THE SUN: Arsene Wenger has hijacked Manchester City's bid to sign Mikael Silvestre. Also: Christine Ohuruogu grabbed 400 metres glory to take our tally to a staggering 16 golds - and now British chiefs have set their sights on winning 20. Phil Scolari gave a personal reference to help John Terry retain the England captaincy.

DAILY MIRROR: Christine Ohuruogu clinched Britain's 16th gold in Beijing yesterday - just nine months after overturning a lifetime Olympic ban. Also: John Terry last night admitted he was shocked to get the nod as new England captain ahead of defensive partner Rio Ferdinand. High jumper Germaine Mason kick-started a glorious night in the Bird's Nest stadium for Britain with a surprise silver - and a herogram from Olympic sprint sensation Usain Bolt.

DAILY STAR: John Terry was made England captain because of his Champions League horror. Also: Robinho's £25million move to Chelsea is definitely off - and the Blues could now turn to samba superstar Kaka. Stand by for Chris Hoy to become a Knight rider after the great Scot wrote himself into the history books in Beijing yesterday.

DAILY MAIL: Christine Ohuruogu, the athlete the British Olympic Association wanted banned, won Britain's 16th gold medal of the Games last night - the country's greatest haul since 1908. Also: England are expected to join a mass boycott of the Champions Trophy in the next 48 hours after world champions Australia revealed they would not go to Pakistan to defend their title.

DAILY EXPRESS: Controversial Christine Ohuruogu won gold and helped Britain to its best Olympic performance for a century. Also: Georgia's football chiefs have revealed the full extent of their country's turmoil by claiming they and their players put their lives at risk to make the trip to face Wales tonight. Ronnie O'Sullivan admits that he will never follow through on frequent threats to quit snooker while his father remains in prison.

THE TIMES: With four gold medals added to the ever-bulging Olympic Games swag bag after another remarkable day in Beijing, British Olympic officials have set their sights on a final count of 20. Also: England expect the ICC Champions Trophy to be moved from Pakistan to Sri Lanka in the next 48 hours.

DAILY TELEGRAPH: Christine Ohuruogu capped yet another day of rapacious British Olympic swag-gathering with first gold in the Bird's Nest Stadium.

THE GUARDIAN: Christine Ohuruogu, who last night won Britain's first Olympic 400m gold medal since Eric Liddell in 1924, admitted that she had run the race blind.

THE INDEPENDENT: Christine Ohuruogu stood on top of the rostrum here in the Bird's Nest stadium last night as Commonwealth, world and Olympic 400 metres champion.
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