:00:12. > :00:16.The British weather is back and thankfully, we have a first British
:00:16. > :00:26.muddle. Four years ago in Beijing, the streets were lined with gold.
:00:26. > :00:36.
:00:36. > :00:40.This time, we have had a silver jubilee for Elizabeth on the Mall.
:00:40. > :00:50.Lots of images to be taken on the park. How about this one, as
:00:50. > :00:54.
:00:54. > :00:59.Rebecca Adlington defended her 400m title. I think it might just be
:00:59. > :01:09.brightening up. We have had a swimmer, a cyclist, what about a
:01:09. > :01:20.
:01:20. > :01:26.sailor? Ben Ainslie has started If that doesn't put bums on seats,
:01:26. > :01:36.I am not sure what will. Good afternoon. Do you mind? Welcome to
:01:36. > :01:48.
:01:48. > :01:51.Of also coming up, the dream is over for Paula Radcliffe.
:01:52. > :01:55.Indri means she will not making to the start line for the marathon.
:01:55. > :02:00.There is a royal appointment in Greenwich Park. Zara Phillips and
:02:00. > :02:04.the rest of the team I in bronze position after the dressage.
:02:04. > :02:07.And on a day to 40 more medals, we will tell you who is on top of the
:02:07. > :02:09.table. Good Evening. Over the next 45
:02:09. > :02:13.minutes on Olympic Sporstday, we'll squeeze in everything you need to
:02:13. > :02:20.know from the second day of the Games. The Daily Mail's Matt Lawton
:02:20. > :02:24.is with me to get behind tomorrow's headlines. He is still smelling of
:02:24. > :02:26.chlorine. Lots of medals coming up, but we'll start with the two that
:02:26. > :02:29.are hanging around British necks tonight. Rebecca Adlington's
:02:29. > :02:34.emotional bronze coming up, but the first medal of the day came on a
:02:34. > :02:37.rain-soaked Mall, washing away the despondency felt by the men. Lizzie
:02:37. > :02:39.Armitstead was assured a medal in the women's road race if she could
:02:39. > :02:42.just stay on in treacherous conditions, and in a three-woman
:02:42. > :02:52.breakaway, she was just outsprinted to the gold by the Netherlands'
:02:52. > :03:09.
:03:09. > :03:19.Marianne Vos. But every cloud has a race. Emma Pooley here, has she got
:03:19. > :03:20.
:03:20. > :03:29.a problem? What a curious part of the world, ideal racing country.
:03:29. > :03:37.The whole field of 66 riders are still altogether. The rain is
:03:37. > :03:44.peppering down now. Ooh, just lost balance. We have got an attack on
:03:44. > :03:47.here. It is the rider from Holland having a go. She is the first
:03:47. > :03:54.serious attack her trying to jump clear. This race as seems to be
:03:54. > :04:00.getting animated now. Italy are in trouble as well here. The world
:04:00. > :04:09.champion has taken a wheel change at the back. The USA rider has some
:04:09. > :04:13.work to do. This is a mass crash. Emma Pooley seizes the day and
:04:13. > :04:18.jumps straight clearing to the will of the attacker. This is perfect
:04:18. > :04:27.racing country for her. This is meat and gravy to her. We can see
:04:27. > :04:31.another GB Jersey coming up behind her. Lizzie Armitstead. A brace of
:04:31. > :04:41.riders hear from Great Britain are showing that they are in really
:04:41. > :04:42.
:04:42. > :04:48.good former. Anything the course offers, they can handle it. Nine km
:04:48. > :04:53.rain -- remaining, about 12 minutes remaining in this Olympic road race.
:04:53. > :05:00.We have a British rider who is poised, possibly, to take a gold
:05:00. > :05:07.medal. They will be starting to think about going for the win now.
:05:07. > :05:14.They are on the red carpet of tarmac here of the Mall. Vos is
:05:14. > :05:18.leading this. Cam Armitstead challenge? They are gritting their
:05:18. > :05:25.teeth, both riders looking for the line. Where is the gold going to
:05:25. > :05:30.go? Vos gets gold, and Armitstead gets silver. Marianne,
:05:30. > :05:37.congratulations. How does it feel to come up the Mall like that?
:05:37. > :05:46.course, I was a little nervous, but we gave everything in the break.
:05:46. > :05:53.It is the Mall, it is nearly a wall of noise. You just sprint until the
:05:53. > :06:01.line. Lizzie did a really good job in the break. She also had a good
:06:01. > :06:08.sprint. I am really happy with this win.
