London 2012 Olympics: Day 16

The latest news and views from the London 2012 Olympics

Mountain Bike: They're off in the race for gold in the men's cross-country at Hadleigh Farm in Essex. Team GB are represented by Liam Killeen.

by Simon Rice (Online Sports... 8/12/2012 12:48:13 PM
Volleyball: Brazil win the second set at Earls Court and now lead 2-0 against Russia. There's 15,000 inside Earls Court and it's absolutely rocking. Samba time!

by Simon Rice (Online Sports... 8/12/2012 12:54:22 PM
Team GB on Twitter:
#Marathon #TeamGB's @scottoverall (Scott Overall) is 61st in the Olympic Marathon with a very brave performance; 2:22:37. Well done Scott.#OurGreatestTeam

by Majid Mohamed 8/12/2012 12:55:53 PM
Athletics: Uganda's Stephen Kiprotich stunned the Kenyan challenge to clinch a surprise Olympic gold medal in the marathon on The Mall today. The 23-year-old burst past Abel Kirui and Wilson Kipsang around the 38-kilometre mark to leave his two rivals trailing and claim only Uganda's second ever Olympic gold in athletics... www.independent.co.uk

by Majid Mohamed 8/12/2012 1:01:13 PM
Boxing: Olympic champion Luke Campbell says he is confident Britain's boxers will add to the gold medal tally today. Fred Evans and Anthony Joshua both fight for gold this afternoon... www.independent.co.uk

by Majid Mohamed 8/12/2012 1:06:29 PM
Mountain biking: Great Britain's Liam Killeen has crashed out of the Olympic cross-country mountain bike event at Hadleigh Farm in Essex. The 30-year-old from Malvern finished fifth in Athens and seventh in Beijing, but started in 25th place on the grid. He was being treated by medical staff on the course at the foot of Deane's Drop, a steep section of boulders on the 4.7-kilometre route, on the second lap of seven.

by Simon Rice (Online Sports... 8/12/2012 1:06:39 PM
Boxing: Fred Evans fights for gold in a few minutes.

by Majid Mohamed 8/12/2012 1:09:04 PM
Team GB on Twitter:
#CrossCountry @TeamGB 's Liam Killeen is out of the race, he crashed during the second lap, we all hope there is no serious injury Liam.

by Majid Mohamed 8/12/2012 1:09:37 PM
Poor liam Killeen. Broken ankle. That sucks.

by HannahPitt via twitter 8/12/2012 1:11:02 PM
Gutted for Killeen, possible broken leg? Hit the deck hard right in front of us, t.co

by James_mulligan via twitter 8/12/2012 1:11:07 PM
RT @cyclingweekly: It's been confirmed that Killeen is out of the men's mtb race after a crash. He was GB's sole rider in the race. #olympics

by HumanKineticsEU via twitter 8/12/2012 1:11:48 PM
Comon freddie evans

by LeighJoness via twitter 8/12/2012 1:15:26 PM
Here we go. Not long now until Freddie Evans is in his final.

by david_g_barron via twitter 8/12/2012 1:15:27 PM
Come on Fred Evans and Anthony Joshua today #TeamGB #Boxing

by gregspurs via twitter 8/12/2012 1:15:29 PM
Come on fred evans!! #Olympic2012 @TeamGB

by ShaunRichards91 via twitter 8/12/2012 1:15:30 PM
Fred Evans - proper old school boxing name. Sounds like he rubbed shoulders with Barbara Windsor and suited London gangsters in the 60s.

by SussexSeagull via twitter 8/12/2012 1:15:35 PM
Having seen both fighters in their QFs, I am strongly backing Evans to win here. Come on Freddy

by RogWalton via twitter 8/12/2012 1:16:25 PM
Boxing: Here we go, Kazakhstan's Serik Sapiyev (no 2 seed in competition) takes on Team GB's reigning European champion Freddie Evans (unseeded) for the welterweight title.

by Majid Mohamed 8/12/2012 1:19:13 PM
Come on Fred Evans!

