Day 4: Full Round-Up Olympic Sportsday

If you have just got up, good morning. If you're heading home for

some kip, good evening. Whether it is the start or the end of your day,

this is the only show on the BBC that wedges everything you need to

know into 45 of your finest minutes. It is called the Olympic Sportsday

and this is what is coming up. Michael Phelps has 19 medals, more

than anyone else in history. He has 15 golds all to himself, the

British equestrian team were after just one but had to settle for

silver. And Another day, another slice of controversy. This time in

the Badminton. All that to come for you. Loads to

get through. We will get to the talking points later with our guest

tonight Kevin Garside of the Independent. Your chance to get

involved as well. Any points you want to make, send them through on

Twitter and we will get through as many as we can. Let's start tonight

in the Aquatics Centre. Everything starts at the Olympic Stadium,

through the Park, a cheeky right turn and that is when you get too.

It was buzzing tonight because of a fellow called Phelps. Jonathan

Sutherland was watching. This is what the greatest Olympian of all

time looks like and this is a very proud mother. For once in sport,

there can be no argument. Michael Phelps completed the final leg of

the freestyle relay to win gold for the USA, he knew a new kind of

sporting immortality was now his, 19th Olympic medal, breaking the

record of 18 held by a Russian gymnast Larisa Latynina or. Early

in the evening at the Aquatics Centre, proof that even sporting

legends can look nervous. With his power ex -- seemingly on the wane,

anxious faces. Phelps' signature event would have made this man who

won eight gold medals in Beijing, the first man to win this event in

three Olympics in a race to stop he led most of the way but could not

quite lose the pack. In the final 50m, signs of tiredness. He lost.

The South African Chad le Clos Dole victory by 51 hundredth of a second.

It has been my a dream since I was a little boy. I just wanted to race

Mughal felt in the final. I won, I cannot believe it. On the podium,

the cost would get some help on how best to show off his Olympic gold

medal. The night would end as a real American dream. Michael Phelps,

quite simply the greatest Olympian of all time. The 200 did not go the

way I wanted. I have had the privilege of getting to know Chad

and racing with him in the last year. We have done some sheets

together. He is a hard worker. He is a very talented kid. I was on

the other end of that finish four years ago and he got me here.

of course, the swimming at London 2012 was not just been about glory.

There was also some controversy in the air. A huge focus on China's

prodigy you she when. -- she when the. -- Ye Shiwen. This time, a new

Olympic medal and record. No medals for Great Britain but two hugely

happening performances. The game in the semi-finals, first Michael

Jamieson broke the British record to win his semi-final and a

storming swim from Andrew Willis will qualify from his semi-final.

am really happy with the time. I am really excited for tomorrow night.

A will you be dreaming of gold medals? We all dream. There is a

long way to go with some big guys in the semi-final. Excitement for

Great Britain at the Aquatics Centre beckons on day five, but on

day four really belonged to one man. We will talk about Mr Phelps in a

minute, Kevin, in terms of the British challenge, we had the

bronze medal for Rebecca Adlington and Michael Jamieson sounds

confident but do you think overall there has been an under achievement

from a swimming team we may be expected a bit too much from?

went so well when Rebecca won twice in Beijing. There is perhaps a

level of expectation which was not merited the way the results have

gone since. Are we have a cup of guys going in the breaststroke

Marek which may turn things around and Rebecca is going in the 800 so

a couple of golds at the end of it would not be too bad. What about

this man, Phelps, people are talking about him as the greatest

ever Olympian, 15 gold medals on his own puts him ahead in history.

What is the debate to be had? I saw him deliver eight of those in

Beijing. A brilliant guy, he spoke to us afterwards, I do not know why

people complain. I think the argument is that you can win eight

in one Olympics where somebody like Steve Redgrave for another athlete

can only win one every four years so it is easier to pick up medals

in a sport like swimming. It is dead easy to swim, you go and buy a

pair of Speedos and you are away, you cannot go and buy a boat. There

is a great privilege and exposure to rowing which you do not get as a

swimmer. It is easy to do, everyone can swim freely and cheaply. It has

WITH rowing. That is not to denigrate Redgrave, it is a

terrific effort but to win eight golds is not easy and if anyone

thinks it is, they should give it a crack. There has been a lot of talk

about the Chinese 16-year-old swimmer Ye Shiwen and the

controversy even though she has not failed a drugs test. No one was

testing Phelps four years ago when he won eight times, it is

ridiculous. I wish the American coach had the same grace as Phelps.

