Tokyo Olympics: Adam Peaty eases into semi-finals as Crew GB’s footballers safe place in knockouts

Tokyo Olympics: Adam Peaty eases into semi-finals as Team GB's footballers secure place in knockouts

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Dates: 23 July-8 August Time in Tokyo: BST +8
Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC iPlayer, BBC Red Button and online; Listen on BBC Radio 5 Live, Sports Extra and Sounds; live text and video clips on BBC Sport website and app.

Adam Peaty began the defence of his Olympic 100m breaststroke title in impressive style as Team GB beat hosts Japan in the women’s football on day one of the Tokyo 2020 Games.

In Sapporo, Ellen White scored GB’s only goal of the game as Hege Riise’s side continued their winning start to the Olympics.

Earlier, Helen Glover’s ambition to retain her women’s pairs rowing title got off to a shaky start alongside Polly Swann.

In what was Glover’s first defeat in more than a decade, she and Swann finished third in their heat, some way off the pace but enough to ensure their berth in Tuesday’s semi-finals.

Team GB’s Andy Murray and Joe Salisbury got off to a promising start in the men’s doubles, beating French second seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut 6-3 6-2.

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