SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Capsules of Thursday's events at the Summer Olympics:
BASKETBALL
The United States beat Russia 85-70 to advance to the semifinals after a rough start.
The Americans fell behind Russia early by 10 points and led by only by five at halftime — their smallest lead at intermission since the United States started stocking the team with NBA players in 1992. The final score was the lowest total for a U.S. team since the bronze medal game of 1988.
Kevin Garnett had 16 and Vice Carter 15 for the Americans. Jason Kidd had eight assists.
Australia held off Italy 65-62 in the first of the men's quarterfinals. France beat Canada, 68-63 and Lithuania topped Yugoslavia 76-63 in the other two.
In the semifinals, France meets Australia and the Americans take on Lithuania.
BOXING
Guillermo Rigondeaux of Cuba spoiled the gold medal hopes of American Clarence Vinson, mixing boxing and power punching for an 18-6 semifinal victory at 119 pounds.
The victory started a march of four Cubans into the finals. The last one was Felix Savon, who is trying to become the third boxer to win three Olympic gold medals.
CANOE-KAYAK
Martin Doktor of the Czech Republic, the reigning Olympic champion in the 500- and 1,000-meter men's canoe events, was reinstated in the shorter event after an appeal. He was disqualified in Wednesday's heats for drifting too close to the leader.
DIVING
China's Fu Mingxia won the 3-meter springboard and joined Americans Greg Louganis and Pat McCormick as the only divers to claim four gold medals. Fu also became the first woman to win five medals in diving.
China also swept the synchronized swimming events. Xiong Ni took his second gold, teaming with Xiao Hailiang in the men's 3-meter springboard. Li Na and Sang Xue won the women's 10-meter platform.
EQUESTRIAN
Germany pulled off a narrow victory over Switzerland in the team show jumping event, 15 faults to 16. Otto Becker put in the two clear rounds on Cento that the Germans needed to repeat the gold-medal performance from Atlanta.
The bronze was decided by a jump-off, with Brazil beating out France. The United States finished sixth.
FIELD HOCKEY
South Korea reached the men's field hockey final for the first time, defeating Pakistan 1-0 when Song Seung-tae converted a penalty corner in the 56th minute.
Defending champion Netherlands needed a penalty shootout to defeat host Australia and also advance to the gold medal game. It ended 5-4 after Dutch goalkeeper Ronald Jansen made a diving save on Brent Livermore's shot.
RHYTHMIC GYMNASTICS
Defending world champion Alina Kabaeva of Russia took the lead after the first two rotations of qualifying in Olympic rhythmic gymnastics.
SAILING
J.J. Isler of San Diego made a dramatic comeback on the final leg to win the women's 470 silver medal. An hour later on the same course, Paul Foerster of Rockwall, Texas, took the men's 470 silver by winning the final fleet race. Australian crews won both 470 gold medals.
SOCCER
Dagny Mellgren's goal in overtime gave Norway a 3-2 victory over the defending Olympic champion United States in the women's final.
American Tiffany Milbrett's header tied it at 2 late in injury time.
Norway had ousted Olympic and World Cup runner-up China in the group stage.
SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING
World champion Russia led after the technical routine in team synchronized swimming while the Americans struggled to a fifth-place showing in defense of their Olympic title.
TAEKWONDO
Steven Lopez rallied in the final round to win the United States' first Olympic gold medal in taekwondo, the Olympics' newest sport. He beat South Korea's Sin Jun-sik
South Korea's Jung Jae-eun won the women's under 57-kilogram division, defeating Tran Hieu Ngan of Vietnam. The silver was the first medal Vietnam has ever won in the Olympic Games.
TENNIS
Venus Williams earned her second Olympic gold medal, teaming with sister Serena in the final of women's doubles to beat Miriam Oremans and Kristie Boogert of the Netherlands, 6-1, 6-1.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov beat Tommy Haas in the final to win the men's singles gold medal. The match lasted more than 3 1/2 hours to before the Russian beat the unseeded German 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.
TRACK
Marion Jones, already the 100-meter champion, resumed her five-medal quest by adding the 200 title in 21.84 seconds, winning by almost a half-second. She competes in the long jump final Friday.
Ivan Pedroso of Cuba took the men's long jump, reaching 28 feet, 3/4 inch on his final attempt. He has won the world championship three times.
Konstantinos Kenteris of Greece upset the favorites in the men's 200 with Americans in seventh and eighth. China's Wang Liping won the women's 20-kilometer walk after Australian Jane Saville was disqualified while leading entering the Olympic Stadium.
Erki Nool of Estonia won the Olympic decathlon, overtaking Chris Huffins of Indianapolis who led through nine events. Huffins ended up third.
Yanina Karolchik of Belarus took the women's shot put.
VOLLEYBALL (INDOOR)
Russia ended the U.S. women's team's unlikely run with a 25-15, 23-25, 25-15, 26-28, 15-8 victory.
The Americans, underdogs in the tournament, will play Brazil for the bronze.
Cuba will get a chance to go for an unprecedented third straight gold medal against Russia. Cuba defeated the Brazilians 27-29, 25-19, 21-25, 25-19, 15-9.
WRESTLING
Brandon Slay of Amarillo, Texas, eliminated Olympic champion Bouvaissa Saitiev at 167 1/2 pounds in the third big U.S. upset of a Russian wrestler in five days.
Cary Kolat of Rices Landing, Pa., won his first Olympic freestyle event, saw it protested, then lost the rematch to world champion Mohammad Talaei of Iran 5-4 on the first round of 138 3/4-pounds in freestyle wrestling.
It was the third time in four years that a Kolat victory in a world-level championship was stripped by protest.