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not as clean as in the first two, but nevertheless he is the contest

very well. He thinks he has won it, so do we, and what a story this is

for this young fellow. Ladies and gentlemen, what a fantastic contest,

your appreciation for both boxers. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

A unanimous decision, the winner and through to the semifinal, in the red

corner from Scotland, Reece McFadden!

tale run in Glasgow and he takes a bow to all sides of SECC and blows

kisses of appreciation and he has secured himself a

kisses of appreciation and he has secured place on the medal podium.

Now to Northern Ireland's secured place on the medal podium.

Dalton and see how he fares. This is being contefsed between

boxers from Australia This is being contefsed between

Ireland. The man in red operating from the orthodox stance is Andrew

Maloney from Australia, 23 years of age and his opponent wearing blue is

Ruaridh Dalton from Northern Ireland, 24 years old. He had a buy

in the opening -- bye in the opening rupd. Dalton faces his third

contest. He Bashar al-Assad the man from Africa and then the man from

Tanzania. Both boxers one way from a guaranteed medal in the fly weight

giegs. He is a skilful boxer and he has has got to bring the right into

play. Maloney will often go down stairs to the body and he would be

open to that shot. Dahl Topss has got to control this contest behind

that jab. The Australian moves in quick. There is that dip of the leg.

You have got to set him up with that right uppercut.

There was a good right hand over the top from Maloney. A cuffing left

hook was partially parried by the glove of Dalton. A good left hand,

but warned by the referee to keep that shot up. There was a right down

the middle from Dalton. Inside the final minute of this

opening round. Maloney reached this stage four years ago in Delhi as he

just manages to take the full force from that right cross over the top

from Dalton. That was in the fly weight division that he lost to the

eventually gold medallist at the quarter-finals stage. He will be

keen to go one further. He got through with a good left hand

against Dalton and a right hand over the top to win that exchange. We are

approaching the closing stages of the opening round.

A fairly close round to score. Good movement by the Australian, but that

was definitely south of the border, an illegal punch. Some good work

from Dalton with the jab and the straight right. He is in against

this tricky guy who likes to come forward, but there a good example of

bringing him on to the shot. All three judges favouring the

Australian. So Ruairi Dalton, who has been moving beautifully in his

two contests to date has conceded the opening round. Will it bring a

change in tactics. It might. He lost his way in the last seconds, Maloney

started to land and score some better shots. That is probably why

he got the round. We move into the second round. Ruairi Dahlton in

blue, Andrew Maloney of Australia in red. Maloney took the opening round.

Maloney took a swift counter from Dalton and Dalton on the front foot.

Maloney comes back and they're trading shots again. A good right

hand to the body from Dalton. Plenty watching, feinting, trying to

trigger something off. Again Maloney warned about punches straying below

the belt line. Maloney darts in and out and you have got to get your

timing right. That is why I'm amazed Dalton hasn't thrown the right

uppercut. That is the punch to throw. For Maloney, he has some

success with the movement, he has slowed down and that may suit

Dalton. This Australian holds his feet, Dalton also. There it wasn't

too far away. Another left from Maloney and two appeared to be just

around the belt line. The referee will keep an eye on that. A couple

of words with him already. Dalton hasn't complained. We go beyond the

mid point of the second round. A good right to the body. There was a

left hook response from Maloney. There is a crack little right hook

over the top from Dalton. When you're working on the inside, you

have got to show a bit of intelligence now and again and move

your head and try and create space. Maloney tends to do that. He has

some good head movement there. You can't just let the heads rub and

pound away, because it become s s a stale mate. It is a still and an art

to box on the inside, but that is what you have got to do. Not much of

the ring being used. That is lovely. Beautiful movement. We approach the

closing seconds. He staggered back into the ropes near the red corner.

Another all-action round. Plenty of in-fighting, plenty of boxes up at

close range. How will the judges see that? I think Kev Smith will be

happy, it wasn't a bad round for the Australian. Again that was a low

shot. It was on the top of the leg. But the move frment Maloney was

better. There is some good head move frment Maloney -- there is some good

head movement from Maloney in that round. Again they have gone for

Moloney. He showed op head movement and that was probably the

difference. As we move into the third and final round, the man in

blue representing Northern Ireland, Ruairi Dalton, a 24-year-old from

the Holy Trinity Club, he is trailing. All three judges have

scored both rounds in favour of the man in red from Australia, Andrew

Moloney. He made it through to the second round in Kazakhstan. Dalton

is the man that has got to produce a spectacular final round here if he

hopes to progress to the podium. A good left/right from Dahl Dalton. It

was a good attack from Dalton. But he allowed his man to turn him. Then

he has got back to the centre of the ring. This Australian likes to move.

The movement is part of his success, that is why he has to box in the

spaces. When he is cornered on the rope, it is a different matter all

together. But from centre ring, he has got full range of movement

together. But from centre ring, he he boxes better. Ruairi Dalton

trying to close the distance. That is a good left happened and a change

of direction from Moloney. Dalton can't keep his man pinned down. Time

ticking away. A good left hand from Moloney. Dalton attempting to get to

work at close quarters. This is where the majority of the second

round was boxed. The eye-catching shots coming from the

Australian. Good movement and allowing the shots to sail over his

head. That left eye allowing the shots to sail over his

to be getting worse. He is landing with shots and then he is showing

the judges that he has got defensive skims as hi moves away. And if you

hit him and you you're making your opponent miss, you're winning. We

are inside the time half minute of this third and final round. A good

right hand from Dalton. That this third and final round. A good

Moloney to cover up a bit. He is holding on. The ten second clapper

will sound. Dalton has been told it is the last ten. That usually Ellis

sits a furious response. Dalton tries to produce that, but

raises his fist, because there can be little doubt that the Australian

has gone one better Han his quarter -- than his quarter-final

performance in Delhi. Dalton competed gamely, but one suspects

that Andrew Moloney will go through. I think so. Dalton boxed a bit

better in this round. Found his opponent with some good shots. But

it was the movement, clever boxer, makes his opponent miss and then

that is good work by the Australian. The head movement was impressive. He

thinks he has got it. So do I. A good contest to watch that.

The result of the final in the fly weight decision. By the unanimous

decision in the red corner, from Australia, Andrew Moloney. Andrew

Moloney, the Australian, has booked his place in the final four of the

fly weight tournament in Glasgow 2014. Hard lines, what went wrong?

