BBC One: Day 3: 15:00-17:25 Commonwealth Games

Wow, again. Jenny Duncalf settling her feet. A little bit loose across

the court, her feet. A little bit loose across

ball. Great technique. Great decisiveness. -- carbs. In the wins

ball. Great technique. Great she did have

ball. Great technique. Great they were both back to back in

2009, November 2009. So it has been a while since Duncalf has had a

result against Nicol David. I'm sure she wed be thinking about that right

now. -- won't be. You see the speed of Nicol David.

couple of rallies trying to play the straight ball again. So many points

have gone to Jenny Duncalf through using amazing racket skills from the

middle of the court. A great touch from Jenny Duncalf at

the back of the court, going forward. Quite a popular shot, it

has been in her repertoire for some time. She likes to take that

opportunity if she gets it. She has missed a couple of drop in this

match. Not that time. She is showing more conviction in her shots in this

third game. Lovely play from Jenny Duncalf.

Really well played. What a great finish. That is the conviction we

have been talking about. Unfortunately, she was beaten by the

world number one, 11-4 in the fourth game. Well played, Jenny Duncalf,

she pushed her all the way. Alison Waters is the next home player, you

can enjoy that on the BBC sport website.

But is it from me, I am back at 12pm tomorrow. Now, it is over to Hazel.

I am off to Ibrox to watch the would-be sevens.

It looks fantastic down there. Very loud, as well.

You have got a mile and a half to walk. On this side of the river,

Billy Connolly came from here. We have seen him, he has been kind

enough to give us his guided tour of the city.

proud of Glasgow. My connection to the city starts with being born in

the city. I was born in Anderston, in a tenement building. I was

brought up in Partick. I went to school in Govan. I served my

apprenticeship in Lint house. That accounted for 20 something years of

my life. I have always felt part of the city. The beating heart of the

city. It is nothing like it was when I was growing up, it was in black

and white, it did not get, until the 60s. I always loved the Clyde, I

loved the noises, the smell. Ships going up and down, it always pleased

me. When I worked in the shipyard, the guys would be profaned, but very

funny. I have come from a background of that, it has made me a good

comedian. I finished my first novel. It has

taken me a long time to read a book!

I never thought I would see the docs disappear and the shipyards

disappear. But they did. I think it is for the best. The science Museum

and huge concert halls. The concert hall I played were City Hall, things

like that, but now you have the huge arenas. I am looking forward to the

Commonwealth Games, I have never known such a thing to come to

Glasgow. It is huge. Glasgow will respond to it very well. They are

great enthusiasts for sport, for everything, actually. A guy will

say, can you sell -- can you tell me where Central Station is? He will

take you, even if he was going in the wrong direction, and go for a

pint on the way there. The people make me very welcome. I have gone

beyond famous, I am a relative of theirs! Everybody thinks I am their

cousin. I have not been very well. I was doing a programme about the

family heritage, and a guy in the middle of the interview hugged me

and said, I hope you get better soon. I was so proud to be a

Glaswegian. To me, that is my Glasgow. That warmth and heartbeat.

On the boat right here, in front of the key. Looking at that, the

squinty Bridge. It was suggested by Tommy Weir, thank you for that. It

is used in these parts to suggest something that is crooked or askew.

That is technically called the Clyde Arc, but because it crosses the

river at a jaunty angle, it is known as the squinty Bridge. It is

interchangeable with the word skew whiff. You might be feeling like

that after a couple of drinks on a Saturday night. The bridge is not to

be confused with the squiggly Bridge, which is just a few moments

further up the River Clyde. Let me spin you around and show you another

couple of bridges. The Bells Bridge, then the millennium Bridge, the last

of 21 bridges in the city centre that links this part of the city

with where we began at the Opening Ceremony on Wednesday. What did we

do before the bridge is? In this part of the city, underneath the

crane, there is a rotunda. It was built in the 1890s, and there are

huge lift shafts going down. They were built way back then. It was

devised to let passengers and horses and carts go down and walk through

tunnels underneath the Clyde. There is a South rotunda on this side. It

was only in the 1980s that they were closed. These days, we just walk

across the bridge. One more Glaswegian word, Don contacted me to

say that the word more. -- Murdoch should enter the dictionary, in

honour of Ross Murdoch, an unexpected event. You would pay

honour of Ross Murdoch, an homage to the TV series Taggart,

honour of Ross Murdoch, an there has been a Murdoch! There has

been another Murdoch! there has been a Murdoch! There has

mean a double Murdoch! Fingers crossed for that this evening. Thank

you for all of your brilliant suggestions, keep them coming. We

will endeavour to get the clean ones on the air. It is time for us to

concentrate on sport, and this is what is on our agenda.

The flying Scotsman what is on our agenda.

velodrome, going for a golden double in the spring.

Anna Meares already has five gold medals, and she defends her spring

-- sprint crown. On the last day of the judo, could

the home nations pull off a clean sweep? The final five medals will be

claimed today. A whole lot of team sport going on.

claimed today. Australia are in hockey action

against Wales. It is 5-1 to Australia. Australia's men have one

all Commonwealth titles since it became part of the programme 16

years to go. Plenty available via the website.

The squash singles today.

And, after a breathtaking finish in the netball this morning, we have

more netball, and the boxing. Plenty for you to choose on the website, on

any device, any time, any place. This is a hugely important day for

the Burton family. Euan Burton carried the sole tyre for Scotland

at the Opening Ceremony. This is if the big moment, he is a

distinguished competitor for Team GB, but he has never competed for

Scotland in a senior competition, and he would love to go out on a

high tonight. His wife is involved, she will fight for England, she was

one of the stars in London 2012, with the silver medal, and looking

to the heavens after she had one. You have done your admin, you have

been a coach, now you are back to being a player. It is a strange

balance. I have had 20 years of being selfish about my training, now

I am making sure I am selfish for the guys in my team.

being selfish about my training, now I am making sure I am selfish I do

everything I can to be the best coach I can, and I will squeeze the

training in around it. That is why I am sweaty! I am slightly less fit

than these guys, but hopefully that will have rectified itself. For me,

the end of my career as an athlete came after London. I knew I would

take a job coaching. I knew it would involve more responsibility.

Although I am going to compete in Glasgow, and I want to end up on the

top of the podium, it is a second end to my career. I have been given

a last retrieve, which is quite nice. The experience, both good and

bad, that he can offer is invaluable. This, combined with his

confidence, has put Scottish judo in a great place. People's perception

of training is you get a load of guys in their pyjamas and fight each

other. There is a certain truth to that, that is part of it, we do

fight other. There is a certain truth to

that, that is part of it, each other,

you? What I have learned about judo in general, that is as much as I

have learned in the years previously. Everyday, I am still

learning. Eventually I will get to a point where I can't do it but I

think I'm still better today than I was yesterday.

As I coach, Euan find himself in an unusual position - mentoring his

rival James Austin. I can't think of a better situation for the

Commonwealth Games on the two of us competing in the final. It an

interesting dynamic. competing in the final. It an

interesting It's testament to him as a person and hopefully to me as a

person that there is that element of trust because it gets very easy for

people to start feeling that someone is keeping something back but,

actually, for James to be the best athlete he can be, I need to give

everything I can as a coach but also, as an athlete, the better I

am, the better he will be and the better he is, the harder it pushes

me. What is success at the of games for you? Is it about the team or

you? For me, it is about the team. We want are the most successful

Commonwealth Games that a Scottish team has ever done. If we do not,

regardless of my own result that will be a success. We've got a good

team, a good mix of some will be a success. We've got a good

team, a good mix of youth and a bit more experience, like myself. I

think there's every chance that if we do the right things, like we have

been doing in the past few years, we can a very successful games. You

might remember that it Euan had a disappointing time at the London

Olympics in 2012 when he failed to get past the second round and then

delivered one of the most brutally honest self-assessment thereafter,

apologising to everyone for letting them down, but he's federal full

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

semifinal where he is up against Jason cost of New Zealand.

Guaranteed silver on the line. COMMENTATOR: Jason get himself

ready. Burton wiping the perspiration off the bottom of his

feet. He wants to get a nice grip with the feet. A huge cheer goes up

for the home favourite. This is the swansong for Burton. He moves away

from the low left-sided effort. He has good grip on the top. The

referee should leave it for a little while.

You were right, the league just wasn't tight enough. It began to

slip. We were talking about getting rid of perspiration before he came

on the mat. Just couldn't keep control. A good lead for Euan

Burton. Koster will receive a penalty for

stepping out. CHEERING

That's what he came here for. Jason Koster held on for as long as he

possibly could. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Euan Burton of Scotland takes the contest

Zealand. Koster was the number one seed.