:06:08. > :06:12.Lizzie, how does it feel? Heavy! I suppose the disappointment of gold
:06:12. > :06:18.may be starting to settle up a bit, but I am still extremely happy. It
:06:18. > :06:22.is more than I could have imagined. You have secured a place in history,
:06:22. > :06:27.the first medal Britain has won in its own Olympics. That must mean
:06:27. > :06:31.something. It is something, but I wish Mark Cavendish could have to
:06:31. > :06:35.make yesterday for the boys after all their hard work. But the women
:06:35. > :06:40.proved that we are a team and we did really well. Describe your
:06:40. > :06:46.emotions coming down those last few hundred yards? It was the strangest
:06:46. > :06:53.feeling I have ever had. It was overwhelming, the noise from the
:06:53. > :07:01.crowd and the feeling that "I can do this". That must part, it was
:07:01. > :07:06.just not to be. Yes, Marianne has been faster than me all year.
:07:06. > :07:12.difficult was it out there? The conditions looked treacherous.
:07:12. > :07:19.used to a lot worse. It was good for me. I have always said I would
:07:19. > :07:23.like a rainy day, and it came. Well done to Armitstead. So yet
:07:23. > :07:26.again, Matt, it's a woman in the road race that gets Great Britain
:07:26. > :07:36.onto the medal table, not the gold of Nicole Cooke four years ago, but
:07:36. > :07:38.
:07:38. > :07:44.a great ride from Armitstead. was a great race. In the men's race
:07:44. > :07:46.yesterday, we saw a big group that broke away. If you have a lot of
:07:46. > :07:51.riders that break away from the main peloton, between them, they
:07:52. > :08:00.can stay away from the pack. But you just had three goals there that
:08:00. > :08:07.got away. -- Three girls. Normally in a bike race like that, you would
:08:07. > :08:12.see the peloton run them down. What probably cost Armitstead was that
:08:12. > :08:16.she did more work than the other two to keep them awake. It made
:08:16. > :08:21.sense to stay away, because all three were guaranteed a medal if
:08:21. > :08:26.they stayed away. I thought she had a chance. Tactically, she rode the
:08:26. > :08:29.perfect race. She was in the right position coming into the Mall, at
:08:29. > :08:35.the back of the three. That is exactly where Cavendish would have
:08:35. > :08:39.been, had he been in that situation. She just couldn't quite get there.
:08:39. > :08:42.She was talking about the team ethic. So important that she can
:08:42. > :08:47.take that medal back into the athletes' village and do it for
:08:47. > :08:52.British cycling, but so important for her after what she has had to
:08:52. > :09:01.go through over the last few years. I met her a couple of years ago.
:09:01. > :09:05.The women cyclists are very different from the men. Those guys
:09:05. > :09:08.are earning seven-figure salaries and have the opportunities to train
:09:08. > :09:14.in the best facilities. Lizzie Armitstead, two years ago, I
:09:14. > :09:18.remember talking to her and she was existing on lottery funding of 20
:09:18. > :09:23.to �30,000 a year, slipping on a friend's floor when she wanted to
:09:23. > :09:28.use the velodrome in Manchester for training. It is a very different
:09:28. > :09:36.world, women cycling, so very great for her to deliver when the boys
:09:36. > :09:39.could not yesterday. To the pool now, where Rebecca
:09:39. > :09:42.Adlington, double gold medallist in Beijing, was defending her title in
:09:42. > :09:45.the 400 metres freestyle tonight. But after the heats this morning,
:09:45. > :09:49.she only scraped in eighth fastest, and she tweeted not long after "Not
:09:49. > :09:53.expecting anything tonight, all I can do is my best :-) thank you for
:09:53. > :09:56.all the support. X". Well, that support carried her to a bronze
:09:56. > :09:59.medal. A great achievement from lane eight. She's the one in the
:09:59. > :10:09.red cap at the bottom of your screen. Andy Jameson and Adrian
:10:09. > :10:18.
:10:18. > :10:24.Moorehouse take up the commentary If you go too early, that was what
:10:24. > :10:33.happened in 2008. Becky was in seventh place with 50m to go, and
:10:33. > :10:40.she still won it. She is not out of it. Muffat is leading in the centre.
:10:40. > :10:45.Schmitt second. And Rebecca Adlington turns in fifth position.