Just a slow start, he was the quicker starter, but no regrets. I

couldn't do anything more much. Fair fight p I hope he does well. Did you

feel you came off second best? No doubt, I lost the fight. I don't

make excuses, I'm in the best shape of my life and I gave it 100%. What

about the experience as a whole? Unbelievable. To the day I die I

will never forget this. Hard lines. Thanks for being with us and I think

we can have a quick chat with the Australian victor. Well done, that

was a convincing performance. Thank you. It was awesome. Unbelievable.

You're going to have to fight Reece McFadden for a place in the final,

you're fighting him and the crowd here are you looking forward to

that? Yes I did sparring with Reece and I'm confident I can beat him. It

will be tough with the crowd. Well done. Thank you. And now from 52

kilograms to almost double that to big, big men, the superheavy weight

and the third Anglo-Scottish confrontation. It is Ross Henderson

of Scotland against the six foot six Englishman Joe Joyce and his route

to the top of the amateur tree is not what you would expect.

I started boxing around the age of 23 and I had my first bout and like

one I went in there like what? I just loved the feel like of winning

and I like enjoyed the training. The skipping, the hitting the bag,

getting the aggression out and sparring and things you enjoy you

excel at. It is like a game of chess, you think that person is good

at throwing hooks and then you say, I know thousand defend hooks and

you're always thinking. Commonwealth Games will be the first multi-sport

Championship you have competed in, will you focus solely on that

mission for goaled? -- gold? Yes I will enjoy the whole experience and

look at all the other lat leets and learn -- athletes and learn from it.

Following London 2012, Glasgow 2014 is a great platform to perform well

and get a gold medal. What is your objective in Glasgow? Get out there

and win! Basically! This is a remarkable story, Joyce only took to

boxing in his early 20s, wasn't even member of the Team GB set up when

Joshua Anthony won two years ago. He is 6'6" and away from the sport has

a degree in fine art. Let's see if he can paint his opponent into a

corner. Here we go, then.

corner. Here we go, then. The first of a

scheduled three, three-minute rounds in this superheavyweight quarter

finals. The man in red representing Scotland is Ross Henderson. His

opponent, wearing blue, representing England is Joe Joyce (

These boxers have met twice before. On both occasions - Henderson goes

down well with a double left hand. Henderson has come out faster. Joyce

yet to find his rhythm. If there's a weak none his box -- weakness in his

boxing, he has been caught twice. He was stopping in the opening round in

a bronze medal round. In the World Championships last year, he was

stopped in the opening round of his preliminary contest there as well.

Perhaps Ross Henderson has studied those films and is attempting to put

it on Joe Joyce early on. He's being urged on by the crowd. You've got to

do it sensibly going forward. Joyce is starting to find range now

and work with the better shot. That's a body shot that goes in

there from Joyce. Ross Henderson, count being issued, he's on his

knees in centre ring. Looking at the referee. He's up now.

Is he going to indicate to the referee that he's OK? There's a

minute to negotiate in this opening round?

minute to negotiate in this opening He walks right back into the fire

and met by two shots. He's done him again, caused him to

double over. Henderson remains on his feet this time. He's been hurt

to the body. Good shot from Joyce. Henderson

crumpled for the second time. He's shaking his head. This could well

have punched the fight out of him. He's got up, walking back to the

neutral corner, pounds his gloves. Gets his hands up to show the ref

that he's OK. Gets his hands up to show the ref

round for Ross Henderson. Right back into the fire once more. What a

round! All action. Big shots being traded. Joe Joyce putting his man on

the floor twice, with some ferocious work to the body. Targeted the body

and scored very well. I'll be amaze today this is not a 10-8 round. Body

language was bad from Henderson. There's that body shot into the

solar plex us. That hurt Henderson. Good jab from Joyce. Then he

switches down stairs with the right upper cut. Just caught his man

again. Then the second upper cut. Damage. -- upper cut did the damage.

Incredible. I'm amazed. Ross Henderson on the canvas twice. Only

a 10-9 round in favour of Joe Joyce. Oh, what a start to the round by Joe

Joyce. Both boxers trading blows without

caution. This could be a contest to see who cracks first.

It's an all or nothing round now for Henderson. He's just going to go for

it. He needs to get his hands up. You

get the feeling that one shot is going to end this contest.

He looks vulnerable he's being hit with. He's in

He looks vulnerable trouble. Bad body language. He bites

down on his gum shield and fights back. Every time he's hit to the

body, his body language isn't good. Rory in defiance now, opening his

arms and taking it to Joe Joyce. A brave heart performance, but he's

down again. You suspect that could have been the

last roll of the dice. No count has been issued. Showing a lot of bottle

here, Henderson, in front of his home crowd.

Joyce just drops his hands and shakes his hands. That's just to get

a little bit more relaxation in his work. He hasn't really started yet -

there you go! work. He hasn't really started yet -

canvas for the third time. This will be his third count. He's beaten the

into his eyes. He convinces the referee that he's OK. The action

resumes. There's a minute to go. The jab sets it all up for Joyce.

Then that left hook comes through. He bull dozes him back into the

corner. Henderson has endured another torrid round. He's done well

to survive it. There's the bell. Plenty of toughness and guts and

spirit being shown from Ross Henderson. But he's trailing heavily

in this contest having taken his third trip to the canvas. He's

really trug there'lling. He gets caught with a terrific left hook

there. I thought the referee would call an end to it here. Left hook -

bang. What a punch that was. Sent him to the canvas. Sent his eye

balls spinning like rolls on a fruit machine. Look how they go into

orbit. He did well to recover from that sho shot. -- that shot. The

left hook is a Suzy Q punch for Jo Joyce. It's only a 10-9 round.

He's a very fit kid, Joe Joyce. We move into the final round.

Jo Joyce has appeared comfortable. He's been hit with hard shots as

well from Henderson. Both men competing in their second contest of

this 2014 Commonwealth Games. Henderson beat the man from India in

his opening bout, unanimous decision. Good right hand again from

Joyce. That made Henderson go back. He's got to keep his hands up. He's

as brave as anything, but that's just a delayed reaction there. He

was caught with a good shot. His hands are too low as he's coming

forward. It's a contest full of bravery from Ross Henderson. He's

being outboxed here. He's continuing to swing away

looking for a punch to produce a finish.

Joe Joyce in control and Henderson really feeling the pace now.

Superheavyweight boxing one punch can end it. Joyce has to stay

composed Bad sign here. S again. A standing count has been issued.

Henderson turning his back. That's not permitted in boxing. The

referee's mantra, protect yourself at all times. Henderson turned his

back on Joe Joyce and received his fourth count. He's been to the

canvas three times. That's the fourth count during the bout.

