apnz apnz

Peter Burling and Blair Tuke turned up for their final race in the 49er class early this morning.

Every evening the BBC host invites their guest to wander over to the model of Big Ben in their television studio and asks them to raise the marker on their gold tally to a higher number.

After trying to keep a handle on 19 crews throughout the week, Jo Aleh and Olivia Powrie will have their eyes on only one early on Saturday morning.

The New Zealand sailing team have had the most successful Olympics since 1992 with two medals but it's hard to escape the feeling it could have been even better.

Paul Snow-Hansen and Jason Saunders needed everything to go their way to pick up a medal in the men's 470 and it didn't help that racing was abandoned because of a lack of wind for this morning's medal race at Weymouth.

As far as jobs interviews go, Peter Burling and Blair Tuke should feel pretty confident.

Sailor Jo Aleh finally had a look at the points table today and found it wasn't as bad as she thought it was going to be.

Lisa Carrington's main event might be later in the week but she warmed up for that by teaming up with Erin Taylor to qualify for the final of the women's K2 500m on Tuesday night.

Ben Fouhy ended his canoeing career the way he started it, explosively, and he unloaded a broadside at New Zealand high performance sport officials tonight (NZT) after he failed to qualify for the final of the K1 1000m.

It's familiar territory for a Ferguson to be in but will be new for Darryl Fitzgerald after he combined with Steven Ferguson to qualify for Wednesday night's final of the K2 1000m.

Watched by Sir Paul McCartney at the velodrome this morning, it didn't quite "come together" for the New Zealand track cyclists.

Few say they are surprised by what Mark Todd does on a horse, but there were plenty left shaking their heads as they glanced at the leaderboard and saw his name in third place after today's cross country of the three-day event.

There's something quite strange about a knight of the realm and a member of the royal family winning a medal at the Olympics, but these are no ordinary Games.

New Zealand have won their first medal at the London Olympics after they picked up bronze in the team's competition of the three-day eventing this morning.

The New Zealand women's hockey side missed out on a golden opportunity to almost guarantee themselves a place in the Olympic semifinals after falling 2-1 to Argentina this morning.

Rio was always the main target but it doesn't mean Luuka Jones wasn't hurting after her disappointing paddle in the K1 canoe slalom seminfinal this morning.

Lauren Boyle has qualified for her second final at the London Olympics after she swam the fifth fastest time in the heats of the women's 800m freestyle but isn't daring to believe she can medal.

Dean Couzins might be a bit sore but the rest of the New Zealand men's hockey team will be feeling a little better after their 3-1 defeat of India this morning.

Finishing fourth at the Olympics is rarely enjoyable and there was certainly no pleasure in it for New Zealander eventer Andrew Nicholson.

New Zealand are now proudly sitting on the medal table, something plenty of nations are yet to achieve, and it was appropriate it took a couple of seven-time Olympians to help do it.