With that, we’re wrapping up our Commonwealth Games coverage for today. Thanks for following along.
Netball Uganda beat Trinidad and Tobago 80-36 in their second pool match to remain unbeaten. The second match of the evening session is still ongoing with New Zealand currently beating Jamaica 26-25 at half-time.
Australia beat England quartet to win gold!
Men’s 4x200m freestyle final Kai Taylor powered away from Max Litchfield to win it for Australia after England’s James Guy handed over the lead in the final leg. Tyler Melbourne-Smith manages to hold off a surging Duncan Scott to clinch the bronze medal for Wales.
Pallister wins gold for Australia!
Women’s 1500m freestyle final The Australian was ahead of world record pace for about a third of this race but didn’t manage to maintain it but still won by 17.94 seconds ahead of Erika Fairweather of New Zealand and fellow Australian Molly Walker.
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Muhamad wins gold for Malaysia!
Men’s 65kg weightlifting Aznil Bin Bidin Muhamad takes gold with a Commonwealth Games record with a total of 299kg, beating Raja Muthupandi of India, who took silver, and Papua New Guinea’s Morea Baru, who got the bronze.
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McEvoy wins gold in an all Australian podium
Men’s 50m freestyle final The world record-holder Cameron McAvoy blows away the field he led from start to finish and sets a new games record in 20.97, that’s a special performance. Flynn Southam got silver and Jamie Jack the bronze to lock out the medals for Australia.
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Canada's Black win all-aound gold!
Women’s all-around final Needing a 12.655 with her floor routine to win gold, Ellie Black scored 12.750 to return to the top of the podium after winning this title in 2018. Breanna Scott of Australia takes silver and Lia-Monica Fontaine, just 16, gets bronze to put two Canadians in the medals.
England’s Shantae-Eve Amankwaah put in a fantastic final floor routine to move above Roper for fourth.
Women’s 100m butterfly semi-final Brittany Castelluzzo of Australia wins the second semi, with the Scottish pair of Ciara Schlossan and Lucy Grieve making it through. That’s three Scots in the final tomorrow night. England’s Emily Richards just misses out.
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Women’s 100m butterfly semi-final Alex Perkins of Australia wins it in 57.16, ahead of Scotland’s Keanna MacInnes and Erin Gallagher of South Africa. England’s Lucy Cox finished in fifth and will be looking at the times in the second semi to see if she makes it into the final.
Coetze wins gold for South Africa and sets new games record!
Men’s 200m backstroke final Pieter Coetze led from the gun and was ahead of world record pace at one point and never looked like losing, that was phenomenal from the South African. The English pair of Oliver Morgan and Luke Greebank took the minor medals, the former getting the touch for silver
Anderson wins gold for Australia!
Women’s 100m backstroke final Canada’s Kylie Masse turned in the lead but Iona Anderson roared back in the final 25m to win gold in a time of 58.71, Olivia Nel of South Africa took bronze. England’s Lauren Cox faded from third at the turn to finish fifth.
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Evening all, we’re in the rotation of the women’s all-around final and unfortunately it doesn’t look like there wil be a British medal. Wales’ Emily Roper was in with a shout but needed a 0.500 in her final routine on the floor but there was a couple of stumbles and that won’t get the job done.
Adam Ramsay-Peaty’s reaction
That felt much better. The last 24 hours has been a bit of a whirlwind but we’re on a great trajectory for tomorrow.
For me the best thing to do when my head is going at 1,000 miles an hour is to write it out. What’s going wrong, what’s going right. What can I change, what can’t I change. Then I’ve got a battle plan.
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That’s all from me – I’ll hand over to Tom Bassam for the duration.
Women’s all-around final With one rotation to go, it’s all change at the top of the standings.
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40.300 Elsabeth Black (Canada)
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40.100 Breanna Scott (Australia)
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39.650 Lia-Monica Fontaine (Canada)
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39.150 Emily Roper (Wales)
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38.500 Shantae-Eve Amankwaah (England)
Men’s 50m breaststroke semi-final 2 Adam Ramsay-Peaty qualifies after finishing second to South Africa’s Michael Houlie (26.61).
