Summary

  • Usain Bolt wins 100m gold in 9.81 seconds for his seventh Olympic title

  • Van Niekerk breaks Johnson's 400m world record to win gold in 43.03

  • Great Britain on 15 golds after winning five on Sunday

  • Murray retains his tennis title; Rose wins golf gold

  • Cycling: GB's Kenny wins sprint gold and his fifth gold in all

  • Whitlock wins GB's first gymnastics golds

  • Silvers for Dempsey (windsurfing), Smith (gymnastics) and Skinner (cycling)

  1. tennis

    Murray wins goldpublished at 01:08 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Murray 7-5 4-6 6-2 7-5 Del Potro

  2. tennis

    Murray wins goldpublished at 01:08 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Murray 7-5 4-6 6-2 7-5 Del Potro

    Tears for Murray. Tears for Del Potro. But not after the Argentine grabs hold of his opponent at the net in a loving bear-hug. There isn't a dry eye in the house...

  3. athletics

    Athleticspublished at 01:07 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Men's 100m semis

    Usain Bolt looks super focused here. I'm expecting a good time...

  4. athletics

    Athleticspublished at 01:06 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Men's 100m semis

    HUGE roar for Usain Bolt. What a legend. 

  5. athletics

    Athleticspublished at 01:05 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Men's 100m semis

    CJ Ujah of GB goes in this second semi-final, alongside Usain Bolt and Trayvon Bromell.

    Good luck. 

    Kim Collins is running! At the age of 40. Insane. 

  6. gold-medal

    Gold Medal - Andy Murraypublished at 01:04 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Murray 7-5 4-6 6-2 7-5 Del Potro

    He's done it! Murray wins gold. Britain win gold.

    Muzza has a second chance in deuce, luring Del Potro into a baseline duel, before springing forward and leaving Delpo rocking. The Argentine buckles, slaps into the tape and it is all over.

    Double Olympic gold for Andy Murray!

    Murray
  7. Get involvedpublished at 01:04 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    #bbcrio2016

  8. athletics

    Athleticspublished at 01:04 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Men's 100m semis

    Usain Bolt in the starting blocks, a choreographed routine of checks and balances as they fiddle with the apparatus. A few practice starts, he looks mean and lean. 

  9. tennis

    Tennispublished at 01:04 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Murray 7-5 4-6 6-2 6-5 Del Potro*

    Game on after that brief interruption. And Del Potro loses focus!

    Murray has match point. AKA gold medal point.

    But he blows it! Deuce...

  10. GB's Emily Diamond sixth in 400m semi-finalpublished at 01:03 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Athletics

    Emily Diamond says she's happy reaching the 400m semi-finals, her heat was won by Jamaican Shericka Jackson

  11. athletics

    'A recipe for low times'published at 01:03 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Tom Fordyce
    Chief sports writer in Rio

    Busiest night by far in Estadio Olimpico. Is it completely full? No. But lots of green, black and gold to support the reigning 100m champ, samba drums pounding, and a warmth that hasn't been there in the Rio air before this night. A recipe for fast-twitch and low times.

  12. athletics

    Vicaud wins!published at 01:03 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Men's 100m semis

    Away first time! Hushed stadium, coiled springs.

    Jimmy Vicaud powers through to win in 9.95, good run. Ben Meite sets a national record for Ivory Coast to take second in 9.97. 

    Akani Simbine clocks 9.98 in third and will have to wait and see...

  13. Postpublished at 01:02 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Murray 7-5 4-6 6-2 6-5 Del Potro*

    Chances of Murray breaking Del Potro's serve? He's already done it three times. In this set.

    The Argentine lands the first blow, Murray responds with one of his own. They exchange points again...30-30.

    Murray smells blood. A shout from the crowd puts him off as the Wimbledon champ bashes a forehand into the net. Focus Andy. That he does, winning the next point.

    Deuce. But only after an animated Argentine is turfed out for being too loud...

  14. athletics

    Athleticspublished at 01:01 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Men's 100m semis

    Steve Cram says that Ivory Coast runner Ben Meite is the man to watch out of the blocks. Fast starter. Let's see.

  15. athletics

    'Take a bow Murray and Del Potro!'published at 01:00 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Men's singles final

    Great stuff from both Murray and Del Potro! Take a look at the unbelievable rally between the two in the men's singles final.

  16. GET TO BED!published at 01:00 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    #bbcrio2016

  17. athletics

    Athleticspublished at 00:59 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Men's 100m semi-finals

    Denise Lewis
    Olympic heptathlon gold medallist on BBC Four

    We feel Usain Bolt is in good form and that Justin Gatlin doesn't stand much of a chance this year so we're feeling a lot more comfortable about this head to head than last year. 

    Bolt
  18. athletics

    Athleticspublished at 00:58 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Men's 100m semis

    Six of the eight men running in this first 100m semi have dipped under the 10-second barrier this season.

    What sort of time will we see here? Only the top two through by right. Got to be looking at 9.9 or quicker for me...

  19. tennis

    Lap it uppublished at 00:58 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Luke Reddy
    BBC Sport in Rio

    This is what it's all about I guess. A men's Olympic final of superb quality goes on and on as the fastest man on earth gets ready to roll again some 20 miles away.

    Greatness sprawls across sprawling Rio. A proper Olympic night. If you've stayed up, it's all you deserve.

  20. tennis

    Tennispublished at 00:56 British Summer Time 15 August 2016

    Murray 7-5 4-6 6-2 6-5 Del Potro*

    Wow, wow, wow. These two are digging so deep they will be hitting the outer core of Earth within half an hour - presuming we go that far.

    Del Potro tees up two more break points, but Murray isn't going to roll over. Oh no, he replies with a howitzer of an ace to force deuce, then instantly follows it up with another. 

    He seals the deal, leaving him one break away from his second Olympic title.

    * denotes next serve