As Richie Woodhall pointed out - He's getting into a rhythm, Joyce.

He's boxing sensibly, not too excited.

It's a sickening jab that Joe Joyce possesses. Oh, left hook! That

knocks Henderson to the canvas. That's got to be it referee, come

Surely that on. Has to be the end. Henderson was sent across the ring,

his legs crossed. The referee is allowing it to continue. There are

less than 30 seconds to go. But Joe Joyce has put his man on the canvas

for the fourth time. Henderson has received five counts. There's a

left-right combination. And now the contest has been stopped. Ross

Henderson stopped on his feet in a performance that was full of courage

and bravery, but Joe Joyce was in charge of that match. The third time

that these two boxers have met during competition and on each

other, it is the man from England who has prevailed. It's nice to see

the Scottish corner congratulated Joe Joyce. They're embracing and

commiserating with Ross Henderson. He deserves immense credit for his

conditioning, resilience and fighting spirit he demonstrated

during that bout. An embrace between the two protagonists. There can be

little doubt about the Victor, Joe Joyce progressing through to the

medal stages in convincing fashion. The left hook produced the goods

there. It was sensible boxing behind the jab right and left hook

combination. I take my hat off to Henderson for his bravery. True

Scotsman, wouldn't give way, kept going. He was just outboxed here. He

was outpunched by a bigger and stronger man. Ladies and gentleman,

before we declare the result, I am sure that everyone in this arena

would like to pay tribute to both boxers.

APPLAUSE The referee has stopped this contest

in round number three. The winner by TKO victory, now through to the

semifinal, in the blue corner, representing England, Joe Joyce! Joe

Joyce has booked himself a place in the final four of the

superheavyweight tournament. Some thunderous punching against

Scotland's Ross Henderson. Listen to the round of applause that he

receives. He exits the tournament at the quarter final stage. But no

doubt about the Victor, it is Joe Joyce who will stand on the medal

podium, in the super heavyweight tournament. Now the question remains

- what colour medal will it be? The 13th ranked boxer in the world is

through to the medal stages in the 91 kilogram plus heavyweight

division. We've had a lot of cat-and-mouse

fights here over the last few days, but that was nothing like that. From

the word go you were going at it? Yeah, yeah, it's our third fight.

Ross is a great opponent. Yeah, just enjoying the crowd, enjoying all the

support and the music and the singing! Yeah, just a great fight.

This is not patronising, you were so brave there, a couple of knock

downs, but you were determined to hang in as long as possible. Joe's a

hard puncher. He doesn't make mistakes. I didn't take that

lightly. I knew Joe was going to come out here strong. I fought Joe

twice. He's number four in the world for a reason. It's not because

you're a big dumpling. It's because he's world class. That should have

been a final. Looking at before, that should have been a final. What

an atmosphere. Aye, the fans are absolutely brilliant. Everybody's

come out to support us. Social media, me and Joe, he's been

mentioning me, I told the big man -- I hope the big man goes on to win

the Gold Medal. That's left hand? Practice makes perfect and I land

today on the night, well, You've got afternoon. A medal, is that enough

or onwards to the gold? Onwards to the Gold Medal gold. . A lovely

touch. So Joe Joyce, who looked so impressive is guaranteed a bronze.

He will the Ugandan boxer who beat the Ghanaian. So confirmation of the

line up for the SECC, the afternoon continues

and includes the women's and men's light weight bouts. And briefly more

great news, more news of medals for our home nations. This is at

Carnoustie in the shooting. England won silver in the men's trap thanks

to Aaron Heading and at the Barry Buddon centre, a bronze in the 25

metre rapid fire for Christian Callaghan. Jackie Stewart presenting

the medals. Now I'm shooting off and handing you over to Hazel. That was

great, the two big men knocking seven bells out of each other and

then wishing each other well. Well done. Now, we are over the half way

mark and we have had a few showers, but it is raining gold medals today,

31 in total. Women's boxing is making its Commonwealth Games debut

and today it is the light weights and the decibel levels are rising in

the SECC. We watched part one of the team gymnastic yesterday. Part two

will decide the medals. England and Wales are chasing precious metal

there. It is the last day of the shooting in Carnoustie, where

they're targeting the remaining five titles. And the track cycling is

done, but there is plenty on the go at Cathkin Braes and plenty

available on the red button, BBC Three and at Cathkin Braes it is the

men's mountain biking and that is on BBC Three. This morning a full house

at Hampden again and there will be another one tonight for the second

session of athletics. We have seven times, including the women's 400 ms

and the women's 1,500 m. But there is an event that women's 10,000

metres that will bring back great memories for the host nation of

Scotland. Only Scots and Kenyans have won that title. Going back to

the first time it was staged in 1986 in Edinburgh and a certain Liz Link

led the way -- Liz Lynch led the way. Before the Commonwealth Games

in 86, nobody knew who I was. But I knew I was in great shape and that I

was going to win. I never waivered from that belief. Going into the

games, I'm thinking, I only live in Dundee that is only an hour and a

half away. It won't feel like a Championship and I won't get nervous

for it. But the exact opposite happened. I remember the Scottish

team all dressed in their kilts and we were the last to go on in the

parade to open the games. It was like a tonne of bricks hit you. As

soon as they started playing the bagpipes, it was like every hair in

your body stood up. It was electrifying. It was an amazing

moment. It transformed everything. It was like this the biggest thing

ever. A rainy day in ebb and I was Scotland's land opportunity to win a

gold that day. With myself and the New Zealand girl and we broke away

from the field. I knew the race was mine. Liz Lynch is in a great

position. She is running strongly and looking comfortable. She will

have to make a move. Every lap we ran, it got louder and louder and

louder. Listen to this crowd! I just couldn't contain myself. Normally I

would wait until the last 600 and I went from 1,000 out, because I

couldn't hold myself back any more. The 3,000 metres champion from New

Zealand is struggling in the wake of the young Scot. The whole of the

packed stadium rises and she is getting faster. The last two laps

were like glory laps. It was unbelievable how great I felt and I

heard every word ace went around. She takes the 10,000 metres for

Scotland and smashes the British record by an enormous margin. I

think for me the 86 games were like the beginning of end, nothing stood

up to the experience of that day and the joy you had, the sharing it with

people in the stadium. I never experienced that again. It was like

when I won the world title, it was a let down, because there was no one

there chanting your name. How the crowd warmed to me was fantastic. I

remember I won the medal and there is a tunnel under the track and it

was pouring with rain. I thought everybody will be going home. All I

heard was the stadium for half an hour shouting my name. It was

surreal, I was like, it doesn't happen to me, because I had never

won anything before. On that rainy night in everybody in 86, Israels

just surpassed anything that I could ever have done. It inspired everyone

and she went to retain that title in Auckland and then Yvonne Murray won

it in 94 and then has come the reign of the Kenyans. They're favourites

tonight. That is a gruelling vent, but so is the next one. Wirp heading

to -- we are heading to Cathkin Braes and the events in the Chris

Hoy velodrome are a memory and it is all about the mountain biking at

Cathkin Braes centre, it is the highest point outside Glasgow and

the course is renowned as a power course. It is five and a half K

long, men tackle it seven time, women about six times the. The men's

race is live right now. But we are going to show you what happened in

the women's race earlier on. These are the closing stages.

