BBC One: Day 5: 13:45-15:00 Commonwealth Games

It is so beautiful here today we have decided to come out.

The sun's out, and some of the world's best athletes are out too.

This is what's coming up this afternoon.

We're heading to the Scotstoun Sports Campus for

Northern Ireland's Michael Conlon takes on India's Shiva Thapa,

Conlon could be one of the stars of this year's Games.

We're at a sunny Kelvingrove for the men's pairs gold medal match.

And the big guns, Scotland's Paul Foster and Alex Marshall,

Lot's of great sport this afternoon and tonight.

This is the team competition in table tennis. And taking place right

now, Scotland are roaring ahead in their match against Malaysia, in the

sunshine of Kelvingrove. Beautiful scenes there today.

If you like your boxing, keep an eye out on the men's middleweight.

Northern Ireland's Connor Coyle v Dennis Thomas of Guyana.

Watch him in action at the SECC, and all the other sports,

Success for England inside Hampden already today, with big Dan Greaves

giving his all for gold in the para-sport discus F42/44.

Wales's Aled Davies, captain of his country's team, secured silver.

A clutch of medals at Kelvingrove, as Northern Ireland have to settle

for silver, after losing the men's triples final to South Africa.

But, in the same event, Wales beat

He was gunning for a record 19th Commonwealth Games

record, but England's sharp shooter Mick Gault missed out

on qualifying for the final of the 50m pistol this morning.

He announced his retirement from the sport soon after.

Time now for us to switch our attention to

squash where the men's and women's singles are reaching a conclusion.

Lots of the back page headlines have been about the athletics, swimming

and about the cycling on the track. We have seen some incredible squash.

World number one Nicol David of Malaysia had already booked her

And it was up to two English girls to battle it out to meet her.

In an all-England women's singles semi-final, it was world champion

Laura Massaro who was too hot for Alison Waters yesterday.

We will see the Massaro v Nicol final just before 3pm today.

But, before that, can Alison Waters pick up a bronze

Our reporter Matt Pinsent has caught up, ahead of the match.

Welcome back, Time now for the women's bronze medal match. Kris

Robertson is England coach, we are expecting great things from Alison

Waters. Alison has a great chance from -- against Joelle King from New

Zealand. Last time, Alison came out on top.

Hopefully she will take this positive memories forward.

How important our rankings and seedings going into a competition

like this? There is one position difference,

Joelle is ranked one place higher in the world. It doesn't mean a lock

for either player. It is a close match, it should be good.

We have talked about this before, this venue, this glass box, an

amazing feeling. The crowds have been great, at fever

pitch at times. A lot of English support. Both are powerful,

aggressive hitters. People will like to see that.

England had a superb showing in Delhi four years ago. How much

pressure is on your team throughout this competition?

There is an expectancy. We were successful in Delhi. This week has

been successful. Today will let us never how successful we will be.

You guys roll from the singles into the doubles starting tomorrow. Is it

a case that they forget about the doubles until they start that?

Absolutely. We already had some doubles players preparing. All the

guys playing singles will have to switch off from their results today

and get into doubles at 11:30am tomorrow.

Thank you for your time, good luck today.

Time now for the women's bronze medal match.

It is a beautiful venue. Waters in the Allred. Getting us

under way in the women's bronze medal match -- in the all red.

Good, steady start from both players.

Very similar styles, Martin? Just about to say that, soon. Very

similar styles, very steady players. His Royal Highness Prince Edward.

Staying to support the women as well.

Very steady players, similar kind of players. Really working their line

Maybe stronger in the middle from middle.

Maybe stronger in the middle from the front of the court, King. Alison

Waters is a very experienced competitor. A great all court

player. Waters, I think, just catching her

on the chin. Nothing too serious. We saw Megan Craig from New Zealand

supporting her team-mate. The middle of the court, that is where Joelle

King will try to dominate full stop Alison Waters has to get the ball

into the corners. No challenge from Waters. Both

players, one challenge each per match. If they hit ten all and they

have lost either of their challengers, then they receive one

more. -- challenges. Strong movement from Joelle King, changing the

direction, very strong from that position.

