Paris Olympics 2024 LIVE: New Zealand face South Africa in rugby sevens after Morocco vs Argentina football massacre

Andrew Knewstubb spots a gap and darts through before taking a drag down to the group. New Zealand win a penalty for offside.

They decided to run from the scrum and look to maintain control of the ball. Every second they take out of this game moves people closer to winning the match.

The magic of the All Blacks. quick hands, offloads back, doesn’t look over and pacey runs down the left wing to see Ngarohi McGarvey-Black touch down for another try.

The All Blacks led 10-5 at the break. A lot to play for in the second half.

New Zealand missed the conversion attempt to lead by just five.

No, they don’t. Good play from Bitzbroks, who won the penalty and played quickly. He sent the ball to the right wing where Selvyn Davids took the ball out of the air and it flew beyond Scott Curry.

He crossed the line and tapped the ball in for a try. All boxes.

South Africa suffered a serious injury to Nortje 30 seconds into this match. The game was stopped temporarily and he was taken off the field with an ice pack on the back of his neck.

The game continued with a New Zealand scrum. The All Blacks break the tackle on the right wing and fly up the pitch with the help of three fantastic offloads.

South Africa scrambling to come back but New Zealand swing the ball out to the opposite wing where Moses Leo goes over for the first try.

Now it’s time for the final Rugby Sevens match of the day. The All Blacks take on the Blitzbroks to see who will take the top spot in Pool A.

Dylan Collier leads the All Blacks for this one. His team finished second at the Olympics in Tokyo. Can he do better this time?

A record medal haul may be on the way for Team GB as the Paris Olympics roll out in the French capital, but there are few Games venues where the Union flag will be conspicuous by its absence.

The tentacles of sustained podium success, spread freely with almost £250m of UK Sport funding for the Paris Olympic cycle alone, have yet to reach the wrestling mats of the Champ-de Mars-Arena or the glittering fencing grounds of the Grand Palais.

Tom Daley claims he couldn’t have a better partner as he prepares to row a boat down the River Seine at last night’s Olympic opening ceremony.

Daley and rower Helen Glover will carry the British flag as the Games take place beneath Paris’ famous postcard landmark.

Daley, with one gold and three bronze from five Olympics, and Glover, a double gold medalist from three appearances, are popular choices to lead Team GB.

Daley, 30, is the first diver to win the award and Glover the first female rower, following Olympic icons Sir Steve Redgrave and Sir Matthew Pinsent.

If you haven’t heard of Caden Cunningham, chances are you will by the end of these Olympics.

Cunningham is square-jawed with sunken brown eyes in fur; broad shoulders and pure posture, standing 6ft-many. He’s a part-time model – GQ magazine recently dubbed him “the prince of the Olympics (and king of menswear)” – a full-time Taekwondo champion, and he loves the stage.

Cunningham is only 21 but has already won a string of medals and was crowned European heavyweight champion in May. He arrives in Paris this week as a serious contender for gold, armed with a self-assurance that practically kicks you in the face. “It doesn’t matter if I win or lose (in Paris),” he said, “I’m sure I can run for the next four years and I can speed up Taekwondo and I can conquer this heavyweight division. I’m starting to do that now.”

Olympic champions Fiji are safely through to the quarter-finals after two incredible wins today. They first beat Uruguay 40-12 before beating the USA 38-12.

She is a force of nature and will be hard to beat as she aims for a third straight gold medal.

Paris, 1924. Eric Liddell has poised at the starting line of the 400m track, the Union Jack sitting proudly on his white running kit chest. It took him 47.6 seconds to make history that day – Liddell set a new Olympic and world record in the sprint. It was a race that would later be immortalized in the 1981 Oscar-winning film Chariot of Fire.

If you’ve seen the film, you’d be forgiven for thinking you know the other dramatic storylines of his short life – he’s particularly famous for his unsuccessful run at the Paris Olympics that year.

The Scot was favorite to take the gold medal for the 100m sprint, but when the event schedule was released, he dropped his place. “I don’t run on Sundays,” he said. His commitment to his religious beliefs comes first.