Brazil vs Ivory Coast LIVE result: Tokyo 2020 Olympics final score and reaction
Relive all the action from the Olympics fixture
Playing with 10 men for most of the game, Brazil held the Ivory Coast to a 0-0 draw on Sunday in the group stage of the men’s Olympic football tournament.
Brazil are the defending Olympic champions after winning on home soil at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, but they were at a disadvantage early when Douglas Luiz, who plays for Aston Villa, was sent off in the 13th minute.
Ivory Coast midfielder Eboue Kouassi was sent off in the 79th. Both Luiz and Kouassi won’t be able to play in their teams’ final group matches.
The Brazilians won their Group D opener over Germany 4-2. Richarlison scored a hat trick.
Ivory Coast midfielder Franck Kessie scored the winner in his team’s opening 2-1 victory over Saudi Arabia.
Brazil captain Dani Alves, at 38, is the oldest player in the tournament, which features under-23 teams on the men’s side with coaches allowed to bring three older players.
Relive all the action below:
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What does the medal table look like?
After another day of Olympic action China are at the top of the medal tally with 11 medals (six golds, one silver and four bronze).
They are followed by hosts Japan who have six (five golds and one silver) and the USA have ten (four golds, two silvers and four bronze).
Team GB sit in fifth with two (one silver and one bronze).
A timeline of sexism in Olympics fashion
“This week, Norway’s women’s beach handball team was fined £1,300 for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms during a European Championship match against Spain”, writes Saman Javed.
“The European Handball Federation (EHF), which handed down the fine, deemed their attire “improper clothing” which is “not according to the Athlete Uniform Regulations defined in the IHF beach handball rules of the game”.”
Full piece:
A timeline of sexism in Olympics fashion
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Golfers out of Tokyo
Last year’s US Open winner Bryson DeChambeau and world number one golfer Jon Rahm have been forced to withdrawn after they tested positive before travelling to Japan.
The Royal Spanish Golf Federation said in a statement: “Golfer Jon Rahm has tested positive for Covid-19, so he will not attend the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
“The positive has been detected by undergoing a third consecutive PCR test, mandatory for all those who have been recently in the United Kingdom, as is the case of Jon Rahm. The first two PCR tests were negative.”
Full piece here:
Jon Rahm and Bryson DeChambeau forced out of Olympics with Covid-19
The pair were due to make their debuts in the Games when the men’s event starts on Thursday at Kasumigaseki Country Club.
Who to watch out for at Tokyo 2020
There are countless amazing British sporting moments to behold at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics that it is hard to keep track of them all.
We have put together a shortened list of ten athletes you should keep tabs of throughout the Games.
Read it here:
10 Team GB stars to follow at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
Great Britain has plenty of talent across track and field ready to compete for medals in Japan
Simone Biles in action
USA gymnast and one of the biggest stars of Tokyo, Simone Biles, started her Olympics today with the gymnastics qualification.
She qualified for everything but the uneven bars and so she is bidding to add to her four Olympic golds in several competitions.
Here is all you need to know about when she is next competing:
Osaka’s return to tennis
Naomi Osaka returned to the tennis court today for the first time since her withdrawal from the French Open.
Vithushan Ehantharajah has written a piece on Osaka’s journey back to the sport and her impact at the Olympics.
Read it here:
Naomi Osaka makes tennis return to lift Japan and its beleaguered Olympics
Osaka beat China’s Zheng Saisai 6-1, 6-4 in the first round of the women’s tennis singles, her first match for 57 days
When is Peaty next in action?
Adam Peaty is looking to become the first British swimmer to retain an Olympic title in the 100m breaststroke.
The star will be competing tomorrow after finishing first in his semi-final today.
Here is all you need to know about the race:
When is Adam Peaty competing for gold in 100m breaststroke final?
Peaty is attempting to become the first British swimmer to retain an Olympic title
France defeat USA!
France have beaten the USA 83-76 in the preliminary round of men’s basketball.
The USA lose for the first time in 25 Olympic matches, what an achievement for France!
Basketball comes down to the wire!
France have comeback to lead the USA 78-74 with just 17 seconds of the match to go!
What will happen here?
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