Day 8: The rest of the Action.


ANDY MURRAY and Laura Robson reach the final of the tennis mixed doubles after knocking out Germany in a thrilling tie break.

Team GB go out of the soccer tournament after losing their quarter-final tie against South Korea in a penalty shoot-out following their 1-1 draw in Cardiff.
Reigning Olympic champs Zac Purchase and Mark Hunter are distraught after being narrowly beaten into silver by Denmark in the men’s lightweight double sculls at Eton Dorney.
Earlier, the race was halted after Purchase’s seat came adrift and had to be repaired.
Helen Jenkins misses out on the medals in the women’s triathlon in Hyde Park after staying with the leaders throughout the 1.5km swim, 43km bike ride and 10km run. The race looks to be a dead heat but Switzerland’s Nicola Spirig gets the nod in a photo decider.
Holly Bleasdale, 20, makes it through to the pole vault final after clearing the qualifying height of 4.55m.
Our women’s hockey team lose 2-1 to China and need to draw against Olympic champions Holland to reach the semis.
Olympic medallist Liz McColgan’s daughter Eilish finishes ninth in her heat in the 3,000m steeplechase.

Thursday, 16 August 2012 by Lisa Collier
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