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How the Olympic men’s quarter-finals became the best day in basketball

There’s not a better date on the basketball calendar than the Olympic men’s quarter-finals, an all-day quadruple-header of win-or-go-home ties crackling with national pride
Amit Elor becomes youngest US wrestler to win Olympic gold

The American took the gold in the women’s freestyle 68kg final, delivering another dominant performance. The 20-year-old opponents 31-2 on way to title
Sophia Smith’s extra-time goal sends USWNT to Olympic gold medal match

Emma Hayes has led the US to the Olympic gold medal match in her first tournament in charge, thanks to Sophia Smith’s late goal against Germany
USA 1-0 Germany: Olympic women’s soccer semi-final – as it happened

Minute-by-minute report: Emma Hayes led the USWNT to the Olympic final in her first tournament in charge

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