54: FOOTBALL - Brazil have beaten nine-men Honduras 3-2 after falling behind twice. They process to the semi-final at Old Trafford on Tuesday and will face the winner of Great Britain vs South Korea.

18.52: CYCLING - Ed Clancy takes fifth place in the omnium elimination race and he has now 17 points and sits fourth in the standings after the first three events.

18.43: CYCLING - Read about Team GB's sensational women's track pursuit gold and world record

RECORD BREAKING: It's gold and another world record of 3.14.051 in the women's team pursuit final for Laura Trott, Danielle King and Joanna Rowsell 

Last session in the pool. Going to be a good'en :) - @AndrewSWillis looks forward to a final evening of swimming events, when Team GB are looking for medals in the women's 50m freestyle, men's 1500m freestyle, and both the men's and women's 4x1000 medley relays.

18.37: After picking up more medals today, Great Britain now have a total of 11 golds, seven silvers and eight bronzes. That positions them third overall in the medals standings - fantastic from the hosts.

18.35: WATERPOLO - Great Britain are 6-1 down against Hungary in the first quarter and will need to launch a comeback as they look for their first win of the Games.

18.32: FOOTBALL - Confirmation of team news: the starting XI is unchanged from the last match against Uruguay so Ryan Giggs is on the bench.

Great Britain kick off against South Korea at 19.30 and line up is as follows: Butland; Taylor, Richards, Caulker, Bertrand; Ramsey, Allen, Cleverley; Bellamy (c), Sturridge, Sinclair.

TOP BRITS: Andy Murray and Laura Robson beat Christopher Kas and Sabine Lisicki to reach the mixed doubles final

18.26: WATER POLO - Great Britain have just started their preliminary round match against Hungary and are still looking for their first win of the competition.

18.20 ATHLETICS - Defending champion Borchin from Russia has collapsed on the 19th km of the 20km race walk. Erick Barrondo finishes second to claim Guatemala's first ever Olympic medal.

18.18 FOOTBALL - Rumours are circulating that Ryan Giggs will NOT start when Great Britain face South Korea this evening.

18.17: CYCLING - Joanna Rowsal, Laura Trott and Dani King's time of 3:14.051 in the final was 0.631s faster than the time they set just hours ago in the semi-final.

They beat USA by 5.676s and got very close to catching them in the closing stages.

18.12: CYCLING - That's a sixth world record in six races for this trio. What more are they capable of?

They're world champions, world record holders, and now the first ever women to win team pursuit gold in the Olympics.

18.09: CYCLING - GOLD for Team GB and another WORLD RECORD

18.08: CYCLING - We're under way in the women's team pursuit final. Team GB vs Team USA. 

17.59: WEIGHTLIFTING - Peter Kirkbride has finished in seventh position in Group B of the 94kg category. He lifted a combined season's best of 328kg, despite revealing that he tore a bicep in his second snatch lift.

RIDING THE WAVES: Nick Dempsey finished second in the seventh RS:X race in Weymouth

17.56: SAILING - Another results roundup from Weymouth for you:

Women's 470 - fourth in third race, sixth in fourth race.

Nick Dempsey RS:X - third in eighth race.

Men's 470 - fourth in sixth race

Elliott 6m WMR round robin race - second.

17.41: CYCLING - Team GB's Ed Clancy finishes 11th in the 30km points race. He is now fifth in the omnium after two races with 12 points. The Dane Lasse Hansen leads the standings with six points.

17.38: TENNIS - The British tennis dream team have done it again. Murray and Robson win the champions tiebreak 10-8 to book a place in tomorrow's final and guarantee at least a silver medal.

The other semi-final has yet to be played and sees the Belarussians of Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi take on the USA pair of Lisa Raymond and Mike Bryan.

17.29: TENNIS - Germany win the second set tiebreak and Murray and Robson are into a champions tiebreak for the second time today.

17.26: HOCKEY - Team GB grab one goal back with just a minute remaining through a Crista Cullen penaty corner .It isn't enough though as Team GB drop their first points in Pool A. They will need to beat the Netherlands in the final round of matches to guarantee qualification to the semi-finals.

17.18: TENNIS - We're into a tiebreak in the second set.

