:00:41. > :00:51.It is so beautiful here today we have decided to come out.
:00:52. > :00:54.The sun's out, and some of the world's best athletes are out too.
:00:55. > :01:03.This is what's coming up this afternoon.
:01:04. > :01:05.We're heading to the Scotstoun Sports Campus for
:01:06. > :01:15.Northern Ireland's Michael Conlon takes on India's Shiva Thapa,
:01:16. > :01:21.Conlon could be one of the stars of this year's Games.
:01:22. > :01:30.We're at a sunny Kelvingrove for the men's pairs gold medal match.
:01:31. > :01:32.And the big guns, Scotland's Paul Foster and Alex Marshall,
:01:33. > :01:46.Lot's of great sport this afternoon and tonight.
:01:47. > :01:53.This is the team competition in table tennis. And taking place right
:01:54. > :01:58.now, Scotland are roaring ahead in their match against Malaysia, in the
:01:59. > :02:00.sunshine of Kelvingrove. Beautiful scenes there today.
:02:01. > :02:03.If you like your boxing, keep an eye out on the men's middleweight.
:02:04. > :02:07.Northern Ireland's Connor Coyle v Dennis Thomas of Guyana.
:02:08. > :02:13.Watch him in action at the SECC, and all the other sports,
:02:14. > :02:31.Success for England inside Hampden already today, with big Dan Greaves
:02:32. > :02:33.giving his all for gold in the para-sport discus F42/44.
:02:34. > :02:38.Wales's Aled Davies, captain of his country's team, secured silver.
:02:39. > :02:41.A clutch of medals at Kelvingrove, as Northern Ireland have to settle
:02:42. > :02:45.for silver, after losing the men's triples final to South Africa.
:02:46. > :02:46.But, in the same event, Wales beat
:02:47. > :02:53.He was gunning for a record 19th Commonwealth Games
:02:54. > :02:55.record, but England's sharp shooter Mick Gault missed out
:02:56. > :02:58.on qualifying for the final of the 50m pistol this morning.
:02:59. > :03:04.He announced his retirement from the sport soon after.
:03:05. > :03:06.Time now for us to switch our attention to
:03:07. > :03:51.squash where the men's and women's singles are reaching a conclusion.
:03:52. > :03:58.Lots of the back page headlines have been about the athletics, swimming
:03:59. > :04:01.and about the cycling on the track. We have seen some incredible squash.
:04:02. > :04:03.World number one Nicol David of Malaysia had already booked her
:04:04. > :04:08.And it was up to two English girls to battle it out to meet her.
:04:09. > :04:10.In an all-England women's singles semi-final, it was world champion
:04:11. > :04:13.Laura Massaro who was too hot for Alison Waters yesterday.
:04:14. > :04:16.We will see the Massaro v Nicol final just before 3pm today.
:04:17. > :04:20.But, before that, can Alison Waters pick up a bronze
:04:21. > :04:29.Our reporter Matt Pinsent has caught up, ahead of the match.
:04:30. > :04:36.Welcome back, Time now for the women's bronze medal match. Kris
:04:37. > :04:41.Robertson is England coach, we are expecting great things from Alison
:04:42. > :04:45.Waters. Alison has a great chance from -- against Joelle King from New
:04:46. > :04:50.Zealand. Last time, Alison came out on top.
:04:51. > :04:53.Hopefully she will take this positive memories forward.
:04:54. > :04:57.How important our rankings and seedings going into a competition
:04:58. > :05:01.like this? There is one position difference,
:05:02. > :05:05.Joelle is ranked one place higher in the world. It doesn't mean a lock
:05:06. > :05:12.for either player. It is a close match, it should be good.
:05:13. > :05:15.We have talked about this before, this venue, this glass box, an
:05:16. > :05:22.amazing feeling. The crowds have been great, at fever
:05:23. > :05:28.pitch at times. A lot of English support. Both are powerful,
:05:29. > :05:30.aggressive hitters. People will like to see that.
:05:31. > :05:36.England had a superb showing in Delhi four years ago. How much
:05:37. > :05:41.pressure is on your team throughout this competition?
:05:42. > :05:45.There is an expectancy. We were successful in Delhi. This week has
:05:46. > :05:51.been successful. Today will let us never how successful we will be.
:05:52. > :05:55.You guys roll from the singles into the doubles starting tomorrow. Is it
:05:56. > :06:01.a case that they forget about the doubles until they start that?
:06:02. > :06:05.Absolutely. We already had some doubles players preparing. All the
:06:06. > :06:11.guys playing singles will have to switch off from their results today
:06:12. > :06:14.and get into doubles at 11:30am tomorrow.
