BBC One: Day 3: 12:15-15:00

:00:49. > :00:53.Glasgow and the 2014 Commonwealth Games. 29 gold medals to be won

:00:54. > :00:59.today and if you are a rugby fan, perfect, the Rugby sevens is under

:01:00. > :01:02.way and we have coverage of Scotland against New Zealand later this

:01:03. > :01:17.afternoon. We can look at the medal table.

:01:18. > :01:31.This is what is coming up this afternoon. It was all England in the

:01:32. > :01:35.individual triathlon with Jodie Stimpson and Brownlee winning gold.

:01:36. > :01:44.For the first time, the mixed team relay. On the track, Jess Varnish

:01:45. > :01:49.will look for a good sprint finish in qualification. In squash, cam

:01:50. > :01:57.Peter Barker stop England's Nick Matthew? We will bring you the best

:01:58. > :02:01.of the quarterfinal action later. It is a big day for rugby fans in

:02:02. > :02:06.Glasgow with the rugby sevens getting under way at Ibrox Park and

:02:07. > :02:13.John Inverdale is there. 50,000 are here on a Saturday

:02:14. > :02:17.morning, lunch time, for what is one of the noisiest events of the

:02:18. > :02:23.Commonwealth Games. It will be an Olympic sport in a couple of years.

:02:24. > :02:27.In an hour and a half, Scotland against New Zealand, who are the

:02:28. > :02:33.defending champions and almost unbeatable in this form of rugby.

:02:34. > :02:37.New Zealand have beaten Canada. Scotland up against it. It promises

:02:38. > :02:43.to be a mouthwatering clash. On BBC Three, judo. And on the red

:02:44. > :02:52.button, further coverage from the On BBC Three, judo. And on the red

:02:53. > :02:52.swimming. A great afternoon. And you can

:02:53. > :02:57.swimming. A great afternoon. And you going to the

:02:58. > :03:09.The big event this mixed relay triathlon. We will build

:03:10. > :03:18.up to that after the top stories. A mixed relay triathlon. We will build

:03:19. > :03:19.gold medal in the swimming for England as Chris Walker-Hebborn and

:03:20. > :03:33.Ben Proud did their country proud by England as Chris Walker-Hebborn and

:03:34. > :03:43.breaking records. Two silver medals in the bag for the Welsh gymnast

:03:44. > :03:48.Frankie Jones. Adding to her collection in the modern rhythmic

:03:49. > :03:54.gymnastics. He was the flag bearer for Scotland, Euan Burton, winning

:03:55. > :04:02.his bout. His wife, Gemma Gibbons, won over England. They both go for

:04:03. > :04:08.gold later today. -- one for England. After the success of Jodie

:04:09. > :04:12.Stimpson and Alistair Brownlee in the individual triathlon, attention

:04:13. > :04:16.now turns to the mixed relay, the first time it has been held in

:04:17. > :04:27.Commonwealth Games history. There is a good chance of home Nations

:04:28. > :04:33.success. Into the water. You would expect a strong showing from Jodie

:04:34. > :04:34.Stimpson. England, one, two, three. The Brownlee Brothers at the front

:04:35. > :04:47.of proceedings. Lucy Hall having a go. Goodness me.

:04:48. > :04:54.We have one down, followed by another. Jodie Stimpson. She gets on

:04:55. > :05:03.her shoes and makes her way out of transition. Another break at the

:05:04. > :05:09.front by the Brownlee brothers. Jodie Stimpson controlling the pace

:05:10. > :05:13.of this race. Jodie Stimpson of England wins the first gold medal of

:05:14. > :05:20.the Commonwealth Games! Bronze medal for Vicky Holland. Alistair Brownlee

:05:21. > :05:25.and Jonathan have become separated. Alistair Brownlee, the Olympic

:05:26. > :05:34.champion, is now the Commonwealth champion as well. Jonathan has

:05:35. > :05:37.silver. It Jodie Stimpson has been doing

:05:38. > :05:42.interviews over the past days, saying she wants another gold medal.

:05:43. > :05:52.Will she get it in the mixed team relay? It is taking place in the

:05:53. > :06:02.Strathclyde country Park. Oasis have played here. Good afternoon.

:06:03. > :06:16.Good afternoon. You have to check out the crowds on what we have named

:06:17. > :06:22.Brownlee Brae. The crowds will go mad that this event, because it is

:06:23. > :06:34.the fastest-growing sport, and they will be doing super sprints. But the

:06:35. > :06:38.event is also brand-new to the Commonwealth Games. Relatively new

:06:39. > :06:43.on the international circuit. I have been to the World Championships and

:06:44. > :06:47.it is a different ball game to the Olympic distance triathlon races we

:06:48. > :06:55.saw on Thursday. They test endurance and string. The race today will be

:06:56. > :07:01.primarily a test of speed. I am joined by Non Stanford, world

:07:02. > :07:09.champion, and our commentator. This is four athletes, three disciplines,

:07:10. > :07:14.two genders and one team. It will be girl boy, girl boy. Each athlete

:07:15. > :07:22.will do a super Sprint triathlon before handing over. It will be a

:07:23. > :07:27.swim, eight kilometre bike ride and a one mile run. It is fast and

:07:28. > :07:34.furious. Britain are the most successful team in this event, being

:07:35. > :07:39.world champion three times. Because of Welsh injuries, the latest team

:07:40. > :07:45.was made up of England athletes, and we know what form they are in. It

:07:46. > :07:50.makes it difficult for the other teams when the England team is made

:07:51. > :07:57.up of four top athletes, fastest athletes in the world at the moment.

:07:58. > :08:02.Can anyone challenge? It is difficult. Anything can go wrong in

:08:03. > :08:07.triathlon, so we cannot overlook other countries. New Zealand, South

:08:08. > :08:15.Africa, Australia, they have experienced athletes. You have been

:08:16. > :08:22.under 23 world champion and also world champion in this event. We can

:08:23. > :08:36.see the guide to how to win a mixed team relay.

:08:37. > :08:50.The team order. Each triathletes does the circuit, a swim and I cried

:08:51. > :08:53.and run. The decision for who is in the team and the order is important

:08:54. > :09:01.and it is decided by team members and coaches. Gomez in the second leg

:09:02. > :09:05.for Spain today. The start is important. It is keen that the first

:09:06. > :09:12.athlete can swim with the front pack and ride with the front pack and

:09:13. > :09:18.handover to the next athlete in the position. Reputations. Another

:09:19. > :09:27.fabulous finish. Team England will be intimidating. Standing on the

:09:28. > :09:36.starting line is difficult, starting next to people like Alistair

:09:37. > :09:40.Brownlee. Fresh legs. Jodie Stimpson of England wins the first gold medal

:09:41. > :09:46.of the games. The countries who have not been involved in the individual

:09:47. > :09:50.event should use fresh legs to their advantage. The conditions were

:09:51. > :10:00.brutal in the first event so that could have a bearing on how athletes

:10:01. > :10:05.perform today. Speed. The team relay is fast and furious. Each has to

:10:06. > :10:10.raise for 20 minutes, very different from the individual race which lasts

:10:11. > :10:17.two hours. All of the small things will make a big difference, such as

:10:18. > :10:21.transition and the handover, if you mess up in one of those the race

:10:22. > :10:27.could be lost. This is more crucial in the team relay compared to the

:10:28. > :10:33.individual event. Cool heads. Keeping your head in the relay is

:10:34. > :10:36.crucial. You are under pressure to perform for your country and your

:10:37. > :10:46.team-mates. A small mistake could cost the race. Once the athletes are

:10:47. > :10:51.out on the course, there is little the support team can do other than

:10:52. > :10:55.providing feedback for where they are. At the end of the day, the

:10:56. > :11:03.athletes need to make the important decisions themselves.

:11:04. > :11:07.I understand you have some breaking news.

:11:08. > :11:13.Back to you shortly as you build up to the mixed relay. What a

:11:14. > :11:18.Commonwealth Games for Frankie Jones. She has won five successive

:11:19. > :11:23.silver medals in the rhythmic gymnastics and now she has a gold

:11:24. > :11:29.medal in her final event, the ribbon. There was controversy. An

:11:30. > :11:33.opponent appealed. But it has been confirmed Frankie Jones is the

:11:34. > :11:38.winner, which is significant, because it has been a difficult

:11:39. > :11:46.Commonwealth Games for team Wales with Rhys Williams and Fred Evans

:11:47. > :11:50.not getting accreditation. -- with Rhys Williams, and with Fred Evans

:11:51. > :11:56.not getting accreditation. More on that later. Back to you.

:11:57. > :12:01.I have a happy Non Stanford hearing the news there has been another

:12:02. > :12:06.medal for Wales. You spoke about tactics. You have been a champion in

:12:07. > :12:10.the mixed relay, but you have crashed out of it, finding out the

:12:11. > :12:16.hard way how unpredictable it can be. England are favourites, but not

:12:17. > :12:21.guaranteed a medal. Definitely not. That is the beauty of the team

:12:22. > :12:27.relay. Anything can happen. We were under pressure last year and a lapse

:12:28. > :12:32.of concentration meant I crashed. Fingers crossed it does not happen

:12:33. > :12:36.today. But anything can happen. The rest of the teams should not think

:12:37. > :12:42.they cannot win because it is so unpredictable. We concentrate on

:12:43. > :12:50.physical capability. But this is also a mental game. It is a key part

:12:51. > :12:55.of the mixed relay, dealing with pressure. You are performing for

:12:56. > :13:01.yourself and other people and your country. You must not make mistakes,

:13:02. > :13:08.because it can cost the race. Looking at the starting list, can

:13:09. > :13:15.anyone challenge? Many teams have fresh legs. There are teams with

:13:16. > :13:23.experience. Some of the smaller teams, they did not have athletes in

:13:24. > :13:33.the individual race, and they will be fresh. These distances are so

:13:34. > :13:37.very different. 250 metres swim. Six kilometres on the bicycle and

:13:38. > :13:42.very different. 250 metres swim. Six kilometres run, so we are not

:13:43. > :13:49.talking about endurance. I am sure Alistair Brownlee and people like

:13:50. > :13:56.him will adapt well, but the younger athletes might benefit from the

:13:57. > :14:01.distances. The International Olympic Committee said they would not have

:14:02. > :14:06.this event at 2016 because of money reasons. Today is an opportunity to

:14:07. > :14:08.show the Olympic Committee what a success the team relay Camby and

:14:09. > :14:16.perhaps have it in 2020? That success the team relay Camby and

:14:17. > :14:19.aim to have the mixed relay in 2020 in Tokyo. It is a showcase

:14:20. > :14:23.aim to have the mixed relay in 2020 in Tokyo. It is a event and

:14:24. > :14:29.hopefully they will be watching. If you have not seen this event before,

:14:30. > :14:32.you will be blown away with it. It is time for a fast and furious mixed

:14:33. > :14:39.relay. Because it is going to be is time for a fast and furious mixed

:14:40. > :14:50.fast, it is all hands on deck. I will hand you over to the triathlon

:14:51. > :14:55.trio. A lovely afternoon here at the Strathclyde Country Park. Not as hot

:14:56. > :15:04.as it was on Thursday. It is a little overcast. We are getting the

:15:05. > :15:17.full line-ups. The Welsh team is being introduced. A revised line-up

:15:18. > :15:22.due to the injuries to Non Stanford and Helen Jenkins. The English

:15:23. > :15:38.line-up is the one everyone is talking about, they all have medals

:15:39. > :15:46.already. There is Emma Moffat. She will be first off for Australia. It

:15:47. > :15:50.is female, male, female, male. Everyone swims, bikes and runs over

:15:51. > :16:02.the shorter distance before handing over to the next member of the team.

:16:03. > :16:09.We will get four super sprint triathlon is competed before the

:16:10. > :16:12.medals are decided. Andrea Hewitt from New Zealand, disappointed with

:16:13. > :16:18.her performance in the individual race. Just missed a medal, she came

:16:19. > :16:26.fourth. A chance to make up for it here. Teams are lined up, ready to

:16:27. > :16:38.begin the Commonwealth Games mixed team relay for 2014. Red flags

:16:39. > :16:42.raised. And they are way! 250 metres swim, fast and furious in the cool,

:16:43. > :16:52.clear waters of the Strathclyde Country Park. Who will we expect to

:16:53. > :17:08.see out front early on? 111 oh is well-known. -- Natalie Milne. She

:17:09. > :17:13.will be a lot fresher. They will need a lot of energy, it is very

:17:14. > :17:23.fast. Natalie Milne is first away for Scotland, she will hand -- hand

:17:24. > :17:36.over to Grant Sheldon. David McNamee will take the anchor leg for the

:17:37. > :17:41.host nation. Northern Ireland are presented by Aileen Reid, who will

:17:42. > :17:57.hand over to Conor Murphy. Russell White and Ema Murphy are in the rest

:17:58. > :18:09.of the team -- Eimear Murphy. They are approaching the turn. The first

:18:10. > :18:17.to show is the key and. -- Vicky Holland. I was wondering if she

:18:18. > :18:28.would be tired coming into this race. She worked so hard. Only 48

:18:29. > :18:35.hours after the individual race, here she is, doing a great job. I

:18:36. > :18:47.think Natalie Milne is beside her. A breakaway swim at the front. It is

:18:48. > :18:52.only 250 metres long. Anyone who gets dropped in the first phase of

:18:53. > :18:59.the triathlon will be up against it to make up the lost ground. Nine

:19:00. > :19:03.swimmers will go in together. It will be spectacular. There is a

:19:04. > :19:10.technical area where their team-mates are awaiting. They will

:19:11. > :19:15.tag and run down the blue carpet before a ramp takes them up to

:19:16. > :19:19.launch into the second leg. It is the most backpacking are part of

:19:20. > :19:32.this relay, the changeover from runner to swimmer -- spectacular.

:19:33. > :19:42.They are almost home. The last 25 to go. The Vicky Holland, Emma Moffat,

:19:43. > :19:47.Andrea Hewitt, Kate Roberts. They are up near the front. The leader is

:19:48. > :19:55.once again Vicky Holland from England. Living in Leeds, born in

:19:56. > :20:00.Gloucester. Vicky Holland is first out of the water for England. Andrea

:20:01. > :20:07.Hewitt is close behind. England first, Canada second with Kirsten

:20:08. > :20:15.Sweetland. Natalie Milne is in good shape for Scotland. Northern

:20:16. > :20:21.Ireland, Aileen Reid, not far off the pace. Emma Moffat, Vicky

:20:22. > :20:29.Holland, they are picking up their bikes. There is Natalie Milne. Emma

:20:30. > :20:36.Moffat is putting on her helmet. The Australians will be desperate for a

:20:37. > :20:42.medal. England first, Canada second, New Zealand, South Africa, New

:20:43. > :20:54.Zealand. Wales are 16 seconds off the pace. Carol Bridge going for

:20:55. > :21:05.Wales. She is a nurse when she works full-time. A good swim from her, but

:21:06. > :21:10.the bike will challenge her. This is where it the athletes try and put

:21:11. > :21:17.daylight between themselves. That whether this is where the athletes.

