With news of a blunder in the BMX and a blinding selection of blogs

With news of downpours, showers, precipitation, cats, dogs and drizzle

More medals for Britain in the women's swimming marathon plus BMXer Shanaze Reade finds her pedals after a nasty tumble

The British gold rush sparked by cyclist Nicole Cooke is getting mighty frenzied

More glory on the waves for Britain, but a terrible day for the host nation

More golds for Phelps, plus the athletics gets pulses racing as the 100m heats get under way

In which the Olympic organisers attack the media

Phelps good, Britain Great

With news of more glory in the pool for Michael Phelps

A look back at a golden day for Rebecca Adlington

At 8.03pm (1.03pm BST) precisely, a blitzkrieg of fireworks will be pumped into the Beijing night sky.