Plenty of twisting and turning right now.

Alison Waters, just moving side to side, I wonder whether she has any

stiffness from Laura Massaro yesterday. A wonderful match. A

little bit feisty on occasion. A wry smile from Alison Waters.

Alison Waters obviously does not want to lose this first game but she

does employ a long game tactic. Surely wants to dig away at her

opponent over a long period and gradually expose more and more space

as she can tap into. She's not a devastating shotmaker but very

consistent over the long-term. Try to find her line and length, get the

ball in the corners. A good pick up but coming straight

back into the middle. from New Zealand taking a four point

lead in the first game. Little unfortunate for Walters.

Hitting the wall between the joint and the side wall. A bit unlucky.

First game point of the match. Alison Walters, her grip seems to be

very loose. Too often we have seen that. Leave the court loose in the

middle and back can be the devastating effect. You need the

racket control around the middle and Alison Walters does possess that.

Joelle King takes the first game. We will come back to the squash in a

moment. We want to go back to Kelvingrove. A beautiful scene. Look

at the score. It is 19-0 against Malaysia at the 12 ends. They are

romping home and looks like they are heading for the gold medal.

Fantastic performance from teams Scotland in Kelvingrove. Let's go

back to the squash and the start of the second game.

King going for a video review. A little bit surprising in this game.

Normally they hang onto their challenges until later in the game.

She obviously felt Alison hit a loose shot. You have the indicator

you are ready to play the shot. King did not indicate she was ready.

Let's wait and see. Only one challenge. That is no longer the

King. Great take. Better rally from Alison

Walters. Hitting with more authority into the back of the court. It was a

phenomenal volley. Strength and balance.

Laura Massaro, she will be competing in the women's gold medal match. She

will be following this match. Seems as though King is half a step

quicker than her opponent around this court. And over the longer

rallies. That really tells. One of the most popular ways to play

this game is to keep the pressure on and then the aggregate of all these

good shots adds up to a bit of space in the court you can attack into and

finish off the rally. Looking good. Super, super touch. If the language

is anything to go by, Joelle King is looking very confident and Alison

Walters, somewhat lost. 4-0, Joelle King.

Better from Alison Walters. It is going to come down to more than just

good shots like that. She needs to get a foothold in this match. It has

not happened so far. Two on the bounce.

What quite often happens in squash, you get down towards the ball and

you cannot see properly and sometimes the ball bounces properly.

The decision by the referee. This is a good patch for Alison Walters.

Alison Walters needs to stand up in this court. She has to create loose

shots so she can dominate the middle of the court and use her Bali. But

that time just punching the ball back into the middle of the court.

Giving Joelle King a 2-point lead. -- using her volley. That is not the

first occasion we have seen Alison Walters be somewhat aggressive in

that way. She almost flattened Laura Massaro on court yesterday. She has

almost done the same again to Joelle King. Will be borne out of bitter

frustration she cannot get to the ball on that backhand side but I'm

not sure flattening your opponent is the best way to go about it.

The purple patch now running in Joelle King's favour. The speed

Joelle King is hitting into the back of this court, and we have talked

about Alison Walters having a loose technique with her wrist, the ball

is coming too fast at her and cannot prepare early enough.

Good finish by Alison. Fortunate she won that rally. Had she not, I think

it would have been tough if that had been called in to. Lovely touch,

lovely finish. To lose. That is what happens. -- far too loose.

Super. Joelle King just going from strength to strength. Just in the

middle to the right of your screen is Ken Carter, who works with Alison

Walters on a day-to-day basis. I'm sure he be itching to get down to

help her. Not sure he can do anything right now, Joelle King is a

game point. the trot. Three more required to

pull it level. A disappointing end for Alison

Waters. Joelle will be looking to add to the

bronze today when she goes as -- goes again in the doubles.

How do you assess that performance? Very disappointing. Joelle played

really well. After yesterday, and I tried my best.

It seems as if there were a few big moments that went against you.

She got three lucky bounces in that first game. She was a better player

on the day. At one moment you took it out on the

side wall. Yes, I need to stop that. It was indicative of your mood. It

was tough, we both want to win. Tensions are high. It wasn't my day

today. Now, it is on to the mixed and picking yourself up.

