12/08/2016 Olympic Sportsday

Hello and welcome to Olympic Sportsday -

I'm Lizzie Greenwood-Hughes, here's what's coming

History makers - Heather and Helen, get gold again

Britain's men's Rio rowers also claim the fours title.

Britain leads the heptathlon but it's not Jess Ennis-Hill

Katarina Johnson-Thompson breaks the British high jump record.

Also coming up in the programme:

Leicester City get ready to start their Premier league

And Pakistan's Asad Shaffiq makes England pay for early missed chances

So lots to get through, on what we're hoping could become

'Fantastic Friday' for Team GB in Rio.

And where better place to start than at the Lagoa Stadium -

where Britain won two gold medals in the space of 30 minutes today.

Our Correspondent Andy Swiss was watching the action.

Both golds were impressive but we have to start with Helen standing

and Helen Glover. Call it dominant doesn't seem to do it justice, does

it? They perhaps had a bit more of a

battle than expected. They had been so dominant in the women's pair. The

women's London 2012 champions. They hadn't lost a race for five years.

38 races unbeaten going into today's final. They were the red-hot

favourites and sure enough they stormed out at the star and took an

emphatic lead. It seemed done and dusted. They had a bit of a scare at

the end when New Zealand came powering back but they were simply

too far ahead and couldn't be stopped. Another Olympic gold medal

here that Helen Glover and Heather Stanning come to go with their

one-day won at London 2012. They have been so impressive in this

event. They have dominated it for the last five years. Afterwards,

after all the emotion had died down they were delighted with what they'd

achieved. Oh my word. I think it means so much more. I don't know, we

have had a lot of pressure on ourselves, as much as we've tried to

talk it down. I have been so emotional this week, not like me at

all. It means so much to us. It does mean more than London. London was a

home games, there is nothing more special. But this was like defending

the title. Not just doing it once, we do it everyday, every race in the

last four years. It just means so much, with the pressure we put on

ourselves, pretty immense. Every time we've spoken to you we said,

cool, no pressure but inside, where dying.

You are at the place to be, not long after they won their gold the men

fours the same. Steve Redgrave started it all off in 2000. Five

gold Howell fit GB in fours? Yes, the final of the men's four. It is

seen as the flagship boat as far as it is rowing is concerned. All the

big names, Sir Steve Redgrave, have been in this boat and won at the

last four Olympics, could they make it five in a row? A little closer

than some perhaps expected. Australia gave them a real run for

their money. It was nip and tap at the halfway stage before Britain

hauled clear in the closing stages. A gold medal for Alex Gregory,

Sbihi, Nash and Louloudis. They have kept up this tradition of proud

success. Afterwards the overwhelming emotions was one of relief. I didn't

know what was happening four years ago, where as this one I knew what

was coming. Sitting on the start line, it was horrible. The hours of

morning, coming up to the start line, it was torturous but we just

nailed that. That was our perfect race and we did it right, at the

right time, on the right day. These boys, I mean, good lads!

Obviously it takes the talent of rollers like Gregory and before that

Cracknell and Redgrave. But the man behind this sensational success has

been Juergen Grobbelaar. He has won at every game since 1972. What has

he had to say about this? What could we learn from Grobler? He has been

the man behind this extraordinary success and is the way he keeps

regenerating the rowing team. He has been here a number of years. People

have passed through like the likes of Sir Steve Redgrave, Becky is

finding talent. The men's four was a classic example, five Olympics they

have won. They found Alex Gregory, he has been the man with experience

in this men's four. They fitted the rest of the team around him, the

likes of Nash and Louloudis. That has been missing for Jurgen Grobler,

the sense of continuity. We talked about it with football managers like

we did with Sir Alex Ferguson. It wasn't the perfect day as far as

British rowing was concerned. There was one discipline and in the men's

singles gold. Alan Campbell, and won bronze in London 2012, he was

looking to make the final once again. Sadly he couldn't make it

through this time. He finished in fourth place in his semifinal. Only

the top three went through. No place in the final for Alan Campbell, but

that was really the only disappointment, as far as British

rowing was concerned on another extraordinary day. Two gold medals

in the space of barely 20 minutes. It is something that will live in

the memory of the people who will here for a long time. And you too.

Thank you, Andy Swiss. So fantastic Friday in the rowing,

can it be Super Saturday once again in the athletics tomorrow

because Track and field is underway at the Olympic stadium

and Jess Ennis-Hill has begun the defence of her heptathlon

title from London along with Britain's number two Katerina

Johnson-Thompson. Our Correspondent Natalie Pirks is

following the action there for us. How have they been getting on today?

