britain's daryll neita finished eighth in the final.100 metres. but she failed to reach the final after revealing that she'd been struggling with a hamstring injury. she's even had to pull out of her stronger event, the 200—metres. and she was understandably emotional, as she explained her decision. i am going to pull out. john just had that conversation with me, and that's the one that... as reigning world champion, you just... and i was in such good shape. you just know that the olympic champion is not too much of a further step. i'm really proud to have been able to execute my races here today, really proud everything i have done to this point. but when you're talking about the standard that i want to be at and i know i am capable of, sometimes if you... there's plenty more championships for me to come and kill. and in the men's100 metres heats, european champion zharnel hughes ran a season's—best time of 10.04, to reach the semi—finals along with team—mates cj ujah and reece prescod. but away from the athletics, it was a golden satu

well, daryll neita might not have been the name on everyone�*s lips but making the 100 metre final is from a field stacked with talent and speed. elaine thompson—herah hasjust got the lead and it's going to be the defending champion makes it two in a row! _ 10.60. it's an olympic record. ajamaican one, two, three. the pace was blistering, the celebrations between them somewhat frosty. not that elaine thompson—herah cared. my chest is tight because i am over happy. i'm so lost for words right now, but god is amazing. heartbreak then for the queen of british sprinting, but the jamaican dynasty continues its reign. natalie pirks, bbc news, tokyo. and we'll bring you more olympics action, later in the programme. there's growing concern about a humanitarian crisis in southern and western afghanistan as the taliban try to seize three major cities from government forces. fighters have entered parts of herat, lashkar gah and kandahar, having already made rapid gains in rural areas and captured a number of border crossings. let's speak to our correspondent, secunder kermani, in the afghan capi

her team mate, daryll neita, finished eighth in the race.of the 200m race. this report from our sports correspondent, natalie pirks. obviously, the competitors... this is for the start, we'll let it go. we'll let the start go and let me cry! the customary smile replaced with tears. the fastest woman in british history had been hiding a secret. dina asher—smith! just five weeks ago, she'd been told there was only a 2% chance she would make it to the start line after a torn hamstring. elaine thompson—herah there is going to win it. | it's going to be del ponte who takes second place. i and dina...she'sjust not finishing. she gets out well - and couldn't hang on. out of the final and minutes later, the reigning world 200m champion confirmed she was out of that too, but would still run the relay. my idea for this 0lympic cycle was complete dominance and obviously, ha! didn't manage it this time but, obviously, we have three more years till the next olympics and i know the kind of shape i'm in, i know the calibre of athlete i am and i know how ta

well, daryll neita might not have been the name everyone's lips but making the 100 metre final is a hugeo so since 2008. but this would be a tough ask from a field stacked with talent and speed. and it is going to be the defending champion makes it two in a row! . 10.60, it is an olympic record.

well, daryll neita might not have been the name everyone�*s lips but making the 100 metre final is auge achievement. she's the first british woman to do so since 2008. but this would be a tough ask from a field stacked with talent and speed. and it is going to be the defending champion makes it two in a row! . 10.60, it is an olympic record. a jamaican 1—2—3. the pace was blistering, the celebrations between them somewhat frosty, not that elaine thompson—herah cared. my chest is tight, because i'm over—happy, i'm so lost for words right now, but god it is amazing. heartbreak, then, for the queen of british sprinting, but the jamaican dynasty continues its reign. but i told you it was a pretty special saturday for team gb and the day got off to the perfect start with a gold medal in the mixed triathlon relay. it's the first time the event's taken place at an olympic games, but it didn't take the brits long to adjust, as they led from the front and secured another gold. adam wild watched the race. triathlon will be golden for great britain! super saturday had barely begun, but team gb

and team—mates asha phillip and daryll neita also quaified from their heats.ace for the first time her career, although she came second behind ivory coast's marie—josee ta lou, who ran a brilliant 10.78 seconds, the fastest time of the day. jamaica's shelly—ann fraser—pryce is chasing an historic third olympic gold at these games. she's through in the third fastest time of 10.84. her team—mate and reigning olympic champion elaine thompson herah also won her heat as well, with a time of 10.82. we have also seen a first individual world record in the pool at these games. the commonwealth champion, south africa's tatjana schoenmacher, made history, in the 200 metres breaststroke, with a new world record time of 2:18.95, pipping america's golden girl, lilly king, to the title. she had also won silver in the 100m and now has a gold to take back tojohannesberg. she came to swimming having been a netball star. and all those stories and all the olympic updates and action. the chief midwife for england, jacqueline dunkley—bent, has written to gp practices, obstetrician