Ramsay-Peaty’s time was 26.82. Ronan Zuberg Wantenaar and Scotland’s Archie Goodburn are also through to tomorrow night’s final.
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Men’s 50m breaststroke semi-final 1 The Australian Sam Williamson wins the semi-final from Chris Smith, the precocious Filip Nowacki and Oliver Dawson.
Williamson’s time was 26.79.
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Swimming The men’s 50m breaststroke semi-finals are imminent. Adam Ramsay-Peaty is up second alongside, among others, Michael Houlie.
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Angharad Evans reacts to winning gold
It hasn’t really sunk in yet. I think it was bittersweet because I was hoping for a faster time than yesterday, and I knew I had one in me. But when they talk about, ‘It’s not about the time here, it’s about racing the race’… you know, we are a nervous wreck for two days straight, meaning we are so tense. My body was cramping even before walking out into that race.
I saw her [Aimee Canny] next to me all the way and it was just about getting my hand to the wall fast and that’s what I did. I received great support along the way so it was absolutely amazing.
I actually thought during the race, ‘Why am I not more stressed now?!’ There was 0.01 between us, so I should have been, but the trust I have in my stroke is something I’ve been building this season. It did get a bit scary in the last five, but I did everythinbg I could – I gave it 100% the whole way.
I’m so excited for the ceremony. I’ve learned about half the words to Flower of Scotland, so I’m off to learn the other half!
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Swimming There’s a little break now for the medals ceremonies, then we have a couple of semi-finals: women’s 100m freestyle and men’s 50m breaststroke (including Adam Ramsay-Peaty).
Men’s 100m butterfly final Gold for Canada’s Joshua Liendo, a nose ahead of Australia’s Matthew Temple. Liendo was completely spent but just managed to hold on in a time of 50.42. Temple’s was 50.43, with Ben Armbruster’s 50.58 enough for bronze.
Angharad Evans wins gold for Scotland!
Women’s 100m breaststroke final She’s done it! Angharad Evans just pips Aimee Canny to raise the roof at the Tollcross Swimming Centre. Bronze goes to Australia’s Sienna Toohey.
Evans’ time of 1.06.07 wasn’t amazing by her standards, but who cares about that when you’ve just won gold on home soil.
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Alice Tai’s reaction
I didn’t realise we were the first race, so that was a bit crazy. To retain the title three Games running is really special – I don’t think I’ve processed it fully.
I only got the green light from the doctors earlier this week. Before that I thought my season was over. It was so last-minute but I couldn’t have askedf for a better result.
Men’s 100m backstroke S9 final Tim Hodge takes gold for Australia once again, with Northern Ireland’s Barry McClements winning silver ahead of Harrison Vig.
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Women’s all-around final
These are the standings at the halfway point.
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27.400 Lia-Monica Fontaine (Canada)
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27.100 Elsabeth Black (Canada)
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26.950 Ruby Evans (Wales)
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26.600 Emily Roper (Wales)
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26.300 Shantae-Eve Amankwaah (England)
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25.600 Crystelle Lake (Scotland)
Alice Tai wins gold!
Women’s 100m backstroke S9 England’s Alice Tai turns first and powers home for an emphatic victory in a time of 1.11.93. The Australian pair of Gemma Sellick (1.14.06) and Victoria Belando Nicholson (1.15.11) take silver and bronze.
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Swimming The women’s 100m backstroke S9 final is scheduled to get under way in a few minutes’ time. The fastest qualifier was the 16-year-old Australian, Gemma Sellick; she’s in lane 4.
Ruby Evans, in second place after the first rotation, scores 12.850 on the uneven bars.
Women’s all-around final The second rotation is under way, with Canada’s Lia-Monica Fontaine (14.300) leading the way after the first.
Swimming There are nine finals this evening, starting in around half an hour. This is the full list:
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Women’s 100m backstroke S9
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Men’s 100m backstroke S9
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Women’s 100m breaststroke
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Men’s 100m butterfly
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Women’s 100m backstroke
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Men’s 200m backstroke
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Men’s 50m freestyle
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Women’s 1500m freestyle
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Men’s 4x200m freestyle relay
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Boxing As expected, Nicole Clyde will meet India’s Preeti Preeti in the women’s 54kg quarter-final on Tuesday. The referee stopped Preeti’s bout with Malawi’s Deborah Mtenje in the second round.