Very well, actually. It is all started very nicely indeed. Just a

little looking to become the first British female track and field staff

to ever retain an Olympic title. The odds are against her, that given the

fact she is the world champion as well, it is looking rather nice

indeed. Katarina Johnson-Thompson has got off to a great start as

well, as we can hear in the report. For years on from London and a lot

has changed the Jessica Ennis-Hill. Marriage, the birth of her first

child but the one constant in her life has been her Olympic title.

Last year she regains world gold to show her competitor she is still at

the top of the game. In the first event of the heptathlon, the 100

meter hurdles she is considered the strongest and today she showed why.

Jessica Ennis-Hill moving so quickly. A very good start. A little

clench of the fist from Jessica Ennis-Hill. Her time 12.84 seconds

was faster than the one with which she won her world title last year.

It was quick enough to put her firmly at the top of the

leaderboard. Katarina Johnson-Thompson has

experienced on the big stage after finishing 15th four years ago.

Despite that, she struggled in her heat. What would you give that,

seven or eight out of ten? She would soon make up for that. Ennis hill

had talked about her post-pregnancy personal best in her jump of one

metre and 89 was one of them. Not enough to keep her ahead of the pack

but Katarina Johnson-Thompson was stunning as she cleared 198. Yes!

Katarina Johnson-Thompson, a new British record! Belgium matched her,

neither could clear two metres but they jumped into first and second

place. Johnson Thompson top of the field with the Olympic champion down

in third. It could all change rapidly with five events still to

go. As the report said, plenty more

events to come, tonight the shot put and the 200 metres. The shot put is

interesting, the bogey event for both athletes, but presumably Jess

would have the edge over KJT on that one. The real thing talked about

coming into this is how the two deal with pressure. I think after London

it was clear that Katarina Johnson-Thompson doesn't necessarily

deal with the pressure as well, although at the moment she is doing

perfectly well. I think Jessica Ennis-Hill has that big game

experience. Going into these kind of events she really comes into her

own. The World Championships, no one was expecting her to go and do what

she did. She didn't even, to her own admission, she wasn't even that

strong at the World Championships, she thought. She came away as world

champion. Coming into the Olympics, all the talk is about Ennis hill.

She was a poster girl for London. She said she hated 2012, it was the

most pressure had and is much happier now. She's in a better

place, her little boy is two years old and feels very calm. She's

coming into this a fantastic attitude. The Katarina

Johnson-Thompson it is huge thing, but so far, great for both of them.

We are just going to watch her with that incredible jump, Natalie.

Moving onto the 10,000 metres. No medal for Jo Pavey. There has been

so much chat about Jo Pavey, 42 years old. We'll talk more about her

in a moment, but what about the lady who won the 10,000 metres? A great

run from the Ethiopian? We were here to talk a bit about Jo

Pavey. We weren't expecting her to get a medal, but it is a great story

as you say. And then that unfolded in front of our eyes. There weren't

that many people here. It was earlier this morning, around 11

o'clock this morning, three o'clock your time. What they were seeing was

quite unbelievable. It was very clear halfway through the race that

it was going to be fast, incredibly fast. It turned out the last 5000

metres of that race could have been an Olympic medal for the 5000 metres

itself, it was that fast by Almaz Ayana. When she crossed the line,

she was given a standing ovation by many around. Some in the press boxes

were standing up to applaud her, because it was 14 seconds, nearly 14

seconds off a world record that stood for 23 is. That, so far for me

personally, is a standout moment of the games so far and will live long

in the memory. It looks like she lapped the other

runner. You are competing with the German anthem. We will leave it

there. Enjoy the rest of the action this evening.

The ethics commision for athletics' governing body -

the IAAF - has suspended Kenya's disgraced team manager

Michael Rotich after allegation of corrupt practises.

Rotich was sent home from Rio last week, after a newspaper claimed he'd

tried to bribe athletes in return for anti-doping information.

