CYCLING
The end of the third day of the games saw Nicole Cooke claim Britain’s first gold medal of the Beijing Olympics in a thrilling women’s cycling road race.
BASKET BALL
The basketbal event staged one of the most eagerly awaited contest with the US matched against China. It was a close game up until after half when then Americans push into a 25 point lead and eventually won the game 101-70. Other games in the draw saw defending Champions Argentina lose to Lithuania 79-75. European Champions Russia beat Iran 71-49 and Germany beat Angola 95-66, Croatia beat Australia 97-82.
BOXING
Last 32
Light-Welterweight (64kg)
Gennady Kovalev (RUS) bt Qiong Maimaitituersun (CHN) 15 points to 8
Richarno Colin (MRI) bt Myke Carvalho (BRA) 15-11
Driss Moussaid (MAR) bt Todd Kidd (AUS) 23-2
Roniel Sotolongo Iglesias (CUB) bt Mahaman Smaila (CMR) 15-1
Johnny Joyce (IRL) bt Gyula Kate (HUN) 9-5
Felix Diaz (DMA) bt Eduard Hambardzumyan (ARM) 11-4
Morteza Sepahvandi (IRI) bt Hamza Hassini (TUN) 16-4
Ionut Gheorghe (ROM) bt Jonathan Ortiz Gonzalez (PUR) 21-4
Munkh-Erdene Uranchimeg (MGL) bt Hastings Bwalya (ZAM) 12-8
Boris Georgiev (BUL) bt Javier Molina (USA) 14-1
Bradley Saunders (GBR) bt Samuel Kotey Neequaye (GHA), KO 1st rd
Alexis Vastine (FRA) bt Egidijus Kavaliauskas (LTU) 13-2
Welterweight (69kg)
Billy Joe Saunders (GBR) bt Adem Kilicci (TUR) 14-3
Toureano Johnson (BAH) bt Rolande Moses (GRN) 18-3
Olexandr Strets’Kyy (UKR) bt Gilbert Lenin Castillo (DOM) 9-6
Hanati Silamu (CHN) bt Precious Makina (ZAM) 21-4
Joseph Mulema (CMR) bt Bruno Flavien Bongongo (CAF) 17-2
Bakhyt Sarksekbayev (KAZ) bt Adam Trupish (CAN) 20-1
Vitalie Grusac (MOL) bt Gerard O'Mahony (AUS) 7-2
Jaoid Chiguer (FRA) bt Aliasker Bashirova (TKM) 17-6
Dilshod Mahmudov (UZB) bt Mehdi Khalsi (MAR) 11-3
Demetrius Andrade (USA) bt Kakhaber Jvania (GEO) 11-9
Andrey Balanov (RUS) bt Mujandjae Kasuto (NAM) 8-5
John Jackaon (VIR) bt Mahamed Nurudzinau (BLR) 4-2
Kim Jung-Joo (KOR) bt Jack Culcay Keth (GER) 11-11, points
HOCKEY
Women’s Hockey saw The Netherlands beat South Africa 6-0, Australia beat South Korea 5-4, China beat Spain 3-0, Germany beat Britain 5-1, Argentina draw with the US 2-2, Japan beat New Zealand 2-1.
SWIMMING
Men’s 400m individual medley
Final
1. Michael Phelps (USA) 4:03.84 (WR)
2. Laszlo Cseh (HUN) 4:06.16
3. Ryan Lochte (USA) 4:08.09
4. Alessio Boggiatto (ITA) 4:12.16
5. Luca Marin (ITA) 4:12.47
6. Gergo Kis (HUN) 4:12.84
7. Brian Johns (CAN) 4:13.38
8. Thiago Pereira (BRA) 4:15.40
Men’s 400m freestyle
Final
1. Park Taehwan (KOR) 3:41.86
2. Zhang Lin (CHN) 3:42.44
3. Larsen Jensen (USA) 3:42.78
4. Peter Vanderkaay (USA) 3:43.11
5. Oussama Mellouli (TUN) 3:43.45
6. Grant Hackett (AUS) 3:43.84
7. Yuriy Prilukov (RUS) 3:43.97
8. Nikita Lobintsev (RUS) 3:48.29
100m breaststroke (eight best times qualify for final)
Semi-final 1
1. Kosuke Kitajima (JPN) 59.55 Q
2. Brenton Rickard (AUS) 59.65 Q
3. Mark Gangloff (USA) 1:00.44 Q
4. Igor Borysik (UKR) 1:00.55 Q
5. Oleg Lisogor (UKR) 1:00.56
6. Mihail Alexandrov (BUL) 1:00.61
7. Giedrius Titenis (LTU) 1:00.66
8. Christian Sprenger (AUS) 1:00.76
Semi-final 2
1. Alexander Dale Oen (NOR) 59.16 Q
2. Hugues Duboscq (FRA) 59.83 Q
3. Brendan Hansen (USA) 59.94 Q
4. Roman Sludnov (RUS) 1:00.10 Q
5. Cameron van der Burgh (RSA) 1:00.57
6. Yuta Suenaga (JPN) 1:00.67
7. Christopher Cook (GBR) 1:00.81
8. Damir Dugonjic (SLO) 1:00.92
Women
400m individual medley
Final
1. Stephanie Rice (AUS) 4:29.45 (WR)
2. Kirsty Coventry (ZIM) 4:29.89
3. Kathryn Hoff (USA) 4:31.71
4. Elizabeth Beisel (USA) 4:34.24
5. Alessia Filippi (ITA) 4:34.34
6. Hannah Miley (GBR) 4:39.44
7. Yana Martynova (RUS) 4:40.04
8. Li Xuanxu (CHN) 4:42.13
4x100m freestyle relay
Final
1. Netherlands 3:33.76
2. USA 3:34.33
3. Australia 3:35.05
4. China 3:35.64
5. Germany 3:36.85
6. France 3:37.68
7. Great Britain 3:38.18
8. Canada 3:38.32
100m butterfly (eight best times qualify for final)
Semi-final 1
1. Lisbeth Trickett (AUS) 57.05 Q
2. Christine Magnuson (USA) 57.08 Q
3. Li Tao (SIN) 57.54 Q
4. Jemma Lowe (GBR) 57.78 Q
5. Aurore Mongel (FRA) 58.46
6. Alena Popchanka (FRA) 58.55
6. Elaine Breeden (USA) 58.55
8. Lize Retief (RSA) 58.63
Semi-final 2
1. Jessicah Schipper (AUS) 57.43 Q
2. Zhou Yafei (CHN) 57.68 Q
3. Inge Dekker (NED) 58.20 Q
4. Gabriella Silva (BRA) 58.39 Q
5. Eszter Dara (HUN) 58.84
6. Natalia Sutyagina (RUS) 59.07
7. Jeanette Ottesen (DEN) 59.29
. Ilaria Bianchi (ITA) DSQ
