Team GB watch: London 2012 day nine
Grabarz through to high jump final
Britain's Robbie Grabarz jumped 2.29m to secure his place in the men's high jump final.
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06/08/2012 09:31
Get a grip MSN . Three of the first four posts on this page are from these Scam dating agencies. Your system seems quick enough to decide that some perfectly innocuous posts are Spam. Why the hell can't you put a stop to these other pieces of wallet seeking drivel?
And to have them posting on a page that should be allowing people to celebrate what is turning into the most successful Sporting event in Britain's history adds a mountain of insult.
And to have them posting on a page that should be allowing people to celebrate what is turning into the most successful Sporting event in Britain's history adds a mountain of insult.
06/08/2012 08:24
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Team GB watch: London 2012 day nineMSN Sport keeps up with how the Team GB athletes are doing on day 9 of London 20122012-08-05T23:37:31trueGrabarz through to high jump finalBritain's Robbie Grabarz jumped 2.29m to secure his place in the men's high jump final.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































More misery for GB basketballGreat Britain's last chance at a victory in the women's basketball tournament slipped away in the second half as they lost to fellow strugglers Brazil.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB













Spain defeat Britain in women's water poloBritain's women's water polo team were defeated by Spain 9-7 in the quarter final match.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































Smith finishes12thWith a best throw of 72.87m Britain's Alexander Smith finished the men's hammer throw final in 12th.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































Christine Ohuruogu wins silverIn a tight finish Christine Ohuruogu came away from the 400m final with the silver medal.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































Aldama jumps into fifth placeYamile Aldama finished the women's triple jump final in fifth place. In a tight contest Aldama was just off a bronze medal position.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, London 2012, Olympics 2012, Team GB
















































No joy for Britons in 400m semi-finalsIn the men's 400m semi-final neither Conrad Williams, Nigel Levine or Martyn Rooney quite had enough to make it through to the final race.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, London 2012, Olympics 2012, Team GB
















































No Brits in the 1500m finalNeither British runners were able to make the 1500m final. Ross Murray and Andrew Baddeley both ran in the semi-final but will not go through to the final event. topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































Britain-Australia hockey drawGB and Australia have been the best two teams in group A of the men's hockey. The two drew with a score of 3-3 meaning there is still a chance of Britain moving through to the next round.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































No British runners in 100m finalAdam Gemili, James Dasaolu, Dwain Chambers all ran in the men's 100m semi-finals. As expected all three races were extremely fast, and none of the British runners were quick enough to qualify. 18-year-old Adam Gemili showed future promise in his race though, coming in third, having only seriously come into the sport in January.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































Campbell through to semi-finalsLuke Campbell defeated Detelin Dalckiew of Bulgaria, securing a place in the semi finals of the men's bantam division.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































Two through to 400m hurdle semi-finalsIn the women's 400m hurdles, both British athletes qualified for the semi-finals. Eilidh Child finished her race in third, while Perri Shakes-Drayton came first in her heat. topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































Murray and Robson take silverPutting up an impressive game, Andy Murray and Laura Robson were in the end defeated by Belarusian duo Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi. The British doubles pair come away with the silver medal.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2London 2012, Olympics, Olympics 2012, Team GB
















































Clancy wins bronzeEdward Clancy has earned Britain yet another medal on the cycle track. He finished third in the men's omnium to claim a bronze medal. topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2London 2012, Olympics, Olympics 2012, Team GB
















































Murray collects goldAndy Murray collects his Olympic gold. Roger Federer who defeated Murray in this year's Wimbledon final took the silver medal.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2London 2012, Olympics, Olympics 2012, Team GB
















































Women's handball team lose out to CroatiaBritain suffered a defeat in handball, losing in two sets to Croatia in their preliminary round match.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































British synchronised swimmers finish day one in ninthOlivia Federici and Jenna Randall completed the first round of the synchronised swimming duet event in ninth place. They'll have some work to do in the next round which sees a free routine, if they're to qualify for the finals.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































Mills and Clark stand top of the leaderboardIn the women's 470 sailing, British duo Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark finished race 6 in sixth place. This leaves them top of the overall standing table, and well on the way to the medal podium.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































Rohdes and Morrison currently stand thirdBen Rhodes and Stevie Morrison completed their 13th race in the men's 49-er event, finishing third. That places them third in the overall standing table behind two Australian teams.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































Two British gymnastic medalsLouis Smith and Max Whitlock collect their pommell horse silver and bronze medals. Smith showed immense sportsmenship as he graciously accepted his second position after losing out on gold by a fraction.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































Kenny through to men's sprint semi-finalBritain's Jason Kenny rode to victory in the men's sprint quarter finals. He beat Malaysia's Azizulhasni Awang 2-0 in their heat to secure a place in the semi-finals.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































Murray takes Olympic goldDominating the final match against Roger Federer, Andrew Murray has secured the men's singles gold medal. In an impressive play, Murray dispelled any sore memories of his recent Wimbledon defeat to the Swiss legend.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































