After a slow start for the USA, they ended up defeating Canada 4-3 with a last minute goal in extra time and booked a place in the final where they face Japan who earlier defeated France 2-.
Nadzeya Ostapchuk won the shot put in fine style with a throw of 21.36, she defeated defending Olympic Champion Valerie Adams of New Zealand, Evgeniia Kolodko taking the bronze.
Japan looked like they had done their homework against France, taking huge posession of the ball, the second goal came just 3 minutes after the start of the second half. Japan finished off the match 2-1
Japan are through to Tuesdy's final after beating Singapore 3-0 and will win at least a silver medal. Ai FUKUHARA (JPN) set Japan on their way in the first match, showing her strength close to the table by beating women's singles bronze medallist FENG Tianwei (SIN) 3-1. photo ITTF
After two dominanting performances by winning teams from China and the USA, the third time was when things got really close but USA’s Jennifer Kessy/April Ross eventually wore down Czech Republic’s Kristyna Kolocova/Marketa Slukova enough to kept the sold out stadium crowd on its collective feet as they won the third women’s quarterfinal match of the evening. photo FIVB
FIVB world champions Juliana Felisberta and Larissa Franca were given a scare but held their nerve to reach the London 2012 Olympic Games semi-finals when they beat Laura Ludwig and Sara Goller 21-10, 21-19 at Horse Guards Parade.
Kazakhstan's Olga Rypakova produces a season's best jump of 14.98 metres to take gold in the women's triple jump final at the London Olympics. Caterine Ibarguen of Colombia took silver and Olha Saladuha the bronze
Scotland’s Solheim Cup star Catriona Matthew continued her love affair with Killeen Castle as she recorded a one stroke victory in the Ladies Irish Open supported by Fáilte Ireland.
American 400m specialist Sanya Richards-Ross earns her first Olympic Gold Medal winning tonights race and beating defending Champion Christine Ohourugo into silver and Dee Dee Trotter taking the Bronze
Diana Taurasi underlined her status as a big-game player on Sunday with a scoring eruption for the United States against China that clinched first place in Group A of the Preliminary Round Olympic Women’s Basketball Tournament. photo FIBA
Australia clinched second place in Preliminary Round Group B of the Olympic Basketball Tournament for Women on Sunday with a 72-63 win over Canada, but the Opals weren’t all smiles as they left the court. photo FIVB
Top mixed doubles seeds Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi of Belarus won the third set tie breaker to take Olympic Gold. They defeated Andy Murray and Laura Robson of Team GB in 2-6 6-3 10-8.
Lulu Zhou became the first women to snatch over 150kg during the women's weightlifting +75kg competition. Kashirina claims the silver while Armenia's Hripsime Khurshudyan edged out the 2008 Godl Medallist Jang Mi-Ran to the bronze medal.
London, Great Britain, August 5, 2012 – The Dominican Republic claimed a straight-set (25-15, 25-16, 25-13) over Algeria to advance to the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games women’s volleyball tournament at Earls Court on Sunday. photo FIVB
Japan beat Great Britain (25-19, 25-14, and 25-12) as the fifth and final round of women's volleyball preliminary matches took place at Earls Court on Sunday. photo FIVB
Ethiopia's Tiki Gelana won gold in the London 2012 women's marathon in an Olympic record time of two hours, 23 minutes and seven seconds. Kenya's Priscah Jeptoo claimed the silver, five seconds behind, while Russia's Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova won bronze.
Venus and Serena Williams made Olympic history as they became the first pair to win the women's doubles three times. They defeated Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka of the Czech 64 64
A penalty corner strike from defender Crista Cullen wasn't enough to prevent Great Britain slipping to a 2-1 defeat against China in this afternoon's Pool A encounter at the Riverbank Arena. New Zealand boosted their chances of making the semi-finals and ended the USA's as they won 3-2 in an entertaining Pool B encounter in the women's Hockey tournament.
Team GB's Poster Girl of this years London Games wins the Heptathlon gold, winning clear by more than 300 points, Germany's claimed silver while Russia won the bronze for the second consecutive Olympic Games.
Perkovic took the lead in the second round with a throw of 68.11m which proved to be the winning throw. Russia's Darya Pishchalnikova claimed silver with a throw of 67.56m with China's Li Yanfeng winning bronze with 67.22m.
The British trio scored another record-breaking win in the London Velodrome. The team pursuit trio of Laura Trott, Dani King and Jo Rowsell crushed the United States in the final, clocking a world record time of 3:14.051.
Serena Williams adds the Olympic Title and Gold medal to her already huge trophy collection, she stunned Maria Sharapova winning in straight sets 60 61.
If it was ever in doubt before, newcomers Turkey showed they are ready to go up against the best teams in the world as they handed China their first loss and booked their place in the Quarter-Finals in the process. photo FIBA
In a nailbiting all-out sprint to the finish, Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig edged out Sweden’s Lisa Norden in triathlon’s first ever photo finish for Olympic gold. Australia’s Erin Densham took third, coming in just two seconds later at 1:59.50. photo Delly Carr ITU
Hoskins and Copeland win hosts Team GB another Gold medal as they rowed to victory in the Lightweight Double Sculls. Sophie Hosking and Katherine Copeland - who only came together this year - won Britain's fourth Rowing gold medal of the Games.
The 27 year old Ethiopian held onto her Olympic 10,000 metres title. With 1 lap to go the defending Champion steamed ahead of her rivals Kenyan's Sally Kipyego and Vivian Cheruiyot.
American 15-year-old Katie Ledecky won the race in a time of eight minutes 14.63 seconds, four seconds clear of second-placed Mireia Belmonte Garcia, with the 2008 Olympic Champion Rebecca Adlington in third.
