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:00:00. > :00:31.Wow, again. Jenny Duncalf settling her feet. A little bit loose across

:00:32. > :00:41.the court, her feet. A little bit loose across

:00:42. > :00:44.ball. Great technique. Great decisiveness. -- carbs. In the wins

:00:45. > :00:48.ball. Great technique. Great she did have

:00:49. > :00:51.ball. Great technique. Great they were both back to back in

:00:52. > :00:52.2009, November 2009. So it has been a while since Duncalf has had a

:00:53. > :01:04.result against Nicol David. I'm sure she wed be thinking about that right

:01:05. > :01:33.now. -- won't be. You see the speed of Nicol David.

:01:34. > :01:41.couple of rallies trying to play the straight ball again. So many points

:01:42. > :01:42.have gone to Jenny Duncalf through using amazing racket skills from the

:01:43. > :02:13.middle of the court. A great touch from Jenny Duncalf at

:02:14. > :02:20.the back of the court, going forward. Quite a popular shot, it

:02:21. > :02:26.has been in her repertoire for some time. She likes to take that

:02:27. > :02:32.opportunity if she gets it. She has missed a couple of drop in this

:02:33. > :02:34.match. Not that time. She is showing more conviction in her shots in this

:02:35. > :03:03.third game. Lovely play from Jenny Duncalf.

:03:04. > :03:07.Really well played. What a great finish. That is the conviction we

:03:08. > :04:22.have been talking about. Unfortunately, she was beaten by the

:04:23. > :04:30.world number one, 11-4 in the fourth game. Well played, Jenny Duncalf,

:04:31. > :04:35.she pushed her all the way. Alison Waters is the next home player, you

:04:36. > :04:41.can enjoy that on the BBC sport website.

:04:42. > :04:47.But is it from me, I am back at 12pm tomorrow. Now, it is over to Hazel.

:04:48. > :04:50.I am off to Ibrox to watch the would-be sevens.

:04:51. > :04:57.It looks fantastic down there. Very loud, as well.

:04:58. > :05:05.You have got a mile and a half to walk. On this side of the river,

:05:06. > :05:11.Billy Connolly came from here. We have seen him, he has been kind

:05:12. > :05:30.enough to give us his guided tour of the city.

:05:31. > :05:34.proud of Glasgow. My connection to the city starts with being born in

:05:35. > :05:40.the city. I was born in Anderston, in a tenement building. I was

:05:41. > :05:48.brought up in Partick. I went to school in Govan. I served my

:05:49. > :05:53.apprenticeship in Lint house. That accounted for 20 something years of

:05:54. > :06:03.my life. I have always felt part of the city. The beating heart of the

:06:04. > :06:08.city. It is nothing like it was when I was growing up, it was in black

:06:09. > :06:17.and white, it did not get, until the 60s. I always loved the Clyde, I

:06:18. > :06:23.loved the noises, the smell. Ships going up and down, it always pleased

:06:24. > :06:28.me. When I worked in the shipyard, the guys would be profaned, but very

:06:29. > :06:31.funny. I have come from a background of that, it has made me a good

:06:32. > :06:35.comedian. I finished my first novel. It has

:06:36. > :06:40.taken me a long time to read a book!

:06:41. > :06:45.I never thought I would see the docs disappear and the shipyards

:06:46. > :06:57.disappear. But they did. I think it is for the best. The science Museum

:06:58. > :07:01.and huge concert halls. The concert hall I played were City Hall, things

:07:02. > :07:08.like that, but now you have the huge arenas. I am looking forward to the

:07:09. > :07:12.Commonwealth Games, I have never known such a thing to come to

:07:13. > :07:17.Glasgow. It is huge. Glasgow will respond to it very well. They are

:07:18. > :07:24.great enthusiasts for sport, for everything, actually. A guy will

:07:25. > :07:32.say, can you sell -- can you tell me where Central Station is? He will

:07:33. > :07:42.take you, even if he was going in the wrong direction, and go for a

:07:43. > :07:48.pint on the way there. The people make me very welcome. I have gone

:07:49. > :07:52.beyond famous, I am a relative of theirs! Everybody thinks I am their

:07:53. > :07:58.cousin. I have not been very well. I was doing a programme about the

:07:59. > :08:02.family heritage, and a guy in the middle of the interview hugged me

:08:03. > :08:07.and said, I hope you get better soon. I was so proud to be a

:08:08. > :08:18.Glaswegian. To me, that is my Glasgow. That warmth and heartbeat.

:08:19. > :08:28.On the boat right here, in front of the key. Looking at that, the

:08:29. > :08:34.squinty Bridge. It was suggested by Tommy Weir, thank you for that. It

:08:35. > :08:41.is used in these parts to suggest something that is crooked or askew.

:08:42. > :08:45.That is technically called the Clyde Arc, but because it crosses the

:08:46. > :08:51.river at a jaunty angle, it is known as the squinty Bridge. It is

:08:52. > :09:01.interchangeable with the word skew whiff. You might be feeling like

:09:02. > :09:10.that after a couple of drinks on a Saturday night. The bridge is not to

:09:11. > :09:16.be confused with the squiggly Bridge, which is just a few moments

:09:17. > :09:22.further up the River Clyde. Let me spin you around and show you another

:09:23. > :09:26.couple of bridges. The Bells Bridge, then the millennium Bridge, the last

:09:27. > :09:30.of 21 bridges in the city centre that links this part of the city

:09:31. > :09:35.with where we began at the Opening Ceremony on Wednesday. What did we

:09:36. > :09:43.do before the bridge is? In this part of the city, underneath the

:09:44. > :09:50.crane, there is a rotunda. It was built in the 1890s, and there are

:09:51. > :09:55.huge lift shafts going down. They were built way back then. It was

:09:56. > :10:01.devised to let passengers and horses and carts go down and walk through

:10:02. > :10:06.tunnels underneath the Clyde. There is a South rotunda on this side. It

:10:07. > :10:13.was only in the 1980s that they were closed. These days, we just walk

:10:14. > :10:25.across the bridge. One more Glaswegian word, Don contacted me to

:10:26. > :10:30.say that the word more. -- Murdoch should enter the dictionary, in

:10:31. > :10:38.honour of Ross Murdoch, an unexpected event. You would pay

:10:39. > :10:40.honour of Ross Murdoch, an homage to the TV series Taggart,

:10:41. > :10:43.honour of Ross Murdoch, an there has been a Murdoch! There has

:10:44. > :10:48.been another Murdoch! there has been a Murdoch! There has

:10:49. > :10:53.mean a double Murdoch! Fingers crossed for that this evening. Thank

:10:54. > :11:00.you for all of your brilliant suggestions, keep them coming. We

:11:01. > :11:05.will endeavour to get the clean ones on the air. It is time for us to

:11:06. > :11:12.concentrate on sport, and this is what is on our agenda.

:11:13. > :11:21.The flying Scotsman what is on our agenda.

:11:22. > :11:26.velodrome, going for a golden double in the spring.

:11:27. > :11:32.Anna Meares already has five gold medals, and she defends her spring

:11:33. > :11:37.-- sprint crown. On the last day of the judo, could

:11:38. > :11:43.the home nations pull off a clean sweep? The final five medals will be

:11:44. > :11:49.claimed today. A whole lot of team sport going on.

:11:50. > :11:52.claimed today. Australia are in hockey action

:11:53. > :12:00.against Wales. It is 5-1 to Australia. Australia's men have one

:12:01. > :12:03.all Commonwealth titles since it became part of the programme 16

:12:04. > :12:05.years to go. Plenty available via the website.

:12:06. > :12:12.The squash singles today.

:12:13. > :12:16.And, after a breathtaking finish in the netball this morning, we have

:12:17. > :12:27.more netball, and the boxing. Plenty for you to choose on the website, on

:12:28. > :12:33.any device, any time, any place. This is a hugely important day for

:12:34. > :12:37.the Burton family. Euan Burton carried the sole tyre for Scotland

:12:38. > :12:48.at the Opening Ceremony. This is if the big moment, he is a

:12:49. > :12:52.distinguished competitor for Team GB, but he has never competed for

:12:53. > :12:56.Scotland in a senior competition, and he would love to go out on a

:12:57. > :13:02.high tonight. His wife is involved, she will fight for England, she was

:13:03. > :13:12.one of the stars in London 2012, with the silver medal, and looking

:13:13. > :13:17.to the heavens after she had one. You have done your admin, you have

:13:18. > :13:23.been a coach, now you are back to being a player. It is a strange

:13:24. > :13:27.balance. I have had 20 years of being selfish about my training, now

:13:28. > :13:30.I am making sure I am selfish for the guys in my team.

:13:31. > :13:32.being selfish about my training, now I am making sure I am selfish I do

:13:33. > :13:37.everything I can to be the best coach I can, and I will squeeze the

:13:38. > :13:43.training in around it. That is why I am sweaty! I am slightly less fit

:13:44. > :13:51.than these guys, but hopefully that will have rectified itself. For me,

:13:52. > :13:57.the end of my career as an athlete came after London. I knew I would

:13:58. > :14:02.take a job coaching. I knew it would involve more responsibility.

:14:03. > :14:08.Although I am going to compete in Glasgow, and I want to end up on the

:14:09. > :14:12.top of the podium, it is a second end to my career. I have been given

:14:13. > :14:18.a last retrieve, which is quite nice. The experience, both good and

:14:19. > :14:25.bad, that he can offer is invaluable. This, combined with his

:14:26. > :14:31.confidence, has put Scottish judo in a great place. People's perception

:14:32. > :14:36.of training is you get a load of guys in their pyjamas and fight each

:14:37. > :14:37.other. There is a certain truth to that, that is part of it, we do

:14:38. > :14:38.fight other. There is a certain truth to

:14:39. > :15:12.that, that is part of it, each other,

:15:13. > :15:20.you? What I have learned about judo in general, that is as much as I

:15:21. > :15:31.have learned in the years previously. Everyday, I am still

:15:32. > :15:34.learning. Eventually I will get to a point where I can't do it but I

:15:35. > :15:39.think I'm still better today than I was yesterday.

:15:40. > :15:44.As I coach, Euan find himself in an unusual position - mentoring his

:15:45. > :15:47.rival James Austin. I can't think of a better situation for the

:15:48. > :15:49.Commonwealth Games on the two of us competing in the final. It an

:15:50. > :15:54.interesting dynamic. competing in the final. It an

:15:55. > :15:57.interesting It's testament to him as a person and hopefully to me as a

:15:58. > :16:02.person that there is that element of trust because it gets very easy for

:16:03. > :16:07.people to start feeling that someone is keeping something back but,

:16:08. > :16:11.actually, for James to be the best athlete he can be, I need to give

:16:12. > :16:16.everything I can as a coach but also, as an athlete, the better I

:16:17. > :16:28.am, the better he will be and the better he is, the harder it pushes

:16:29. > :16:33.me. What is success at the of games for you? Is it about the team or

:16:34. > :16:36.you? For me, it is about the team. We want are the most successful

:16:37. > :16:41.Commonwealth Games that a Scottish team has ever done. If we do not,

:16:42. > :16:43.regardless of my own result that will be a success. We've got a good

:16:44. > :16:47.team, a good mix of some will be a success. We've got a good

:16:48. > :16:50.team, a good mix of youth and a bit more experience, like myself. I

:16:51. > :16:54.think there's every chance that if we do the right things, like we have

:16:55. > :17:00.been doing in the past few years, we can a very successful games. You

:17:01. > :17:03.might remember that it Euan had a disappointing time at the London

:17:04. > :17:08.Olympics in 2012 when he failed to get past the second round and then

:17:09. > :17:10.delivered one of the most brutally honest self-assessment thereafter,

:17:11. > :17:16.apologising to everyone for letting them down, but he's federal full

:17:17. > :17:21.better here. Already today, he's won his first two fight and is in the

:17:22. > :17:23.semifinal where he is up against Jason cost of New Zealand.

:17:24. > :17:34.Guaranteed silver on the line. COMMENTATOR: Jason get himself

:17:35. > :17:42.ready. Burton wiping the perspiration off the bottom of his

:17:43. > :17:51.feet. He wants to get a nice grip with the feet. A huge cheer goes up

:17:52. > :17:55.for the home favourite. This is the swansong for Burton. He moves away

:17:56. > :18:22.from the low left-sided effort. He has good grip on the top. The

:18:23. > :18:31.referee should leave it for a little while.

:18:32. > :19:08.You were right, the league just wasn't tight enough. It began to

:19:09. > :19:12.slip. We were talking about getting rid of perspiration before he came

:19:13. > :19:18.on the mat. Just couldn't keep control. A good lead for Euan

:19:19. > :19:35.Burton. Koster will receive a penalty for

:19:36. > :20:30.stepping out. CHEERING

:20:31. > :20:32.That's what he came here for. Jason Koster held on for as long as he

:20:33. > :21:00.possibly could. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

:21:01. > :21:02.Euan Burton of Scotland takes the contest

:21:03. > :21:09.Zealand. Koster was the number one seed.

:21:10. > :21:11.Burton came in here as the number four. He comes out of that contest

:21:12. > :21:27.as the winner. This is the point at which Euan

:21:28. > :21:36.Burton is attempting to apply the strangle. This is when Koster has

:21:37. > :21:39.two tap out. He held on for as long as he could. He did. There was no

:21:40. > :21:56.getting out of that. Hazel Will Euan Burton's wife be on the

:21:57. > :22:02.same bill? Gemma Gibbons Will Euan Burton's wife be on the

:22:03. > :22:07.78 kilograms category. She gave us one of the great moments of the

:22:08. > :22:08.78 kilograms category. She gave us judo medal at the

:22:09. > :22:13.78 kilograms category. She gave us years. Since then, she's had some

:22:14. > :22:15.78 kilograms category. She gave us bad injury problems and has had to

:22:16. > :22:16.content with a broken wrist, a broken thumb, and

:22:17. > :22:22.content with a broken wrist, a but she is faring rather well. She's

:22:23. > :22:29.also in the semifinals and we are going to see her fight against, -- a

:22:30. > :22:48.Cameroonian opponent. COMMENTATOR: I think we're going to

:22:49. > :22:56.see a little COMMENTATOR: I think we're going to

:22:57. > :23:08.here but you never know - anything can happen in judo.