We can't see her, she is so far ahead. This has been an exciting.

Here she is, the leader of the race. Came in as the favourite. That can't

Top We saw her put her foot down once and she stopped to check her

back tyre. Because that is the is no and the feeling of something

flapping around. Making her way through that significant climb back

up to the took, the Catherine Pendrel needs to hold it together.

It has been a pretty perfect race. A couple of Ince tents through --

incidents through the broken biscuits and that check of the back

tyre on the last lap. This is the Canadian rider, leading the

Australian Beth Henderson. We are looking at the race for the silver

medal here. She has opened up a gap this time. We have seen it before

where there was a significant gap and then Henderson pulled it back.

But again batty is -- Batty is testing the Australian. Here is

where we see who is in the best form. Beth looks fatigued. She has

got her head down. Work to do again for Henderson. Batty a couple of

times has tried to break the Australian with a breakaway too

avoid -- to avoid that sprint finish. Again Batty putting it to

the Australian, Henderson. Does the Aussie have anything else to give or

will she have to settle for bronze? She is not giving up. I am sure

there is a few things going through her mind. She will be feeling

intense pain. But it is the silver medal she is racing for. But Emily

Batty looks strong. Henderson powering through there. Staying in

the saddle for the climb. And getting out the saddle gives you

more power, but it does heighten the heart rate and take out more energy.

I think Beth has hit the wall. Because you see the difference in

the speed there. Emily Batty is taking the jut side of the three

options, the longer, but the safer one. Thaning maybe all over for Beth

Henderson. She looked like she hit the wall. I think it was significant

when she didn't get out of the saddle on that last climb. You can

see Batty powering away, trying to increase that gap. The two have been

neck and neck all the way through, but Batty pulling away from

Henderson. It doesn't look as though we will get that sprint to the line.