Burton came in here as the number four. He comes out of that contest

as the winner. This is the point at which Euan

Burton is attempting to apply the strangle. This is when Koster has

two tap out. He held on for as long as he could. He did. There was no

getting out of that. Hazel Will Euan Burton's wife be on the

same bill? Gemma Gibbons Will Euan Burton's wife be on the

78 kilograms category. She gave us one of the great moments of the

78 kilograms category. She gave us judo medal at the

78 kilograms category. She gave us years. Since then, she's had some

78 kilograms category. She gave us bad injury problems and has had to

content with a broken wrist, a broken thumb, and

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

also in the semifinals and we are going to see her fight against, -- a

Cameroonian opponent. COMMENTATOR: I think we're going to

see a little COMMENTATOR: I think we're going to

here but you never know - anything can happen in judo.

The referee just breaking them a little too early. Just give them a

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

side. Gemma Gibbons has She takes the leg out this time, and

Gemma Gibbons of England, the Olympic silver medallist, showing a

nice bit of technique there. She takes the leg out and she's in the

hold. Atangana looks as if she wasn't giving up but then she just

did! Just when I was going to say she was going to give it up, she

did! She just didn't have enough in the tank. So, Gemma Gibbons through

to the final. It's a bit much, really, for

Atangana, but she did well. She's not finished yet. She'll have one

more match for bronze. She'll come back down on the opposite side of

the draw and she'll fight the winner of the opposite repechage.

So this is what started it. It was a poor attack from Atangana. Gemma

Gibbons climbs over one leg. She tries to take the leg out first of

all but then she'll switch it over, change her balance and come over

onto her backside. She makes sure she's got the head under control,

she will push the top leg, pull the bottom with her foot and out it

comes. You said that Atangana didn't give up. She didn't give up all the

way through but it was too much and Gibbons goes through to the final.

This is going to be a night out like no other for Mr and Mrs Burton this

evening and we reckon that Gemma will be in her final round 6:20pm

and Euan will be on the mat about 45 minutes thereafter, so so much to

look forward to for that family and for Scotland and England in

tonight's final. But I have, at last, great news to bring to the

Welsh because, at last, they have won their first gold medal of these

games. It has come over there in the Hydro arena. Frankie Jones is a

machine! Incredible today. She has won a gold and has won another three

silvers, too, in the individual apparatus finals in the rhythmic

gymnastics. So that is - wait for this - won gold and five St

Werburghs -- five silvers for her. We will show you what was her finest

moment with the ribbon in hand. COMMENTATOR: Can she produce a

golden performance to add to five silvers? Her final performance of

what has been a truly memorable Championships for her.

Bringing all her experience to bear, here.

A wonderful choice of music, Sway. She's living it totally.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Well, Frankie Jones winds up a

fabulous three days of performance. Look at this! That appreciation.

What a competition she has had, whatever the result. The red of

Wales is right behind her. It was an unbelievable Commonwealth Games for

Frankie Jones. Great to see it. 23 years old. Look at it! Relaxing

through the shoulders. She can unwind. And she's just grown with

confidence throughout these championships. Her very first

performance on the first day was a bit edgy but once she got that under

her belt, it's really been a joy to watch her because over the years, we

have watched her be quite nervous on the moments that mattered and she's

been so mature this competition. It's all come together.

the way through. Beautiful work. She's really quite a complete

gymnast. Beautifully supple, strong, nothing forced. She looks in really

good shape. In shape and in control. The national rhythmic coach for

Wales. She has every reason to be happy with that. 14.5 is believed by

some distance for Frankie Jones. -- is the lead. That was unbeatable

performance. She's accepting the plaudits and so she should.

So the first gold for Wales in these games, the first gold ever in

rhythmic gymnastics, and their 53rd Commonwealth title in history. She

is now the most decorated home nations athlete of these games with

five silvers and now gold in the rhythm. What a great moment for

Frankie and everybody else in Wales as we hear one of the great anthems

for the first time in Glasgow. ones that believe in fairy tales,

but could you ever have imagined that in your final performance you

would win the gold medal? No chance! It is the odd words, I have

had the most amazing few days. I can not believe anything. You have won

six medals at this competition, it is incredible, you won one in India,

what a change. We have just got to have the Welsh flag flying. Describe

the emotion, seeing the Welsh flag raised, the anthem sung, you are

sinking, the support you have had here. More than I could ever imagine

could ever happen. I am so proud of myself and so glad I could get the

flag up. More than I could ever myself and so glad I could get the

dream. The last two years, they have not been easy on

dream. The last two years, they have up and down. Everybody supported me

so well to get here, I have so many thank you is to do, it has

so well to get here, I have so many phenomenal support. Tell me about

the support of your family and your courage and your friends and

team-mates. Sport Wales, the support they have given me, my coaches, they

have been there every step, I they have given me, my coaches, they

literally cannot put into words the amount of people that have got me to

this stage. Sports science, sport medicine, I would not be here

without the work they have put into me. I

walk away with the silver medal, because that is what you kept

getting, but tell me about how the last event unfolded. I have no idea.

getting, but tell me about how the I was concentrating for the first

three, the last routine was for me, it was more doubts he and smiley, I

thought I would dance my heart out, occurs it is my last thing ever.

That is now the end of your international career.

That is now the end of your think will be the way you would want

to be remembered as a performer for Wales in this event? A fighter. I

fought every second of the way to get here. Not to do mistakes.

Fighting. It is all worth it? Let's have a look at it. That has made it

all worth it? Everything from the first day, to holding the flag in

the Opening Ceremony, to this has been more than worth it, I would do

every single second again. Huge congratulations, enjoy the

celebration. If she wears all of her medals, five

silver medals and one gold medal. An extraordinary story. She had a very

bad hip injury, she had to undergo surgery, she was not sure she would

walk properly, and now she has an incredible medal haul, it is more

than some countries get over an entire Commonwealth Games.

Congratulations to her and to Wales, I hope it is the first of many. They

are off and running. From the grace and artistry of the rhythmic

gymnastics, we are going to box clever. Let's go for more of the

boxing preliminaries. We will get into the light welterweight

competition, Sam Maxwell for England, he is ranked 20th in the

world, up against a Tongan opponent. Here we go in the 64 kilograms

division. An awful lot of difference in height. Maxwell seems to be

towering over his opponent even more. The referee asking the man in

red to keep his punches up. How has Maxwell been looking in training?

Very good indeed. He had some terrific sparring with Pat

McCormac. And Scott Fitzgerald. But that was a terrific shot from

Maxwell, the right hand, long and straight. If he gets it with the

accuracy he would like, I do not think this context -- contest will

go, even though his opponent has experience at this level.

Maxwell is the favourite for this. Another good right-hander. The

Tongan just about keeping his left guard up. Good ring craft from some

Maxwell, sticking to the centre, keeping his opponent on the outside,

keeping the punches long and straight. He just asked to establish

his jab and measure the gap. A terrific right hand again. The way

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

has been employing a very good right-hander. Nice, crisp punching

from Sam Maxwell. And again, a solid right, clipped him again.

He has got a warning for the head. The Moroccan referee has given a

warning against the man from Tonga for an injudicious use of the

Morgan. He has told him two or three times, and then he has had enough.

He has given him a warning. That is his style, it is tough to overcome

that, if it is way -- that is how you have boxed through your career.

His head is going below the waistband of his opponent. Maxwell

is giving him a lesson. " those punches blogs, though. That was a

good right-hander. The referee is having a good look at the Tongan. It

has been a dominant opening round. That hurt him bad. Maxwell is

looking very comfortable. The Tongan turns away in pain. What a good

opening three minutes from Sam Maxwell. It has not broken sweat.

His coach will be very pleased indeed. A terrific straight

right-hander. Another one went into the ribs. And a left hook, a great

shot indeed. His head was too low. Good work, a dominant display. The

referee had had enough. The head was too low. A terrific left hook right

at the end of the round that really hurt his opponent. A dominant round.

For some reason, column number three said 10-7 for a couple of judges,

but that was not the case. He has been very busy in the last few

years, he has boxed in tournaments in Germany, Finland and Turkey, and

the European Championships, and the World Championships, when he went

out controversially, there was a clash of heads between himself and

the Italian. He was disqualified. England appealed, but they lost the

appeal. I would be surprised if the Tongan gets through this round. He

is being hurt here, to the body and head. He has taken some terrific

right hands. Maxwell going to work. The referee. Did again. This time, a

genuine standing eight count. He will not let this go on. Completely

outclassed, the Tongan. Told to go into the neutral corner before they

can regime. Maxwell is really enjoying this. Boxing well within

himself, he has never really been tested. He is not out of second gear

yet. His punches are straight and accurate, and the referee Johnson

again. I will be surprised if he let this go. We are not at the halfway

stage of the second round, and Sam Maxwell says, am I doing OK? The

answer is, absolutely. The referee has allowed the Tongan to continue,

but for how much longer? Lovely work. Wonderful stuff. It is all

over, he has stopped it. England's light welterweight Sam

Maxwell has begun his Commonwealth challenge in very, very, very

impressive fashion. The man who boxed in India four years ago was

right from the outset completely and utterly outclassed. Punch perfect

display from Sam Maxwell, he gets through with body shots, then

switches the attack to the head. A lot of power, it brings a standing

count. Left uppercut, straight right hand, the referee had seen enough.

The work to the body was brilliant. It is the range that he is finding

his shots at. A terrific performance. The referee had seen

enough. What a great opening performance.