:23:09. > :23:19.The referee just breaking them a little too early. Just give them a

:23:20. > :23:20.chance. Will he score that? I don't think so. Just not quite on the

:23:21. > :24:01.side. Gemma Gibbons has She takes the leg out this time, and

:24:02. > :24:09.Gemma Gibbons of England, the Olympic silver medallist, showing a

:24:10. > :24:17.nice bit of technique there. She takes the leg out and she's in the

:24:18. > :24:21.hold. Atangana looks as if she wasn't giving up but then she just

:24:22. > :24:26.did! Just when I was going to say she was going to give it up, she

:24:27. > :24:32.did! She just didn't have enough in the tank. So, Gemma Gibbons through

:24:33. > :24:45.to the final. It's a bit much, really, for

:24:46. > :24:50.Atangana, but she did well. She's not finished yet. She'll have one

:24:51. > :24:54.more match for bronze. She'll come back down on the opposite side of

:24:55. > :25:04.the draw and she'll fight the winner of the opposite repechage.

:25:05. > :25:14.So this is what started it. It was a poor attack from Atangana. Gemma

:25:15. > :25:18.Gibbons climbs over one leg. She tries to take the leg out first of

:25:19. > :25:23.all but then she'll switch it over, change her balance and come over

:25:24. > :25:27.onto her backside. She makes sure she's got the head under control,

:25:28. > :25:37.she will push the top leg, pull the bottom with her foot and out it

:25:38. > :25:41.comes. You said that Atangana didn't give up. She didn't give up all the

:25:42. > :25:46.way through but it was too much and Gibbons goes through to the final.

:25:47. > :25:52.This is going to be a night out like no other for Mr and Mrs Burton this

:25:53. > :25:58.evening and we reckon that Gemma will be in her final round 6:20pm

:25:59. > :26:03.and Euan will be on the mat about 45 minutes thereafter, so so much to

:26:04. > :26:07.look forward to for that family and for Scotland and England in

:26:08. > :26:12.tonight's final. But I have, at last, great news to bring to the

:26:13. > :26:16.Welsh because, at last, they have won their first gold medal of these

:26:17. > :26:23.games. It has come over there in the Hydro arena. Frankie Jones is a

:26:24. > :26:28.machine! Incredible today. She has won a gold and has won another three

:26:29. > :26:34.silvers, too, in the individual apparatus finals in the rhythmic

:26:35. > :26:41.gymnastics. So that is - wait for this - won gold and five St

:26:42. > :26:43.Werburghs -- five silvers for her. We will show you what was her finest

:26:44. > :26:57.moment with the ribbon in hand. COMMENTATOR: Can she produce a

:26:58. > :27:04.golden performance to add to five silvers? Her final performance of

:27:05. > :27:38.what has been a truly memorable Championships for her.

:27:39. > :28:11.Bringing all her experience to bear, here.

:28:12. > :28:24.A wonderful choice of music, Sway. She's living it totally.

:28:25. > :28:33.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Well, Frankie Jones winds up a

:28:34. > :28:38.fabulous three days of performance. Look at this! That appreciation.

:28:39. > :28:44.What a competition she has had, whatever the result. The red of

:28:45. > :28:48.Wales is right behind her. It was an unbelievable Commonwealth Games for

:28:49. > :28:57.Frankie Jones. Great to see it. 23 years old. Look at it! Relaxing

:28:58. > :29:05.through the shoulders. She can unwind. And she's just grown with

:29:06. > :29:10.confidence throughout these championships. Her very first

:29:11. > :29:14.performance on the first day was a bit edgy but once she got that under

:29:15. > :29:20.her belt, it's really been a joy to watch her because over the years, we

:29:21. > :29:24.have watched her be quite nervous on the moments that mattered and she's

:29:25. > :29:42.been so mature this competition. It's all come together.

:29:43. > :29:46.the way through. Beautiful work. She's really quite a complete

:29:47. > :29:58.gymnast. Beautifully supple, strong, nothing forced. She looks in really

:29:59. > :30:02.good shape. In shape and in control. The national rhythmic coach for

:30:03. > :30:12.Wales. She has every reason to be happy with that. 14.5 is believed by

:30:13. > :30:18.some distance for Frankie Jones. -- is the lead. That was unbeatable

:30:19. > :30:23.performance. She's accepting the plaudits and so she should.

:30:24. > :30:29.So the first gold for Wales in these games, the first gold ever in

:30:30. > :30:34.rhythmic gymnastics, and their 53rd Commonwealth title in history. She

:30:35. > :30:39.is now the most decorated home nations athlete of these games with

:30:40. > :30:46.five silvers and now gold in the rhythm. What a great moment for

:30:47. > :30:48.Frankie and everybody else in Wales as we hear one of the great anthems

:30:49. > :32:20.for the first time in Glasgow. ones that believe in fairy tales,

:32:21. > :32:24.but could you ever have imagined that in your final performance you

:32:25. > :32:33.would win the gold medal? No chance! It is the odd words, I have

:32:34. > :32:39.had the most amazing few days. I can not believe anything. You have won

:32:40. > :32:46.six medals at this competition, it is incredible, you won one in India,

:32:47. > :32:51.what a change. We have just got to have the Welsh flag flying. Describe

:32:52. > :32:56.the emotion, seeing the Welsh flag raised, the anthem sung, you are

:32:57. > :33:03.sinking, the support you have had here. More than I could ever imagine

:33:04. > :33:04.could ever happen. I am so proud of myself and so glad I could get the

:33:05. > :33:11.flag up. More than I could ever myself and so glad I could get the

:33:12. > :33:16.dream. The last two years, they have not been easy on

:33:17. > :33:20.dream. The last two years, they have up and down. Everybody supported me

:33:21. > :33:22.so well to get here, I have so many thank you is to do, it has

:33:23. > :33:26.so well to get here, I have so many phenomenal support. Tell me about

:33:27. > :33:30.the support of your family and your courage and your friends and

:33:31. > :33:33.team-mates. Sport Wales, the support they have given me, my coaches, they

:33:34. > :33:39.have been there every step, I they have given me, my coaches, they

:33:40. > :33:45.literally cannot put into words the amount of people that have got me to

:33:46. > :33:49.this stage. Sports science, sport medicine, I would not be here

:33:50. > :33:52.without the work they have put into me. I

:33:53. > :33:59.walk away with the silver medal, because that is what you kept

:34:00. > :34:04.getting, but tell me about how the last event unfolded. I have no idea.

:34:05. > :34:09.getting, but tell me about how the I was concentrating for the first

:34:10. > :34:14.three, the last routine was for me, it was more doubts he and smiley, I

:34:15. > :34:19.thought I would dance my heart out, occurs it is my last thing ever.

:34:20. > :34:21.That is now the end of your international career.

:34:22. > :34:26.That is now the end of your think will be the way you would want

:34:27. > :34:31.to be remembered as a performer for Wales in this event? A fighter. I

:34:32. > :34:39.fought every second of the way to get here. Not to do mistakes.

:34:40. > :34:48.Fighting. It is all worth it? Let's have a look at it. That has made it

:34:49. > :34:52.all worth it? Everything from the first day, to holding the flag in

:34:53. > :34:57.the Opening Ceremony, to this has been more than worth it, I would do

:34:58. > :35:00.every single second again. Huge congratulations, enjoy the

:35:01. > :35:07.celebration. If she wears all of her medals, five

:35:08. > :35:12.silver medals and one gold medal. An extraordinary story. She had a very

:35:13. > :35:18.bad hip injury, she had to undergo surgery, she was not sure she would

:35:19. > :35:22.walk properly, and now she has an incredible medal haul, it is more

:35:23. > :35:26.than some countries get over an entire Commonwealth Games.

:35:27. > :35:32.Congratulations to her and to Wales, I hope it is the first of many. They

:35:33. > :35:35.are off and running. From the grace and artistry of the rhythmic

:35:36. > :35:43.gymnastics, we are going to box clever. Let's go for more of the

:35:44. > :35:45.boxing preliminaries. We will get into the light welterweight

:35:46. > :35:48.competition, Sam Maxwell for England, he is ranked 20th in the

:35:49. > :36:02.world, up against a Tongan opponent. Here we go in the 64 kilograms

:36:03. > :36:08.division. An awful lot of difference in height. Maxwell seems to be

:36:09. > :36:18.towering over his opponent even more. The referee asking the man in

:36:19. > :36:25.red to keep his punches up. How has Maxwell been looking in training?

:36:26. > :36:34.Very good indeed. He had some terrific sparring with Pat

:36:35. > :36:37.McCormac. And Scott Fitzgerald. But that was a terrific shot from

:36:38. > :36:42.Maxwell, the right hand, long and straight. If he gets it with the

:36:43. > :36:49.accuracy he would like, I do not think this context -- contest will

:36:50. > :37:02.go, even though his opponent has experience at this level.

:37:03. > :37:09.Maxwell is the favourite for this. Another good right-hander. The

:37:10. > :37:15.Tongan just about keeping his left guard up. Good ring craft from some

:37:16. > :37:17.Maxwell, sticking to the centre, keeping his opponent on the outside,

:37:18. > :37:27.keeping the punches long and straight. He just asked to establish

:37:28. > :37:32.his jab and measure the gap. A terrific right hand again. The way

:37:33. > :37:37.the Tongan comes in, he is wide open for another cut. So far, Sam Maxwell

:37:38. > :37:47.has been employing a very good right-hander. Nice, crisp punching

:37:48. > :37:55.from Sam Maxwell. And again, a solid right, clipped him again.

:37:56. > :38:03.He has got a warning for the head. The Moroccan referee has given a

:38:04. > :38:08.warning against the man from Tonga for an injudicious use of the

:38:09. > :38:19.Morgan. He has told him two or three times, and then he has had enough.

:38:20. > :38:26.He has given him a warning. That is his style, it is tough to overcome

:38:27. > :38:30.that, if it is way -- that is how you have boxed through your career.

:38:31. > :38:37.His head is going below the waistband of his opponent. Maxwell

:38:38. > :38:43.is giving him a lesson. " those punches blogs, though. That was a

:38:44. > :38:48.good right-hander. The referee is having a good look at the Tongan. It

:38:49. > :38:54.has been a dominant opening round. That hurt him bad. Maxwell is

:38:55. > :39:01.looking very comfortable. The Tongan turns away in pain. What a good

:39:02. > :39:13.opening three minutes from Sam Maxwell. It has not broken sweat.

:39:14. > :39:18.His coach will be very pleased indeed. A terrific straight

:39:19. > :39:28.right-hander. Another one went into the ribs. And a left hook, a great

:39:29. > :39:34.shot indeed. His head was too low. Good work, a dominant display. The

:39:35. > :39:39.referee had had enough. The head was too low. A terrific left hook right

:39:40. > :39:51.at the end of the round that really hurt his opponent. A dominant round.

:39:52. > :40:00.For some reason, column number three said 10-7 for a couple of judges,

:40:01. > :40:04.but that was not the case. He has been very busy in the last few

:40:05. > :40:09.years, he has boxed in tournaments in Germany, Finland and Turkey, and

:40:10. > :40:13.the European Championships, and the World Championships, when he went

:40:14. > :40:20.out controversially, there was a clash of heads between himself and

:40:21. > :40:25.the Italian. He was disqualified. England appealed, but they lost the

:40:26. > :40:29.appeal. I would be surprised if the Tongan gets through this round. He

:40:30. > :40:35.is being hurt here, to the body and head. He has taken some terrific

:40:36. > :40:42.right hands. Maxwell going to work. The referee. Did again. This time, a

:40:43. > :40:50.genuine standing eight count. He will not let this go on. Completely

:40:51. > :40:54.outclassed, the Tongan. Told to go into the neutral corner before they

:40:55. > :40:59.can regime. Maxwell is really enjoying this. Boxing well within

:41:00. > :41:05.himself, he has never really been tested. He is not out of second gear

:41:06. > :41:10.yet. His punches are straight and accurate, and the referee Johnson

:41:11. > :41:16.again. I will be surprised if he let this go. We are not at the halfway

:41:17. > :41:22.stage of the second round, and Sam Maxwell says, am I doing OK? The

:41:23. > :41:26.answer is, absolutely. The referee has allowed the Tongan to continue,

:41:27. > :41:31.but for how much longer? Lovely work. Wonderful stuff. It is all

:41:32. > :41:46.over, he has stopped it. England's light welterweight Sam

:41:47. > :41:51.Maxwell has begun his Commonwealth challenge in very, very, very

:41:52. > :41:55.impressive fashion. The man who boxed in India four years ago was

:41:56. > :42:01.right from the outset completely and utterly outclassed. Punch perfect

:42:02. > :42:06.display from Sam Maxwell, he gets through with body shots, then

:42:07. > :42:11.switches the attack to the head. A lot of power, it brings a standing

:42:12. > :42:17.count. Left uppercut, straight right hand, the referee had seen enough.

:42:18. > :42:20.The work to the body was brilliant. It is the range that he is finding

:42:21. > :42:22.his shots at. A terrific performance. The referee had seen

:42:23. > :42:37.enough. What a great opening performance.

:42:38. > :42:42.Thank you. I stuck to my tactics, I got my shots off well, and I kept

:42:43. > :42:46.calm and did the business. Has this been a long wait to get here this

:42:47. > :42:52.time? Definitely. I have had a lot of disappointments, missing out on

:42:53. > :42:56.qualification, but this is huge. I have never boxed in front of this

:42:57. > :43:00.many people before, it is on real, it gave me butterflies. How

:43:01. > :43:11.important to go better than India? Exactly. Thank you. All the best.