16 years old, the scull, leave her alone. -- this girl. Here are some

of the headlines around the world, golds in fencing, weightlifting,

judo, knowing. Some dodgy Badminton antics and the longest tennis match

The pink dust was flying everywhere for Vincent Hancock. The American

was almost perfect, missing two out of 150 targets getting gold in the

skeet final. The baby-faced assassin left the rest of the field

in the rear-view. The man from Qatar added a bronze medal to his

rather eclectic trophy cabinet. Last year, he won the Paris to

Dhaka Rally. Revenge was the order of the day in judo. The pain of

four years ago in Beijing is washed away in London. The South Korean

savoured every moment of his victory over the German.

The Slovenian competitive went through the pain barrier to turn

bronze in Athens two gold. There was not even a grimness from

the Kazakhstan weightlifter who The Chinese fencer celebrated as

all gold medallist should. Britain's David Florence were shown

how to bounce back in the slalom by France's Tony Estanguet. He crashed

out four years ago but this time make no mistake, tasting Olympic

glory for the third time. From gold to goals, or were they? Their act

was outside, or is it? New Zealand thought they had scored, South

Africa asked for the decision to go upstairs and soon wish they had not.

Nearly four minutes later, no one was any the wiser. If you're

interested, the goal stood and the Kiwis won macro 4-1. Then the issue

of goal-line technology in water polo re-edit it ugly head. Spain

thought they had a last minute equaliser. The goal-line referee

disagreed. Queue,, call sit-in. If that was a farce then the badminton

is turning into a scandal. It appeared to China and South Korea

who had qualified for the knockout stages were trying to lose to get

an easier draw into the next round. The crowd understandably were not

happy but beck -- it did not stop it happening. Another game, the

same thing again. The spirit of the Olympics tarnished at Wembley Arena.

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga's physio will be earning his crust after the Welsh

No. 6 won the longest tennis match in Olympic history -- the world No.

6. The Frenchman took four hours to defeat Raonic.

After winning the World Cup and World Championships team is now on

the verge of taking every honour in the game at the age of just 22. If

that is not worth a high-five, I do not know what is.

Are you want to talk about the Badminton. Some people are getting

very annoyed about it. Gail Emms has been covering the Badminton for

the BBC. She said at one stage China and South Korea were

deliberately setting out because of the grid system rather by the

knockout system. I cannot describe to exactly what the Olympic spirit

is but it is not bat, is it? If we consider that the greatest

Olympians are winners and they are trying to lose, it is deliberately

countering that. I am not surprised. I watched a singles match this

morning around lunch time in which a Japanese player was contesting in

a really mean spirited way, every line call which was marginal. There

was no doubt in the judge's mind, they would call the shot and she

would grumble. It was going on forever. It flicked a switch in my

mind. I thought, is it an oriental thing because it is such a

competitive sport for them. They were going to fan mail to win so

you could see why they would devise a way to win or lose -- they were

going to try and nail a win. In the water polo they staged a sit in

protest which is hard enough not in water. Some more controversy there

as well? I have seen United denied at Stamford Bridge with a ball over

the line. It does highlight the technology issue which we have been

discussing in football. Who have to think there is some kind of, going

on for Spain. The footballers have gone home now these guys are

getting it. After the triumph of club football in Europe we are

seeing some retribution. A bit of Spanish fury at the water polo but

it was not given and they eventually loosed -- they

eventually lost the game. But they look good in the shorts. I'm glad

you added that! Thousands gathered at Greenwich to cheer on the

equestrian team. The show jumping would decide the team medals and

individual gongs as. There was a team silver but it was also a case

of right royal disappointment. In showjumping, a misplaced stride

can miss a medal. Zara Phillips' presence took equestrianism in

another dimension. That is because she is part of such a famous family.

