LOVE IS IN THE AIR?
It's everywhere you look around the Deodoro Stadium, according to a Canadian TV journalist, who has tweeted that the venue's media manager has made an on-pitch marriage proposal to one of the Brazilian rugby sevens players. Incredible scenes! (The two loved-up girls already knew each other, by the way.)

JOLLY GOOD FELLOWS
Britsh diving duo Tom Daley and Daniel Goodfellow look more than happy with their bronze medals in the men's synchronised 10m platform.

ALL EYES ON THE COURT
When the USA men's basketball are in town, everyone's watching, including NBA star Carmelo Anthony who has so far been watching proceedings courtside. The USA currently enjoy a healthy lead against Venezuela in the second quarter.

AUSTRALIA MAKE OLYMPIC HISTORY!
The first ever rugby sevens Olympic gold medal has been won by Australia's women, who have beaten New Zealand 24-17 at Deodoro Stadium. Bravo.

AUSSIES ON TOP IN RUGBY FINAL

Australia's women's rugby sevens team currently have the upper hand against New Zealand, leading 10-5 at the start of the second half.

FIRST EVER RUGBY SEVENS MEDAL GOES TO CANADA! 

Canada's women have beaten Great Britain to seal the bronze medal in rugby sevens. The final between Australia and New Zealand has just kicked off.

JAPANESE MEN WIN GYMNASTICS GOLD
Japan have secured the gold medal in the artistic gymnastics men's team event, with Russia and China taking silver and bronze. They look rather pleased about it too.

LOOK WHO'S TALKING
Why it's Usain Bolt. The Jamaican sprinter is giving a press conference to the massed, enthralled media. So far he's confirmed that Rio 2016 will be his last Olympics and revealed that he has bought himself a TV while in Rio.

HERE COME THE BOOMERS
Matthew Dellavedova has had a good summer. In June, he won an NBA title with the Cleveland Cavaliers and celebrated by riding a roller coaster.

On Monday, Dellavedova, who recently signed with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks, had 23 points and 13 assists to lead Australia’s men’s basketball team to a 95-80 win over Serbia.

The Boomers are now 2-0 in group play for the first time in their Olympic history. Earlier in the tournament, Australia upset France 87-66.

Guard Patty Mills poured in 26 points in Monday's win while big man Andrew Bogut chipped in nine points and 12 rebounds.

Heading into the Rio Games, few pundits saw Australia as possible medal contenders.

"Rightfully so,” said Bogut, who has a habit of not mincing words. "We haven't done crap over the last 20-30 years of basketball. We've still got a lot of work to do but we don't really buy into the predictions too much."

Photo: Andrej Isakovia/Getty Images

TEARS OF JOY FOR RUSSIAN FENCER
Russia's Yana Egorian has beaten her compatriot Sofia Velikaya to win gold in the women's sabre individual. That's Russia's second gold of Rio 2016 and their eighth in total.

USAIN BOLT SIGNS PAIR OF SHOES GIFTED TO JAPANESE REPORTER 
Japanese television personality Teruhide Takahashi received the closest thing he may ever get to an Olympic gold medal after he sat down and took off his sneakers before the start of a press conference hosted by the Jamaican national team on 8 August.

Tucking his feet below his chair, Takahashi looked up to see a pair shoes previously worn by Usain Bolt. They were a gift for him.

“Dream day,” he said in breathless English, staring wide-eyed at the shoes before trying on the pair of size 12s, slightly too big for him.

Red and black and very close to brand new, the shoes will return to Takahashi home in Tokyo where they will be displayed on a shelf instead of worn.

That wasn’t the only surprise. After several quick interviews with Japanese and Dutch reporters, Takahashi was invited backstage. He returned with even eyes than before, this time holding up the same shoe with a scribble in black marker. Bolt’s signature.

THE LAST HOUR AT RIO 2016

Four new Olympic champions 

- Japan's Shohei Ono beats Azerbaijan's Rustam Orujov to seal men's 73kg judo gold (below)
- Sukanya Srisurat wins women's 58kg weightlifting gold for Thailand
- Rafaela Silva wins Brazil's first gold of Rio 2016 in the women's 57kg judo
- Chen Aisen and Lin Yue clinch China's fourth successive gold in the men's synchronised 10m platform

THE GIRL FROM THE CITY OF GOD CONQUERS THE WORLD
Almost 14 years to the day that City of God was released, a young girl from the favela featured in the film has won her country's first gold medal at its own Olympics.

A masterpiece from Rio 2016 opening ceremony director Fernando Meirelles, the film gave the world a glimpse into the grittier side of Rio de Janeiro. But Rafaela Silva's humble beginnings paid off.

She was tough. Preocupied with her spending all day on the street playing football with the boys, when Silva was seven her parents signed her up for judo classes. And we now know how that turned out. 

Zeus must be smiling down on Rio this evening!

CHINESE DUO TAKE DIVING GOLD

Chen Aisen and Lin Yue have won the gold medal in the men's synchronised 10m platform to give China its fourth successive gold in the event. The Chinese pair finished ahead of USA divers David Boudia and Steele Johnson, while British hopes Tom Daley and Daniel Goodfellow took bronze.

'SHE'S A UNIQUE WARRIOR' - RAFAELA DA SILVA'S MUM
Zenilda Lopes da Silva was holding back the tears after watching her daughter do what she was unable to do four years ago in London.

After watching the judoka clinch gold, Silva's mother told Rio 2016: "It's not just because she's my daughter, but she deserves a lot. She's such a good, humble person. She bought tickets for everyone, family and friends. She had the T-shirts and hats made. She deserves it. She's a unique warrior. A golden warrior."