:43:12. > :43:18.We have all been there, do not worry! He lets his fists do the

:43:19. > :43:21.talking. He will be in action later. The boxing continues on the red

:43:22. > :43:28.button, you can watch it if you fancy. The last time I led to a

:43:29. > :43:33.shooting event was in 2012, and that was the afternoon when Peter Wilson

:43:34. > :43:38.won the gold medal. We are hoping we can come up with something similar

:43:39. > :43:46.today. It is the men's skeet final, taking place at the Barry but in

:43:47. > :43:50.Grange. It is named not after a person but a small village. Those of

:43:51. > :43:54.you who person but a small village. Those of

:43:55. > :44:01.Championships in Carnoustie will also remember the problems that the

:44:02. > :44:06.world's best golfers had with the conditions, he was up to his knees

:44:07. > :44:14.in it. It is on dry land, two Hours Drive from Glasgow. It is a military

:44:15. > :44:16.range. It is true Christie from Scotland who is in

:44:17. > :44:22.range. It is true Christie from lighting the home crowd. He was in

:44:23. > :44:27.fourth place in India, and he is against the man from Cyprus, who was

:44:28. > :44:52.the runner up in India. He won this title in 2006.

:44:53. > :45:29.The hush from the crowd as he drops one target.

:45:30. > :45:43.Achilleos drops the first target. The nerves are playing a big party.

:45:44. > :46:00.Another down. Drew Christie is in the lead by one target.

:46:01. > :46:31.Now, Station number four, another for targets. Again, another double.

:46:32. > :46:43.He settles himself. A low house target. Achilleos has to shut this

:46:44. > :47:06.station clean to take the lead back. -- shoot.

:47:07. > :47:16.Achilleos takes the lead by one at the halfway mark of this gold medal

:47:17. > :47:27.match. The order of the double changes. The low house target has to

:47:28. > :47:28.be shot first on the first double and the high house target shot first

:47:29. > :47:49.on the second double. Four targets down now for Christie.

:47:50. > :48:12.The silver medal is his but he wants to gold.

:48:13. > :48:14.Six down so Achilleos just has to hold it together for the rest of

:48:15. > :48:22.this gold medal match and the gold medal will be his. He's got a sniff

:48:23. > :48:34.of the victory that potentially awaits him if he can hold on.

:48:35. > :48:42.Achilleos has got some confidence going now. Just four targets

:48:43. > :48:51.remaining. The that Drew Christie can hope for now is a shoot-off. --

:48:52. > :48:59.the best that. Christie is six targets down. He is four targets

:49:00. > :49:05.behind. If he cleans this station, he needs Achilleos to lose every

:49:06. > :49:14.target. And it's all over now. Just a formality now because Achilleos

:49:15. > :49:22.has won the gold medal. So Christie now for the last double of the

:49:23. > :49:31.match. He let it go at the end. He knew he couldn't win the medal. A

:49:32. > :49:35.big disappointment for him but Achilleos now has to finish it.

:49:36. > :49:43.That's what the pressure of this gold medal match does.

:49:44. > :49:45.You see Achilleos thriving on the confidence he's gained from

:49:46. > :49:58.Christie's misfortune. Super confidence now to finish that

:49:59. > :50:04.off, just dropping the two targets to win the gold medal, his second

:50:05. > :50:06.individual Commonwealth gold medal. He won gold in Melbourne, he was a

:50:07. > :50:22.silver in Delhi and gold again here. A big round of applause for Drew

:50:23. > :50:27.Christie, who is no doubt extremely so pointed with the way that

:50:28. > :50:30.semifinal went but he's got a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in

:50:31. > :50:34.front of his home crowd. A huge achievement.

:50:35. > :50:40.It is a huge achievement for the 34-year-old from Dundee and

:50:41. > :50:46.absolutely no disgrace to be beaten by Achilleos, one of the top

:50:47. > :50:50.marksman in the world. He is a former world champion and he is one

:50:51. > :50:55.of the greatest sportsman Cyprus has ever produced so congratulations to

:50:56. > :50:58.him and to Cyprus. It is quarterfinal stay in the squash

:50:59. > :51:02.competition in the leafy West End here in Glasgow Airport at Scotstoun

:51:03. > :51:08.and we are going to be seeing Nick Matthew and Laura Massaro who are

:51:09. > :51:12.the world champions for England later on. But it is one of their

:51:13. > :51:18.team-mates we will focus on, Peter Barker, the first seed, who was a

:51:19. > :51:20.very tough match on his hands against Cameron Pilley. How will he

:51:21. > :51:29.fare? Let's find out. COMMENTATOR: We heard from the

:51:30. > :51:35.referee that Cameron Pilley has no challenge remaining. For those who

:51:36. > :51:41.aren't die-hard squash fans, the challenges that they get one

:51:42. > :51:43.opportunity to appeal per game and if unsuccessful, they then lose that

:51:44. > :51:54.challenge. It was a perfect shot but look how

:51:55. > :52:04.low Peter Barker gets and he's ready for the next shot. Front to

:52:05. > :52:05.left-hand corner. It's been devastating for Peter Barker in this

:52:06. > :52:24.game. You can just see slightly on the

:52:25. > :52:31.floor lots of drops of sweat. And there we are. Very careful that it

:52:32. > :52:35.doesn't build up too much on the base of the floor, otherwise they

:52:36. > :52:40.will be slipping and sliding all over the place. That's the main

:52:41. > :52:50.reason that squash courts have wooden floors. After a while, the

:52:51. > :53:07.sweat will think into the floor. -- sink.

:53:08. > :53:12.Nice wrist work from Cameron. He just punched his wrist in front of

:53:13. > :53:45.him. You can see some of the Australians

:53:46. > :53:52.there holding their best to see if Cameron can make his way back into

:53:53. > :53:56.this game. -- holding their breath. He's made good use of the Aussie

:53:57. > :54:01.colours on his fingernails, as well, and I've seen him do it with zinc.

:54:02. > :54:05.Cricketers use the Aussie colours with the zinc based on their faces.

:54:06. > :55:20.-- paste. players. Cameron Pilley tried to

:55:21. > :55:24.pressure back and didn't bring it. A risky tactic, given how well Peter

:55:25. > :55:59.Barker has been playing in that front left-hand corner.

:56:00. > :56:07.That straight decision takes Peter Barker to match point. Again, we see

:56:08. > :56:23.Cameron Pilley not quite clearing around that middle forehand side.

:56:24. > :56:29.Well, a bit of a tumble at the end from Cameron. Peter able to put the

:56:30. > :56:43.ball away. Peter Barker takes the match and

:56:44. > :56:52.that takes him through to the semifinals.

:56:53. > :57:02.And there you see Peter Barker coming through 11-8, 11-4, 11-5.

:57:03. > :57:07.Peter Barker, the third seed in the men's competition, safely through

:57:08. > :57:09.and he will be watching events at Scotstoun right now because he knows

:57:10. > :57:13.he will be playing either Nick Matthew or the man carrying the flag

:57:14. > :57:18.for Guernsey at the opening ceremony, Chris Urmson. If you want

:57:19. > :57:25.to enjoy that much, be our guest. It is on the red button and online. It

:57:26. > :57:33.is online via any of the streams you want. There is plenty of choice

:57:34. > :57:37.there on any device that you choose. There was a great reaction to events

:57:38. > :57:41.in the velodrome yesterday. Craig MacLean and Neil Fahy were the men

:57:42. > :57:47.who were the first Scots to grace Sir Chris's Manor with a gold. That

:57:48. > :57:51.was in the time trial yesterday. Today they are trying to come back

:57:52. > :57:57.with another one in the men's sprint so as we head live to the velodrome

:57:58. > :58:04.now, will the Flying Scotsman do it again?

:58:05. > :58:19.Craig MacLean and Neil fact sheet are going to lift the roof. --

:58:20. > :58:20.Fachie. It's gold for Scotland, gold for Neil Fachie and for Craig

:58:21. > :58:37.MacLean. It was some night in the Sir Chris

:58:38. > :58:41.Hoy Velodrome. Or even an afternoon. You lose track of time because you

:58:42. > :58:46.can't see the sunshine! We fancy a bit more of that tonight, don't we?

:58:47. > :58:52.Yes, and there is a good chance of it. It's going to be a big battle.

:58:53. > :58:56.The Aussies are little bit quicker with 10.0, the Scots at 10.2.

:58:57. > :59:03.Tactics will come into play and it's going to be a real test of. Sarah, I

:59:04. > :59:09.think the Aussies are some how had the easier of the two semifinals. It

:59:10. > :59:12.will be is interesting to see whether that slight ease will help

:59:13. > :59:16.in the final but competing in front of the home crowd and the energy

:59:17. > :59:21.that Craig and Neil will get from that, I think we of the Scots. They

:59:22. > :59:25.buried themselves last time. They went out really fast, as opposed to

:59:26. > :59:29.the Aussies who built up that power profile, and they were hanging on at

:59:30. > :59:33.the end. The differentiation was going down and down. It's exciting

:59:34. > :59:38.for the crowd because it brings it to a crescendo at the end. You saw

:59:39. > :59:45.the effort on Craig's face and at the end he was absolutely spent. It

:59:46. > :59:49.was a very close race. That's just one of four gold medals on offer. We

:59:50. > :59:53.have the women's ten kilometres scratch race which features Joanna

:59:54. > :59:59.Rowsell, the gold medallist yesterday. How do you fancy her

:00:00. > :00:02.chances to come back and produce something on the track? I think

:00:03. > :00:07.she's going to have a role to play within the English team. There are

:00:08. > :00:11.four trios of riders. It will be interesting to see how the

:00:12. > :00:15.camaraderie within those four trios plays out and whether one team has a

:00:16. > :00:19.definite plan with one rider or whether they are going to see what

:00:20. > :00:21.the tactics are of the other teams. Because it's only ten, but is, it's

:00:22. > :00:27.likely to go straight from the start. We've also got the men's

:00:28. > :00:31.points race. Interesting to see Peter Kenyan there. We used to see

:00:32. > :00:37.him on the roads for Team Sky. But it's the points race for him today.

:00:38. > :00:42.Yes, he's a very crafty rider, very skilful and has that road

:00:43. > :00:46.background. He's very passionate. It's his only chance to compete for

:00:47. > :00:50.the isle of man and it's a massive event for him. Great to see him

:00:51. > :00:55.here. Martin Irving from Northern Ireland will be one to watch. There

:00:56. > :00:59.are some dark courses and it's one of the events where you can perhaps

:01:00. > :01:04.gain a lap, getaway and there could be a few surprises. The countdown is

:01:05. > :01:08.starting here in the velodrome. The first event on track will be the

:01:09. > :01:12.women's sprint semifinals, featuring Anna Meares, the Australian legend,

:01:13. > :01:18.and she is up in her semi against Jess varnish, the English number

:01:19. > :01:23.one. It is a tough match for Jess. It could be very close. There wasn't

:01:24. > :01:27.much between them in the qualification. Jess is very

:01:28. > :01:29.experienced in the spring. She had a disappointing Olympics with the

:01:30. > :01:33.disqualification in the team sprint but she has the bit between her

:01:34. > :01:37.teeth and beat Vicki Williamson in the quarterfinals. Since Victoria

:01:38. > :01:43.Pendleton required, there has been a few gaps in the team but this is

:01:44. > :01:50.Jess's chance to establish herself as the number one in Britain. She

:01:51. > :01:53.was injured and could make it here because she was double world

:01:54. > :01:57.champion in 2013. It has been tough for Jess to sit on the sidelines and

:01:58. > :02:05.watch. This may be the start of her building up towards Rio. It is great

:02:06. > :02:09.to see she is in the semifinal, she can share what she is made of. Anna

:02:10. > :02:16.Meares, you will have seen her ride through many events. She is one of

:02:17. > :02:20.the all-time greats. Yes, the fact she carried the flag for Australia

:02:21. > :02:24.shows how highly she is regarded in Australia. It doesn't matter where

:02:25. > :02:30.you see a race, the crowd get behind her. She is exciting to watch. You

:02:31. > :02:36.cannot stand on ceremony as an Australian. Stephanie Morton is in

:02:37. > :02:47.the other semifinal, she has looked stronger, and she qualified fast.

:02:48. > :02:53.She is an incredible athlete. Ever since 2012, she has got better and

:02:54. > :02:57.better. She has beaten Anna Meares in the Australian Championships, she

:02:58. > :03:01.is looking strong for tonight. She is up first, against the Malaysian.

:03:02. > :03:05.Let's say good afternoon to our commentary team.

:03:06. > :03:12.We are almost ready for the first race. Stephanie Morton following on

:03:13. > :03:18.from the conversation you were just having, when she won the Paralympic

:03:19. > :03:22.gold medal, she was awarded an Oreo -- and order of Australia medal for

:03:23. > :03:28.services to sport as a gold medallist at London 2012. Riding

:03:29. > :03:37.solo now. In the able-bodied category. A final few words of

:03:38. > :03:42.advice for the Malaysian. She won in straight rides over Stephanie

:03:43. > :03:47.McKenzie in the quarterfinal. You sense that she has got her hands

:03:48. > :03:54.full here with Stephanie Morton. Yes, Stephanie Morton qualifying

:03:55. > :04:01.fastest, 10.9. The Malaysian, 11.4. She has got a bit of time to make

:04:02. > :04:08.up. But tactics to play a big part. The Malaysian riders like to get

:04:09. > :04:15.involved with the tactics, riding their opponent all over the track.

:04:16. > :04:24.On paper, it is Morton's Toulouse. The fifth fastest in the 200 metres

:04:25. > :04:29.this morning in qualifying. The Malaysian, the Asian champion in the

:04:30. > :04:36.sprint and keirin. A decent keirin rider. She is listed as taking part

:04:37. > :04:38.in the women's scratch race final as well. It could be a busy afternoon

:04:39. > :05:04.for her. A good battle between them. Morton

:05:05. > :05:10.takes it on the line. Not an easy victory for Morton. The Malaysian

:05:11. > :05:12.played the tactics right, she did everything she could. She took

:05:13. > :05:16.control, she dived under the Australian. She made Morton

:05:17. > :05:24.control, she dived under the come around the long way. Setting

:05:25. > :05:28.herself up here, she just takes her eye off for a second. She looked

:05:29. > :05:34.forward, the Malaysian rider dived underneath. Just down the back

:05:35. > :05:36.straight was where underneath. Just down the back

:05:37. > :05:46.to kick hard. All the way round, underneath. Just down the back

:05:47. > :05:51.the long way. Morton had the speed. She has the extra speed, we know

:05:52. > :05:57.that from qualification. She was just able to back off.

