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Rio 2016 is officially Great Britains best overseas Olympics after they surpassed the Beijing tally of 47 medals with five days of action still to go.The record was sealed when Jason Kenny kept his cool to win a stunning sixth Olympic gold and third of the Rio Games with victory in the Keirin on Tuesday night.After Laura Trott won omnium gold for her fourth Olympic title -- making her Britains most successful female Olympian --?Becky James took silver and Katy Marchant bronze as Kristina Vogel of Germany won the sprint.Kenny was in the final medal race on the track and survived a scare when the race was paused as officials studied footage to determine if had had illegally overtaken the motorised Derny bike before it had left the track.The restart was also paused -- with all six riders again starting -- and at the third time of asking no-one could live with Kennys blistering pace.The 28-year-old from Bolton emulated Sir Chris Hoys 2008 achievement of winning three titles at one Olympics to move level with the Scot as the Briton with the most Games golds.?Britain finished with six cycling golds, four silvers, and one bronze on the track in Rio, while Chris Froome also claimed bronze in the road cycling time trial.Kennys gold was Britains 19th of the Rio Olympics -- equalling the gold haul from Beijing -- and the 49th British medal overall. The 48th medal, won by boxer Josh Buatsi, had minutes earlier taken Team GB past the previous best at an away Games.Jack Laugher then added a 50th medal for Team GB with a silver in the mens 3m springboard diving. It was his second of the Rio Games, having won?Britains first Olympic diving gold with Chris Mears in the synchronised 3m springboard.Earlier,?Giles Scott?claimed Olympic sailing gold to continue Britains domination of the Finn class.Started by Iain Percys Sydney 2000 triumph and continued in the next three Games by Sir Ben Ainslie, Scott ensured his country would take home a fifth successive Olympic gold in the class with a race to spare.The four-time world champion merely needed to complete the final race to top the podium, finishing second in a medal race that doubled up as a lap of honour.It has been a huge luxury -- theres not many times you can say you have won an Olympic Games before the medal race, Scott said, having become the second British sailing medallist following Nick Dempseys silver in the mens RS:X.We knew coming here to Rio that the racing wasnt going to be easy. Regardless of form, it was always going to be a hard week and it certainly was that. I had a particularly shaky start. Ive managed to pull through some good consistency and, yeah, to win it the way I have, I couldnt ask for any other way.There is set to be more sailing success on Wednesday with?Hannah Mills and Saskia Clark?on the brink of winning womens 470 gold.After taking silver at London 2012, they are all but assured of Britains second sailing gold of the Games. Forced to race on their reserve day due to Mondays changeable conditions, Mills and Clark secured two third places either side of a second to build up a 20-point cushion ahead of the medal race.In the womens floor gymnastics, Britains Amy Tinkler added another bronze medal for Britain.She told BBC Radio Five Live: It has been incredible -- I cant believe it. Im in total shock. I dont really know what to say.I wasnt thinking about winning a medal. My coaches said I had nothing to lose and just to go out and enjoy it. I could hear a lot of cheers from the crowd and that helped me a lot.Max Whitlock and Louis Smith have inspired me so much over the years, so to have a medal like them is incredible.Nile Wilson left British gymnastics in seventh heaven after adding to their extraordinary medals haul at the Rio Olympic Games. The 20-year-old grabbed bronze in the mens horizontal bar final less than an hour after Tinklers bronze.Light heavyweight Buatsi?won Team GBs first boxing medal of the games. He lost on points to Kazakhstan fighter Niyazymbetov in the semifinal, meaning he leaves Rio with a bronze medal round his neck.Joe Joyce secured Britain second mens boxing medal straight after Buatsi by demolishing Uzbekistans Olympic flagbearer Bakhodir Jalolov in three rounds. His win means he progresses to the semifinal where hes guaranteed bronze with the possibility of more with just one more win.? Douglas Costa Brazil Jersey .35 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. 