Gold

Great Britain men's hockey team's hopes of repeating their Olympic triumph from 1988 ended with a record defeat at the hands of Netherlands.

David Rudisha produced one of the most dominant displays seen in Olympic Games history as he broke the world record on his way to claiming 800m gold.

Usain Bolt confirmed his status as the greatest sprinter of all time as he stormed to victory in the 200m to win his 5th Olympic gold medal.

Britain's greatest sprinter says Jamaican runners could pick up gold, silver and bronze in eagerly anticipated 200 metre final.

Nicola Adams becomes first woman to win Olympic boxing after beating Ren Cancan of China and winning GB's 24th gold medal.

Great Britain's Kerri-Ann Payne suffered heartbreak in the women's 10km marathon after finishing fourth behind Hungary's Eva Risztov who held on for gold.

Despite winning the men's keirin to claim a sixth gold medal Sir Chris Hoy's work has seemingly only just begun as his reign as Britain's most successful ever Olympian begins

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American track and field athletes Brittney Reese, Allyson Felix and Aries Merritt all claimed gold medals in the women's long jump, women's 200m and men's 110m hurdles respectively

Hosts sitting comfortably in third place with 22 Olympic gold medals and 48 overall.

Usain Bolt moved through his 200 metre semi-final with ease, posting a time of 20.18 seconds as the Jamaican looks to win his second gold medal at the London Olympics.

Great Britain's women hockey team's 20-year wait for a Olympic medal continues after Argentina set up a final with Netherlands following a tense semifinal at the Riverbank Arena.

International athletes mix with tourists and commuters on capital's public transport

Charlotte Dujardin, Laura Bechtolsheimer and Carl Hester win GB first gold in dressage.

Uthopia and Valegro, who led Team GB's dressage charge for gold, go to auction for £20m.

Sailors Hannah Mills and Saskia Clarke have set up a showdown with New Zealand in their final 470 class regatta race on Friday, after the Team GB pair equalled their opposition in a brilliant race for the hosts today.

Great Britain's Shanaze Reade and Liam Phillips got to impressive starts in their search for gold in the BMX competition.

German-born supermodel tweets vintage shot of herself leaning into a car and flashing her gold underwear

Team GB medal hope Keri-Anne Payne has admitted that open-water swimming wasn't her first choice of event, with the star revealing she had hoped to swim in the pool at the beginning of her career.

Scott Brash, Ben Maher and Nick Skelton all failed to back up their gold medals from the team equestrian showjumping with more glory today today, through the trio put in some gutsy rides to square up with the Swiss and Netherlands' favouriters.

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Nicola Adams gets opportunity to become first woman to win boxing gold for Team GB after overcoming six-time world champ Mary Kom.

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Sophie Hitchon broke the British record for the hammer throwing, while Lynsey Sharp made it through to the 800m semi final in a successful day for Team GB's female track and field athletes.

Anonymous attacks website of Alex Schwazer, who was excluded from London 2012 Olympics for testing positive for performance-enhancer EPO.

Mo Farah is planning on backing up his first London Olympic gold medal with another on Saturday, after the Brit came third in his heat for the 5,000 metre run.

Germany's Robert Harting won gold, Iran's Ehsan Hadadi won silver and Estonia's Gerd Kanter won bronze in the men's discus throw on Tuesday.

Great Britain's Tim Brabants lost his Olympic finished K1 1000m title after Norway's Eirik Veras Larsen sprinted to victory at Eton Dorney.

After a slow start, the hosts have turned into a winning machine and will be looking for more.