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21 November 2009

10:15 - China bask in the glow of 51 gold medals. The United States finish with 36 golds, level with their table-topping haul in Athens, but way behind China. Prime Minister Gordon Brown and David Beckham will be at the Bird's Nest later as the Olympic flag is lowered and passed to the 2012 hosts with Britain delighted over their fourth place in the medals table. London next!! FINAL MEDAL TABLE »
Handball

10:10 - The last of the 302 gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics goes to France as they defeat Iceland 28-23. Karabatic top-scores with eight.
Water polo

09:55 - Hungary follow victory in Sydney and Athens with gold in Beijing. They end up 14-10 winners over the USA with Peter Biros and Daniel Rudolf Varga both scoring hat-tricks.
Handball

09:50 - Iceland have equalled their country's highest Olympic achievement simply by making the final and guaranteeing themselves the silver medal, a feat last achieved by their nation in the men's triple jump in 1956. But gold looks high unlikely as they trail 23-15 midway through the second-half.
Boxing

09:40 - Roberto Cammarelle wins Italy's first boxing gold medal of the Beijing Games when the referee stopped the contest with China's Zhang Zhilei in the fourth round. Cammarelle was leading 14-4 at the time.
Water polo

09:35 - Hungary, chasing an unprecedented third consecutive gold medal and ninth in total, lead surprise finalists United States 11-9 entering the last quarter of the final.
Boxing

09:30 - Cammarelle is cruising towards the gold medal halfway through his clash with Zhang Zhilei, comfortably outpointing the Chinese boxer 11-3.
Handball

09:27 - It is 15-10 to France at half-time. Five unanswered goals saw them race away to a 9-4 lead with star man Nikola Karabatic scoring with all four of his shots. LIVE SCORING »
Basketball

09:25 - GOLD FOR USA!! Paul picks up two from the line only for Marc Gasol to respond with a rebound. Spain forced to foul and called for an unsportsmanlike. Kobe seals the victory with two free throws and the United States take the gold medal after a thrilling 118-107 victory. Dwayne Wade had 27 points and Kobe Bryant 20 for the Redeem Team but Spain were sensational with Fernandez and Gasol collecting 22 and 21 respectively.
Boxing

09:20 - The last final sees world champion Roberto Cammarelle of Italy meet China's Zhang Zhilei in the super-heavyweights.
Basketball

09:17 - Navarro can only make one from the line but Rubio hustles and it's white ball. Jimenez can't connect with his three point attempt and Kobe lays it up. Navarro misses the rainbow shot and it's 113-105 to the USA with 58 seconds left.
Basketball

09:15 - Spain won't lay down. Navarro with the basket and then Jimenez with three but Wade from outside the arc and it's 111-104 with two minutes to go.
Basketball

09:10 - Fernandez keeps Spain alive with a stunning play, and also draws the foul in the process. PaU Gasol is faultless from the line and then connects with a jumper to reduce the deficit to five. But Kobe is the go-to-guy as he gets three and Fernandez has fouled out with his side trailing 108-99 with three minutes left.
Boxing

09:07 - China win their second gold medal of the Beijing Olympics with Zhang Xiaoping outpointing Kenny Egan 11-7 in the Workers Gymmasium. But the Irishman will feel hard done by when he looks back at the tape as he seems to connect with several shots that did not gain points with the judging called into question once again.
Basketball

09:05 - Great athleticism from Kobe to gain the USA's first points of the quarter and then Williams connects with three from outside the arc. Howard slams two down but Fernandez hits three. 101-92 with six minutes left after Bryant connects with three.
Basketball

09:00 - Pau Gasol tips in an early rebound and then dunks home Fernandez's pass. Fernandez nails a three from the sideline and it's a two-point game with 8:13 left!!
Boxing

08:57 - Egan has work to do to win the light heavyweight gold medal as he trails Zhang Xiaoping 5-3 at the end of the second round.
Basketball

08:55 - Wade punishes Alex Mumbru's poor shot and that's a virtual four point play. Navarro puts two in, via the glass, but Williams hits the fadeaway. Gasol adds his sixth basket from the field but Anthony's three makes it a double figure advantage. However, Navarro connects at the buzzer and with a quarter to go, it's 91-82 USA.
Boxing