:06:15. > :06:16.Thank you for your time, good luck today.
:06:17. > :06:19.Time now for the women's bronze medal match.
:06:20. > :06:43.It is a beautiful venue. Waters in the Allred. Getting us
:06:44. > :07:39.under way in the women's bronze medal match -- in the all red.
:07:40. > :08:25.Good, steady start from both players.
:08:26. > :08:37.Very similar styles, Martin? Just about to say that, soon. Very
:08:38. > :08:43.similar styles, very steady players. His Royal Highness Prince Edward.
:08:44. > :08:53.Staying to support the women as well.
:08:54. > :08:59.Very steady players, similar kind of players. Really working their line
:09:00. > :09:10.Maybe stronger in the middle from middle.
:09:11. > :09:16.Maybe stronger in the middle from the front of the court, King. Alison
:09:17. > :09:20.Waters is a very experienced competitor. A great all court
:09:21. > :09:38.player. Waters, I think, just catching her
:09:39. > :10:33.on the chin. Nothing too serious. We saw Megan Craig from New Zealand
:10:34. > :10:36.supporting her team-mate. The middle of the court, that is where Joelle
:10:37. > :10:40.King will try to dominate full stop Alison Waters has to get the ball
:10:41. > :11:40.into the corners. No challenge from Waters. Both
:11:41. > :11:49.players, one challenge each per match. If they hit ten all and they
:11:50. > :11:59.have lost either of their challengers, then they receive one
:12:00. > :12:04.more. -- challenges. Strong movement from Joelle King, changing the
:12:05. > :12:28.direction, very strong from that position.
:12:29. > :12:35.Plenty of twisting and turning right now.
:12:36. > :12:46.Alison Waters, just moving side to side, I wonder whether she has any
:12:47. > :12:51.stiffness from Laura Massaro yesterday. A wonderful match. A
:12:52. > :13:29.little bit feisty on occasion. A wry smile from Alison Waters.
:13:30. > :13:34.Alison Waters obviously does not want to lose this first game but she
:13:35. > :13:37.does employ a long game tactic. Surely wants to dig away at her
:13:38. > :13:43.opponent over a long period and gradually expose more and more space
:13:44. > :13:47.as she can tap into. She's not a devastating shotmaker but very
:13:48. > :13:50.consistent over the long-term. Try to find her line and length, get the
:13:51. > :13:56.ball in the corners. A good pick up but coming straight
:13:57. > :14:04.back into the middle. from New Zealand taking a four point
:14:05. > :15:59.lead in the first game. Little unfortunate for Walters.
:16:00. > :16:03.Hitting the wall between the joint and the side wall. A bit unlucky.
:16:04. > :16:29.First game point of the match. Alison Walters, her grip seems to be
:16:30. > :16:35.very loose. Too often we have seen that. Leave the court loose in the
:16:36. > :16:39.middle and back can be the devastating effect. You need the
:16:40. > :17:02.racket control around the middle and Alison Walters does possess that.
:17:03. > :17:07.Joelle King takes the first game. We will come back to the squash in a
:17:08. > :17:15.moment. We want to go back to Kelvingrove. A beautiful scene. Look
:17:16. > :17:19.at the score. It is 19-0 against Malaysia at the 12 ends. They are
:17:20. > :17:24.romping home and looks like they are heading for the gold medal.
:17:25. > :17:29.Fantastic performance from teams Scotland in Kelvingrove. Let's go
:17:30. > :18:40.back to the squash and the start of the second game.
:18:41. > :18:56.King going for a video review. A little bit surprising in this game.
:18:57. > :18:57.Normally they hang onto their challenges until later in the game.
:18:58. > :19:03.She obviously felt Alison hit a loose shot. You have the indicator
:19:04. > :19:21.you are ready to play the shot. King did not indicate she was ready.
:19:22. > :19:24.Let's wait and see. Only one challenge. That is no longer the
:19:25. > :20:22.King. Great take. Better rally from Alison
:20:23. > :20:29.Walters. Hitting with more authority into the back of the court. It was a
:20:30. > :20:54.phenomenal volley. Strength and balance.
:20:55. > :21:07.Laura Massaro, she will be competing in the women's gold medal match. She
:21:08. > :21:57.will be following this match. Seems as though King is half a step
:21:58. > :22:00.quicker than her opponent around this court. And over the longer
:22:01. > :22:28.rallies. That really tells. One of the most popular ways to play
:22:29. > :22:34.this game is to keep the pressure on and then the aggregate of all these
:22:35. > :22:40.good shots adds up to a bit of space in the court you can attack into and
:22:41. > :23:20.finish off the rally. Looking good. Super, super touch. If the language
:23:21. > :23:27.is anything to go by, Joelle King is looking very confident and Alison
:23:28. > :23:48.Walters, somewhat lost. 4-0, Joelle King.