:10:45. > :10:53.She committee is not giving in. She is training with Phelps' coach,
:10:53. > :10:59.very tough, strong swimmer. Muffat is stretching out. Very casual
:10:59. > :11:04.stroke. This second part of the 400 is awesome. If they get anywhere
:11:04. > :11:13.near the world record, it will be a great swimmer. Adlington is in a
:11:13. > :11:23.good third place. 80 metres to go in the final of the women's 400m
:11:23. > :11:25.
:11:25. > :11:29.freestyle. Leading at the moment is Camille Muffat of France. Followed
:11:29. > :11:34.by Allison Schmitt. Also doing well is Adlington at the bottom,
:11:34. > :11:38.starting to move into bronze-medal position. It was not far off this
:11:38. > :11:44.position that she won the gold four years ago. Come on, Becky
:11:44. > :11:48.Adlington! It is Camille Muffat of France leading, Allison Schmitt
:11:48. > :11:55.second and still in the bronze- medal position, Becky Adlington.
:11:55. > :12:00.Come on, Becky! This is not over. Muffat has led from the start, but
:12:00. > :12:05.Schmitt is still coming. It is going to be so close. Muffat of
:12:05. > :12:09.France in the white hat. Schmitt will get the silver. It is gold to
:12:09. > :12:19.Muffat. And a fantastic bronze medal for Becky Adlington. Isn't
:12:19. > :12:22.that marvellous for the 800 as well? I am crying because it was so
:12:23. > :12:29.overwhelming, the crowd and everything. It was 12 years of hard
:12:29. > :12:33.work that went into that. It was hard! It is always the 400 that
:12:34. > :12:38.feels tougher for me. I am so pleased. They were so far ahead but
:12:38. > :12:44.I could not see beyond them, so I did not know where I was coming. I
:12:44. > :12:48.am so glad to get a medal at a home games. Not many can say that.
:12:49. > :12:55.you have any idea how loudly the crowd were shouting? The crowd were
:12:55. > :13:02.amazing. This is what gets us from fourth to third and gets us on that
:13:02. > :13:12.podium. I know so many people wanted to get me Hugh -- wanted me
:13:12. > :13:12.
:13:12. > :13:18.to get the gold, but I tried my Had she calmed down by the time you
:13:18. > :13:22.got to talk to her, Matt? She was still excited. She came out with a
:13:22. > :13:27.great line, actually. She said she had watched Armitstead earlier, and
:13:27. > :13:33.that lifted her. She talked about girl power of than the fact that
:13:33. > :13:38.the girls had got the British team off and running with the medals. It
:13:38. > :13:44.was a heroic swim. She was in the first heat this morning. Very hard
:13:44. > :13:48.to judge it. She swam a pretty fast time to win her heat, but ended up
:13:48. > :13:52.being the eighth qualifier. So you are not in the race when you look
:13:52. > :13:57.at that VT. She had no idea what was going on around her. She could
:13:57. > :14:02.see a couple of lines across, so she just had to swim her own race.
:14:02. > :14:06.It was an immense performance. not sure if Danny Boyle managed to
:14:06. > :14:09.squeeze the Spice Girls into his opening ceremony for some girl
:14:09. > :14:16.power. But who needs them with Armitstead and Adlington? This
:14:16. > :14:20.bodes well for the 800. She has said all along that the 400 is not
:14:20. > :14:25.her event. She did not expect to win it four years ago. The Italian
:14:25. > :14:30.came in as the world record-holder. She was expected to wind. She was
:14:30. > :14:35.the fastest qualifier, and she blew it in the final. So aren't --
:14:35. > :14:40.Adlington was surprised to win four years ago. She has a proper
:14:40. > :14:44.endurance athlete. She is a world record holder. She is the world
:14:44. > :14:49.champion from last year, so it is not play like she has not continued
:14:49. > :14:52.to dominate that event. She is still playing it down say she does
:14:52. > :14:56.not go in with any great expectations, but she wants to win
:14:56. > :15:01.the gold medal in the 800. If she does, she will become the first
:15:01. > :15:06.Briton to successfully defend a swimming title. We look forward to
:15:06. > :15:11.that. You had a busy night at the Aquatics Centre. Three other gold
:15:11. > :15:15.medals were won there. Two more world records were broken. Phelps
:15:15. > :15:25.and Lochte were swimming together, but they could not stop the USA
:15:25. > :15:30.losing their relay crown to the Who could beat an American relay
:15:30. > :15:36.team featuring Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps? The answer, for
:15:36. > :15:42.most of the race, was no-one. The Americans were still in the lead
:15:42. > :15:49.until Ryan Lochte's final leg, when until Ryan Lochte's final leg, when
:15:49. > :15:59.France's Yannick Agnel spotted a chance. It was a genuine surprise,
:15:59. > :16:08.and a satisfying end to an enthralling evening by the pool.