Henderson. It doesn't look as though She has ridden a very good race here

for the silver medal. Beth Henderson doesn't look like she has got much

more in her. Emily has that motivation and she is throwing the

bike around. That is a huge distance motivation and she is throwing the

she has put into Beth Henderson. The front three now well spread out. It

is looking like a Canadian one, two front three now well spread out. It

and the dominance of women's cross country mountain biking in the

Commonwealth Games looks like remaining for Canada. This looks to

be the silver medallist in Emily bat tichlt Pendrel is in front. But this

could be tichlt Pendrel is in front. But this

target for Batty she said is to compete at the 2016 Olympics and it

would be good to go there with a silver in the bag. It looks like

Catherine Pendrel will claim the gold. But you get the impression

Catherine Pendrel will claim the that Batty didn't fancy

Catherine Pendrel will claim the had the legs. There has been a

couple of times she has pulled away and it has been a false dawn. This

is Pendrel coming through broken biscuits. It is going to be a

fantastic day for Pendrel and the Canadians. They will have won if she

pulls off this gold medal, they will have won every women's mountain bike

event at the Commonwealth Games. It has taken three times. Four years

ago it didn't happen in Delhi. But now it is back and the Canadians

might have this one again. Less than two kilometres for Pendrel claiming

the Commonwealth Games gold medal. The form Fer world -- former world

champion, who missed out on a medals in the Olympics in Beijing and was

disappointed to finish in ninth at the London Olympics. The Olympics

vice-president been -- haven't been kind to Pendrel, but the

Commonwealth Games look like they will finish in gold

Commonwealth Games look like they Canadian, 33 years of age and she is

set to make it three successive gold medals for Canada. It is a fan it is

a record for -- fantastic record for that country. Yes there was talk

that Canada don't give the Commonwealth Games 100% full

focussed preparation. But my guess is they do, because the Commonwealth

Games is very prestigeous and will give her a lot of encouragement. Two

years away is the Olympics in Rio and she will want to put on a

performance there. Catherine Half a lap away now, Pendrel, for claiming

what she came for, the Gold Medal in the Commonwealth Games. You get into

your early to mid-30s, those chances of success dwind alway. This was a

really big moment for Pendrel, who will be 37 by the time the next

Commonwealth Games came around. It shows how well Batty has increased

the pace. She has cut into Pendrel's lead, all TB still a -- albeit still

a massive one. They're only one position apart and 20th and 21

ranked. Batty hasn't done as many points-earning as Pendrel has this

year. She may have more endurance and stamina. She's pulled away from

Henderson. Not too far away now from Pendrel, from beginning to really

enjoy this final lap. The hard work has been done. She set out her stall

from lap one. She didn't have the best start initially. By the halfway

marker she was in the lead. She's increased that lead further and

further. The lead has been eaten into by Batty, but nowhere near

significantly enough to trouble the race leader. We see how easy she

makes that steep climb look now, coming into the finish. She's just

wiped her face. I'm sure she's getting excited about this victory

salute. She's got all the technical sections

salute. She's got all the technical home run now. This is Emily Batty

now in second place. . Are Those Canadian jerseys dominating this

race. This is Henderson in third place. It's not over yet. There's a

lot of talk of the New Zealanders, local ride frerz England and

Scotland challenging for the medals. Australia as well were hopeful of

getting themselves in the major medals. It looks as though Henderson

will claim bronze. It comes to these Commonwealth Games, it is Canada who

you look for in the women's event. It has been the case again. Pendrel

and Batty, absolutely magnificent. Looks like Emily Batty might have a

ten-second lead on Bec Henderson. From here it's all endurance and

power to the finish. Using every ounce of energy that's left in those

legs just to make sure they make it up those climbs. There's been a

couple of down on the riders from the previous laps. The adrenaline

carrying her through. Henderson making a bit of a comeback here. She

has found some energy reserves from nowhere. It's still a significant

lead, but I think she's gaining slightly, Henderson. I think she'll

be giving it everything she possibly can. That gap looks like it might be

too big. They're too close to the too big. They're too close to the

finish now. Emily Batty has fought hard. It's a much better shot of it

when you can see it from above. Here is Pendrel coming through. She has

the Canadian flag in her hand. She is about to become the Commonwealth

Games champion, following in the foot steps of those who have come

before, the two Canadian riders who have taken gold in the women's cross

country Commonwealth Games previously. No champion four years

ago, so Catherine Pendrel becomes the first mountain biking Gold

Medallist for eight years. She makes it three successive gold medals for

Canada in women's cross-country mountain biking, a magnificent

performance from the experienced Catherine Pendrel, who takes the

Gold Medal for Canada. That was a gutsy ride. We know you haven't had

the most ideal preparation coming into this. Yeah, thank! I've had a

back injury for quite a while now. Yeah, I wasn't able to be in the

shape that I wanted to be coming into this race. For me to be here is

great, to ride to fourth is brilliant, so yeah, I'm really

happy. You really attacked it and went after this young rider here,

who looked so strong out there, to be mixing it with these riders in

your first season here. Yeah, well, I wasn't expecting it. I had no

expectations coming into the race. I'm really happy with it. It was

crazy atmosphere. Everywhere you went, there was cheering for you. It

was amazing. Tell me what you make of this course, it's very Yeah, it's

demanding. Changed a lot since we road it for national champs last

year. They have added technical sections in. It's fun and flowing.

Have you to remember that you're racing as well as enjoying it. I'm

sure your sister is cheering you on as well. We will see Hannah in the

road race later on. I saw Hannah for the first time yesterday, for a

month, it was good to see her. Calmed the nerves a bit. It's

amazing to have her here as well. Congratulations on a great ride and

Anni, for you, as you say, great to get onto the start line here and to

finish in that fourth position. You enjoyed it and enjoyed the crowd?

Definitely. It's just amazing to have this much support behind you.

It just like, I don't know, you can't hear all the individual

people, but you feel the huge atmosphere, really pushing you

forward. Amazing to have northerning, almost, home Games,

it's Thank you great. Very much. In the men's event there's been a

ninth Gold Medal for New Zealand. Because Anton Cooper here for the

Kiwis across the line and his colleague and team-mate in second

place in. Fact it was a clean sweep. New Zealand, New Zealand, Australia.

That's the ninth gold for the Kiwis. Very gruelling, really tiring event.

A lot of fatigue involved in the closing stages of that event. It

brings to mind our word of the day today, it was inspired on my walk to

work this morning, when one of our wonderful security personnel said to

me, he was feeling completely gubbed. It's one of my favourites.

It has a sporting origin. A gubbing, a great word usual describes a

mauling or thrashing in sport. As in, "We were completely gubbed."

mauling or thrashing in sport. As can be a noun as well. It translates

mauling or thrashing in sport. As jiggered would be another one here

in Scotland. Here jiggered would be another one here

our Weegie word of the day. Thank you for suggesting that.

Thank you very you for suggesting that.

coming in. I know you're enjoying it and we're enjoying reading them

coming in. I know you're enjoying it well. #Weegie word, it's a bit of

fun. There might be A at the boxing this afternoon. We're

into the three weight divisions for the women's boxing. We've moved up

to the lightweight today. The star of the show

to the lightweight today. The star Jonas of England. The 30-year-old

from Toxteth in Liverpool was one Jonas of England. The 30-year-old

the favourites going into London 2012. She had the miss fortunate of

coming -- misfortune of coming up against Katie Taylor. She has a

point to prove here coming into her first bout and she is fighting

Australia's Shelley Watts. The boxing wearing blue is Natasha

Jonas. Her opponent is 26 years of age, the

two-time reigning national champion of her homeland.

It's a fast start from Jonas. Watts has started off on the front foot.

Jonas using the space well. Approaching the mid-point of this

opening Watts tucking up tightly to repel the shots from Jonas. Through

with a good right hand. repel the shots from Jonas. Through

Beautiful double right hook to the body from Jonas. Again, continuing

to cause Watts to miss, as she goes in pursuit of the box frer England.

Watts still not finding the range with the regularity she would like.

Jonas is not allowing her to do so. She's shifting left and right,

changing the angles. Watts has to adjust her feet. She can't settle

her feet in order to throw convincing shots.

Lovely body shots, Jonas has employed initially in this round.

They are devastating. This girl can punch.

Right hook was a crisp shot from Jonas a few moments ago.

We are approaching the bell for round number one. A right hand over

the top, Watts got through with a couple of shots of her own. The

better of the opening round, Natasha Jonas boxing beautifully, to open

her Commonwealth Games boxing tournament. Strong combinations from

Jonas to the head and body. Some double left hook here. Coming back

second phase, great defences. Right hook there, correcting myself

as Jonas is a south paw. She comes off nicely with the right hook and

all judges have seen it in favour of Jonas in the first round. Really

strong opening to the Commonwealth Games tournament for Natasha Jonas.

England are in blue. She took the opening round in unanimous fashion

over Shelley Watts the 26-year-old from Australia.

She took national titles in 2011 and 2014. Jonas targeting the body

effectively and using her legs wonderfully.

Watts trying to close the distance. She does so effectively.

Jonas just coming off with a checked right hook there.

Doesn't want to be stay thering too long. Watts can land her own

punches. She's strong in her own Beautiful left right. Cross.

Jonas is a slippery customer to pin down. Absolutely her strength is her

foot work. She needs to keep that going. What she moves left and

right, comes off at the angle. Watts is trug tolling pin her down --

Watts is struggling to pin her down. Watts getting the better of her in

that last flurry. You hear the call of "straight" from

the English corner. Asking for Jonas to fire straight shots. More success

to the body from Watts. Watts ends the round on the front

foot. Not sure it's going to be enough to take it in her favour.

Make no mistake, Watts having more success in the closing 30 or 40

seconds of that round than she's had in the entire contest to this point.

Jonas cannot afford to be complacent here. She got caught by a decent

rear hand from Watts. Jonas needs to maintain her strength, shifting her

feet left and right, finding the angles. Lovely rear hand by Jonas.

She needs to come off with her rear hand and come back second phase and

make it decisive for the judges. The judges have seen it all in favour of

Watts for that second It was round. A strong ending to the round. She

had a fair amount of success to the body. She caught Jonas when the

English boxer was operating off the ropes. It is parity after two

rounds. Two rounds to go. We are tied, one

judge scoring in favour of Watts, all three scoring in favour of Watts

in the second round. Jonas took the opening round in unanimous fashion.