:05:58. > :06:06.that from qualification. She was A big race coming up

:06:07. > :06:10.first heat of the other semifinal. Potentially, one ride away the

:06:11. > :06:14.final. There is Jess Varnish in the red and white of England. But at the

:06:15. > :06:18.top of the red and white of England. But at the

:06:19. > :06:22.champion, Anna Meares, ten times a world champion. But only once in the

:06:23. > :06:29.sprint. Victoria world champion. But only once in the

:06:30. > :06:35.next to me, has picked up a bit at the prospect of this race. She looks

:06:36. > :06:41.quite nervous. Away they go, three laps of the track, west of three to

:06:42. > :06:44.make it through to the final. If you were Jess Varnish, how would you

:06:45. > :06:55.approach it? Both riders are evenly matched. 11.1 and 11.2. Speed wise,

:06:56. > :07:01.they are very evenly matched, but as we know, Anna Meares have the

:07:02. > :07:06.tactics. She is a big girl, she is a lot harder to come around. If she

:07:07. > :07:14.decides to take it from the front, Jess Varnish will have to time it to

:07:15. > :07:19.perfection down the back straight. Anna Meares is the defending

:07:20. > :07:25.champion. A good tactical battle between them. Cat and mouse being

:07:26. > :07:30.played. Jess Varnish does not want to be leading it out,

:07:31. > :07:35.played. Jess Varnish does not want does Anna Meares. At the moment,

:07:36. > :07:40.Anna Meares has asked the so far. She is never a rider to be

:07:41. > :07:50.intimidated. She is not shy of sharpening her elbows. Jess Varnish

:07:51. > :07:51.beat Victoria Williamson in straight rides in the quarterfinal. They take

:07:52. > :08:16.the bell. It is very, very tight. Anna Meares

:08:17. > :08:21.just, I think, poking her wheel in front. We thought that they were

:08:22. > :08:30.evenly matched. That was proof there. Anna Meares really had to use

:08:31. > :08:36.the extra long home straight, every single inch. There was no backing

:08:37. > :08:42.off at all. She seemed to lose her visor as well. Rachel Mendez sprint.

:08:43. > :08:48.Incredible. Jess Varnish did everything she could. She waited

:08:49. > :08:53.before she gave it for gas. Just to save everything. Using the banking.

:08:54. > :08:59.Anna Meares brought Jess Varnish of the track and tried to dive down

:09:00. > :09:04.underneath. Jess Varnish had to come over the top. With half a lap to go,

:09:05. > :09:09.this is where both riders were giving it everything. Jess Varnish

:09:10. > :09:16.forced to take the lead. Then, Anna Meares using the banking. As they

:09:17. > :09:20.come up towards the line, Anna Meares winning by just over half a

:09:21. > :09:25.wheel. Jess Varnish knows that she has to win their next race if she

:09:26. > :09:30.still wants to entertain hopes of becoming the Commonwealth champion

:09:31. > :09:35.and taking the title of Anna Meares, who won four years ago in Delhi.

:09:36. > :09:44.He said her visor came off in London as well? Yes, one of these bizarre

:09:45. > :09:45.things. It looks like it is magnetic, but you would think she

:09:46. > :09:54.would get that sorted! It looks close in terms of the

:09:55. > :09:59.photo, but you were per rink at Anna Meares who tactics. She wanted to

:10:00. > :10:07.ride from behind, she forced Jess Varnish to the front. She is

:10:08. > :10:11.dictating what is happening, Jess Varnish jumps out of the saddle,

:10:12. > :10:19.Anna Meares wait, and then goes. Jess Varnish is at maximum speed. It

:10:20. > :10:24.was a textbook ride. Anna Meares won the 500 metres time trial here. You

:10:25. > :10:28.sense she is not perhaps in absolutely peak shape yet. It is far

:10:29. > :10:34.from over, as far as Jess is concerned. We saw yesterday with

:10:35. > :10:38.Jason Kenny, anything can happen. Jess just needs to analyse that ride

:10:39. > :10:44.quickly, discuss what she did right and wrong, and plan her tactics for

:10:45. > :10:48.the next race. It is not over yet. We can see her warming down it

:10:49. > :10:58.almost becomes a warm up for the next race. What happens in between?

:10:59. > :11:01.What are you doing in that time? You are cooling down, catching your

:11:02. > :11:07.breath, the coach will give you a few minutes to calm down. He will

:11:08. > :11:13.not come over straight away. You will be giving a time check. Then it

:11:14. > :11:18.is discussing tactics. Some riders are different, some have different

:11:19. > :11:23.strategies and procedures, but that is what Jess will be doing. The

:11:24. > :11:33.men's up and coming up. The first of the finals. Your auld mate Craig,

:11:34. > :11:44.looking for the second gold medal, up against a strong Australian duo.

:11:45. > :11:49.Yes. Jason Lidl it has raced against Craig in the able-bodied team. It

:11:50. > :11:52.will be a real battle. That comes up after this, the bronze medal, Heat

:11:53. > :12:03.1. The Welshman won the bronze medal in

:12:04. > :12:08.the time trial against one of the two Australian pendants in this

:12:09. > :12:15.competition. Paul Kennedy, from Australia. A bronze medallist in the

:12:16. > :12:20.World Championship in the time trial. They finished in fourth place

:12:21. > :12:25.World Championship in the time in the sprint, hoping to get third

:12:26. > :12:30.place here. Looking at the time trial yesterday, the Welsh tandem

:12:31. > :12:36.over the longer distance had the edge by about a second. Sarah Storey

:12:37. > :12:44.alongside me, how do you see this panning out? It will be really close

:12:45. > :12:54.between these pairings. I spoke to the Welsh team at lunch time, they

:12:55. > :13:00.said they felt it in their legs earlier, that helps to hold in their

:13:01. > :13:06.match against Scotland. Hopefully, they are back for a fight now. The

:13:07. > :13:09.experience of the Australian tandem helps them a bit, this will be the

:13:10. > :13:16.highest level that the Welsh have raced at this far. But they are

:13:17. > :13:23.learning incredibly fast. They want to get back on the podium this

:13:24. > :13:30.evening. Williams, the Cardiff rider. Ellis, the Olympic develop

:13:31. > :13:37.rider. Several bike lengths behind at the moment. Slowly winding it up,

:13:38. > :13:46.plenty of time for them to build the momentum. Six laps of the track.

:13:47. > :13:51.Williams taking direction from the coach on the apron, gaining

:13:52. > :13:52.Williams taking direction from the height. Should the Australian cheese

:13:53. > :13:58.to start winding it up, they have got the height to close any gaps and

:13:59. > :14:03.gain some extra free speed from the top of the track. It is quite a

:14:04. > :14:08.sight, watching a tandem swoop down at full pelt. They get up some

:14:09. > :14:11.speed. They are really starting to wind it up. The Welsh tandem making

:14:12. > :14:34.a move here. The Australians win the first race

:14:35. > :14:42.in the battle for bronze over the Welsh. Very interesting, in the

:14:43. > :14:46.final lap and a half, Ellis and Williams chose to go with about a

:14:47. > :14:54.lap and a half to go, the Australians responded. They kept

:14:55. > :14:58.them outside the sprinter's Lane. The Australians did not want to

:14:59. > :15:01.enter that line, because if they did, they were not allowed to come

:15:02. > :15:07.out once the final sprint had started. They kept the Welsh pair

:15:08. > :15:12.slightly higher on the track. When it came to the final 100 metres,

:15:13. > :15:19.they have the advantage, and the Welsh had to stay behind and come in

:15:20. > :15:23.just behind. One more chance now for the tandem pairing from Wales, they

:15:24. > :15:27.have got to win the second ride to keep alive their chances of what

:15:28. > :15:32.would be a second bronze medal of these Commonwealth Games. We start

:15:33. > :15:40.to think in terms of the fight for gold and silver. Those riders slowly

:15:41. > :15:49.wind down towards the inside of the track. They will bring the tandem to

:15:50. > :15:53.a halt in the next half a lap or so. It looks like Graham is in the

:15:54. > :16:04.crowd. Supporting the Scottish tandem. One of the most eagerly

:16:05. > :16:09.anticipated race this evening. Yes, he is enjoying the racing. It is

:16:10. > :16:33.great to see him. He was here yesterday as well to see the

:16:34. > :16:37.Scottish gold medal. The one thing that struck me from the semifinals

:16:38. > :16:41.earlier today was that it looked like a fairly comfortable

:16:42. > :16:46.progression through the semi for Kieran Modra's tandem. He looked

:16:47. > :16:49.fairly relaxed. I wonder how much that might come into play in terms

:16:50. > :17:00.of saving a bit of energy for this final. With a tandem is having six

:17:01. > :17:02.laps to compete over, qualifying comfortably is a priority

:17:03. > :17:05.laps to compete over, qualifying and with Kieran having the

:17:06. > :17:09.opportunity to do so, being so much better that than his countryman that

:17:10. > :17:13.he raced in the semifinal, he was very cool, calm and collected, as

:17:14. > :17:15.usual, so it'll be interesting to see what happens here.

:17:16. > :17:21.usual, so it'll be interesting to think that the extra speed that

:17:22. > :17:32.Craig and Lee have got will be in their favour.

:17:33. > :17:39.Here we go, the first ride in the Paris Port tandem sprint final.

:17:40. > :17:45.Kieran Modra has Jason Niblett on the front. Jason Niblett is a gold

:17:46. > :17:51.medallist from Delhi just four years ago in the able-bodied team sprint.

:17:52. > :17:55.A bit like Craig on the front of the Scottish tandem there, for

:17:56. > :18:00.Australia, a very experienced rider at world level. Craig has a silver

:18:01. > :18:05.medal from the Olympic Games in Sydney in the team sprint and a

:18:06. > :18:10.Commonwealth Games gold in the same event from 2006, as well as that win

:18:11. > :18:11.yesterday. You sense the nervous tension in the air among the packed

:18:12. > :18:21.crowd. Craig is following every little move

:18:22. > :18:26.the Australian tandem makes. He wants to make it as difficult as

:18:27. > :18:32.possible for Jason Niblett to see what he's doing. Jason Niblett is

:18:33. > :18:35.stock still on the back of that tandem. Some stokers you will see

:18:36. > :18:40.them looking around trying to help their pilots see but Kieran has all

:18:41. > :18:46.sorts of experience across all sorts of events and he will know the best

:18:47. > :18:50.way to help his pilot is to stay stock steady and he will provide the

:18:51. > :18:55.energy and power they need to try to be the Scottish pairing. Ironically,

:18:56. > :19:02.it was Craig MacLean who prevented Neil

:19:03. > :19:06.it was Craig MacLean who prevented ago. Now he's trying to lead him

:19:07. > :19:11.towards what would be a second gold in the Commonwealth Games. Kieran

:19:12. > :19:15.Modra five times a Paralympic champion himself. The sprinters Ruby

:19:16. > :19:18.on between these two. This is a best of three final. -- the sprint is

:19:19. > :19:27.really on. Very early for such a huge effort to

:19:28. > :19:32.be put out. There is still a lap and a half to go. The Australians want

:19:33. > :19:36.to keep the pace really high to try to nullify the sprint of Craig

:19:37. > :19:40.Amiel. It and is early skirmish but Australia really in the box seat.

:19:41. > :19:48.There is a lot to do for the Scottish tandem. I don't think the

:19:49. > :19:54.claim will get back on level terms. The first blood goes to Australia in

:19:55. > :19:57.this tandem sprint final. That was fascinating. There was that

:19:58. > :20:00.preliminary skirmish between the pair of them and it was the

:20:01. > :20:05.Australians who were able to pair of them and it was the

:20:06. > :20:16.to their advantage. Jason Niblett knows he's got the additional

:20:17. > :20:22.endurance of Kieran Modra. He needs to lo-fi the strength of the

:20:23. > :20:24.Scottish team. -- nullify. The Scottish pairing had to

:20:25. > :20:27.Scottish team. -- nullify. The earlier than they would have

:20:28. > :20:30.Scottish team. -- nullify. The to and it ultimately played into the

:20:31. > :20:35.hands of the Australians who were able to take the first ride very

:20:36. > :20:39.comfortable in. It's going to take a big effort from Neil Fachie and

:20:40. > :20:44.Craig Maclean. Do you feel they still have it in the legs to

:20:45. > :20:48.challenge now? Anything is possible in finals, as we saw with Jason

:20:49. > :20:53.Kenny yesterday. There are things you can race out and if anyone has

:20:54. > :20:56.the tactics required to win this match, Craig Maclean has that and

:20:57. > :21:01.it's going to be so exciting in the next ride. Kieran Modra on the back

:21:02. > :21:03.of the tandem finished second in next ride. Kieran Modra on the back

:21:04. > :21:07.World Championship this year and has no intention of finishing second

:21:08. > :21:12.here this afternoon. If Scotland are to win a second gold medal, they

:21:13. > :21:17.will have to do it a hard way. They're behind 1-0 in the race for

:21:18. > :21:23.gold and in the bronze medal race, Australia has a lead over Wales.

:21:24. > :21:29.If they are going to win this, they will have to do it the hard way.

:21:30. > :21:36.What a fascinating battle tactically between them. Craig and Neil went

:21:37. > :21:39.quite early. I think both tandem pairs wanted to get to the front

:21:40. > :21:45.early because the faster you are, the harder it is to get aligned on

:21:46. > :21:49.the track so different tactic to the solo races we're seeing. They want

:21:50. > :21:54.to get to the front and try and defend. They made a big move to the

:21:55. > :21:58.outside and couldn't make it stick. They had to back out and go again.

:21:59. > :22:02.That took a huge amount of effort. There was no way back for the

:22:03. > :22:08.Scottish players. You saw a little look from Jason Niblett when they

:22:09. > :22:13.tried and failed. As if to say, "yeah, is that all you've got?" A

:22:14. > :22:21.loss of this is psychological. You've got to establish dominance

:22:22. > :22:24.over your rivals. -- a lot of this. They will have to work out how they

:22:25. > :22:28.are going to defeat them this time around. Take a look at Neil Fachie

:22:29. > :22:32.there. In comparison to Kieran Modra, the amount of power that

:22:33. > :22:39.Kieran Modra has put out compared to Neil Fachie would be miles apart.

