NADAL BEATS HOME FAVOURITE IN QUARTER-FINALS
Brazilian tennis player Thomaz Bellucci's run at Rio 2016 has come to an end in the quarter-finals of the men's singles event after he lost 6-2, 4-6, 2-6 to Rafael Nadal.
Bellucci equalled Brazilian tennis legend Gustavo Kuerten's best Olympic campaign by reaching the last eight but was unable to go one better.
Nadal is also set to get his hands on a medal this evening in the men's doubles gold medal match alongside Marc Lopez against Romanian pair Horia Tecau and Florin Mergea.
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FIRST GOLD FOR THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF KOREA
Rim Jong Sim obliterated the field in the women's +75kg weighlifting to win gold for the People's Republic of Korea, their first of Rio 2016. The 23-year-old lifted a total of 274kg, which was 16kg more than silver medallist Darya Naumava of Belarus. Spain's Lidia Valentin Perez took bronze.
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TUNE IN NOW: BRAZIL v GERMANY
Down at the Copacabana, Brazil's beach volleyball pair Talita Rocha and Larissa Franca Maestrini have taken the first set against German duo Karla Borge and Britta Buthe in their round of 16 tie. It's quite the atmosphere, as you might imagine. Follow it here.
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LONG MARCH TO GOLD
We have our second gold medal of the day on the track as Wang Zhen leads a Chinese one-two in the men's 20km walk. Cai Zelin was the silver medallist while Dane Bird-Smith of Australia took bronze.
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SOCCER SHOCKER: UPSET OF THE GAMES?
The USA women's team are three-time defending Olympic champions. They are the World Cup winners. They are the world's undisputed no.1 team. They have the world player of the year and a goal-keeper with more than 100 career clean sheets. That dramatic penalty shoot-out defeat to Sweden is one of the biggest shocks in women's football history.
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Delaying tactics from Hope Solo... but Dahlkvist is not phased! She sends Solo the wrong way and SWEDEN HAVE BEATEN THE WORLD AND OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS!
Lisa Dahlkvist can win it for Sweden...
Next up for the USA, it's Christen Press... and she sails the shot over the top of the net. A second miss for the USA.
What a penalty from Caroline Seger, who SCORES for Sweden. Top corner.
Morgan Brian cooly walks up to the spot and SHE SCORES for the USA.
Penalty three for Sweden... SAVED! Hope Solo dives to her right to deny Linda Sembrant. The scores are tied 2-2.
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