17.04: CYCLING - Back to the velodrome and Ed Clancy is about to get going in the 30km points race of the omnium.

17.02: TENNIS - The Germans have broken back and now lead Murray and Robson 5-4 in the second set.

17.01: HOCKEY - Things get worse for Team GB at the Riverbank arena as China convert another penalty corner to make it 2-0.

16.50: TENNIS - Robson and Murray have the upper hand in their semi-final. Already a set up, they have no broken the German's serve in the second and lead 3-2, with Team GB to serve next.

WHO'S THAT FAN: Velodrome attracts home support as Team GB cycling squad shine on track

16.41: CYCLING - More action in the velodrome as Jason Kenny takes to the track in the 1/8 finals of the men's sprint. The contests are one on one, and Kenny races against Bernard Esterhuizen of South Africa.

Easy as you like for the Bolton boy, he beats Esrterhuizen by a lengthto go through to the quarter finals.

16.39: HOCKEY - In a very uneventful half against China, the biggest drama was Anne Panter getting struck in the face by the ball. Fortunately she didn't look to be too badly injured. The half finished 0-0.

16.36: CYCLING - Team GB beat Canada and will ride against USA in the final. This British trio of Dani King, Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsall have set a new world record in each of the last five competitive team pursuits they have ridden.

The event may be relatively new but these three are taking it to new heights. The final will be at 17.42.

16.34: CYCLING - The semi-finals of the women's team pursuit have finished. And Team GB have broken the world record again. 

16.30: TENNIS - Robson and Murray are clearly in a hurry on Court One. They've won the first set against the German pair 6-1.

16.27: HOCKEY - It's been a very quiet opening at the Riverbank Arena. We're 25mins in and there's been no real action to speak of yet.

16.21: BASKETBALL - Team USA beat Lithuania 99-94 in a tight encounter at the Basketball Arena.

16.17: TENNIS - Robson and Murray are back on court already. And they've made a good start against the German pairing of Sabine Lisicki and Christopher Kas, leading 3-0 in the first set.

16.02: HOCKEY - Team GB need just to avoid defeat against China in order to qualify for the semi-finals. The home side will be aiming higher than that though and will want to maintain their 100% record in Pool A.

SO CLOSE: Team GB's women drop their first points of the campaign as they lose 2-1 to China

15.59: HOCKEY - Walsh looks understandably to be wearing some sort of protective support on her face. Walsh is a brave woman I must say . You wouldn't get me anywhere near a hockey pitch if I'd just broken my jaw.

15.57: DIVING - Hannah Starling and Rebecca Gallantree finish 13th and 18th in the 3m springboard final. Frustratingly one place out of the qualifying mark for Starling.

15.55: HOCKEY - Good news coming from the Riverbank arena as Team GB captain Kate Walsh is named in the starting lineup, just six days after fracturing her jaw and having a titanium plate inserted into her cheek.

15.49 DIVING - Having qualified well for the semi-finals, Team GB's Hannah Starling and Rebecca Gallantree face a wait after their fifth and final dive, to see if they will qualify for the final of the 3m springboard competition.

15.41: SAILING - Bryony Shaw finished fifth in her eighth RS:X race, Paul Goodison finished eighth in the tenth laser race, Alison Young was fourth in her tenth laser race.

The men's 470 finished third in their fifth race, the Elliott 6m WMR crew came in second in their latest round robin race and Nick Dempsey finished second in his seventh RS:X race.

15.26: TRAMPOLINING - Team GB's Kat Driscoll is out of the trampolining at the qualifying stage. Her score of 100.985 wasn't good enough to get her into the top eight, falling just short in ninth place.

15.24: TENNIS - Easy as you like. Serena wins the gold medal with an ace down the 'T', to confirm a 6-0 6-1 victory over Russia's Maria Sharapova.

Williams is only the second woman ever to complete the 'golden slam'.

15.20: TENNIS - Serena Williams is serving for the title at 5-1 in the second set, it's been a demolition job on Centre Court.

15.07: DIVING - After the second round of dives, Hannah Starling is ranked 12th and Becky Gallentree sits in 15th. Still three more dives to come.