:23:49. > :24:07.Better from Alison Walters. It is going to come down to more than just
:24:08. > :24:14.good shots like that. She needs to get a foothold in this match. It has
:24:15. > :24:38.not happened so far. Two on the bounce.
:24:39. > :24:49.What quite often happens in squash, you get down towards the ball and
:24:50. > :24:53.you cannot see properly and sometimes the ball bounces properly.
:24:54. > :25:27.The decision by the referee. This is a good patch for Alison Walters.
:25:28. > :25:33.Alison Walters needs to stand up in this court. She has to create loose
:25:34. > :25:40.shots so she can dominate the middle of the court and use her Bali. But
:25:41. > :25:44.that time just punching the ball back into the middle of the court.
:25:45. > :25:58.Giving Joelle King a 2-point lead. -- using her volley. That is not the
:25:59. > :26:05.first occasion we have seen Alison Walters be somewhat aggressive in
:26:06. > :26:11.that way. She almost flattened Laura Massaro on court yesterday. She has
:26:12. > :26:19.almost done the same again to Joelle King. Will be borne out of bitter
:26:20. > :26:24.frustration she cannot get to the ball on that backhand side but I'm
:26:25. > :26:34.not sure flattening your opponent is the best way to go about it.
:26:35. > :26:45.The purple patch now running in Joelle King's favour. The speed
:26:46. > :26:48.Joelle King is hitting into the back of this court, and we have talked
:26:49. > :26:52.about Alison Walters having a loose technique with her wrist, the ball
:26:53. > :27:47.is coming too fast at her and cannot prepare early enough.
:27:48. > :28:04.Good finish by Alison. Fortunate she won that rally. Had she not, I think
:28:05. > :28:31.it would have been tough if that had been called in to. Lovely touch,
:28:32. > :29:41.lovely finish. To lose. That is what happens. -- far too loose.
:29:42. > :29:52.Super. Joelle King just going from strength to strength. Just in the
:29:53. > :29:56.middle to the right of your screen is Ken Carter, who works with Alison
:29:57. > :30:02.Walters on a day-to-day basis. I'm sure he be itching to get down to
:30:03. > :30:03.help her. Not sure he can do anything right now, Joelle King is a
:30:04. > :30:23.game point. the trot. Three more required to
:30:24. > :31:58.pull it level. A disappointing end for Alison
:31:59. > :32:14.Waters. Joelle will be looking to add to the
:32:15. > :32:21.bronze today when she goes as -- goes again in the doubles.
:32:22. > :32:32.How do you assess that performance? Very disappointing. Joelle played
:32:33. > :32:37.really well. After yesterday, and I tried my best.
:32:38. > :32:42.It seems as if there were a few big moments that went against you.
:32:43. > :32:49.She got three lucky bounces in that first game. She was a better player
:32:50. > :32:58.on the day. At one moment you took it out on the
:32:59. > :33:03.side wall. Yes, I need to stop that. It was indicative of your mood. It
:33:04. > :33:09.was tough, we both want to win. Tensions are high. It wasn't my day
:33:10. > :33:13.today. Now, it is on to the mixed and picking yourself up.
:33:14. > :33:19.The women's and mixed doubles start tomorrow. The dark.
:33:20. > :33:26.Commiserations to Alison Waters, she was up against it, against Joelle
:33:27. > :33:31.King who was in magnificent form. Great scenes at Kelvingrove, this is
:33:32. > :33:38.life. If you want to watch the lawn bowls it is all over. In the past
:33:39. > :33:44.couple of seconds, how about that, fantastic stuff. Brilliant scenes
:33:45. > :33:48.here. Yesterday, we saw Alex Marshall and Paul Foster jumping
:33:49. > :33:52.around Kelvingrove, after a magnificent fightback yesterday.
:33:53. > :33:59.They have just won the gold medal. They were so far ahead against
:34:00. > :34:06.Malaysia. Wonderful pictures. The men's pairs Scotland team Alex
:34:07. > :34:11.Marshall and Paul Foster have one the gold medal. Wonderful Scotland.
:34:12. > :34:18.He not running across the lawn like he was yesterday, celebrating
:34:19. > :34:22.celebrating. Brilliant stuff. Let us head to Rishi Persad who is
:34:23. > :34:29.down there. What a great moment for those two.
