ellen white thought she had put them ahead, only to be denied by the offside flag. but her frustration didn't last long. as after less than 20 minutes, team gb's dominance reaped its reward. ellen white! this one will count! gb ahead! oh how she has longed for that! delight for white, and fist bumps all round. their first excuse to celebrate at these olympics, and a second wasn't too far away. chile hung in there until after the break, before ellen white struck again in acrobatic style. ellen white! yes! brilliant. a solid victory then, sealed in spectacular fashion. next up they face japan on saturday but team gb's olympics are off to a winning start. earlier the first action of the entire games had been in the softball. the hosts japan facing australia in fukushima. with a few staff and team members doing their best to create an atmosphere. japan smashed their way to an 8—1 win but for the organisers, simply getting these games under way will be the biggest relief. andy swiss, bbc news. time for a look at the weather, here's ben rich. the spell of hot weather go

ellen white! this one will count! gb ahead! oh how she has longed for that! delight for white, and fist bumps all round. their first excuse to celebrate at these olympics, and a second wasn't too far away. chile hung in there until after the break, before ellen white struck again in acrobatic style. ellen white! yes! brilliant. a solid victory then, sealed in spectacular fashion. next up they face japan on saturday but team gb's olympics are off to a winning start. earlier the first action of the entire games had been in the softball. the hosts japan facing australia in fukushima. with a few staff and team members doing their best to create an atmosphere. japan smashed their way to an 8—1 win but for the organisers,

ellen white scored all three of team gb's goals. they were 2—1 up with a minute to go of normal time, but sam kerr equalised here for australia to force extra time, in which caroline weir saw her penalty saved. it changed the momentum of the game, with two quick goals just after. this 3—2 from mary fowler. kerr then made it 4—2. white made it 4—3 to complete her hattrick, but team gb couldn't find an equaliser and australia through to the last four. so, let's have a look the medals table heading into day eight. great britain remain sixth overall with six golds. china are top, ahead of hosts japan. ben stokes "will take an indefinite break from all cricket with immediate effect" and has withdrawn from england's test squad for the series against india. that's according to a statement from the england and wales cricket board. earlier, i spoke to our cricket reporter henry morean. they paint the picture ofjust how challenging the last 16 months have been for international cricketers and it's worth rendering that ben stokes plays

manchester city striker ellen white scored both goals — the first from close range in the first half before this flying volley in the second half made sure of the points from great britain. their next game is against hosts japan on saturday. well, there was a big win in one of this morning's other games — sweden beat four—time olympic champions usa by three goals to nil in tokyo — the result ending the usa's 44 game unbeaten run. so just a couple of days to wait then, till that tokyo opening ceremony — but today we've found out the hosts for the games in 2032. brisbane has been awarded the games — which will be the third time australia has hosted an olympics after melbourne in 1956 and sydney in 2000. the announcement was greeted by fireworks in the australian city where people had gathered for the news. the scottish football association have announced that pedro martinez losa has been appointed the new women s national team head coach. he replaces shelley kerr who stepped down at the end of last year. the 45—year—old spaniard was the arsenal women s manager from 2014 f

ellen white scored her third goal in two games, as great britain beat japan to make it through to the knock—out stage of the women's football competition. hers was the only goal of the game against the hosts in the sapporo dome. gb are top of their group with a game against canada to come. and sam ward made a dream return to olympic action in the men's hockey, scoring their opening goal in a 3—1 win over south africa. ward suffered a career—threatening injury 20 months ago when he was hit in the face by a ball — he was left with impaired vision when he suffered a shattered eye socket, torn retina and numerous facial injuries which required 31 screws — and he now plays in a mask. away from the games... the british and irish lions will play the first of their three tests against south africa in around 45 minutes' time — but they've suffered a setback ahead of the match. prop wynjones have been ruled out — because of a shoulder injury. scotland's rory sutherland will start in his place. lions head coach warren gatland is confident though, thatjones will be back in training