:22:40. > :22:44.How are they so evenly balanced given the different physiques? It's

:22:45. > :22:51.what you see in cycling across the board. There is an one particular

:22:52. > :22:54.physique for cycling. Aerodynamics is the biggest thing. It's about

:22:55. > :22:59.making yourself as small as possible to punch as small a whole in the air

:23:00. > :23:06.as possible versus the amount of power you have. Craig has a big

:23:07. > :23:13.engine, and with Kieran, they are formidable team. A return to the

:23:14. > :23:17.track for Joanna Rowsell in the individuals coming up. She did

:23:18. > :23:22.brilliantly yesterday afternoon. That's going to have taken a lot out

:23:23. > :23:25.of her legs, isn't it? It is but her morale will be sky-high. It may be

:23:26. > :23:31.that she's more of a team event with Laura Trott. Who knows what the

:23:32. > :23:35.strategy will be? All we know is it's a short race, relatively

:23:36. > :23:43.speaking. It's going to be fast from the start. It will be interesting.

:23:44. > :23:47.The Scots are really fired up for it. Katie Archibald missed out on a

:23:48. > :23:51.medal last night but has very formidable team-mates who may be

:23:52. > :23:55.hoping it comes back to a sprint. The team element we see so much in

:23:56. > :24:00.play on the road is also here, you would say? If you have a rider who

:24:01. > :24:04.was a top sprinter, you will try and keep the bunch together so any

:24:05. > :24:08.breaks, any attacks, you will have your team-mates to try to chase them

:24:09. > :24:15.down and bring them back in but if you let a break go, they will regain

:24:16. > :24:20.that very quickly. Often there are crashes so you have to avoid all the

:24:21. > :24:22.potential hazards. Always fascinating to watch and very

:24:23. > :24:23.potential hazards. Always exciting, with the odd crash year

:24:24. > :24:37.and there. Simon, Rob, all yours. COMMENTATOR: Already the start of

:24:38. > :24:44.this, what promises to be, fast and furious race. A very high quality

:24:45. > :24:50.field. Jasmine Glazer and Laura Brown for Canada, Dani King, Joanna

:24:51. > :25:00.Rowsell and Laura Trott for England, just looking at the start list.

:25:01. > :25:04.Buchanan and Ellis for New Zealand. Katie Archibald for Scotland, the

:25:05. > :25:05.20-year-old. Look for her to try to feature at the front of the race.

:25:06. > :25:09.It's the only way she knows feature at the front of the race.

:25:10. > :25:19.race. Eileen Roe, the British circuit race champion, is also a

:25:20. > :25:23.circuit rider for Scotland. We almost saw the first crash of the

:25:24. > :25:29.race there. It wasn't the riders but the officials. Gary Sutton the

:25:30. > :25:36.official Australian head coach was trying to get out of the way of the

:25:37. > :25:39.riders going from behind. 40 laps. We've had one free rolling lap and

:25:40. > :25:59.now we're under way. A steady rolling start to this

:26:00. > :26:04.race, which is simple in that it is the first across the line who wins,

:26:05. > :26:09.not the accumulation of points on intermediate sprints. Scratch race

:26:10. > :26:14.is just a straightforward race. The first across the line. A couple of

:26:15. > :26:19.different tactics. You either sit in and wait for the sprint and try and

:26:20. > :26:23.preserve everything you can or you can try and take a lap so there will

:26:24. > :26:28.be certain riders in here who don't necessarily have the biggest sprint

:26:29. > :26:33.- somebody like Joanna Rowsell. If she was wanting to go for the

:26:34. > :26:45.victory year, it would have to come from trying to take a lap from the

:26:46. > :26:50.sprint. Joanna Rowsell would more likely be trying to keep the race

:26:51. > :26:58.together and hold it down for a sprint and keep it together for the

:26:59. > :27:05.likes of Dani King and Laura Trott. A steady opening four laps of this

:27:06. > :27:06.race, riding along the inside at the front is Jasmine Kennett from

:27:07. > :27:18.Canada. She'll be looking to get into the

:27:19. > :27:23.thick of the action when the race really gets going. She's having a

:27:24. > :27:29.little look around. Melissa Hoskins really gets going. She's having a

:27:30. > :27:40.won the silver medal in this event if -- a view months ago. On the

:27:41. > :27:45.inside at the if -- a view months ago. On the

:27:46. > :27:57.and now leading the way, and Annette Edmondson and Amy Cure takes over.

:27:58. > :28:04.The Edmondson and Amy Cure takes over.

:28:05. > :28:09.to go. Each rider just taking their turn, half a lap on the front.

:28:10. > :28:12.Elinor Barker has just done a little term, the 19-year-old from Cardiff,

:28:13. > :28:17.already a two-time champion term, the 19-year-old from Cardiff,

:28:18. > :28:23.team pursuit. Number 14 is Joanna Rowsell, Gold medallist yesterday in

:28:24. > :28:35.the individual pursuit. She had a busy day yesterday. Two big rights.

:28:36. > :28:37.the individual pursuit. She had a Quite an epic win yesterday. She's

:28:38. > :28:43.had a view gentle laps for these first laps. Just getting herself

:28:44. > :28:48.into the race. All the riders taking it quite easy at the moment, all

:28:49. > :28:53.looking at each other. You can see it beginning to wind up and the pace

:28:54. > :28:57.starting to increase. Gradually waiting to see who, if anybody, will

:28:58. > :29:02.have the bottle to go on the first attack. It looks like one or two are

:29:03. > :29:08.having a think about it, a little look around near the front. Katie

:29:09. > :29:11.Archibald in second place from Scotland. She is on the front now.

:29:12. > :29:21.You knew she would show her face on the front. Rushlee Buchanan has been

:29:22. > :29:28.racing in the United States since 2008. The Balaton is now strung out

:29:29. > :29:39.which tells you that for the first time the race is really on as we're

:29:40. > :29:46.into the last 28 laps. A very short term for Brown, who is busily trying

:29:47. > :30:04.to save her legs. Elinor Barker has a very brief term.

:30:05. > :30:11.For Scotland, it's Archibald again. She's loitering near the front of

:30:12. > :30:13.the pack, making sure that if anything goes, she can go with it,

:30:14. > :30:34.or has the opportunity to. The Kiwis are on the front now. Very

:30:35. > :30:38.short turns. Mobley really wanting to commit to this just yet. George

:30:39. > :30:45.Williams this time stringing them out. A look behind, checking to see

:30:46. > :30:50.that Stephanie Roeder of Canada was behind her. To Mikko Butler of

:30:51. > :31:01.Antigua and Barbuda showing her face at the front for the first time.

:31:02. > :31:11.Such a strong team from Australia. Buchanan of New Zealand may be

:31:12. > :31:17.starting to turn the pressure up a bit. Hoskins has to get her skates

:31:18. > :31:22.on to get on the wheel. The Balaton really starting to stretch out. They

:31:23. > :31:34.few breaks opening up. -- the pellet on.

:31:35. > :31:43.albeit in an elongated line. Coming up to half distance now.

:31:44. > :31:46.A little bit of a nullified on the front of the peloton now. Nobody

:31:47. > :31:54.still wanting to take it up too hard. Katie Archibald having a look.

:31:55. > :32:01.Laura Trott is up there as well Now coming through onto the front Dani

:32:02. > :32:08.King from Hampshire. Just a squeeze there. Laura Brown onto the front

:32:09. > :32:18.from Canada. She's world team pursuit bronze medallist this year.

:32:19. > :32:29.Bianca Hernould of Jamaica losing pack, the rider to so.

:32:30. > :32:37.All bunched across the track now. Wanting toly put any pressure on. --

:32:38. > :32:45.to -- nobody wanting put any pressure on This could be a quick

:32:46. > :32:51.finish if stay together. There will be fresh in here. No real attacks

:32:52. > :32:56.trying put it in. It surprises me. Riders per. So you certainly have

:32:57. > :33:00.one, at least one, possibly two riders, to start mixing it up. If

:33:01. > :33:02.nothing happens it could be a fast and furious and chaotic finish to

:33:03. > :33:14.this race. It could very well be. Still no attacks. Here we First

:33:15. > :33:18.attack go. Of the race, first proper one, out of the saddle from Jasmin

:33:19. > :33:23.Glaesser, the 22-year-old from Canada. Previous ly a world Silver

:33:24. > :33:25.Medallist in the points race. Now she's really going to test the legs

:33:26. > :33:30.of everybody in the field. They're quick to respond. They sensed the

:33:31. > :33:34.danger. With just 16 laps to go. Now riding on the front, Rushlee

:33:35. > :33:37.Buchanan. She's been up to the front for most of this race. 27 is Lydia

:33:38. > :33:42.Boylan of Northern Ireland. for most of this race. 27 is Lydia

:33:43. > :33:45.eases, which is why it's bunching up a bit. Not much room on the inside

:33:46. > :33:57.of the track there for the ride frer Canada. Just man -- rider from

:33:58. > :34:02.Canada. Lauren Ellis on the attack. Joined by the Canadian. Katie

:34:03. > :34:07.Archibald, second in the line. If Archibald hits the front, it will

:34:08. > :34:11.start to make the gaps open up. Dani King is there as well, in fourth

:34:12. > :34:16.place. She won't want to be doing too much on front. She's positioned

:34:17. > :34:20.herself well. Laura Trott trying to go across to this break. The peloton

:34:21. > :34:24.is split in two now. The race is really on now. Katie Archibald

:34:25. > :34:35.looking comfortable up towards the front. Dani King riding on the front

:34:36. > :34:40.at the moment. Roorda in second place. Lauren Ellis as well. It's

:34:41. > :34:44.all been nullified again. The peloton back together. Only two

:34:45. > :34:48.riders have been spat out of the back and effectively eliminated.

:34:49. > :34:54.Archibald again on the front from Scotland. She's obviously feeling

:34:55. > :34:58.good. Archibald not wanting this to come down to a bunched sprint. She

:34:59. > :35:01.wants to split this race Narrowly missed up. Out in the women's

:35:02. > :35:04.individual pursuit yesterday, beaten in the race for the bronze, only

:35:05. > :35:14.Three quarters of the race done just by Amy Cure of Australia.

:35:15. > :35:17.Three quarters of the race done pretty much Yeah ten now. Laps to

:35:18. > :35:21.go. There will be a lot of fresh legs left in here. The Australians

:35:22. > :35:25.have got themselves together. Grouping at the front. Cure makes

:35:26. > :35:37.way for Edmondson. Wales and England also well

:35:38. > :35:43.represented at the front at the moment. We should start to see the

:35:44. > :35:47.riders trying to line themselves up. Leading their sprinters out. This

:35:48. > :35:54.really could get quite messy in the next few laps. Nine to go. It really

:35:55. > :35:58.is getting tight for the finish. Joiner and Roe at the front. Katie

:35:59. > :36:03.Archibald back towards the back of the group, fairly high up on the

:36:04. > :36:09.banking there, in the blue. Joiner leads the way. Elinor Barker

:36:10. > :36:16.having a look, about fourth in line. New Zealand with three riders well

:36:17. > :36:22.placed. Who is going to play the team tactic? Who will make the best

:36:23. > :36:26.job? Generally it's Australia. They really do tend to get themselves

:36:27. > :36:31.well drilled. They're moving up along the outside of the bunch. New

:36:32. > :36:36.Zealand with two on the front, Georgia Williams followed by Lauren

:36:37. > :36:40.Ellis. Number 47 on the bike is Amy Roberts of Wales. Now Canada look as

:36:41. > :36:44.if they're about to launch an attack. The response comes

:36:45. > :36:50.immediately from New Zealand. It's an attack for Canada from Laura

:36:51. > :36:54.Brown. Laura Brown is taking it up extremely early. I don't think this

:36:55. > :37:01.is a lone attackment I think she wants to -- Lone attack. I think she

:37:02. > :37:06.wants to spread the peloton out. Still tightly bunched up towards the

:37:07. > :37:09.front. It's Elinor Barker at the moment for Wales. Hoskins coming

:37:10. > :37:14.through on the inside. Australia grouping, holding the inside lieb of

:37:15. > :37:18.-- line of the track. Laura Trott going over the top now. Here comes

:37:19. > :37:22.Laura Trott. Meanwhile Australia are getting themselves set up. Laura

:37:23. > :37:24.Trott in the red crash helmet there, as the

:37:25. > :37:28.Trott in the red crash helmet there, Buchanan from New Zealand. Trott's

:37:29. > :37:31.well positioned there. Dani King only two places behind Laura Trott.

:37:32. > :37:35.King only two places behind Laura Trott.

:37:36. > :37:39.She's not boxed in on the inside. The Australians got mixed up a

:37:40. > :37:43.little bit and they are boxed in. Dani King starting to make a move.

:37:44. > :37:48.She's coming up on the hip of Laura What a Trott. Spectacular finish

:37:49. > :37:52.this could be. Australia make a move to the front of the field here. Less

:37:53. > :37:55.than two-and-a-half laps to go in this women's scratch race final.

:37:56. > :37:58.That's Katie Archibald in second place, leading out

:37:59. > :38:02.That's Katie Archibald in second Amy Cure. Archibald in second place.

:38:03. > :38:06.Edmondson is third. Then coming forward for England it's Dani King.

:38:07. > :38:11.In fifth place Laura Trott on the outside. They come round now to take

:38:12. > :38:13.the bell. The crowd roar, as Katie Archibald digs

:38:14. > :38:16.the bell. The crowd roar, as Katie place. Cure still leading. She's

:38:17. > :38:20.been on the front for a long time. Archibald is digging deep. Edmondson

:38:21. > :38:23.trying to come around on the outside. This is

:38:24. > :38:25.trying to come around on the finish. Up towards the

:38:26. > :38:29.trying to come around on the Gold Medal goes to Australia. It

:38:30. > :38:32.second place and Elinor Barker for second place and Elinor Barker for

:38:33. > :38:36.Wales, I think, has got the bronze medal. Finally,

:38:37. > :38:41.Wales, I think, has got the bronze claims the gold, so many times in

:38:42. > :38:45.three years, she's finished on the podium with a silver or bronze.

:38:46. > :38:49.Seven times it's happened to her in the last three years. She finished

:38:50. > :38:53.second yesterday in the individual sprint, but she's the winner here.