:21:18. > :21:23.Kirsten Sweetland, she is from Victoria. A silver medallist in the

:21:24. > :21:31.individual race. She is the head of Vicky Holland. They are heading out

:21:32. > :21:50.on the Solitaire a lap. It is a single loop. -- Solitaire a. --

:21:51. > :21:56.solitary. Kirsten Sweetland pushing out here, making early speed. Vicky

:21:57. > :22:10.Holland is tucked behind. They are away. They are well away. We saw

:22:11. > :22:19.Emma Moffat, she did not have a great swim. A disappointing Games

:22:20. > :22:23.for her. Let us see if they can bring back some of that time

:22:24. > :22:29.difference between Kirsten Sweetland and Vicky Holland. Vicky Holland is

:22:30. > :22:47.part of the British team who struck gold in hamburg. Lucy Hall was there

:22:48. > :22:55.as well -- Hamburg. Only two out in front. This was Vicky Holland coming

:22:56. > :23:01.out of the water. I think that step out of the water, they have to lift

:23:02. > :23:08.themselves out, it is not that easy. They have to haul themselves up and

:23:09. > :23:12.that makes it hard work. No wet suits, no salt water which can add

:23:13. > :23:25.to the buoyancy. It is freshwater here. The water quality is pretty

:23:26. > :23:29.clean. They have been monitoring it. All the athletes say the water here

:23:30. > :23:36.is crystal clear. The organisers have done a great job. Quite

:23:37. > :23:46.surprised to see these two out in front so early on. There is a 22nd

:23:47. > :23:55.gap and it is fairly sizeable. -- two second gap. There is Emma

:23:56. > :24:09.Moffat, Kate Roberts is with her. There is Aileen Reid and Natalie

:24:10. > :24:17.Milne. Mark Austin from Scotland did well riding alongside the Brownlee

:24:18. > :24:25.brothers in the individual race -- Marc Austin. Natalie Milne is

:24:26. > :24:33.leading this group of five. Marc Austin. Natalie Milne is

:24:34. > :24:39.Hewitt is calling for some hard work to try and bridge the gap to

:24:40. > :24:44.believing pair as they climb. Vicky Holland took that they end

:24:45. > :24:51.cautiously. You do not want to crash. That will be disappointing

:24:52. > :24:56.for your team members. Aileen Reid is first to try and make a move

:24:57. > :25:06.towards the leading pair. She has all the experience. She finished

:25:07. > :25:13.sixth in the individual relay. She is originally from Lisburn.

:25:14. > :25:20.sixth in the individual relay. She was living in Lisburn. Kirsten

:25:21. > :25:27.Sweetland is still leading. They reached the summit. There is a

:25:28. > :25:31.hairpin bend to negotiate. Vicky Holland almost made

:25:32. > :25:34.hairpin bend to negotiate. Vicky barrier. The leaders are closing the

:25:35. > :25:39.gap. Hard barrier. The leaders are closing the

:25:40. > :25:44.concentration. That would be a disaster, because England are the

:25:45. > :25:46.favourites. The second group went round the bend, it was a little bit

:25:47. > :25:57.tight. This is when mistakes are tight. This is when mistakes are

:25:58. > :26:01.made. Emma Moffat, trying to regain contact with the group. Someone was

:26:02. > :26:42.dropped on the climb, Kirsten Sweetland. They are taking

:26:43. > :26:53.their returns on the front. -- turns. It looks like Aileen Reid

:26:54. > :27:01.from Northern Ireland is riding her socks off! That is awesome. She is

:27:02. > :27:08.obviously not feeling the effects from Thursday. She finished in sixth

:27:09. > :27:14.position in the individual event. Aileen Reid has her sights set on

:27:15. > :27:19.joining the leading trio. She should be able to stay with them over the

:27:20. > :27:25.mile on the run. She will hand over to Conor Murphy and he will fancy

:27:26. > :27:29.his chances of staying for some of the way with Jonathan Brownlee. A

:27:30. > :27:34.promising start and a great improvement for Aileen Reid, the

:27:35. > :27:38.first to break away from the chasers and she will shortly join Kirsten

:27:39. > :28:04.Sweetland and Vicky Holland from England. There is Jonathan Brownlee,

:28:05. > :28:22.looking a bit anxiously, hoping she will get back in one piece. Conor

:28:23. > :28:26.Murphy has been given every chance thanks to the fightback from Aileen

:28:27. > :28:36.Reid. She will be with the leaders by the time they hit transition.

:28:37. > :28:39.Vicky Holland has a bit of pace. Kirsten Sweetland responds. They

:28:40. > :28:47.will swing right towards the transition area. I am surprise to CM

:28:48. > :28:54.Moffat and Andrea Hewitt getting dropped already. -- surprised to see

:28:55. > :29:01.Emma Moffat. The speed that they recover will vary. There is Matthew

:29:02. > :29:07.Sharpe from Canada who will be happy to hear that Kirsten Sweetland is

:29:08. > :29:17.well away with Vicky Holland and Aileen Reid not far behind. Shoes

:29:18. > :29:24.being prepared for a quick arrival and transition. They will soon be on

:29:25. > :29:32.the blue carpet. There is a separate area for them to lead their bikes.

:29:33. > :29:37.Aileen Reid has gone back, she did make the break, but the chasing

:29:38. > :29:43.group have responded and the gap is less. We will have 17 is coming in

:29:44. > :29:52.in quick succession. The chasers are doing good work -- seven teams.

:29:53. > :30:02.Holland and Kirsten Sweetland are only just in front. This has made it

:30:03. > :30:05.much more open. Holland and Kirsten Sweetland come to the parking

:30:06. > :30:17.positions and put on their running shoes. We have a group of seven, it

:30:18. > :30:17.is wide open. Excitement for the Scottish supporters because Natalie

:30:18. > :30:34.Milne is involved Kerstin Sweetland, striking for the

:30:35. > :30:39.front first, with Vicky Holland on her shoulder. Aileen Reid, a good

:30:40. > :30:50.ride from her. She encouraged the pack to fight their way back to the

:30:51. > :30:58.leaders. Much of the improvement of the race as a whole, we have a group

:30:59. > :31:05.of seven. It makes it more exciting, it is great to see them back again.

:31:06. > :31:10.Sometimes it can hurt more than the longer distances because you have to

:31:11. > :31:15.go at the top end pace and some of the athletes might not be used to

:31:16. > :31:25.running this hard. Carol Bridge, from Wales, a good effort, but a

:31:26. > :31:32.little bit off the pace. Carol Bridge, a little bit off the pace,

:31:33. > :31:43.and she will hand over to Holly Lawrence, Morgan Davies and Liam

:31:44. > :31:48.Lloyd. There are two laps, so they head back to transition after the

:31:49. > :31:55.half mile stage and return for the second 800 metres lap. 1600 metres

:31:56. > :32:03.in total. The athlete from Mauritius, on her way out of

:32:04. > :32:07.transition. It is a good effort. She had to ride the six kilometres

:32:08. > :32:12.course on her own, and that is pretty tough. A good effort for her.

:32:13. > :32:27.Carol Bridge is also on her own. Natalie Milne, digging deep into her

:32:28. > :32:41.reserves of energy, trying to keep tabs on the leaders.

:32:42. > :32:49.Kerstin Sweetland is making a gap. In second place, Vicky Holland, from

:32:50. > :32:57.England, not showing any sign of fatigue. That looks like the New

:32:58. > :33:05.Zealand runner Hewitt in fourth place. Kerstin Sweetland, really

:33:06. > :33:13.pushing them along. She hands over to Matthew Sharpe, who turned 23 on

:33:14. > :33:23.Thursday. Emma Moffat is really struggling with the fast paced, one

:33:24. > :33:27.mile run. Vicky Holland will not worry too much, knowing she is

:33:28. > :33:32.handing over to one of the best in the world, Jonathan Brownlee.

:33:33. > :33:36.Kerstin Sweetland hoping to give Matthew Sharpe a head start as he

:33:37. > :33:45.dives into the water, which is looking more likely now. Hewitt,

:33:46. > :33:56.handing over to Tony Dodd, the 27-year-old from New Zealand. Andrea

:33:57. > :34:01.Hewitt, from Christchurch. Gillian Sanders from South Africa handing

:34:02. > :34:09.over to Kenri Shoeman, a great swimmer. But the distance looks to

:34:10. > :34:17.be 50 metres -- 15 metres. To make up the time is going to be very

:34:18. > :34:26.hard. Aileen Reid, leading Vicky Holland, she will hand over to

:34:27. > :34:37.Murphy. Kerstin Sweetland has a decent lead now over the trio.

:34:38. > :34:43.With some of these athletes, as time goes on, they get warmed up will

:34:44. > :34:48.stop they are endurance athletes, not used to racing over 20 minutes.

:34:49. > :34:55.By the end, they will probably be raring to go. Canada will be first

:34:56. > :35:00.to change if Kerstin Sweetland stays on her feet. She is really happy

:35:01. > :35:05.over the short distance. Aileen Reid has run well and ridden well. Conor

:35:06. > :35:08.Murphy has given a fighting chance after Aileen Reid's exceptional

:35:09. > :35:18.triathlon. after Aileen Reid's exceptional

:35:19. > :35:26.Brownlee will be able to catch Matthew Sharpe, but he will reel him

:35:27. > :35:31.in during the six kilometres bike ride. I would expect Jonny Brownlee

:35:32. > :35:39.to be in front or close to the front towards the end. Kerstin Sweetland

:35:40. > :35:46.comes round and heads for the technical area. Matthew Sharpe is on

:35:47. > :35:58.his way. We will pick him up as he dives into the water. He is closely

:35:59. > :36:05.followed by Tony Dodds, the kiwi. And Jonathan Brownlee from England.

:36:06. > :36:11.It looks like they will catch up with the dives, 20 metres out just

:36:12. > :36:15.diving into the water. Some of them were practising this morning,

:36:16. > :36:23.diving into the water. Some of them looking for extra time before they

:36:24. > :36:26.hit the water. Kenri Shoeman, he is the best swimmer

:36:27. > :36:30.hit the water. Kenri Shoeman, he is We can see if he can bring South

:36:31. > :36:35.Africa close to the lead. There is a big gap. The girls were out

:36:36. > :36:42.Africa close to the lead. There is a over three minutes, the boys will be

:36:43. > :36:48.quicker. Matthew Sharpe a leading for Canada, having been given a

:36:49. > :36:57.solid start by Kerstin Sweetland, but his lead has just narrowed.

:36:58. > :36:57.Conor Murphy, from Northern Ireland. In third position, Jonathan Brownlee

:36:58. > :37:09.of England. That is the gap to Kenri Shoeman,

:37:10. > :37:22.who will be treating this as a Sprint swim -- Henri. They go

:37:23. > :37:37.through the triangular turning routine. Matthew Sharpe, the

:37:38. > :37:43.Canadian, on his way. The first time for this new format. Very short,

:37:44. > :37:47.very fast racing. Pressure on the athletes not to let their country

:37:48. > :37:53.down. When you race with other team members, there is more pressure.

:37:54. > :37:57.Matthew Sharpe did not get the chance to race in the individual

:37:58. > :38:03.event, left out of the team for the Canadiens. It was his birthday, so

:38:04. > :38:11.difficult to swallow. The Mauritius have handed over. Interesting

:38:12. > :38:15.tactics by some of the teams, some of the country is not putting

:38:16. > :38:21.athletes in the individual event, hoping they will be stronger. But

:38:22. > :38:24.with the England team, with four of the strongest athletes currently in

:38:25. > :38:29.the world racing, it is difficult to beat them stop I would not put my

:38:30. > :38:38.money against them. We have to hope they will get around on the bike.

:38:39. > :38:44.Jonathan Brownlee has fought back towards the front of the field. He

:38:45. > :38:48.will potentially have a group of five to ride with over six

:38:49. > :38:54.kilometres. Matthew Sharpe of Canada is first out of the water, closely

:38:55. > :39:01.followed by Jonathan Brownlee, and Conor Murphy of Northern Ireland is

:39:02. > :39:08.in good shape. They are going over to the transition area, looking for

:39:09. > :39:14.the bikes. Jonathan Brownlee making sure he finds the right one, he is

:39:15. > :39:19.in no rush. He has the power and potential to stay with the leaders

:39:20. > :39:26.over a relatively short race of six kilometres. Henri Schoeman, he did

:39:27. > :39:35.well. 23 seconds off the pace, but that was his strongest discipline.

:39:36. > :39:40.The Australian coming out. I was tipping the Australian team for a

:39:41. > :39:45.medal, but Emma Moffat did not have good legs, so that is disappointing

:39:46. > :39:54.because Australia are way off the pace. Grant Sheldon, an uphill task

:39:55. > :39:59.to get back with these guys. Jonathan Brownlee is at the front.

:40:00. > :40:05.He will take no prisoners. He will ride the six kilometres on his

:40:06. > :40:10.terms. This is impressive riding. Where he finds the strength and

:40:11. > :40:16.energy from, after taking the silver medal, I do not know. He will do

:40:17. > :40:18.everything in his power to ride as hard as he can. Working the other

:40:19. > :40:25.athletes so hard, that hard as he can. Working the other

:40:26. > :40:36.they fall off. Tony Dodds, New Zealand, the 27-year-old, he is with

:40:37. > :40:45.them. Taking a turn at the front. Jonathan Brownlee and Conor Murphy,

:40:46. > :40:52.right up there with the leaders. They take a while to get their feet

:40:53. > :40:58.comfortably positioned in the shoes. Matthew Sharpe drifts towards the

:40:59. > :41:10.front. And Liam Lloyd, from Wales, out of transition on -- and on his

:41:11. > :41:18.way. Non Stanford and Helen Jenkins are out, so real disappointment for

:41:19. > :41:22.the Wales team stop Conor Murphy from Northern Ireland making his way

:41:23. > :41:28.up the hill. He will be hard pushed to get on the back of the front four

:41:29. > :41:44.athletes, the group leading their way. Northern Ireland, 12th in the

:41:45. > :41:52.individual on Thursday. The man from Cragiavon. The athletes will be

:41:53. > :41:56.happy it is cooler today for the mixed relay, compared to Thursday,

:41:57. > :42:05.although I am not sure anybody has too much time to get too overheated,

:42:06. > :42:14.being a super Sprint. Henri Schoeman He crashed on his bike on Thursday.

:42:15. > :42:29.The Australian was not dealt a great hand by Anna Moffat, who went first.

:42:30. > :42:48.The Mauritius and picks up his bike. -- Mauritian. Aaron Royal, up there

:42:49. > :42:56.with Henri Schoeman. Matthew Sharpe from Canada in third place.