Surely the most heartwarming sight at these Commonwealth Games came shortly before lunchtime on Sunday, when a young English gymnast hobbled to his seat in the Glasgow International Arena.
Thirty-six hours earlier, Gabriel Langton had landed on his neck after a horror fall off the high bars, leaving many of his fellow gymnasts in tears. Now, despite spending 24 hours in hospital and sporting a fair few bruises, he was back at the scene – and determined to make himself heard.
He shouted for his English teammates, Luke Whitehouse and Adam Tobin, who finished seventh and fifth. And when it became clear they were not going to win, he urged on his British teammate Reuben Ward, competing for Scotland, to a brilliant individual all-around gold medal.
Ward had been one of those in tears on Friday night. And afterwards he remembered what the team’s physiotherapists had told him when it happened: “Do It For Gabe”.
Gymnastics The women’s all-around final is under way. Wales’ Ruby Evans is the early leader after scoring 14.100 in the vault.
Boxing Nicole Clyde was a comfortable winner, by unanimous decision, over Nancy Bamfo. She is likely to meet Preeti Pretti in the quarter-final on Tuesday.
Athletics
Two more Olympic medallists have withdrawn from the England team on the eve of the start of the competition at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Sprinter Louie Hinchliffe and 400-metre runner Charlie Dobson, who both won relay bronze medals at Paris 2024, have joined the ever-growing list of high-profile absentees.
Four Olympic medallists, including Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Dina Asher-Smith were among a group of nine England athletes who officially withdrew on the eve of the Games.
Hinchliffe’s withdrawal leaves Elliot Jones, whose personal best is 10.04 secs, as England’s sole confirmed name on the start list for the men’s 100 metres.
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Cheers Daniel, hello again. The women’s all-around gymnastic will start soon; for now we’re watching some boxing, specifically the women’s 54kg bout between Nicole Clyde (Northern Ireland) and Nancy Bamfo (Ghana) in the last 16.
Righto, that’s it from me for now. I’ll be back with you tomorrow, but the good news is Rob Smyth’s here to bring you the evening’s excitement. Peace.
Coming up at 6pm, we’ve got the all-around final in the women’s gymnastics. Then we’ve got a load of boxing, the men’s 65kg weightlifting final, our evening swimming sesh, and more netball, featuring Uganda v Trinidad & Tobago followed by New Zealand v Jamaica.
Good news dept:
I’m just watching an interview with Reuben Ward, gold medalist in the men’s all-around nastics. “Just jubilation,” he says, also talking about the difficulty in holding his nerve at the end. “It’s like climbing a mountain,” he explains. “It’s massive, but if you take it one piece at a time it’s just little chunks.”
Tonight in the pool, our finals are:
100m backstroke (W)
200m backstroke (M)
50m freestyle (M)
4x200m freestyle (M)
Gosh, this is some serious work.
South Africa beat Tonga 96-42
A superb performance from the Baby Proteas. They face England on Thursday night, in the final Pool A match; do not miss it.
South Africa are now 92-42 up on Tonga, and this is a statement win from them. Their match against England will be a belter.
New Zealand beat Scotland 21-13 in the men's 3x3
The Tall Blacks hit 20 first, guaranteeing themselves second spot in Pool A.
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With 3.10 to go, NZ lead Scotland 17-12 in the 3x3. They’ll take some catching from here.
South Africa continue ravaging Tonga in the netball, up 75-36 with 13 minutes to go, their GA and GS combining beautifully.
More sport! NZ are playing Scotland in the men’s 3x3; NZ lead 3-1.
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SA are giving Tonga a real hiding, leading 56-26. They’re much quicker and more agile, closing off the GA and GS and dominating the middle of the court.
At half-time, South African lead Tonga 51-23 and they’re playing nicely. On which point, a question: why is there no men’s netball?
From the TNT studio, we learn there’s a push in Australia to get netball accepted as an Olympic sport – something which, as we discussed earlier, I’m fully behind. In fact I’ve not a clue why it isn’t already, especially given some of the things that are – so many kids, especially girls, play it, and it’s for sure something the viewing public can get well into, then pursue themselves, modern pentathlon less so.