Thank you. I stuck to my tactics, I got my shots off well, and I kept

calm and did the business. Has this been a long wait to get here this

time? Definitely. I have had a lot of disappointments, missing out on

qualification, but this is huge. I have never boxed in front of this

many people before, it is on real, it gave me butterflies. How

important to go better than India? Exactly. Thank you. All the best.

We have all been there, do not worry! He lets his fists do the

talking. He will be in action later. The boxing continues on the red

button, you can watch it if you fancy. The last time I led to a

shooting event was in 2012, and that was the afternoon when Peter Wilson

won the gold medal. We are hoping we can come up with something similar

today. It is the men's skeet final, taking place at the Barry but in

Grange. It is named not after a person but a small village. Those of

you who person but a small village. Those of

Championships in Carnoustie will also remember the problems that the

world's best golfers had with the conditions, he was up to his knees

in it. It is on dry land, two Hours Drive from Glasgow. It is a military

range. It is true Christie from Scotland who is in

range. It is true Christie from lighting the home crowd. He was in

fourth place in India, and he is against the man from Cyprus, who was

the runner up in India. He won this title in 2006.

The hush from the crowd as he drops one target.

Achilleos drops the first target. The nerves are playing a big party.

Another down. Drew Christie is in the lead by one target.

Now, Station number four, another for targets. Again, another double.

He settles himself. A low house target. Achilleos has to shut this

station clean to take the lead back. -- shoot.

Achilleos takes the lead by one at the halfway mark of this gold medal

match. The order of the double changes. The low house target has to

be shot first on the first double and the high house target shot first

on the second double. Four targets down now for Christie.

The silver medal is his but he wants to gold.

Six down so Achilleos just has to hold it together for the rest of

this gold medal match and the gold medal will be his. He's got a sniff

of the victory that potentially awaits him if he can hold on.

Achilleos has got some confidence going now. Just four targets

remaining. The that Drew Christie can hope for now is a shoot-off. --

the best that. Christie is six targets down. He is four targets

behind. If he cleans this station, he needs Achilleos to lose every

target. And it's all over now. Just a formality now because Achilleos

has won the gold medal. So Christie now for the last double of the

match. He let it go at the end. He knew he couldn't win the medal. A

big disappointment for him but Achilleos now has to finish it.

That's what the pressure of this gold medal match does.

You see Achilleos thriving on the confidence he's gained from

Christie's misfortune. Super confidence now to finish that

off, just dropping the two targets to win the gold medal, his second

individual Commonwealth gold medal. He won gold in Melbourne, he was a

silver in Delhi and gold again here. A big round of applause for Drew

Christie, who is no doubt extremely so pointed with the way that

semifinal went but he's got a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games in

front of his home crowd. A huge achievement.

It is a huge achievement for the 34-year-old from Dundee and

absolutely no disgrace to be beaten by Achilleos, one of the top

marksman in the world. He is a former world champion and he is one

of the greatest sportsman Cyprus has ever produced so congratulations to

him and to Cyprus. It is quarterfinal stay in the squash

competition in the leafy West End here in Glasgow Airport at Scotstoun

and we are going to be seeing Nick Matthew and Laura Massaro who are

the world champions for England later on. But it is one of their

team-mates we will focus on, Peter Barker, the first seed, who was a

very tough match on his hands against Cameron Pilley. How will he

fare? Let's find out. COMMENTATOR: We heard from the

referee that Cameron Pilley has no challenge remaining. For those who

aren't die-hard squash fans, the challenges that they get one

opportunity to appeal per game and if unsuccessful, they then lose that

challenge. It was a perfect shot but look how

low Peter Barker gets and he's ready for the next shot. Front to

left-hand corner. It's been devastating for Peter Barker in this

game. You can just see slightly on the

floor lots of drops of sweat. And there we are. Very careful that it

doesn't build up too much on the base of the floor, otherwise they

will be slipping and sliding all over the place. That's the main

reason that squash courts have wooden floors. After a while, the

sweat will think into the floor. -- sink.

Nice wrist work from Cameron. He just punched his wrist in front of

him. You can see some of the Australians

there holding their best to see if Cameron can make his way back into

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

colours on his fingernails, as well, and I've seen him do it with zinc.

Cricketers use the Aussie colours with the zinc based on their faces.

-- paste. players. Cameron Pilley tried to

pressure back and didn't bring it. A risky tactic, given how well Peter

Barker has been playing in that front left-hand corner.

That straight decision takes Peter Barker to match point. Again, we see

Cameron Pilley not quite clearing around that middle forehand side.

Well, a bit of a tumble at the end from Cameron. Peter able to put the

ball away. Peter Barker takes the match and

that takes him through to the semifinals.

And there you see Peter Barker coming through 11-8, 11-4, 11-5.

Peter Barker, the third seed in the men's competition, safely through

and he will be watching events at Scotstoun right now because he knows

he will be playing either Nick Matthew or the man carrying the flag

for Guernsey at the opening ceremony, Chris Urmson. If you want

to enjoy that much, be our guest. It is on the red button and online. It

is online via any of the streams you want. There is plenty of choice

there on any device that you choose. There was a great reaction to events

in the velodrome yesterday. Craig MacLean and Neil Fahy were the men

who were the first Scots to grace Sir Chris's Manor with a gold. That

was in the time trial yesterday. Today they are trying to come back

with another one in the men's sprint so as we head live to the velodrome

now, will the Flying Scotsman do it again?

Craig MacLean and Neil fact sheet are going to lift the roof. --

Fachie. It's gold for Scotland, gold for Neil Fachie and for Craig

MacLean. It was some night in the Sir Chris

Hoy Velodrome. Or even an afternoon. You lose track of time because you

can't see the sunshine! We fancy a bit more of that tonight, don't we?

Yes, and there is a good chance of it. It's going to be a big battle.

The Aussies are little bit quicker with 10.0, the Scots at 10.2.

Tactics will come into play and it's going to be a real test of. Sarah, I

think the Aussies are some how had the easier of the two semifinals. It

will be is interesting to see whether that slight ease will help

in the final but competing in front of the home crowd and the energy

that Craig and Neil will get from that, I think we of the Scots. They

buried themselves last time. They went out really fast, as opposed to

the Aussies who built up that power profile, and they were hanging on at

the end. The differentiation was going down and down. It's exciting

for the crowd because it brings it to a crescendo at the end. You saw

the effort on Craig's face and at the end he was absolutely spent. It

was a very close race. That's just one of four gold medals on offer. We

have the women's ten kilometres scratch race which features Joanna

Rowsell, the gold medallist yesterday. How do you fancy her

chances to come back and produce something on the track? I think

she's going to have a role to play within the English team. There are

four trios of riders. It will be interesting to see how the

camaraderie within those four trios plays out and whether one team has a

definite plan with one rider or whether they are going to see what

the tactics are of the other teams. Because it's only ten, but is, it's

likely to go straight from the start. We've also got the men's

points race. Interesting to see Peter Kenyan there. We used to see

him on the roads for Team Sky. But it's the points race for him today.

Yes, he's a very crafty rider, very skilful and has that road

background. He's very passionate. It's his only chance to compete for

the isle of man and it's a massive event for him. Great to see him

here. Martin Irving from Northern Ireland will be one to watch. There

are some dark courses and it's one of the events where you can perhaps

gain a lap, getaway and there could be a few surprises. The countdown is

starting here in the velodrome. The first event on track will be the

women's sprint semifinals, featuring Anna Meares, the Australian legend,

and she is up in her semi against Jess varnish, the English number

one. It is a tough match for Jess. It could be very close. There wasn't

much between them in the qualification. Jess is very

experienced in the spring. She had a disappointing Olympics with the

disqualification in the team sprint but she has the bit between her

teeth and beat Vicki Williamson in the quarterfinals. Since Victoria

Pendleton required, there has been a few gaps in the team but this is

Jess's chance to establish herself as the number one in Britain. She

was injured and could make it here because she was double world

champion in 2013. It has been tough for Jess to sit on the sidelines and

watch. This may be the start of her building up towards Rio. It is great

to see she is in the semifinal, she can share what she is made of. Anna

Meares, you will have seen her ride through many events. She is one of

the all-time greats. Yes, the fact she carried the flag for Australia

shows how highly she is regarded in Australia. It doesn't matter where

you see a race, the crowd get behind her. She is exciting to watch. You

cannot stand on ceremony as an Australian. Stephanie Morton is in

the other semifinal, she has looked stronger, and she qualified fast.

She is an incredible athlete. Ever since 2012, she has got better and

better. She has beaten Anna Meares in the Australian Championships, she

is looking strong for tonight. She is up first, against the Malaysian.

Let's say good afternoon to our commentary team.