ellen white scored her third goal in two games, as great britain beat japan to make it through to the knock—out stage of the women's football competition. hers was the only goal of the game against the hosts in the sapporo dome. gb are top of their group with a game against canada to come. and sam ward made a dream return to olympic action in the men's hockey, scoring their opening goal in a 3—1 win over south africa. ward suffered a career—threatening injury 20 months ago when he was hit in the face by a ball. he was left with impaired vision when he suffered a shattered eye socket, torn retina, and numerous other facial injuries which required 31 screws, and he now plays in a mask. so a jam—packed first day from tokyo, but the action doesn't stop there, as the british and irish lions got off to a winning start in the first test against south africa in cape town. the home side completely dominated the first half, leading 12—3 at half time, but the lions improved after the break. luke cowan—dickie going over to reduce the deficit to just two points. south africa soon exten

ellen white scored all three of team gb's goals and her second looked like the winner. but sam kerr equalised for australia in the 89th minute to force extra time, in which caroline weir saw her penalty saved. it changed the momentum of the game with two quick goals just after including a second from kerr made it 4—2. white made it 4—3 with six minutes left to complete her hattrick. but team gb couldn't find an equaliser abnd australia are through to the last four. and australia are through to the last four. the dream of a golden slime is over for novak djokovic, he has been beaten by —— a golden slime. he was beaten by —— a golden slime. he was beaten by —— a golden slime. he was beaten by alexander spero. —— a golden slime novak djokovic's search for and any olympic gold goes on because he lost his mixed doubles as well. marcus rashford will have surgery on his shoulder next week. the manchester united and england forward has been troubled by a problem for a number of months. united wanted to spend some time with him to check the nature of the inju

after a roller coaster quarterfinal match, against australia. . . . ..despite another two goals from ellen white. her second looked set to send team gb into the semi—finals, but sam kerr, equalised for australia,in the 89th minute, to force extra time. in the first period of that, caroline wear, saw her penalty saved, and that changed the momentum of the game...and australia had renewed energy...a deflected long range shot gave them the lead, and it was kerr's second which effectively shattered team gb�*s olympic dream again, as they once again bow out, in the quarter—finals....ellen white has made it 4—3...but time has run out.... earlier today what a story unfolded, on the bmx track. she had to raise £50,000 by crowd funding to keep her 0lympic dream on track, while also working as a teaching assistant. but it's all been worth it for bethany shreever, who struck gold earlier today. this followed team gb�*s first ever olympic medal in this sport, a silver for kye white, who had battled back from serious injury to get to tokyo. just two reasons why this has become a fabulous fri

japan have also just lost to great britain in the football, 1—0, ellen white scoring her third goal in two games. the briton, tomorrow could be a good day, we have a silver medallist in the road race, and a competitor in the road race, and a competitor in the tae kwon do. she says anything less than adult will be a fail for her. a win would also make at the first british woman to win gold at three separate games. there are other gold is up for grabs as well in thejudo and other gold is up for grabs as well in the judo and the swimming, but we get ourfirst look at in the judo and the swimming, but we get our first look at the women in the artistic gymnastics, that is our first look at simone biles, the most decorated gym asked of all time, for gold in rio, she has a new mauve on the vault, if she lands it it will be the fifth movie named after her. that is how much of a legend she is. a scheme allowing key workers to avoid covid self—isolation in england has been significantly expanded, following criticism it did not go far enough. currently, most people identified as close contacts o

ellen white scored great britain's only goal againstjapan to book their place in the knockout stages. team gb go into theirfinal game of group e on tuesday against canada, needing a draw to top the group. china's yang qian won the first gold medal of the tokyo olympics in the women's 10—meter rifle competition. in a closely—fought contest, she just held off russia's anastasiia galashina, who claimed silver. and naohisa takato wonjapan's first gold medal of the games, beating taiwan's yang yung—wei in the final of the men's 60kg judo. the latest official covid figures show that britain recorded 31,795 new cases on saturday. the number of deaths has not yet been released. meanwhile, a scheme allowing key workers to avoid covid self—isolation in england by committing to daily testing has been significantly expanded. our business correspondent simon browning reports. as the days pass, the list grows of key workers who qualify for exemption from covid isolation in england. police, fire, border force, transport and freight staff will now be able to join some food workers who can ret

