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London 2012 Olympics live coverage: Day 9 (From Crewe Guardian)
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London 2012 Olympics live coverage: Day 9
8:31am Sunday 5th August 2012 in London Olympics 2012 - Latest News
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10:07pm
Team GB out of women's handball following final defeat to Croatia - click here to find out how the game played out.
9:33pm
To cheer us up, lets have a look at Team GB's medal count as it stands right now.
Gold: 16
Silver: 11
Bronze: 10
Laura Robson and Andy Murray added to Team GB's medal count today taking silver in the mixed doubles.
Click here to read what Laura had to say about her tennis partner in today's match.

[Picture: Andrew Milligan/PA Wire]
9:18pm
No place in the men's 400m final for Team GB's Conrad Williams or Martyn Rooney either.
8:37pm
Exciting scenes in the men's hockey this evening. Team GB came back from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 with Australia.
8:36pm
18 yrs old, Olympic semi-final, just misses th final, not fazed by th big stage, another 10.0, that is not easy. Amazing Games @Adam_Gemili
— @NathanJDouglas 05 August 2012
8:33pm
I wasn't expecting another 'Super Saturday' but today is not turning out well in the athletics so far.
Ross Murray and Andy Baddeley are both out of the 1500 finals.
We still have Conrad Williams and Martyn Rooney to come in the 400m semi-finals. Let's see if they can turn it around for Team GB.
8:28pm
Our Olympics reporter's office for the evening... could be worse.
8:07pm
Men's 100m semi-final
Heat one: Dasaolu came seventh with a time of 10.18
Heat two: Dwain Chambers finished in third with a time of 10.05
Heat three: Adam Gemili came third with a time of 10.06
Unfortunately that's all of our boys out of the final.
You might like to know Usain Bolt ran it in 9.87 with relative ease.
7:39pm
one hour until @Adam_Gemili semi-final now #COMEONADAM #TeamGemili #Excited #LondonersGames
— @woodstorquay 05 August 2012
Best of luck to Shaftesbury Barnet's Yamile Aldama in the #London2012 triple jump final tonight #LondonersGames
— @Ant_WatfordObs 05 August 2012
7:37pm
Between reporting on the Games, Olympic reporter Matt Bass has taken time out to tell us what it felt like to be a part of the atmosphere on day eight of the Olympics.
Click here to read why he thinks Super Saturday will take some beating.
7:02pm
Coming up later we have a host of athletics to keep us on the edge of our seats. Here's who we'll be cheering on:
Men's 100m - James Dasaolu, Adam Gemili and Dwain Chambers
Men's 1500m - Ross Murray and Andy Baddeley
Men's 400m - Conrad Williams and Martyn Rooney
6:50pm
Disappointment for Laura Robson and Andy Murray who have lost to Belarus pair Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi.
They do walk away with silver though, adding another medal to Team GB's tally.
5:08pm
And another Murray headline suggestion:
@londonersgames Swiss rolls over?
— @PogalJoners 05 August 2012
5:04pm
On a more positive note, Team GB have taken gold in the tennis with Andy Murray's win over Roger Federer in the men's singles.
Let's hope he remains on top form when he joins Wimbledon's Laura Robson in the mixed doubles.
Don't forget to leave your headline suggestions in the comment box below. Here's one we've received via Twitter...
@SouthLondonJR Tennis Golden Boy?
— @Glovepup 05 August 2012
5:01pm
Claire Hallissey ran well in today’s Olympic marathon but was unable to add to Team GB’s medal haul and there was disappointment for Teddington's Mara Yamauchi - click here to read the full report.
3:44pm
Does anyone else think this would be better as a giant helter skelter? #LondonersGames http://t.co/fBWUN8yv
— @SouthLondonJR 05 August 2012
3:39pm
Massive cheers in the Copper Box as it's announced Ben Ainslie has won gold in Weymouth! #LondonersGames #London2012
— @Matt_Bass 05 August 2012
3:37pm
More from our man at Wimbledon, Stuart Amos...
Earlier, Andy Murray stormed to the first set and is looking comfortable in the second, with the crowd reflecting the nature of the match.
"The atmosphere is more like people's Sunday than a final at Wimbledon.
"Choice comments from the crowd include 'you look hot in red Roger' to 'use the force Andy'.
"It sounds more like Stella McCartney versus Luke Skywalker."
2:55pm
Olympic shooting at Royal Artillery Barracks. Great show Woolwich. Loved it. New world record. @londonersgames http://t.co/Z22mCric
— @NewsShopperDan 05 August 2012
2:49pm
At the tennis, our Olympic reporter Stuart Amos is soaking up the atmosphere as well as the sunshine .
He said: "It's a glorious day on Centre Court. I should have brought the sun cream. I'm going to be as red as Federer's shirt later."
2:27pm
Wandsworth-born Bryony Shaw finished first in race nine of the windsurfing this morning and fifth in race 10.
She goes in to the medal race on Tuesday in seventh place.
We're all behind you Bryony - go Team GB!
12:26pm
Anyone spotted a gold postbox yet?
And is there a gold post box in Sutton for @JoannaRowsell? We need to know @royalmail!
— @PogalJoners 05 August 2012
12:22pm
Sad news that Teddington resident Mara Yamauchi has had to drop out of the women's marathon after just five kilometres with an apparent injury.
12:17pm
Relive some of Super Saturday's glory - click here for our report on how Sutton's Joanna Rowsell and her pursuit team mates made getting a gold look easy.
12:05pm
Come on girls!! @Lynn_GBHandball @Laurainnes1989 @kelsifair @fudge89 @hollyhandball3 @Britt9Goodwin @louisejukes @NinaHeglund @ZoevanderWeel
— @sarah22official 05 August 2012
12:02pm
Wandsworth's Bryony Shaw is competing today in the sailing women's RS-X. She took bronze in Beijing but today she is going for gold.
11:56am
Mo Farah is Olympic champion after he raced to victory in the 10,000m last night - click here to read what he had to say about winning gold.
(Picture: Dave Thompson/PA Wire)
11:45am
It wasn't good news for everyone yesterday - Chingford's Dan Fogg finishes eighth in London 2012 Olympic 1500m freestlye final. Click here to read the full report.
11:11am
Well I've just been caught out in a torrential downpour - I would advise checking the weather forecast before heading out...
10:11am
So excited about the men's 100m semi-finals and final tonight. Can Team GB add to the medal count? We'll be cheering on Croydon's James Dasaolu, north Kent's Adam Gemili and Belgrave Harrier Dwain Chambers.
10:06am
Our last game ever in the #CopperBox 5 years of hard work has come to and end.So sad,but we will give it all! Long live our #fightingspirit
— @Britt9Goodwin 05 August 2012
10:02am
Ones to watch:
11am: Women's marathon
12 noon: Sailing RS-X
2.45pm: Women's vollyball
TBC: Tennis mixed doubles
6.45pm: Men's 100m semi-finals
8.15pm: Men's 1500m semi-finals
8.40pm: Men's 400m semi-finals
9.50pm: Men's 100m final
9:55am
Watching highlights of today's Olympic action. Could watch it on loop! #whataday #TeamGB #LondonersGames
— @Andy_Bloss 04 August 2012
8:43am
Sunshine and showers are expected for today...
8:42am
Following Super Saturday Team GB are hoping to add to the medal count. Yesterday was the best in Olympic history for Great Britain, collecting a whopping six gold medals.
Let us know what you'll be watching today and what has been your favourite event so far.
Leave your comments below or get in touch via Twitter using #LondonersGames

Michael Pantlin says...
7:38pm Sun 5 Aug 12