:42:57. > :43:02.Jonathan. He makes the turn and this is where they start to climb. This

:43:03. > :43:11.is where Jonathan will have a little breakaway. Will he consider it a

:43:12. > :43:23.worthwhile manoeuvre? He has Matthew Sharpe alongside, a little bit of

:43:24. > :43:30.chat between the two. There is Aaron Royal of Australia. Henri Schoeman,

:43:31. > :43:52.from South Africa. In the individual, they were pushed. How

:43:53. > :43:56.relaxed is Alistair Brownlee? They trained so hard. We spoke about them

:43:57. > :44:03.racing on Thursday. Sometimes, people find it tough. Two days

:44:04. > :44:07.later, muscle soreness sets in. It is the day after and you might be on

:44:08. > :44:14.a high, and you feel OK. But they train every day and recovery is

:44:15. > :44:20.probably pretty fast. This is why the relay is popular with

:44:21. > :44:26.spectators. It provides spectacle and showboating. Tony Dodds giving

:44:27. > :44:33.it plenty as he entered the water for his 250 metres swim. Conor

:44:34. > :44:39.Murphy staying out of trouble. Keeping his head down, slipstreaming

:44:40. > :44:45.behind Tony Dodds. Freewheeling down towards the lake in the Strathclyde

:44:46. > :44:50.country Park. And back to the transition for the two laps to

:44:51. > :44:56.compete the one mile and that will take us to halfway in the mixed team

:44:57. > :45:02.relay with two legs still to come. Jonathan Brownlee opening up a

:45:03. > :45:09.little gap over Matthew Sharpe. Tony Dodds of New Zealand in third. They

:45:10. > :45:15.are over the dangerous part of the course with the nasty turn after the

:45:16. > :45:28.descent. They are homeward bound. Around 1.5 kilometres to go. Tony

:45:29. > :45:31.Dodds was 10th in the individual, Conor Murphy was 12 and

:45:32. > :45:39.Dodds was 10th in the individual, Sharpe did not race and Jonathan

:45:40. > :45:48.Brownlee won the silver medal. -- 12th. The New Zealand team, perhaps

:45:49. > :45:52.for me, either team who will be next up on the medals. Matthew Sharpe did

:45:53. > :45:59.race on Thursday, but he was way off up on the medals. Matthew Sharpe did

:46:00. > :46:06.the pace. He was eight minutes behind and did not really feature.

:46:07. > :46:15.Aaron Royle, from Australia, Henry behind and did not really feature.

:46:16. > :46:30.Skillman. They are working as a team and I fear that that gap has grown

:46:31. > :46:33.too large. -- Mark Henri Schoeman. Tony Dodds is being cheeky,

:46:34. > :46:38.injecting a little bit of pace and Tony Dodds is being cheeky,

:46:39. > :46:44.glancing over his shoulder almost teasing Jonathan Brownlee to try and

:46:45. > :46:51.catch him. They will all arrive together. Brownlee takes

:46:52. > :46:53.catch him. They will all arrive Conor Murphy has been at the back,

:46:54. > :47:02.just in behind Matthew Sharpe. Conor Murphy has been at the back,

:47:03. > :47:07.Working as little as he would dare. Conor Murphy was 12th on Thursday.

:47:08. > :47:12.Northern Ireland would be quite happy with their performance, but

:47:13. > :47:18.still two legs to go. Jodie Stimpson is next to go for England, handed a

:47:19. > :47:30.place in the front four by Jonathan Brownlee. Tony Dodds will hand

:47:31. > :47:36.place in the front four by Jonathan to Nicky Samuels. C what he can do.

:47:37. > :47:43.Conor Murphy is the first to react. Brownlee has his brakes on that

:47:44. > :47:50.macro let us see what he can do. They are approaching the end of the

:47:51. > :47:55.six kilometres lap. Jodie Stimpson looks like she will have a good

:47:56. > :48:01.lead. It will be enough to ensure she will be first into the water in

:48:02. > :48:09.round three. Here we go. Tony Dodds, Conor Murphy and Matthew Sharpe have

:48:10. > :48:17.closed the gap. Jonathan Brownlee gets the dismount right. They all

:48:18. > :48:25.ride in single file. Matthew Sharpe, Jonathan Brownlee, Tony Dodds, Conor

:48:26. > :48:29.Murphy. Aaron Royle in as well and Henri Schoeman, they have made up a

:48:30. > :48:39.bit of time. They will have to be quick. Matthew Sharpe hits the front

:48:40. > :48:43.first. I thought Jonathan Brownlee made a decisive leap from the bike.

:48:44. > :48:51.I wonder if he will make a break now. None of these guys on paper can

:48:52. > :49:01.stay with him. Look at the pace being delivered! Jonathan Brownlee

:49:02. > :49:07.leads, Conor Murphy... A bit of trouble for Grant Sheldon. He might

:49:08. > :49:20.have jammed his foot. He is carrying on. Those spokes can be painful.

:49:21. > :49:25.Jonathan Brownlee is back at the front, giving it everything. That is

:49:26. > :49:32.all you can do. The race is over at the end of it and you have to give

:49:33. > :49:34.it 100%. Leaving it all out on the road and he will I ball his

:49:35. > :49:39.opponents heading in the opposite road and he will I ball his

:49:40. > :49:50.direction, halfway through lap number one -- eyeball. Brownlee is

:49:51. > :49:59.getting quicker as Grant Sheldon makes his way out of transition. He

:50:00. > :50:08.is looking like he is in a world of pain. We expected perhaps as little

:50:09. > :50:13.bit more from him. He expected more. He was the third world junior

:50:14. > :50:19.champion. We conceive the incident with the wheel. A bronze medallist

:50:20. > :50:29.last year -- we can see the incident. He finished in 14th

:50:30. > :50:37.position in the individual competition and he must be running

:50:38. > :50:42.through the pain. Look at Jonathan Brownlee go! He is treating this

:50:43. > :50:51.like a sprint. He is miles ahead of the rest of the field! England are

:50:52. > :50:57.in front, as expected. Jonathan Brownlee watched by Jodie Stimpson

:50:58. > :50:58.and Alistair Brownlee. It is giving them cause for in courage in.

:50:59. > :51:07.and Alistair Brownlee. It is giving might be heading for a gold medal.

:51:08. > :51:16.He will make Jodie Stimpson happy -- encouragement. She will have a 22nd

:51:17. > :51:37.gap entering the water. A nice position to be in. -- a 22nd gap. --

:51:38. > :51:49.20-second gap. Matthew Sharpe had a decent swim. Henri Schoeman, the

:51:50. > :51:58.swim specialist. They are awaiting, Jodie Stimpson has her swim cap and

:51:59. > :52:12.goggles on -- waiting. They will have to wait while Brownlee hands

:52:13. > :52:19.over to Jodie Stimpson. She will have a handy lead delivered on a

:52:20. > :52:23.plate by the former world champion. They leave nothing behind, they will

:52:24. > :52:32.not let up, they will go all the way. We will have to

:52:33. > :52:36.not let up, they will go all the what happens. Jodie Stimpson will go

:52:37. > :52:43.first before handing over to Alistair Brownlee. Jonathan might

:52:44. > :52:49.just lap someone and it could be Liam Lloyd. He will be hoping he

:52:50. > :52:58.holds off Jonathan Brownlee before the handover. There is Boris Toulet

:52:59. > :53:03.from Mauritius. He might be getting lapped. Jonathan Brownlee coming

:53:04. > :53:08.from Mauritius. He might be getting into transition. Jodie Stimpson will

:53:09. > :53:16.be confident now. Such a decent lead from Jonny Brownlee. Away goes Jodie

:53:17. > :53:22.Stimpson down the blue carpet. Up the ramp, I way she goes. Jodie

:53:23. > :53:57.Stimpson on her way -- away she goes. There goes Nicky Samuels.

:53:58. > :54:05.Eimear Murphy died then. -- Eimear Murphy on her way.

:54:06. > :54:26.Jodie Stimpson has a commanding lead. -- Eimear Mullan. What a

:54:27. > :54:33.fantastic run by Jonny Brownlee. He proved there were tactics. He opened

:54:34. > :54:39.a magnificent gap to give to Jodie Stimpson. We are seeing Scotland

:54:40. > :54:46.coming through now. The league that Jodie Stimpson days ago, she did so

:54:47. > :54:53.well, it will be total focus. That will be the difference. She has

:54:54. > :55:00.proved she is the best in a competitive race. She will have to

:55:01. > :55:05.stay in tune with herself. She will be giving over to the current

:55:06. > :55:11.Commonwealth champion, Alistair Brownlee. What a great performance

:55:12. > :55:40.by England so far. Scotland's third leg being taken on why Thomson. --

:55:41. > :55:44.Seonaid Thompson. I think it might be the Canadian, Sarah Ambrose in

:55:45. > :55:53.second position as the Welsh team make their change. Holly Lawrence is

:55:54. > :56:02.on her way. She has a lot of work to do. It is a relay. The order of the

:56:03. > :56:06.athletes was fascinating. We saw a tremendous performance by Kerstin

:56:07. > :56:11.Sweetland and I thought she almost over performed. It put Canada in a

:56:12. > :56:24.strong position -- Kerstin Sweetland. -- Kirsten Sweetland. A

:56:25. > :56:36.good performance from Mauritius. Boris Toulet will hold on -- hand

:56:37. > :56:42.over 243 macro. -- Emilie Ng Foong Po. Jodie Stimpson comes out of the

:56:43. > :56:48.water, it Po. Jodie Stimpson comes out of the

:56:49. > :56:51.feet and prepares for the arrival in transition. The gap is significant,

:56:52. > :56:58.heading towards ten or 11 seconds transition. The gap is significant,

:56:59. > :57:06.before the next athlete is out. New Zealand come out in second, Nicky

:57:07. > :57:18.Samuels. Then a group of three together, including the Canadian,

:57:19. > :57:26.Sarah Ambrose. Then Eimear Mullan. Australia, represented by Emma

:57:27. > :57:28.Jackson. The athletes who were second and third in the individual

:57:29. > :57:46.Jackson. The athletes who were race have already gone. She must

:57:47. > :57:46.Jackson. The athletes who were feeling confident. I think it is a

:57:47. > :58:01.short time trial. Eimear feeling confident. I think it is a

:58:02. > :58:23.in and out of transition now. Sorry, that was Gillian Sanders.

:58:24. > :58:30.Eimear Mullan is on her way now. Jodie Stimpson had a brilliant start

:58:31. > :58:39.to the season. She was the leader in the world triathlon standings. There

:58:40. > :58:46.is Seonaid Thompson. She is in seventh position. There is a lots of

:58:47. > :58:53.play for in the medals. England have a lead. It is not commanding. The

:58:54. > :59:01.way the field is spread, there are chances of medals going to any of

:59:02. > :59:14.the teams up to six position. We are back with our leader now -- sixth.

:59:15. > :59:25.Vicky Holland, Jonny Brownlee handed the lead to Jodie Stimpson. Lawrence

:59:26. > :59:38.from Wales comes in. Holly Lawrence, 24 years old. She is on

:59:39. > :59:45.her way. They will miss Helen Jenkins and Non Stanford. Lawrence

:59:46. > :59:50.is aboard and out of transition. It is a big ask to come through from

:59:51. > :59:55.that sort of deficit. At the head of the field, Jodie Stimpson did seem

:59:56. > :00:01.to have made that decision that she was going to go for it. It did not

:00:02. > :00:07.look like there was any possibility of her dropping back and allowing

:00:08. > :00:12.the chasers to come back. Perhaps we will be proved wrong. There are

:00:13. > :00:18.three at thereof. I thought the lead might have grown. -- there are three

:00:19. > :00:26.chasers bearer. Nicky Samuels from might have grown. -- there are three

:00:27. > :00:45.New Zealand who is eating into the Leeds with a really gutsy effort.

:00:46. > :00:52.is highly experienced. Well respected, 31 years of age. And she

:00:53. > :00:54.is getting closer to the leader. Nicky Samuels is pushing a big gear,

:00:55. > :00:58.and if she's going to Nicky Samuels is pushing a big gear,

:00:59. > :01:02.Stimpson, it might be a big advantage for both of them. It will

:01:03. > :01:07.enable Nicky Samuels to get back in the lead and it will also reassure

:01:08. > :01:11.Jodie Stimpson that having raced against are so many times, she knows

:01:12. > :01:13.that over three disciplines she is better, and if they go into the

:01:14. > :01:17.final discipline and it is better, and if they go into the

:01:18. > :01:21.kilometres, she will feel confident, and sure that she can get

:01:22. > :01:25.away from Nicky and hand over to Alistair with a big lead. Let's not

:01:26. > :01:27.take it away from Nicky Samuels, because that was

:01:28. > :01:42.take it away from Nicky Samuels, strong ride to close the gap will

:01:43. > :01:47.stop -- the gap. The chasing three are Braout of Canada, and Sanders of

:01:48. > :01:55.South Africa and Jackson. They will spot Simpson -- Stimpson and Nicky

:01:56. > :01:58.Samuels any minute now. Emma Jackson looked as though possibly she had

:01:59. > :02:02.picked up an injury during the running section and we will have to

:02:03. > :02:05.wait and see what develops. Jodie Stimpson still looking very

:02:06. > :02:11.powerful. Alistair Brownlee is totally focused. There he is. A long

:02:12. > :02:18.way to go because Stimpson still has to run a mile. He is pacing around,

:02:19. > :02:25.keeping himself warm. He has a smile on his face, and he must be

:02:26. > :02:29.thinking, well, after all the talk about me a couple of days ago, going

:02:30. > :02:33.into the race, he came back and proved he is absolutely the best in

:02:34. > :02:38.the world, in my opinion, at the moment. If he goes into any sort of

:02:39. > :02:48.lead in the final discipline, the smart money will be on England. This

:02:49. > :02:57.is Jodie Stimpson's swim, highlights from the start to finish. Quite a

:02:58. > :03:01.steep exit ramp. Stimpson, as far as we can tell, has been joined at the

:03:02. > :03:04.front towards the end of the six kilometre bike. Nicky Samuels has

:03:05. > :03:10.closed the gap to the leader. They are on the downhill section. Samuels

:03:11. > :03:17.and Stimpson will ride the final couple of kilometres together. I

:03:18. > :03:21.guess the other thing is just how much did it take out of the athletes

:03:22. > :03:27.on the individual race? Talking to Jodie and Vicky earlier this

:03:28. > :03:30.morning, they seemed highly on it, but the physical sensation of

:03:31. > :03:34.getting into the race will make that feel different, and the euphoria of

:03:35. > :03:39.getting a medal at the Commonwealth Games will be there, but when we

:03:40. > :03:42.come back to the reality, they will think their legs are hurting. It's a

:03:43. > :03:46.great performance by Nicky Samuels. She would have been disappointed

:03:47. > :03:53.after her individual race, but being up there with Jodie Stimpson, and

:03:54. > :03:59.not giving ground at all. Samuels has done well to close the gap to

:04:00. > :04:05.Jodie Stimpson. I'm sure any breaks will be immediately covered, and

:04:06. > :04:09.Samuels realises that and slipstream is in behind the English triathlete

:04:10. > :04:16.who won the gold medal in emphatic style on Thursday. Her timing in the

:04:17. > :04:22.race was exquisite. Samuels allows Stimpson a breather behind. Those

:04:23. > :04:28.who have raced already are now sitting and watching. Sheldon on the

:04:29. > :04:34.right, I think he is hurting. Tony Dodds New Zealand with a towel

:04:35. > :04:39.around his head. Moffat sitting down. Sissons will go last in New

:04:40. > :04:44.Zealand, the 26-year-old, Ryan Sissons. The last of the New Zealand

:04:45. > :04:50.quartet. Just waiting for his changeover, which will come from

:04:51. > :04:57.Nicky Samuels after she and Jodie Stimpson have run a mile. Alan

:04:58. > :05:04.Moffat, looking a bit disconsolate -- Ellen Moffat. We will see if she

:05:05. > :05:08.has anything to say after that. Perhaps with Jodie Stimpson coming

:05:09. > :05:13.through we might be looking at a repeat of what we saw with Jonathan

:05:14. > :05:19.Brownlee in the cycling to running transition, because Nicky Samuels

:05:20. > :05:24.finished 10th overall, and Jodie won that race on the run. Absolutely

:05:25. > :05:29.sensational. With just one mile to go, Jodie is the sort of athlete who

:05:30. > :05:33.will accept any sort of pain to open a gap, and she wants to give

:05:34. > :05:39.Alistair Brownlee a big gap going into the final leg. Does he really

:05:40. > :05:44.need it? Maybe he does not need it, but what have been the effect?

