It's a day when Australian teams can not just bag medals but a dose of redemption at the Tokyo Olympics.
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Three of the nation's hottest Olympic teams are in the hunt for glory but that's not all.
Australia's women beach volleyballers line up for a shot at gold when they meet Latvia in the semi-final at 11am.
Mariafe Artacho del Solar and Taliqua Clancy beat the top-ranking Canadians to set up the match and are the first Aussies to reach an Olympic semi-final since the Athens Olympics in 2004.
Over at the athletics, Ash Moloney is sitting in second place with the last five events of the decathlon to be held on Thursday, high-jumpers Nicola McDermott and Eleanor Patterson are in the mix; Stewart McSweyn is expected to advance from the 1500m semi-finals, while fellow Australian Oliver Hoare is also in contention to book a place in the medal race on Saturday.
Melissa Wu also has a 10m diving medal in her grasp in today's 18-strong semi-final.
2.15pm BOOMERS
The Boomers' historic quest for Olympic gold steps up several notches on Thursday afternoon when the face the star-studded American Dream Team.
Clear your day for 2.15pm, sports fans.
Australia surged into the semi-final after a clinical 97-59 victory against Argentina in the quarter-finals on Tuesday night, ably led by Canberra's Patty Mills who nailed 18 points and dished out four assists.
He'll be directly up against new Brooklyn Nets teammate Kevin Durant on Thursday, after Mills' $16m NBA move was announced in the wake of the Boomers' big win.
After a shock loss to France in the group stage, Team USA has bounced back in style overcoming Spain 95-81 in the quarter finals on Tuesday.
The winner of today's match will book their place in the gold medal match on Saturday, against either France or Slovenia.
- The highly anticipated match between the Boomers and the Dream Team tips off at 2:15pm Thursday on Channel 7 or the 7+ app.
6pm MATILDAS
The Matildas have a chance to leave Tokyo with a medal when they plays the USA for bronze at 6pm AEST.
The Aussies suffered a heartbreaking semi-final loss to Sweden and have already played a tough match against the USA which finished scoreless.
8pm KOOKABURRAS
Australia's men's hockey team will fight for gold on Thursday night, taking on Belgium in the decider at 8pm AEST.
Having lost back-to-back semi-finals in 2008 and 2012, Tuesday's 3-1 victory over Germany helped get the monkey off the back, and victory over Belgium would go some way to easing the disappointment of the women's shock quarter-final loss to India.
