London 2012 Olympics: Day 5

Follow all the action, news and events from the London Olympics

Diving: Earlier today Chris Mears and Nick Robinson-Baker came fifth in the Men's Synchronised 3m Springboard Diving. China won gold, Russia silver and the Americans claimed bronze

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 4:20:55 PM
RT @cghgreen: My favourite quote in today's Indy: "Ian Throrpe looks like a fawn who has ran, startled, through a branch of TopMan". #indyolympics

by Jamie__Lewis via twitter 8/1/2012 4:24:51 PM
Questions please: Puzzled about the rules of Kayak Olympics or women's quad sculls? Ask our experts a questions by tweeting with #indyolympics and we'll answer the best questions in the paper

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 4:27:44 PM
Tennis: Andy Murray in the third round men's singles at Wimbledon. Murray lost the first set but he's 4-1 up in the second set

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 4:29:50 PM
#IndyOlympics what are the origins of triple jump? Was it invented by someone who was a bit rubbish at long jump?

by ilonacatherine via twitter 8/1/2012 4:30:09 PM
Tennis: Andy Murray wins the second set 6-1. It's the best of three sets with the third set starting now

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 4:36:16 PM
Volleyball: GB women putting up a good fight at Earls Court against Italy

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 4:38:39 PM
Gymnastics: Dan Purvis and Kristian Thomas from Team GB currently taking part in Individual all-round final

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 4:40:50 PM
Gymnastics: Kristian Thomas from Team GB puts in a stonking performance with 14.663 on rings in front of a cheering crowd (including Boris Johnson!)

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 4:43:38 PM
Hockey: Final result is Great Britain 2, South Africa 2

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 4:47:42 PM
Fascinating to know how GB success affects Brits in pool tonight - seeing what could be theirs must make nerves kick in. Or does it inspire?

by RobinScottEllio via twitter 8/1/2012 4:49:22 PM
Plenty of comments on our story about the badminton game which players tried to lose. Read more here... www.independent.co.uk

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 4:52:21 PM
Murray on top form again. Probably my favourite sportsman at the moment. Can't beat Jackie Stewart though.

by RhiordMSYP via twitter 8/1/2012 4:54:57 PM
Basketball: Fantastic crowd of 10,000 for GB against Russia match

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 5:01:28 PM
Badminton: Olympic silver medalist Gail Emms on the unsportsmanlike behaviour that's cast a shadow over the Olympics. Read more here... www.independent.co.uk

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 5:07:19 PM
Badminton: Patrick Strudwick with a different view on the badminton 'game-throwing' controversy. Read more here www.independent.co.uk

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 5:10:37 PM
Tennis: It's 5-4 in the final set at Wimbledon with Andy Murray just in the lead against Marcos Baghdatis

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 5:13:48 PM
Murray serving for the set..come on markoss u can do it!! #Olympics2012 #tennis

by YiotaC via twitter 8/1/2012 5:14:04 PM
Volleyball: A straight sets defear for Team GB women in their match against Italy

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 5:14:57 PM
Tennis: Andy Murray wins! He's beaten Marcos Baghdatis

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 5:16:08 PM
Tennis: Andy Murray will play Nicolas Almagro from Spain in the next round

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 5:18:21 PM
Slowley racking up those medals! Get in, and come mr Murray for a nice shiny gold :) #olympic2012 would love to be there to watch him!

by silentsleep81 via twitter edited by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 5:25:10 PM
Olympic moments: It was super to hear cars tooting their horns in London when Team GB won their first gold this morning. Do you have any favourite Olympic moments to share? Tweet #indyolympics

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 5:27:40 PM
Olympic quotes: Lovely to hear a tearful Alan Green on Radio FiveLive talking about Helen Glover and Heather Stanning after they won gold. He said (if I recall correctly) "How lovely that people with the smallest egos see such big rewards". Share your favourite Olympic quotes via #indyolympics

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 5:32:59 PM
Olympic stars: The Independent's Charlie Cooper tracks down the real stars of the Olympics - such as Gabriella, the cow with a weakness for the camera and "a bit of a diva". Read more here www.independent.co.uk

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 5:37:26 PM
Basketball: Team GB women lose to Russia by just six points (67-61)

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 5:40:09 PM
Wednesday 1 August 2012: Andy Murray celebrates after winning through to the men's quarter finals at Wimbledon (Getty Images)

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 5:49:18 PM
Gymnastics: Uchimura of Japan wins gold, Germany's Nguyen wins silver and USA's Leyva wins bronze. Kristian Thomas finished seventh - a record placing for GB in recent times. Dan Purvis a creditable finished 13th

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 5:56:38 PM
Coming up this evening: Team GB in the football and GB swimmers also in action. And watch out for Luke Campbell in the boxing

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 5:59:02 PM
Cdn't disagree with this @PatrickStrud piece on the #Olympics badminton fiasco more but it's worth a read t.co #IndyOlympics

by Kevin Rawlinson via twitter 8/1/2012 6:09:56 PM
Kristian Thomas, Daniel Purvis and Max Whitlock are the most amazing people #ProudOfBritain

by NickelbackBeccy via twitter 8/1/2012 6:13:34 PM
Ye Shiwen to swim for China in tonight's relay - going for gold No 3

by RobinScottEllio via twitter edited by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 6:15:41 PM
Only 15 mins to go before tonight's swimming finals and there are lots of unattended VIP seats. Hope they fill up soon. #indyolympics

by Jerome Taylor via twitter 8/1/2012 6:16:45 PM
Football: A sell-out crowd expected at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium tonight for the Team GB v Uruguay match

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 6:20:54 PM
Swimming: The people of Bracknell and Wokingham will be cheering on Andrew Willis tonight - he's in the 200m breaststroke final

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 6:32:33 PM
And we're off, competitors coming out for the men's 200m breaststroke final. Deafening roar for Willis and Jamieson #indyolympics

by Jerome Taylor via twitter 8/1/2012 6:33:46 PM
Swimming: SILVER FOR MICHAEL JAMIESON IN THE SWIMMING!

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 6:36:15 PM
yaay well done Jamieson! #silver #TeamGB

by LianneAllstar via twitter 8/1/2012 6:38:50 PM
Great swim jamieson!!!

by jlaholman via twitter 8/1/2012 6:38:54 PM
Michael Jamieson gets Silver #TeamGB well done

by xx_Goosey_x via twitter 8/1/2012 6:38:57 PM
A great Silver to Michael Jamieson, well done pal.

by chica1974 via twitter 8/1/2012 6:38:59 PM
swimming Daniel Gyurta from Hungary won Gold, GB's Jamieson silver and Japan's Tateishi bronze. Andrew Willis finished eighth

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 6:41:15 PM
Swimming Gyurta broke the world record to win gold

by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 6:43:12 PM
What a swim Michael Jamieson!

by tom2914 via twitter 8/1/2012 6:43:20 PM
Burnt my pasta watching but I don't care woo go Michael Jamieson!!! #teamGB

by hannahfleur via twitter edited by Alan Cleaver 8/1/2012 6:43:26 PM