But she is also part of a team and her showjumping performance in the

morning went towards Britain's collective challenge. There was an

early mistake. After a stunning ride in the cross-country yesterday,

she found herself behind the clock. Time faults as well for high

Kingdom. Mary King in her 6th Olympics was nervous. Pair clear

round kept Britain in the next four medals. Germany started the day in

front and Michael Jung, European champion, world champion could win

Britain's last rider was Tina Cook. And a mistake could still mean

goodbye to the silver medal. Second place sealed. Silver is better than

what they managed for years ago. Imagine standing on the podium and

getting a medal from your mother. Prince and was an equestrian in

1976. She never won a medal. At 31, Zara Phillips is still a junior in

equestrian terms. A slightly disappointing silver

medal. We have seen big crowds at the Olympics already, 50,000

yesterday, and thousands again today but not enough to urge that

the team to gold medal? It is probably the only place I have not

been in the whole Olympic set-up. I get frustrated with this argument,

we did not win the gold. If you saw their interviews, they genuinely

thought they could win the gold. They don't fail deliberately. The

Germans want to win it as well. They are entitled to win and did

the best they could. I am happy we get a silver medal, as long as we

are competing. Gold is great, but you cannot knock the silver medal.

Zara Phillips gets annoyed talking about her family, but they cannot

be many examples where your mother give you an Olympic medal? Given

her background, her father also being an Olympian. If I did not ask

her about that, you would get the sack. I noticed Gary on the very

seat you're sitting, it did his best and was swerving it like a

Brazilian free kick, the questions to Zara Phillips about that. She

should know better, it really. Someone pointed out on Twitter, New

Zealand in the kayak slalom, Mike Dawson was given a penalty by his

own mother. She was one of the judges. Stick around for the best

of the action from Wembley. Olympic tennis has been rumbling away at

Wimbledon. Andy Murray was on court nice and early and did not hang

around for too long. Polishing off at Jarkko Niemenen in straight sets.

He has spoken of his mission to make amends for his first round

exit in Beijing. It is a Marcos Baghdatis for the British No. 1 in

Round 3. The same man he beat at the same stage at at Wimbledon.

It was bad news for his mixed doubles partner, Laura Robson. She

was beaten by Maria Sharapova. There was no shortage of fight from

Laura Robson. 7-6, 6-3, and Heather Watson's Olympic odyssey is over.

That leaves only Andy Murray flying a bedraggled flag over SW19 at the

moment. In terms of relying on your top man,

Ben Ainslie is usually Mr dependable. But the Weymouth wind

is getting do best of him. He is yet to get on top of his rival from

Denmark. He is second in the standings but it is being held up

by the Dane. They have tomorrow off before returning to the water on

Thursday. It is tough when things are not falling into place. It is

difficult in sport. You are fighting hard and it is not for one

reason or another and it is not falling into place. It is difficult.

Or you can do is keep grinding away and hope something happens. Today

was better. The next couple of days are going to have to be good.

is not what you want to happen. Steve Morison and Ben Rhodes came

third in the first raced of the day and were well placed in the second

before this happened. Capsizing, they finished 18th. An emotional

day for Paul Goodison, he finished second today. But is struggling

with a back problem which could see him pulling out of the regatta. He

admitted he may not be able to continue. I put my back out at the

beginning of the second race yesterday. I have been in quite a

lot of pain. Today I struggled in the first one and I had a couple of

tablets and struggled through the second one. It is difficult to

focus on the right stuff when you are hurting. The physios did an

amazing job but in the back together last night. I hope they

can do the same again tonight. have another emotional interview

coming on later. When a man like that is fighting back the tears,

you know the dedication that has gone into its so they can be the

best at the Olympics, and when something out of their control, it

is awful for them isn't it? It is over four years, all the hours they

get putting in, and then they get this one shot at it. It is a

variable they cannot control and it is devastating. But it does

demonstrate one thing, and that is how much they want it. We watch

Pete Waterfield and Tom Daley missed out yesterday it on the

diving. To date the British women were in action today. One board

died did it for them. They did recover to finish 5th in the end,

but admitted the top three per were a class apart. After all the hard

work, Tonia Couch said she will consoles herself with a beefburger!

