PHELPS CRUISES TO 100M BUTTERFLY FINAL
He hardly had time to yank the gold from round his neck before being thrown back on the blocks. Luckily for him, he's the greatest swimmer of all time. So qualifying in second place was not an issue. He'll be back tomorrow, folks.

(Photo: Getty Images/Jamie Squire)
 

GOLD 993 FOR THE USA: SIMONE MANUEL

OTHER PEOPLE SWIMMING: WOMEN'S 100M FREESTYLE FINAL
Michael Phelps will be back again tonight. But for a few short minutes the fastest women over 100m meters of water will have complete control of the pool. Can Australian Cate Campbell shave off yet more miliseconds from her WR? 

PHELPS MAKES IT 22!
Michael Phelps gave another masterclass in the pool, winning medal number 22 in the process - his fourth of Rio 2016. 
With two more possible medals, we've run out of adjectives and superlatives. Just...Phelps. 
 

TUNE IN NOW: IT REALLY IS PHELPS TIME
Like, now. Stop reading this and tune in. Now. 

LAST CHANCE FOR BRAZILIAN TO DETHRONE PHELPS
Thiago Pereira is searching for his first Olympic gold medal as he takes on Michael Phelps in the 200m medley at 11:01pm. The Brazilian athlete with the largest Pan American Games medal haul, Pereira beat Phelps to silver in London 2012. Qualifying with the third fastest time overall, he'll need to go faster by at least one second if he is to beat the American.

(Photo: Getty Images/Tom Pennington)

It's Phelps time...

MA LONG TAKES GOLD
World no.1 table tennis star Ma Long has defeated his compatriot and London 2012 champion Zhang Jike 4-0 at Riocentro Pavillion 3. China now has 29 medals so far at Rio 2016. They are second in the overall tally with 11 gold, eight silver and ten bronze medals.

BREAKING: VICTORIOUS FIJI COACH TO STAND DOWN
Ben Ryan, the British man who coached Fiji to Olympic gold, has told 5 live sport that he will be standing down as head coach of the Olympic champions. He said he'll be the first Fiji coach who isn't sacked.

TUNE IN NOW: TABLE TENNIS FINAL PITS CHINA AGAINST CHINA
China will take home gold and silver in the men's table tennis finals.

World No. 1 Ma Long is about to face London 2012 champion Zhang Jike at Riocentro Pavillion 3.

Ma beat Japan's Jun Mizutani 4-2 in the first best-of-seven semi-final. In the other semi-final, Zhang, whose first name was inspired by Brazilian soccer star Zico, beat Vladimir Samsonov, a former world No. 1 from Belarus, 4-1.

China has 25 medals so far at Rio 2016. They are second in the overall tally with 10 gold, six silver and nine bronze medals.

(Photo: Getty Images/Tom Pennington)

BEYOND BOLT: CHECK OUT THE ATHLETES READY TO TAKE RIO BY STORM
Like the rest of the world, we too are caught up in Bolt fever. However, we also know he won't be the only athlete worth watching at Rio 2016. Check out our handy guide to the 14 highlights to take notice of when the track action starts on Saturday. 

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IF IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR SIR CLIVE...
Sir Clive Woodward, England's World Cup-winning coach, has tweeted in support of keeping the rugby sevens tournament. If he thinks it should become a permanent fixture of the Olympic Games, we tend to agree.

ONE MORE TO CELEBRATE FIJI'S HISTORIC DOMINANCE IN RUGBY SEVENS

MEDAL ALERT: FIJI WINS HISTORIC GOLD
On the impressive power of their fluid and crafty men's rugby sevens team, Fiji has won its first Olympic medal in the country's history. The gold came on a 43-7 rout of Great Britain at Deodoro Stadium. 

Team captain Osea Kolinisau, who is pictured scoring below, scored a try and two conversions.

(Photo: Getty Images/David Rogers)

RUGBY SEVENS BRONZE MEDAL! SPRINBOKS DEFEAT JAPAN