In the netball, SA now lead Tonga 36-18, and they’re pulling away. Though, looking forward to their game against England, they’re not as lethal as Australia in attack, nor do they have the same mid-court invention and dominance.
On TNT, they’re looking forward to the men’s mile race. I can’t wait to see how Josh Kerr pulls up after his world record – nor how Jake Wightman, Oliver Hoare, Cameron Myers and Brian Komen go after him.
Back at the Hydra, South Africa lead Tonga 26-18 at the end of Q1. Most likely, it’s between them and England for the second semi-final spot behind Australia – but England must first beat Malawi tomorrow.
Otherwise, we’ve bits and pieces of bowls, with some 3x3 basketball, wheelchair and not, before we launch into this evening’s action at 6pm BST, featuring the final of the women’s all-around gymnastics, the men’s 65kg weightlifting final, along with nine in the pool.
In the netball, South Africa lead Tonga 5-3, which is our main current action.
Thanks Rob and hi again everyone. Off we go…
Daniel Harris is ready to tag in for the next couple of hours. See you later.
Mirabai Chanu wins gold for India in the women's 48kg weightlifting
Her work is done and she passes up her third attempt. She’s broken the Games Record in both the snatch (85kg) and the clean & jerk (105kg), with the 85kg also a Commonwealth Record. Ruth Nyong takes silver for Nigeria (168kg total) and Irene James Henry (167kg) the bronze for Malaysia.
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… but she manages it at the second attempt to secure gold and take her score to 190kg. Just awesome.
Mirabai Chanu starts the clean & jerk with an unsuccessful attempt at 105kg.
Ruth Nyong nails 93kg at the third attempt, an impressive effort under serious pressure.
Nigeria’s Ruth Asuquo Nyong, in third place after the snatch, is under pressure after failing with her first two attempts to 93kg in the clean & jerk.
There’s disappointment, too, for Tammy Wong in her last attempt at 93kg.
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Weightlifting England’s Tammy Wong has one attempt remaining after failing to lift 92kg in the clean & jerk. Her chances of a medal are fading.
Women’s netball Malawi pulled away in the final quarter to beat Northern Ireland 66-48 in The Hydro. They move up to fourth in Pool A, level on points with South Africa and England.
Adam Ramsay-Peaty has never been one to hide his emotions. He wears them proudly on his sleeve, next to the striking tattoos of a huge lion and Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. Less than 24 hours day after his shock defeat in the 100m breaststroke final at these Commonwealth Games, the 31-year-old was back in the pool for the preliminary stages of the 50m breaststroke – and back pouring his heart out.
First, Britain’s greatest-ever swimmer admitted that he had struggled with burnout and a broken foot over the last four years, as well as hinting at the much-publicised estrangement with his family. Then he conceded that his plan to end his career at the LA Olympics will be “the hardest climb I have ever faced”.
“There have been a multitude of things at play over the last few years - burnout, breaking my foot, fighting against something that you love. It’s been hard,” he said. “Some of it has been quite painful, particularly from that foot injury onwards.
“Coming back to where I am now and making the decision to go for LA, I think this is going to be the hardest climb I’ve ever faced and the hardest test. It’s really hard to see the summit because it’s so hard. I don’t think anyone understands.”
Weightlifting Scotland’s Alex Mackay lifts 81kg in the clean & jerk, with Wales’ Nikole Roberts taking care of 84kg.
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Women’s netball Malawi have extended their lead over Northern Ireland to 55-44 with 6.31 remaining.
Reuben Ward’s reaction
I knew I could do it, but to actually do it is a whole different story. Trying to hold my nerve on the high bar was a really tough task.
When the final score came through… it’s just jubiliant, pride, joy, I dunno man. It’s just incredible and I’m so grateful. Big thanks to everyone – my team, my family, my coaches, my family, my teammates. I wouldn’t have done this without them. This is a joint win.
Netball
Things are getting very interesting in The Hydro, where Northern Ireland are fighting back. At the end of quarter three, the score is Malawai 44-38 Northern Ireland.
Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu sets new Games record
Time to check in with the women’s 48kg weightlifting. These were the standings after the snatch, during which Mirabai Chanu Saikhom set a new Commonwealth Games record.
