LONDON

Great Britain's Ed McKeever, Jess Walker and the men's kayak double have all qualified for the Saturday's Olympic canoe sprint finals after a series of solid showings at Eton Dorney.

Manchester United full-back Raphael da Silva wants to make history as one of the few players that can say they won an Olympic gold medal for Brazil.

Tottenham have confirmed that Scott Parker has undergone successful surgery on his Achilles, with the midfielder set to return to training within a month in a much-needed boost for the north London side.

England manager Roy Hodgson has handed Tottenham Hotspur pair Steven Caulker and Jake Livermore, as well as Chelsea full-back Ryan Bertrand their first international call ups.

Croatian midfielder Luka Modric has been asked to train by himself, in light of continuing rumours and reports linking the Spurs man to Spanish champions Real Madrid

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has been warned that he will have to smash the clubs record transfer fee in order to land Brazil forward Leandro Damiao.

Marcus Ringrose, who collapsed at home shortly after wife's funeral service, 'died of a broken heart', says agent.

Usain Bolt has attacked former Olympic champion Carl Lewis after the former American sprinter questioned the legitimacy of Jamaica's drug testing policy.

Lutalo Muhammad vindicated his controvercial selection for London 2012 by claiming Great Britain's first ever male taekwondo medal by winning bronze in the men's -80kg catagory after defeating Arman Yeremyan in the repechage.

Eaton just missed the decathlon Olympic record by 24 points

The UK’s Financial Services Authority’s managing director, Martin Wheatley, released his review and battle plans for tackling Libor in the wake of the Barclays scandal.

Mikel Arteta believes that Arsenal signing Santi Cazorla has the technical attributes to make a huge contribution to the squad in the new season, with the winger joining the club last week and getting ready for a particularly tough campaign.

Kristen Stewart of Twilight fame has pulled out of the London premiere of her film On The Road, it has been reported. The 22 year old is said to be too embarrassed to appear in public after she was found cheating on her long time boyfriend and co-star Robert Pattinson.

USA claim another Olympic gold medal through Taylor

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.

Chelsea striker Romelu Lukaku is currently negotiating a season-long loan deal away from the club this summer but will not be joining Fulham, according to the player's agent.

Great Britain's Liam Phillips is through to the semi-final of the men's Olympic BMX competition after three consecutive second place finishes in the quarter-final phase.

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.