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Their hands were raised in triumph, but Great Britains eyes were masked by defeat. Great Britain won their first-ever silver medal in the team competition for mens artistic gymnastics at London 2012, but lost it to Japan after an official inquiry. An official protest submitted by Japan changed Kohei Uchimuras difficulty ranking on the pommel horse. His score was changed to a 14.100 from a 13.466 after the inquiry was accepted. The Brits lost their silver medal to Japan as a result, having to settle for bronze. Japans protest was nothing compared to the crowds when the final scores were announced after the inquiry was accepted. A chorus of anger erupted from the crowd as the home crowd learned that Team GB had won, but promptly lost, their only silver team medal ever. The Duke of Cambridge, William, and Prince Harry, were just two of the thousands of Brits in the stadium on their feet for Team GB after finding out they had won the medal. "Maybe there will be a royal inquiry," joked CTVOlympics analyst Rod Black after Great Britain was demoted to bronze. The judges have not yet spoken publicly about their decision, but there have been rumours of disagreement among the judges about the change. Beijing 2008 Champion China captured the gold medal in the mens artistic gymnastics team competition at London 2012 for the second Olympic Games in a row.   More to come. Cheap Jerseys USA . The Philadelphia Phillies traded the two-time All-Star right fielder to the San Francisco Giants for three players on Tuesday. Cheap Jerseys Wholesale . 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic and five-time winner Rafael Nadal were a pair of third-round victors Thursday at the $3. http://www.dancewithmeusa.com/hot.html . Both key midfielder Daniele De Rossi and fullback Ignazio Abate left Sundays quarterfinal with muscle problems, and Abates replacement Christian Maggio picked up a yellow card that rules him out of Thursdays match in Warsaw.SAN ANTONIO -- The Tim Duncan era isnt over yet. The San Antonio Spurs announced Wednesday that they had re-signed Duncan, bringing back the 36-year-old forward for at least a 16th season. Terms were not disclosed, though Yahoo Sports cited anonymous sources in reporting it was a three-year, $36 million deal. The first overall pick in the 1997 draft, Duncan in 15 seasons has led the Spurs to nine division titles and the playoffs every year, including four NBA championships. The Spurs are 830-352 in the regular season during his tenure, the highest winning percentage over any 15-year span in NBA history, and Duncan has two league MVP awards to go along with three NBA Finals MVP honours. "Tim Duncan has established himself as one of the best players in NBA history," coach Gregg Popovich said. "He is an unselfish superstar who loves to compete and has only one goal when he steps on the court -- to do whatever it takes to help his team win. We are all thrilled that hell spend his entire caareer as a San Antonio Spur.dddddddddddd" Duncan, a 13-time All-Star, has averaged 20.3 points, 11.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists and 2.22 blocks per game over his career. The Spurs have other questions headed into the off-season. Tony Parker has apparently healed from a bizarre eye injury in time to play for France in the Summer Olympics. He got a shard of glass in his eye, damaging his cornea, during a New York City night club fight involving Chris Brown and members of hip-hop star Drakes entourage. The 30-year-old Parker has two years remaining on a $50 million contract. He is coming off averaging 18.3 points and a career-high 7.7 assists. Manu Ginobili is also in London this summer playing for his native Argentina, a moonlighting stint that always makes the Spurs anxious because of the 34-year-old playmakers propensity for injury. The Spurs lost in the playoffs to Oklahoma City, blowing a 2-0 lead. They dont have many glaring needs, with the bulk of the roster on track to return. ' ' '