Norway's Nila Ann Hakedal dives to make a return in the beach volleyball competition but cannot prevent a 2-0 defeat by the US Japanese breaststroke king Kosuke Kitajima wins the 200m gold, completing the 100m and 200m double for the second Games China stun Australia's Jessicah Schipper in the 200m butterfly, with Liu Zige lowering her world record and Jiao Liuyang finishing second France's Alain Bernard edges out Australia's world record holder Eamonn Sullivan to win the men's 100m freestyle by 0.11 seconds In a match-up between two undefeated teams in the women's hockey it is China who crack, losing 1-0 to the Netherlands Spain (in red) top group B in the basketball qualifiers after a convincing 72-59 victory over Germany Ekaterina Dyachenko (l) of Russia strikes against Olena Khomrova of Ukraine in the women's team sabre event Simmone Morrow of Australia makes contact with a pitch from Li Qi of China at the Fengtai Softball Field Italy's Chiara Cainero wins the women's skeet after a dramatic shoot-off with Kim Rhode of the USA and German Christine Brinker Gymnast Yang Wei adds another gold to the Chinese collection, winning the men's all-around competition Britain's Peter Cousins is beaten by Georgia's Levan Zhorzholiani in the golden score phase of their -100kg judo bout Peak Wonchul's South Korea (in red) beat Ingimundur Ingimundarson's Iceland 22-21 in a tight, defensive match Despite being turned by Ma Sanyi of China (red), Nazmi Avluca wins the Greco-Roman wrestling 84kg division bronze medal for Turkey Germany's Felix Michel and Sebastian Piersig win their men's double canoe C2 slalom semi-final in 94.38s, at Shunyi The extreme focus of Timina Elena of the Netherlands can not save her game against Li Jia Wei as Singapore beath the Dutch 3-0 China's NBA 7ft 6in star Yao Ming scores 30 points as his side beat Angola 85-68 for their first victory in the men's basketball tournament Brazil's Cesar Cielo Filho's flying start helps him qualify from his 50m freestyle swimming heat, having won bronze in the 100m earlier today Leonore Perrus, France (left), takes on Sada Jacobson, US, in the women's team sabre, having lost to her in Tuesday's individual event Aslanbek Khutsov of Russia celebrates winning gold in the men's Greco-Roman wrestling 96kg class over Mirko Englich of Germany Winning her heat Britain's Rebecca Adlington sets a new national, Commonwealth, and Olympic record in the women's 800m freestyle Roger Federer's hopes of winning Olympic singles gold are ended by James Blake in the quarter-finals - the American wins 6-4 7-6
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