Great Britain's women's football is becoming be story of the games.

They have already qualified for the quarter-finals and tonight that

they saw off Brazil at Wembley in look a little frail defensively at

times. The goalkeeper got something on it. Karen Carney gives chase. So

deaf heart and can score again! This is incredible. Or what an

Olympic games Steph Haughton is having. The left-back has now

scored in every game she has played. Great Britain have the lead at less

than two minutes in. The golden goal. I think Brazil were trying to

play the offside. She got it in from such a tight angle. Tremendous

the team TB. What a start. -- Team GB. I think Karen Bardsley might

just have got there. It hit the post with Karen Bardsley struggling.

It could have ended up in a goal. I don't know whether Karen Bardsley

thought Alex Scott was going to clear it. It could have been the

goalkeeper's fault. That was a good cross. Shame there header was

straight at the goalkeeper. Kelley Smith on another day would have

buried that. It is a penalty for Great Britain. Eni Aluko or have

her heels clipped. Team GB have the save. Kelley Smith has missed her

moment. Will it come back to haunt the British team? That looks a good

penalty. Little had a go. Then the goalkeeper made the save, because

it was going in. Brazil going back to Cardiff to play Japan. Of the

women's tournament at this Olympic games is hotting up. Great Britain

has secured a magnificent win at Wembley Stadium. This seems a will

tell you what it means because they have come through the top of the

Great Britain above Brazil, who would have thought that. Here is

The best experience of our lives, to here all the crowd cheering for

us, was incredible. I cannot put it into words. It is great to top the

group. I'm not sure who we have gone next. You have Canada in

Coventry. We wanted to top the group and we have done it.

United States made it three wins out of three for them. They beat

North Korea he did not have any Great Britain against Canada,

people of Coventry get your tickets. Many worried before this tournament

that women's football wouldn't work at the Olympics. The style of play

has impressed us, the way Hope Powell has put the team together

has impressed. I was thrilled watching the game. If I was Alex

Ferguson, I would be looking to buy Kim Little. Fantastic player. I

think there are more tickets sold for the football, because of the

nature of the event than any other Olympic discipline. I have no

problem with the girls playing Olympic football. I don't like the

men playing it. The women playing is a great profile and it shows how

good they are. A comment cent in has said, I watched a women's final

at Old Trafford in front of 900 people. Today I watched the USA

beat Korea in France of 20,000. is bigger than the men's game in

the United States. Getting sent to Coventry for playing like that! The

old jokes are the best. It I had a red card I would give you it for

that. We are still waiting for the rowing

finals to start. There was plenty going on at Eton Dorney today and

that is where we will start a round-up that some of the good news

that Team GB. The lightweight four are into the final. Robbie Williams

and Chris Bartley are also in there. The women's eight and men's double

sculls also made the finals. Alan Campbell produced the single

sculling performance of the day to qualify for the semi-finals. He is

from the same town as the Chambers of brothers in Northern Ireland.

They could be a significant bash if those races go according to plan.

Gareth Evans is the tale of Olympic dedication. He gave up his job,

moved away from his family and daughter to be based near the

performance centre in leads. He saved the best to the lips of his

career for the competition. A very proud a moment. Despite missing

captain, Kate Walsh after recovering from surgery on a broken

jaw, the GB women were too strong for South Korea. They now top the

table. But striker Alex Danson was stretchered off with a dodgy ankle.

You have already got yourself in a bit of trouble with the rowing

fraternity. It you look at it, maybe not a great chance for a

medal, but could there be a haul of gold medals? Thank God the Chinese

have not locked into rowing. It was to illustrate the point rowing is

as worthy as any discipline and we are grateful for the gold medal

haul and they will bring us. Word does Kevin think Team GB's first

gold medal will come from, and he will get it? I am looking for it to

come tomorrow. I think Bradley Wiggins is on for this. He won a

race called the Tour de France, for those who have not heard of him. We

were so enthusiastic on Saturday and we thought Mark Cavendish was

going to do it. But it did not happen. Lizzie Armistead the next

day was a fantastic story. She was only a wheel behind the gold medal.