The women's and mixed doubles start tomorrow. The dark.

Commiserations to Alison Waters, she was up against it, against Joelle

King who was in magnificent form. Great scenes at Kelvingrove, this is

life. If you want to watch the lawn bowls it is all over. In the past

couple of seconds, how about that, fantastic stuff. Brilliant scenes

here. Yesterday, we saw Alex Marshall and Paul Foster jumping

around Kelvingrove, after a magnificent fightback yesterday.

They have just won the gold medal. They were so far ahead against

Malaysia. Wonderful pictures. The men's pairs Scotland team Alex

Marshall and Paul Foster have one the gold medal. Wonderful Scotland.

He not running across the lawn like he was yesterday, celebrating

celebrating. Brilliant stuff. Let us head to Rishi Persad who is

down there. What a great moment for those two.

The pride of Scotland. Absolutely. Yesterday, we saw some amazing

scenes when they won the semifinal in such dramatic start against

England. Amazing scenes today. They have absolutely blitzed Malaysia in

this final. They got off to a great start. They are great mates, they

have dominated in the end. Malaysia were forced to shake hands with

three N is still to go. After that success yesterday. Alex's wife

celebrating with family and friends. They have been here before. 2006 in

Melbourne, they won the men's pairs gold medal at the Commonwealth

Games. Alex also won the men's pairs in Manchester as well. Paul Foster,

though, and Alex Marshall, sharing success here in Scotland, home

turf. A great day for both of them. They are both as individuals in the

sport of bowls a great talent, but together they are a formidable pair.

David Gourley has been their head coach, saying to me earlier today,

you couldn't wish to put together to better players. They are both

brilliant and they get on so well. They make a great team. The synergy

is outstanding. They will success for a very long time to come. In the

sport of lawn bowls, the Commonwealth Games is the pinnacle.

And enjoying being that at the moment.

Thanks you very much indeed. Wonderful scenes at Kelvingrove. The

crowds have turned out today. That is going to be an image you will see

on the back pages of your newspapers tomorrow. And the other significant

thing about Alex Marshall and Paul Foster winning a gold medal for

Scotland this afternoon, and these are live pictures from Kelvingrove,

that is now a record haul of medals for Scotland. Wonderful.

It is a great day in Scotland. A beautiful day.

The boxing is taking place at the SECC. The last round of 16. The

atmosphere inside that arena is incredible.

Once dominated by world-famous shipyards, the banks of the

River Clyde in Glasgow now boast iconic architectural landmarks.

And we're heading to the SECC next, to the striking Clyde Auditorium,

which is affectionately known to Glaswegians as the Armadillo,

Looking ahead to the bout between Northern Ireland's Michael

Your commentators are John Inverdale and Richie Woodhall.

You can see the official mascot bouncing up and down in the ring.

More seriously, later, Michael Conlan, the world number two fights

the world number three. Ritchie, this is a final worthy of a final.

Yes. Ranked number two in the world against number three, luck of the

draw. Nothing between these boxers. Lots of skill and talent. Conlan in

particular. He has a similar type of boxing.

Indian fighters have a great tradition in the Commonwealth Games

and amateur boxing. But rarely go on to the professional ranks, why is

that? The professional game isn't

developed in Asia. It is developing. A lot of these lads in India are in

the forces, and they train full-time. Professional boxing

hasn't really developed. Because they are training every day, they

are fit, they share multination training camps. They have really

improved. A fight to look forward to. Michael

Conlan had a brief flirtation with celebrity last year when he got to

the third stage of the apprentice in Ireland. He is hoping to go all the

way in boxing. Just to update you, he was beaten by

Adele Lynch, one of the singers from the Irish pop band in the nineteen

nineties, Ba witched. He is taking on Shiva P. Richie

Woodhall and Jim Neilly are your commentators. -- Shiva Thapper.

The best two men, meeting early on, this is what we have got. Thaper,

from India, boxing for the first time. Michael Conlan is rated number

two bantamweight in the world. Had there been a draw with seeding, one

boxer would have been at the top, and one at the bottom. The second

round of the men's bantamweight. The 56 kilograms category. Michael is

boxing in his second Commonwealth Games, against Shiva Thaper from

India, silver medallist in the world youth Championships. What a pity

this is not the final. But we will sit back and enjoy it.

