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26m agoPerkins continues Australian dominance
30m agoCoetzé takes 50m backstroke
37m agoMollie O’Callaghan wins 200 freestyle
3h agoEngland beat Scotland 14-9 in women's 3x3 basketball
5h agoEngland beat Northern Ireland 83-34 in netball
6h agoEilish McColgan pulls out of games
The parents of Madeleine McCann cheered with pride as their son Sean finished eighth in the final of the men’s 400m freestyle on his Commonwealth Games debut for Scotland.
The 21-year-old, who studies at Loughborough University, was given a huge roar when he was announced to the crowd. But he was unable to match the pace set by Australia’s Sam Short, the 2023 world champion, who took gold in 3 mins 41.25 as he finished 12 seconds back.
Team England have provided an update on the gymnast Gabriel Langton who suffered a terrible fall yesterday.
“Gabriel was transferred to the hospital as a precautionary measure overnight and underwent multiple scans today, with very positive results,” a statement read. “Thankfully, he has been cleared of any serious injury complications and will be discharged to return to the team hotel this evening.
“He is in good spirits and hugely grateful for the many messages of support and the excellent care provided by the medical teams. He is looking forward to being reunited with the team to celebrate his silver medal.
“He will be discharged to the team hotel under the care of the Team England medical team this evening.”
Swimming: Alex Perkins adds to the Australian medal haul in the pool by taking gold in the women’s 50m butterfly. Ern Gallagher was second and Hazel Ouwehand third.
Swimming: It was almost inevitable that Pieter Coetzé was going to win the 50m men’s backstroke but he coped with the pressure well to triumph with a Games Record. England’s Oliver Morgan gets the silver, while Ruard van Renen is third.
Swimming: It was a tight race but Mollie O’Callaghan held on to take gold in the women’s 200m freestyle. The Australian had to hold off Lani Pallister for a long period, while Erica Fairweather earned the bronze with a late surge.
Gymnastics: Australia are looking impressive in the women’s team event. They are looking like the team to beat at the moment.
Breanna Scott has just laid downer a market with his balance beam to put her top of the individual scores.
Swimming: Sam Short wins the men’s 400m freestyle at a canter. Benjamin Goedemans takes silver and Elijah Whittington bronze as Australia take all the spots on the podium.
Boxing: Farcical scenes after Anthony Joseph misses his call time for his bout with Tryagain Morning Ndevelo. The Namibian was waiting in the ring for his opponent, who did wander out belatedly but it was too late and Ndevelo won by default.
Swimming: Adam Ramsay-Peaty will be well supported in Glasgow.
Swimming: Adam Ramsey-Peaty is being praised and is expected to win tonight’s butterfly final. Will he get a world record, too?
Gymnastics: Wales lead the way in the women’s team event with a score of 153.400. They are the team nation to catch.
Gymnastics: The Wales team have impressed on the vault. Abigail and Emily Roper battled it out for top spot in the individual standings, with the latter taking the lead with 13.300.
Thanks Billy. Let’s hope for an evening of jovial sport.
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Still to come is the conclusion of the women’s team gymnastics final and there are plenty of medals up for grabs in the pool, with Adam Ramsay-Peaty looking to win his fifth Commonwealth gold at 9.04pm (BST) in the 100m breaststroke final.
The end-to-end Pool B netball match between Uganda and Wales finished 59-50 to the She-Cranes, by the way.
Two years ago Tiana Sumanasekera was a United States Olympic alternate, training at the famed World Champions Centre in Houston alongside Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles. Now she is representing Sri Lanka – the country of her parents’ birth – with the aim of making the finals at Los Angeles 2028.
But these Commonwealth Games arrived at the wrong time. A shoulder injury sustained just weeks before the Games forced her to abandon plans to compete in the all-around event. Instead, she entered women’s qualification on just one apparatus – balance beam – hoping to make a final despite limited preparation.
Gymnastics: Ruby Evans does her stuff on the floor – the discipline in which she won world silver last year – with an eye-catching routine for Wales. Her score of 12.900 puts her top of the individual qualification standings – and she got a penalty for stepping out of the area.
Januszewska comes up with a crucial block for England to keep their two-point lead intact. Beckford-Norton punishes some lapse Scotland shooting with a lay-up before Gayle sinks a two-pointer to open England’s lead up to five. Gayle adds another point as Scotland run out of gas.
England follow up their 22-7 win over Singapore, while Scotland lost 12-10 to Tonga in their opener.