85kg Mirabai Chanu Saikhom (India)
77kg Irene Jane Henry (Malaysia)
75kg Ruth Asuquo Nyong (Nigeria)
71kg Tammy Wong (England)
70kg Nikole Roberts (Wales), Jo-Beth Deireragea (Nauru)
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Reuben Ward, right hand placed on his heart, belts out Flower of Scotland during the men’s all-round medal ceremony. Just imagine how alive he feels right now.
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Our medal table has been updated after Reuben Ward’s triumph
Women’s netball Malawi consolidates their lead against Northern Ireland in the second quarter; the score is now 35-23.
Idi Amin’s grandson vows to be ‘new king of Scotland’
Boxing A bit of news here from the Press Association wires. If Aziz Abdul walks the talk, I fear for his opponents.
England super-heavyweight Damar Thomas must overcome the grandson of Idi Amin, the former Ugandan dictator and self-proclaimed “King of Scotland”, if he is to progress into the medal rounds of Commonwealth Games boxing competition in Glasgow on Wednesday.
Aziz Abdul, known as ‘Ringo’, is not shy of his family connection to Amin, a brutal military dictator who seized power in 1971, killing up to 500,000 people and expelling Uganda’s entire Asian population before he was deposed and sent into exile eight years later.
Amin was an accomplished boxer who held the Ugandan light-heavyweight title for nine consecutive years from 1951 to 1960. Having lost a bout to rival Peter Sseruwagi in 1958, he orchestrated a rematch after becoming president, delivering a staged knockout of his opponent while still wearing his suit jacket and tie.
“My grandfather’s achievements inspired me,” 25-year-old Aziz said. “He was a heavyweight boxer like myself, and I am so proud of him. Lions give back to lions. A lion cannot give back to a dog or a camel. A lion must resemble a lion. It is what it is. I am a real warrior. I am the son of the son.”
Amin proclaimed himself king of Scotland in 1976, having developed a fascination with the country during his time serving in the King’s African Rifles regiment in his twenties. His remark inspired an Oscar-winning film, The Last King Of Scotland, starring the Glasgow-born actor James McAvoy.
Aziz says he will rely on his mysterious ‘Ringo Punch’ to get the job done before the judges get the chance to intervene, making good on the advice of Amin, who once famously advised that “the only way to defeat an enemy who is against the country is to win by knockout”.
“I know the British heavyweights Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury, but my idol is Mike Tyson: the baddest man on the planet. If I win the gold medal, I will be the baddest man in the Commonwealth, the baddest man in Glasgow, and the new king of Scotland.”
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Netball: Australia 66-47 England
Eight years after England’s dramatic last-gasp triumph over Australia on the Gold Coast, netball’s greatest Commonwealth rivalry was renewed in Glasgow. But this time there was no fairytale finish for the Roses as the defending champion produced a ruthless display to dismantle England 66-47 at the Hydro, the Diamonds extending their record against this opposition at the Games to seven wins from eight meetings.
Ever since Helen Housby’s last-second winner stunned the Diamonds in the 2018 final, every meeting between these two heavyweights has carried extra edge. Australia gained a measure of revenge by beating England on the way to gold in Birmingham four years ago and Sunday’s Commonwealth Games pool clash was another marker of where the sport’s fiercest rivalry stands.
Australia were quicker, sharper and more clinical from the opening whistle, with their star-studded attack of Sophie Garbin
The men's all-around final
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Gold Reuben Ward (Sco) 79.650
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Silver Felix Dolci (Can) 79.450
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Bronze Jesse Moore (Aus) 79.000
Marios Georgiou (Cyp) 78.950, Adam Tobin (Eng) 78.800
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Reuben Ward wins gold for Scotland!
Felix Dolci almost pipped Ward with a remarkable 14.500. He comes from nowhere to take silver – but Reuben Ward, on his Commonwealth Games debut, has become the first man to win Commonwealth gold for Scotland in the all-around!
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Jesse Moore is now into second after scoring 12.600. He looks surprised by that. It means Adam Tobin has dropped off the podium.
Marios Georgiou of Cyprus has moved above Adam Tobin into second after a stunning score of 13.500 on the horizontal bar.