ellen white scored all three of team gb�*s goals, and her second looked like the winner. but sam kerr equalised for australia in the 89th minute to force extra time, in which caroline weir saw her penalty saved. it changed the momentum of the game with two quick goals just after, including a second from kerr made it 4—2. white made it 4—3 with six minutes left to complete her hattrick, but team gb couldn't find an equaliser, aand australia through to the last four. the dream of a �*golden slam' is over for novak djokovic — he has been beaten by germany's alexander zverev in their olympic semi—final. the serbian number one took the the first set 6—1 — but zverev held his nerve to win over three sets to reach the olympic final, where he will meet karen khacha—nov from the russian olympic committee. djokovic's search for any olympic gold also goes on because he also lost his mixed doubles semi final. that's all the sport for now. i will have more and about half an hour or so. i will have more and about half an hour orso. many i will have more and about half a

manchester city striker ellen white scored both goals, the first from close range in the first half before this flying volley in the second half made sure of the points from great britain. their next game is against hosts japan on saturday. well, there was a big win in one of this morning's other games. sweden beat four—time women's football olympic champions usa 3—0 in tokyo, the result ending the usa's alt—game unbeaten run. the scottish football association have announced that pedro martinez losa has been appointed the new women's national team head coach. he replaces shelley kerr, who stepped down at the end of last year. the 45—year—old spaniard was the arsenal women's manager from 2014 for three seasons, winning the fa cup and wsl cup during his time in charge. he has signed a three—year contract with the sfa and will take charge ahead of the 2023 women's world cup qualifying campaign. alun wynjones will captain the british and irish lions for the first test against south africa on saturday. the welshman's tour looked to be over less than a month ago after suffering a dis

manchester city striker ellen white scored both goals. the first from close range in the first half before this flying volley in the second half made sure of the points from great britain. their next game is against hosts japan on saturday. a huge win in one of this morning's other games. sweden beat four—time women's football olympic champions usa 3—0 in tokyo. brisbane will host the 2032 olympic and paralympic games after being approved by the international olympic committee. it will be the third time australia has hosted an olympics after melbourne in 1956 and sydney in 2000. the announcement was greeted by fireworks in the australian city where people had gathered for the news. alun wynjones will return to captain the lions for the first test against south africa on saturday. the welshman's tour looked to be over less than a month ago, after suffering a dislocated shoulder, but his remarkable recovery means he'll become the first player in the professional era to win 10 successive test caps for the lions. it's a side that has thre

ellen white's hat—trick was not enough to prevent a 11—3 defeat in extra time. while all eyes are on the games, japan is facing a surge in covid cases, with the country extending a state of emergency in tokyo and expanding it to new regions. street lights in the capital were switched off to try raise awareness of the situation, yet hundreds came out to watch instead. less than 30% of japan's population are fully vaccinated. it's been announced tonight that the england cricketer ben stokes is to take "an indefinite break" from the sport with immediate effect. it means he'll miss england's test series against india which starts on wednesday. 0ur sports correpsondent laura scott is here. laura, why? this afternoon is courage in opening up and said he would be given as long as he needs, but it is significant on two levels, firstly from a quicker perspective, this is a big blow for england. he is a talismanic figure on and off the pitch and there is a really busy period ahead culminating in an ashes tour this winter and this will undoubtedly heighten the scrutiny put

the england women's football team are currently playing chile, and ellen white scored the opening goal at the sapporo dome, after 18 minutes with this close range effort. a deserved lead for great britain and the second half has got under way. still 1—0. the official opening ceremony for the games takes place on friday. this morning two athletes have become the first to become completely ruled out of the olympics after testing positive for coronavirus. chilean taekwondo athlete fernanda aguirre and dutch skateboarder candy jacobs are out. jacobs had tested positive in the athletes�* village and told dutch media she was devastated. she said, "i feel fit and now it's over." team gb haven't yet had a positive case. they did have six athletes and two staff isolate earlier in the week, but they're now back in training. we have our own environment. we have our own living environment, which we have secured. it's got a big footprint, around it so british athletes can enjoy that in a really, really positive way. you look out across tokyo bay and we've got this big footprint of fresh air, wh

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