:38:54. > :38:57.It's an Australian one, two. Amy Cure in second place. And Elinor

:38:58. > :39:02.Barker gets the medal for Wales in third. Australia, they seem to get

:39:03. > :39:07.themselves boxed with around about four laps to go. But all of a sudden

:39:08. > :39:13.they popped out from the top of the peloton. What a lead out there by

:39:14. > :39:18.Amy Cure, who also held on to the Silver Medal. Elinor Barker for

:39:19. > :39:23.Wales taking a well deserved third place. Dani King, England, just

:39:24. > :39:26.missing out on the medals. Just starting to run out of legs. What a

:39:27. > :39:32.ride by Katie Archibald. She tried to animate that race. She held on

:39:33. > :39:36.just getting herself outside the medals. For a moment, as they went

:39:37. > :39:39.into the banking for the final time, the crowd were on their feet. They

:39:40. > :39:44.just thought there was a chance that Archibald might prevail. That

:39:45. > :39:49.Scottish jersey, she was supremely positioned. She was in a good

:39:50. > :39:54.position for the final lap but she just ran out of legs. What a

:39:55. > :39:59.tremendous race. In the end it took a while to come up to the boil, but

:40:00. > :40:02.then a spectacular sprint to the line. The Gold Medal in the end

:40:03. > :40:06.taken by Australia, Annette Edmondson ahead of Amy Cure. What a

:40:07. > :40:11.long turn Amy Cure did at the end of that race with the sprint coming up,

:40:12. > :40:15.the last two, three laps. Elinor Barker just pipping Dani King,

:40:16. > :40:18.confirmed as fourth place overall with Katie Archibald from Scotland

:40:19. > :40:23.in fifth. We're just having another little look at the sprint at the end

:40:24. > :40:30.once more. We can just see the Australians there, what a fantastic

:40:31. > :40:34.leadout by Amy Cure. The Scottish rider in the middle. Then sneaking

:40:35. > :40:40.up underneath was the Welsh rider, Elinor Barker. What a fantastic

:40:41. > :40:44.little move there by her. She sneaks a medal there. Just on the outside

:40:45. > :40:47.you can see the English Jersey there, Dani King just missing out on

:40:48. > :40:51.those medals. She had to come around the long way. What a fantastic

:40:52. > :40:54.victory by the Australians, Annette Edmondson. There we are, I mention

:40:55. > :40:59.that she'd been second and third so many times in major championships in

:41:00. > :41:04.the last two or three years. But Annette Edmondson will be on the top

:41:05. > :41:07.of the Ross strum. She's on -- rostrum. Gold and silver for

:41:08. > :41:13.Australia. Finally she indeed.

:41:14. > :41:17.Yeah it was some race. A game of chess, for 36 of the 40 laps. Nobody

:41:18. > :41:21.could get a break. Sarah, you were surprised by that. Yeah, I thought

:41:22. > :41:25.that with each team having three riders that they'd use one of their

:41:26. > :41:30.more powerhouse based riders in the first few days. But that didn't

:41:31. > :41:36.happen. In the end, it was left down to a sprint, or more of a drag race

:41:37. > :41:39.really. We thought Katie was so perfectly positioned. Then she

:41:40. > :41:43.opened the door to come around the Australians in that final lap. She

:41:44. > :41:47.allowed Elinor Barker to come on the inside to sneak that bronze medal.

:41:48. > :41:52.Dani King had such a long way to come round. And so very nearly got

:41:53. > :41:55.there. Dani King, who was very poor in the IP, turned it around.

:41:56. > :42:01.Certainly a great win for Edmondson there. And we've got Katie Archibald

:42:02. > :42:07.down with Gill in the mix. Elinor Barker, I'm sorry about that.

:42:08. > :42:11.Congratulations Elinor, going into that last lap, you didn't look as

:42:12. > :42:16.though you were in a medal position, but great positioning at the end

:42:17. > :42:20.there. Yeah, well, I think my position wasn't perfect. I got boxed

:42:21. > :42:26.in by lurament I thought, this is it, with her kick, I'm never going

:42:27. > :42:31.to get out of this. I have no idea how I weesled my way in through the

:42:32. > :42:36.front. I'm so happy with that. I was so close to not Med ago at all, but

:42:37. > :42:40.-- medaling at all, but I was very happy with it. Fantastic to see you

:42:41. > :42:44.get the bronze medal here. Again, we keep saying it, but wonderful

:42:45. > :42:47.reception for all the home nations. Yeah incredible. There's a wall of

:42:48. > :42:52.Welsh flags out there, which is unreal to see. For me, it's a really

:42:53. > :42:56.proud moment because my parents are here. They never get to watch me

:42:57. > :43:01.race, live and be here. So I'm real little proud today. Is there any

:43:02. > :43:05.sense of team work between the home nations teams. Obviously you're

:43:06. > :43:08.team-mates with Katie Archibald, Laura and Dani, or is it just cut

:43:09. > :43:14.throat out Pretty cut there? Throat, to be fair. It's the reason we can

:43:15. > :43:18.all still be close friends as we are. We understand where the line

:43:19. > :43:21.is. Ultimately we are here as separate nations. We're here to beat

:43:22. > :43:25.each You certainly other. Did that today. Congratulations. Thank you

:43:26. > :43:29.very much. Yes, an interesting question,

:43:30. > :43:33.because they are so close as team-mates for the team pursuit,

:43:34. > :43:37.then they're against each other. It happens at track nations as well.

:43:38. > :43:40.It's not like this is the only time they ever race against each other

:43:41. > :43:45.and in certain circumstances out on the road, but it is great to see

:43:46. > :43:50.them pitted in a head to head. In some aspects, it's a huge element of

:43:51. > :43:53.fun, bur it's an event that will be in the Omnium. Part of this will be

:43:54. > :43:59.part of the Olympic programme. I just want to say, before the women's

:44:00. > :44:01.sprint semifinals, Sir Chris said watch out for the Australians, and

:44:02. > :44:05.he was absolutely right. Simon, back to you.

:44:06. > :44:10.This is the second race in the women's sprint semifinals. Stephanie

:44:11. > :44:17.Morton near the rail at the top of the track. She started racing at 15.

:44:18. > :44:20.23 now. Set a new Games record with her qualifying time. But now we're

:44:21. > :44:23.into the match sprint. So it's not just about the pure speed in the

:44:24. > :44:30.legs, though, of course, if you haven't got the speed, you're going

:44:31. > :44:34.to struggle. She's one up here against her opponent, Fatehah

:44:35. > :44:37.Mustapa of Malaysia. It's best of three.

:44:38. > :44:41.Mustapa has to find a way to finish in front of her opponent to keep her

:44:42. > :44:46.hopes of reaching the final alive. Well, how is the Malaysian rider

:44:47. > :44:52.going to overcome the strength and speed of Stephanie Morton? She tried

:44:53. > :44:59.to make Morton lead out in the previous round. She tried to let her

:45:00. > :45:02.do all the work and tried to come around her. She wasn't able to do

:45:03. > :45:07.it. She didn't have the strength or speed. Will she try and lead Morton

:45:08. > :45:11.out? Lead the Australian out? Keep on her hip and ride her over the

:45:12. > :45:20.track? Try to beat her from the front this time? Quite possibly. But

:45:21. > :45:28.she's skipping her back wheel there, trying to get the Australian to come

:45:29. > :45:37.through. Stephanie Morton not terribly interested in doing soment

:45:38. > :45:42.-- so. She got caught on the track there and Morton decided she's going

:45:43. > :45:45.to take the lead. She's won from the front before, so I don't think she's

:45:46. > :45:51.too bothered. She's just getting called up by her coach, get up to

:45:52. > :46:02.the top of the track. Use the height of the track to help to build up the

:46:03. > :46:23.speed. Just failing to make that move down the inside.

:46:24. > :46:29.Stephanie Morton looked very comfortable indeed. She was forced

:46:30. > :46:35.to take the lead and took it well and in the end, the staffer wasn't

:46:36. > :46:42.able to get as close as she did in the previous round. It means

:46:43. > :46:46.Stephanie Morton will now race for the gold-medal in the women's

:46:47. > :47:04.sprint. She's through to the final in straight rides. With this effort

:47:05. > :47:08.against her Malaysia opponent. You can see her putting absolutely

:47:09. > :47:13.everything into it, full gas, up to top speed and the Malaysians rider

:47:14. > :47:24.was not able to respond. A comfortable win. Funny Morton in

:47:25. > :47:32.this semifinal. She's looking good. -- a comfortable win for Stephanie

:47:33. > :47:38.Morton. Jess Varnish needs to find a way to beat Anna Meares here. There

:47:39. > :47:48.is official confirmation of that result. Now we get ready as

:47:49. > :47:51.Stephanie Morton comes to a halt for the second row between Jess Varnish

:47:52. > :47:58.and the Olympic champion Anna Meares from Australia. Who will Morton be

:47:59. > :48:01.riding against? Will it be her team-mate Anna Meares or the rider

:48:02. > :48:07.just behind in the red and white, Jess Varnish of England? Varnish has

:48:08. > :48:13.all the work to do. She's one down to the Olympic champion here, the

:48:14. > :48:18.powerhouse Anna Meares. Very evenly matched coming out of

:48:19. > :48:26.qualification. Both second and third qualifiers. Anna Meares only a 10th

:48:27. > :48:29.quicker over the 200 and Varnish but when it comes to match sprinting,

:48:30. > :48:35.head-to-head, this is the girl. when it comes to match sprinting,

:48:36. > :48:46.She's the one with a proven track record, Jess Varnish. It was a good

:48:47. > :48:48.ride, that first one. Varnish bidding to become

:48:49. > :48:53.ride, that first one. Varnish British rider onto the

:48:54. > :48:56.Commonwealth Games. This event has only been held since 1990 and it is

:48:57. > :49:03.the seventh time only been held since 1990 and it is

:49:04. > :49:11.sprint. Italy's Jones was the first winner and she, Victoria Pendleton

:49:12. > :49:21.and another rider are the only British medallists in

:49:22. > :49:37.Keep your eyes on this race, that's for sure.

:49:38. > :49:47.Varnish is watching for any slight movement from Anna Meares.

:49:48. > :50:04.Anna Meares is in a position she's very happy with that the moment.

:50:05. > :50:10.Varnish nose, on the basis of the first ride, she's got the ability to

:50:11. > :50:11.give me as a real fight. Mieres had to fight all the way up the home

:50:12. > :50:22.straight. She's looking for the to fight all the way up the home

:50:23. > :50:26.inside and forcing her way through and varnish giving way and she lost

:50:27. > :50:28.a bit of momentum for half a second and it could make all the

:50:29. > :50:31.difference. She's got a lot of work to do and is going to make up the

:50:32. > :50:37.ground and Anna Meares clenches her fist in victory. In straight rides,

:50:38. > :50:42.she is through to the final. She will have the chance to defend her

:50:43. > :50:56.Commonwealth crown. It will be an all Australian final between Anna

:50:57. > :51:01.Meares, the Olympic champion, and Stephanie Morton, the 23-year-old.

:51:02. > :51:05.Once Anna Meares got under the red line first she had priority. All

:51:06. > :51:10.Jess Varnish could do was try to accelerate in the slipstream of Anna

:51:11. > :51:17.Meares but Anna Meares had the power all the way round. Varnish wasn't

:51:18. > :51:22.able to come out of this slipstream, having nothing left. You could see

:51:23. > :51:29.Anna Meares punching her fist. She was happy with that, and happy to

:51:30. > :51:30.get through in two straight rides. It means, in Australian tones, she

:51:31. > :51:34.is It means, in Australian tones, she

:51:35. > :51:37.medal in the Commonwealth Games. This is her fourth games and she

:51:38. > :51:44.becomes the most successful ever Australian cyclist, going above

:51:45. > :51:48.Cathy Watts. They were level but now Mieres is going to win an eighth. It

:51:49. > :51:50.remains to be seen which Connery will be. -- Anna Meares going to win

:51:51. > :51:59.an eighth. Anna Meares is the complete

:52:00. > :52:03.sprinter, it has to be said, Sarah. She dominated that. It looked like

:52:04. > :52:07.Jess was trying to dominate her a bit higher on the track. But Anna

:52:08. > :52:12.saw the opportunity to nip inside and took the advantage. We didn't

:52:13. > :52:18.get to see Jess's full hp because she was put on about that. We can

:52:19. > :52:21.take a look about now and get an idea of this move where and get an

:52:22. > :52:23.idea of this move where Anna just dips it on the inside.

:52:24. > :52:26.idea of this move where and get an idea of this move It was too late by

:52:27. > :52:30.the time just saw what had happened. As the bell came in you would expect

:52:31. > :52:35.just to be a bit lower but she was keeping and a higher and making her

:52:36. > :52:38.go the longer way round. Anna saw the opportunity to take the inside

:52:39. > :52:49.road and the line that just didn't want her to take. The Australians

:52:50. > :52:54.are doing very well tonight. Jess up against Mustapa of Malaysia so all

:52:55. > :52:59.to play for. All to play for. Jess will be very confident about her

:53:00. > :53:04.abilities and stop Mustapa is very aware and would attempt to put Jess

:53:05. > :53:08.on the back foot again. Jess should go away, look at what she did wrong

:53:09. > :53:13.and come back for a bronze medal ride. In terms of that final,

:53:14. > :53:16.Stephanie Morton against Anna Meares? It's going to be

:53:17. > :53:21.interesting. We have the elder stateswoman in Anna Meares, who was

:53:22. > :53:25.a champion in Delhi four years ago, against Stephanie Morton. We know

:53:26. > :53:32.Steph has beaten Anna before but Anna will want to stand her ground.