Just left Sky Sports News studio slightly embarrassed as the lovely@KellySotherton had to take her high heels off for a photo. #iamshort - @MarkCavendish has an awkward moment when visiting the media

TRAMPOLINING: Katherine Driscoll sits 12th after the first of two qualifying routine

15.03: Trampoline - Katherine Driscoll is currently in fifth after her second routine, with an impressive score of 100.985.  The top eight will qualify after everyone has competed.

15.00: BASKETBALL - The USA dreamteam lead Lithuania 39-30, with seven minutes to go in the second quarter.

 

14.56: TENNIS - Maria Sharapova has been pummelled by Serena Williams in the first set, losing it 6-0.

14.50: ATHLETICS - The draws have been made for tomorrow night's 100m semi-finals. James Dasaolu runs in the first semi at 19.45, he is in lane eight with Asafa Powell and Justin Gatlin in the same heat.

Dwain Chambers runs at 19.53, in lane five with Bolt in lane four.

Adam Gemili goes in the final semi at 20.01, in lane seven. Yohan Blake runs in lane six and Tyson Gay in four.

The first two from each race make the final with the two fastest losers.

14.45: ROWING - Matthew Pinsent has confirmed that France appealed Team GB's silver in the lightweight men's double sculls. 

Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter were allowed to compete when the race was re-started after Purchase's seat broke in the opening 100m of the race.

The French appealed the decision after the end of the race, but the appeal was subsequently rejected.

14.41: TENNIS - In the women's singles final, Serena Williams is 5-0 up on Maria Sharapova. Were Williams to win the gold, she would become only the second ever woman to win the golden slam.

The golden slam is all four major tournaments, plus the Olympics singles.

14.16: ATHLETICS - Read more about Jess Ennis' fantastic morning in the Olympic stadium.

14.10: ATHLETICS - Heptathlon standings after six of seven events:

1. Ennis (GBR) 5971
2. Skuyjte (LTU) 5783
3. Yosypenko (UKR) 5701

6. Chernova (RUS) 5657

16. K J-T (GBR) 5313

30. Hazel (GBR) 5016 

FINE PAIR: Robson and Murray progress to this afternoon's mised doubles semi-final

14.05: ATHLETICS - Read how Team GB's pole vaulters got on in qualifying this morning.

14.02: ATHLETICS - What a way to finish a morning's work. Ennis hurls the javelin out to 47.49m, a new PB by 0.38m. The javelin has gone from her achilles heel, to the event that all but confirmed a gold medal for the London 2012 poster girl.

13.54: What have I missed in all the rowing and athletics excitement then?

Charlotte Kerwood finished 16th in the women's trap qualifier but won't make the final.

In the sailing in Weymouth:

Paul Goodison finished ninth in his ninth men's laser race, Bryony Shaw finished fifth in her eighth RS:X race.

Currently out on the water is Paul Goodison in his next laser race, Alison Young in her 10th women's laser race, the men's 470 crew in their fifth race and the Elliott 6m WMR crew in another round robin match.

13.50: ATHLETICS - Jess' second throw is measured at 45.99m, another long throw but not enough to better her first mark.

LEAP OF FAITH: Ennis leaps to 6.48m in heptathlon to strengthen grip on gold medal position

13.42: ATHLETICS - Read more about this afternoon's 100m first round, how Bolt looked and how our British sorinters faired.

13.39: ATHLETICS - Ennis launches her first throw out to 46.61m, just 0.5m behind her PB. Her javelin has not let her down today, she now has two more throws to go all out and cement her position at the top of the heptathlon standings.

13.35: TENNIS - Robson and Murray have beaten Stosur and Hewitt 10-8 in the champions tiebreak. They go through to the semi-final where they will play the German pair of Sabine Lasicki and Christopher Kas.

That match will be third on Court One later today.

13.33: ATHLETICS - Jess Ennis is about to get her penultimate event under way in the javelin. This is often her achilles heel, how will her throwing arm feel today?

He divides opinions but I've always found Dwain Chambers a nice guy, despite his past. 10.02 seconds and easing up a great time. - @jtoneysbeat Sportsbeat's James Toney in the Olympic stadium

Jurgen tickled that the Aussies had to give our four the gold medal. Presentation party were all AUS by their prior request. IOC members get list of events and get to choose. AUS delegation went large on AUS 4. - @matthewcpinsent has a laugh at the Aussies' expense.