A hard cuffing right around the back of the head from Watts. That gets

her a talking to from the referee. Her opponent is the two-time

reigning national champion of Australia, who's participated in the

last World Championship. Tagged by a beautiful right upper cut there.

Every time she holds her feet, Watts is capitalising. She cannot board to

let her get inside her range. Jonas needs to get back to her straight

shots, come back with the right hot and with the (and to capitalise on

the exchanges -- the right hook. A far more competitive round than we

saw in Round 1. Watts has begun to find her range. The good right-hand

response from Jonas. Jonas is reigning European silver medallist

and we have seen a lot of exchanges. Jonas goes forward with a good

left-hand to the body. You have to convince the judges you are on top.

It is a 50-50 decision for the judges, Jonas needs to make use of

her footwork and she has to make Watts pay. A very competitive round.

Both boxers having rounds of success. The conclusion of round

number three, it will be interesting to see how the judges scoring. Both

boxers had moments. They are very close. The both are just exchanging

together, no clear close. The both are just exchanging

winner of that round. Jonas coming back with a straight left-hand but

Watts came back. Every hand write hook from Jonas to finish that

exchange, so touch and go but all three job jurors have favoured

Watts. -- judges. After conceding the opening round, Watts has taken

Round 2 and three, Jonas has everything to do. She has momentum

in her favour. Natasha Jonas has to produce a turnaround. Watts has to

drag Jonas into her fight. Into the fourth and final round. That I

should Jonas in blue and representing England -- Natasha

Jonas. She is trailing against Australia's Shelley Watts. Jonas

took the opening round in unanimous fashion. But coming forward and

driving her way home is Watts. 30 seconds have gone in this opening

round. The use of the likes of Jonas not in evidence as effectively as it

was in the opening round -- the legs. Watts has grown in confidence.

She started strongly in this fourth round. A great counter left-hand.

Watts touches down. Not down, says the referee. But still, the

Australian is on the front foot. The right cross is good. Good work to

the body. A left hook to the body from Watts. These tactics spot on by

Watts who had to take it to Jonas and that is what she is doing. Jonas

making use of the rink to give herself space but not being given

time to throw her shots -- ring. She continues her hot pursuit of Natasha

Jonas. Jonas tumbles down after landing a great left-hand to the

body. We hope our legs ROK in the closing seconds. -- we

body. We hope our legs ROK in the legs are OK. She is continuing to

take the contest to legs are OK. She is continuing to

England. There has been effective punching from Jonas, effective

aggression from 20 map pro. She punching from Jonas, effective

rounds two and three by boxing in that fashion so it will be

interesting to see how the judges scored the fourth and final round.

Watts chose the right tack ticks, she dominated the last round. Not

giving Jonas breathing space. Jonas comes back with a straight left-hand

and knocking Watts to the floor, but she did not get the count. It should

have been a count, she touched down. By directory. Dashing by the

referee. -- no count by the referee. Applause from the crowd at the

SECC. These are going to be nervous moments for both oxers in

anticipation of the official verdict -- boxers. Four two minute rounds.

Ladies and gentlemen, we have the scores, we have a split decision.

Going through to the quarterfinal, in the red corner, Shelley Watts!

Shelley Watts is through to the quarterfinals having eliminated

England's Jonas, the reigning European Championship silver

medallist at 64 kilograms. She is out after her first appearance in

Glasgow 2014. It is nice to see Jonas receiving a rapturous applause

as she leaves. A great advert for English boxing,

always important for you? Ravanelli, I wondered if they would put it as

an Ashes battle and I like watching the cricket battle, it is always

great rivalry but we always love each other at the end. When you

hear, split decision, there is no this tension, did you think you

might have won it? It was obviously close. I thought I had the last two

or three but that is just boxing, we have fought each other before. I

wish her well for the rest of the tournament, she is a revered fighter

and I knew she would bring get. It was one of those days. -- a great

fighter. How important has it been to be part of the first women's

fight? You think, this is pretty special and pretty amazing. And to

know we get this sort of crowd and applause from everybody is fantastic

and hopefully we get bigger and bigger.

The reception in Scotland has been phenomenal. I am disappointed for my

fans who have come down from Liverpool but it is boxing, it is a

tough sport but it is a great advert for women's Oxon. We have to build

on the success of the Olympics and I think we did that. Congratulations.

And you, guys. A good feeling between them and that

is a big surprise so far for the women. One of the favourites is out,

Natasha Jonas is going home. But to a woman who had never even set foot

in a boxing ring before arriving in Scotland. She is from the nation of

Kiribati, 33 islands scattered across the Pacific Islands.

Women's boxing is making its debut at the Commonwealth Games so for

many of the athletes here it will be their first offence, but nobody is

making new ground quite like this at lead. Her home is a world away from

Glasgow. A group of Coral islands in the middle of the Pacific Islanders

-- Pacific Ocean. Even she only took up boxing last year, it has been a

great journey. We advertised for girls to join the boxing group

because this was an opportunity to go to Glasgow. So we waited and

waited and nobody turned up. A couple of weeks later, a government

Minister came in with this little girl and she said she would like to

box. I had boxing gloves in my office and I said, I am going to hit

Jew and see how you feel. She said, I feel OK. -- to hit you. Here she

is in Glasgow. Her first fight will be against Isabelle Ratner from

Russia's but just getting here has been a major challenge. -- from

Mauritius. She never left the island before, she comes from a poor

family. The only thing she carried here was the uniform she was given

and the trainers she was given and that was it. She had nothing else.

We do not have a gym at home, we have a punchbag in the Open. The

weather is pretty good so it is not a problem. We do not have weights,

we do not have a ring, we do not have anything. She has never fought

against another woman so how does she train?

have anything. She has never fought against another woman so how She has

to train with boys but they do not want to get on with her because if

they get injured, it would be an embarrassment and they are too shy

to hit her. We do the best we can. What is your favourite thing about

being in Glasgow? She says it is this gym because

there are so many things to work with and she is getting so much

encouragement from everybody in the gym.