:05:45. > :05:49.Sometimes we look at Alistair as if he is superhuman. We have seen him

:05:50. > :05:52.come back from so many setbacks, including the Olympic Games when he

:05:53. > :05:59.was ill before that Tom and he has done it. He is human despite what is

:06:00. > :06:04.training partners say -- before that time. Jodie will want to give him a

:06:05. > :06:11.lead before the final leg of the four. Jackson with a good run for

:06:12. > :06:14.lead before the final leg of the Australia. We know about her running

:06:15. > :06:22.ability. And Sanders of South Africa on the client. -- on the climb.

:06:23. > :06:26.Jodie Stimpson in the lead, then Nicky Samuels, they are preparing to

:06:27. > :06:31.arrive in transition and hang up their bikes before they exceed for

:06:32. > :06:37.two laps on two feet. 800 metres, twice, so a mile to run. Stimpson

:06:38. > :06:42.looking like she has been working hard. Samuels, what an effort to

:06:43. > :06:47.move from the chasers up to join the leader, Jodie Stimpson. A slightly

:06:48. > :06:53.different course today. A shorter lap, just six kilometres as they hit

:06:54. > :06:58.the dismount line on the money. Stimpson was pushing it very close

:06:59. > :07:04.there. Right on the money, as you say. We'll Jodie show any signs of

:07:05. > :07:08.fatigue going into the run? Nicky Samuels will be feeling pleased with

:07:09. > :07:13.what she did on the bike. She has closed the gap and put New Zealand

:07:14. > :07:16.in with a strong chance of a medal and Jodie Stimpson sprints out of

:07:17. > :07:20.transition and is chasing Nicky Samuels, but at this early stage, it

:07:21. > :07:24.looks like Jodie Stimpson is not looking to close the gap, she will

:07:25. > :07:32.look to go directly passed out into open space. Samuels and Stimpson out

:07:33. > :07:36.of transition on the first lap. Brault, Sanders and Jackson, they

:07:37. > :07:39.will look to Jackson for the lead. She is potentially the best of the

:07:40. > :07:45.three runners, and she hits the front of that little pack. Credit to

:07:46. > :07:50.Nicky Samuels because Jodie Stimpson went straight past, but she's not

:07:51. > :07:55.giving in. She will be determined to hold, but huge efforts with the

:07:56. > :08:07.three chasers away, then three, and I think the medals will come from

:08:08. > :08:10.these five teams. Excellent ride from Mullan, and she will hand over

:08:11. > :08:15.to Russell White of Northern Ireland. Brault

:08:16. > :08:18.to Russell White of Northern of South Africa, Jackson of

:08:19. > :08:23.Australia attempting to eat into the lead, and Jodie Stimpson has moved

:08:24. > :08:27.clear of Nicky Samuels. She has moved clear and it's very early

:08:28. > :08:32.stages. It is just 1.6 kilometres, but to open a few seconds on the

:08:33. > :08:34.stages. It is just 1.6 kilometres, first lap, that will grow. Nicky

:08:35. > :08:37.Samuels will need to dig deep, and if she can try and stay at least

:08:38. > :08:40.inside Jodie if she can try and stay at least

:08:41. > :08:45.New Zealand in with a great chance of getting on the podium. Three

:08:46. > :08:50.strong team is closing fast behind Nicky Samuels. -- are closing.

:08:51. > :08:56.strong team is closing fast behind Halfway through the first lap.

:08:57. > :09:01.Jackson, Sanders and Brault making up the time. That is a big

:09:02. > :09:06.performance by Sanders. I know she was disappointed in her individual

:09:07. > :09:10.performance, as was Sarah and Brault. Emma Jackson just had to

:09:11. > :09:14.give her best on the final lap of the run, and now, my goodness, it

:09:15. > :09:24.looks like Northern Ireland are chasing hard and fast. Mullan fast

:09:25. > :09:27.across the tarmac. They are starting to anticipate the arrival of Jodie

:09:28. > :09:32.Stimpson into transition at the end of the first lap as Mullan tries to

:09:33. > :09:36.improve her position. She has her eyes on these three. That is the

:09:37. > :09:38.target, to get towards these three by the end of this one-mile run.

:09:39. > :09:45.Samuels out in front, Stimpson ahead by the end of this one-mile run.

:09:46. > :09:51.of her. At the end of the first lap, Jodie Stimpson, after 53 minutes and

:09:52. > :09:57.seven seconds of the mixed team triathlon is encouraged by Alistair

:09:58. > :10:02.Brownlee. Roaring her on her way for her second lap. And this is it.

:10:03. > :10:07.Brownlee will get her second lap. And this is it.

:10:08. > :10:15.into the final leg. And Stimpson may well be about to lap shown Thompson

:10:16. > :10:20.of Scotland. That is a possibility. Alistair Brownlee's encouragement

:10:21. > :10:23.will be a big factor with Jodie Stimpson, because she knows she has

:10:24. > :10:26.less than three minutes of running and she will be determined to give

:10:27. > :10:32.Alistair the lead going through, and with the shortened course we will

:10:33. > :10:34.see lapping coming through. It is only 800 metres left. I am surprised

:10:35. > :10:40.that these three have stayed together. Sanders will be pleased

:10:41. > :10:45.she is putting South Africa in strong contention for a medical --

:10:46. > :10:50.medal. A bit of a mishap from Emma Jackson. We thought she was carrying

:10:51. > :10:54.an injury coming into the race. D?j? vu. That happens to Emma Jackson in

:10:55. > :11:00.the individual race, clipping heels with South Africa, and I don't think

:11:01. > :11:05.it was Sanders, but she needs to mind her step. Waiting for the

:11:06. > :11:10.handover. Richard Murray, we caught sight of him, he will be swimming,

:11:11. > :11:21.riding and running the anchor leg for South Africa. Samuels has been

:11:22. > :11:31.dropped, and we just have sight of Holly Lawrence who has been lapped

:11:32. > :11:37.by Jodie Stimpson. Ahead of her Seonaid Thompson is about to be lap.

:11:38. > :11:41.She has not slowed down one Seonaid Thompson is about to be lap.

:11:42. > :11:45.Nicky Samuels, determined to keep working into the final lap and wants

:11:46. > :11:49.to give Alistair every possible opportunity to dominate the race.

:11:50. > :11:57.Look at that effort there. It's exactly what we saw two days ago.

:11:58. > :12:02.Alistair going through a pre-event warm up. Nicky Samuels with a smile,

:12:03. > :12:06.delighted with her run. She always looks like she is smiling when she

:12:07. > :12:11.is running. She can't possibly be actually smiling. We have Richard

:12:12. > :12:15.Murray going on the final legs are South Africa and he is a very strong

:12:16. > :12:21.short distance runner and he will have good chances of a medal. Given

:12:22. > :12:25.a lift by Sanders, but it's all about England at the

:12:26. > :12:30.a lift by Sanders, but it's all Stimpson comes towards the end of

:12:31. > :12:34.her mile. She makes the final turn. Alistair Brownlee, the Olympic and

:12:35. > :12:41.Commonwealth champion, is there. I think Brownlee had his feet out of

:12:42. > :12:44.the technical area when he tagged Jodie Stimpson and I hope the judges

:12:45. > :12:48.aren't looking too closely at that. It remains to be seen. They are

:12:49. > :12:55.quite tight on the rules, as Jonathan Brownlee found to his cost

:12:56. > :12:58.in 2012 in the Olympics. We will see if there is a penalty for Alistair

:12:59. > :13:04.Brownlee. The others are on their way. If there is a penalty it could

:13:05. > :13:08.be critical, because it's a measure of how strong Nicky Samuels was on

:13:09. > :13:13.the second lap, that six second gap only opened up to nine seconds. I

:13:14. > :13:18.have to say that is one of the best single races I have ever seen her

:13:19. > :13:21.do. It was excellent. A terrible dive by Ryan Bailie, the Australian.

:13:22. > :13:28.They got the timing wrong as he hit the ramp upwards. Like the

:13:29. > :13:33.show-jumping horse, he needed an extra stride. The belly flopped into

:13:34. > :13:37.the lane. The emotion of the event is taking over, and certainly taking

:13:38. > :13:43.over this man, who has already come home to a gold medal. He has gone

:13:44. > :13:47.from the front. That is a powerful swim by Alistair Brownlee.

:13:48. > :13:52.from the front. That is a powerful gets in control with his long/ going

:13:53. > :13:57.through. Northern Ireland hanging over there. Let's look at this dive.

:13:58. > :14:04.That was Russell White, the 20-year-old. Not perfectly timed,

:14:05. > :14:08.but the crowd enjoyed it. The Northern Irishman, swimming, riding

:14:09. > :14:14.and running the anchor leg as Alistair Brownlee makes his turn at

:14:15. > :14:17.the top of the course and heads on his way back towards the X it

:14:18. > :14:25.point. He will come out of the water, up towards the ramp and

:14:26. > :14:30.towards his bike. He might spend the whole of his super Sprint triathlon

:14:31. > :14:35.alone. We shall see, because I don't think Ryan has lost too many

:14:36. > :14:40.seconds, a good swim. We have seen that lovely /Alistair has in the

:14:41. > :14:46.swimming and it's almost that he was overturning on the first 100 metres,

:14:47. > :14:51.perhaps we will see him down there, but the time gap on swimming when we

:14:52. > :14:54.look down is different to that in cycling and running. Alistair does

:14:55. > :15:00.look very much in control, breathing every stroke, and the cycling, what

:15:01. > :15:05.will happen? We thought Jodie Stimpson might stay away but she

:15:06. > :15:13.decided not to. That will be the same decision Alistair Brownlee has

:15:14. > :15:17.to make. Alistair Brownlee cutting through the calm water. It is an

:15:18. > :15:25.easy swim for someone of his quality. His gap will be around ten

:15:26. > :15:34.seconds as he comes out and heads towards his bike. Brownlee of

:15:35. > :15:39.England leading the way. The last member of the English quartet claws

:15:40. > :15:52.his way up the ramp and hits his stride. 59 minutes and four seconds

:15:53. > :15:59.to get this far. Nine seconds, ten seconds, 11, 12 to the New Zealand

:16:00. > :16:07.contender who has worked to do now. That is Ryan Sissons. We saw Nicky

:16:08. > :16:10.Samuels close the gap on Jodie Stimpson. Ryan Sissons will hope to

:16:11. > :16:16.do the same. Richard Stimpson. Ryan Sissons will hope to

:16:17. > :16:21.out of the water for South Africa. We might get some rain. If it comes

:16:22. > :16:33.during the cycling, it will make things interesting. Ryan Bailie

:16:34. > :16:40.arrives at his bike. Richard Murray on his way for South Africa. Andrew

:16:41. > :17:02.York is also a and pedalling out of transition, he is from Canada. --

:17:03. > :17:06.Andrew Yorke. We might see a big effort to try and close on Alistair

:17:07. > :17:12.Brownlee. On one mile of running, things could change. Russell White

:17:13. > :17:23.is out of the water for Northern Ireland. He is on his own. Going

:17:24. > :17:29.pretty well, the Northern Irish, helped by an excellent performance

:17:30. > :17:35.in round three by Eimear Mullan. He is ten years younger than her. He is

:17:36. > :17:48.on his way. Look far Alistair Brownlee is ahead. He is heading

:17:49. > :17:57.towards the hill. -- look high far. -- look how far ahead. He will be

:17:58. > :18:02.totally focused on riding his own race and looking down, it seems that

:18:03. > :18:09.his lead has extended. I am surprised to see how much. Will we

:18:10. > :18:24.see Alistair Brownlee in Seoul glory? -- soul. Richard Murray,

:18:25. > :18:32.see Alistair Brownlee in Seoul South African who took a bronze on

:18:33. > :18:36.Thursday. He is a great runner. 1600 metres is probably too much for him.

:18:37. > :18:46.He probably fancies broadens, though. Richard Murray is trying to

:18:47. > :18:49.put himself in a good position -- a bronze medal. Perhaps he

:18:50. > :18:59.put himself in a good position -- a able to turn that bronze medal into

:19:00. > :19:04.a silver medal. Alistair Brownlee is leading, Ryan Sissons from New

:19:05. > :19:09.Zealand is second. There is a group of three holding third position,

:19:10. > :19:17.Zealand is second. There is a group Murray from South Africa and Ryan

:19:18. > :19:20.Bailie from Australia. Here we go, we got a look

:19:21. > :19:24.Bailie from Australia. Here we go, is almost a decision,

:19:25. > :19:30.Bailie from Australia. Here we go, out by myself -- a look back there.