Jesse Moore shakes his head after the floor exercise – he knows he hasn’t done enough.
Ward scores 12.700, which lifts his total to 79.650. Jesse Moore is on 66.400 with the floor exercise still to come.
There are huge cheers as Reuben Ward steps forward – and even louder cheers when he finishes, having surely done enough to secure an historic gold.
Adam Tobin, in third place going into the final rotation, nails the horizonal bar, scoring 13.050, and has surely secured a bronze at the very least.
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Canada’s William Emard has faded from medal contention after scoring 12.300 on the horizontal bar – he finishes a fraction below Whitehouse.
A score of 12.900 on the horizontal bar means Luke Whitehouse finishes with a score of 77.300.
Men’s all-around It’s time for the final rotation in the gymnastic, with Scotland’s Reuben Ward hoping to take gold.
Women’s netball Malawi lead Northern Ireland 17-7 with a couple of minutes to play in the first quarter.
Reuben Ward’s bonus has been changed on appeal, which means his overall score is now 66.950.
The men’s all-around leaderboard
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66.850 Reuben Ward (Sco)
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66.400 Jesse Moore (Aus)
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65.750 Adam Tobin (Eng)
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64.950 Felix Dolci (Can), William Emard (Can)
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64.400 Luke Whitehouse (Eng)
An emotional Reuben Ward conducts the crowd after scoring 13.650 on the parallel bars – he’s in gold-medal position with one visit remaining.
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England’s Adam Tobin moves above Felix Dolci and William Emard with a score of 13.300 on the parallel bars.
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A fall for Canada’s William Emard, and a consequent score of 12.500, has damaged his medal hopes.
Thanks Daniel, hello everyone. Luke Whitehouse has scored 13.250 on the parallel bars – an improvement on qualification, but he is surely out of medal contention.
…and 14.100 is a very sound effort, the highest single mark so far. Otherwise, though, the great Rob Smyth is here chill with you for the next couple of hours; see you again after that.
Moore of Australia, in fourth place and on the bar, razzes out a really nifty routine, and that’ll keep him in the medal conversation. Let’s see his score…
At the end of the fourth rotation, Scotland’s Ward leads the nastics, from Canada’s Emard, from England’s Tobin, equal on points in joint-second, 0.750 behind. Moore of Australia is fourth, a further 0.150 off the pace.
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Felix Dolci, trying to move up the rankings after falling off the horse, bounds into the vault, nails a 14.200 triple somesault, and he’s eighth.
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Yup yup, Ward manages 14.100 to lead Emard and Tobin by 0.750.
Righto, here comes Ward on the vault, and can he find the biggun he needs? It looks pretty good to me, a triple twist with just a little step on landing, and I reckon that’ll take him back in front.
Also going on:
I’m watching NZ’s Jesse Moore on the p-bars, and his 13.400 leaves him second … but we’ve a new leader, William Emard of Canada; Georgiou is down to fourth, while Tobin inserts himself into second, the two level on points.
Mario Georgiou scores 13.500 on the a-bars and now leads in the gymnastics, but he’s had four goes with the rest still on three. Oh, and Dolci, having fallen earlier, gets 14200 to move second.
At the halfway stage in the men’s all-around gymnastics final, Reuben Ward of Scotland leads with 39.150; second is Ritam Malik of Australia with 39.050; third is Elliot Vernon of Wales on 38.950; with Jesse Moore of Australia fourth on 38.900. It’s anyone’s competition.
Adam Tobin of England has a decent go on the rings – he’s a medal prospect there – and his 13.050 takes him joint-sixth. But I’m afraid the Singaporean, Jovi Loh’s competition is over: he crashes his dismount on the parallel bars, his knee looks proper crook, and he’s stretchered off. Godspeed, old mate.
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Dolci scores 13.850, the most anyone has managed at anything, which moves him up to ninth – out of 18 – and if he can maintain that level, he might yet save his medal prospetcs.
Dolci, who twice fell of the pommel horse, to sit second-bottom, is now on the rings. He’s doing nicely, but will still be raging at how he compromised his medal hopes.
England have just beaten Canada 15-12 in the women’s 3v3 wheelchair basketball. That was impressive stuff.
