Canada vs Great Britain LIVE: Women’s football result, final score and reaction at Tokyo Olympics today
The final group stage game will determine if Team GB go through as group winners or runners-up
Great Britain take on Canada in their third and final group stage fixture on Tuesday, already through to the knockout phase but now trying to secure top spot.
Six points taken so far, courtesy of a two-goal victory over Chile and a late win over hosts Japan, leave Team GB able to rotate the squad for this fixture if head coach Hege Riise wants to, though in theory a first-place finish in the group should yield a better fixture in the quarter-finals. If Great Britain finish top, they will play third place from either Group F or G - China PR or Australia at the start of play on the final round of games - while a second-place finish sees them play F’s runners-up, likely Brazil or Netherlands.
Canada still need a point to guarantee their own progression, though with the two best third-place sides also going through, they look in a strong position to reach the last eight regardless.
Follow live updates of Canada vs Great Britain at Tokyo 2020, as well as major updates from other events below:
Simone Biles posts silver heart on Twitter
The iconic gymnast took to social media after pulling out of the team all-around event, which Team USA went on to win a silver medal in.
Biles, who has spoken of the pressure she feel at the expectations placed on her, later told journalists that she had pulled out in order to concentrate on her mental health.
The sad irony of Olympic skateboarders
The success of these young kids probably won’t make the lives of most urban skateboarders any easier.
Jennifer Stavros has more.
The sad irony of Olympic skateboarders
The success of these young kids probably won’t make the lives of most urban skateboarders any easier
‘I bleed with my athletes’: Australian coach comments on bizarre dance after swimmer’s gold medal win
Australian swimmer Ariarne Titmus swam the Olympic race of her life when she beat US great Katie Ledecky in the women’s 400m freestyle, but all people have talked about was her coach’s celebration following the win.
Coach Dean Boxall, who is known for his intense coaching style, was filmed in the stands following the race with an overwhelming victory dance.
Danielle Zoellner has the story.
Australian coach comments on bizarre dance after swimmer’s gold medal win
Ariarne Titmus won gold for women’s 400m freestyle
Aly Raisman says Simone Biles “has more pressure on her than any other gymnast'
The Olympic star’s former teammate said that she was “proud” that Biles decided to focus on her mental health when she stepped away from the team all-around competition at Tokyo.
The pair won gold together at Rio 2016 and Riasman, 27, says that “none of us know what it feels like to be Simone Biles right now.”
“You know, I felt like I had a lot of pressure and that was nothing compared to what Simone has on her right now,” Raisman told People.
“Simone has more pressure than any other gymnast I’ve ever seen in my lifetime. And it’s a lot.
“And I think that it’s a bigger conversation of, you know, there needs to be better systems out there to support the mental health of athletes and to help athletes navigate how much pressure they’re under.”
How did Bruce Springsteen’s daughter Jessica end up on the US Olympics 2020 team?
She is the daughter of rock and roll royalty.
Now Jessica Springsteen, the daughter of legendary musician Bruce Springsteen and fellow E Street Band member Patti Scialfa, is aiming for Olympic gold.
Springsteen, who is ranked the third best show jumper in the US and 27th in the world, has her eyes on achieving glory in Tokyo.
More below.
How did Bruce Springsteen’s daughter end up on US Olympics 2020 team?
Jessica Springsteen part of Team USA’s show jumping team
Video of family and friends celebrating Team GB’s Tom Dean winning gold goes viral
The wild celebrations were captured at Maidenhead Swimming Club in the UK as Dean stormed to victory in the 200m freestyle final.
Fellow Team GB swimmer Duncan Scott came second to take silver, the first time since 1908 that two male British swimmers have finished on the Olympic podium together.
The video, which was posed by Lewis Coombes of the BBC, has now been watched more than 2.6m times and received more than 32,000 likes.
Taekwondo Olympian goes viral for being a lookalike to Lady Gaga
A taekwondo Olympian from Jordan has sparked attention from around the globe for her similarities to Lady Gaga.
Julyana Al-Sadeq, 26, is representing Jordan in the Tokyo Olympics, and she drew a lot of attention on social media after she competed for her resemblance to the 35-year-old pop singer and actress.
Danielle Zoellner has the details.
Taekwondo Olympian goes viral for being a lookalike to Lady Gaga
Julyana Al-Sadeq, 26, represents Jordan
German judoka defends coach slapping and shaking her before Olympic bout
Martyna Trajdos posted footage of the bizarre incident on her Instagram account and defender her coach, saying thay it was part of her pre-fight ritual.
“Look’s like this was not hard enough ☺️🙊🙈!I wish I could have made a different headline today 😢.As I already said that’s the ritual which I chose pre competition !My coach is just doing what I want him to do to fire me up!” she posted after losing to a Hungarian opponent in Tokyo.
Ugandan weightlifter who went missing in Japan arrested on return home
A Ugandan weightlifter who went missing in Japan after unsuccessfully trying to compete in the Olympics was arrested on his return home.
Julius Ssekitoleko, 20, disappeared from his country’s team training site in the city of Izumisano, and now has been detained back in Uganda without charges, according to NBC News.
It has still not ben explained what Ssekitoleko was doing with the team as he had failed to qualify for the delayed 2020 Games.
Piers Morgan criticised for ‘nasty’ comments about Simone Biles’ Olympics withdrawal
Piers Morgan has attracted another storm of criticism after lashing out against yet another high-profile woman of colour.
This time, it’s after he said it was a “joke” that decorated US Olympic gymnast Simone Biles withdrew from Tuesday’s women’s team final for mental health reasons.
Josh Marcus has the story.
Piers Morgan criticised for ‘nasty’ comments about Simone Biles’ Olympics withdrawal
Commenters argued the presenter was once singling out a woman of colour
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