We are nervous. This is Glasgow, it has a reputation of being a tough

area. We have been amazed. We were training here in the high was on a

cycling machine and he said, where the boxing boots? I said, they are

OK, they have trainers. He said, no, come with me. He took them to the

local store and he bought them boxing boots, fantastic. Are you

hoping there might be Scottish support? Absolutely, we need that

support. We might have maximum ten supporters. If I can hear

support. We might have maximum ten supporters. If screaming of her

name, that would be great. What a story and what a moment for

this young lady in her new boxing shoes and boots. Donated by her new

friends in Kilmarnock. shoes and boots. Donated by her new

She took on Isabel Ratner and she was outpointed by her opponent. But

what a journey and what a story to get here. And Shelley Watts will

face the winner. Ratna. Great to have visitors from all over the

world in Glasgow and well done. Now time to finish what we started

yesterday in the Hydro arena because we saw England when the team's --

the team gymnastics Gold in Scotland won a silver behind them. The team

gymnastics have never done that before but now it is the conclusion

of the women's event. England held an advantage over night of Australia

and the Welsh were clinging on to bronze. And their women will compete

first on the remaining two rotations, the floor and the beam.

The Welsh 18-year-old. Jessica Hogg. Can she keep the momentum?

Very nice. And look at the way she is presenting it.

A lovely presents about this routine. -- presence.

Touchers and flourishes which make a very enjoyable floor routine --

touches. Very good acceleration. ". That was a really good routine.

Wales could be on the roads to making history. They will be a

strong challenge for the floor final. Three pieces down, one to go.

Lizbeth Meadow for Wales on. The pressure is on. One of the most

experienced of the Welsh team. She has also been a successful junior

for Great Britain. Nicely through those leaps. And the very difficult

illusion turn. A side somersault. They have to go low down on the

beam, as well as high. That's super. Double spin, very

difficult. But she really controlled it well.

Just the merest behind of a wobble. -- hint of a wobble. She's keeping

fantastic concentration. Beautifully landed. That was good

work. Beautifully landed. That was good

Canada could be in trouble here. Such an elegant performer. That will

be needed here. Tiny bit tentative on the moves, but

she's determined to keep contact with this apparatus.

One-and-a-half twists and this is consistent stuff on beam from Wales.

Lovely dismount, round off two-and-a-half twists, it fulfils

all the requirements. Christine's gymnast. Talk us through

this routine, if you can. I would indeed. Very compact gymnast.

This is the acrobatic series. She needs to keep it flowing. Oh, lots

of confidence. Beautifully landed. No two big leaps, joined together,

just a little bit a wobble there. Those are the two leaps that have to

be included in a routine. A. 5 deduction if not.

Needs to keep concentrating, more difficulty still to come. The cart

wheel, smoothly out of that. She's very precise on all her work.

She needs to keep it going here. Strong with the side somersault.

Important for this to count, has to take her head right back. Probably

not quite high enough with the back foot, but very clean on the landing.

So important, the big dismount. Good strong round-off, into the double

back, beautiful She's through performance. Without any heavy major

deductions. We would hope maybe that would give her a beam final and

probably qualify her for the all around as well.

The team are thrilled with that performance. They've got to sit it

out and wait now. Do bear in mind, countries are still

to come - England, Australia and Canada. It remains to be seen

whether Wales will hang onto bronze or indeed move up, because as Matt

said, you have Australia, England still to come. The English team have

proved there is life after Beth Tweddle. Becki Downey is only 22.

They were Silver Medallists at the recent European Championships. Becki

is leading from the front these days.

When I went to Melbourne, I was very young and I didn't have much

experience and going on the international scene. I got the team

silver. That was great. We were expecting a team medal.

COMMENTATOR: First gymnast, Becky Downie off to a quick start. It was

a special thing. It wasn't something I was expecting at all. I was very

young going into Beijing. Until that point, my career was going really

well. Every competition I did, I tended to win most of the events I

did. From Beijing to London, that's when it got harder. Injuries came in

and I had a lot of setbacks. It was very difficult. There were highs as

well. That kept me going. To not be selected for London 2012 was

probably the hardest point of my career. I had a decision to make

whether I wanted to come back and prove that I was worthy of being on

teams and that I had more in me. I've always loved the sport. That is

really the main thing that's kept me going, my love for gymnastics and

just that desire to achieve. COMMENTATOR: What a proud moment for

Becky Downie. She is the European champion. It was a huge relief.

Everyone could see the emotion. All those years were worth it. It was

something that I'd dreamed of. To know that I can be successful,

though it has taken me a long time to get there, at has been worth it

and hopefully, it's the first of more to come. Bars is really my main

focus and always will be. The beam is second and anything else is just

a bonus. Gold is possible. I mean, it's a great competition for us to

do. We all want to give it a go. It would mean so much. To be able to

prove I'm not just a one-hit wonder and the success from Europeans, I

can carry that through. I'd love to be able to take that experience and

use it the best I can in Glasgow. Hopefully, I can produce more

medals. Becki and her colleagues are across

there behind me in the Hyde right now -- Hydro right now. The

Hydroopened for business last September. Actually, it's rocking

the last couple of days. The gymnastics tickets were amongst the

first to be snatched when they went on sale. I know Beth has managed to

squeeze in there as has Matt Baker. They are in there baiting for us.

Matt, we've -- waiting for us. Matt, we've had a lot to celebrate with

the England's Gold Medal and Scotland's silver. But there was

great concern about Sam Oldham. Have you heard more about his condition?

We're waiting to hear the results of an MRI scan. We are expecting the

results very shortly. He was due to have that scan at 4pm. It was a

really, really difficult landing that he took a lot of pressure and

stress went through that left ankle. Didn't it, Beth, talk us through it?

He was doing a really good difficult vault. He came in slightly short and

landed with his full weight on that ankle. His ankle went into the mat

so we can't see what happened. He did a lot of flight. There's the

half turn. He knew it didn't feel right. Sam never reacts like that.

When one of our top gymnasts calls the medical staff over, luckily we

have brought our own team out here. They are straight on it. They know

what Sam's like as an athlete and how he reacts. Such a disappointment

for him because from an individual perspective it was going so well. He

was looking forward to the all-around competition. He was. He

was in floor final and he's come back to form. It was going to be an

interesting all-around competition between himself and Matt. This was

Sam's year, because for a while he's been inconsistent but seems to be

hitting really well. He had great results as a junior. He was part of

the winning team in London. Obviously, he hasn't had maybe the

individual results that he'd hoped for. But he seemed to be training so

well lead intoing this competition. He picked up the silver at the

Europeans on the high bar. Overnight, the interesting thing

about this qualification and team final is that it's been split over

two days. The men did three pieces yesterday, another three pieces

today. Overnight, the British, well the England team were leading by six

marks. It is a massive lead. It would have been strange for our

gymnasts to have finished a competition, halfway through, go

back to the village and go to bed knowing they have to get up and do

three more. They have so much experience, it wouldn't have fazed

It's early them. To say it, because the team competition isn't

officially over, but the teams that are to come cannot challenge for

that medal. England beat Scotland by ten marks. It was extraordinary.

