Japan vs Great Britain LIVE: Tokyo 2020 final score, result and reaction as Team GB reach quarter-finals
The second match of the group stage for Team GB as they continue their search for medals
Great Britain are through to the knockout stages of the Olympics women’s football competition with a game to spare after a 1-0 victory over hosts Japan. It was a professional display in a contest they bossed, though not with outright control. Similar to their 2-0 victory over Chile, they won the most important passages and, again, it was Ellen White’s name on the scoresheet. That her three goals in two games have come from just five shots says as much about her effectiveness in front of goal as it does of how Team GB have not quite been at their creative best. Nevertheless, the first part of the job is done.
For Japan, their hopes of automatic qualification take a hit, especially after Canada beat Chile earlier in the day to move to four points, with a cushion of three in second. However, they can still make it through if they defeat the South Americans on Tuesday to move to four points and, thus, qualify as the best two of the three third-place sides.
Follow all the latest updates from the Olympics and the reaction from Japan against Great Britain here:
Tokyo Olympics: US suffer shock defeat to Indonesia in archery
Team USA have been dealt a surprise loss to Indonesia in the mixed-team archery competition, dashing their strong hopes of winning a medal.
The 8th-ranked pair of Brady Ellison and Mackenzie Brown lost to Indonesia’s Diananda Choirunisa and Riau Salsabilla, who are ranked 36th in the world.
“Honestly, I’m so shocked ... like I completely expected us to win a medal today,” said Ellison - the world number 1 - after the defeat.
Brown expressed her frustration about competing without fans cheering live in the stadium.
“It’s supposed to be big and give you goosebumps every time you walk out into a venue. And we’re out here by ourselves. You know, we’ve got our team mates, but there’s nobody out here,” she said.“It is disappointing. To work for five years for an Olympic Games and then not to have any spectators at all is a little bit frustrating.”
Tokyo Olympics: Andy Murray and Team GB beat France in men's doubles
Team GB have beaten France in the first round of the men’s doubles tennis, with Andy Murray alongside Joe Salisbury winning two straight sets against Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut. Final score 6-3, 6-2.
Tokyo Olympics: Murray in action as Team GB lead France
Team GB have taken the first set in the tennis men’s doubles against France, with two-time singles Olympic champion Andy Murray alongside Joe Salisbury leading Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut.
Tokyo Olympics: Men’s road race
150km to go in the men’s road race and the peloton is getting closer to its gruelling ascent of Mount Fuji. The bad news for Great Britain is there was a crash and a couple of GB riders were involved. The former Tour de France champion Geraint Thomas and Giro d’Italia champion Tao Geoghegan Hart both went down but seem to be OK, and are working their way back towards the main group. At the head of the pack right now is the reigning champion, Belgium’s Greg van Avermaet.
Tokyo Olympics: Team GB trail in men’s badminton doubles
Team GB’s men’s doubles pair of Ben Lane and Sean Vendy have lost the first game of their Group A match against the world number one pairing from Indonesia.
Despite being the 25th seeds, the British pair kept up with their illustrious opponents to go into the midway game break behind by just 11-10, but trailed 21-15 by the end of game 1.
Tokyo Olympics: Hend Zaza, 12, proud in defeat
Syria’s Hend Zaza, at 12 the youngest athlete competing at the Tokyo Olympics, exited the table tennis tournament in the opening round on Saturday, snapping a selfie with her Austrian opponent to remember the occasion.
Zaza was battling an opponent more than three times her age in 39-year-old Liu Jia in the women’s singles preliminary round but showed no sign of nerves, maintaining her composure despite a 4-0 defeat.
“It was very tough to mentally be prepared for (the Olympics) but I think I somehow managed to overcome this, and this is the part that I think I did the best during the match,” Zaza told reporters after the match.
“The main lesson was the loss of this match, especially in the first match. So next time, I will be working hard to pass the first, second, third round, because I want to play more in this competition,” she added.
Her coach Adham Jamaan told reporters the paddler would need to continue practising, and she “would be okay”.
Tokyo Olympics: French basketball staff in quarantine
Some of the medical and support staff of France’s men’s basketball team have been forced to quarantine at the Tokyo Olympics after a passenger on their flight to Japan tested positive for Covid-19.
The French Olympic Committee, however, did not disclose the number of staff that has been affected as possible contact cases. They have been in isolation since 19 July and so far, tested negative for the infection.
Tokyo Olympics: Glover eyes improvement
Helen Glover launched her bid for a third Olympic gold medal and insisted there was more to come.
The two-time Olympic champion finished third in her women’s pairs heat with Polly Swann as they opened their Games campaign on Saturday.
The duo clocked in seven minutes 23.98 seconds behind Australia and the ROC, the Russian Olympic Committee, at the Sea Forest Waterway.
But Glover, who only returned to training in 2020 following almost four years out of the boat after starting a family, expects more ahead of Tuesday’s semi-final.
“It’s good to progress to the next round, we both know there is more to come as it wasn’t a perfect row but I guess there’s definitely value in learning in the early rounds,” said the 35-year-old, who won pairs gold in 2012 and 2016 with Heather Stanning.
“We are open to what is coming next. We know we have done better in training, it would be more frustrating if we had a perfect row and didn’t have anything to improve on.” PA
Tokyo Olympics: New Zealand and US qualify in women’s eight
New Zealand qualified straight to the finals of the women’s eight rowing after beating China, despite the Chinese crew leading in the first heat for the most part.
The US also qualified directly to Final A after winning against Romania in the second heat.
Tokyo Olympics: Team USA miss out on rowing men’s eight final
In a close contest, Germany have beaten the USA in heat 1 of the men’s eight rowing. Germany were behind for most of the heat but surged ahead to cross the line 1.62 seconds ahead of the Americans.
The Netherlands qualified for the final from heat 2, winning against close competition from New Zealand and Team GB.
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