:34:30. > :34:34.The pride of Scotland. Absolutely. Yesterday, we saw some amazing
:34:35. > :34:39.scenes when they won the semifinal in such dramatic start against
:34:40. > :34:44.England. Amazing scenes today. They have absolutely blitzed Malaysia in
:34:45. > :34:49.this final. They got off to a great start. They are great mates, they
:34:50. > :34:55.have dominated in the end. Malaysia were forced to shake hands with
:34:56. > :35:02.three N is still to go. After that success yesterday. Alex's wife
:35:03. > :35:08.celebrating with family and friends. They have been here before. 2006 in
:35:09. > :35:12.Melbourne, they won the men's pairs gold medal at the Commonwealth
:35:13. > :35:18.Games. Alex also won the men's pairs in Manchester as well. Paul Foster,
:35:19. > :35:22.though, and Alex Marshall, sharing success here in Scotland, home
:35:23. > :35:28.turf. A great day for both of them. They are both as individuals in the
:35:29. > :35:33.sport of bowls a great talent, but together they are a formidable pair.
:35:34. > :35:37.David Gourley has been their head coach, saying to me earlier today,
:35:38. > :35:41.you couldn't wish to put together to better players. They are both
:35:42. > :35:47.brilliant and they get on so well. They make a great team. The synergy
:35:48. > :35:52.is outstanding. They will success for a very long time to come. In the
:35:53. > :35:55.sport of lawn bowls, the Commonwealth Games is the pinnacle.
:35:56. > :36:01.And enjoying being that at the moment.
:36:02. > :36:05.Thanks you very much indeed. Wonderful scenes at Kelvingrove. The
:36:06. > :36:10.crowds have turned out today. That is going to be an image you will see
:36:11. > :36:14.on the back pages of your newspapers tomorrow. And the other significant
:36:15. > :36:19.thing about Alex Marshall and Paul Foster winning a gold medal for
:36:20. > :36:24.Scotland this afternoon, and these are live pictures from Kelvingrove,
:36:25. > :36:31.that is now a record haul of medals for Scotland. Wonderful.
:36:32. > :36:44.It is a great day in Scotland. A beautiful day.
:36:45. > :36:48.The boxing is taking place at the SECC. The last round of 16. The
:36:49. > :36:50.atmosphere inside that arena is incredible.
:36:51. > :36:52.Once dominated by world-famous shipyards, the banks of the
:36:53. > :36:57.River Clyde in Glasgow now boast iconic architectural landmarks.
:36:58. > :37:00.And we're heading to the SECC next, to the striking Clyde Auditorium,
:37:01. > :37:02.which is affectionately known to Glaswegians as the Armadillo,
:37:03. > :37:05.Looking ahead to the bout between Northern Ireland's Michael
:37:06. > :37:09.Your commentators are John Inverdale and Richie Woodhall.
:37:10. > :37:14.You can see the official mascot bouncing up and down in the ring.
:37:15. > :37:19.More seriously, later, Michael Conlan, the world number two fights
:37:20. > :37:26.the world number three. Ritchie, this is a final worthy of a final.
:37:27. > :37:33.Yes. Ranked number two in the world against number three, luck of the
:37:34. > :37:40.draw. Nothing between these boxers. Lots of skill and talent. Conlan in
:37:41. > :37:45.particular. He has a similar type of boxing.
:37:46. > :37:49.Indian fighters have a great tradition in the Commonwealth Games
:37:50. > :37:53.and amateur boxing. But rarely go on to the professional ranks, why is
:37:54. > :37:57.that? The professional game isn't
:37:58. > :38:03.developed in Asia. It is developing. A lot of these lads in India are in
:38:04. > :38:06.the forces, and they train full-time. Professional boxing
:38:07. > :38:10.hasn't really developed. Because they are training every day, they
:38:11. > :38:14.are fit, they share multination training camps. They have really
:38:15. > :38:19.improved. A fight to look forward to. Michael
:38:20. > :38:25.Conlan had a brief flirtation with celebrity last year when he got to
:38:26. > :38:29.the third stage of the apprentice in Ireland. He is hoping to go all the
:38:30. > :38:39.way in boxing. Just to update you, he was beaten by
:38:40. > :38:44.Adele Lynch, one of the singers from the Irish pop band in the nineteen
:38:45. > :38:52.nineties, Ba witched. He is taking on Shiva P. Richie
:38:53. > :39:14.Woodhall and Jim Neilly are your commentators. -- Shiva Thapper.