British 3-0 volleyball defeatBritain's women's volleyball team lost 3-0 to Japan in their preliminary round match.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































Two British medals in pommell horse finalBritain's Louis Smith and Max Whitlock made Olympic history in the men's pommell horse taking two medals for Team GB. Smith comes away with a silver medal and Whitlock took bronze in another great day for British medals.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































Natasha Jonas celebrates boxing winBritain's Natasha Jonas celebrated victory in the women's light (60kg) boxing, defeating USA's Quanitta Underwood in the round of 16 match.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, London 2012, Olympics 2012, Team GB
















































Dempsey finishes second in men's windsurf race 10Britain's Nick Dempsey finished race 10 of the RS-X windsurf race in second place. This puts him second in the overall standing and puts him well on the way to a medal.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































Bryony Shaw tops race 9Britain's Bryony Shaw finished race 9 of the RS-X event in first place. This puts her 7th in the overall standing.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2London 2012, Olympics, Olympics 2012, Team GB
















































Two Britons qualify first in inidividual jumpingNick Skelton and Ben Maher qualified joint top of the leaderboard in theindividual jump event. Britain's Scott Brash qualified ranked 31st. The three hopefuls are well placed to gain another possible medal for Britain's equestrian team.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































No GB joy in women's marathonTeam GB had three competing in the women's marathon event, but the runners failed to dominate. The highest British finisher was Freya Murray who finished 44th. Above shows Claire Hellissey who finished 57th in the race. Britain's final competitor was Mara Yamauchi who did not finish the race.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































Pendleton sets a new Olympic record in sprint qualifiersTrack superstar Victoria Pendleton wowed crowds again, setting a new Olympic record in the women's sprint qualifier round. She finishes top of the score table and will be hoping to stay there until Tuesday's final.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































Clancy well positioned for another British track medalBritain's Edward Clancy finished the first race of the men's omnium in second place. The second event, the 15km scratch race, comes at 17:00 - can Clancy cycle his way up to that top spot?topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































Ainslie's takes his fourth gold medalBen Ainslie became the greatest ever Olympic sailor as he took his fourth Olympic gold in themen's Finn Class. He eventually triumphed in the "Battle of the Bay" over his rival the "Great Dane"Jonas Hogh-ChristensentopThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB
















































Team GB’s fencers took number one seeds Italy to their limits as they lost out in the team men’s foil quarter-final 45-40Team GB, consisting of Richard Kruse, Husayn Rosowsky, James Davis and Laurence Halsted, defeated Egypt earlier in the day to reach the last eight and were valiant in defeat as they pushed Italy through all the way during the nine fights.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB













Silver in the StarClassIain Percy and Andrew Simpson took an agonising silver in the men's StarClass as they were narrowly edged out by the Swedish crew after they threw away a nine point lead in the medal race.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB






























































More misery for GB basketballGreat Britain's last chance at a victory in the women's basketball tournament slipped away in the second half as they lost to fellow strugglers Brazil.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB













Spain defeat Britain in women's water poloBritain's women's water polo team were defeated by Spain 9-7 in the quarter final match.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































Smith finishes12thWith a best throw of 72.87m Britain's Alexander Smith finished the men's hammer throw final in 12th.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































Christine Ohuruogu wins silverIn a tight finish Christine Ohuruogu came away from the 400m final with the silver medal.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































Aldama jumps into fifth placeYamile Aldama finished the women's triple jump final in fifth place. In a tight contest Aldama was just off a bronze medal position.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, London 2012, Olympics 2012, Team GB















































No joy for Britons in 400m semi-finalsIn the men's 400m semi-final neither Conrad Williams, Nigel Levine or Martyn Rooney quite had enough to make it through to the final race.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, London 2012, Olympics 2012, Team GB















































No Brits in the 1500m finalNeither British runners were able to make the 1500m final. Ross Murray and Andrew Baddeley both ran in the semi-final but will not go through to the final event. topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































Britain-Australia hockey drawGB and Australia have been the best two teams in group A of the men's hockey. The two drew with a score of 3-3 meaning there is still a chance of Britain moving through to the next round.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































No British runners in 100m finalAdam Gemili, James Dasaolu, Dwain Chambers all ran in the men's 100m semi-finals. As expected all three races were extremely fast, and none of the British runners were quick enough to qualify. 18-year-old Adam Gemili showed future promise in his race though, coming in third, having only seriously come into the sport in January.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































Campbell through to semi-finalsLuke Campbell defeated Detelin Dalckiew of Bulgaria, securing a place in the semi finals of the men's bantam division.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































Two through to 400m hurdle semi-finalsIn the women's 400m hurdles, both British athletes qualified for the semi-finals. Eilidh Child finished her race in third, while Perri Shakes-Drayton came first in her heat. topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