I'm in London where I have been for the last few wks, finalising my prep and receiving therapy, My coach knew about this and it has not been a secret. I have to give notification of my whereabouts everyday for doping purposes, so impossible to completely disappear. the appropriate people can contact me with ease. there is no story here at all. I've only heard about the hysteria about my whereabouts today as I've been on a media lockdown, I'm into the village on Sunday as was planned months ago. #teamGB have been performing amazingly they need the column inches and adulation for their efforts. #positivity GOD Bless. - @PhillipsIdowu speaks out about the speculation regarding his injury and whereabouts

13.23: ATHLETICS - Holly Bleasdale has qualified for the women's pole vault final in fourth place, with a best height of 4.55m, she didn't even bother with 4.6m. 

13.22: ATHLETICS - Dwain Chambers, on his return to Olympic competition, wins his heat in an impressive 10.02s. A big season's best with a legal +2.0m/s tailwind.

13.20: TENNIS - Murray and Robson have lost the second set 6-3 and they're into a champions tiebreak.

13.20: ATHLETICS - Yohan 'The Beast' Blake, runs an easy looking 10.0s to win his 100m heat.

EASY STRIDER - Usain Bolt eases through 100m heat as Britain's James Dasalou finishes 3rd

For everyone asking how gems hand is. It's pretty sore. She won silver fighting 4 of 5 fights like this! - @Euan_Burton posted this picture of judoka silver medalist Gemma Gibbon's hand:

INJURY: Gemma Gibbons fought with a broken thumb and managed to clinch a silver medal

13.07: ATHLETICS - Team GB's young sprinters have made an impressive start to the Olympics. Adam Gemili gets a bullet start on his way to second place and a time of 10.11s. Powell wins the heat in 10.04s.

Both Gemili and Dasaolu qualify automatically for the semi-finals tomorrow night.

13.05: ATHLETICS - Holly Bleasdale clears her second attempt at 4.55m, just 0.05m short of automatic qualification.

13.04: TENNIS - Murray and Robson have been broken in the second set, Hewitt and Stosur lead 3-1.

13.03: ATHLETICS - British sprinting's great young hope is up next. 18 year old Adam Gemili, world junior champion, races in the same heat as former world record holder Asafa Powell.

13.01: VOLLEYBALL - Team GB's men are beaten in straight sets by Poland, 25-16 25-19 25-18

13.00: ATHLETICS - Dasaolu runs a season's best time of 10.13s, 0.05s faster than he's gone so far this year.

12.55: ATHLETICS - It was the latter. Bolt cruises to a 10.08s 100m, and a very impressive performance from James Dasaolu to finish third and qualify for the semi-finals tomorrow.

12.53: ATHLETICS - Usain Bolt is next up on track. In the same heat, and in the next lane to him is James Dasaolu of Team GB. Will Bolt want to lay down a marker, or just cruise through and not give anything away.

12.52: SAILING - Bryony Shaw has finished her seventh RS:X race in seventh place.

12.50: ATHLETICS - Ryan Bailey, third in the USA trials runs a very impressive 9.88s to win his heat. That makes things interesting.

12.49: TENNIS - Andy Murray has served it out and Murray/Robson have taken the first set 6-3 against the Australian pair.

12.48: ATHLETICS - Natalia Dobrynska is listed as a 'Did Not Start' for the javelin, she must have  a injury and it's a sad way for a defending champion to bow out of the Olympics heptathlon competition.

12.45: ATHLETICS - K J-T gets very close to her PB with her final javelin throw, recording a throw of 38.37m. Louise Hazel goes one better and sets a new PB of 47.38, it's a much better day two in the heptathlon for Hazel after a disappointing first day.

12.43: TENNIS - Murray and Robson are in a strong position in the first set, leading 5-3 and Murray is serving.

12.42: ATHLETICS - USA trials champion Justin Gatling breaks the ten second barrier, coasting to 9.97s.

12.34: ATHLETICS - Holly Bleasdale has cleared 4.50m with her first attempt.

The big boys are out in the men's 100m now and Tyson Gay of USA opens the first heat with an easy looking 10.08s

12.28: ROWING - It's silver. Two golds and one silver for Team GB at Eton Dorney this morning.

Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter have not defended their lightweight double sculls title, but it was very close with Denmark.

12.27: ATHLETICS - Eilish McColgan and Barbara Parker have failed to qualify for the next round of the women's 3000m steeplechase.

12.24: ROWING - We're back under way at Eton Dorney with Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter defending their Olympic title in the lightweight double sculls. The British boat lead by one second after 500m.

12.21: Plenty of events just getting under way now. Paul Goodison and Bryony Shaw are under way in the men's laser and women's RS:X respectively.

Hazel and K J-T have begun their javelin event in the heptathlon.

And Andy Murray and Laura Robson have got under way on Centre Court at Wimbledon in their mixed doubles quarter-final. They're up against a strong Australian pairing of Sam Stosur and Lleyton hewitt.

12.20: ROWING - The race will be restarted at 12.21, with the Team GB boat still racing.

12.18: VOLLEYBALL - Team GB's men lose the opening set 26-16 to Poland and are currently16-14 behind in the second.

12.15: ROWING - Drama at Eton Dorney in the final rowing final, as there's a broken seat in the Team GB lightweight men's double sculls.

The decision on whether the race will be re-started with the British boat rests on whether the seat broke in the opening 100m.

12.08: ATHLETICS - Barbara Parker finishes fifth in her 300m steeplechase heat with a time of 9:32.07. She won't qualify automatically but is currently in the last fastest loser sport with one heat to go.

Bad news from the field as former British record holder Kate Dennison, fails to qualify for the final. She failed all three attempts at 4.40m and her only recorded height of 4.25m won't be enough to take her through. In her final attempt at 4.40m she twisted her ankle in the final stride before takeoff and bailed out of the jump.

12.05: SHOOTING - Jennifer McIntosh finishes the qualifying of the three position 50m rifle prone in 42nd place and won't progress to the next round.

12.01: ROWING - Great Britain are dominating on the water and on the bike. Copeland and Hosking look bemused and elated at the same time, it's a special moment for the two of them, they win the first ever Olympic gold in the women's lightweight double sculls.

11.58: ROWING - Two golds in half and hour. Copeland and Hosking have got the gold. Number ten for Team GB. And they made it look easy.

11.57: ATHLETICS - Team GB's Holly Bleasdale has failed her first attempt at 4.40m in the women's pole vault qualifying round. Kate Dennison has failed her first two attempts at the same height.

11.54: ROWING - We're under way in the final of the women's lightweight double sculls. Can Copeland and Hosking keep the medals coming from Eton Dorney?

11.48: ATHLETICS - Heptathlon standings after five of seven events:

1. Ennis (GBR) 5159
2. Skuyjte (LTU) 4901
3. Chernova (RUS) 4869

12. K J-T (GBR) 4677

31. Hazel (GBR) 4207

33. Dobrynska (UKR) 4077 

11.44: ATHLETICS - Read more about this morning's men's 400m heats and how Team GB's athletes faired.

11.41: ROWING - Andrew Triggs-Hodge, Tom James and Peter Reed were part of the crew to win gold in Beijing, the new addition to the squad, Tom James is winning his first Olympic gold.

The team weren't favourites heading into the games but the beat the fancied Australians into second place with a time of 6:03.97.

11.38: ROWING - The men's four have defended their title and Team GB have their ninth gold medal of London 2012.

11.36: VOLLEYBALL - Team GB's men have just taken to the court at Earls Court, hunting their first London 2012 win against Poland.

11.32: ATHLETICS - Jess Ennis has surely taken a huge leap towards an Olympic gold. She jumps out to 6.48m with her final effort, just three centimetres behind her PB.

Reigning champion Natalia Dobrynska has surely lost her titles as well, after two no jumps she can only manage 3.7m - she must be injured?

11.29: ATHLETICS - Martyn Rooney makes it three Team GB runners out of three into the 400m semi-finals. His time of 45.36s is good enough for second in his heat.

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11.22: ATHLETICS - Conrad Williams is safely through to the 400m semi-finals as well. His time of 46.12s was good enough for third in his heat, the big story was Lashawn Merritt pulling up injured mid way through the race though.

The former world, and reigning olympic champion injured his achilles in a race in Monaco, and he clearly hadn't had enough time for it to recover. One of the favourites is out.