by AliHunter1 via twitter 8/12/2012 1:21:32 PM
come on freddie evans! #TeamGB

by oldathers via twitter 8/12/2012 1:21:33 PM
Come on Freddie Evans! #London2012

by LeggTom via twitter 8/12/2012 1:21:34 PM
Come on Fred Evans

by tuck_jt via twitter 8/12/2012 1:21:35 PM
C'mon Freddie Evans! #goldforGB #Boxing #London2012 #ourgreatestteam

by SGAnthony92 via twitter 8/12/2012 1:21:37 PM
Go on Evans!! #hithim

by flint_stuart via twitter 8/12/2012 1:21:38 PM
Come on Evans! #TeamGB #ourgreatestteam

by Lightningz via twitter 8/12/2012 1:21:40 PM
Freddie Evans!! Come on, go for GOLD!! #TeamGB

by reednic via twitter 8/12/2012 1:22:08 PM
Boxing: Kazakhstan's Serik Sapiyev leads 4-2 against Freddie Evans after the first round.

by Majid Mohamed 8/12/2012 1:24:44 PM
Switched to the Boxing now. C'mon Freddie Evans!! #TeamGB #London2012

by mattstew92 via twitter 8/12/2012 1:26:51 PM
Come on Evans, push this guy back!

by Junayd589 via twitter 8/12/2012 1:26:52 PM
Needs to up it does Evans. Much better countering already. Needs to keep it up though. Get him on the back foot. #boxing #Olympic2012

by Billo20Four7 via twitter 8/12/2012 1:26:59 PM
Punch the other man in the face Evans! Punch him better than he can punch you! Yeah!

by OliBreffit via twitter 8/12/2012 1:27:04 PM
Evans needs to up his work rate by about 80%.....where is the countering?

by markderbyshire via twitter 8/12/2012 1:27:05 PM
Mountain biking: Team GB's Liam Killeen crashes out on steep section of boulders in cross-country event... www.independent.co.uk

by Majid Mohamed 8/12/2012 1:27:56 PM
Boxing: Kazakhstan's Serik Sapiyev leads 5-10 against Freddie Evans after the second round.

by Majid Mohamed 8/12/2012 1:29:00 PM
Think Evans has bottled this fight. Such a shame

by Yeedo via twitter 8/12/2012 1:31:56 PM
Fred Evans looks like he can't be bothered

by freddybattrickw via twitter 8/12/2012 1:31:58 PM
Evans doesn't want this..???

by basher1008 via twitter 8/12/2012 1:31:59 PM
Evans should not be in the ring if he is not going to fight.

by n8ph8ts via twitter 8/12/2012 1:32:02 PM
Sorry to say that fred evans has been outclassed by the kazakh. #London2012

by Bluelaurelinv via twitter 8/12/2012 1:32:04 PM
Freddie Evans seems to have forgotten that in boxing you have to throw punches.

by NadiaKamil via twitter 8/12/2012 1:32:08 PM
Volleyball: Russia have won a thrilling 29-27 third set. They now trail Brazil 2-1 at Earls Court.

by Simon Rice (Online Sports... 8/12/2012 1:32:32 PM
Boxing: Kazakhstan's Serik Sapiyev wins the gold medal after defeating Team GB's Freddie Evans 17-9. Evans claims a SILVER medal.

by Majid Mohamed 8/12/2012 1:34:31 PM
Handball: France will have history in their sights when they play Sweden in just 10 minutes as they attempt to become the first team to defend the men's handball Olympic title. Les Bleus, who are the reigning world champions, topped the podium in Beijing four years ago.

by Majid Mohamed 8/12/2012 1:41:25 PM
Basketball: The US 'Dream Team' (2012 edition) take on Spain in a few minutes.

by Majid Mohamed 8/12/2012 1:52:11 PM
Basketball: The US 'Dream Team' (2012 edition) are averaging 116.7 points — just slightly off the Dream Team's (1992 edition) record of 117.3 per game.

by Majid Mohamed 8/12/2012 1:52:47 PM