:53:33. > :53:36.It's going to be Neil Fachie and Craig MacLean shortly but for the

:53:37. > :53:40.moment, we head back to Hazel. We just wanted to bring you up to

:53:41. > :53:43.date if you are just coming in today on some historic news at the

:53:44. > :53:49.Commonwealth Games concerning an English tutor. Nick Gould is making

:53:50. > :53:53.his second appearance at the tender age of 60 and there he is stepping

:53:54. > :53:59.onto the podium for his 18th medal. He won a bronze in the 80 metres air

:54:00. > :54:07.pistol and that makes him jointly the most decorated shooter in the

:54:08. > :54:13.common while dentistry. Wonderful scenes over at the Barry Buddon and

:54:14. > :54:19.in range in Carnoustie. He retired after Delhi and then came back to

:54:20. > :54:25.try and get this record. Small in stature but very much in the top

:54:26. > :54:32.levels in terms of victory. Congratulations to him. Let's hear

:54:33. > :54:36.from him. Michael, your 18th Commonwealth

:54:37. > :54:37.Games medal. You've equalled the record. What an achievement. How do

:54:38. > :54:55.you feel? Job done, finished. I had a great time. Job done, you

:54:56. > :54:59.can relax, but if you get another medal, that is you, and outright

:55:00. > :55:03.medal holder. -- record-holder. I don't mind sharing it with an

:55:04. > :55:07.Australian. That had all the drama of a penalty shoot-out and then

:55:08. > :55:12.some. I was told that in Manchester. But this time the cameras are

:55:13. > :55:17.rolling, which is great! I'm just... I feel good that a

:55:18. > :55:22.60-year-old can do that, do what I've done there. It's one for the

:55:23. > :55:26.sport, one for England, one for me, one for the wife and kids. We've

:55:27. > :55:31.been through an awful lot. The wife is insisting this is definitely my

:55:32. > :55:36.last one. The stress we go through is horrendous. So job done, really.

:55:37. > :55:44.A sigh of relief, job done, but you had a 7.2 in that shed. Did I? I

:55:45. > :55:47.don't remember that one! Fantastically well done.

:55:48. > :55:51.Congratulations. Hopefully I'll see you back here with another medal

:55:52. > :55:55.later in the tournament. We'll see what God has got in store for me but

:55:56. > :55:59.at the end of the day, I don't really care that much. The pressure

:56:00. > :56:03.is off me big time. You don't realise how much the pressure was,

:56:04. > :56:07.trying to get just this one medal. I made a deal with the wife a long

:56:08. > :56:12.time ago that I wanted to go for this record, I need it. It was

:56:13. > :56:16.something that was unfinished business after India. I've come here

:56:17. > :56:21.and I've done it so I can put my feet up now, get the slippers out!

:56:22. > :56:28.You are gentlemen. Well done. Thank very much.

:56:29. > :56:31.He is a gentleman and a very successful gentle man so

:56:32. > :56:35.congratulations to him and good luck on Monday in the 50 metres. Let's

:56:36. > :56:38.show you what's going on right now right across the Commonwealth Games

:56:39. > :56:41.on the third day of the competition because there is a lot to show you.

:56:42. > :56:45.At the hockey centre we've because there is a lot to show you.

:56:46. > :56:52.against Scotland, which is on BBC Three if you want to watch that.

:56:53. > :56:57.India are three up on the Scots and that is on BBC Three. Meanwhile on

:56:58. > :57:07.the red button, the boxing continues. Someone is happy! We can

:57:08. > :57:12.show you some of those or you can do your own thing. It is all available

:57:13. > :57:17.to you, all the time, and also online. All of the streams,

:57:18. > :57:21.everything live all over the place. Don't forget, at 6:15pm, we'll be

:57:22. > :57:25.going to the judo because we have Euan Burton and his wife Gemma

:57:26. > :57:30.Gibbons both going for gold from about 615 billion. But there is a

:57:31. > :57:38.very important second race. -- 6:15pm. There is a very important

:57:39. > :57:43.second race in the tandem sprint. We are a bit delayed because there

:57:44. > :57:46.has been a fall. Rob Hayles has joined me from the commentary box

:57:47. > :57:52.and Sarah has gone to the commentary box for the tandem race. Sir Chris

:57:53. > :57:57.Hoy Scott medal duties. But minor was Jenny Davis of Scotland, wasn't

:57:58. > :58:01.it? Yes, she was holding her line coming down straight and McKenzie,

:58:02. > :58:07.the Kiwi rider, came over the top of her and came in, encroached on her

:58:08. > :58:12.line and hit past the Scots girls. The Kiwi rider came by and her hip

:58:13. > :58:17.caught the handlebars and the elbow of Jenny and that was it. It sent

:58:18. > :58:24.her straight down. Here is a better shot of it. Davis just looks across

:58:25. > :58:30.to the inside and as the Kiwi comes across, McKenzie is hit. It sent her

:58:31. > :58:34.front wheel flying. Fortunately, she didn't take anyone else with her but

:58:35. > :58:38.front wheel flying. Fortunately, she luckily she's back-up. I think it

:58:39. > :58:40.was her collarbone because she went down very heavily. The medics were

:58:41. > :58:47.just making sure she was OK before they picked her up. Fortunately, she

:58:48. > :58:53.was able to stand up, walk away and waved to the crowd. I think they're

:58:54. > :58:56.back on the line. There are four riders there so Jenny Davis has

:58:57. > :59:00.back on the line. There are four indeed got up to resume her place in

:59:01. > :59:03.this minor final. We can head over to Simon Brotherton now. We all wish

:59:04. > :59:13.the best for Jenny. COMMENTATOR: Lets hope for better

:59:14. > :59:23.luck this time around. We should get a good race between these

:59:24. > :59:28.luck this time around. We should get riders. Danny is straight in front

:59:29. > :59:32.of this. Jenny hot on her heels. She is looking as if she's trying to

:59:33. > :59:36.stay out of trouble on the outside, making sure she doesn't get boxed

:59:37. > :59:42.in. Victoria Williamson coming on the outside for England. As they

:59:43. > :00:08.take the bell, Williamson the line. A photo finish for second

:00:09. > :00:13.place with Jenny Davis in fourth place. It looks like Stephanie

:00:14. > :00:19.McKenzie may have taken up from Danny Khan. She was sitting at the

:00:20. > :00:26.rear of the four riders. She charged up the outside in the home

:00:27. > :00:30.straight. Fifth place in the women's sprint for Vicky Williams, the

:00:31. > :00:35.20-year-old from Norwich, who was an athlete until she was 15, then

:00:36. > :00:40.changed and has taken up bike racing with considerable success. She has a

:00:41. > :00:41.bronze medal from the World Championship in the team sprint last

:00:42. > :00:53.year. Unable to beat Jess Varnish in their

:00:54. > :00:58.quarterfinal match up. Here are the closing moments of the ride once

:00:59. > :01:01.again. It's such a difficult thing to control when there are four

:01:02. > :01:06.riders on the track. We see that more often on the outdoor tracks,

:01:07. > :01:12.which are much bigger and wider, but when they come to the minor places

:01:13. > :01:15.in the major championships, you get the three or four sprints like a

:01:16. > :01:32.mini spa cracked race and it's very difficult. -- scratch race.

:01:33. > :01:37.Williamson. Next on the track, the men's para sport tandem sprint

:01:38. > :01:42.finals. The medal rides, race number two in

:01:43. > :01:49.the next couple of minutes. JONATHAN EDWARDS: I don't know if

:01:50. > :01:53.you can hear it in the background it's Eminem, "One shot. That's all

:01:54. > :01:59.they've got. This is it. I'm wondering what's left in their legs.

:02:00. > :02:03.Craig MacLean looked exhausted, the pilot there, from yesterday. They'll

:02:04. > :02:07.have had to put his legs through the manning toll try to clear them last

:02:08. > :02:11.night. They have all the work to do. The Australians have certainly

:02:12. > :02:15.looked comfy all the way through this They also competition. Had the

:02:16. > :02:19.slightly easier semi. Chris didn't suggest it, perhaps a bit of team

:02:20. > :02:24.work going on in the all-Aussie semifinal. I don't know what you

:02:25. > :02:30.mean, this never happens (! ) Indeed. There was a moment in that

:02:31. > :02:36.first race, where the Aussies looked across and said, "What have you got?

:02:37. > :02:38.Not a lot. On the track is the B race, the bronze medal race in this

:02:39. > :02:49.men's sprint tandem. The last chance for the tandem from

:02:50. > :02:57.Wales here, having lost the first match to the Australian pairing,

:02:58. > :03:01.Paul Kennedy piloted by Tom Clarke. Kennedy has been cycling since the

:03:02. > :03:05.age of six. Used to play goalball as well for Australia. This is not the

:03:06. > :03:16.only sport in which he has excelled. He has the advantage here against

:03:17. > :03:23.Matt ellist and yien Williams -- Matt Ellis and Williams.

:03:24. > :03:28.Yes the Welsh tandem on the back foot after the first ride. They look

:03:29. > :03:31.to be riding a smaller gear than the Australian pair, when it came to the

:03:32. > :03:38.top speed in the final sprint, the Australians were just able to put

:03:39. > :03:42.away. They tried to come out of their slipstream but couldn't make

:03:43. > :03:58.an indentation on the lead the Australians had.

:03:59. > :04:06.Kennedy a bronze medallist in the World Championship this year.

:04:07. > :04:14.Riding with Clarke, as he is today. It's a recognised pairing. As are

:04:15. > :04:19.the Welsh duo. They've got to get it right this time. The Welsh are

:04:20. > :04:27.pushing their speed on a little bit now. Still two laps to go here, as

:04:28. > :04:33.they go across the line. Australians tracking every move. Williams

:04:34. > :04:36.keeping a look over his shoulder. He wants to make sure he gets the

:04:37. > :04:41.tandem going in a straight line as well. They've got to lay it on the

:04:42. > :04:45.line now and go for it. The sprint is on here. Wales with some clear

:04:46. > :04:50.daylight here. Australia trying to close the gap. Look at them go here.

:04:51. > :04:52.Kennedy coming around the outside. The Welsh trying to hang on

:04:53. > :04:56.Kennedy coming around the outside. force the third race. The

:04:57. > :05:03.Australians have just got it by half a wheel on the line. What a sprint

:05:04. > :05:08.that was. Bronze for Australia, Wales just pipped at the very last

:05:09. > :05:11.moment. The Australians look to be trying to gain some height as they

:05:12. > :05:15.came across the finish line to take the bell. The Welsh pairing really

:05:16. > :05:19.stepped on the pedals and opened up a gap. It looked as though it was

:05:20. > :05:23.going to be too much for the Australian pair to close. Right at

:05:24. > :05:26.the final pedal length they came up the outside to steal the What a

:05:27. > :05:33.medal. Fantastic sprint between the pair of them. The Welsh pair of

:05:34. > :05:38.Williams, piloting Matt Ellis. They can go away knowing they could not

:05:39. > :05:44.have given more here. Here is when the sprint really kicked in.

:05:45. > :05:49.Australians just tracking the Welsh there. Just coming out of that final

:05:50. > :05:52.turn into the home straight, both pairings giving everything they've

:05:53. > :05:56.got to try to get to the finish line first. It was the momentum of the

:05:57. > :06:00.Australians coming out of that slipstream that won the race in the

:06:01. > :06:04.final. Wales agonisingly close to taking it to a third and deciding

:06:05. > :06:09.ride. Fwhu straight rides, the bronze going to Paul Kennedy,

:06:10. > :06:13.piloted by Tom Clarke, for Australia.

:06:14. > :06:15.The acknowledgement from the Welsh duo there.

:06:16. > :06:19.Can you see what it means to the Australians. They missed out on the

:06:20. > :06:22.medal yesterday, after winning bronze in the time trial in the

:06:23. > :06:27.World Championships in April of this year. So to get on the podium

:06:28. > :06:31.tonight is something they were desperate to get this It was

:06:32. > :06:32.morning. Just in the sprint they missed in the World Championships,

:06:33. > :06:37.getting fourth place in missed in the World Championships,

:06:38. > :06:38.They're in among the medals here this time, having just missed

:06:39. > :06:47.They're in among the medals here yesterday in the first of the two

:06:48. > :06:53.men's tandem events here. Next up on the track, the race for gold. The

:06:54. > :06:57.Australian pair celebrate. Will there be another Australian

:06:58. > :07:04.celebration in a few minutes' time? Kieran Modra and Jason Niblett have

:07:05. > :07:09.the advantage over Neil Fachie and Craig MacLean from Scotland. The duo

:07:10. > :07:12.there have to win this race, other-wise they will have silver to

:07:13. > :07:17.go with yesterday's gold. What chance do you think? You can almost

:07:18. > :07:22.hear a pin drop in the arena. All eyes on Craig and Neil as they get

:07:23. > :07:27.themselves settled onto the bike, ready to be brought up to the line

:07:28. > :07:33.by Kevin, the coach there, from Scotland. Really hope the boys have

:07:34. > :07:37.got the tactical requirements they need. Hopefully they had a chat with

:07:38. > :07:41.Jason Kenny after he brought the tactics to his ride yesterday to

:07:42. > :07:51.overcome his qualification. It's going to be very, very close. Craig

:07:52. > :08:03.MacLean and Neil Fachie to go to the well one more time here. Kieran

:08:04. > :08:09.Modra, as we've been saying, in the earlier rounds, a legendary figure

:08:10. > :08:17.in para cycling. 42 years of age now. Been around a long, long time.

:08:18. > :08:22.Kieran is an athlete that so many of us look up to. His legend stretches

:08:23. > :08:29.to four and five-hour rides on the turbo, not on the road. Sit on the

:08:30. > :08:33.turbo trainer. He must have a very high boredom threshold. He's an

:08:34. > :08:36.incredible character. The psychological skills needed for

:08:37. > :08:41.things like that are unbelievable. That's what it takes, if you want to

:08:42. > :08:47.be successful across all the events he's been successful across. The

:08:48. > :08:50.world record holder for the 4 K tandem pursuit, won that Gold Medal

:08:51. > :08:56.in London. Now here in the sprint events. It's a nervous crowd, a

:08:57. > :09:04.nervous Glaswegian crowd. Hopefully they'll become a noisy crowd

:09:05. > :09:15.shortly. These laps begin to pass by. Five to go across the line the

:09:16. > :09:19.next time. This time it's Jason Niblett's turn to stalk. He's trying

:09:20. > :09:23.to make it as difficult as possible for Craig to see where he is. Is

:09:24. > :09:29.Craig going to go for another track stand here or just keep things

:09:30. > :09:32.Craig going to go for another track moving? A brief track stand from

:09:33. > :09:39.them earlier in the competition. He certainly thought about it there.

