It's time for some tennis...

Great Britain's Heather Watson is about to get her Olympic campaign under way against Germany's Anna-Lena Friedsam in the women's singles.

Andy Murray is in action later alongside Joe Salisbury in the men's doubles, against France's Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut, while Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski also feature later when they take on Argentina's Andres Molteni and Horacia Zeballos.

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Two-time reigning Tour de France champion Tadej Pogacar, 22, of Slovenia is among the favourites along with another of the Tour's standout riders, Wout van Aert.

The Belgian proved himself to be the ultimate all-rounder at the Tour with stage victories in a time trial, mountain stage and the bunch sprint on the Champs-Elysees.

Dame Katherine Grainger
Olympic rowing gold medalist on BBC TV

The most important thing for [Emily Craig and Imogen Grant] is to go through in a strong position at this level.

But there is plenty more to come. I think they will come back strong from this. Every new race is a chance to learn and develop - and you learn very fast at this level.

Every time we see them next, they will be a little bit better for that.

Here's some of the names to watch out for in the road race which is about to get under way.

Another good sign on the water for Great Britain.

Emily Craig and Imogen Grant have finished second in their lightweight women's double sculls heat, guaranteeing them a spot in Tuesday's semi-final.

The Tour de France only finished a few days ago but many riders who took part in that are in Tokyo for the men's road race which is about to get under way.

GB's team features winners of all three of cycling's Grand Tours - Geraint Thomas (Tour de France), Simon Yates (Vuelta a Espana) and Tao Geoghegan Hart (Giro d'Italia).

The hilly Tokyo course could favour them, but Thomas and Yates suffered heavy crashes at the Tour de France and a lot will depend on how they have recovered.

It's a case of deja vu for Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith.

They've won their first group match of the mixed doubles, beating France's Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue 21-18 21-17.

Last time they did that, they added a sparkling gold medal to their names...

Soph: Most excited for Team GB gymnastics performances.

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By the way, songs such as 'I Shot the Sheriff' by Eric Clapton and Elton John's 'I'm Still Standing' are now played during top-level shooting competitions. The playlist of 55 songs was introduced to make shooting more spectator friendly. There's some rock music blasting out of the speakers right now at the Asaka Shooting Ranger, where there are no spectators.

We're only a few minutes from the women's 10m air rifle final.

Who is going to win the first gold of Tokyo 2020?

Norway's Jeanette Hegg Duestad produced the best score in qualifying but sadly Team GB's Seonaid McIntosh didn't make it to the final.

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Ashley McKenzie, the Commonwealth champion and two-time European bronze medallist, has appeared in Celebrity Big Brother, Celebs on the Farm and, in February 2020, Celebrity Ex On The Beach.

The 32-year-old judkoa is in the -60kg event in what is his third Olympics. His opponent is 2021 World and European Championship bronze medallist Karamat Huseynov of Azerbaijan.

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Anyone for judo? The sport that originated in Japan in the late 19th century and made its Olympic debut in Tokyo 57 years ago will get under way in about half an hour at the Budokan, a concert venue where the Beatles and Bob Dylan performed.

Team GB's preparations have been far from ideal. The 2019 world bronze medallist Sally Conway retired in February. Then an outbreak of the coronavirus at a training camp saw the whole team miss April's European Championships.

A six-strong team has managed to make it to Tokyo - including a reality TV star.

Helen Glover and Polly Swann are through to the semi-finals of the women's pair after finishing third.

You can watch highlights of their heat here.

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BBC Sport

The honour fell to Naomi Osaka to light the flame, the beacon of hope the Olympics attempts to be.

It marked the official opening of Tokyo 2020, a year later than planned, and in the midst of a global pandemic.

Perhaps as expected, Friday's opening ceremony was not of the usual ilk. No carnival like Rio, no skydiving monarchs like London, but a more sombre tone, a sobering reminder that this is a Games taking place in a world still facing its toughest challenge.

This Games is going to be different, dampened by masks, positive tests and the absence of fans. But it is still the Olympics; still the greatest show on Earth, still faster, higher, stronger and now together.

Read: Tokyo 2020 Olympics officially open as Osaka lights flame.

Kathy Benjamin: This badminton match it the only thing in my life that matters anymore. Denmark completely fell apart in the last game. I'm screaming instructions at them.

Sean Connell: Good thing about getting home at 2am is now we’ve got the Olympics on to watch until the end of dawn y’all.

All over for Hend Zaza.

Amazing achievement for the 12-year-old Syrian to qualify for an Olympic Games but it's Lui Jia who progresses to the next stage.

A comprehensive 4-0 victory for the Austrian.

Good news for Great Britain!

Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith have taken the first game 21-18 over Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue.

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Bad news for Hend Zaza...

The 12-year-old Syrian is now 3-0 down to Liu Jia of Austria in the preliminary round of the women's singles.

Game four is under way and Liu Jia has a 6-4 lead...

Another gold for Whitlock?published at 02:12 British Summer Time 24 July 2021

02:12 BST 24 July 2021

Men's artistic gymnastics team qualification

Double Olympic champion Max Whitlock leads Great Britain's four-man artistic gymnastics team. The 28-year-old is competing in his third Olympics. The problem with being the most successful British gymnast in history - 31 major medals and counting - is the expectation it brings.

"The pressure has completely rocketed through the roof," Whitlock said earlier this year.

"Knowing that if I do not come back from Tokyo with a gold medal around my neck, people will feel like I haven't done my job properly. That's quite tough."

Postpublished at 02:09 British Summer Time 24 July 2021

02:09 BST 24 July 2021

It's men's qualification day in artistic gymnastics from 02:00-14:30 BST. Britain's men, fifth at the 2019 World Championships, are led by double Rio gold medallist Max Whitlock.