Giant-killing Danes Christinna Pedersen and Kamilla Rytter Juhl stunned China’s second-ranked pair in the semi-finals of the women’s badminton doubles at the Olympics yesterday to end the Asian nation’s 20-year stranglehold on the title.

Ukrainian Oleg Verniaiev made up for narrowly missing out on the all-around gymnastics title by winning the parallel bars gold at the Olympics yesterday.

Simone Biles showed off her sassy moves and explosive tumbles on the floor exercise to win a record-equalling fourth gold at the Olympics yesterday.

Brianna Rollins breezed into the semi-finals of the 100m hurdles yesterday as a formidable United States contingent eyed a clean sweep of the Olympic honours.

Usain Bolt took the next step in his quest for a “triple triple” of sprint golds yesterday as American Christian Taylor and Croat Sandra Perkovic both retained their Olympic crowns.

Algeria’s defending champion Taoufik Makhloufi yesterday advanced smoothly to the semi-finals of the men’s 1,500m having had just two hours’ sleep after bagging silver in the 800m.

David Rudisha delivered an 800m masterclass in defending his Olympic title on Monday and immediately targeted the two upcoming world championships and a potential treble at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

US gymnastics star Simone Biles claimed a record-equalling fourth Olympic women’s gold on the floor in Rio yesterday.

Qatar’s Ali Yousef al-Rumaihi rides Gunder during the second qualifier for Jumping Individual event at the Olympic Equestrian Centre in Rio de Janeiro yesterday.

Qatar’s national handball team booked a date today with Germany in the quarter-finals of Rio de Janeiro Olympics after beating Argentina 22-18 in the final game of the group stage.

They booed when Russia’s Evgeny Tishchenko was named the Olympic heavyweight boxing champion, they booed during the medal ceremony, and they booed before and after the Russian anthem was played.

Andy Murray believes his historic second Olympic gold medal will provide the perfect platform for a fresh assault on the US Open in two weeks’ time.