We are almost ready for the first race. Stephanie Morton following on

from the conversation you were just having, when she won the Paralympic

gold medal, she was awarded an Oreo -- and order of Australia medal for

services to sport as a gold medallist at London 2012. Riding

solo now. In the able-bodied category. A final few words of

advice for the Malaysian. She won in straight rides over Stephanie

McKenzie in the quarterfinal. You sense that she has got her hands

full here with Stephanie Morton. Yes, Stephanie Morton qualifying

fastest, 10.9. The Malaysian, 11.4. She has got a bit of time to make

up. But tactics to play a big part. The Malaysian riders like to get

involved with the tactics, riding their opponent all over the track.

On paper, it is Morton's Toulouse. The fifth fastest in the 200 metres

this morning in qualifying. The Malaysian, the Asian champion in the

sprint and keirin. A decent keirin rider. She is listed as taking part

in the women's scratch race final as well. It could be a busy afternoon

for her. A good battle between them. Morton

takes it on the line. Not an easy victory for Morton. The Malaysian

played the tactics right, she did everything she could. She took

control, she dived under the Australian. She made Morton

control, she dived under the come around the long way. Setting

herself up here, she just takes her eye off for a second. She looked

forward, the Malaysian rider dived underneath. Just down the back

straight was where underneath. Just down the back

to kick hard. All the way round, underneath. Just down the back

the long way. Morton had the speed. She has the extra speed, we know

that from qualification. She was just able to back off.

that from qualification. She was A big race coming up

first heat of the other semifinal. Potentially, one ride away the

final. There is Jess Varnish in the red and white of England. But at the

top of the red and white of England. But at the

champion, Anna Meares, ten times a world champion. But only once in the

sprint. Victoria world champion. But only once in the

next to me, has picked up a bit at the prospect of this race. She looks

quite nervous. Away they go, three laps of the track, west of three to

make it through to the final. If you were Jess Varnish, how would you

approach it? Both riders are evenly matched. 11.1 and 11.2. Speed wise,

they are very evenly matched, but as we know, Anna Meares have the

tactics. She is a big girl, she is a lot harder to come around. If she

decides to take it from the front, Jess Varnish will have to time it to

perfection down the back straight. Anna Meares is the defending

champion. A good tactical battle between them. Cat and mouse being

played. Jess Varnish does not want to be leading it out,

played. Jess Varnish does not want does Anna Meares. At the moment,

Anna Meares has asked the so far. She is never a rider to be

intimidated. She is not shy of sharpening her elbows. Jess Varnish

beat Victoria Williamson in straight rides in the quarterfinal. They take

the bell. It is very, very tight. Anna Meares

just, I think, poking her wheel in front. We thought that they were

evenly matched. That was proof there. Anna Meares really had to use

the extra long home straight, every single inch. There was no backing

off at all. She seemed to lose her visor as well. Rachel Mendez sprint.

Incredible. Jess Varnish did everything she could. She waited

before she gave it for gas. Just to save everything. Using the banking.

Anna Meares brought Jess Varnish of the track and tried to dive down

underneath. Jess Varnish had to come over the top. With half a lap to go,

this is where both riders were giving it everything. Jess Varnish

forced to take the lead. Then, Anna Meares using the banking. As they

come up towards the line, Anna Meares winning by just over half a

wheel. Jess Varnish knows that she has to win their next race if she

still wants to entertain hopes of becoming the Commonwealth champion

and taking the title of Anna Meares, who won four years ago in Delhi.

He said her visor came off in London as well? Yes, one of these bizarre

things. It looks like it is magnetic, but you would think she

would get that sorted! It looks close in terms of the

photo, but you were per rink at Anna Meares who tactics. She wanted to

ride from behind, she forced Jess Varnish to the front. She is

dictating what is happening, Jess Varnish jumps out of the saddle,

Anna Meares wait, and then goes. Jess Varnish is at maximum speed. It

was a textbook ride. Anna Meares won the 500 metres time trial here. You

sense she is not perhaps in absolutely peak shape yet. It is far

from over, as far as Jess is concerned. We saw yesterday with

Jason Kenny, anything can happen. Jess just needs to analyse that ride

quickly, discuss what she did right and wrong, and plan her tactics for

the next race. It is not over yet. We can see her warming down it

almost becomes a warm up for the next race. What happens in between?

What are you doing in that time? You are cooling down, catching your

breath, the coach will give you a few minutes to calm down. He will

not come over straight away. You will be giving a time check. Then it

is discussing tactics. Some riders are different, some have different

strategies and procedures, but that is what Jess will be doing. The

men's up and coming up. The first of the finals. Your auld mate Craig,

looking for the second gold medal, up against a strong Australian duo.

Yes. Jason Lidl it has raced against Craig in the able-bodied team. It

will be a real battle. That comes up after this, the bronze medal, Heat

1. The Welshman won the bronze medal in

the time trial against one of the two Australian pendants in this

competition. Paul Kennedy, from Australia. A bronze medallist in the

World Championship in the time trial. They finished in fourth place

World Championship in the time in the sprint, hoping to get third

place here. Looking at the time trial yesterday, the Welsh tandem

over the longer distance had the edge by about a second. Sarah Storey

alongside me, how do you see this panning out? It will be really close

between these pairings. I spoke to the Welsh team at lunch time, they

said they felt it in their legs earlier, that helps to hold in their

match against Scotland. Hopefully, they are back for a fight now. The

experience of the Australian tandem helps them a bit, this will be the

highest level that the Welsh have raced at this far. But they are

learning incredibly fast. They want to get back on the podium this

evening. Williams, the Cardiff rider. Ellis, the Olympic develop

rider. Several bike lengths behind at the moment. Slowly winding it up,

plenty of time for them to build the momentum. Six laps of the track.

Williams taking direction from the coach on the apron, gaining

Williams taking direction from the height. Should the Australian cheese

to start winding it up, they have got the height to close any gaps and

gain some extra free speed from the top of the track. It is quite a

sight, watching a tandem swoop down at full pelt. They get up some

speed. They are really starting to wind it up. The Welsh tandem making

a move here. The Australians win the first race

in the battle for bronze over the Welsh. Very interesting, in the

final lap and a half, Ellis and Williams chose to go with about a

lap and a half to go, the Australians responded. They kept

them outside the sprinter's Lane. The Australians did not want to

enter that line, because if they did, they were not allowed to come

out once the final sprint had started. They kept the Welsh pair

slightly higher on the track. When it came to the final 100 metres,

they have the advantage, and the Welsh had to stay behind and come in

just behind. One more chance now for the tandem pairing from Wales, they

have got to win the second ride to keep alive their chances of what

would be a second bronze medal of these Commonwealth Games. We start

to think in terms of the fight for gold and silver. Those riders slowly

wind down towards the inside of the track. They will bring the tandem to

a halt in the next half a lap or so. It looks like Graham is in the

crowd. Supporting the Scottish tandem. One of the most eagerly

anticipated race this evening. Yes, he is enjoying the racing. It is

great to see him. He was here yesterday as well to see the

Scottish gold medal. The one thing that struck me from the semifinals

earlier today was that it looked like a fairly comfortable

progression through the semi for Kieran Modra's tandem. He looked

fairly relaxed. I wonder how much that might come into play in terms

of saving a bit of energy for this final. With a tandem is having six

laps to compete over, qualifying comfortably is a priority

laps to compete over, qualifying and with Kieran having the

opportunity to do so, being so much better that than his countryman that

he raced in the semifinal, he was very cool, calm and collected, as

usual, so it'll be interesting to see what happens here.

usual, so it'll be interesting to think that the extra speed that

Craig and Lee have got will be in their favour.

Here we go, the first ride in the Paris Port tandem sprint final.

Kieran Modra has Jason Niblett on the front. Jason Niblett is a gold

medallist from Delhi just four years ago in the able-bodied team sprint.

A bit like Craig on the front of the Scottish tandem there, for

Australia, a very experienced rider at world level. Craig has a silver

medal from the Olympic Games in Sydney in the team sprint and a

Commonwealth Games gold in the same event from 2006, as well as that win

yesterday. You sense the nervous tension in the air among the packed

crowd. Craig is following every little move

the Australian tandem makes. He wants to make it as difficult as

possible for Jason Niblett to see what he's doing. Jason Niblett is

stock still on the back of that tandem. Some stokers you will see

them looking around trying to help their pilots see but Kieran has all

sorts of experience across all sorts of events and he will know the best

way to help his pilot is to stay stock steady and he will provide the

energy and power they need to try to be the Scottish pairing. Ironically,

it was Craig MacLean who prevented Neil

it was Craig MacLean who prevented ago. Now he's trying to lead him

towards what would be a second gold in the Commonwealth Games. Kieran

Modra five times a Paralympic champion himself. The sprinters Ruby

on between these two. This is a best of three final. -- the sprint is

really on. Very early for such a huge effort to

be put out. There is still a lap and a half to go. The Australians want

to keep the pace really high to try to nullify the sprint of Craig

Amiel. It and is early skirmish but Australia really in the box seat.