08:52 - Ireland's Kenny Egan is taking on China's Zhang Xiaoping in the final of the light-heavyweight class. Michael Carruth is the only Irish boxer ever to have won gold and Clondalkin's Egan is looking to make it two.
Basketball

08:50 - Anthony with the soft lay-up but then Jimenez picks up the garbage under the rim. LeBron with the tip; Marc Gasol responds; but the US go to James on the fast break. Kobe is punished for his fourth foul as David Beckham looks on. A 37-point drubbing in the pool game but it's closer than that now even though Bosh hits two from the line to make it 83-76 with 13 minutes left.
Handball

08:45 - Iceland are chasing their first ever gold medal as they meet France in the men's final. LIVE SCORING »
Basketball

08:40 - Howard misses both free throws but Anthony bullies his way in to get the touch and the foul. Howard is getting it done inside but a pair of rainbow shots from Navarro and the US call a time out with their lead a slender 75-71.
Basketball

08:37 - Felipe Reyes opens up the second-half with two and the US commit two early turnovers. The Redeem Team finally score on their fifth offensive possession as Dwight Howard grabs a key offensive rebound. Reyes, with a soft touch once more, and then Kobe is penalised for a travel. Marc Gasol with the left-handed hook and it's 71-67 at 07:30 in the third.
Boxing

08:35 - Kazakhstan retain the welterweight gold as Sarsekbayev scores 14 points in the middle two rounds on his way to a comfortable 18-9 victory. Banteaux's defeat mean Cuba leave Beijing without a single boxing gold to their name after losing four finals.
Water polo

08:30 - Serbia have defeated European champions Montenegro 6-4 in the clash of Balkan neighbours for the bronze medal. Dejan Savic scored two goals to help the Serbs open up a 6-1 lead.
Boxing

08:25 - Sarsekbeyev scores a flurry of points in the second round in order to lead their men's welterweight final 7-2 at the halfway stage.
Boxing

08:22 - The welterweight final is between Carlos Banteaux Suarez and Bakhyt Sarsekbayev of Kazakhstan. The Cuban leads 1-0 after the first round.
Basketball

08:20 - A back court violation from Williams and Spain move within seven via Fernandez from the line. His 13 points have kept Spain in this gold medal match as they go in at the half, trailing 69-61 with only 23 shots missed in an incredible offensive display. Wade leads all scorers with 21.
Basketball

08:15 - Wade and James for three but Fernandez, with a great pass to Felipe Reyes, and then with a floating shot keeps Spain hanging in there. Fernandez adds six points from downtown but Wade hits a three of his own and it is 63-54 to the USA with 1:56 left in the half.
Handball

08:10 - Defending champions Croatia go home out of the medals after losing 35-29 to Spain in the bronze match. A 5-1 run midway through the second-half proves crucial with Juan Garcia and Carlos Prieto scoring seven apiece.
Basketball

08:05 - Rudy Fernandez with three and Rubio from the line but Kobe stops the run with virtually an alley-oop with his back to the basket. LeBron with the up, under, finger roll and Wade with the steal sees the US go 52-42 up with five minutes remaining in the half.
Basketball

08:00 - Kobe Bryant hits a three-pointer to make it a ten point lead early in the second. Pau Gasol misses two from the line, Rubio fails to connect with three from the side and Kobe goes to the other end for the dunk. A great rebound from Marc Gasol gives Spain a glimmer but Anthony buries the three to make it 46-33 US with 7:30 left in the half.
Boxing

07:57 - Tishchenko polishes off Sow 11-9 but the Frenchman is unhappy about the judging decisions, thinking he has levelled the scores just before the end.
Basketball

07:55 - Spain are not getting the rub of the decisions and the crowd are getting stuck into the refs. Bosh puts the tip in for two but Marc Gasol hits back only for Wade to add two from the line. Prince adds two via a nice soft touch off the rim and the opening quarter ends 38-31 to the US after a Wade three-pointer. What a display of offense! LIVE SCORING »
Boxing