:39:15. > :39:23.The best two men, meeting early on, this is what we have got. Thaper,
:39:24. > :39:32.from India, boxing for the first time. Michael Conlan is rated number
:39:33. > :39:38.two bantamweight in the world. Had there been a draw with seeding, one
:39:39. > :39:43.boxer would have been at the top, and one at the bottom. The second
:39:44. > :39:52.round of the men's bantamweight. The 56 kilograms category. Michael is
:39:53. > :39:57.boxing in his second Commonwealth Games, against Shiva Thaper from
:39:58. > :40:02.India, silver medallist in the world youth Championships. What a pity
:40:03. > :40:10.this is not the final. But we will sit back and enjoy it.
:40:11. > :40:14.It is worthy of the final. Michael looked very good in his opening
:40:15. > :40:23.contest. It will suit him that he has had a good win under his belt.
:40:24. > :40:27.It is a close one to call on paper. Serious concern in the Northern
:40:28. > :40:32.Ireland corner come in the second round, with blood streaming down
:40:33. > :40:41.Michael's face. But it was only a little nick in the scalp. It hasn't
:40:42. > :40:56.deterred him. He has moved up from 52 kilograms, lost in the
:40:57. > :41:01.quarterfinals to Jason Maloney under the old computer scoring system. A
:41:02. > :41:14.good right hand from Collin. A good move from Estadio Vicente
:41:15. > :41:24.Calderon, his back to the ropes. Thaper, a low, left hand. Conlon had
:41:25. > :41:31.to use his jab. -- a good move from -- Shiva Thapper.
:41:32. > :41:38.A good opening round, a lot of tactics being employed here. An
:41:39. > :41:59.awkward southpaw, Thaper. Thaper hanging on, Conlon wanting to
:42:00. > :42:04.box. They both have a real good at -- a real go at each other. A hard
:42:05. > :42:08.round. I think Conlon may have squeezed that one.
:42:09. > :42:16.I thought Conlon did enough to take the round. The fellow in bed is not
:42:17. > :42:24.boxing well at all. A bit scrappy on the inside. Conlon sneaking in with
:42:25. > :42:33.better work. Thaper, with that low, left hand, a bit vulnerable. Heads
:42:34. > :42:36.clashing at their -- there, they have to be careful.
:42:37. > :42:55.All three judges have given it to the Northern Irishman. The European
:42:56. > :43:00.silver medallist. The Northern Ireland senior coach is his dad.
:43:01. > :43:12.A close opening round by both boxers. Bantamweight division. The
:43:13. > :43:21.arch and just got the decision. Thaper, from India. The world number
:43:22. > :43:26.three. He is coming out, all guns blazing.
:43:27. > :43:33.He has to get the timing right with the right hand. Coming forward
:43:34. > :43:41.again. A good left hook. And good movement. Shiva moves his head.
:43:42. > :43:47.Michael coming forward. That is good, basic boxing and using
:43:48. > :43:59.the jab to keep his man at bay. Setting himself up for that writer
:44:00. > :44:05.Attraction that harder right hand. -- for that harder right hand.
:44:06. > :44:08.Just swallowing him up as he comes in. The referee letting them get on
:44:09. > :44:21.with it, good officiating. I can hear John saying, referee, he
:44:22. > :44:29.is still holding. This is very close. Good work
:44:30. > :44:34.inside, then he covers up. In a contest like this, you cannot
:44:35. > :44:38.afford to make mistakes against a classy opponent who will punish
:44:39. > :44:48.you. The Adjmal has to be accurate with his jab. If he misses, he falls
:44:49. > :45:19.short -- the Irish men has to be accurate.
:45:20. > :45:25.Conlon might have this round again. It has been so close. Would they
:45:26. > :45:42.have boxed like this if it had been the final round? Who knows. I would
:45:43. > :45:52.like to see Conlon do more of those long jabs. I think he boxes better
:45:53. > :45:57.at range. Good couple of right hands by Conlon. How have the judges seen
:45:58. > :46:22.this one? Might just be another one. Some good work by Conlon here. Works
:46:23. > :46:32.to the body and work to the head, gets out the way. Good movement. He
:46:33. > :46:43.has avoided everything that has come back. I think he has won that
:46:44. > :47:00.round. A bit closer. One judge gave it to Thapa. Two gave it to Conlon.