3x3 Basketball: Katie Januszewska puts England 6-4 in front but a couple of free throws from Ella Doherty brings Scotland level again. England’s Georgia Gayle tries her luck from deep but it clangs back off the rim. Shanice Beckford-Norton and a lay-up from Gayle gives England a bit of breathing space at 8-6 with two minutes to go.
3x3 Basketball: It’s an intense start with lots of blocks and missed shots. Scotland finally get some momentum through Hannah Robb and Claire Paxton, who uses the backboard well. England trail 4-3 with six minutes to go.
3x3 Basketball: It’s a good ol’ grudge match in the women’s competition now as Scotland take on England in Pool B.
Netball: Uganda have had a very good third quarter against Wales in Pool B, turning a three-point deficit at halfway to a six-point lead at the buzzer. Shadiah Nassanga (20 goals) and Mary Cholhok (16 goals) have done their job well in attack for the She-Cranes, who finished fifth at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Gymnastics: Abigail Roper follows up Ruby Evans’ opening 12.550 on the beam with a score of 11.650 for Wales. Roper was disappointed with her 11.100 on the uneven bars – her twin sister Emily posted an impressive 13.600 on that apparatus. Emily can’t stick the landing on the dismount from the beam and has to settle for a score of 11.100.
Wheelchair 3x3 basketball: Hosts Scotland are off to the perfect start with an opening 16-1 win over Nigeria in the women’s Pool B. The 17-year-old Lea Smith impressed with six points, only bettered by the seven of her experienced teammate Robyn Love. The crowd certainly enjoyed it.
“What a noise that was,” says Love on TNT Sports. “For me to have this experience, 40 minutes from my home town of Ayr – absolutely incredible. It was electric.”
Netball: It’s an absolute cracker in the Pool B match between Wales and Uganda, who have been trading goals for the first two quarters. It’s Wales who have the momentum after a flurry from goal shooter Georgia Rowe and goal attack Phillipa Yaranton – they lead 31-28 at the halfway point. That’s the biggest points gap of the game so far.
Gymnastics: Jemima Taylor, 17, posts the second best score of the day on the uneven bars of 13.300. She is followed by her Wales teammate, the talismanic Ruby Evans, who finishes with a well executed double front. Wales’ hopes of the medal may rest on the shoulders of the silver medallist for GB at world and European level.
Gymnastics: Scotland, Wales, India and Singapore are out on the apparatus in the third subdivision of the women’s team final. Malta lead the standings after the first two subdivisions, followed by Namibia, Malaysia and New Zealand. Australia, Canada, South Africa and England come later.
India’s Protistha Samanta posts the best score of the day (13.025) in her first go at the vault and gives herself a shot at qualifying for the individual final in the process.
Thanks Will. Well, I’m not sure I’m quite tall enough to be able to compete in this 3x3 basketball. But, mentally, yes, I’d be happy to give it a go.
England’s quartet of Ashley Hamilton, Jamell Anderson, Evan Walshe and Dwanye Lautier-Ogunyele have followed up their opening win over Jamaica with a 21-13 victory against Fiji. Hamilton set up England’s first 3x3 basketball club – London 3x3 – with his wife, Alice. The 37-year-old has also set up a foundation in Sierra Leone, where his family is from, to sponsor a local football team and provide scholarships for players.
There is a worrying moment for England as Anderson comes off holding his chest having possibly tweaked a muscle. He returns to help his side close out the win.
Billy Munday is primed - mentally and physically – to take you through the next couple of hours of action.
England are on court against Fiji in the men’s 3x3 basketball.
The Commonwealth Games has suffered yet another blow after Eilish McColgan, Scotland’s star athlete at these championships, became the latest big name to pull out.
McColgan, the reigning 10,000m champion, was due to defend her title on Monday but on Saturday revealed she had not fully recovered from a toe injury sustained at the London Marathon.
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England’s Francesca Williams “Some jitters at the start but good to get them out of the way.
“It [the win] gives us huge confidence but we know tomorrow [against Australia] is going to be a huge step up for us.”
Frankly, it was never in doubt for the Roses who face Australia tomorrow.
Singapore v Jamaica in the men’s 3x3 basketball was a modern classic, with plenty of back and forth, resulting in Jamaica winning 22-20.
Wales look a cut above the Botswanans in the women’s pairs bowls, with the Welsh producing a perfect first end in the first set, earning five points.
England are in complete control after three quarters of the netball, leading 60-26 against Northern Ireland.
