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1545BST In the showjumping in Hong Kong, Ludger Beerbaum, of Germany, has gone in to first position after going round clear.

1539BST It appears that some of the pentathletes have been moaning about their horses after the showjumping round was littered with penalties. Athletes got horses at random from the Hong Kong Jockyey Club and some did not perform that well. But, Klaus Schormann, president of the International Modern Pentathlon Union, is having none of it. "If someone is not performing well, immediately, the horse is bad," he said. "This is not true. We tested the horses, all the athletes saw the horses. I, as president was at all these tests, so I could judge for myself. This is a very easy excuse, the horse is bad. The horses have been selected properly, don't blame the Chinese." To demonstrate, check this video out, where Yahor Lapo of Belarus sees his horse, Pingping, refuse to play the game.

1535BST Nelson Evora's gold in the triple jump was Portugal's first since Fernanda Ribeiro won the women's 10,000m at the 1996 Atlanta Games. Evora became a Portuguese citizen in 2002 afer previously competing for the Cape Islands.

1532BST Tim Stockdale, of Britain, on Corlato has gone round with no faults in the showjumping to put him in first position.

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1525BST Idowu wanders around the track with a Union Jack draped over his shoulders. He looks extremely disappointed but he would have had to equal or better his personal best to have won gold, so he should not be too downhearted.

1512BST Oh dear, Idowu's final jump goes wrong and he cuts out mid-jump to guarantee gold for Nelson Evora, of Portugal who takes his final jump in tears. Idowu takes silver.

1510BST Idowu is guaranteed a silver after those below him fail to beat his mark of 17.62 metres with their final jumps. Now he will go for gold.

1505BST "Larry" Achike, of Britain, who was seventh has his final jump scrubbed for going over the board.

1503BST Better news for Russia in the women's handball where their team have beaten Hungary 22-20 in the semi-final to set up a gold-medal showdown with Norway.

1500BST In the women's football it is Brazil 0 the United States 0 at half-time. As well as the women's volleyball final, the women's basketball final will now be between these two nations, after the US beat Russia 67-52 in the semi-finals.

1456BST Idowu takes his fifth jump but it is only 17.26 metres after a slight readjustment during his run-up. Meanwhile, Spain have scored a shock, late winner over Australia, the defending champions, in the men's hockey semi-final and go through to face Germany, the same two finalists as in Euro 2008. Australia will face the Netherlands for the bronze.

1455BST It has been announced that having reviewed the video Britain will not appeal their disqualification from the men's 4x100 metres.