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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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.
Men's football: Anderson bursts into the box from the left but is quickly shut down by Germany's Toljan who slides in with a well-timed tackle to dispossess the Brazilian and deny him any chance of getting a shot off.
Men's 5,000m: The race is really starting to heat up now as he accelerates in an attempt to stop anyone storming past him. Come on, Mo!
Men's 5,000m: We're into the final lap now as Mo breaks out into a virtual sprint...
Men's 5,000m: Was it ever in doubt? Mo claims a historic 'double-double' to confirm his status as Britain's greatest long-distance runner.
Women's 4x400m relay: The race is underway with Team GB in lane three. Will it be another medal for Britain?
Women's 4x400m relay: Britain are currently in third in the fourth and final lap!
Women's 4x400m relay: Britain take bronze with USA in first-place and Jamaica in second. It's a big moment for Team GB - it's 66th medal at Rio and one more than London. What a Games it has been.
Men's marathon: Charlie Hawkins is leading the pack in the marathon but Kenya's Eliud Kipchoge, Uganda’s Stephen Kiprotich and American Galen Rupp are lurking, waiting for their opportunity to pounce.
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