well, daryll neita might not have been the name on everyone's lips, but making the 100 metre final is in a row. i 10.60 — it's an olympic record. a jamaican one—two—three. the pace was blistering, the celebrations between them somewhat frosty. not that elaine thompson—herah cared. my chest is tight because i am happy, i am so lost for words. but god is amazing. heartbreak, then, for the queen of british sprinting. but the jamaican dynasty continues its reign. natalie pirks, bbc news, tokyo. in other olympic news... three team gb athletes have qualified for the final of the women's 800 metres, for the first time ever, after impressive displays in the semi—finals. 19—year—old keely hodgkinson timed her run well to finish second in her heat. she'lljoin alex bell and jemma reekie in the final on tuesday. on her olympic debut, emma wilson has won bronze in the women's windsurfing. the 22—year—old's mother, penny way, is a former world champion, who narrowly missed out on a medal in the 1992 and 1996 olympics. and four—time olympic champion simone biles has withdrawn from two more gymnastic

asha philip is also out, afterfinishing last in hersemifinal but britain's daryll neita has made thehrough as one of the fastest losers. it was, predictably, the two—time olympic champion shelly—ann fraser—pryce who won that race in the fastest time of the semis — but absolute delight for neita. the final is at 1.50 uk time. and in the men's100—metres heats, european champion zharnel hughes ran a season's best time of 10.94, to reach the semi—finals along with team—mate cj ujah. but away from the athletics, it's already been a golden saturday for team gb in tokyo... and it's been a day when team work has been the key to success... firstly in the new triathlon relay and then after that back in the pool — where the british team are enjoying their most successful games, in over a century, as adam wild reports... the triathlon will be golden for great britain. it's the mixed medley relay, great britain win the gold by miles. for all the individual brilliance, in the tokyo today it was teamwork that triumphed. super saturday had barely begun, but team gb was already looking at four new ol

and teammates asha phillip and daryll neita also qualified from their heats.ica's shelly—ann fraser—pryce is chasing a historic third olympic gold at these games. she's through in the third fastest time of10.81i. her teammate and reigning olympic champion elaine thompson—herah also won her heat as well with a time of 10.82. and staying with athletics make sure you don't miss this week's sport's desk podcast which looks at world records and the part played by super shoe technology, asking the question does it go too far? that's on bbc sounds. the dream of a �*golden slam' is over for novak djokovic, having already won the australian open, french open and wimbledon this year. the olympics and us open were what he needed to match steffi graf�*s achievement in 1988. but it was another german, alexander zverev, who has ended djokovic's hopes. despite losing the first set 6—1, zverev fought back to win in three to reach the final, where he'll face the russian karen khachanov. zverev could barely believe what he'd done. for djokovic, the wait for an olympic gold meda

asha philip is also out, but britain's daryll neita has made the 110—metres final — she ran 11 secondsthe fastest time of the semis — but absolute delight for neita. and zharnel hughes ran a season's best to reach the semi—finals of the men's100—metres. those heats are still going on. it has already been a golden saturday for team gb at the tokyo olympics. and it's been a day when team work has been the key, in new relay olympic events, in triathlon and the swimming pool, where the brits are enjoying their most successful games, in over a century, as adam wild reports. the triathlon will be golden for great britain. it's the mixed medley relay, great britain win the gold by miles. for all the individual brilliance, in the tokyo today it was teamwork that triumphed. super saturday had barely begun, but team gb was already looking at four new olympic champions in this, the inaugural triathlon relay. jessica learmonth led the way for britain. then the turn ofjonny brownlee. individual bronze in london, silver in rio, this his final olympic race, a last chance to complete the set. georgia

and team mates asha phillip and daryll neita also quaified from their heats.et a place in the next round and do a solid run, at the same time without doing too much, because you have another level to go to tomorrow, so i'm happy to have done that this morning. 0ne football line for you away from the olympics, and marcus rashford will have surgery on his shoulder next week. the manchester united and england striker has been troubled by the problem for a number of months. united wanted to check, but have now agreed to the surgery. it is thought rashford will be sidelined for around three months. and hopes of the rugby league world cup going ahead in the autumn have been dealt a further blow, as the national rugby league clubs in australia have backed the decision made by the current champions, australia and new zealand, to pull out. the two southern hemisphere nations cited safety concerns amid the coronavirus pandemic for their withdrawal — and now the 16 nrl clubs have said they agree with the decision as they don't want to be without their top players for the

britain�*s asha phillip, and daryll neita are also though.ght o�*clock. but nobody is taking any notice. i�*m not worried at all, this young man says, i want to go drinking, i want to go out drinking. lots of people want to stay at home, his girlfriend says, but we all have our limits. the japanese government says this behaviour has nothing to do with the olympics. even its own advisers disagree. olympics. even its own advisers disauree. ~ . ., , olympics. even its own advisers disauree. ~ . . , ., disagree. what we really need to have his leadership _ disagree. what we really need to have his leadership by _ disagree. what we really need to have his leadership by the - disagree. what we really need to i have his leadership by the governors or even from the prime minister. those people may have kind of the mixed messages. now that we have the olympics. so that people may not really be cautious to the covid—19. critics call this the olympic effect. we saw it last week on the streets around the olympic stadium during the opening ceremony. and i