There is a lot to do for the Scottish tandem. I don't think the

claim will get back on level terms. The first blood goes to Australia in

this tandem sprint final. That was fascinating. There was that

preliminary skirmish between the pair of them and it was the

Australians who were able to pair of them and it was the

to their advantage. Jason Niblett knows he's got the additional

endurance of Kieran Modra. He needs to lo-fi the strength of the

Scottish team. -- nullify. The Scottish pairing had to

Scottish team. -- nullify. The earlier than they would have

Scottish team. -- nullify. The to and it ultimately played into the

hands of the Australians who were able to take the first ride very

comfortable in. It's going to take a big effort from Neil Fachie and

Craig Maclean. Do you feel they still have it in the legs to

challenge now? Anything is possible in finals, as we saw with Jason

Kenny yesterday. There are things you can race out and if anyone has

the tactics required to win this match, Craig Maclean has that and

it's going to be so exciting in the next ride. Kieran Modra on the back

of the tandem finished second in next ride. Kieran Modra on the back

World Championship this year and has no intention of finishing second

here this afternoon. If Scotland are to win a second gold medal, they

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

gold and in the bronze medal race, Australia has a lead over Wales.

If they are going to win this, they will have to do it the hard way.

What a fascinating battle tactically between them. Craig and Neil went

quite early. I think both tandem pairs wanted to get to the front

early because the faster you are, the harder it is to get aligned on

the track so different tactic to the solo races we're seeing. They want

to get to the front and try and defend. They made a big move to the

outside and couldn't make it stick. They had to back out and go again.

That took a huge amount of effort. There was no way back for the

Scottish players. You saw a little look from Jason Niblett when they

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

loss of this is psychological. You've got to establish dominance

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

are going to defeat them this time around. Take a look at Neil Fachie

there. In comparison to Kieran Modra, the amount of power that

Kieran Modra has put out compared to Neil Fachie would be miles apart.

How are they so evenly balanced given the different physiques? It's

what you see in cycling across the board. There is an one particular

physique for cycling. Aerodynamics is the biggest thing. It's about

making yourself as small as possible to punch as small a whole in the air

as possible versus the amount of power you have. Craig has a big

engine, and with Kieran, they are formidable team. A return to the

track for Joanna Rowsell in the individuals coming up. She did

brilliantly yesterday afternoon. That's going to have taken a lot out

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

that she's more of a team event with Laura Trott. Who knows what the

strategy will be? All we know is it's a short race, relatively

speaking. It's going to be fast from the start. It will be interesting.

The Scots are really fired up for it. Katie Archibald missed out on a

medal last night but has very formidable team-mates who may be

hoping it comes back to a sprint. The team element we see so much in

play on the road is also here, you would say? If you have a rider who

was a top sprinter, you will try and keep the bunch together so any

breaks, any attacks, you will have your team-mates to try to chase them

down and bring them back in but if you let a break go, they will regain

that very quickly. Often there are crashes so you have to avoid all the

potential hazards. Always fascinating to watch and very

potential hazards. Always exciting, with the odd crash year

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

this, what promises to be, fast and furious race. A very high quality

field. Jasmine Glazer and Laura Brown for Canada, Dani King, Joanna

Rowsell and Laura Trott for England, just looking at the start list.

Buchanan and Ellis for New Zealand. Katie Archibald for Scotland, the

20-year-old. Look for her to try to feature at the front of the race.

It's the only way she knows feature at the front of the race.

race. Eileen Roe, the British circuit race champion, is also a

circuit rider for Scotland. We almost saw the first crash of the

race there. It wasn't the riders but the officials. Gary Sutton the

official Australian head coach was trying to get out of the way of the

riders going from behind. 40 laps. We've had one free rolling lap and

now we're under way. A steady rolling start to this

race, which is simple in that it is the first across the line who wins,

not the accumulation of points on intermediate sprints. Scratch race

is just a straightforward race. The first across the line. A couple of

different tactics. You either sit in and wait for the sprint and try and

preserve everything you can or you can try and take a lap so there will

be certain riders in here who don't necessarily have the biggest sprint

- somebody like Joanna Rowsell. If she was wanting to go for the

victory year, it would have to come from trying to take a lap from the

sprint. Joanna Rowsell would more likely be trying to keep the race

together and hold it down for a sprint and keep it together for the

likes of Dani King and Laura Trott. A steady opening four laps of this

race, riding along the inside at the front is Jasmine Kennett from

Canada. She'll be looking to get into the

thick of the action when the race really gets going. She's having a

little look around. Melissa Hoskins really gets going. She's having a

won the silver medal in this event if -- a view months ago. On the

inside at the if -- a view months ago. On the

and now leading the way, and Annette Edmondson and Amy Cure takes over.

The Edmondson and Amy Cure takes over.

to go. Each rider just taking their turn, half a lap on the front.

Elinor Barker has just done a little term, the 19-year-old from Cardiff,

already a two-time champion term, the 19-year-old from Cardiff,

team pursuit. Number 14 is Joanna Rowsell, Gold medallist yesterday in

the individual pursuit. She had a busy day yesterday. Two big rights.

the individual pursuit. She had a Quite an epic win yesterday. She's

had a view gentle laps for these first laps. Just getting herself

into the race. All the riders taking it quite easy at the moment, all

looking at each other. You can see it beginning to wind up and the pace

starting to increase. Gradually waiting to see who, if anybody, will

have the bottle to go on the first attack. It looks like one or two are

having a think about it, a little look around near the front. Katie

Archibald in second place from Scotland. She is on the front now.

You knew she would show her face on the front. Rushlee Buchanan has been

racing in the United States since 2008. The Balaton is now strung out

which tells you that for the first time the race is really on as we're

into the last 28 laps. A very short term for Brown, who is busily trying

to save her legs. Elinor Barker has a very brief term.

For Scotland, it's Archibald again. She's loitering near the front of

the pack, making sure that if anything goes, she can go with it,

or has the opportunity to. The Kiwis are on the front now. Very

short turns. Mobley really wanting to commit to this just yet. George

Williams this time stringing them out. A look behind, checking to see

that Stephanie Roeder of Canada was behind her. To Mikko Butler of

Antigua and Barbuda showing her face at the front for the first time.

Such a strong team from Australia. Buchanan of New Zealand may be

starting to turn the pressure up a bit. Hoskins has to get her skates

on to get on the wheel. The Balaton really starting to stretch out. They

few breaks opening up. -- the pellet on.

albeit in an elongated line. Coming up to half distance now.

A little bit of a nullified on the front of the peloton now. Nobody

still wanting to take it up too hard. Katie Archibald having a look.

Laura Trott is up there as well Now coming through onto the front Dani

King from Hampshire. Just a squeeze there. Laura Brown onto the front

from Canada. She's world team pursuit bronze medallist this year.

Bianca Hernould of Jamaica losing pack, the rider to so.

All bunched across the track now. Wanting toly put any pressure on. --

to -- nobody wanting put any pressure on This could be a quick

finish if stay together. There will be fresh in here. No real attacks

trying put it in. It surprises me. Riders per. So you certainly have

one, at least one, possibly two riders, to start mixing it up. If

nothing happens it could be a fast and furious and chaotic finish to

this race. It could very well be. Still no attacks. Here we First

attack go. Of the race, first proper one, out of the saddle from Jasmin

Glaesser, the 22-year-old from Canada. Previous ly a world Silver

Medallist in the points race. Now she's really going to test the legs

of everybody in the field. They're quick to respond. They sensed the

danger. With just 16 laps to go. Now riding on the front, Rushlee

Buchanan. She's been up to the front for most of this race. 27 is Lydia

Boylan of Northern Ireland. for most of this race. 27 is Lydia

eases, which is why it's bunching up a bit. Not much room on the inside

of the track there for the ride frer Canada. Just man -- rider from

Canada. Lauren Ellis on the attack. Joined by the Canadian. Katie

Archibald, second in the line. If Archibald hits the front, it will

start to make the gaps open up. Dani King is there as well, in fourth

place. She won't want to be doing too much on front. She's positioned

herself well. Laura Trott trying to go across to this break. The peloton

is split in two now. The race is really on now. Katie Archibald

looking comfortable up towards the front. Dani King riding on the front

at the moment. Roorda in second place. Lauren Ellis as well. It's

all been nullified again. The peloton back together. Only two

riders have been spat out of the back and effectively eliminated.

Archibald again on the front from Scotland. She's obviously feeling

good. Archibald not wanting this to come down to a bunched sprint. She

wants to split this race Narrowly missed up. Out in the women's

individual pursuit yesterday, beaten in the race for the bronze, only

Three quarters of the race done just by Amy Cure of Australia.