It is worthy of the final. Michael looked very good in his opening

contest. It will suit him that he has had a good win under his belt.

It is a close one to call on paper. Serious concern in the Northern

Ireland corner come in the second round, with blood streaming down

Michael's face. But it was only a little nick in the scalp. It hasn't

deterred him. He has moved up from 52 kilograms, lost in the

quarterfinals to Jason Maloney under the old computer scoring system. A

good right hand from Collin. A good move from Estadio Vicente

Calderon, his back to the ropes. Thaper, a low, left hand. Conlon had

to use his jab. -- a good move from -- Shiva Thapper.

A good opening round, a lot of tactics being employed here. An

awkward southpaw, Thaper. Thaper hanging on, Conlon wanting to

box. They both have a real good at -- a real go at each other. A hard

round. I think Conlon may have squeezed that one.

I thought Conlon did enough to take the round. The fellow in bed is not

boxing well at all. A bit scrappy on the inside. Conlon sneaking in with

better work. Thaper, with that low, left hand, a bit vulnerable. Heads

clashing at their -- there, they have to be careful.

All three judges have given it to the Northern Irishman. The European

silver medallist. The Northern Ireland senior coach is his dad.

A close opening round by both boxers. Bantamweight division. The

arch and just got the decision. Thaper, from India. The world number

three. He is coming out, all guns blazing.

He has to get the timing right with the right hand. Coming forward

again. A good left hook. And good movement. Shiva moves his head.

Michael coming forward. That is good, basic boxing and using

the jab to keep his man at bay. Setting himself up for that writer

Attraction that harder right hand. -- for that harder right hand.

Just swallowing him up as he comes in. The referee letting them get on

with it, good officiating. I can hear John saying, referee, he

is still holding. This is very close. Good work

inside, then he covers up. In a contest like this, you cannot

afford to make mistakes against a classy opponent who will punish

you. The Adjmal has to be accurate with his jab. If he misses, he falls

short -- the Irish men has to be accurate.

Conlon might have this round again. It has been so close. Would they

have boxed like this if it had been the final round? Who knows. I would

like to see Conlon do more of those long jabs. I think he boxes better

at range. Good couple of right hands by Conlon. How have the judges seen

this one? Might just be another one. Some good work by Conlon here. Works

to the body and work to the head, gets out the way. Good movement. He

has avoided everything that has come back. I think he has won that

round. A bit closer. One judge gave it to Thapa. Two gave it to Conlon.

They will be on the phone to home telling them what has happened. They

are indicating the scores to the Indian corner, which in the old days

would have got you thrown out of the place. Northern Ireland's Michael

Conlon, the European silver-medallist, veteran of Delhi

four years ago when he lost controversially in the quarterfinals

is two rounds up against this dangerous and very efficient

opponents, Shiva Thapa, from India. They are not having to go looking

for each other. What a blistering start. Conlon has to be very

careful. Just got to keep his composure. Predicted tactics now by

the Indian. Knows he is behind. Conlon has to be composed and pick

his shots. Try not to stand and hold the seat. That is what the Indian

will want. Has to box clever, Conlon. Very much the favourites of

the gold medal in this division, Conlon. He is fighting an opponent

with great credentials. It has got very messy. A lot of it

down to Shiva Thapa. Midway through the third and final round. Good

footwork again by Conlon. And shot to the body by the Northern Ireland

Richmond. Defensively, Conlon has been terrific? He has tied him up on

the inside. Nothing really clean. A few shots gone in Ron Conlon.

Showing the judges he is prepared to work on the inside. Nothing really

clean from Thapa, but it is hitting the target. When it is like that, it

is a bit of a stalemate. You cannot give it to anyone. As long as you

are matching the work great of your opponents, which is what Conlon is

doing. They cannot give it to Thapa. Right hand into the middle by Conlon

has been pretty effective right through this context -- contest.