The news follows yesterday's revelation that a Kenyan Coach had

been sent home after posing as an athlete for a drugs

Andy Murray is having a busy Olympics, later today he's in mixed

doubles action, but first he needed to make sure he made the semi-finals

He's been in action against Steve Johnson

These are live pictures of Andy Murray. He won the first set 6-0 and

lost the second. They are in the deciding set now and Andy Murray is

about to serve. No, Johnson serving, Murray 5-4 up. If he wins that set

he will be through to the semifinals. We will bring that

result to you later on. The swimming continues today,

Britain has already a couple of medals of course and Fran Halsall

is looking good for one The Commonwealth champion saw off

the World No.1 Kate Campbell to win her heat earlier to post

the second fastest time overall, I've had a great preparation this

year. I'm standing on the blocks this year knowing whatever I've done

everything I can this season. I've been on top of everything injury and

illness wise and had the best run in I could possibly have had. It's just

head games now. It's the Olympics, if you think about the environment

and what is get caught up in that it's hard to take. I've raced some

of these girls before and did this environment before so it should be

second nature to me now. Meanwhile, the BBC has learnt that

America's swimming great Michael Phelps was among a group

of 23 top US swimmers who demanded more anti-doping testing

in the run up to Rio. Phelps took his tally

of Olympic Gold Medals to 22, adding another four this week

and signed a letter sent to FINA, swimming's world governing

body, back in December. In it, Phelps and his United States

teammates asked for "at least 6" targeted, "out of competition" tests

for the top ten swimmers in each Disappointing news in the fencing

where Britain have been beaten by Russia in the quarter-finals

of the men's team foil - it was an event which they were

fancied to do well in, having finished fifth in last

year's World Championships Britain - including

Richard Kruse, who came fourth in the individual event on Sunday -

lost 45-43 to see their Britain's Justin Rose

is still in contention after round two of the golf

at a soggy Reserva de But it was this year's open

Champion Swede Henrik Stenson who caught the eye birdying

the first two holes then rescuing a bogey on the third holing

a spectacular 100 foot shot He is creeping up the leaderboard.

But as I say, Justin Rose is an six under. Henrik Stenson is also six

under. So it's been another good

day for Team GB so far and there is plenty more

action to come. Including more from the track

cycling, which gets underway in just over an hour's time,

can the men's pursuit team win Team Stay with us because we'll be live

at Olympic Park later. But we're just going to pause our

Rio coverage for a few minutes because amongst this sensational

summer of sport - we have what promises to be

an exciting new Premier League Just 90 days after Leicester's

extraordinary title-winning heroics - it's back,

with fresh ambitions and a new crop This time round though,

it's as much about the managers It has been billed as the battle of

the superstar managers. When the new Premier League season starts, expect

the cameras to be as focused on the dugout as on the pitch. They want to

play good. My dream is to win, but I want to play good. At Manchester

football club we cannot speak differently, we are going to for the

title. This is a fantastic country, a new atmosphere. This is the best

of me and I am excited for this. The arrival of managerial Galactica

is in Manchester and at Chelsea with Antonio Conte adds to an already

impressive stable of talent. Good news for those wanting to cement the

Premier League is the best in the world.

Our objective is to put on the best condition we can, play with the best

players and being managed by the best management talent we could

attract. Over the last tenure is, managers have become much more front

and centre, in terms of the story. The new TV deal means Premier League

managers now have more money to spend than ever before. Manchester

City recently spent ?47.5 million on John Stones, making in Britain's

most expensive defender. And that is nowhere near the ?89

million Manchester United paid to bring Paul Pogba to Old Trafford,

breaking the world transport record. But money, as Leicester proved last

season, isn't everything. COMMENTATOR: What a screamer! The

5001 outsiders captured the world's attention with a fairy tale charge

to the title. What Leicester did gives everyone hope and aspiration.

When the Premier League gets richer and richer it is becoming very

interesting. I can't recall looking at a season where I'm as excited

about prospects, and also without a clue who I think will win it.

If last season taught us anything, it's to expect the unexpected. The

Premier League has become the ultimate managerial test, and there

are some big reputations on the line.

So, champions Leicester gets things underway in the lunchtime kick-off

tomorrow against newly promoted Hull City, who are still

Worth watching MOTD for Gary Lineker in his pants.

Manchester City's Pep Guardiola will manage his first

Premier League match at home to Sunderland, who also

have a new man in charge in the shape of David Moyes.

And his old club Manchester United are away at Bournemouth under

Jose Morinho on Sunday - but no Paul Pogba, whose one game ban

So Leicester get things going at 12.30, last season's shock

winners have held on to most of their squad -

but they surely can't do it again, can they?

It's normal we can win the league. For this reason I say 6000-1... It's

impossible! It's more difficult than last season, more difficult. It's

easier that ET comes to Piccadilly Circus! LAUGHTER

The players are wary of most things, there's no point in keeping things

from them, simply because it's all out there. It's not hard to find

something out there know when you note you have 13 fit senior players

for the first game of a Premier League season forced it is not

ideal. I don't think it's ever been that there's been a caretaker

manager in charge for the first game of the Premier League season but

that's how it happened at this football club.