:47:01. > :47:06.They will be on the phone to home telling them what has happened. They
:47:07. > :47:10.are indicating the scores to the Indian corner, which in the old days
:47:11. > :47:13.would have got you thrown out of the place. Northern Ireland's Michael
:47:14. > :47:18.Conlon, the European silver-medallist, veteran of Delhi
:47:19. > :47:19.four years ago when he lost controversially in the quarterfinals
:47:20. > :47:22.is two rounds up against this dangerous and very efficient
:47:23. > :47:26.opponents, Shiva Thapa, from India. They are not having to go looking
:47:27. > :47:32.for each other. What a blistering start. Conlon has to be very
:47:33. > :47:42.careful. Just got to keep his composure. Predicted tactics now by
:47:43. > :47:48.the Indian. Knows he is behind. Conlon has to be composed and pick
:47:49. > :47:51.his shots. Try not to stand and hold the seat. That is what the Indian
:47:52. > :47:58.will want. Has to box clever, Conlon. Very much the favourites of
:47:59. > :48:03.the gold medal in this division, Conlon. He is fighting an opponent
:48:04. > :48:27.with great credentials. It has got very messy. A lot of it
:48:28. > :48:34.down to Shiva Thapa. Midway through the third and final round. Good
:48:35. > :48:38.footwork again by Conlon. And shot to the body by the Northern Ireland
:48:39. > :48:45.Richmond. Defensively, Conlon has been terrific? He has tied him up on
:48:46. > :48:51.the inside. Nothing really clean. A few shots gone in Ron Conlon.
:48:52. > :49:00.Showing the judges he is prepared to work on the inside. Nothing really
:49:01. > :49:15.clean from Thapa, but it is hitting the target. When it is like that, it
:49:16. > :49:17.is a bit of a stalemate. You cannot give it to anyone. As long as you
:49:18. > :49:19.are matching the work great of your opponents, which is what Conlon is
:49:20. > :49:23.doing. They cannot give it to Thapa. Right hand into the middle by Conlon
:49:24. > :49:32.has been pretty effective right through this context -- contest.
:49:33. > :49:42.Thapa needs to stop him to win this, I would feel. Conlon, not best
:49:43. > :49:48.advised to stand and trade with his back to the ropes. Warning for the
:49:49. > :49:54.head. That is it all over. It wasn't as if he had not been told. Conlon
:49:55. > :50:03.has won this. He has deserved to win it. That 11 hour indiscretion by
:50:04. > :50:07.Shiva Thapa has made sure the Olympic bronze-medallist of the
:50:08. > :50:10.European silver-medallist, Michael Conlon has taken another step
:50:11. > :50:15.towards becoming a Commonwealth Games medallist. Arguably the gold,
:50:16. > :50:21.because he is the favourite for this division. He had to work hard rated
:50:22. > :50:28.just one behind him in the world. The world number two, has come
:50:29. > :50:34.through. If there was any doubt in this last round, the warning secured
:50:35. > :50:39.it for Conlon. Took some risks with his hands low, got caught with the
:50:40. > :50:49.odd shot. That wasn't a bad body shot from Michael macro -- Michael
:50:50. > :50:56.Conlon. He knows he has got it. The judge's decision and the winner by
:50:57. > :51:03.unanimous decision in the blue corner, Michael Conlon. Michael
:51:04. > :51:11.Conlon has won his second contest in the bantamweight division at Glasgow
:51:12. > :51:17.2014. On his way to a Commonwealth medal. Congratulations. It was
:51:18. > :51:22.always going to be hard but you want it conclusively? It was a tough
:51:23. > :51:28.fighter from start to finish. I was very nervous. This could be the
:51:29. > :51:35.hardest thing in the whole competition. He is a very skilful
:51:36. > :51:44.fighter. He tried rough tactics and used his head a lot to rough me up.
:51:45. > :51:47.Fortunately for me he got warned. The performance wasn't the best from
:51:48. > :51:56.me, a lot more to come from me. You are in their against the third in
:51:57. > :52:00.the world, but I am happy enough. Ritchie was saying in the commentary
:52:01. > :52:03.he was impressed by your defence and your God was very solid. I was
:52:04. > :52:11.working on it, I knew he was going to be one of the sharpest. -- guard.
:52:12. > :52:16.I knew it was going to be tough and I was very nervous. I worked on my
:52:17. > :52:24.defence. Fortunately, I outsmarted him. He was being very dirty, but it
:52:25. > :52:29.paid off for me. Can you think about a medal yet? I am thinking about the
:52:30. > :52:36.gold medal. Straightaway. It is the only thing in my eyes. Anything
:52:37. > :52:45.else, I will be disappointed with. I would rather lose now. But I want
:52:46. > :52:48.another medal. It is the mental attitude I am going in with and
:52:49. > :52:55.hopefully it will work for me whole way. Well done today.