:16:09. > :16:16.South Africa's Cameron van der Burgh broke a world record, as did
:16:16. > :16:26.Dana Vollmer. Liam Tancock was third fastest in his backstroke
:16:26. > :16:29.
:16:29. > :16:34.heat. This 15-year-old became a new European record holder. She seem
:16:34. > :16:40.more surprised than anyone. European record, we watched you
:16:41. > :16:50.this morning... European record? Where has this huge performance
:16:50. > :16:55.come from? I don't know! Few words to explain it, maybe, but for her,
:16:55. > :17:01.London 2012 will be unforgettable. You will remember tonight, weren't
:17:01. > :17:06.you, Matt, and what happened there with the USA? It was amazing, the
:17:06. > :17:11.Americans started brilliantly, they were leading all the way. Phelps,
:17:11. > :17:16.who we thought was finished as a swimmer last night, swam the second
:17:16. > :17:21.fastest leg ever in the relay, in an awesome performance. So, when
:17:21. > :17:28.Ryan Lochte took over, he had a commanding lead. But the French guy,
:17:28. > :17:32.Yannick Agnel, just absolutely chased him down, closed him up at
:17:32. > :17:39.the turn and powered past him to the finish. It was an astonishing
:17:39. > :17:43.performance. The Americans lost their Olympic title. Were there
:17:43. > :17:48.many empty seats in there tonight? A lot of people have been angry,
:17:48. > :17:52.people who were not able to get tickets, and they do not like
:17:52. > :17:58.seeing empty seats - were there any tonight in the Aquatics Centre?
:17:58. > :18:04.There were some, and they are the prime seats, we think they are the
:18:04. > :18:08.sponsors' seats. What disappointed me most was yesterday, the Phelps-
:18:08. > :18:12.Lochte final, the first one up, it was supposed to be the big race.
:18:12. > :18:18.When I looked across the pool last night, there were loads of empty
:18:18. > :18:21.seats. I found it astonishing. I am lucky, to be covering it as a
:18:21. > :18:26.journalist, but there's a lot of people who would have loved to have
:18:26. > :18:31.had those tickets and to be sitting in those seats. What can you do,
:18:31. > :18:35.because how do you know if the seat is empty, or it is somebody stuck
:18:35. > :18:40.on a bus? Because they have been paid for, they are owned by
:18:40. > :18:44.somebody, presumably by a big-name sponsor, and I guess it is people
:18:44. > :18:49.just not turning up. I don't know, people sitting in hospitality
:18:49. > :18:53.suites? I have no idea. It is very easy to get to this park, I have
:18:53. > :18:59.done it every day for the last seven days. The organisation is
:18:59. > :19:03.superb, the Tubes are running, there is no excuse for being late,
:19:03. > :19:09.unless you're coming from further than central London, I guess.
:19:09. > :19:12.hope those sponsors are listening. Some other news, away from the pool
:19:12. > :19:16.- Paula Radcliffe is out of the Games. She has been struggling with
:19:16. > :19:20.a foot injury, but she has finally decided that she will not be able
:19:20. > :19:25.to compete. It would have been her fifth Olympics, but she has never
:19:25. > :19:33.one a medal. After turning to the Marathon 10 years ago, she broke
:19:33. > :19:37.down in Athens, trailed in 23rd in Beijing, although she was a world
:19:37. > :19:43.champion in 2005. But she said she had been through the mill
:19:43. > :19:52.emotionally and physically over the past few weeks. She said, the goal
:19:52. > :19:55.of a fifth Olympics in my home country, what better? Today is
:19:56. > :20:00.finally closing the door on that dream, she said. At least I know I
:20:00. > :20:06.have tried absolutely everything, she said. Really strong words from
:20:06. > :20:10.her. She has been an absolutely brilliant ambassador for distance
:20:10. > :20:17.running, and an incredible Marathon runner. The best there has ever
:20:17. > :20:22.been, of the women. To minutes 15, as a world record, is one of the
:20:22. > :20:28.great world records. But she is 38, she has run a lot of miles in her
:20:28. > :20:33.career. I guess the body is just creaking. She has been unlucky, she
:20:33. > :20:37.has won three London marathons, three New York marathons. The
:20:37. > :20:45.Olympic Marathon, it is difficult if you're British Marathon runner
:20:45. > :20:48.to try to peak in the summer, with the hot weather. April and November,
:20:48. > :20:53.that's when she has been at her best. But she can reflect on an
:20:53. > :20:58.amazing career. There was no talk of retirement in her statement, but
:20:58. > :21:05.she has been so jinxed in her Olympic years, you cannot see any
:21:05. > :21:13.chance of her making it through to Rio? It is tough. We have had
:21:13. > :21:16.Marathon winners at 38, but I think 42, well, I am 42, so, you know!