Hopefully Bradley can make us proud tomorrow. British fans were

celebrating a fantastic gymnastic bronze for the men, and the women

went into their event hoping to ride the wave of youth -- euphoria.

It wasn't meant to be when they only manage 6th. It was the

12 years separate Rebecca Tunney and Beth Tweddle. In the beat team

gymnastics, the Americans are in a league of their own. Great

on the beam would be transferred to the scoreboard. She was assured on

the floor and the vaults, joined by 15-year-old Rebecca Tami. She is

nicknamed Twiggy Burke strong enough to perform at her first

Olympic Games -- Rebecca tiny. Gabrielle Douglas of the US is

known as the flying squirrel for the height she reaches on the bars.

A Nick aim which perhaps underplays her graceful performance. The

Americans did not have the only actor be. The Russians look like

challenging the Americans through to the last rotation but it ended

awkwardly. Olympic hopes left on the floor from where they could

never be recovered. Britain were now I diverting sideshow to the

medal contenders but still determined 2010. Tweddle is a

specialist on the uneven bars. This routine helped her team to a highly

credible 6th place. The afternoon was an American one. Alexandra

Raisman's final routine summed up had country's performance. Perm of

emotion was apparent before the score was. When it came, it only

confirmed Russia's worst suspicions. In a sport of individual brilliance,

The American gymnasts were trying to go and NBC to do an interview

and the security guards would not let them in so that is a sign of

how tight the security is. In terms of the gymnastics, we saw the men

get the bronze. Why do think in Olympic competition, why when they

performed so well in qualifying did the team need but -- led by Beth

Tweddle fail to do their best when it mattered. Unless we can saw the

top of their heads off and look inside to how they respond to the

pressure, we will never really know. The crowd can at times be a great

asset, I suspect that also it heats the pressure run. I think forming

at home sometimes is like England footballer Wembley, it is too much.

To think that will be a factor when the athletics starts on Friday.

think it depends on the personality. It can lift some people. It is a

numbers game to a degree. Fair enough, we are a 60 million country

and we were are fairly well resource but we do not have the

resources of Russia, China or America. I think we do a great job.

Just turning up and getting into the finals is an achievement.

we expect greatness at every turn. We are over expect. Were had Dungey

be good but this is GB bad or well done for getting there. We will

start with the biggest surprise of all. Real surprise fall world

number one and Beijing silver medallist David Florence who failed

to reach the final. He dropped down to 10th place which was not good

enough. He has another chance in the semi-final of the two-man boat

on Thursday. It does not get any better for the British fencers. No

one has reached the last 16 of any event. Richard Kruse was given a

hiding, I think it is fair to say by it a lower-ranked Russian. I

will tell you by Euan Burton. We cannot show you the pictures but he

was a leading British medal hope in the judo but left the competition

in round one. There was talk that he could lead Great Britain's 12

year wait for a medal but he was out rant by the Canadian. This is

an example we can promise you, that is not Euan Burton, of what the

Olympic heartache is all about. This was the response of Burton

after his fight today. At all that hard work and graft ended like that,

can you take any positives from that experience? No. None

whatsoever. I feel I have let myself down. I feel like I had let

down my coaches, everyone I have ever trained with. I have let my

mum and dad and brother down. I have been working for this for over

a quarter of the century. I'm pretty sure you will not see me in

Rio so there are no positives to be taken from it. A crushing blow. You

could see it written on his face. That was a sneak preview of the

women's competition a moment ago. Gemma how was disqualified for

illegal grabbing of the leg. She said she had to go for it because

there was nothing to lose but lose she did. Alison Williamson and

Naomi Folkard are out of the British interest in the badminton

is officially over. Sarah Egelstaff and Rajiv Ouseph were both

eliminated from the competition today. Yousef lost 2 1/4 mullah's

Kevin Cordon in a three -- Rajiv Ouseph lost to Guatemala's Kevin

Cordon. I did not manage to take it, it was really difficult. Anything

hit hard or hip height was just going along. It was whoever could

get to the net. I know you wanted to win in front of the home crowd.