:52:56. > :53:00.Second fight we have shown you in the afternoon. Michael Conlon looks
:53:01. > :53:07.a great fighter. Raucous atmosphere inside the SEC. But at Kelvingrove,
:53:08. > :53:12.Paul Foster and Alex Marshall battled Malaysia. The Scots won a
:53:13. > :53:16.hard-fought semifinal over England to reach this stage and they were
:53:17. > :53:21.looking forward to carry forward that momentum. Malaysia were
:53:22. > :53:24.finalists of an unknown quantity at announcing their team very late. The
:53:25. > :53:33.Scottish pair very experienced, playing on home soil took advantage
:53:34. > :53:40.claiming a fantastic success. Once again they are the men's gold
:53:41. > :53:43.medal bears. Yesterday was special, that semifinal but today it has gone
:53:44. > :53:54.through to another level? Over the moon. The first ten ends was
:53:55. > :54:00.relentless. He was absolutely awesome. Made it easy for myself.
:54:01. > :54:05.Absolutely superb. Congratulations. I am sure the first thing you are
:54:06. > :54:12.going to do is pat your partner on the back? Yes, we spoke about it
:54:13. > :54:20.last night, what he played in the semifinal was unbelievable. He is a
:54:21. > :54:24.credit to the sport. I wanted to put in a better performance for the
:54:25. > :54:28.final, and I did. We were both on song today. You have been likened to
:54:29. > :54:39.the Lionel Messi of bowls, I suppose you were playing alongside Cristiano
:54:40. > :54:44.Ronaldo? He is just as good as me. The Malaysians put up a great fight.
:54:45. > :54:52.When you think about the achievements you have had, both one
:54:53. > :54:57.just about everything, MBE, but this victory in Scotland, put it into
:54:58. > :55:01.context. Winning my first ever gold medal in Melbourne in 2006, I
:55:02. > :55:05.thought nothing could take it away, but this is the highlight of my
:55:06. > :55:13.career. To win a gold medal in your home country is top. Very emotional
:55:14. > :55:19.and I will take this to my grave. The support we got is fantastic. Can
:55:20. > :55:26.you describe the feeling will you? It has not sunk in. It is the third
:55:27. > :55:33.gold medal I have one in the pairs. We are unbeaten in 12 years of
:55:34. > :55:47.Commonwealth Games. It is fantastic. It is one of the highlights of my
:55:48. > :55:55.career, in your own background, home support, you cannot beat that. We
:55:56. > :55:58.would like to thank the Institute of sport, they have helped us with
:55:59. > :56:01.support and thank you very much indeed. We can mention deli four
:56:02. > :56:04.years ago, which was a bit of a wash-out. To come back and galvanise
:56:05. > :56:11.yourselves, it has been a huge effort? We took a slating Fidelio,
:56:12. > :56:13.and quite rightly so. That was four years ago, and the funding we have
:56:14. > :56:18.had and the appreciation we get from sports companies, it is phenomenal.
:56:19. > :56:26.It has been relentless. Without the support, we could not do it. To
:56:27. > :56:33.share it as best mate? You cannot top that, in your own backyard.
:56:34. > :56:40.Phenomenal. What is the celebration planned tonight? Coca-Cola! We have
:56:41. > :56:43.another game tomorrow and we have to concentrate on that. Once the
:56:44. > :56:53.Commonwealth Games is finished, we will hopefully have two gold medals.
:56:54. > :57:31.Congratulations. It has been a joy watching you.
:57:32. > :57:37.We love squash and we have a fabulous women's singles gold medal
:57:38. > :57:50.match for you this afternoon. These are live pig does. Terrific 's dart
:57:51. > :57:57.by Laura Massaro. Laura has been ranked world number two since April
:57:58. > :57:59.2013. These are live riches. England taking an eight dashboard lead in
:58:00. > :58:01.game number one. 2013. These are live riches. England
:58:02. > :58:14.taking Can Laura keep it up washed and Mark --? .
:58:15. > :58:20.That is more like it. Full of authority in the rally. Little bit
:58:21. > :58:38.more aggressive on the ball. This is when Laura Massaro has to
:58:39. > :59:07.dig deep. Difficult one. I would have thought
:59:08. > :59:11.she had a shot at that. It is very, very difficult to judge. When they
:59:12. > :59:16.are moving so fast and the ball is moving so fast, you cannot grasp how
:59:17. > :59:20.close they are to gather. moving so fast, you cannot grasp how
:59:21. > :59:28.close How far the ball is away. Looking back, it looks like Laura
:59:29. > :59:38.Massaro is in Nicole's swing is she went to play the ball. She certainly
:59:39. > :59:52.thought she was. We will find out. It is upheld. That means Laura
:59:53. > :59:55.Massaro does not have any more appeals until it gets to 10-10, if
:59:56. > :00:55.it gets to that. David. -- David is still not on top
:00:56. > :01:49.form. Really hugging the wall with that
:01:50. > :01:55.final shot from David. I just feel like Nicolas being a bit tentative,
:01:56. > :02:08.not quite as aggressive -- Nicol is being a bit tentative. Maybe her
:02:09. > :02:16.nerves are playing a part. That was a bad miss. And she knows it. Could
:02:17. > :03:14.have been game ball. Well played. The initiative came
:03:15. > :03:21.once more from Massaro. How key is this? I think we are filling that
:03:22. > :03:23.Nicol David is not at her best. It will make a huge difference if Laura
:03:24. > :04:32.can take this first game. Oh, yes. It is very grave indeed.
