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Champion and cruz of cuba. look will turn his attention to supporting his twin brother on sunday. also returning to action is fraser clark. should he win, that would guarantee a fifth medal in tokyo. now, away from the olympics the british and irish lions are looking to seal their first series win in south africa, since 1997. we re deep into the second half in cape town and after a tight first half, south africa have started to pull away. makazole mapimpi scored the game s first try early into the second period and lukanyo am has just given south africa an 18 9 lead. and lukanyo am has just given less than 20 minutes to go in cape town. theres text commentary on the bbc sport website right now. the olympics may be in full swing, but the new football season is already under way in scotland, ....
Gb in the tokyo olympics with a gold and a world record in the four by 100 metres mixed medley final. teamwork makes dream work. another gold, in the triathlon mixed relay event and finally a first gold medal forjonny brownlee at his third olympic games. victory for elaine thompson herah of jamaica in the women s100 metres final in tokyo. but before that there was heartbreakfor team gb sprinter, dina asher smith, who had to withdraw from the games through injury. afghan security forces have bben battling to defend three key cities from advances by the taliban. reports say militants have breached front lines in herat medical experts are warning that an oxygen monitoring device, called a pulse oximeter, works less well for people with darker skin tones. and borisjohnson and his wife carrie have announced they re expecting a second child. their son wilfred was born in april last year. now on bbc news it s ....
She beat czech marketa vondrousova in the women s singles final, and could still add another gold in the doubles which takes place tomorrow. but there ll be no olympic medal for novak djokovic. the world number one was beaten in the bronze medalfinal, by spain s pablo carreno busta. it s the secoind match djokovic has lost in as many days, and it s clear to see he doesn t take it well! i suppose that s what makes you the best. so another busy day in tokyo. and the medals didn t stop there. as team gb continued their brilliant form in the boxing ring. there are more guaranteed medals to come but this afternoon karriss artingstall won a bronze medal in the featherweight division. with more on that, and the rest of the day s news from the boxing arena, here s nick hope. the medals continued to flow for team gb boxers here with lauren price the latest to add her name ....
Elaine thompson herah cared. my chest is tight, because i m over happy, i m so lost for words right now, but god it is amazing. heartbreak, then, for the queen of british sprinting, but the jamaican dynasty continues its reign. natalie perkins, bbc news, tokyo. but i told you it was a pretty special saturday for team gb and the day got off to the perfect start with a gold medal in the mixed triathlon relay. it s the first time the event s taken place at an olympic games, but it didn t take the brits long to adjust, as they led from the front and secured another gold. adam wild watched the race. triathlon will be golden for great britain! super saturday had barely begun, but team gb was already looking at four new olympic champions. jessica learmonth led the way for britain, then the turn ofjonny brownlee. finishing first is some achievement but being the first to finish first ....
This is for the start, we ll let it go. we ll let the start go and let me cry! but it was still a golden saturday, with team gb winning the first triathlon mixed relay. and even more swimming success, as the brits enjoy their best performance in the pool for over a century. also coming up in the programme, away from the olympics. and it s all square. south africa beat the lions in cape town to level the series at 1 1. good evening, welcome to sportsday. we re a week into the tokyo olympics and the action keeps coming thick and fast from japan. 21 gold medals were up for grabs today, but most eyes were firmly locked on tokyo s olympic stadium, and the final of the ....