Thapa needs to stop him to win this, I would feel. Conlon, not best

advised to stand and trade with his back to the ropes. Warning for the

head. That is it all over. It wasn't as if he had not been told. Conlon

has won this. He has deserved to win it. That 11 hour indiscretion by

Shiva Thapa has made sure the Olympic bronze-medallist of the

European silver-medallist, Michael Conlon has taken another step

towards becoming a Commonwealth Games medallist. Arguably the gold,

because he is the favourite for this division. He had to work hard rated

just one behind him in the world. The world number two, has come

through. If there was any doubt in this last round, the warning secured

it for Conlon. Took some risks with his hands low, got caught with the

odd shot. That wasn't a bad body shot from Michael macro -- Michael

Conlon. He knows he has got it. The judge's decision and the winner by

unanimous decision in the blue corner, Michael Conlon. Michael

Conlon has won his second contest in the bantamweight division at Glasgow

2014. On his way to a Commonwealth medal. Congratulations. It was

always going to be hard but you want it conclusively? It was a tough

fighter from start to finish. I was very nervous. This could be the

hardest thing in the whole competition. He is a very skilful

fighter. He tried rough tactics and used his head a lot to rough me up.

Fortunately for me he got warned. The performance wasn't the best from

me, a lot more to come from me. You are in their against the third in

the world, but I am happy enough. Ritchie was saying in the commentary

he was impressed by your defence and your God was very solid. I was

working on it, I knew he was going to be one of the sharpest. -- guard.

I knew it was going to be tough and I was very nervous. I worked on my

defence. Fortunately, I outsmarted him. He was being very dirty, but it

paid off for me. Can you think about a medal yet? I am thinking about the

gold medal. Straightaway. It is the only thing in my eyes. Anything

else, I will be disappointed with. I would rather lose now. But I want

another medal. It is the mental attitude I am going in with and

hopefully it will work for me whole way. Well done today.

Second fight we have shown you in the afternoon. Michael Conlon looks

a great fighter. Raucous atmosphere inside the SEC. But at Kelvingrove,

Paul Foster and Alex Marshall battled Malaysia. The Scots won a

hard-fought semifinal over England to reach this stage and they were

looking forward to carry forward that momentum. Malaysia were

finalists of an unknown quantity at announcing their team very late. The

Scottish pair very experienced, playing on home soil took advantage

claiming a fantastic success. Once again they are the men's gold

medal bears. Yesterday was special, that semifinal but today it has gone

through to another level? Over the moon. The first ten ends was

relentless. He was absolutely awesome. Made it easy for myself.

Absolutely superb. Congratulations. I am sure the first thing you are

going to do is pat your partner on the back? Yes, we spoke about it

last night, what he played in the semifinal was unbelievable. He is a

credit to the sport. I wanted to put in a better performance for the

final, and I did. We were both on song today. You have been likened to

the Lionel Messi of bowls, I suppose you were playing alongside Cristiano

Ronaldo? He is just as good as me. The Malaysians put up a great fight.

When you think about the achievements you have had, both one

just about everything, MBE, but this victory in Scotland, put it into

context. Winning my first ever gold medal in Melbourne in 2006, I

thought nothing could take it away, but this is the highlight of my

career. To win a gold medal in your home country is top. Very emotional

and I will take this to my grave. The support we got is fantastic. Can

you describe the feeling will you? It has not sunk in. It is the third

gold medal I have one in the pairs. We are unbeaten in 12 years of

Commonwealth Games. It is fantastic. It is one of the highlights of my

career, in your own background, home support, you cannot beat that. We

would like to thank the Institute of sport, they have helped us with

support and thank you very much indeed. We can mention deli four

years ago, which was a bit of a wash-out. To come back and galvanise

yourselves, it has been a huge effort? We took a slating Fidelio,

and quite rightly so. That was four years ago, and the funding we have

had and the appreciation we get from sports companies, it is phenomenal.

It has been relentless. Without the support, we could not do it. To

share it as best mate? You cannot top that, in your own backyard.

Phenomenal. What is the celebration planned tonight? Coca-Cola! We have

another game tomorrow and we have to concentrate on that. Once the

Commonwealth Games is finished, we will hopefully have two gold medals.