:09:40. > :09:41.them earlier in the competition. He think the front position is the most

:09:42. > :09:46.advantageous to be in. Can you dictate the pace a little more. --

:09:47. > :09:51.you can dictate the pace a little more. It takes such a lot of effort

:09:52. > :09:55.to come round a tan den. So -- tandem. So much heavier than normal

:09:56. > :09:59.Craig MacLean bikes. Has so much experience over the years. He

:10:00. > :10:10.need all that experience now ah, long with Neil Fachie of course.

:10:11. > :10:14.Fachie six times a cycling champion. Three-and-a-half laps to go.

:10:15. > :10:18.Australians just ducking Onoura the inside. They want to wind the speed

:10:19. > :10:22.up now. They want to make it another drag race. They'll make it hard to

:10:23. > :10:27.blunt drag race. They'll make it hard to

:10:28. > :10:31.speed that Craig MacLean has on the front there with Neil Fachie.

:10:32. > :10:36.Winding it up from a long, long front there with Neil Fachie.

:10:37. > :10:40.out here the Australians. Still two laps to go. This is

:10:41. > :10:51.right down to the wire. This is not going to be easy. We

:10:52. > :10:55.Scottish Scottish tandem won't have the easy way. Less than a lap to go

:10:56. > :11:00.now. Craig MacLean and Neil Fachie trying to close the gap. They're

:11:01. > :11:04.drawing closer to the Australians. Australia just holding them

:11:05. > :11:07.drawing closer to the Australians. the finishing straight. MacLean is

:11:08. > :11:10.to do it the line and he has! Oh, yes, what a ride! They're still

:11:11. > :11:15.alive. The gold is still possible. It's still within their grasp. It

:11:16. > :11:19.had nearly gone, but Craig MacLean could see how close he was to

:11:20. > :11:24.overhauling that Australian tandem and he made sure that he did with

:11:25. > :11:29.Neil Fachie. They're still in it and the crowd have gone absolutely mad

:11:30. > :11:33.here. With a lap-and-a-half to go, you could see Kieran Modra really

:11:34. > :11:38.committing to the full final effort that he was going to produce. But

:11:39. > :11:43.Craig played the patient game. He gave himself a little bit of room,

:11:44. > :11:51.up the back straight in that final lap. They got the victory on the

:11:52. > :11:54.line. What excitement, what an adrenaline rush that sprint was

:11:55. > :11:57.between the pair of that. For so long in that race, the Australians

:11:58. > :12:01.would have felt that it was going the way they wanted it to. They were

:12:02. > :12:07.drawing that sprint out to try and take some of the sting and brute

:12:08. > :12:11.force and power out of MacLean's legs. When you took the inside line,

:12:12. > :12:15.they wanted to dictate the space. You could see that they wanted to

:12:16. > :12:18.take the sting out of their legs. When Craig was giving himself that

:12:19. > :12:22.little bit of room, he was able to rush into that gap and ultimately

:12:23. > :12:26.create a higher speed that got him past the Australians on the final,

:12:27. > :12:30.literally final few metres there. It looked as if the Australians may

:12:31. > :12:35.have it when they crossed the pursuit line, but 20 metres later,

:12:36. > :12:40.Craig and Neil were sailing across the finish line. It was quite

:12:41. > :12:44.decisive in the end. Almost a wheel. What a thrilling finish that was to

:12:45. > :12:48.the race in the tandem. We have a bit more tandem racing to come later

:12:49. > :12:55.on. Scotland against Australia, the race for gold is still very much on.

:12:56. > :12:59.John John we certainly have -- JONATHAN EDWARDS: Up in the studio

:13:00. > :13:02.me and Rob weren't full of confidence halfway through. Please

:13:03. > :13:07.don't do that to us again, Craig! When he dropped his head in that

:13:08. > :13:11.last lap, we thought, no, that's it. He's run out of gas. They kept going

:13:12. > :13:19.and kept going, all the way up the straight. Then... Ah! The best thing

:13:20. > :13:22.is we get to see him do it all again. The atmosphere will be just

:13:23. > :13:25.is we get to see him do it all quite remarkable for that third

:13:26. > :13:29.race, without any question. Here, it's here. That was the moment, I

:13:30. > :13:34.thought no, that's it, it's over. You can see they trailed them. The

:13:35. > :13:39.Australians really start to buckle now. This is where Fachie and Craig,

:13:40. > :13:44.it looks like a mismatch, when you look at the size difference between

:13:45. > :13:49.Fachie and Modra, the Australian on the back, but here, the sheer power

:13:50. > :13:54.that both the riders have, they can harness it together. The Australians

:13:55. > :13:58.really did have to do a lot of work. The Scots there, they pushed them

:13:59. > :14:02.all the way over those previous three, three-and-a-half laps. They

:14:03. > :14:06.just burned themselves out and they kept going and they used their

:14:07. > :14:10.slipstream absolutely You wonder incredible. Now whether that is a

:14:11. > :14:18.real momentum changer. Because it looked like we had half put the Gold

:14:19. > :14:22.Medal around Modra's neck. We had. That was the first chink in their

:14:23. > :14:27.armour. What has that taken out of those two riders there. There was a

:14:28. > :14:30.moment in that race, when the Australians dipped down inside and

:14:31. > :14:34.you thought, again, they're going to take it out long and run the race

:14:35. > :14:36.out. As soon as they dived underneath, I thought that's it.

:14:37. > :14:39.They've taken control. This is going to be so difficult now for the

:14:40. > :14:43.Scottish pair. The piper is out. That means one thing, a medal

:14:44. > :14:47.ceremony. A couple of medals for Australia. But we're cheering the

:14:48. > :14:53.one for Wales. Absolutely. Elinor Barker at 19

:14:54. > :14:57.years of age, twice a world champion in the team pursuit. She's got a

:14:58. > :15:01.Commonwealth Games medal as well. Her parents are here to see it. She

:15:02. > :15:04.was absolutely thrilled with that. We heard when she was talking to

:15:05. > :15:07.Gill, immediately after the race, she said her parents don't get the

:15:08. > :15:13.chance to see her race very often. They've picked a good day today.

:15:14. > :15:17.What a tight squeeze it was at the end of that women's scratch race. He

:15:18. > :15:20.pops up everywhere, doesn't he? Is there a job that he hasn't done this

:15:21. > :15:34.week, at some point? Er Winner of the bronze medal --

:15:35. > :15:36.winner of the bronze medal, representing Wales, Elinor Barker.

:15:37. > :15:47.Elinor Barker. The bronze medal safely around her

:15:48. > :15:48.neck and doesn't she look pleased with that.

:15:49. > :16:00.Rightly so. One of the brightest of all the

:16:01. > :16:08.young talents in the British cycling set up. Amy Cure's ride in the

:16:09. > :16:13.closing laps there was incredibly strong. She did a monstrously long

:16:14. > :16:18.turn at the front there, in the race for gold. A world champion in the

:16:19. > :16:30.points race this year and a Silver Medal here. A former world junior

:16:31. > :16:38.champion in the scratch race. Silver here with the seniors in the

:16:39. > :16:41.Commonwealths. Gold medallist and Commonwealth champion, representing

:16:42. > :16:46.Australia, Annette Edmondson. She's gone already! When you think about

:16:47. > :16:51.how many times she's been on the podium but not in the top step over

:16:52. > :16:56.the last three years, that's life. That's what it means. It's a very

:16:57. > :17:06.special moment for the 22-year-old from Adelaide.

:17:07. > :17:15.Consistently thereof thereabouts, time and time again, but it was her

:17:16. > :17:27.day today. Ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of Australia.

:17:28. > :18:23.CHEERING AND APPLAUSE ANNETTE EDMONDSON ONCE AGAIN IN A

:18:24. > :18:30.HURRY. AMY CURE AN EXCELLENT MEDALLIST FOR AUSTRALIA TO.

:18:31. > :18:36.JONATHAN EDWARDS: They say that the eyes are window into the soul and I

:18:37. > :18:36.JONATHAN EDWARDS: They say that the think we are looking deep into

:18:37. > :18:42.Annette Edmondson's soul there. think we are looking deep into

:18:43. > :18:48.You're crying, I'm crying. We really are both choked up. I think that was

:18:49. > :18:52.fantastic teamwork by the Australians but also for young

:18:53. > :18:56.Elinor Barker. A nicer steep hill move up the insightful top she

:18:57. > :19:02.really did find her way to make a nice bronze medal winning

:19:03. > :19:08.performance. You see all those disappointments, all those years of

:19:09. > :19:15.sweat, of stress, of disappointment and even before she's on the podium,

:19:16. > :19:21.she's gone. She got off the bike. As soon as they got her off, she said

:19:22. > :19:26."finally". She's been so close on so many occasions and finally she's

:19:27. > :19:28.done it and what a way to do it with her team-mate also picking up the

:19:29. > :19:36.silver after such a fantastically doubt. Your mate hugs all the guys

:19:37. > :19:43.when they get over the line and Amy Cure did that too. It was teamwork

:19:44. > :19:48.that paid off there and we saw it. They got boxed in a little bit with

:19:49. > :19:54.three or four laps to go and then came out on top. That was the fruits

:19:55. > :20:01.of their labour. You look at Elinor Barker. You forget she's 19 - with

:20:02. > :20:06.all she's achieved so far... In credible. And the other rider who

:20:07. > :20:11.was so close was the local rider Archibald, just missing out, and

:20:12. > :20:15.also Dani King, so the home nations were pushing up for the medals on

:20:16. > :20:19.the last lap. Dani King did a really good race because in the individual

:20:20. > :20:24.pursuit, she really struggled and her time was well down. Yeah, she

:20:25. > :20:27.looked after herself well. She nursed herself round, didn't do too

:20:28. > :20:34.much work and she waited for the sprint. She just ran out of legs in

:20:35. > :20:38.the last half lap. And the Gold girls Laura Trott on Joanna Rowsell.

:20:39. > :20:45.Joanna perhaps a bit tired after the day before. Quite possibly. It's hot

:20:46. > :20:49.in here and it does add on each time you do an effort. We've seen that

:20:50. > :20:55.with the sprints, trying to go direct through to the finals. It

:20:56. > :20:58.isn't just the effort they do on the track but the warm down, the warm

:20:59. > :21:03.up, and it just compounds every effort. Let's start to build up

:21:04. > :21:10.towards the third final race of in the men's tandem final. Craig

:21:11. > :21:13.MacLean and Neil Fachie, against the odds, really. We see Craig just

:21:14. > :21:20.earning his legs over and he'll need to, won't he? It isn't

:21:21. > :21:24.earning his legs over and he'll need race. He's had to warm down and it's

:21:25. > :21:27.earning his legs over and he'll need the emotional effort as well, the

:21:28. > :21:28.psychological effort that goes into it. They can't

:21:29. > :21:34.psychological effort that goes into is long days for these guys. This is

:21:35. > :21:38.psychological effort that goes into a big, big effort. They are huge

:21:39. > :21:42.gears on these tandems. It's literally like trying to drag a

:21:43. > :21:46.small car or around with you and it adds an so every race that they do,

:21:47. > :21:53.every effort on the big gears, smashes the body to bits. Yesterday

:21:54. > :21:57.when they won the gold medal, it was two very different races for the

:21:58. > :22:02.Australians to the Scottish riders and Neil Fachie and Craig MacLean

:22:03. > :22:08.were just hanging on at the end. It was a massive amount of damage they

:22:09. > :22:13.did at the end. To get up to speed and literally just hang on, and the

:22:14. > :22:17.last three quarters of a lap, the lactic acid would have been up to

:22:18. > :22:21.their ears and they would have been flooded by it, and they just managed

:22:22. > :22:26.to hang on. It was the sheer speed in the first lap that won them not

:22:27. > :22:29.race. And the atmosphere in the velodrome, the interviews they did

:22:30. > :22:36.afterwards - all that just adds onto the sheer exhaustion. Yes, and being

:22:37. > :22:42.the local home heroes, the build-up to these games and the attention on

:22:43. > :22:47.them. But so far, they've delivered. They've got one last race

:22:48. > :22:52.to do. Going back to the difference in size between meal that she... It

:22:53. > :22:57.doesn't look fair, does it? It doesn't. Chris mentioned earlier

:22:58. > :23:04.that the different size means you require slightly less power. You've

:23:05. > :23:11.got power to weight but also power to service area. That Stoke on the

:23:12. > :23:15.back of the Australian team - it does look like a complete mismatch.

:23:16. > :23:21.That race will be a bit later on when we come back. The men's and

:23:22. > :23:24.women's sprint was supposed to be but they are giving them a bit more

:23:25. > :23:28.time to rest. We are going to be stopping for a

:23:29. > :23:33.break for the news because they are not ready for that third race so we

:23:34. > :23:36.will bring it to you when we return. Before we go, a quick reminder of

:23:37. > :23:40.the headlines, and there have been many of them today for all of the

:23:41. > :23:45.home nations. The wait is over for Wales. It was

:23:46. > :23:48.gold this morning for rhythmic gymnast Frankie Jones in her last

:23:49. > :23:53.event to add to her five silvers in Glasgow Airport - six medals in

:23:54. > :24:02.total for the 23-year-old. 60-year-old Mick Gort equalled the

:24:03. > :24:06.Commonwealth Games medal. He has won more event to come to try and beat

:24:07. > :24:13.the record. Another gold to the collection after

:24:14. > :24:21.winning the triathlon's first-ever mixed team relay on the Commonwealth

:24:22. > :24:26.Games. They have each won a beautiful

:24:27. > :24:30.handcrafted metal designed by Jonathan Boyd, a lecturer at the

:24:31. > :24:34.Glasgow School of Art. It was furnished and hand finished by 11

:24:35. > :24:39.beautiful jewellers, so all of these medals have been wonderfully

:24:40. > :24:40.crafted. A lot is gone into the making of the medals but even more

:24:41. > :24:44.into the winning of the medals. making of the medals but even more

:24:45. > :24:51.into the winning We will see which medal it will be for that she and

:24:52. > :24:55.Maclean when we come back. But for the moment we have a short break

:24:56. > :24:58.when we come back for the news and we will see you once again when we

:24:59. > :25:01.come back very soon. Catch you later.