:21:16. > :21:21.Just a shame that she cannot soak Just a shame that she cannot soak
:21:21. > :21:27.up the atmosphere here. The crowds would have loved it. Yes, I'm sure
:21:27. > :21:37.when London won these Games, I'm sure she had a big target set for
:21:37. > :21:38.
:21:38. > :21:44.herself, and particularly when, as a Marathon runner, it is possible
:21:44. > :21:47.to be at an outstanding level in your 30s. Ben Ainslie's Olympic
:21:47. > :21:52.adventures started out in the same year as Paula Radcliffe, that was a
:21:52. > :21:57.silver for him in Atlanta in 1996. Since then, it has been gold all
:21:57. > :22:05.the way for him. He is aiming for a fourth Olympic title on the bounce.
:22:05. > :22:14.He finished second in both of his races today, behind the Danish
:22:14. > :22:19.athlete Jonas Hogh-Christensen. There were a couple of times when
:22:19. > :22:22.we had some big cheers from the crowds, and it was great. It was a
:22:22. > :22:28.real boost, because I was not having the greatest of races at the
:22:28. > :22:33.beginning. It definitely spurred me on. It was not the perfect start in
:22:33. > :22:38.the first race, but we know you're so good on the downwind legs, and
:22:38. > :22:42.overall today, you must be so pleased, it was a great start.
:22:42. > :22:47.it was certainly better than it has been in the past, but of course, it
:22:47. > :22:51.is where you finish at the end of the week which counts. Jonas Hogh-
:22:51. > :22:57.Christensen did really well today, for a play to him. It was a good
:22:57. > :23:02.start, but a long way to go. For me, I guess there is a lot of
:23:02. > :23:07.expectation, but no more than work I set myself. It is great to get
:23:07. > :23:13.out there racing. After all the preparation, it is good to get some
:23:13. > :23:17.really good racing in. Zara Phillips has made her Olympic
:23:17. > :23:22.debut in the equestrian eventing at Greenwich Park, riding her horse
:23:22. > :23:28.High Kingdom in the dressage. She helped her team into the bronze
:23:28. > :23:34.medal position ahead of the cross country tomorrow. She had a few
:23:34. > :23:40.royal fans watching on, and of course, our man Joe Wilson.
:23:40. > :23:43.Discipline and precise movement - for some, dress are in Greenwich
:23:43. > :23:48.was the big attraction of the London Olympics. For Zara Phillips,
:23:48. > :23:52.it was finally the fulfilment of her talent, after being kept out of
:23:52. > :23:57.the last two Olympics due to injuries to her horses. This time
:23:57. > :24:01.she was on High Kingdom. Her appearance created a wow factor. It
:24:01. > :24:06.was supposedly a sell-out, but empty seats were clearly in view
:24:06. > :24:13.here, as in so many places. Despite one mistake midway through, she
:24:13. > :24:18.kept her nerve. 46.1 was not her best, but it was acceptable.
:24:18. > :24:21.amazing crowd, and it is great to be able to have it in London. It is
:24:21. > :24:29.great to have everyone come to support you, and to be able to
:24:29. > :24:33.write for your country. It is awesome. There is a long way to go,
:24:33. > :24:38.but Zara Phillips has already proved her worth to Britain as an
:24:38. > :24:45.Olympian. But eventing is a team sport as well, and Tina Cook scored
:24:45. > :24:50.even lower in weather which was truly dreadful. Britain's horses
:24:50. > :24:55.and riders held it together, however. Overall, the team are
:24:55. > :25:00.third after the dressage. Good luck to the eventing team
:25:00. > :25:04.tomorrow. Hold on to your hats now, as we whizz through some of the
:25:04. > :25:07.best British performances of the day. First of all, we go to the
:25:07. > :25:15.North Greenwich Arena, and it has been a great day in the gymnastics
:25:15. > :25:18.for Britain. Beth Tweddle was outstanding on the uneven bars. It
:25:18. > :25:25.puts her into all the position of one of the favourites in the
:25:25. > :25:29.individual event. She has never won an Olympic medal. She had keyhole
:25:29. > :25:34.surgery on her left knee three months ago. She is retiring after
:25:34. > :25:44.the Olympics as well. No pressure at all on her! Over at Horse Guards
:25:44. > :25:53.