:04:33. > :05:09.That is what world champions are made of.
:05:10. > :05:54.Well played. I guess that is one of the reasons why she is the world
:05:55. > :06:00.number one. For most of that game, she was being outplayed, but she
:06:01. > :06:03.found a way to win it. As you say, that is what champions like Nicol
:06:04. > :06:08.are made of. She was struggling a bit all the way through that first
:06:09. > :06:13.game, but when it really counts, she digs in so deep and she is able to
:06:14. > :06:16.pull out some great shots under Russia. That is the difference
:06:17. > :06:19.between someone who sits at the top and someone who's it's just below --
:06:20. > :06:44.under pressure. Mazar was in a dominating position
:06:45. > :06:49.for quite a lot of that opening game -- Massaro. Yes, she took control
:06:50. > :06:56.from the start. She looked positive, really determined. And really played
:06:57. > :07:01.the right game. Nicol was not able to get her racket onto the cross
:07:02. > :07:06.courts. Then it changed round, and Nicol started to become more
:07:07. > :07:13.dominant, started to take control. And she turned it round. But you are
:07:14. > :07:18.right, she did look tentative. The shots that would normally be hugging
:07:19. > :07:24.the wall were a foot away. Nothing seemed to be clicking, but then she
:07:25. > :07:28.found a way to turn around. She was tentative at the start. She was not
:07:29. > :07:33.as positive as she normally is. She looked a bit frightened to go in
:07:34. > :07:38.short too soon, which meant that for most of the rallies at the start, we
:07:39. > :07:43.only saw one or two shots from her. But when she is in a medal-winning
:07:44. > :07:48.position, she takes it, and that was what happened towards the end of the
:07:49. > :07:52.game. She took those opportunities. Must be tough for Laura Massaro,
:07:53. > :07:58.having been ahead for most of the game. Dominated at game point, and
:07:59. > :08:02.now she is a game down. Tactically, she has not got to change anything.
:08:03. > :08:06.To be fair, she has not done anything wrong. Nicol was just able
:08:07. > :08:10.to step up at the end of the game with the experience she has. But I
:08:11. > :08:15.don't ignore it is playing badly. She is playing very well. The
:08:16. > :08:23.tactics are spot on. She has just got to keep digging in. And hope
:08:24. > :08:32.that Nicol David does not find the hot streak that we see in her key
:08:33. > :08:42.matches. We saw it yesterday. She found a way to win, and then she was
:08:43. > :08:46.superb at the end. She says her ambition is to win Olympic gold in
:08:47. > :08:55.2020. At the moment, squash is not an Olympic sport, but that may
:08:56. > :08:59.change in the next few years. The feeling around the Scotstoun complex
:09:00. > :09:06.here is that it is an ideal fit for the Olympics. Here we go. The world
:09:07. > :10:13.number one is a game ahead. A welcome mistake as far as Massaro
:10:14. > :10:25.is concerned. She can't rely on many more.
:10:26. > :10:33.Massaro is arguing the toss. Is she going to risk an appeal early in the
:10:34. > :10:36.game? I shouldn't think so. Most of the professionals know that they
:10:37. > :10:39.want to save the one challenge they have not till later in the match,
:10:40. > :11:09.when it really will count. Set it up beautifully, drove her
:11:10. > :12:34.back. Everything is beginning to click
:12:35. > :12:39.together now for Nicol David. I think she is starting this game as
:12:40. > :12:43.she finished the first game. Laura is almost becoming a bit desperate
:12:44. > :12:46.now to try and get control. She is not going to do that from the back
:12:47. > :12:49.of the court. She has got to get Nicol behind her first. Then she has
:12:50. > :13:09.got to look for the opportunity. Prince Imran from Malaysia. He will
:13:10. > :13:16.be presenting the medals at the end of the matches. Trying to be
:13:17. > :13:58.impartial, I'm sure. Lightning quick, Nicol David. She is
:13:59. > :14:02.just so quick around court. There are so many qualities about Nicol,
:14:03. > :14:08.but one of those is that she is incredibly quick and so fit.