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Fernandinho Brazil Jersey .C. -- Glenn Howard needed an extra end to move into the Masters Grand Slam of Curling final. PHILADELPHIA -- Even with Dwight Howard having an off game, Atlanta won easily.And coach Mike Budenholzer said thats a good sign for the Hawks.Paul Millsap scored 17 points to lead five Hawks in double figures and Atlanta toppled the Philadelphia 76ers 104-72 on Saturday.Kyle Korver added 15 points and Mike Muscala added 14 for Atlanta.The Hawks barely needed top offseason acquisition Howard. The big man had just two points and seven rebounds in his second game for his hometown team after signing a three-year, $70 million free-agent contract this summer. The 31-year-old center had 19 rebounds and 11 points in Atlantas season-opening 114-99 win over Washington on Thursday.The great thing about adding Dwight to our group and something that Dwight is embracing and cherishing is that we play as a team, Budenholzer said.Everybody steps up, everybody contributes. Dwight is going to have great, big nights. A day like today was maybe not his day. Muscala, Paul and Kris (Humphries) were great. Its much more a positive than anything.Dennis Schroder displayed the playmaking ability the Hawks are counting on with him taking over for Jeff Teague as the teams point guard. After getting two assists in the opener, Schroder had 11 to go with 11 points against Philadelphia.Joel Embiid and Sergio Rodriguez had 14 points apiece for the 76ers.The Hawks reserves (51 points) had nearly as many points (53) as the starters.It says a lot, Millsap said. Our bench is great. Our bench did a great job of coming in and sparking a nice, little run for us. This game, last game, they did a great job of doing that.Millsap scored four points during Atlantas 8-2 run to open the fourth quarter, capped by Muscalas 17-foot jumper for an 82-60 lead.After sitting out for two years because of a foot injury, Embiid dazzled the home crowd with 20 points and seven rebounds in 22 minutes in Wednesdays season-opening loss to Oklahoma City. The third overall pick in the 2014 draft, Embiid had trouble staying on the court in the opening half against Orlando.Moments after chants of Trust the process! Trust the process! serenaded Embiid on the free-throw line, the crowd erupted in the second quarter when Embiiid blocked Howards shot attempt.ddddddddddddEmbiid had to go to the bench seconds later after picking up his third foul. The Hawks took advantage, outscoring Philadelphia 17-10 from that point to enter the intermission up 53-39.Philadelphia could get only within 10 points in the third quarter on Jerami Grants highlight-reel reverse dunk. But the Hawks scored eight of the final 10 points of the period to enter the fourth quarter ahead 74-58.NATIONAL ANTHEMA day after apologizing for prohibiting R&B singer Sevyn Streeter from performing the national anthem at Wednesdays opener because Streeter was wearing a We Matter T-shirt, the song went off without any incidents or protests prior to Saturdays game. Mike Moore, a member of the teams Flight Squad, performed the national anthem with no signs that anything was amiss.NO CHEESESTEAKSDeAndre Bembry had two points for Atlanta. The rookie is a product of nearby Saint Josephs. He received cheers when he entered with just under six minutes left.Bembry said he had a bunch of people in attendance from St. Joes. One thing he didnt have while back in Philadelphia, though, was a cheesesteak due to the recent removal of a wisdom tooth.MORE MINUTESEmbiid, on a minutes restriction because of his foot injury, played 15 minutes.With the minutes he played, he clearly helped us, Philadelphia coach Brett Brown said. Were looking forward to him playing more minutes.TIP-INSHawks: Millsap, a three-time All-Star, is averaging a team-best 22.5 points per game through two games. ... Atlanta nearly doubled Philadelphia in assists, with 31 to the 76ers 16.76ers: Philadelphia, which started 0-18 on the way to a 10-72 mark last season, looks for its first win with its third straight home game to start the season, Tuesday against the Magic. Five of the 76ers first six games are at home. Philadelphia is playing without three starters because of injury: Jerryd Bayless (wrist), Nerlens Noel (knee) and 2016 No. 1 pick Ben Simmons (foot).UP NEXTHawks: Host Sacramento on Monday night.76ers: Host Orlando on Tuesday night. ' ' '