07:52 - Tishchenko enjoys a successful second round to open an 8-3 lead at the end of the second round.
Basketball

07:50 - Navarro goes four of five from the line but Paul is there with another three point play as he draws the foul. Chris Bosh adds two free throws to tie it at 22-22. Deron Williams adds two from the line and then a steal allows Wade to entertain the crowd with a behind the back dunk. Jorge Garbajosa nails three but Tayshaun Prince makes it 28-25 USA with two minutes left in Q1.
Basketball

07:45 - Anthony hits three from the side but Carlos Jimenez responds in kind and then Rubio takes on Jason Kidd to add two more. Dwayne Wade and Gasol exchange scores before a rainbow shot from Rubio makes it 19-14. He collects his second foul after rapid transition from the States and Chris Paul adds the free throw to the basket. 19-17 Spain halfway through the first quarter.
Boxing

07:40 - Alexey Tishchenko won the gold medal in the featherweight class in Athens and is chasing Russia's second boxing gold of the Games when he meets France's Daouda Sow in the final of the lightweight class.
Basketball

07:35 - LeBron James opens with a long three, Pau Gasol responds by throwing in the hook and drawing the foul from the Cavs star. 17-year-old Rubio feeds Gasol for the dunk and it's 5-4 Spain early.
Basketball

07:30 - The USA all-stars believe they have a score to settle after being forced to settle for a humiliating bronze four years ago. "That experience is going to make this experience that much better," said US forward Carmelo Anthony. Here we go for the tip-off with Ricky Rubio starting for Spain. LIVE SCORING »
Boxing

07:25 - Mongolia's first boxing gold as Enkhbet cruises to a comprehensive 16-5 victory over Alarcon. He looked in control throughout and even denied his opponent any points in the final two rounds.
Boxing

07:20 - Enkhbet leads 12-5 with a round remaining on the back of some devastating body shots.
Handball

07:15 - Croatia lead 14-12 at half-time as they chase bronze after three unanswered goals at the end of the opening period. LIVE SCORING »
Boxing

07:10 - We have another Mongolian boxer in action as Badar-Uugan Enkhbat fights against Yankiel Leon Alarcon of Cuba in the bantamweight class. The Cubans lost both their finals yesterday and Alarcon is 4-1 down after first round.
Volleyball

07:05 - A thunder spike from Ryan Millar takes the USA to match point at 24-22. Murilo's spike comes off the fingertips to save one but there is no response to Clayton Stanley's hit and the Americans take gold to follow on from their World League victory.
Volleyball

07:00 - But the USA win six of the next seven points to lead 22-20 as Giba's game falls to pieces.
Volleyball

06:55 - Brazil have not trailed in the fourth set and a super block by Endres Gustavo has seen them take a three point lead for the first time at 19-16.
Handball

06:50 - Croatia are going up against Spain for men's bronze. LIVE SCORING »
Basketball

06:45 - Argentina at least do have the consolation of bronze as they complete an 87-75 victory. Carlos Delfino top-scores with 20. It's the USA v Spain in the final at 7:30am, follow it here.
Boxing

06:40 - China have won their 50th gold medal, 16 more than the United States, after Purevdorj retires hurt 19 seconds into the second round with a shoulder injury. Victory for Zhou Shiming who was leading 1-0 at the time.
Volleyball

06:35 - Samuel Fuchs overhits his serve and USA go 2-1 up, taking the third set 25-21. Brazil were successful with just 14 of 36 spikes in that set. LIVE SCORING »
Boxing

06:30 - Action is about to start in the Workers' Gymnasium with six finals. First up is China's Zou Shiming, who attempts to win his country's first Olympic gold medal in the light-flyweight class against Mongolian Serdamba Purevdorj.
Volleyball

06:20 - The USA break open a tight third set by winning three points in a row for a 12-9 lead and that has now been extended to 16-12 prompting Brazil to call a time-out.
Basketball

06:10 - Andres Nocioni had six points, three steals and two defensive rebounds in that third quarter as Argentina increased their lead to 68-49. LIVE SCORING »
Volleyball