Congratulations. It has been a joy watching you.

We love squash and we have a fabulous women's singles gold medal

match for you this afternoon. These are live pig does. Terrific 's dart

by Laura Massaro. Laura has been ranked world number two since April

2013. These are live riches. England taking an eight dashboard lead in

game number one. 2013. These are live riches. England

taking Can Laura keep it up washed and Mark --? .

That is more like it. Full of authority in the rally. Little bit

more aggressive on the ball. This is when Laura Massaro has to

dig deep. Difficult one. I would have thought

she had a shot at that. It is very, very difficult to judge. When they

are moving so fast and the ball is moving so fast, you cannot grasp how

close they are to gather. moving so fast, you cannot grasp how

close How far the ball is away. Looking back, it looks like Laura

Massaro is in Nicole's swing is she went to play the ball. She certainly

thought she was. We will find out. It is upheld. That means Laura

Massaro does not have any more appeals until it gets to 10-10, if

it gets to that. David. -- David is still not on top

form. Really hugging the wall with that

final shot from David. I just feel like Nicolas being a bit tentative,

not quite as aggressive -- Nicol is being a bit tentative. Maybe her

nerves are playing a part. That was a bad miss. And she knows it. Could

have been game ball. Well played. The initiative came

once more from Massaro. How key is this? I think we are filling that

Nicol David is not at her best. It will make a huge difference if Laura

can take this first game. Oh, yes. It is very grave indeed.

That is what world champions are made of.

Well played. I guess that is one of the reasons why she is the world

number one. For most of that game, she was being outplayed, but she

found a way to win it. As you say, that is what champions like Nicol

are made of. She was struggling a bit all the way through that first

game, but when it really counts, she digs in so deep and she is able to

pull out some great shots under Russia. That is the difference

between someone who sits at the top and someone who's it's just below --

under pressure. Mazar was in a dominating position

for quite a lot of that opening game -- Massaro. Yes, she took control

from the start. She looked positive, really determined. And really played

the right game. Nicol was not able to get her racket onto the cross

courts. Then it changed round, and Nicol started to become more

dominant, started to take control. And she turned it round. But you are

right, she did look tentative. The shots that would normally be hugging

the wall were a foot away. Nothing seemed to be clicking, but then she

found a way to turn around. She was tentative at the start. She was not

as positive as she normally is. She looked a bit frightened to go in

short too soon, which meant that for most of the rallies at the start, we

only saw one or two shots from her. But when she is in a medal-winning

position, she takes it, and that was what happened towards the end of the

game. She took those opportunities. Must be tough for Laura Massaro,

having been ahead for most of the game. Dominated at game point, and

now she is a game down. Tactically, she has not got to change anything.

To be fair, she has not done anything wrong. Nicol was just able

to step up at the end of the game with the experience she has. But I

don't ignore it is playing badly. She is playing very well. The

tactics are spot on. She has just got to keep digging in. And hope

that Nicol David does not find the hot streak that we see in her key

matches. We saw it yesterday. She found a way to win, and then she was

superb at the end. She says her ambition is to win Olympic gold in

2020. At the moment, squash is not an Olympic sport, but that may

change in the next few years. The feeling around the Scotstoun complex

here is that it is an ideal fit for the Olympics. Here we go. The world

number one is a game ahead. A welcome mistake as far as Massaro

is concerned. She can't rely on many more.

Massaro is arguing the toss. Is she going to risk an appeal early in the

game? I shouldn't think so. Most of the professionals know that they

want to save the one challenge they have not till later in the match,

when it really will count. Set it up beautifully, drove her

back. Everything is beginning to click

together now for Nicol David. I think she is starting this game as

she finished the first game. Laura is almost becoming a bit desperate

now to try and get control. She is not going to do that from the back

of the court. She has got to get Nicol behind her first. Then she has

got to look for the opportunity. Prince Imran from Malaysia. He will

be presenting the medals at the end of the matches. Trying to be

impartial, I'm sure. Lightning quick, Nicol David. She is

just so quick around court. There are so many qualities about Nicol,

but one of those is that she is incredibly quick and so fit.