How much were they willing you want to win? A -- I could really hear

them and that helped me. They have been great for me in the whole

tournament. It would have been nice to finish it off for them. We are

still not finished so let us carry The men's handball team were given

another hiding in the Copperbox this afternoon. After being

thrashed by France on Sunday, today they were humped by three-time

silver medallists Sweden, 41-19. The team only got together after

London was awarded the games but that won't make these defeats any

easier to take. After winning their opening game on

their Olympic debut, the women's beach volleyball duo of Zara

Dampney and Shauna Mullin came back down to sand as they were beaten

today in straight sets by the Italian pairing of Greta Cicolari

and Marta Menegatti. They can still make the knockout stages though.

They play Russia in their final group game on Thursday.

They came very close but the men's basketball team couldn't clinch

their first win of the competition. Luol Deng and co led for long

periods of the match but were eventually beaten by Brazil 67-62.

Spain are next up on Thursday. Not so close for the volleyball

team. After the women won their first ever olympic match last night,

them men couldn't follow suit. They were beaten 3-0 by the "Volleyroos",

that's Australia in case you didn't know. Bit worrying for team GB as

that was supposed to be their easiest game. And the men's water

polo team are taking the positives despite another heavy defeat. They

lost to Beijing bronze medallists Serbia tonight. They had the

support of the Duke of Edinburgh, a mean water polo player himself, but

even that couldn't stop a 21-7 defeat. Team GB don't feature too

heavily on the medal table but let's have a look at it after four

the top of the shop. USA same number of medals but China edging

it on golds scored. Bit like the Premier League table with a massive

gap to the rest. Great Britain A couple of questions we have had.

We have done amazingly well in 2008, have we all been swept along by

unrealistic home advantage hype? was unrepresented in 2008. It was

the best we had done for 70 years. If you take that away and look at

it in the round, Russia have got eight medals, only two gold and

these were the guise as the USSR who were so dominant. Pete says you

spoke well about Hope Powell and the Great Britain women's team,

would there ever be a case that she would get a job in the Premier

League? She is a qualified coach and played at the highest level,

why not? I would love to see that. And somebody else asks for your

Olympic tickets. I would not mind a day are. You might got -- get in

trouble with the IOC. Before we go, let's have a look at tomorrow's

papers. These are the stories Tearful Zara Phillips says she

prevented the eventing team from getting top spot. This is the start

And a story about Michael Phelps. In the mirror, Prince William 8th

Jessica Ennis as the track athletes arrive in London. -- Prince William

meets Jessica Ennis. And Bradley Wiggins about to end the goal

drought. The lucky sideburns will lead him

three from the Mirror. We saw Prince William with Jessica Ennis

and other athletes, how do you think the arrival of the athletes

in this stadium which has got the Olympic flame in, how will that

impact on the Olympics? We will talk about how we remember the

games and a lot of it will depend on what happens in there. I think

the slow start will be forgotten once the medals Rollin but we are

not expected to win very many in there because track-and-field is

not our great event. The 100m will be on Sunday. It has already been a

fantastic success. The places I have visited, it was fanfare all

the way. People around the Olympic Village are picking up. All we need

is a couple of goals. -- golds. People are saying you lot in the

media, we always talk about the negative side of things but really

there is a huge positive. Thousands of people are watching sports they

have never seen before and they are enjoying them. I sat next to a

family from Reading watching the beach volleyball. We were watching

Spain against Argentina. Nobody knew what the score was. They were

right behind the event. They were enjoying the day. They had gone as

a family and they were loving it. Let's embrace that. We have reached

the end of our Olympic journey tonight. BBC Breakfast will pick up

the torch from 6 o'clock in the morning. Thank you for your tweets

and messages. Kevin, thank you for your insides. Apologies to the row