Three quarters of the race done pretty much Yeah ten now. Laps to

go. There will be a lot of fresh legs left in here. The Australians

have got themselves together. Grouping at the front. Cure makes

way for Edmondson. Wales and England also well

represented at the front at the moment. We should start to see the

riders trying to line themselves up. Leading their sprinters out. This

really could get quite messy in the next few laps. Nine to go. It really

is getting tight for the finish. Joiner and Roe at the front. Katie

Archibald back towards the back of the group, fairly high up on the

banking there, in the blue. Joiner leads the way. Elinor Barker

having a look, about fourth in line. New Zealand with three riders well

placed. Who is going to play the team tactic? Who will make the best

job? Generally it's Australia. They really do tend to get themselves

well drilled. They're moving up along the outside of the bunch. New

Zealand with two on the front, Georgia Williams followed by Lauren

Ellis. Number 47 on the bike is Amy Roberts of Wales. Now Canada look as

if they're about to launch an attack. The response comes

immediately from New Zealand. It's an attack for Canada from Laura

Brown. Laura Brown is taking it up extremely early. I don't think this

is a lone attackment I think she wants to -- Lone attack. I think she

wants to spread the peloton out. Still tightly bunched up towards the

front. It's Elinor Barker at the moment for Wales. Hoskins coming

through on the inside. Australia grouping, holding the inside lieb of

-- line of the track. Laura Trott going over the top now. Here comes

Laura Trott. Meanwhile Australia are getting themselves set up. Laura

Trott in the red crash helmet there, as the

Trott in the red crash helmet there, Buchanan from New Zealand. Trott's

well positioned there. Dani King only two places behind Laura Trott.

King only two places behind Laura Trott.

She's not boxed in on the inside. The Australians got mixed up a

little bit and they are boxed in. Dani King starting to make a move.

She's coming up on the hip of Laura What a Trott. Spectacular finish

this could be. Australia make a move to the front of the field here. Less

than two-and-a-half laps to go in this women's scratch race final.

That's Katie Archibald in second place, leading out

That's Katie Archibald in second Amy Cure. Archibald in second place.

Edmondson is third. Then coming forward for England it's Dani King.

In fifth place Laura Trott on the outside. They come round now to take

the bell. The crowd roar, as Katie Archibald digs

the bell. The crowd roar, as Katie place. Cure still leading. She's

been on the front for a long time. Archibald is digging deep. Edmondson

trying to come around on the outside. This is

trying to come around on the finish. Up towards the

trying to come around on the Gold Medal goes to Australia. It

second place and Elinor Barker for second place and Elinor Barker for

Wales, I think, has got the bronze medal. Finally,

Wales, I think, has got the bronze claims the gold, so many times in

three years, she's finished on the podium with a silver or bronze.

Seven times it's happened to her in the last three years. She finished

second yesterday in the individual sprint, but she's the winner here.

It's an Australian one, two. Amy Cure in second place. And Elinor

Barker gets the medal for Wales in third. Australia, they seem to get

themselves boxed with around about four laps to go. But all of a sudden

they popped out from the top of the peloton. What a lead out there by

Amy Cure, who also held on to the Silver Medal. Elinor Barker for

Wales taking a well deserved third place. Dani King, England, just

missing out on the medals. Just starting to run out of legs. What a

ride by Katie Archibald. She tried to animate that race. She held on

just getting herself outside the medals. For a moment, as they went

into the banking for the final time, the crowd were on their feet. They

just thought there was a chance that Archibald might prevail. That

Scottish jersey, she was supremely positioned. She was in a good

position for the final lap but she just ran out of legs. What a

tremendous race. In the end it took a while to come up to the boil, but

then a spectacular sprint to the line. The Gold Medal in the end

taken by Australia, Annette Edmondson ahead of Amy Cure. What a

long turn Amy Cure did at the end of that race with the sprint coming up,

the last two, three laps. Elinor Barker just pipping Dani King,

confirmed as fourth place overall with Katie Archibald from Scotland

in fifth. We're just having another little look at the sprint at the end

once more. We can just see the Australians there, what a fantastic

leadout by Amy Cure. The Scottish rider in the middle. Then sneaking

up underneath was the Welsh rider, Elinor Barker. What a fantastic

little move there by her. She sneaks a medal there. Just on the outside

you can see the English Jersey there, Dani King just missing out on

those medals. She had to come around the long way. What a fantastic

victory by the Australians, Annette Edmondson. There we are, I mention

that she'd been second and third so many times in major championships in

the last two or three years. But Annette Edmondson will be on the top

of the Ross strum. She's on -- rostrum. Gold and silver for

Australia. Finally she indeed.

Yeah it was some race. A game of chess, for 36 of the 40 laps. Nobody

could get a break. Sarah, you were surprised by that. Yeah, I thought

that with each team having three riders that they'd use one of their

more powerhouse based riders in the first few days. But that didn't

happen. In the end, it was left down to a sprint, or more of a drag race

really. We thought Katie was so perfectly positioned. Then she

opened the door to come around the Australians in that final lap. She

allowed Elinor Barker to come on the inside to sneak that bronze medal.

Dani King had such a long way to come round. And so very nearly got

there. Dani King, who was very poor in the IP, turned it around.

Certainly a great win for Edmondson there. And we've got Katie Archibald

down with Gill in the mix. Elinor Barker, I'm sorry about that.

Congratulations Elinor, going into that last lap, you didn't look as

though you were in a medal position, but great positioning at the end

there. Yeah, well, I think my position wasn't perfect. I got boxed

in by lurament I thought, this is it, with her kick, I'm never going

to get out of this. I have no idea how I weesled my way in through the

front. I'm so happy with that. I was so close to not Med ago at all, but

-- medaling at all, but I was very happy with it. Fantastic to see you

get the bronze medal here. Again, we keep saying it, but wonderful

reception for all the home nations. Yeah incredible. There's a wall of

Welsh flags out there, which is unreal to see. For me, it's a really

proud moment because my parents are here. They never get to watch me

race, live and be here. So I'm real little proud today. Is there any

sense of team work between the home nations teams. Obviously you're

team-mates with Katie Archibald, Laura and Dani, or is it just cut

throat out Pretty cut there? Throat, to be fair. It's the reason we can

all still be close friends as we are. We understand where the line

is. Ultimately we are here as separate nations. We're here to beat

each You certainly other. Did that today. Congratulations. Thank you

very much. Yes, an interesting question,

because they are so close as team-mates for the team pursuit,

then they're against each other. It happens at track nations as well.

It's not like this is the only time they ever race against each other

and in certain circumstances out on the road, but it is great to see

them pitted in a head to head. In some aspects, it's a huge element of

fun, bur it's an event that will be in the Omnium. Part of this will be

part of the Olympic programme. I just want to say, before the women's

sprint semifinals, Sir Chris said watch out for the Australians, and

he was absolutely right. Simon, back to you.

This is the second race in the women's sprint semifinals. Stephanie

Morton near the rail at the top of the track. She started racing at 15.

23 now. Set a new Games record with her qualifying time. But now we're

into the match sprint. So it's not just about the pure speed in the

legs, though, of course, if you haven't got the speed, you're going

to struggle. She's one up here against her opponent, Fatehah

Mustapa of Malaysia. It's best of three.

Mustapa has to find a way to finish in front of her opponent to keep her

hopes of reaching the final alive. Well, how is the Malaysian rider

going to overcome the strength and speed of Stephanie Morton? She tried

to make Morton lead out in the previous round. She tried to let her

do all the work and tried to come around her. She wasn't able to do

it. She didn't have the strength or speed. Will she try and lead Morton

out? Lead the Australian out? Keep on her hip and ride her over the

track? Try to beat her from the front this time? Quite possibly. But

she's skipping her back wheel there, trying to get the Australian to come

through. Stephanie Morton not terribly interested in doing soment

-- so. She got caught on the track there and Morton decided she's going

to take the lead. She's won from the front before, so I don't think she's

too bothered. She's just getting called up by her coach, get up to

the top of the track. Use the height of the track to help to build up the

speed. Just failing to make that move down the inside.

Stephanie Morton looked very comfortable indeed. She was forced

to take the lead and took it well and in the end, the staffer wasn't

able to get as close as she did in the previous round. It means

Stephanie Morton will now race for the gold-medal in the women's

sprint. She's through to the final in straight rides. With this effort

against her Malaysia opponent. You can see her putting absolutely

everything into it, full gas, up to top speed and the Malaysians rider

was not able to respond. A comfortable win. Funny Morton in

this semifinal. She's looking good. -- a comfortable win for Stephanie

Morton. Jess Varnish needs to find a way to beat Anna Meares here. There

is official confirmation of that result. Now we get ready as

Stephanie Morton comes to a halt for the second row between Jess Varnish

and the Olympic champion Anna Meares from Australia. Who will Morton be

riding against? Will it be her team-mate Anna Meares or the rider

just behind in the red and white, Jess Varnish of England? Varnish has

all the work to do. She's one down to the Olympic champion here, the

powerhouse Anna Meares. Very evenly matched coming out of

qualification. Both second and third qualifiers. Anna Meares only a 10th

quicker over the 200 and Varnish but when it comes to match sprinting,

head-to-head, this is the girl. when it comes to match sprinting,

She's the one with a proven track record, Jess Varnish. It was a good

ride, that first one. Varnish bidding to become

ride, that first one. Varnish British rider onto the

Commonwealth Games. This event has only been held since 1990 and it is

the seventh time only been held since 1990 and it is

sprint. Italy's Jones was the first winner and she, Victoria Pendleton

and another rider are the only British medallists in

Keep your eyes on this race, that's for sure.

Varnish is watching for any slight movement from Anna Meares.

Anna Meares is in a position she's very happy with that the moment.

