Rio 2016 live: Mo Farah wins 10,000m gold, Jess Ennis-Hill battles to silver and Greg Rutherford takes bronze
Team GB win a gold, silver and bronze in the athletics after dominating in cycling and rowing
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Your support makes all the difference.Usain Bolt, Jessica Ennis-Hill, Mo Farah and Andy Murray are among the athletes in action in day eight of the Rio Olympics, which promises to live up to the expectation of "Super Saturday". Here are the latest updates:
- Mo Farah retains his 10,000m title to win Olympic gold No 3
- Jessica Ennis-Hill takes silver in the women's heptathlon
- Greg Rutherford clinches bronze in exhilerating long jump final
- Women's team pursuit race to gold against the USA
- Becky James gets silver in the Women's Keirin
- Great Britain win gold in men's eight final
- Women's eight take silver to continue rowing medal success
- Andy Murray beats Kei Nishikori to reach men's tennis final
- Usain Bolt eases through 100m heats
- Michael Phelps ends Olympic career with 4x100m medley relay gold
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Bolt is to make his first appearance at Rio this afternoon in the men's 100m heats, while Jessica Ennis-Hill will continue the heptathlon with the long jump after finishing Friday's events in the lead.
British rowers will be hoping for a podium finish in both the women's and men's eight finals and medals are also up for grabs in the cycling women's team pursuit and keirin, featuring Team GB's Laura Trott and Joanna Rowsell.
Andy Murray continues his defence against Kei Nishikori in the tennis semi-finals, and will next face Rafael Nadal or Juan Martin Del Potro in the gold medal match if he emerges victorious.
Britain's Greg Rutherford will be going for another long jump gold after midnight, and in the early hours of Sunday morning Mo Farah will be running the 10,000m race.
Michael Phelps and Adam Peaty will be swimming in the men's 4x100m medley relay final at around 3am.
Team GB is hoping to add to its haul of gold medals, which put Britain third on the medal table behind only the US and China at the start of Saturday's action.
Third set Murray - one amazing shot when ball was behind him led to first break. Crowd split down the middle = bouncing atmos
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Men's Tennis: It's tears for both men as the gravity of the moment sinks in. For Del Potro, the Argentinian gave it his all but on this occasion it wasn't enough to overcome the mentally and physically resilient Andy Murray. The Scotsman has defended his 2012 title and adds a fifth gold to Team GB's medal tally on day nine.
Laura Muir has just put in a fantastic 4.04.16 minute run in the 1,500m to book herself a spot in the final. Brilliant effort from the Briton.
Men's Gymnastics: China's You Hao scores a total of 15.400, having been awarded 7 for difficulty and 8.4 for execution. Greece's Eleftherios Petrounias, and the world champion, up next.
Men's Gymnastics: Petrounias sets the benchmark! He's awarded a score of 16.000 dead. Absolutely outstanding! He'll be the man to beat.
Women's Gymnastics: America's second competitor, Lauren Hernandez, takes to the beam. It's pretty flawless - there was a slight wobble following a front somersault mid-routine - and she stands to score well. Credit to Bile who was stood on the sideline throughout cheering her fellow American on.
Women's Gymnastics: It seems the French have put an appeal in - hence the hold up.
Men's Omnium: Mark Cavendish is in action in the velodrome as he looks for gold. He's well into his flying sprint now as part of the Omnium's penultimate event. He clocks in at 12.96 secs which puts him into second place overall and currently trails 16 points behind Italy's Elia Viviani.
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