:19:31. > :19:39.Ryan will have to work hard. He seems to have done it, but that puts

:19:40. > :19:44.Richard Murray in a strong position. Richard Murray and South Africa are

:19:45. > :19:49.nigh the favourites for silver. Richard Murray is the best of

:19:50. > :19:51.nigh the favourites for silver. runners between these four -- they

:19:52. > :20:01.are now the favourites. They runners between these four -- they

:20:02. > :20:15.looking at Richard Murray and they should be thinking, we need to get

:20:16. > :20:18.away from him before the run starts. Ryan Bailie with Ryan Sissons,

:20:19. > :20:23.Richard Ryan Bailie with Ryan Sissons,

:20:24. > :20:32.they are climbing. Single file, up the single stretch. Will they get to

:20:33. > :20:40.see Alistair Brownlee heading in the opposite direction quest --? If they

:20:41. > :20:44.are going to sit here with Richard Murray and think they can out run

:20:45. > :20:47.him, that shows a lot of confidence. We need to see them trying to

:20:48. > :20:54.him, that shows a lot of confidence. through. They are crossing over,

:20:55. > :21:02.watching the leader. That gap has certainly extended. It was about 12

:21:03. > :21:10.seconds. I think it is closer to 20 now. Ryan Sissons have that silver

:21:11. > :21:15.medal position and he decided that he could not make any dent in the

:21:16. > :21:27.lead that Brownlee had, so he eased up. At the moment, England look good

:21:28. > :21:35.for a gold medal and it will be the second for Brownlee and the second

:21:36. > :21:41.for Jodie Stimpson as well. This is the look at Alistair Brownlee's

:21:42. > :21:47.feet, they are out of the box. Are we about to get notice of a 15

:21:48. > :21:54.second penalty for Alistair Brownlee? Will that come his way and

:21:55. > :22:03.will it make a difference? It is a family trait, it happened to

:22:04. > :22:07.Jonathan in the Olympic Games. If they see Alistair Brownlee holding

:22:08. > :22:19.their for about 15 seconds, that will give a large incentives. What

:22:20. > :22:25.is going on here? -- incentive. Alistair Brownlee, we have not heard

:22:26. > :22:28.anything official. It has been confirmed in the replay that his

:22:29. > :22:37.feet where over the line in the technical area. This quartet are

:22:38. > :22:43.We are still waiting to hear if We are still waiting to hear if

:22:44. > :22:46.there is any sort of penalty for Alistair Brownlee, whether it is a

:22:47. > :22:52.stop-go penalty, nothing has reached us yet. We will have a lot of

:22:53. > :23:00.excitement between these four athletes. I'll hit of extra

:23:01. > :23:04.excitement if Alistair Brownlee has to hold about 15 seconds -- a little

:23:05. > :23:12.bit of extra excitement. Fascinating. Alistair Brownlee leads

:23:13. > :23:21.for England in the final round of the mixed team relay. Vicky Holland

:23:22. > :23:36.started off, handed over to Jonny Brownlee and Jodie Stimpson. They

:23:37. > :23:43.know they have a bit of a time gap over the athletes behind them. I am

:23:44. > :23:50.surprised at the tactics. Alistair Brownlee leads, four countries

:23:51. > :23:54.chasing. Two medals out of four. That is what they are thinking

:23:55. > :23:59.about, wondering if they will be strong enough on the run. Alistair

:24:00. > :24:10.is approaching the final stages of his ride. The crowds are good. They

:24:11. > :24:17.are out watching the big screen on the far side of the lake. Here comes

:24:18. > :24:25.the Olympic and Commonwealth champion, Alistair Brownlee of

:24:26. > :24:36.England. He is ripping off the straps on his shoes as he parks his

:24:37. > :24:39.bike. Will he get some bad news? Nothing has reached us yet and

:24:40. > :24:47.nothing has been communicated to Alistair yet. The shoes are going

:24:48. > :24:54.on, the bike helmet will have to hit the box. He has a mile to win it.

:24:55. > :25:01.Alistair Brownlee is on his way. No sign of anyone else. He begins his

:25:02. > :25:10.first lap of two. The time gap he took into this final has extended.

:25:11. > :25:18.That is not a surprise. It seemed almost pedestrian at times with

:25:19. > :25:23.these four athletes coming through. They must have confidence, Richard

:25:24. > :25:29.Murray, you would think it is the favourite. As we saw with Nicky

:25:30. > :25:43.Samuels, Arena Lady makes a different situation. -- a relay.

:25:44. > :25:50.We will assume that there will not be a penalty for Alistair Brownlee,

:25:51. > :25:56.because it would have been awarded by now. We will assume there will

:25:57. > :26:03.not be any sort of penalty for stepping over the line. The battle

:26:04. > :26:07.for silver and bronze medal begins. Andrew Yorke leaves out Ryan Bailie

:26:08. > :26:23.with Richard Murray the best of the runners in hot hirsute. -- pursuit.

:26:24. > :26:43.Alistair Brownlee is approaching BM is of the first half of his first

:26:44. > :26:54.lap. -- he is approaching the end. He is watching his chasers. The

:26:55. > :27:00.penalty box is on the right, he has not had to stop, so there is no

:27:01. > :27:07.penalty applied. I am sure we would know by now. Richard Murray on his

:27:08. > :27:23.way to silver medal position. He has got daylight between pursuit and

:27:24. > :27:31.Ryan Bailie. -- Andrew Yorke. Alistair Brownlee reaches BM does

:27:32. > :27:38.his first lap. 800 metres to run -- reaches the end of his first lap. He

:27:39. > :27:46.must be feeling confident. He saw Richard Murray move away from the

:27:47. > :27:55.other three athletes. A big fight for the bronze medal. There goes

:27:56. > :28:03.Richard Murray. Richard Murray is not too far away from the chasers.

:28:04. > :28:09.Perhaps there is more to come. It looks like Alistair Brownlee will

:28:10. > :28:16.take the gold medal. Richard Murray is upright and strong. The best of

:28:17. > :28:22.the runners today will stop he took a bronze medal in the individual on

:28:23. > :28:30.Thursday. -- the best of the runners today. He took a bronze medal.

:28:31. > :28:38.Canada and Australia are shoulder to shoulder. There could be a battle

:28:39. > :28:43.for the bronze medal. An hour and 12 minutes into this relay. We are

:28:44. > :28:50.within touching distance of the finish. Alistair has 90 seconds to

:28:51. > :29:00.run to complete this Commonwealth Games, the first ever mixed team

:29:01. > :29:07.relay. Ryan Sissons in fifth place, I am sure he is regretting that

:29:08. > :29:12.decision to sit back on the bike. Ryan Bailie attempts to move clear

:29:13. > :29:20.of Andrew Yorke. It is almost done for Alistair Brownlee. He is going

:29:21. > :29:21.to lap Russell White of Northern Ireland on his way back to the

:29:22. > :29:31.finish. Alistair Brownlee Ireland on his way back to the

:29:32. > :29:38.past Russell White. Vicky Holland, Jonathan Brownlee,

:29:39. > :29:45.past Russell White. Vicky Holland, about to celebrate their gold medal.

:29:46. > :30:02.Two English glides. He has time to slow down and soak it up and enjoy

:30:03. > :30:06.the moment -- slides. -- flags. Alistair Brownlee rounds it off in

:30:07. > :30:23.style. England win the mixed team relay.

:30:24. > :30:28.style. England win the mixed team athletes. Here we go for the silver

:30:29. > :30:29.and bronze. He needs to look over his shoulder because there is a fast

:30:30. > :30:36.finish coming from Ryan Bailie, his shoulder because there is a fast

:30:37. > :30:41.Murray of South Africa. He is not guaranteed this silver medal yes.

:30:42. > :30:44.Here comes Ryan Bailie. I think Richard Murray has just about done

:30:45. > :30:50.enough to add silver to the bronze he took in the individual. Richard

:30:51. > :31:00.Murray brings South Africa the silver, and Ryan Bailie adds the

:31:01. > :31:06.bronze for Australia. And Yorke leaves empty-handed for Canada.

:31:07. > :31:12.Almost knocked over as he came through. Absolute delight. Oh, my

:31:13. > :31:18.goodness me. There will be a disappointed man. Yes, Ryan Sissons

:31:19. > :31:24.who was second at the start of the swim and by grown in the super

:31:25. > :31:26.Sprint, and he comes home out of the medals -- swim and bike ride.

:31:27. > :31:47.England take the gold medal. So the Australians finally rewarded

:31:48. > :31:53.after all of their efforts. A sprint finish by Ryan Bailie, and he just

:31:54. > :31:59.had the measure of Andrew Yorke. Look at Alistair. He has recovered

:32:00. > :32:01.already. It was all very straightforward for the Brownlee

:32:02. > :32:07.Brothers and four Stimpson and Vicky Holland. Two gold medals for

:32:08. > :32:14.Alistair Brownlee. They have taken the mixed team relay. Jonathan

:32:15. > :32:18.Brownlee, Jodie Stimpson, Vicky Holland and Alistair Brownlee are

:32:19. > :32:22.the Commonwealth champions. Huge congratulations. The rain has

:32:23. > :32:25.started pouring down, a message from Yorkshire. Commonwealth champions,

:32:26. > :32:28.and both of you are double Commonwealth champions. It feel

:32:29. > :32:35.special. The last time we did the relay, things didn't work out, so to

:32:36. > :32:38.share the podium with these guys is special. Alistair, you are hammering

:32:39. > :32:45.it down and what a Legion came in with. Yes, it was fantastic -- what

:32:46. > :32:51.a lead you came in with. I love the relay. It's really fun. You can see

:32:52. > :32:57.people 's strengths and weaknesses more than normal. You were tight

:32:58. > :33:01.coming out of the transition with Jodie. Did you know how tight it

:33:02. > :33:10.was? I thought that is maybe why you are hammering it down. No, did I

:33:11. > :33:16.nearly get a penalty? Oh, well. It's a changeover and every second

:33:17. > :33:19.counts. Johnny, as the most successful member of the team when

:33:20. > :33:24.it comes to mixed relays, you have the lead right from your leg and

:33:25. > :33:29.continued it through. What did you make of the race? I thought it was a

:33:30. > :33:34.good one. Relays are always close and it was quite packed until

:33:35. > :33:37.Alistair's leg, but Vicky gave is a good start and I knew I had to stay

:33:38. > :33:42.on the bike and run as fast as I could, and Jodie just destroyed it

:33:43. > :33:47.and Alistair finished it off. Vicky, is the first time we have had the

:33:48. > :33:49.event at the major games, do you think the Olympic Committee might

:33:50. > :33:56.put it in the programme for Twenty20? I really hope so. Look at

:33:57. > :34:01.the atmosphere it generated, having this vast racing circuit, having

:34:02. > :34:05.those teams in the mix, and the lead changing so often. A great spectator

:34:06. > :34:11.event. Having girls and guys in the same race, it is unique. Just

:34:12. > :34:16.quickly, you have the full set now. You won't retire, will you? No plans

:34:17. > :34:21.at the moment. A few more years left in me yet. Thank you very much and

:34:22. > :34:24.congratulations to you all, Commonwealth champions.

:34:25. > :34:32.Great stuff, and that is seven medals in triathlon at the

:34:33. > :34:33.Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. A magnificent achievement, and talking

:34:34. > :34:45.of the magnificent seven. It is a classically trained little

:34:46. > :34:49.number, the seven. Seven hills of Rome, the seven pillars of Wisdom.

:34:50. > :35:04.The seven wonders of the ancient world. Or it is more every day, the

:35:05. > :35:10.seven days of the week. It is a lucky number, a happy number. It can

:35:11. > :35:15.come with a menace, or it can be magnificent.

:35:16. > :35:29.It is Rinaldo, it is Ritchie, it is Beckham. -- Ronaldo. Seven minutes

:35:30. > :35:33.each way. Seven players running subtle lines, making sweet music,

:35:34. > :35:43.knocking seven bells out of each other in order for one to be in

:35:44. > :35:53.seventh heaven. In the numbers game, it is time to roll out the sevens.

:35:54. > :35:59.Oh, yes, we have been looking forward to this. Rugby fans have

:36:00. > :36:03.been waiting for super Saturday and this will be one of the events of

:36:04. > :36:08.the 2014 Commonwealth Games and it will feature of the first time ever

:36:09. > :36:13.in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio. Expect tries galore. Let's go to

:36:14. > :36:18.Ibrox Stadium and John in Bedale. Glasgow has been a party city since

:36:19. > :36:25.Wednesday night and this has been a 48-hour party at Ibrox, the home of

:36:26. > :36:28.John Gregg, Sandy Jardine, Ally McCoist and Paul Gascoigne. But some

:36:29. > :36:34.noisy crowds have gathered to watch rugby sevens, a very different sport

:36:35. > :36:37.to the fifteens. Like Twenty20 is to Test match cricket. And apart from

:36:38. > :36:44.the fact that there are eight less players on each side Nicol and

:36:45. > :36:48.Jonathan Davies are with us, to tell us what are the difference in the

:36:49. > :36:51.skill sets and physicality? Because there are eight less players it

:36:52. > :36:56.means there is more space, and it means that pace is a huge component.

:36:57. > :37:00.You need to have pace in the team and you need a physical side because

:37:01. > :37:03.each skill is exposed and it means the contact skills have to be good,

:37:04. > :37:09.the tackling skills, the passing skills. If you missed a tackle, it

:37:10. > :37:14.is a try. In the fifteens game, you have layers of defence. Everybody

:37:15. > :37:19.has to be absolutely razor-sharp. It is a specialist sport, you have 15

:37:20. > :37:24.aside players and seven a side players. It is more physical than

:37:25. > :37:30.previous seasons, and the reason they have the contact is it makes an

:37:31. > :37:33.offside line. Again, it is the same teams that are up there, South

:37:34. > :37:37.Africa, New Zealand, they are number one and number two in the

:37:38. > :37:40.competition, and England's third. In terms of the unfamiliarity of the

:37:41. > :37:45.names, because there are none of the big stars of the world game in the

:37:46. > :37:50.competition, that is because, in a way, fundamentally there are

:37:51. > :37:58.specialist squads that travel the world playing seven aside rugby.

:37:59. > :38:02.That happens with nine countries. You can replace them with D J Forbes

:38:03. > :38:07.and Tim Mikkelson for Richie McCaw, but they are fantastic players.

:38:08. > :38:12.Scotland have brought in Stuart Hogg to boost the home country because he

:38:13. > :38:16.is a 15 aside player and an outstanding player. You can hear the

:38:17. > :38:20.atmosphere, it is amazing. When Scotland come out with Stuart Hogg,

:38:21. > :38:24.it will bring the roof off. Something you might not be aware of

:38:25. > :38:31.is the origins of seven aside rugby. It is less than 100 miles from here.