Back with the nastics, Ward of Scotland, currently in the silver medal position, is on the rings. He enjoys a double-twisting dismount, scores 12.250, and, for now at least, leads.
Trowbridge has got a lot to say, shouting out himself then his various mates competing tonight and tomorrow. He’ll be back on Tuesday, and is clearly feeling himself.
Marios Georgiou of Cyprus is into second in the all-around gymnastics final, registering 13.150 on the floor and 12.800 on the horse. England’s Tobin is now down to fifth.
In the men’s 55kg boxing, Ellis Trowbridge of England has just given Rukmal Prasanna of Sri Lanka a going-over, a 4-0 win sending him into the last eight. He looked quick and slick, dropping hands and showboating, but the competition will get more intense from here.
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Reuben Ward of Scotland records 14.100 on the horse and, after two events, he leads by 1.050 from Vernon of Wales, with Tobin of England 1.650 behind.
Eleanor Cardwell, the England GA/GS, notes that her team won the fourth quarter. They need to keep the vibes going, she says, analyse the match and work out how to improve.
Oh dear. Luke Whitehouse of England falls on the floor, his favourite apparatus, and must make do with 12.950. He’s got scope to make up the points lost, but he’s made it much harder for himself.
Our experts reckon England will be disappointed to have lost by so many, but this wasn’t the match they needed to win; they won’t face the Aussies again now unless both make the final, so have a while to find a way of beating them should that eventuate.
Australia beat England 66-48 in Pool A of the netball
Brilliant from the Diamonds, who are favourites for a reason. England gave a decent account of themselves, but were well beaten.
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In the gymnastics, the highest score recorded so far is Elliot Vernon’s 13.400 on the horse – Ritam Malik of Australia managed 13.300. But now we’ve got the top-placed qualifier, Felix Dolci, on the floor … and he records 13.450, less than he anaged making it to here.
Australia are having their way with England, so quick in mid-court and leading 62-41. England are doing their best, but they can’t keep up with the movement.
William Emard of Canada makes a decent start in the gymnastics, recording 13.100 on the floor; Adam Tobin of England has to make do with 12.550.
We’ve just started the final quarter in the netball, with Australia now leading 56-36. They really are phenomenally good.
Soon to get going we’ve got the final of the men’s all-around nastics; this should be a lot of fun.
Australia are just so economical in the semi-circle, now leading England 52-34.This could get messy.
Back with the netball, Australia are still going away for England, leading 44-30 with 8.19 left in the third.
Coming up at 12pm BST: the individual all-around final in the men’s gynmastics.
Bin Kasdan Mohamad Aniq of Malaysia takes gold in the men's 60kg weightlifting
He sets a new Games record of 152kg in the clean, defending his title; Rishikanta Singh Chanambam of India takes silver having set a new Games record of 121kg in the snatch, with Kenya’s Joshua Amunga Mboya earning bronze.
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Now Wiridulagew-Ka has a shy at 152 for he bronze … and he can’t, so Mboya of Keyna takes bronze, then Mohamad Aniq comes out again, gold medalist and trying 152, a Games record. Has he got it in him?
Mohamad Aniq goes at 149 … and it’s there! Now Chananbam tries 151 for the last time, and if he can’t get it, he can’t win. It’s on the shoulders … and no, he puts the bar down.
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In the netball, it’s one-way traffic, Australia leading England 35-25. The Diamonds look unstoppable.
The weightlifting is getting tense, Mohamad Aniq of Malaysia having a shy at 141 … and he gets it. Then Mboya goes at 145, if he bangs it he guarantees bronze … and its there. He looks in pain, his left knee giving him agita, but unless Wiridulage-Ka can do something spectacular, the bronze is his.
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India’s Chananbam attacks 143 … and he makes it work, just relieving Mboya of the lead. But Wiriduwalage-Ka of Sri Lanka moves from 135 to 144 … and up it goes. He settles in the bronze-medal position.
Australia are all over England in the netball, up 24-16 and buzzing about in mid-court unchecked. I’m really enjoying their movement and pace on their passes.
Back with the weightlifting, Mboya of Kenya nails 136kg in the clean&jerk, mmmm jerk, and he leads.