Varnish nose, on the basis of the first ride, she's got the ability to

give me as a real fight. Mieres had to fight all the way up the home

straight. She's looking for the to fight all the way up the home

inside and forcing her way through and varnish giving way and she lost

a bit of momentum for half a second and it could make all the

difference. She's got a lot of work to do and is going to make up the

ground and Anna Meares clenches her fist in victory. In straight rides,

she is through to the final. She will have the chance to defend her

Commonwealth crown. It will be an all Australian final between Anna

Meares, the Olympic champion, and Stephanie Morton, the 23-year-old.

Once Anna Meares got under the red line first she had priority. All

Jess Varnish could do was try to accelerate in the slipstream of Anna

Meares but Anna Meares had the power all the way round. Varnish wasn't

able to come out of this slipstream, having nothing left. You could see

Anna Meares punching her fist. She was happy with that, and happy to

get through in two straight rides. It means, in Australian tones, she

is It means, in Australian tones, she

medal in the Commonwealth Games. This is her fourth games and she

becomes the most successful ever Australian cyclist, going above

Cathy Watts. They were level but now Mieres is going to win an eighth. It

remains to be seen which Connery will be. -- Anna Meares going to win

an eighth. Anna Meares is the complete

sprinter, it has to be said, Sarah. She dominated that. It looked like

Jess was trying to dominate her a bit higher on the track. But Anna

saw the opportunity to nip inside and took the advantage. We didn't

get to see Jess's full hp because she was put on about that. We can

take a look about now and get an idea of this move where and get an

idea of this move where Anna just dips it on the inside.

idea of this move where and get an idea of this move It was too late by

the time just saw what had happened. As the bell came in you would expect

just to be a bit lower but she was keeping and a higher and making her

go the longer way round. Anna saw the opportunity to take the inside

road and the line that just didn't want her to take. The Australians

are doing very well tonight. Jess up against Mustapa of Malaysia so all

to play for. All to play for. Jess will be very confident about her

abilities and stop Mustapa is very aware and would attempt to put Jess

on the back foot again. Jess should go away, look at what she did wrong

and come back for a bronze medal ride. In terms of that final,

Stephanie Morton against Anna Meares? It's going to be

interesting. We have the elder stateswoman in Anna Meares, who was

a champion in Delhi four years ago, against Stephanie Morton. We know

Steph has beaten Anna before but Anna will want to stand her ground.

It's going to be Neil Fachie and Craig MacLean shortly but for the

moment, we head back to Hazel. We just wanted to bring you up to

date if you are just coming in today on some historic news at the

Commonwealth Games concerning an English tutor. Nick Gould is making

his second appearance at the tender age of 60 and there he is stepping

onto the podium for his 18th medal. He won a bronze in the 80 metres air

pistol and that makes him jointly the most decorated shooter in the

common while dentistry. Wonderful scenes over at the Barry Buddon and

in range in Carnoustie. He retired after Delhi and then came back to

try and get this record. Small in stature but very much in the top

levels in terms of victory. Congratulations to him. Let's hear

from him. Michael, your 18th Commonwealth

Games medal. You've equalled the record. What an achievement. How do

you feel? Job done, finished. I had a great time. Job done, you

can relax, but if you get another medal, that is you, and outright

medal holder. -- record-holder. I don't mind sharing it with an

Australian. That had all the drama of a penalty shoot-out and then

some. I was told that in Manchester. But this time the cameras are

rolling, which is great! I'm just... I feel good that a

60-year-old can do that, do what I've done there. It's one for the

sport, one for England, one for me, one for the wife and kids. We've

been through an awful lot. The wife is insisting this is definitely my

last one. The stress we go through is horrendous. So job done, really.

A sigh of relief, job done, but you had a 7.2 in that shed. Did I? I

don't remember that one! Fantastically well done.

Congratulations. Hopefully I'll see you back here with another medal

later in the tournament. We'll see what God has got in store for me but

at the end of the day, I don't really care that much. The pressure

is off me big time. You don't realise how much the pressure was,

trying to get just this one medal. I made a deal with the wife a long

time ago that I wanted to go for this record, I need it. It was

something that was unfinished business after India. I've come here

and I've done it so I can put my feet up now, get the slippers out!

You are gentlemen. Well done. Thank very much.

He is a gentleman and a very successful gentle man so

congratulations to him and good luck on Monday in the 50 metres. Let's

show you what's going on right now right across the Commonwealth Games

on the third day of the competition because there is a lot to show you.

At the hockey centre we've because there is a lot to show you.

against Scotland, which is on BBC Three if you want to watch that.

India are three up on the Scots and that is on BBC Three. Meanwhile on

the red button, the boxing continues. Someone is happy! We can

show you some of those or you can do your own thing. It is all available

to you, all the time, and also online. All of the streams,

everything live all over the place. Don't forget, at 6:15pm, we'll be

going to the judo because we have Euan Burton and his wife Gemma

Gibbons both going for gold from about 615 billion. But there is a

very important second race. -- 6:15pm. There is a very important

second race in the tandem sprint. We are a bit delayed because there

has been a fall. Rob Hayles has joined me from the commentary box

and Sarah has gone to the commentary box for the tandem race. Sir Chris

Hoy Scott medal duties. But minor was Jenny Davis of Scotland, wasn't

it? Yes, she was holding her line coming down straight and McKenzie,

the Kiwi rider, came over the top of her and came in, encroached on her

line and hit past the Scots girls. The Kiwi rider came by and her hip

caught the handlebars and the elbow of Jenny and that was it. It sent

her straight down. Here is a better shot of it. Davis just looks across

to the inside and as the Kiwi comes across, McKenzie is hit. It sent her

front wheel flying. Fortunately, she didn't take anyone else with her but

front wheel flying. Fortunately, she luckily she's back-up. I think it

was her collarbone because she went down very heavily. The medics were

just making sure she was OK before they picked her up. Fortunately, she

was able to stand up, walk away and waved to the crowd. I think they're

back on the line. There are four riders there so Jenny Davis has

back on the line. There are four indeed got up to resume her place in

this minor final. We can head over to Simon Brotherton now. We all wish

the best for Jenny. COMMENTATOR: Lets hope for better

luck this time around. We should get a good race between these

luck this time around. We should get riders. Danny is straight in front

of this. Jenny hot on her heels. She is looking as if she's trying to

stay out of trouble on the outside, making sure she doesn't get boxed

in. Victoria Williamson coming on the outside for England. As they

take the bell, Williamson the line. A photo finish for second

place with Jenny Davis in fourth place. It looks like Stephanie

McKenzie may have taken up from Danny Khan. She was sitting at the

rear of the four riders. She charged up the outside in the home

straight. Fifth place in the women's sprint for Vicky Williams, the

20-year-old from Norwich, who was an athlete until she was 15, then

changed and has taken up bike racing with considerable success. She has a

bronze medal from the World Championship in the team sprint last

year. Unable to beat Jess Varnish in their

quarterfinal match up. Here are the closing moments of the ride once

again. It's such a difficult thing to control when there are four

riders on the track. We see that more often on the outdoor tracks,

which are much bigger and wider, but when they come to the minor places

in the major championships, you get the three or four sprints like a

mini spa cracked race and it's very difficult. -- scratch race.

Williamson. Next on the track, the men's para sport tandem sprint

finals. The medal rides, race number two in

the next couple of minutes. JONATHAN EDWARDS: I don't know if

you can hear it in the background it's Eminem, "One shot. That's all

they've got. This is it. I'm wondering what's left in their legs.

Craig MacLean looked exhausted, the pilot there, from yesterday. They'll

have had to put his legs through the manning toll try to clear them last

night. They have all the work to do. The Australians have certainly

looked comfy all the way through this They also competition. Had the

slightly easier semi. Chris didn't suggest it, perhaps a bit of team

work going on in the all-Aussie semifinal. I don't know what you

mean, this never happens (! ) Indeed. There was a moment in that

first race, where the Aussies looked across and said, "What have you got?

Not a lot. On the track is the B race, the bronze medal race in this

men's sprint tandem. The last chance for the tandem from

Wales here, having lost the first match to the Australian pairing,

Paul Kennedy piloted by Tom Clarke. Kennedy has been cycling since the

age of six. Used to play goalball as well for Australia. This is not the

only sport in which he has excelled. He has the advantage here against

Matt ellist and yien Williams -- Matt Ellis and Williams.

Yes the Welsh tandem on the back foot after the first ride. They look

to be riding a smaller gear than the Australian pair, when it came to the

top speed in the final sprint, the Australians were just able to put

away. They tried to come out of their slipstream but couldn't make

an indentation on the lead the Australians had.

Kennedy a bronze medallist in the World Championship this year.

Riding with Clarke, as he is today. It's a recognised pairing. As are

the Welsh duo. They've got to get it right this time. The Welsh are

pushing their speed on a little bit now. Still two laps to go here, as

they go across the line. Australians tracking every move. Williams

keeping a look over his shoulder. He wants to make sure he gets the

tandem going in a straight line as well. They've got to lay it on the

line now and go for it. The sprint is on here. Wales with some clear

daylight here. Australia trying to close the gap. Look at them go here.