06:00 - Ryan Millar hammers it down to position one to make it 22-20 and then Clayton Stanley's thunder serve beats Giba. Stanley spikes for set point but then nets his serve. However Stanley hammers it off the block to seal the set 25-22 and it's one set apiece.
Volleyball

05:55 - The USA race into a 6-0 lead in the second set but are pegged back to 17-15 and Brazil really have a chance now at 20-21.
Basketball

05:45 - Defending champions Argentina may have lost their title but they are going well in pursuit of bronze, leading Lithuania 46-34 at half-time. Luis Alberto Scola is leading the way with 12 points in the absence of injured Manu Ginobili. LIVE SCORING »
Volleyball

05:35 - 25-20 in the opening set to Brazil but neither team has really hit their straps yet. The States have it all to do if they are to win their first gold since 1988. LIVE SCORING »
05:25 - As the closing 10 events are played out after 16 days of competition, China has 49 gold medals, 15 more than the United States on 34, with Russian up to 22 after that latest success and Great Britain 19. Medal Table »
Rhythmic Gymnastics

05:15 - After their work with the hoops, Russia record a score of 35.550, which is enough to see them win the gold medal. China continue to delight the crowd with another hugely popular inch-perfect routine to secure the silver medal. Belaurs pip Italy to the bronze. All the results »
Volleyball

05:00 - Here we go for the men's final. Brazil are looking to defend its Olympic title and match what the women's team did yesterday by beating opposition from the USA. LIVE SCORING »
Rhythmic Gymnastics

04:45 - At the halfway stage of the group all-around final, China are in third behind Belarus and Russia. The hosts have been given a massive 17.575 from the judges after their work with the ropes, much to the delight of the crowd. The Italians have raised a protest though about their comparatively low score of 17.000.
Volleyball

04:30 - Russia took men's bronze by beating Italy 25-22, 25-19, 25-23. A second straight Olympic bronze for Russia while Italy go home without a medal for the first Olympics since 1992. It's the final coming up!!
04:00 - Great Britain will finish fourth in the medal table, having been overhauled by Russia. Have a look at the full medal table here »
03:30 - Catch up on all the latest photos from Beijing here including all the action from the men's marathon Gallery: Olympics »
Volleyball

03:00 - Italy are about to take on Russia in the men's bronze medal match. LIVE scoring here »
Athletics

02:55 - The first non-African runner home was Switzerland's Viktor Rothlin, who finished sixth in 2:10.35. Britain's Dan Robinson recorded a time of 2:16.14 which saw him end the race in 24th position.
Athletics

02:45 - Deriba Merga has completely run out of steam and having been with the lead pack for the majority of the race, he now finds himself being overtaken by Tsegay Kebede and missing out on a medal.
Athletics

02:40 - Jaouad Gharib takes silver but there is no-one to be seen for the bronze medal as yet.
Athletics

02:35 - Wanjuri crosses the line in a new Olympic record of two hours, six minutes and 32 seconds to secure the gold medal.
Athletics

02:30 - Wanjuri has this race won now assuming nothing untoward happens to him. He's opened up nearly a 20 second lead over the rest of the field. Jaouad Gharib is back in second with Merga really struggling now back in third.
Athletics

02:15 - Kenya's Luke Kibet is struggling in the marathon and he is pretty much just walking now. Martin Lel is also out of it, as he battles to keep up with the pace. Sam Wanjiru and Ethiopia's Deriba Merga continue to establish a healthy lead over the rest of the field.
Athletics

01:30 - Wanjiru has made a bit of a move for home. He is still out front striding, although he has four others going with him at this stage.
Athletics

01:00 - Samuel Kamau Wanjiru and Martin Lel are simply not letting up on the pace.
Athletics

00:45 - Wow! That first mile has been run in four minutes and 41 seconds. That is under world record pace.
Athletics

00:35 - The marathon is underway ...
----- - Brit Dan Robinson goes in the marathon and he is the last Brit to compete in Beijing
----- - We've a comparatively quiet day for you today, starting with the men's marathon, before moving on to the men's handball final, the rhythmic gymnastics, men's volleyball and the completion of the boxing
----- - Hello and welcome to LIVE coverage from the final day of the Beijing Olympics