At the end of the first quarter, Australia lead England 18-11 in the netball. The Diamonds have been extremely impressive.
Australia have taken over in the netball, up 15-10 on England. The way they move – themselves and the ball – is so sharp. There are two minutes left in the quarter.
Heat seven features Houlie of South Africa, and he powers through in 26.53; he’ll take some stopping later on.
..and Ramsay-Peaty hangs on, 27.27 to 27.29. He’ll feel better for that, and the semis are coming up later this evening.
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Ramsay-Peaty leads, but he’s under pressure for young phenom Nowicki of Jersey, who beat him last evening to take silver…
Ramsay-Peaty is out for his head, and they take their marks. Has he got a response to yesterday’s disappointment?
One of my daughter’s netball coaches called me last week and was chatting about how all the England players are tall, apart from one. I told her I knew who she was, for a reason soon to become clear, and she began extolling Alicia Scholes, before telling me who her dad is. I assured her I’m familiar and indeed have a figurine of little Paul on my shelf, then she explained that Alicia is brilliant in the angles she finds, both taking the ball and making passes. This made me very happy: the Scholesy genius works across sports (but she’s been left out of the squad – perhaps Gerrard and Lampard have daughters who play).
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It’s been an even start in the netball, Australia 3-3 England, but it feels a bit like the Red Roses are hanging on.
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In the poll, the men’s 50m breaststroke heats are under way. Ramsey-Peaty goes in heat six of eight.
In the netball, our teams are coming out, and the arena is bouncing. Can England shock the defending champs?
Mollie O’Callaghan, the Australian star, wins the final heat of the 100m free, easing up, and she’ll fancy herself to take this one home; the semis-finals are coming up later on.
In the heats of the women’s 100m free, England’s Freya Anderson has just won her heat; in four minutes, my highlight of the my morning gets going, Austrealia v England in the netball.
The snatch element of our men’s 60kg weightlifting final is over; the clean and jerk will be away soon enough.
The weightlifting is hotting up, Chananbam retaking the lead with 121, a GHames record. But can Bin Kasdan of Malaysia match it? He can. and on we go, Mboya of Kenya now a way back with 115.
I posted the Ramsay-Peaty report from last evening a few minutes ago, an d he’ll need to have recovered quickly, as he goes in the 50m breaststroke heats in this morning’s sesh. Back with the weightlifting final, meanwhile, Mboya goes for 115kg … and it’s up, but Chananbam of India just about gets there with 116 and takes the lead.
Our first netball match is over, Scotland beating Wales 56-47; they lost to NZ yesterday, but will hope to finish second in Pool B. In Pool A, England beat Norther Ireland 83-34, while Australia thumped Tonga 99-38.
Aha, Mboya of Kenya has banged 108kg and, as I type, hoists 110 – with plenty left in the tank, so it seems. He takes the lead.
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Biggup! Niyoyita of Uganda nails 105kg on his last attempt, and he’s still in the competition. Someone has gone better than that, but so fat the’ve not been good enough to let us know who and with what.
In the netball, Scotland have preserved their 11-point advantage, up 50-39 on Wales, and they’re exchanging goals, more or less.
In the final of the men’s 60kg weightlifting, we’re up to 105kg, which is pretty heavy. Lanoue of Canada, the smallest man in the field can’t bang it up,
Why do we not have netball in the Olympics? That feels like a colossal oversight to me, a quick, exciting sport played by millions of schoolkids to which loads of us have a frame of reference. It needs to be there, in mine.
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In the netball, with one quarter to go, Scotland lead Wales 42-31. England v Australia is to come, and I can’t wait for that one.
Preamble
Awrite and welcome to the Commonwealth Games 2026 – day three!
We begin today with netball – first we’ve Wales v Scotland, then it’s into Australia v England. At the same time, we’ve the final of the men’s 60kg weightlifting, some swimming heats and some boxing – all before lunchtime.
Then, at midday, we’ve the final of the men’s all-around gymnastics, with the women’s 48kg weightlifting final also getting going, then into the evening we’ve the final of women’s all-around nastics, nine finals in the pool, and the men’s 6t5kg weightlifting final. It’s a lot and it’s all ours.
Nash!