:25:53. > :25:57.Parade, Shauna Mullin and Dampney had a great victory for Britain.
:25:57. > :26:04.Paul Drinkhall is through to the third round in the men's Singles in
:26:04. > :26:10.the table tennis. This afternoon, he beat his opponent from Singapore,
:26:10. > :26:14.ranked 53 places above him in the world. Sadly, his girlfriend, Jo
:26:14. > :26:19.Parker was knocked out in the women's Singles. There was a
:26:19. > :26:24.welcome return to form for Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter, making it
:26:24. > :26:32.into the semi-finals of the lightweight double sculls. They are
:26:32. > :26:37.looking good. Sophie Hosking also made it through. Freddie Evans made
:26:37. > :26:47.it through in the welterweight competition in the boxing. He has
:26:47. > :26:49.
:26:49. > :26:52.set up a revenge match against the fourth seed, from Lithuania. He
:26:52. > :26:57.stopped Evans in the World Championships last year. Judge
:26:57. > :27:00.Taylor is also through. World number 1 David Florence made it
:27:00. > :27:05.through to the semi-finals of the Canoe Slalom. He won silver in
:27:05. > :27:13.Beijing. He was struggling after his first run, but he saved himself
:27:13. > :27:17.for his second. Richard Hounslow is also through. The British women's
:27:17. > :27:23.hockey team had a convincing victory over Japan. Striker Alex
:27:23. > :27:27.Danson scored twice. Last time she played on this pitch, she
:27:27. > :27:32.dislocated her shoulder in the test event. The captain had a nasty
:27:32. > :27:38.facial injury and had to go at hospital. The weather has disrupted
:27:38. > :27:46.play at Wimbledon. But Andy Murray was OK under the roof on Centre
:27:46. > :27:55.court, beating Stanislas Wawrinka. Finland's Yoko Nieminen is up next
:27:55. > :28:01.for Murray. Any of those take your fancy, Matt? I think the hockey
:28:01. > :28:06.players could do something, and it is the beauty of the Olympics, the
:28:06. > :28:13.diversity. For journalists, like me, sometimes it is a rapid learning
:28:13. > :28:17.curve. With newspapers, you cannot have correspondents for all of
:28:17. > :28:25.those sports. But you must be looking forward to going to these
:28:25. > :28:29.strange venues. Absolutely, I have covered five World Cups, never
:28:29. > :28:33.covered an Olympic before this one. It is really exciting. And I love
:28:33. > :28:39.swimming and athletics. Actually getting the opportunity to do it
:28:39. > :28:43.has been brilliant. Don't worry, we're going to talk about football
:28:43. > :28:48.right now. Great Britain are a bit closer to the quarter-finals, after
:28:48. > :28:51.beating the United Arab Emirates. It was the first victory of the
:28:51. > :28:57.tournament. Here's the best of the action from tonight's match at
:28:57. > :29:07.Wembley. There was a massive crowd, of more than 76,000. Jonathan
:29:07. > :29:11.
:29:11. > :29:19.Pearce is the commentator. Lovely run from Ryan Giggs. Sordell is in
:29:20. > :29:29.run from Ryan Giggs. Sordell is in run from Ryan Giggs. Sordell is in
:29:30. > :29:34.
:29:34. > :29:44.It looks very simple, but that's only because everybody played their
:29:44. > :29:57.
:29:57. > :30:07.Craig Bellamy takes on the defender. Cleverley! It has stayed out!
:30:07. > :30:11.
:30:11. > :30:20.MARK LAWRENSON: How unlucky is that? Great play.
:30:20. > :30:26.That's a lovely burst into the penalty area! It is 1-1! Eisa has
:30:26. > :30:36.scored, and once again, Team GB have allowed a lead to slip away.
:30:36. > :30:36.