:38:32. > :38:38.Rugby is a hard game, not for the faint-hearted. And, in the

:38:39. > :38:43.Commonwealth Games, it is made even harder with just seven players on

:38:44. > :38:48.the pitch. Rugby sevens is a truly international sport, played all over

:38:49. > :38:54.the world. But it all began here, in Melrose, a sleepy market town in the

:38:55. > :38:59.Scottish Borders. Rugby players are traditionally a beefy breed, so the

:39:00. > :39:08.genesis of the seven a side game is particularly appropriate. Good

:39:09. > :39:11.morning. How are you doing. I believe there is a connection

:39:12. > :39:23.between this butchers and sevens rugby. In 1883, two men who played

:39:24. > :39:25.in the shop and played at Melrose decided to organise a tournament and

:39:26. > :39:29.they shortened the game to seven minutes per half with seven players

:39:30. > :39:34.so they could fit it all into one day. From its humble birth in the

:39:35. > :39:39.Borders of Scotland, the popularity of the game grew with fans and

:39:40. > :39:44.players. This fascinating game of seven-a-side rugby is becoming very

:39:45. > :39:50.popular. By the 1970s, sevens was played internationally. This is

:39:51. > :39:51.magic stuff at the moment. Fans and players could not get enough of the

:39:52. > :40:03.game. Teams come from all over the world

:40:04. > :40:09.to play at Melrose, coming from as far a field as the USA and Trinidad

:40:10. > :40:14.and Tobago. What is it about sevens rugby you love so much? The speed,

:40:15. > :40:21.the flare, everything. It is awesome. Over the 22, Scott

:40:22. > :40:27.Hastings, magnificent support by the International Centre. Everywhere you

:40:28. > :40:30.go, everybody loves the sevens, the atmosphere, the brilliance of the

:40:31. > :40:36.game, the skill level. The fitness of the players at the upper echelons

:40:37. > :40:37.is to be admired. It is one of the box office sports going forward in

:40:38. > :40:49.the future. Rugby sevens's popularity is

:40:50. > :40:55.continuing to grow globally and will be played at the 2016 Olympics in

:40:56. > :40:57.Rio by men and women, not bad for a sport that was invented by some

:40:58. > :41:04.We have had an extraordinary day butchers of the Borders.

:41:05. > :41:11.We have had an extraordinary day here and an extraordinary day at

:41:12. > :41:17.Ibrox so far. We have had 50,000 people chanting for Uganda, which

:41:18. > :41:22.has to be a first at Ibrox. We have had a marriage proposal and an

:41:23. > :41:24.acceptance. But in any -- many ways that has been a preamble. Scotland

:41:25. > :41:28.against New Zealand, that has been a preamble. Scotland

:41:29. > :41:33.have a victory under their belt, and here is the atmosphere. This place

:41:34. > :41:40.is just rocking. It is amazing. Scotland have boosted the sevens

:41:41. > :41:43.team with Stuart Hogg, and this is a big game for New Zealand. New

:41:44. > :41:46.Zealand are the best team in the competition. For Scotland, no

:41:47. > :41:51.disaster if they lose it because they're big game -- game is against

:41:52. > :41:53.Canada. We are ready to go. Let's join Simon and Scott Hastings in

:41:54. > :42:03.commentary. He has overcooked that one and he

:42:04. > :42:08.has put it straight out. I am Scott Hastings, alongside me, Simon

:42:09. > :42:12.Maddox, so your Scottish commentator on this side, and New Zealand on my

:42:13. > :42:20.left. Simon, you reckon that Scotland might the New Zealand team.

:42:21. > :42:23.-- might test the New Zealand team. I'm sure that is what you are

:42:24. > :42:28.hoping. They do have the weapons to test the side, but by kicking the

:42:29. > :42:31.ball out on the fall, that is not the start you want. You have to

:42:32. > :42:35.control possession against this powerful unit in the black shirts.

:42:36. > :42:40.Scott Curry up to the ten yard line. D J Forbes, the inspirational

:42:41. > :42:53.captain for New Zealand. Space out on the side. Cutting back

:42:54. > :42:59.in against the grain. White going in for the tackle. There is space out

:43:00. > :43:07.wide if New Zealand can get the ball. This is Lam, and he scored two

:43:08. > :43:10.in the opening game against Canada. Taken to the deck. But New Zealand

:43:11. > :43:16.are holding onto possession. Advantage being played. Stretching

:43:17. > :43:24.the play on the far wide. Tim Mikkelson stays big. Scotland are

:43:25. > :43:32.holding on. Again, New Zealand, if they stretch it, they have got a try

:43:33. > :43:37.on. Forbes and Lam. Lam steadies the ship, so first tried for New

:43:38. > :43:41.Zealand, and it's all because they kept the possession of the ball. It

:43:42. > :43:46.all came from the kick-off on the full, and we spoke about that

:43:47. > :43:52.ability to control possession against New Zealand. Those mistakes

:43:53. > :43:55.are punished after about one minute and 45 seconds of side to side

:43:56. > :44:01.rugby. The ball moving side to side and the players moving forward. Lam

:44:02. > :44:07.with the finish. He had Forbes on his outside. Getting way too tight

:44:08. > :44:14.as they were overworking it. That is what New Zealand will do to you as

:44:15. > :44:20.the conversion goes over. A seven - zero lead with 4.5 minutes to go.

:44:21. > :44:24.Typical New Zealand. Let's remind the viewers at home that New Zealand

:44:25. > :44:32.have never lost a time in the Commonwealth Games -- a tie. Down to

:44:33. > :44:35.that man there, he has had 38 players coming through his programme

:44:36. > :44:40.which have gone on to represent the all Blacks in the 15th game. And for

:44:41. > :44:55.Scotland, they have never beaten New Zealand in seven a side rugby nor 15

:44:56. > :45:02.aside rugby. Scott Wight going for an unusual tactic. The game on my

:45:03. > :45:07.game, New Zealand are taking from depth. You do not want to give these

:45:08. > :45:31.guys chance to stretch you on the outside. It is in the hands of

:45:32. > :45:46.29-macro. He knocks it on. -- Lam. It was Tim Mikkelson. Scott Riddell.

:45:47. > :45:59.He was in Moscow last year. A powerful 28-year-old flanker. Scott

:46:00. > :46:09.Wight to Roddy Grant. DJ Forbes again, he is an absolute menace. He

:46:10. > :46:27.forced the penalty. This is 70 macro, and exciting runner. -- 28.

:46:28. > :46:34.Kaka. New Zealand take their lead out for a second try. Brilliant play

:46:35. > :46:43.and it was all built up by the work by DJ Forbes. Support players come

:46:44. > :46:49.in. The two feet stepped to the outside. No problem at all. He did

:46:50. > :46:55.nearly make a mess of it, but taking out the corner flag is no problem. A

:46:56. > :47:00.well taken try. New Zealand looking very comfortable. We know how

:47:01. > :47:04.quickly momentum can shift and Scotland, the crowd will be willing

:47:05. > :47:09.them on to get their hands on the ball and hold it for longer than 20

:47:10. > :47:18.seconds, because at this stage, they have not had possession. Sherwin

:47:19. > :47:34.Stowers won in Delhi. He was part of the winning Rugby World Cup team.

:47:35. > :47:39.31-macro, and word kick by Kaka. -- Lee Jones. Sherwin

:47:40. > :47:53.31-macro, and word kick by Kaka. -- six tries in Delhi. He is having an

:47:54. > :48:00.influence on this New Zealand team. The coach makes them work as a unit.

:48:01. > :48:13.A very simple game plan, but they executed well. -- execute it well.

:48:14. > :48:19.40 seconds left on the clock, Tim Mickelson. Here is Lam. Space for

:48:20. > :48:29.New Zealand if they can get the ball over at -- Tim Mikkelson. He will

:48:30. > :48:40.reset the play. Even with that little hitch kick, DJ Forbes, scored

:48:41. > :48:52.reset the play. Even with that morning. Kaka, lovely awareness of

:48:53. > :48:59.the game. They are up to the 22. Scotland have not really had any

:49:00. > :49:07.ball to speak of. Here goes Sherwin Stowers. He makes a mockery of the

:49:08. > :49:15.defence. It is the individual brilliance of Sherwin Stowers. As a

:49:16. > :49:28.perk tried by New Zealand. Great work by Lam. -- a great try by New

:49:29. > :49:34.Zealand. He showed great balance in his running ability. A good finish.

:49:35. > :49:39.Seven minutes of accurate work from the New Zealand side. The conversion

:49:40. > :49:49.to come will stop it has been very clinical. The conversion is not

:49:50. > :49:58.successful -- the conversion to come. It has been very clinical. A

:49:59. > :49:59.little bit of dejection from the Scottish supporters. New Zealand are

:50:00. > :51:05.in command. is that you get the experience from

:51:06. > :51:13.inside the huddles. The coaches, both simplifying the instructions

:51:14. > :51:17.and with New Zealand in command, the Scottish coach, at a do not think he

:51:18. > :51:23.could have hoped for a worse start. Scottish coach, at a do not think he

:51:24. > :51:27.-- I do not think. It could be curtains for Scotland.

:51:28. > :51:31.-- I do not think. It could be quickly things can shift and the

:51:32. > :51:35.momentum in this game could move quickly. If they can

:51:36. > :51:37.momentum in this game could move on the ball and maintain it, that is

:51:38. > :51:43.the pressure they are under. They have the individual talent to create

:51:44. > :51:50.something, but at the moment, they seem very congested in everything.

:51:51. > :51:51.Once again, they have been outmuscled in the breakdown area.

:51:52. > :51:59.New Zealand are very organised. outmuscled in the breakdown area.

:52:00. > :52:13.Bennett has a go, but he was tackled by Lam. Superb counter rock by New

:52:14. > :52:18.Zealand. New Zealand have found a little bit of space where they

:52:19. > :52:33.reversed the play down the blindside. Lam, Kaka with the clever

:52:34. > :52:40.tackle by Scott Wight. DJ Forbes ever present, the captain. Takes it

:52:41. > :52:43.deep into Scotland territory, but holds on to it. Scotland have played

:52:44. > :52:49.against New Zealand a couple of times this year, they were beaten in

:52:50. > :52:57.Hong Kong and in Las Vegas in February. 26 points to five. An

:52:58. > :53:07.indication of the gulf between the teams. DJ Forbes guilty of being

:53:08. > :53:13.isolated. Usually the New Zealand players are quick to react to the

:53:14. > :53:18.decision on the breakdown area. The turnover was forced, Scotland chose

:53:19. > :53:29.to go to a set piece, which is unusual. Out to Mark Bennett, then

:53:30. > :53:50.Lee Jones. Sherwin Stowers was up for the tackle. Over two Lam will

:53:51. > :54:05.stop --. Hobb was isolated. Vernon, gets tackled by Lam. Lam is making a

:54:06. > :54:19.nuisance of himself. This is Lee Jones. An offside decision against

:54:20. > :54:25.New Zealand. The New Zealand defence are controlling things well. They

:54:26. > :54:29.are working hard off the ball. It is telling on them at the moment.

:54:30. > :54:43.Scotland finally putting them under pressure. He gets the support on the

:54:44. > :54:51.inside. Lee Jones, seven tries in Delhi last time. This time, he gets

:54:52. > :54:59.the support and he gets the touchdown. He did extremely well.

:55:00. > :55:06.The defensive effort from New Zealand told in the end. They tried

:55:07. > :55:14.to hold Scotland down. They could not act on the inside. A couple of

:55:15. > :55:24.changes for the New Zealand side. We see the switch from Hobb. Well taken

:55:25. > :55:43.try by Scotland. Lovely footwork there from Webber,

:55:44. > :56:01.up and over the halfway line. DJ Forbes, this Kaka. DJ Forbes does so

:56:02. > :56:13.well, the way he gets then. A tee has the ball. Colin Gregor takes the

:56:14. > :56:19.ball away -- Grant. There is going to be a yellow card. Outstanding

:56:20. > :56:24.play by Scotland. He wanted to get away quickly, they have to try and

:56:25. > :56:30.take this to New Zealand. They are well into this game. Big

:56:31. > :56:51.opportunity. I wonder if Colin Gregor will play this set piece? 24

:56:52. > :57:01.comes on for Scotland. -- James Johnstone. Jones goes for the gap.

:57:02. > :57:09.Momentum in the favour of Scotland. Another penalty, it still two

:57:10. > :57:19.minutes to go. I yellow card for Sean Lamont. -- a yellow card. Talk

:57:20. > :57:25.about that momentum swinging. The clerk will restart. An awful lot of

:57:26. > :57:30.points can be scored. Plenty of time -- clock. The Scotland support

:57:31. > :57:34.getting behind them now. points can be scored. Plenty of time

:57:35. > :57:42.-- clock. The Scotland James Johnstone is on. He always makes

:57:43. > :57:49.difficulty. Surely a try! Colin Gregor with the loose pass. Jones,

:57:50. > :57:57.Lam is up for the tackle. This makes it interesting! This makes it more

:57:58. > :58:01.than interesting, it is all in favour of Scotland. They want to get

:58:02. > :58:10.back quickly and get organised for the restart. New Zealand are under

:58:11. > :58:15.pressure. A classic for Jones. I thought New Zealand scrambled well.

:58:16. > :58:22.They should have finished that tackle off. One minute to play. New

:58:23. > :58:26.Zealand are down to five. They will have to try and control possession.

:58:27. > :58:39.For Scotland it is all about the accuracy. Changes being made for New

:58:40. > :58:48.Zealand's. They are back to six. The kick-off is crucial. New Zealand

:58:49. > :58:52.gather through Scott Curry. Sherwin Stowers is off the pitch at this

:58:53. > :59:01.moment in time. They will go to a penalty. They will look to kick to

:59:02. > :59:07.touch. DJ Forbes, trying to assert his leadership on this New Zealand

:59:08. > :59:16.side. Extremely sensible play here from New Zealand. Kaka, two of New

:59:17. > :59:35.Zealand's most experienced players, 32-macro is one of them, they missed

:59:36. > :59:49.out on selection. -- Lote Raikabula. Vernon goes up to challenge. An

:59:50. > :59:55.early lift. He puts the ball down. That is the tide for a New Zealand.

:59:56. > :00:01.If they had been smarter, a little bit smarter, tactically they got it

:00:02. > :00:05.right -- ties. When you have been around the circuit this long, the

:00:06. > :00:12.likes of DJ Forbes, they need to make the right decision. They put

:00:13. > :00:16.themselves under pressure. A lot of disappointment, are lot of questions

:00:17. > :00:20.asked in the changing room. Scotland let it get away from them, they had

:00:21. > :00:34.an opportunity to get their hands on the ball. That is one they let go.