The Scottish Premiership is a week ahead and there

are only 5 games tomorrow, newly promoted Rangers will be

looking to make it two out of two they're away at Dundee.

Their old firm rivals - Champions Celtic aren't playing

It's been a frustraing second day in the 4th and final Test

for England's cricketers at the Oval.

Centuries from Shafiq and Younis Khan. The hosts dropped three

catches in the morning, including this one, a court and bowled chance

the Steven Finn as he spilled Ali for 35. He eventually fell for 39

but Shafiq punished England for dropping him on seven to complete a

superb century and a 150 run partnership with Younis Khan.

England proved they could still take their chances as Stuart Broad pulled

off a fantastic catch. Younis continued to reach his second test

hundred and finished on 340-6. The four match series is currently 2-1

to England. It's been two weeks since

Carl Frampton's historic world title and tonight the boxer is returning

to Belfast for a heroes' homecoming. Last month Frampton became the first

Northern Irishman to win world Chris Page is following

the celebrations in Belfast. It must be an amazing atmosphere

there? Yes, there is a great atmosphere

here at Belfast City Hall, where Carl Frampton is on stage just over

there. People giving him a really big turnout. He is the first fighter

from Northern Ireland to win belts at two different weight divisions.

First the joint IBF and W BA superbantamweight champion and the

New Yorker couple of weeks ago he won to become the WBA featherweight

champion. Now he is from Tigers Bay in the north of the city are very

keen to promote boxing in this part of the world. It has a proud and

strong boxing tradition. No doubt the night here belongs to Carl

Frampton. Is big gig is just ending. The biggest tier of the night came

when Barry McGuigan, his mental and manager, said whoever Frampton's

next opponent is, it could be Santa Cruz or Selby, but they wanted to be

here in front of the crowd in Belfast. What occasion that would

be. Yes, a great occasion for a great man. Thank you.

Back to the Olympics and the velodrome. Chris McLaughlin joins us

for a look ahead at the action. Which events... I think we may have

lost him. I will keep going in case you can hear us. If I am here with

my TV remote control, which eventually I tune into tonight?

First of all, some of the medals won by Team GB so far has come as a

surprise to stop tonight in the velodrome behind me a nation

expects, and that is because Sir Bradley Wiggins is in action with

the team pursuit. He has six Olympic medals across four Olympic Games.

Gold last night in the team sprint. Phil Hines and Jason Kenny and

Callum Skinner. But very much the favourites this evening. Steve Burke

and Ed Clancy defending their title from London in 2012. Remember, the

velodrome in London was nicknamed the Team GB medal factory. Early

suggestions seem to be they are up and ready for business here in Rio.

I was talking earlier about super Saturday. Rutherford is in

qualifying action tonight. He seems to be a long jumper Bob pulls out

for the big occasions. A lot of people criticising him saying London

was a fluke. But he is a big night player, how do you think he will get

on? You took the words right out of my

mouth. Greg Rutherford gets his first look at the Olympic Stadium

this evening. He is a man for the big occasions. He became something

of a poster boy for London 2012. A current Olympic, European and world

champion in the long jump. He said before these Games he is extremely

focused. You could expect for Sunday's final that Greg Rutherford

will absolutely be there and he will fancy his chances of defending that

Olympic title. We have to talk about the dressage,

my favourite event. How is Britain doing? They were in second place

after the first day of the team competition, how are they doing now?

Charlotte Bouchard on is in the dressage this evening. -- she is the

most decorated rider in dressage. -- temper my. Of

the 48 medals Team GB are looking for in these games, Charlotte

Dujardin would absolutely be one of them. Hopes are high for her in the

dressage later on today. I think it may be beyond the team, but silver

and maybe an individual for Charlotte later in the week. Thank

you very much. One more piece of action from Rio today well worth a

look at. It comes from the men's

85 kilo weightlifting. This is Milko Tokola of Finland,

successful at his third attempt at lifting 175 kilos

in the clean and jerk. 8 kilos less than his personal

best but he's overjoyed He likes it, his fans like it,

but then. Just look at this. He did get up and

he does walk away, but I'm afraid to say this is the end of his Olympic

Games. That is it from us. Andy Murray still playing in his

quarterfinal. Goodbye. They are fearless, they are without

equal, they are history makers! Great Britain glove and Stanning

doing it in style. Their arms go up in the air and they have shown the

world that they are the very, very best in this event.

Some fantastic weather here, not that short of 30 degrees. This was

Durham in