11.16: CYCLING - Jason Kenny's effort in the sprint qualifying earlier have given him a bye into the 1/8 finals tomorrow, a good day's work for the man from Bolton.

11.14: ATHLETICS - Nigel Levine qualifies safely from his men's 400m heat, finishing third in 45.58 seconds.

11.10: ATHLETICS - Ennis pulls a jump out of the bag in the second round. She leaps out to 6.40m in the second round. K J-T also improves to 6.19m and Hazel finishes her three jumps with a season's best of 5.77m

11.04: TRIATHLON - It's over in Hyde Park and Jenkins ends up fifth. In a sprint finish it appeared to be a dead heat between Spirig of Switzerland and Norden of Sweden. They've both been given the same time but Spirig seems to have been given the gold.

11.03: HANDBALL - It's game over at the Copper Box as Team GB's men lose 34-17 to Tunisia.

11.00: TRIATHLON - It's bad news from Hyde Park as Helen Jenkins has been dropped by the leading group on the final lap and is going backwards.

10.56: CYCLING - Another first place for Team GB in the velodrome. Ed Clancy wins the first event of the omnium, the 250m flying lap and takes the one point for the win. The omnium is made up of six events, the winner of each event receives one point, the rider in second place gets two points and so on. The rider with the lowest number of points after the six events wins.

10.55: TRIATHLON - Jenkins is in the leading group of four triathletes with just 2.5km to go. Will it come down to a sprint?

10.49: ATLETICS - Holly Bleasdale and Kate Dennison are under way in the women's pole vault qualifying. The automatic qualifying mark is 4.60m, otherwise the top 12 competitors will progress to the final. Bleasdale has a PB of 4.87 so shouldn't struggle with qualifying, however Kate Dennison's PB is just 4.61m, with a SB of 4.56m, so making the final would be good progress.

10.46: TRIATHLON - Jenkins is still in the front group after the half way point of the 10km run. Who will make their move first?

10.41: ATHLETICS - Jessica Ennis disappoints in her first long jump, a jump of 5.95m is nowhere near here PB and SB of 6.51. Its a similar story for K J-T, she has the same PB and SB as Ennis, but can only manage a jump of 6.03 m.

10.34: TRIATHLON - Helen Jenkins is in ninth place heading in to the run, but the lead group are all together so it will come down to the strongest runner.

10.27: CYCLING - The records keep coming in the velodrome as Jason Kenny qualifies fastest for the men's sprint in a new Olympic record. His time of 9,713, beats Hoy's previous record by over 0.1s. France's Gregory Bauge qualified second in 9.952s.

10.22: CYCLING - There's a full day of action in the velodrome today and Team GB's Jason Kenny is underway very shortly in the qualifying for the men's individual sprint. Kenny won the silver medal in Beijing, behind Sir Chris Hoy. The youngster got the sole place available for London 2012 ahead of the Real McHoy.

Great Olympic stadiums aren't about bricks and mortar and cutting edge design, they are about pride, passion and people. Special atmosphere. - @jtoneysbeat Sportsbeat's James Toney in the Olympic Stadium

10.13: ATHLETICS - Our heptathlete trio are just getting started on day two of their competition. Jess Ennis, Louise Hazel and K J-T begin their day with the long jump.

10.12: HANDBALL - Team GB's men are struggling in the Copper Box, they trail Tunisia 14-8 at half time.

10.09: SHOOTING - Jennifer McIntosh is currently on the range at the Royal Artillery Barracks in the qualifying round of the three position 50m rifle. 

And Charlotte Kerwood is also shooting in the women's trap qualification.

10.05: TRIATHLON - Things got under way at 9am in Hyde Park with double world champion Helen Jenkins one of the favourites for gold. She was tenth out of the water after the swim and is currently seventh after 24.5km of the 40km bike ride.

10.00: Good morning and welcome to what everyone seems to be calling Super Saturday. There are 25 gold medals on offer today, how many will Team GB get there hands on?

We've several good chances with Jess Ennis looking well set in the heptathlon, Mo Farah goes in the 10k final, the women's team pursuit qualified fastest for their semi final and Helen Jenkins is in action in the women's triathlon.

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