Kennedy coming around the outside. The Welsh trying to hang on

Kennedy coming around the outside. force the third race. The

Australians have just got it by half a wheel on the line. What a sprint

that was. Bronze for Australia, Wales just pipped at the very last

moment. The Australians look to be trying to gain some height as they

came across the finish line to take the bell. The Welsh pairing really

stepped on the pedals and opened up a gap. It looked as though it was

going to be too much for the Australian pair to close. Right at

the final pedal length they came up the outside to steal the What a

medal. Fantastic sprint between the pair of them. The Welsh pair of

Williams, piloting Matt Ellis. They can go away knowing they could not

have given more here. Here is when the sprint really kicked in.

Australians just tracking the Welsh there. Just coming out of that final

turn into the home straight, both pairings giving everything they've

got to try to get to the finish line first. It was the momentum of the

Australians coming out of that slipstream that won the race in the

final. Wales agonisingly close to taking it to a third and deciding

ride. Fwhu straight rides, the bronze going to Paul Kennedy,

piloted by Tom Clarke, for Australia.

The acknowledgement from the Welsh duo there.

Can you see what it means to the Australians. They missed out on the

medal yesterday, after winning bronze in the time trial in the

World Championships in April of this year. So to get on the podium

tonight is something they were desperate to get this It was

morning. Just in the sprint they missed in the World Championships,

getting fourth place in missed in the World Championships,

They're in among the medals here this time, having just missed

They're in among the medals here yesterday in the first of the two

men's tandem events here. Next up on the track, the race for gold. The

Australian pair celebrate. Will there be another Australian

celebration in a few minutes' time? Kieran Modra and Jason Niblett have

the advantage over Neil Fachie and Craig MacLean from Scotland. The duo

there have to win this race, other-wise they will have silver to

go with yesterday's gold. What chance do you think? You can almost

hear a pin drop in the arena. All eyes on Craig and Neil as they get

themselves settled onto the bike, ready to be brought up to the line

by Kevin, the coach there, from Scotland. Really hope the boys have

got the tactical requirements they need. Hopefully they had a chat with

Jason Kenny after he brought the tactics to his ride yesterday to

overcome his qualification. It's going to be very, very close. Craig

MacLean and Neil Fachie to go to the well one more time here. Kieran

Modra, as we've been saying, in the earlier rounds, a legendary figure

in para cycling. 42 years of age now. Been around a long, long time.

Kieran is an athlete that so many of us look up to. His legend stretches

to four and five-hour rides on the turbo, not on the road. Sit on the

turbo trainer. He must have a very high boredom threshold. He's an

incredible character. The psychological skills needed for

things like that are unbelievable. That's what it takes, if you want to

be successful across all the events he's been successful across. The

world record holder for the 4 K tandem pursuit, won that Gold Medal

in London. Now here in the sprint events. It's a nervous crowd, a

nervous Glaswegian crowd. Hopefully they'll become a noisy crowd

shortly. These laps begin to pass by. Five to go across the line the

next time. This time it's Jason Niblett's turn to stalk. He's trying

to make it as difficult as possible for Craig to see where he is. Is

Craig going to go for another track stand here or just keep things

Craig going to go for another track moving? A brief track stand from

them earlier in the competition. He certainly thought about it there.

them earlier in the competition. He think the front position is the most

advantageous to be in. Can you dictate the pace a little more. --

you can dictate the pace a little more. It takes such a lot of effort

to come round a tan den. So -- tandem. So much heavier than normal

Craig MacLean bikes. Has so much experience over the years. He

need all that experience now ah, long with Neil Fachie of course.

Fachie six times a cycling champion. Three-and-a-half laps to go.

Australians just ducking Onoura the inside. They want to wind the speed

up now. They want to make it another drag race. They'll make it hard to

blunt drag race. They'll make it hard to

speed that Craig MacLean has on the front there with Neil Fachie.

Winding it up from a long, long front there with Neil Fachie.

out here the Australians. Still two laps to go. This is

right down to the wire. This is not going to be easy. We

Scottish Scottish tandem won't have the easy way. Less than a lap to go

now. Craig MacLean and Neil Fachie trying to close the gap. They're

drawing closer to the Australians. Australia just holding them

drawing closer to the Australians. the finishing straight. MacLean is

to do it the line and he has! Oh, yes, what a ride! They're still

alive. The gold is still possible. It's still within their grasp. It

had nearly gone, but Craig MacLean could see how close he was to

overhauling that Australian tandem and he made sure that he did with

Neil Fachie. They're still in it and the crowd have gone absolutely mad

here. With a lap-and-a-half to go, you could see Kieran Modra really

committing to the full final effort that he was going to produce. But

Craig played the patient game. He gave himself a little bit of room,

up the back straight in that final lap. They got the victory on the

line. What excitement, what an adrenaline rush that sprint was

between the pair of that. For so long in that race, the Australians

would have felt that it was going the way they wanted it to. They were

drawing that sprint out to try and take some of the sting and brute

force and power out of MacLean's legs. When you took the inside line,

they wanted to dictate the space. You could see that they wanted to

take the sting out of their legs. When Craig was giving himself that

little bit of room, he was able to rush into that gap and ultimately

create a higher speed that got him past the Australians on the final,

literally final few metres there. It looked as if the Australians may

have it when they crossed the pursuit line, but 20 metres later,

Craig and Neil were sailing across the finish line. It was quite

decisive in the end. Almost a wheel. What a thrilling finish that was to

the race in the tandem. We have a bit more tandem racing to come later

on. Scotland against Australia, the race for gold is still very much on.

John John we certainly have -- JONATHAN EDWARDS: Up in the studio

me and Rob weren't full of confidence halfway through. Please

don't do that to us again, Craig! When he dropped his head in that

last lap, we thought, no, that's it. He's run out of gas. They kept going

and kept going, all the way up the straight. Then... Ah! The best thing

is we get to see him do it all again. The atmosphere will be just

is we get to see him do it all quite remarkable for that third

race, without any question. Here, it's here. That was the moment, I

thought no, that's it, it's over. You can see they trailed them. The

Australians really start to buckle now. This is where Fachie and Craig,

it looks like a mismatch, when you look at the size difference between

Fachie and Modra, the Australian on the back, but here, the sheer power

that both the riders have, they can harness it together. The Australians

really did have to do a lot of work. The Scots there, they pushed them

all the way over those previous three, three-and-a-half laps. They

just burned themselves out and they kept going and they used their

slipstream absolutely You wonder incredible. Now whether that is a

real momentum changer. Because it looked like we had half put the Gold

Medal around Modra's neck. We had. That was the first chink in their

armour. What has that taken out of those two riders there. There was a

moment in that race, when the Australians dipped down inside and

you thought, again, they're going to take it out long and run the race

out. As soon as they dived underneath, I thought that's it.

They've taken control. This is going to be so difficult now for the

Scottish pair. The piper is out. That means one thing, a medal

ceremony. A couple of medals for Australia. But we're cheering the

one for Wales. Absolutely. Elinor Barker at 19

years of age, twice a world champion in the team pursuit. She's got a

Commonwealth Games medal as well. Her parents are here to see it. She

was absolutely thrilled with that. We heard when she was talking to

Gill, immediately after the race, she said her parents don't get the

chance to see her race very often. They've picked a good day today.

What a tight squeeze it was at the end of that women's scratch race. He

pops up everywhere, doesn't he? Is there a job that he hasn't done this

week, at some point? Er Winner of the bronze medal --

winner of the bronze medal, representing Wales, Elinor Barker.

Elinor Barker. The bronze medal safely around her

neck and doesn't she look pleased with that.

Rightly so. One of the brightest of all the

young talents in the British cycling set up. Amy Cure's ride in the

closing laps there was incredibly strong. She did a monstrously long

turn at the front there, in the race for gold. A world champion in the

points race this year and a Silver Medal here. A former world junior

champion in the scratch race. Silver here with the seniors in the

Commonwealths. Gold medallist and Commonwealth champion, representing

Australia, Annette Edmondson. She's gone already! When you think about

how many times she's been on the podium but not in the top step over

the last three years, that's life. That's what it means. It's a very

special moment for the 22-year-old from Adelaide.

Consistently thereof thereabouts, time and time again, but it was her

day today. Ladies and gentlemen, the national anthem of Australia.

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE ANNETTE EDMONDSON ONCE AGAIN IN A

HURRY. AMY CURE AN EXCELLENT MEDALLIST FOR AUSTRALIA TO.

JONATHAN EDWARDS: They say that the eyes are window into the soul and I

JONATHAN EDWARDS: They say that the think we are looking deep into

Annette Edmondson's soul there. think we are looking deep into

You're crying, I'm crying. We really are both choked up. I think that was

fantastic teamwork by the Australians but also for young

Elinor Barker. A nicer steep hill move up the insightful top she

really did find her way to make a nice bronze medal winning

performance. You see all those disappointments, all those years of

sweat, of stress, of disappointment and even before she's on the podium,