Murray and Robson take silverPutting up an impressive game, Andy Murray and Laura Robson were in the end defeated by Belarusian duo Victoria Azarenka and Max Mirnyi. The British doubles pair come away with the silver medal.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2London 2012, Olympics, Olympics 2012, Team GB















































Clancy wins bronzeEdward Clancy has earned Britain yet another medal on the cycle track. He finished third in the men's omnium to claim a bronze medal. topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2London 2012, Olympics, Olympics 2012, Team GB















































Murray collects goldAndy Murray collects his Olympic gold. Roger Federer who defeated Murray in this year's Wimbledon final took the silver medal.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2London 2012, Olympics, Olympics 2012, Team GB















































Women's handball team lose out to CroatiaBritain suffered a defeat in handball, losing in two sets to Croatia in their preliminary round match.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































British synchronised swimmers finish day one in ninthOlivia Federici and Jenna Randall completed the first round of the synchronised swimming duet event in ninth place. They'll have some work to do in the next round which sees a free routine, if they're to qualify for the finals.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































Mills and Clark stand top of the leaderboardIn the women's 470 sailing, British duo Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark finished race 6 in sixth place. This leaves them top of the overall standing table, and well on the way to the medal podium.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































Rohdes and Morrison currently stand thirdBen Rhodes and Stevie Morrison completed their 13th race in the men's 49-er event, finishing third. That places them third in the overall standing table behind two Australian teams.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































Two British gymnastic medalsLouis Smith and Max Whitlock collect their pommell horse silver and bronze medals. Smith showed immense sportsmenship as he graciously accepted his second position after losing out on gold by a fraction.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































Kenny through to men's sprint semi-finalBritain's Jason Kenny rode to victory in the men's sprint quarter finals. He beat Malaysia's Azizulhasni Awang 2-0 in their heat to secure a place in the semi-finals.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































Murray takes Olympic goldDominating the final match against Roger Federer, Andrew Murray has secured the men's singles gold medal. In an impressive play, Murray dispelled any sore memories of his recent Wimbledon defeat to the Swiss legend.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































British 3-0 volleyball defeatBritain's women's volleyball team lost 3-0 to Japan in their preliminary round match.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































Two British medals in pommell horse finalBritain's Louis Smith and Max Whitlock made Olympic history in the men's pommell horse taking two medals for Team GB. Smith comes away with a silver medal and Whitlock took bronze in another great day for British medals.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































Natasha Jonas celebrates boxing winBritain's Natasha Jonas celebrated victory in the women's light (60kg) boxing, defeating USA's Quanitta Underwood in the round of 16 match.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, London 2012, Olympics 2012, Team GB















































Dempsey finishes second in men's windsurf race 10Britain's Nick Dempsey finished race 10 of the RS-X windsurf race in second place. This puts him second in the overall standing and puts him well on the way to a medal.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































Bryony Shaw tops race 9Britain's Bryony Shaw finished race 9 of the RS-X event in first place. This puts her 7th in the overall standing.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2London 2012, Olympics, Olympics 2012, Team GB















































Two Britons qualify first in inidividual jumpingNick Skelton and Ben Maher qualified joint top of the leaderboard in theindividual jump event. Britain's Scott Brash qualified ranked 31st. The three hopefuls are well placed to gain another possible medal for Britain's equestrian team.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































No GB joy in women's marathonTeam GB had three competing in the women's marathon event, but the runners failed to dominate. The highest British finisher was Freya Murray who finished 44th. Above shows Claire Hellissey who finished 57th in the race. Britain's final competitor was Mara Yamauchi who did not finish the race.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































Pendleton sets a new Olympic record in sprint qualifiersTrack superstar Victoria Pendleton wowed crowds again, setting a new Olympic record in the women's sprint qualifier round. She finishes top of the score table and will be hoping to stay there until Tuesday's final.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































Clancy well positioned for another British track medalBritain's Edward Clancy finished the first race of the men's omnium in second place. The second event, the 15km scratch race, comes at 17:00 - can Clancy cycle his way up to that top spot?topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































Ainslie's takes his fourth gold medalBen Ainslie became the greatest ever Olympic sailor as he took his fourth Olympic gold in themen's Finn Class. He eventually triumphed in the "Battle of the Bay" over his rival the "Great Dane"Jonas Hogh-ChristensentopThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB















































Team GB’s fencers took number one seeds Italy to their limits as they lost out in the team men’s foil quarter-final 45-40Team GB, consisting of Richard Kruse, Husayn Rosowsky, James Davis and Laurence Halsted, defeated Egypt earlier in the day to reach the last eight and were valiant in defeat as they pushed Italy through all the way during the nine fights.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB













Silver in the StarClassIain Percy and Andrew Simpson took an agonising silver in the men's StarClass as they were narrowly edged out by the Swedish crew after they threw away a nine point lead in the medal race.topThis field has been disabled for Gallery V2Olympics, Olympics 2012, London 2012, Team GB










