:30:36. > :32:04.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 87 seconds
:32:04. > :32:08.3-1. That was a perfect breakaway I get the feeling you are starting
:32:08. > :32:12.to enjoy this. It is like every tournament. You get involved in the
:32:12. > :32:16.group stages, and you want to get out of that group and test your
:32:17. > :32:21.team. There is more to come from this team. I want to see them play
:32:21. > :32:26.as many games as possible to see how the improvement would crank up
:32:26. > :32:31.over time. Football is unforgiving. We have to get results to stay in
:32:31. > :32:36.this tournament and be part of it. But if we keep improving, who
:32:36. > :32:45.knows? Earlier in Great Britain's group,
:32:45. > :32:52.Senegal stunned Uruguay, 2-0. Moussa Konate got the first at
:32:52. > :33:02.Wembley. Abdoulaye Ba was sent off for fouling Luis Suarez, who was
:33:02. > :33:17.
:33:17. > :33:21.Brazil are into the last eight with a game to spare. They went behind
:33:21. > :33:26.to Belarus before Neymar took charge, helping plateaued to an
:33:26. > :33:31.equaliser. A great free-kick put Brazil 2-1 up. Barcelona and a few
:33:31. > :33:41.others have their eyes on Neymar. He then set up a new Chelsea
:33:41. > :34:03.
:34:03. > :34:08.signing Oscar for Brazil's third at A bit better from Stuart Pearce's
:34:08. > :34:13.side. Are you a fan of Olympic football? Not a massive fan, to be
:34:13. > :34:19.honest. For me, the Olympics should be the pinnacle of every sport. It
:34:19. > :34:23.is intriguing. If Roy Hodgson was today -- was there today, as I
:34:23. > :34:28.understand he was, I am sure he was encouraged by performances from
:34:28. > :34:31.people like Tom Cleverley and Sturridge. But we have put a team
:34:31. > :34:38.out on this occasion because it is our Olympics. I would be interested
:34:38. > :34:46.to see if we put one out in four years' time. Good performances.
:34:46. > :34:50.There are good players, Ramsey, Bellamy, gigs. Let's hope they get
:34:50. > :34:55.into the quarter-finals. For 14 golds were won today. Here
:34:56. > :35:01.are the best of the rest. They dominated day one with four
:35:01. > :35:09.golds, and China took another two on day two. Shooting and
:35:09. > :35:18.synchronised diving this time, for the three-metre springboard title.
:35:18. > :35:24.Chasing China are the USA. An American became the first to win
:35:24. > :35:28.individual gold at five successive Olympics. She is the most
:35:28. > :35:32.successful claim shooter of all time. But if that is impressive,
:35:32. > :35:36.South Korea's achievement is even better. They won the women's team
:35:36. > :35:42.archery for the seventh straight time, a run that goes back all the
:35:42. > :35:47.way to their home Olympics in Seoul, 1988. Things are starting to sound
:35:47. > :35:57.a bit predictable, but not in fencing. The Hungarian won the
:35:57. > :35:57.
:35:57. > :36:03.men's individual sabre after the favourites all fell by the wayside.
:36:03. > :36:10.An emotional victory, after his former coach died in 2008. We
:36:10. > :36:20.always spoke of this, he said. This is for him. It was also a day of
:36:20. > :36:25.
:36:25. > :36:30.surprises on the judo mat. North Korea's athlete took the title.
:36:30. > :36:40.Nothing feels Like Gold. Just ask your countrymen. Another South
:36:40. > :36:41.
:36:41. > :36:47.Korean claim to a weightlifting prize in sensational style. When
:36:47. > :36:57.the favourite failed to make his last lift, this one took the gold.
:36:57. > :37:01.
:37:01. > :37:08.Equally dramatic in the women's 53 kg weightlifting, Kazakhstani's --
:37:09. > :37:14.Kazakhstani's athlete took the jury. But it is not all about the glory.
:37:14. > :37:18.Just ask Nigel's Issaka. He finished four minutes and 30
:37:18. > :37:22.seconds behind the winner. He only took up rowing a few months ago,
:37:22. > :37:32.but he made it over the line... Eventually.
:37:32. > :37:47.