:00:35. > :00:41.Phenomenal atmosphere, but yet so far. You see what the

:00:42. > :00:43.Phenomenal atmosphere, but in sevens is about. You see the

:00:44. > :00:49.momentum shift. They had to get the kick-off back to try and win the

:00:50. > :00:52.game. So close. In the first half they lost possession and were beaten

:00:53. > :00:56.in the contact area, but in the second half they showed what they

:00:57. > :00:59.could do. Realistically, that was a fantastic chance to Scotland to win

:01:00. > :01:04.the match with two of the New Zealand players in the sin-bin. It

:01:05. > :01:07.also says that everybody else in the competition that the New Zealanders

:01:08. > :01:12.are not unbeatable, although they did win. They have done what they

:01:13. > :01:16.needed to do today you saw the crowd lifting Scotland so much and you

:01:17. > :01:20.could see in the second half the momentum was phenomenal. They did a

:01:21. > :01:25.great job. We can have a word with Stuart Hogg. How was that for your

:01:26. > :01:29.first experience of the Commonwealth Games? It was brilliant. The

:01:30. > :01:35.intensity was there from the start. The boys put in a hard shift and we

:01:36. > :01:39.put in a good performance. We did not get a couple of bits right, but

:01:40. > :01:44.we were looking good. When New Zealand went down to five, did you

:01:45. > :01:48.think you had it? I thought so, the way the boys were going. It is tough

:01:49. > :01:54.out there. A really quick game and credit to New Zealand, they shut us

:01:55. > :01:57.out. We move on. The match against Canada now becomes important.

:01:58. > :02:00.out. We move on. The match against Definitely. We are looking to win

:02:01. > :02:07.every game possible, and Canada is a massive test. Well played. Bad luck.

:02:08. > :02:10.Stuart Hogg, who added a bit of stardust to the Scottish team. With

:02:11. > :02:13.Scotland, they have tremendous pace stardust to the Scottish team. With

:02:14. > :02:15.through the side and they need to quicken up the game. I

:02:16. > :02:18.through the side and they need to why they kicked into touch

:02:19. > :02:20.through the side and they need to slowed it down on penalties. They

:02:21. > :02:25.have tremendous pace through the side and they need to play the game

:02:26. > :02:28.quickly. Just have to be quick, because the next match is coming. A

:02:29. > :02:32.quick assessment of England and Wales? England looked efficient. You

:02:33. > :02:35.have to take into Wales? England looked efficient. You

:02:36. > :02:39.opposition. They will have to play better tonight when they play

:02:40. > :02:42.against Samoa and Australia. They will both qualify but whether it

:02:43. > :02:49.will be first or second, that determines who they play in the next

:02:50. > :02:53.round that crucial. Back here with some big matches later this evening,

:02:54. > :02:59.but what a fantastic spectacle. Hope you enjoyed it in the studio. And

:03:00. > :03:03.here is a little statistic for you, New Zealand have never, ever lost a

:03:04. > :03:06.matching Commonwealth Games history, a remarkable record. Scotland have a

:03:07. > :03:13.chance to redeem themselves this evening when they play Barbados, and

:03:14. > :03:17.later denied they take on Canada at Ibrox. If you want to watch any of

:03:18. > :03:24.the sports, they are online -- later tonight. Full coverage is on BBC

:03:25. > :03:30.radio five. The boxing is well underway across the river in Glasgow

:03:31. > :03:37.at the SEC see. One of the bouts of the lightweight category that we are

:03:38. > :03:40.looking forward it sees Joseph Cordina taking on Pat Mc Cormack. Mc

:03:41. > :03:44.Cormack kept it a Cordina taking on Pat Mc Cormack. Mc

:03:45. > :03:47.Cormack kept it secret that he had broken a bone in his hand before he

:03:48. > :03:54.was selected. This promises to be a great fight. Richie Woodall is

:03:55. > :03:58.talking to our reporter. Welcome to the second day here, another huge

:03:59. > :04:02.day preliminaries. Richie Woodall joins me. This first byte is

:04:03. > :04:08.enormous. It is potentially. It could be the bout of the tournament.

:04:09. > :04:11.25 or 26 boxes in the division, but these two guys are probably number

:04:12. > :04:21.one and number two but they draw each other in the first round.

:04:22. > :04:25.McCormack and Cordina even train together. That is harsh. They know

:04:26. > :04:29.each other's style and mentally it will be difficult because physically

:04:30. > :04:34.it will be difficult as well because they know each other's style and

:04:35. > :04:38.nobody will want to make a mistake. This is a tough draw for the home

:04:39. > :04:42.nations and there could be a chance they could be out in the next ten

:04:43. > :04:46.minutes. Absolutely. These are the favourites in the division but they

:04:47. > :04:49.are in the first round drawing each other. Luck of the draw, somebody

:04:50. > :04:54.will go out and somebody will go through. Let's get up to the

:04:55. > :05:00.commentary position. McCormack in the blue corner, accurate M2 in the

:05:01. > :05:03.red. Get ready for this -- Cordina in the red. We will join them in the

:05:04. > :05:17.second round, and joining Richie in the commentary box, John McIntosh.

:05:18. > :05:25.Into the second round we go, scheduled for three. Joseph Cordina,

:05:26. > :05:30.part of a nine strong Welsh boxing team of seven men and two women,

:05:31. > :05:34.taking on the 19-year-old Pat McCormack. Beautiful combination

:05:35. > :05:44.from Cordina. The right-hand coming back from McCormack. A good left jab

:05:45. > :05:49.from Cordina. He needs to move his head. You can't let him get into a

:05:50. > :05:54.rhythm behind the jab. He has to move his head. There is the

:05:55. > :05:59.example. Very skilful, Cordina, coming back with lovely counters but

:06:00. > :06:03.the head movement is important. Heads rubbing together vigorously at

:06:04. > :06:10.close quarters. The head gardener just removed at the boxing

:06:11. > :06:17.Championships in Kazakhstan -- the head guards. It is now referred to

:06:18. > :06:21.as Olympic boxing, not amateurs, so they will have do educate themselves

:06:22. > :06:25.in moving their head. Good left hand from Cordina. What a right hand over

:06:26. > :06:33.the top from McCormack. Briefly turning southpaw. Just getting his

:06:34. > :06:37.timing a bit better, McCormack. He is waiting for Cordina to come

:06:38. > :06:42.forward. He has switched to southpaw, but he gets caught. That's

:06:43. > :06:47.the problem if you go to a southpaw, you leave yourself open if you miss

:06:48. > :06:52.the target. McCormack is the reigning English champion and he

:06:53. > :06:56.took the title earlier this year, and he did not concede around in his

:06:57. > :07:02.first senior national championships. The heads, together

:07:03. > :07:07.again. Got caught with a good shot from Cordina. A short, left hook.

:07:08. > :07:13.Mainly because McCormack fell short with a punch. This is a close one. A

:07:14. > :07:20.flailing right-hand finding its way home. The crisp shots coming from

:07:21. > :07:30.McCormack -- the more crisp. McCormack turned his feet southpaw

:07:31. > :07:34.again briefly a moment ago. McCormack was a prodigiously

:07:35. > :07:36.talented junior. He took global honours. He just fires in the right

:07:37. > :07:44.hand. He was the world junior champion in

:07:45. > :07:50.Kazakhstan and took the European junior title in Hungary the same

:07:51. > :07:54.year. He has made such a smooth transition to the ranks, taking the

:07:55. > :08:00.national title at the first time of asking without conceding around.

:08:01. > :08:06.Hugely talented. Again, just a little bit of afters. Neither boxer

:08:07. > :08:10.complaining. Mc Cormack working through to the body as the fighters

:08:11. > :08:18.find themselves in at close quarters. Another closely contested

:08:19. > :08:23.round. The right-hand landing just on the bell.

:08:24. > :08:32.So, the third and final round is underway. Joe Cordina, wearing red,

:08:33. > :08:36.taking on Pat McCormack, somebody he is familiar with in an intimate

:08:37. > :08:40.sense from the boxing perspective, having trained alongside one another

:08:41. > :08:44.in the Great Britain programme in Sheffield. They are boxing for their

:08:45. > :08:50.respective home nations, and this is a real firefight beginning the third

:08:51. > :08:55.round. All to box for. I may know it. Very close. A classic case that

:08:56. > :08:59.you cannot afford to make mistakes in a contest like this. You are up

:09:00. > :09:07.against an opponent who is equally as fast, very evenly matched, these

:09:08. > :09:13.guys. It is the low left hand of Cordina he needs to watch, but that

:09:14. > :09:16.was good head movement. Joseph Cordina, the reigning Welsh national

:09:17. > :09:22.champion, taking the crown in 2013 as well. Participated in two World

:09:23. > :09:26.Championships and had the misfortune in Kazakhstan of drawing the man who

:09:27. > :09:32.would go on to win the gold in the very first round. You need a bit of

:09:33. > :09:37.luck in the draw and it wasn't with Cordina then, but he will have

:09:38. > :09:45.learned heaps from the account -- the encounter. The long one twos

:09:46. > :09:48.from McCormack are effective. Cordina has to work more on the

:09:49. > :09:52.inside. These against the taller man, better design for that type of

:09:53. > :09:58.work. Now he is letting opportunities missed. Just past the

:09:59. > :10:04.third way -- halfway stage of the third round. As much skill as the

:10:05. > :10:08.boxers possess, desire will be an increasingly important factor in the

:10:09. > :10:12.outcome of the contest. Conditioning will not be a problem for either

:10:13. > :10:16.boxer. Both of them in superb shape ranks to the work done at the

:10:17. > :10:24.English Institute of sport in Sheffield. Good left hand from

:10:25. > :10:29.McCormack. Right-hand over the top was long from Cordina. Into the

:10:30. > :10:34.final minute. The straighter shots are paying dividends for McCormack.

:10:35. > :10:40.Cordina's work is more ragged, but he does have a lot of flair. Got

:10:41. > :10:48.caught with a left hook. A right uppercut at close quarters, but

:10:49. > :10:50.Cordina responds with a slow shot. The heads are still rubbing

:10:51. > :11:00.vigorously together like a pair of grapplers. Action resumes in the

:11:01. > :11:02.final 30 seconds. These final 20 seconds, good right hand from

:11:03. > :11:07.McCormack will stop these closing moments could be crucial in

:11:08. > :11:09.determining the outcome. It comes down to who wants it most. Very

:11:10. > :11:15.close. Could go either way. down to who wants it most. Very

:11:16. > :11:20.Remember, Wales have had one fighter go out of the tournament. Cordina

:11:21. > :11:25.has to pull it off. Right-hand to the back of the from McCormack.

:11:26. > :11:31.Cordina turning southpaw. A competitive encounter between two

:11:32. > :11:33.highly skilled boxers. Opening the lightweight tournament on the second

:11:34. > :11:40.day of the boxing competition. Ladies and gentlemen we go to the

:11:41. > :11:46.scorecard is where we have a split decision. In favour of the winner,

:11:47. > :11:55.through to the next round, in the red corner, representing Wales,

:11:56. > :12:01.Joseph Cordina! Joseph Cordina has prevailed over his familiar rival,

:12:02. > :12:07.Pat McCormack from England, by a split decision. It was that close

:12:08. > :12:12.throughout, and now Cordina takes the congratulation from the English

:12:13. > :12:17.coaches who he knows so well. Offering his consolation to Pat

:12:18. > :12:17.coaches who he knows so well. McCormack, but Joe Cordina of

:12:18. > :12:25.Wales, something to smile McCormack, but Joe Cordina of

:12:26. > :12:26.round. He did enough to get past Pat McCormack and gets by on the split

:12:27. > :12:34.decision. Joe, well done. McCormack and gets by on the split

:12:35. > :12:37.draw came out, that was the hardest one on paper. That was the gold

:12:38. > :12:41.medal one on paper. That was the gold

:12:42. > :12:48.week in, week out and he is a top boxer. We are good friends as well.

:12:49. > :12:50.week in, week out and he is a top When it came down to drawing him, we

:12:51. > :12:54.had to chuck the French about the window and you get on with the

:12:55. > :12:59.business. -- the friendship out the window. Now the bout is finished, we

:13:00. > :13:01.can still be friends. It was a very, very hard about for me. A

:13:02. > :13:05.tight fight all very, very hard about for me. A

:13:06. > :13:10.you have any idea how it was going? I thought I won the first quite

:13:11. > :13:16.comfortably. Second round I thought he could have nicked it. I think the

:13:17. > :13:21.judges had you with the first, him with a second. Then it was down to

:13:22. > :13:24.the last one and I think I threw a few more shots. As soon as the draw

:13:25. > :13:29.came out, that was the toughest you could imagine. I was hoping it would

:13:30. > :13:33.be for gold-medal and both of us could have walked away as

:13:34. > :13:37.medallists, but it is the luck of the draw and that is the way it is.

:13:38. > :13:44.Drawn in the first bout that what happens. Well done, look forward to

:13:45. > :13:47.seeing you later in the competition. You really need to keep an eye out

:13:48. > :13:52.for Joseph Cordina, an excellent fighter. He studied catering at

:13:53. > :13:57.college and he cooked up a fantastic win in the ring today. We will head

:13:58. > :13:59.back to the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome where Jess Varnish went in the

:14:00. > :14:06.quarterfinals of the winning's sprint. She had to settle through a

:14:07. > :14:10.bronze in the women's time trial as Anna Meares took the gold, and she

:14:11. > :14:13.is the reigning title in the winning's sprint, so Jess Varnish

:14:14. > :14:17.will be up against the Olympic and Commonwealth champion and has it all

:14:18. > :14:25.to do. Here is your all you need to know guide to the sprint.

:14:26. > :14:31.The individual sprint is a one-on-one race where tactics are

:14:32. > :14:36.just as important as speed. Riders set off alongside each other, but

:14:37. > :14:40.they are not confined to a lane. They are strategically positioning

:14:41. > :14:44.themselves on the track over the three laps of the race before one

:14:45. > :14:49.decides to make a break for the line. Acceleration is key. The

:14:50. > :14:55.steepest point of the track is 45 degrees and riders can reach speeds

:14:56. > :14:57.of up to 47 mph. Finding the balance between strategy and speed is the

:14:58. > :15:10.path to Commonwealth glory. So, in the first heat of the

:15:11. > :15:11.quarterfinal, England's Jess Varnish showed Victoria Williamson

:15:12. > :15:16.quarterfinal, England's Jess Varnish showed Victoria a clean set of heels

:15:17. > :15:37.to go 1-0 up. We join the action in the second heat in the Sir

:15:38. > :15:42.comfortable for Jess. And we pick up the action in Heat 2.

:15:43. > :15:46.This all English quarterfinal resumes between Jess varnish and

:15:47. > :16:04.Victoria Williamson. Varnish able to take control of the

:16:05. > :16:11.first race. Yes, Victoria Williamson at the top of the track with all the

:16:12. > :16:22.pressure on her. She has got a good tactician next to her. The coach.

:16:23. > :16:29.Jess Varnish is obliged to take the lead for the first lap. She has got

:16:30. > :16:40.the white gloves on. Vicky Williamson with

:16:41. > :16:45.Rather similar to the first ride. They are taking their time on the

:16:46. > :17:01.first lap of three. Jess Varnish on the front this time.

