WHAT GOES WITH GOLD? HOW ABOUT A SECOND WORLD RECORD!
Great Britain is golden on the track as the women set a world record in the team pursuit, improving the world-best benchmark they set just this morning by two seconds. The quartet of Katie Archibald, Laura Trott, Elinor Barker and Joanna Rowsell-Shand rode 4000m at an average speed of 57.5 km/h to win Olympic gold.
The USA won silver and Canada took bronze.
DEL POTRO ELIMINATES NADAL TO PLAY MURRAY FOR OLYMPIC GOLD
Argentina's Juan Del Potro defeated Spain's Rafael Nadal 5-7, 6-4, 7-5(5) in the men's singles tennis semi-final on centre court of the Olympic Tennis Centre.
Del Potro, a London 2012 semi-finalist, will play Great Britain's Andy Murray in the final at 3pm tomorrow (13 August).
(Photo: Getty Images/Clive Brunskill)
TUNE IN NOW: NADAL AND DEL POTRO GOING POINT FOR POINT
On centre court of the Olympic Tennis Centre, world no. 4 Rafael Nadal is battling Argentina's Juan Del Potro. Nadal just held serve to go up 6-5 in the third set of the men's singles tennis semi-final.
UPDATE: Nadal and Del Potro are playing the deciding tie-break now. Del Potro leads 3-0.
MEDAL ALERT: MEN'S TRAMPOLINE
Uladzislau Hancharou won gold in men's trampoline. China's Dong Dong (pictured) was not able to defend his London 2012 title but took home the bronze and his compatriot Gao Lei won bronze.
(Photo: Getty Images/Cameron Spencer)
TUNE IN NOW: MASSIVE 3.9 SECONDS BETWEEN BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA
In a men's group stage basketball game, Argentina just tied Brazil with a clutch shot from deep that clanged around the rim before dropping. With 3.9 seconds on the clock, Brazil got off the shot but missed.
This scorcher is headed for overtime.
NEW DEFINITION FOR BEACH BALL
Near the famous sands of Ipanema, hundreds of spectators crowd into watch live action at Rio 2016 on the beach at Germany House as Brazil and Argentina go head to head in a men's basketball group stage game.
With 90 seconds to play, Brazil leads 83-77.
WHEN YOU'RE SO THIRSTY AND YOU JUST CAN'T ANYMORE
The Matildas gave the home side — and now favourites for gold — Brazil a serious scare last night in the women's football tournament quarter-finals as their scoreless match went to penalties. The socceroos have everything to be proud of, including making us smile with their water-bottle antics. Good on ya, Aussies.
NADAL WINS FIRST SET IN SEMI-FINAL
Nadal has come back from a break down to take the first set against Juan Martin de Potro.
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ARTS AND FIELD
This composition time-lapse photograph shows a shot-putter as she launches into her throw.
(Photo Rio 2016/Paulo Mumia)
TENNIS: BRONZE MEDAL MATCH GOES TO THIRD SET
Madison Keys of the USA has been broken by the Czech Republic's Petra Kvitova in the third set of the women's singles bronze medal match. The Czech won the first set after a tie-break but looked to have lost her momentum when she dropped the second set 6-2. It's still anybody's game!
TENNIS: ANDY MURRAY HAS ONE FOOT IN THE FINAL
A set and a break up in the first of todays semi-finals, Andy Murray looks to be heading to a second consecutive Olympic men's singls final.
(Photo: Getty Images/ Clive Brunskill)
'I'M NOT USED TO RUNNING THIS EARLY,' SAYS BOLT AFTER HEATS
Speaking to Rio 2016 after his heat 7 win, the fastest man in the world said: "It wasn't the best start. I felt kind of slow. I'm not used to running this early at any championship.
"Hopefully tomorrow I'll come out and I'll feel much better, much smoother."
(Photo: Getty Images/Alexander Hassenstein)
ARGENTINA FANS TAKE OVER THE OLYMPIC PARK
Argentina fans flocked to Barra Olympic Park on Saturday to watch their team play fierce rivals Brazil in men's basketball this afternoon at Carioca Arena 1. The atmosphere is building for what promises to be an ultra-competitive South American showdown.
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