:37:47. > :37:52.I hope he was given a hero's How important will it be for those
:37:52. > :37:56.two medals, the bronze and the silver, to go back into the GB digs
:37:56. > :38:01.at the athletes' village behind you and hopefully rub off on the
:38:01. > :38:06.others? Its can only have a positive effect. We should not
:38:06. > :38:10.panic. The medals will come. The golds will come. There are obvious
:38:10. > :38:15.sports that they will come in. Keri-Anne Payne will win gold in
:38:15. > :38:21.Hyde Park. The triathletes will win gold in Hyde Park and. We are just
:38:21. > :38:25.scratching the surface. We have got Tom Daley coming tomorrow in the
:38:25. > :38:29.pool. You could have a couple of medals to write about, with
:38:29. > :38:34.Spofforth and Liam Tancock. Tancock qualified in third in the
:38:34. > :38:39.backstroke tonight. He is looking good. He isn't the world champion
:38:39. > :38:45.over 50m. He has to try and extend his speed with a bit of endurance
:38:45. > :38:51.and hang on for an extra length. It is not easy, but he is in great
:38:52. > :38:56.form. He is a good lad, one of the characters of the team. And what a
:38:56. > :39:01.great story if Tom Daley can do it. He was barely a pup in Beijing, but
:39:01. > :39:10.he was always aiming for this. Absolutely. He is with his team-
:39:10. > :39:16.mate tomorrow. He is one of the stories of the Games. We just have
:39:16. > :39:21.to hope he has got -- he has got bigger opposition, but we will see.
:39:21. > :39:25.Let's wrap up a few more of the British performances of the day,
:39:25. > :39:29.these ones not so good. Chris Adcock and Imogen Bankier are out
:39:29. > :39:34.of the mixed doubles badminton after losing to the German pair.
:39:34. > :39:37.But his two defeats in a row, meaning the world championship
:39:37. > :39:41.silver medallists can no longer qualify from their group.
:39:41. > :39:45.More disappointment for the British archers. Following defeat for the
:39:45. > :39:49.men's team yesterday, today the women went out in the first round
:39:49. > :39:51.after losing to Russia. They will hope for better in the individual
:39:51. > :39:56.event. There was to feed for the men's
:39:56. > :40:01.water polo team. Making their first Olympic appearance since 1956, the
:40:01. > :40:07.Great Britain side were heavily defeated by Romania, so Team GB are
:40:07. > :40:10.struggling to keep their heads above water. On their Olympic debut,
:40:10. > :40:19.Great Britain's men's volleyball team lost to Bulgaria.
:40:19. > :40:22.They were beaten by 3-0 and the captain said it lay on his head.
:40:22. > :40:26.And Great Britain's men's handball team were heavily beaten by the
:40:26. > :40:31.French. Making their Games debut against the reigning gold
:40:31. > :40:35.medallists, they were thumped 44-15 fours up and tonight the men's
:40:35. > :40:39.basketball team returned to competition, but lost to Russia.
:40:39. > :40:46.It is the first time Team GB have entered a team since the last
:40:46. > :40:51.London Olympics in 1948. And what is making tomorrow's
:40:51. > :40:57.headlines? Let's look at the back pages. We had a few debates on what
:40:57. > :41:05.to lead on, Adlington or Armitstead. But the beauty of the paper's is
:41:05. > :41:09.that you can go for both. Surprise on the back page of the Daily Mail?
:41:09. > :41:14.There we go. That is the quote from Adlington. It is the right way to
:41:14. > :41:24.do it. The girls got us off to a good start. We should recognise
:41:24. > :41:30.
:41:30. > :41:34.that. They have got a football story here. Girl power again. This
:41:34. > :41:38.is the thing that can hopefully get momentum going. It is easier to
:41:38. > :41:45.talk about success stories rather than empty seats and things going
:41:45. > :41:49.wrong. Absolutely, and as I say, it will come. It always does. There
:41:49. > :41:54.will be Olympic champions in the Great British village that we have
:41:54. > :42:04.not seen. They will emerge and succeed. Obviously other news
:42:04. > :42:04.
:42:05. > :42:09.stories as well. Let's look at the front page of the Times. A
:42:09. > :42:14.worthwhile front page for the Times? Empty seats is a big issue,
:42:14. > :42:21.but a lot of people have been talking about it. Everyone can see
:42:21. > :42:25.it on TV. It started so well with the opening ceremony, but they want
:42:25. > :42:30.it to look great all the way through. Thank you for your time
:42:30. > :42:36.tonight. That is it for Olympic Sportsday. My thanks to Matt. Dan
:42:36. > :42:41.Walker will be back tomorrow. A limpet Breakfast is here on BBC One
:42:41. > :42:46.and BBC News in just over five hours' time. You can't wait? Then
:42:46. > :42:50.push your red button and get on to the BBC Sport website for an
:42:50. > :42:56.Olympic overdose. But if I were you, I would get some sleep now. We have
:42:56. > :43:01.still got two weeks of competition to go. Tomorrow, we could have