London 2012 Olympics: Day 15

The latest news and views from the London 2012 Olympics

Hockey: It's all over at the Riverbank Arena in the men's bronze medal match. Australia, the superior side, dominated the game and finally managed to convert some of their numerous opportunities. Australia win the bronze after a 3-1 victory over Team GB.

by Majid Mohamed 8/11/2012 3:56:52 PM
Football: Heartbreak for Brazil at Wembley. Read about their 2-1 defeat to Mexico here... www.independent.co.uk

by Simon Rice (Online Sports... 8/11/2012 4:18:34 PM
Hockey: The Australian players celebrate their 3-1 victory over Great Britain in the bronze medal match. (Getty Images)

by Simon Rice (Online Sports... 8/11/2012 4:25:47 PM
Team GB miss out on bronze following defeat to Australia. Read our report: www.independent.co.uk

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 4:36:55 PM
Mexico beat Brazil 2-1 after #cfc boy Oscar misses great chance in added time #indyolympics

by stevetongue via twitter 8/11/2012 4:37:05 PM
Mexico's first gold of these Games. No wonder we haven't heard that anthem before #indyolympics

by stevetongue via twitter 8/11/2012 4:37:08 PM
Swimming performance director Michael Scott 'gutted' with poor showing at London 2012 but will not step down, says The Independent's Robin Scott-Elliot. Read it here: www.independent.co.uk

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 4:41:38 PM
Fifa charge South Korean player Jongwoo Park over political flag displayed at London 2012 Olympics www.independent.co.uk

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 5:11:07 PM
Basketball: England and Scotland to formally merge at Great Britain www.independent.co.uk

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 5:16:39 PM
Tweet us! We're dying to hear what you think about the Olympic Games. You can catch our attention by using the hash tag #IndyOlympics

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 5:26:45 PM
Woojin Hwang of South Korea was thrown from his horse in the men's modern pentathlon

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 5:32:44 PM
Walk: Elena Lashmanova of Russia has won the 20k speed walk.

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 5:39:16 PM
The pentathlon is mad! Jumping on horses that they've *never* seen before? Weird! #indyolympics

by iamDarragh via twitter edited by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 5:47:47 PM
Welcome to the modern pentathlon: the oddest test of a complete athlete, says Charlie Cooper. Read his report here: www.independent.co.uk

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 5:49:20 PM
Now gonna watch the end of the men’s pentathlon, never watched this event before & don’t quite understand it but have enjoyed it lol #indyolympics

by PickletF1 via twitter edited by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 5:53:33 PM
Men's pentathlon: The final round of this event is about to get underway and our Team GB boy Nick Woodbridge is chasing a medal, here.

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 5:58:33 PM
Come on Nick Woodbridge and Sam Weale. Medal hopes for #teamGB #nervous #modernpenthalon

by Luke_Goss via twitter 8/11/2012 6:00:19 PM
Modern pentathlon: The final event is underway. Woodbridge starts 25 seconds behind.

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 6:05:19 PM
Modern pentathlon: Woodbridge has fallen behind and is not looking great for a medal...

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 6:10:35 PM
Athletics: In just over 15 minutes Mo Farah will be looking to take his second gold medal of the Olympics in the 5,000m race.

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 6:15:09 PM
Modern pentathlon: Nick Woodbridge finishes 10th in the event, fellow Brit Sam Weale in 13th and Czech pentathlete Svoboda finishes with the gold.

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 6:18:18 PM
Athletics: Mo Farah is showing the crowd plenty of respect, waving and warming up to their cheers. Come on, Mo! We're all behind you.

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 6:29:33 PM
Sending good luck vibes to @mo_Farah! #TeamGB #5000m

by KellyJoanneT via twitter 8/11/2012 6:32:04 PM
Come on mo, we're all behind you! @Mo_Farah @TeamGB #london2012

by steviefavfc via twitter 8/11/2012 6:32:08 PM
Athletics: Mo Farah is currently in fifth. There's a long way to go and we're sure he knows what he's doing!

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 6:36:52 PM
Athletics: Three laps to go, the Ethiopians have upped the pace and Mo Farah is right there with them. Currently in second.

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 6:43:47 PM
Athletics: Mo has taken the lead with 600m to go. He's positioned himself beautifully.

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 6:44:50 PM
Athletics: Huge applause in the Independent's newsroom, massive cheers as Mo Farrah takes gold in the 5k. Well done Mo!

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 6:46:30 PM
Athletics: Well done, Mo! You deserved that!

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 6:47:05 PM
Fun fact: Mo Farah becomes only the seventh man to take gold in both the 10k and the 5k during the same Olympic Games. The others are:

2008 - Kenenisa Bekele (Ethiopia)

1980 - Miruts Yifter (Ethiopia)

1972 & 1976 - Lasse Viren (Finland)

1956 - Vladimir Kuts (Soviet Union)

1952 - Emil Zatopek (Czechoslovakia)

1912 - Hannes Kolehmainen (Finland)

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 6:56:02 PM
Athletics: Savinova of Russia has won the women's 800m final just in front of Semenya of South Africa and Poistogova of Russia who came second and third respectively.

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 7:09:38 PM
Athletics: Following Mo's success, we're hoping Team GB can triumph in the women's 4x400m relay too! That's coming up now.

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 7:22:22 PM
Wolleyball: Brazil have won gold in the women's volleyball, beating the United States 3-1 in the final.

by Simon Rice (Online Sports... 8/11/2012 7:26:23 PM
Mo Farah looking understandably ecstatic as he crosses the finish line in the men's 5k.

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 7:28:50 PM
Athletics: The women's 4x400m relay is ready to start, stay with us for updates.

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 7:29:53 PM
Athletics: Team GB haven't done brilliantly in this race. The USA have won it by some margin. They take home the gold.

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 7:35:16 PM
Diving: The men's 10m platform final is underway and we're looking forward to seeing our Team GB lad Tom Daley in action!

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 7:40:11 PM
Diving: Daley's first dive is being contested by his manager after he claims the flashes put him off. He can have a redive, here.

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 7:41:40 PM
Boxing: Team GB's Luke Campbell is up against Ireland's John Joe Nevin in the Bantamweight final at the Excel Centre shortly.

by Simon Rice (Online Sports... 8/11/2012 7:42:18 PM
Diving: They've allowed a redive! Daley is going again and the crowd are being asked not to take photos.

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 7:43:00 PM
Diving: Here he goes... He's done extraordinarily. Perfect.

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 7:44:44 PM
Diving: Daley scores himself 91.80 and is in a really good position in second.

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 7:45:19 PM
Diving: At the end of the first round, Tom Daley lies in third position behind Boudia of America and Wolfram of Germany who are first and second respectively.

by Jamie Lewis 8/11/2012 7:49:10 PM
4x400m: Allyson Felix celebrates her third gold medal of London 2012 with her US relay team-mates. (Getty Images)

by Simon Rice (Online Sports... 8/11/2012 7:50:51 PM
Boxing: Team GB's Luke Campbell and Ireland's John Joe Nevin on their way out for their Bantamweight final to the tune of Queen's 'We Will Rock You'. Sounds like another great atmosphere in the ExCel Centre.

by Simon Rice (Online Sports... 8/11/2012 7:52:31 PM