:17:02. > :17:04.Vicky Williamson with all of the work to do. She has to win this to

:17:05. > :17:19.stay in the competition proper. All quiet in the arena as the

:17:20. > :17:27.tension builds. We will head to the Chris and Joe -- to the crescendo of

:17:28. > :17:32.the Sprint soon enough. Williamson not wanting to get involved in track

:17:33. > :17:40.stands. She does not want to mess around. Jess Varnish forcing her

:17:41. > :17:44.opponent to the front. Jess Varnish getting the height advantage. Trying

:17:45. > :18:04.to push Williamson along. Jess Varnish has the speed to go

:18:05. > :18:25.through to the semifinals. Pats on the back all round. Plain

:18:26. > :18:28.sailing for Jess Varnish, she is into the semifinals later this

:18:29. > :18:32.afternoon. Anna Meares is on a mission to claim another

:18:33. > :18:38.Commonwealth title. What a competitor. She already has seven

:18:39. > :18:41.gold medals, and Jess Davis will be sacrificial lamb in this one. She

:18:42. > :18:52.lost 2-0. Anna Meares has performed

:18:53. > :19:09.consistently and excellently so far. It is the panel to much night in the

:19:10. > :19:23.velodrome. For more gold medals up for grabs.

:19:24. > :19:42.Some very big home nation names in the scratch race final.

:19:43. > :19:50.All 160 laps of the velodrome, for the points race final. We have a

:19:51. > :19:55.spectacular setting here on the banks of the River Clyde, and a few

:19:56. > :20:00.moments ago, we saw a piece of Commonwealth Games history. 250

:20:01. > :20:06.boats arrived from granite in a Commonwealth flotilla at 1pm. It has

:20:07. > :20:10.been organised by the Royal Yachting Association Scotland. Lots of people

:20:11. > :20:16.gathered on the banks of the Clyde to see this. We have seen and

:20:17. > :20:21.enjoyed an amazing array of different boats, from elegant small

:20:22. > :20:26.ships, Clipper boats and leisure jobs to working boats. It marked the

:20:27. > :20:34.culmination of hundreds of journalist to Scotland and Glasgow.

:20:35. > :20:42.It is a spectacular sight. The Clyde looking fantastic and amazing.

:20:43. > :20:52.Remember, all the sport live here online. And coverage on BBC Radio

:20:53. > :20:58.five Live. We are shooting to Carnoustie. It is 100 miles from

:20:59. > :21:03.Glasgow, the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre. It was used in the Edinburgh

:21:04. > :21:09.Commonwealth Games for the rifle competition. 28 years later, it is

:21:10. > :21:13.back in the spotlight. Before we bring to the action from the ten

:21:14. > :21:21.metre pistol final for the men, a guide to shooting.

:21:22. > :21:27.In Glasgow, there are three pistol events for men and two for women.

:21:28. > :21:32.But it is given time to fire a certain number of shots at

:21:33. > :21:37.electronic targets, and from distances of ten, 25 or 50 metres.

:21:38. > :21:43.The shooter will be standing and the gun can only be supported by one

:21:44. > :21:45.hand. Each target features ten concentric circles with an

:21:46. > :21:51.increasing number of points. The centre is worth ten. In the

:21:52. > :21:56.qualification round, the top eight move through to the final. Except

:21:57. > :22:00.for the 25 metre rapid-fire, where only the top six progress. The ten

:22:01. > :22:04.rings will be subdivided into ten decimal scores for the final. The

:22:05. > :22:16.maximum score becomes 10.9. The Englishman begins his bid to

:22:17. > :22:21.equal the Commonwealth Games record. He has come out of retirement, this

:22:22. > :22:26.is the first of two medal chances for him. We will join the final with

:22:27. > :22:37.Michael Gold in second place, only for shooters remain.

:22:38. > :22:40.If Michael Gault wants to equal the record, he needs to step up.

:22:41. > :22:50.Absolutely. The Indian was leading so long

:22:51. > :23:04.marker down. The Indian was leading so long

:23:05. > :23:31.before the 7.7. One mistake, he missed out on two

:23:32. > :23:37.points. Michael Gault could be about to equal his amazing record and

:23:38. > :23:38.secure himself a medal. He just needs to keep calm here.

:23:39. > :23:47.secure himself a medal. He just it all before. If anybody can keep

:23:48. > :24:10.calm, he can. Solid from Michael Gault, and he has

:24:11. > :24:45.a medal. That means that Michael Gault has a

:24:46. > :24:53.medal. And a little dance of delight from the man from Norfolk. Fabulous

:24:54. > :24:57.stuff! He has equalled the record of the most successful Commonwealth

:24:58. > :25:07.Games athlete ever, that we do have to say that the 19-year-old will be

:25:08. > :25:12.back, mark my words. Michael Gault is delighted with himself, he knows

:25:13. > :25:17.what he has done. Can he calmed down and get the silver medal? A silver

:25:18. > :25:41.medal would be fantastic. The Malaysian has done well. Fourth

:25:42. > :25:46.place is a killer. He goes home with nothing. Who is going to get the

:25:47. > :25:55.bronze medal? Here is where we find out. Two more shots. 50 seconds per

:25:56. > :26:01.shot. They are stand-alone shots, but we look at them in pairs. That

:26:02. > :26:04.is the most important thing, who has the swing in fortune. Two more shots

:26:05. > :26:35.to stay in. A solid pen from Michael Gault. A

:26:36. > :26:42.10.9! Fabulous stuff, just when he needed it. I think Michael Gault

:26:43. > :26:48.knows that will be difficult to overcome. It was a solid shot from

:26:49. > :26:58.the Englishman, but what a response. One more shot to go.

:26:59. > :27:17.It is a fair distance between first and second, but we have two shots

:27:18. > :27:28.after this short for gold and silver. It could still change.

:27:29. > :27:34.They will be happy to cheer on the other Englishman left in, Michael

:27:35. > :27:39.Gault. He has another shot in the 50 metre pistol competition. He could

:27:40. > :27:47.be the most decorated Commonwealth Games athlete ever by the end. We

:27:48. > :27:53.shall see. We need Michael Gault to do something spectacular here. That

:27:54. > :28:01.is a good one. Another excellent shot from the

:28:02. > :28:22.Indian. We have almost forgotten about the

:28:23. > :28:28.Australian! That was solid, he is happy with that. It is a damage

:28:29. > :28:34.limitation shot. We have to say goodbye from the range, he will be

:28:35. > :28:43.happy enough, Michael Gault. Look at that, he has a medal. 18 medals,

:28:44. > :28:47.equalling the Australian shooter. Although it is only a bronze medal,

:28:48. > :28:58.it will feel like a gold medal. That is what he wanted. He wanted the

:28:59. > :29:03.medal. It is nice to see his compatriot getting involved in the

:29:04. > :29:08.celebrations. It is a team effort. Absolutely. A bronze medal for

:29:09. > :29:18.Michael Gault. Who will have the gold medal?

:29:19. > :29:29.The position between first and second could change.

:29:30. > :29:47.It could change. The Indian has been closing down the lead slowly. So,

:29:48. > :29:54.two shots before we know who takes the gold medal here at the Barry

:29:55. > :29:58.Buddon Shooting Centre. A packed house, all wondering how this will

:29:59. > :30:17.pan out. Both of them shooting poorly. That

:30:18. > :30:22.should surely be enough to give the Australian the gold medal. We will

:30:23. > :30:30.see. Goodness me, both feeling the pressure. They are almost in exactly

:30:31. > :30:38.the same place on the target as well. Still 1.4 between them, and

:30:39. > :30:47.one little mistake could put either of them out. Both shooting high of

:30:48. > :30:56.the bull's-eye. They have both got medals, it is just what colour. 50

:30:57. > :30:59.seconds to decide gold and silver. Look at the concentration on these

:31:00. > :31:17.guys. 10.5 from Nanjappa. The pressure is

:31:18. > :31:30.on Repacholi. He has less than 30 seconds. The Indians making some

:31:31. > :31:36.noise in the crowd. 10.4. It is gold for Australia. He held his nerve,

:31:37. > :31:43.and Daniel Repacholi of Australia takes the gold medal in a really

:31:44. > :31:52.tense final. 32 years of age. Bronze in Delhi, and he has gone better

:31:53. > :31:58.here. Top of the pile, gold-medal. Well, he had to hang on there. He

:31:59. > :32:06.milked the crowd and he had to come up a second time, but there our

:32:07. > :32:09.gold-medal winner. Michael, your 18th Commonwealth Games medal, you

:32:10. > :32:14.have equalled the record. What an achievement. How do you feel? Job

:32:15. > :32:19.done. Finished. That's it. I don't care any more. I've got the record.

:32:20. > :32:23.I've got the free pistol coming up in a couple of days and that is a

:32:24. > :32:29.bonus. I can have a great time there. If you get another medal,

:32:30. > :32:34.that is you the right record-holder. I don't mind sharing it with some

:32:35. > :32:38.old Australian. I tell you what, that had all the drama of a penalty

:32:39. > :32:42.shoot out and then some. That's the second time I've been told that. I

:32:43. > :32:47.was told that in Manchester, but this time the cameras were rolling,

:32:48. > :32:52.which was great. I just feel good that a 60-year-old can do that. That

:32:53. > :32:57.is one for the sport, one for England, one for me and one for the

:32:58. > :33:00.wife and kids. We've been through an awful lot. The wife is insisting

:33:01. > :33:06.this is definitely my last one. The stress we go through is horrendous.

:33:07. > :33:12.Job done, really. A sigh of relief, job done. You had a 7.2, and if it

:33:13. > :33:19.hadn't been for that. It could have been a goal. I don't remember that

:33:20. > :33:22.one! Congratulations, Michael. Hopefully I will see you with

:33:23. > :33:26.another medal later in the tournament. We will see what God has

:33:27. > :33:31.got in store for me. At the end of the day, I don't really care much.

:33:32. > :33:33.got in store for me. At the end of The pressure is off me, big time.

:33:34. > :33:37.You don't realise how much the pressure was trying to get the one

:33:38. > :33:42.medal. I made a deal with the wife a long time ago that I to the record.

:33:43. > :33:49.I need it. It was unfinished business after India and I've come

:33:50. > :33:53.here and I've done it. -- that I wanted to go for the record. I've

:33:54. > :33:55.done it, I can get my slippers out. Michael, you are a gentleman. A

:33:56. > :34:05.pleasure to talk to you. Congratulations to Mick Gault, 18

:34:06. > :34:09.Commonwealth medals. We will concentrate on squash reaching the

:34:10. > :34:13.quarterfinals stages of women's competition. We will take you to the

:34:14. > :34:19.sport campus competition. We will take you to the

:34:20. > :34:24.once used for agricultural means. No tractors or farmers, just some of

:34:25. > :34:25.the fittest athletes in Glasgow with spectators guaranteed a superb view

:34:26. > :34:36.of six squash view. spectators guaranteed a superb view

:34:37. > :34:38.has been number one in the world since 2006 -- David of Malaysia.

:34:39. > :34:50.You just have to trick Let's join the

:34:51. > :34:52.You just have to trick not think about the score. It is

:34:53. > :34:56.more of just getting a foothold and feeling that you have found

:34:57. > :34:59.something, a little button where you can get points. If you do certain

:35:00. > :35:26.things the right way. Quite often for great Shannon --

:35:27. > :35:31.shop players like Duncalf, they tend to loosen up -- shot players. You

:35:32. > :35:38.feel as though you have nothing to lose, and then you play beautiful

:35:39. > :35:57.winners. Giving herself time to carve down on the ball.

:35:58. > :36:07.On the grass courts the players tend to string the racket title -- glass

:36:08. > :36:11.courts. The volley is so effective on the glass courts. You want to

:36:12. > :36:16.carve down on the back of the ball and get control. If the strings are

:36:17. > :36:19.loose, it's nice for timing, but not great for controlling from the

:36:20. > :36:34.middle and going with the short game.

:36:35. > :36:38.You see Jenny Duncalf is taking the game to Nicol David. Nice to see her

:36:39. > :37:43.standing up and using the volley. That was nice improvisation from

:37:44. > :37:46.Nicol David, the ball kicking up rather than out towards her.

:37:47. > :38:25.Adjusted her balance so easily. Video review, please. Jenny Duncalf

:38:26. > :38:30.asking for a review, appealing the shot. Irrespective of the result, it

:38:31. > :38:36.was really the shop before. She really had a chance to step forward

:38:37. > :38:49.and use the volley and carpet into the front corner. Electing to wait.

:38:50. > :38:52.Yes, she waited here. Might have had a better chance of winning the rally

:38:53. > :38:57.if she had stepped forward. This is the situation that she is appealing

:38:58. > :39:03.on. A little bit loose from Nicol David, but quite a lot of space to

:39:04. > :39:07.hit it for Duncalf. Let's wait and see. The appeal judges are making

:39:08. > :39:33.their decision. The decision is upheld. Seems to be

:39:34. > :39:35.a fair decision, quite a lot of space for Jenny Duncalf to hit the

:39:36. > :39:48.shot. The video review system recently

:39:49. > :39:55.brought into the game in the last two or three years has had quite an

:39:56. > :40:04.impact on the game. I think we have seen it in tennis. That was a lovely

:40:05. > :40:11.forehand kill from Jenny Duncalf. Takes in the lead, 3-2, third game.

:40:12. > :40:15.-- takes her into the lead. As we were saying, the success of the

:40:16. > :40:20.short sport, with tennis, it has created a bit of tension, an extra

:40:21. > :40:33.element to the game. Seems to be quite successful, getting into the

:40:34. > :40:37.moment. The grey areas of adjudication, not a bad thing, a

:40:38. > :41:21.positive thing, and that is something the game needed to do.

:41:22. > :41:29.Jenny Duncalf, positive body language, striking through the ball.

:41:30. > :41:32.Scores three points in a row and moves up to 5-2. She is a very

:41:33. > :41:45.dangerous frontrunner. Great hands, can really step

:41:46. > :41:53.forward. Nicol David trying to expose space at the front of the

:41:54. > :42:06.court. But Jenny Duncalf not giving her much opportunity. Well, she did

:42:07. > :42:06.there. Forcing a loose shot with a title rail. A tight drive to the

:42:07. > :42:24.wall. -- tight rail. Jenny is all a bit of a run now,

:42:25. > :42:54.let's hope she can keep it going. -- is on a bit of a run.

:42:55. > :43:09.Nice change of direction from Jenny Duncalf. She had a few different

:43:10. > :43:11.options, but she dropped the racket and really carbs in the trickle --

:43:12. > :43:20.carbs in. Takes a 4-point lead. 7-3. Believe it or not, these players

:43:21. > :43:30.have met on 33 occasions. And Nicol David is 31-2 up. Jenny Duncalf will

:43:31. > :43:40.be thinking about the matches where she did score a victory against

:43:41. > :44:16.Nicol David. Shows her that it is actually possible.

:44:17. > :44:19.Wow, again. Jenny Duncalf settling her