From a woman's perspective as well, England arrived with a similar

dominance, even on the first two pieces. They had a mark-and-a-half

lead. There was a few wobbles here and there, we still had that lead

going into today. That gives them the confidence. Then we just have to

keep clean and solid on beam and floor. Australia and Canada will be

there to fight. Australia performed a lot better than they thought they

would. Canada maybe were quite disappointed with their

performances. The Australian women have put out a good score on bars to

start with. They came to vault and it was all a little disappointing.

Yeah, unfortunately, Lauren Mitchell who was first up for them has been

trug unwilling training. She's -- struggling in training. Rather than

risking injury, they decided to play it safe and do the straight. The

other two were weak vaults. They are known primarily for their beam and

floor. It will be interesting to see how it pans out today.

Psychologically, how would it have affected you having that break

overnight. Really two pieces to come out and do, especially vault, they

were hardly in the arena? It is very strange. The only way you can relate

to it is a World Cup. You do each piece at a time. Like Rebecca

Downie, she doesn't have apparatus to warm up. It's just one piece

today. For her it's just a case of keep the mind focussed. We have

things to come. Is it enough of a mark that mark-and-a-half? If

England can go clean on beam, then I'd say 100% yes. But we just have

to take it step by step. That's the beauty of our sport, you never know

what's going to As we happen. Said, there's still a few teams to come

out on the men's side. They are running the women's and men's at the

same time. Can you hear the cheer for a lot of the male gymnasts that

are coming ou. There's a mixed group in there. Now it's time for Scotland

to take to the Hydro arena. Listen to the roar as they come in. Let's

talk about their competition. They don't have the difficulty, but they

have the consistency. They don't, but they performed excellently

yesterday. Their routines edon't have the high difficulty, but they

performed it so cleanly that the judges didn't have anything to take

off them. In -- White decided to come back

here, and it's in Scotland, so why Such a not. Tentative piece of

apparatus to start on, is beam and knowing that all eyes are going to

be on them, that's goes quiet and they just focus on beam, is just the

of a brick. I mean how is that going to feel? It helped fact that they

were here yesterday, they did vault bars and got used to the atmosphere

will be a little bit nervewracking going off on the beam today. I saw

in the and they were so excited. They were loving the village antd in

the gym, able to perform some of theirs. Vault, bars, beam, floor,

order. Difficult is it to start beam? For was the most. It's ten

centimetres wide It's not natural. Some of those, they beam.

beam? For was the most. It's ten centimetres wide There the team from

Malaysia that will be taking to their apparatus. Still it's all to

play for. Going down the ranks, it's just a wonderful platform for these

gymnasts to travel from all over the world here, it's world class. It is.

We're using it for our World Championships next year. Can you see

the state of the art facility it is. Like you say, even for those

gymnasts that may not be the top of the sport, but this is their Olympic

Games. This is the closest they're going to get to competing at that

level. It's an amazing opportunity for them. It is indeed. Can you see

the Scottish girls there just going through the final preparations for

them. They all get just a few minutes just to get themselves

accustomed to the apparatus. There's a lot of chalk marks on there as

well. Nice Scottish blue nails there. The gymnasts all have their

own marks on the beam. You're allowed to put a bit of a chalk mark

so when they go for the all-important dismount at the end,

there's no mistakes where they take off. It is four gymnasts and three

performances count. They will move on to the final apparatus and it

will be the competition over with and England will enter alongside New

Zealand, and Canada and Australia. We are starting on the floor. It is

Tan Ing first. First for Malaysia on the floor, Tan

Ing. She opens with a double height. One

mark away, it is a bit forward. Four in and recount. So as long as her

team-mates go in without any misfortune, not too much damage, we

hope. -- and three of them count. She has recovered well. It is

unfortunate to miss the first tumble. It has to take the edge off

her confidence. Cara Kennedy will kick off

Scotland's third piece of apparatus. It goes quiet and all eyes are upon

her. A local gymnast, the city of Glasgow

club. It big moment for her. -- a big moment.

A comfortable start. She goes to the court wheel well, she looks nervous.

-- cartwheel. Everything going. I am sure she will do a good acrobatic

series. Well negotiated. The gymnasts get difficulty for each

move but if it is too slow and ponderous, the judges removed marks

or execution. -- remove. -- for execution. The more confident the

routine looks, the more you will score. She leaps comfortably. An

elegant gymnast. Safely negotiated. She makes the dismount.

First up, 16 years old. Didn't she cope well? She did, she could not

get away fast enough. That was a great start for Scotland.

Yeuh Tan Ing 11.3. That first humble proving very

costly for Malaysia. -- tumble. 18 years old. This is important

after having a fall on the first tumble, the pressure is on. The

pressure is on and the next three have to count. A double height and

she almost tipped forward but she did well to keep it under control. I

have seen it so often and it is not only about tumbling. It is more the

intricate details. With these domestic skills, the way you dance

and the way you project, it is all-important. Not just tumbling.

Problems with the first tumble so she will need to be secure. Nicely

done. Elegant gymnast, smooth.

mishap. Malaysia needed Her coach congratulates her. Four

gymnasts will go up but just the top three scores will count and that is

wide that performance was so crucial from Ellina Azmi. A good strong

round. She did not lift up from Ellina Azmi. A good strong

round. She did not lift enough to set the rotation and she had big

steps forward which will be quite costly. A much happier seconds

tumble, nice technique going forwards. -- second. Just waiting

for her beam score. It is 11.5. The next gymnast for Scotland did well

for Scotland yesterday. Regan. Very much show, an experienced

competitor. Also from Glasgow. So on home ground. Very nice two reaps.

Bonus points will be given for that. -- two leaps. A secure spin.

Forwards, backwards, sideways. A backflip and a somersault. What a

shame. She tried to correct something unnecessarily.

She is very powerful. To do that from standing is very difficult. A

strong cartwheel. A leap with a half turn. Spins,

acrobatic moves all need to be included. Precise, double pike. Well

done, she did very well to recover and not to sit down. She did. The

major deduction was on her mind from before. Vital she did not give more

away. Ellina Azmi schools in 11.8. -- scores.

Her experience will come to the fore now. She has been injured and she

was not sure if she would make the Games here. Malaysia need her now,

Ang. Very high and confident. A double pike. A bit overcooked. But

under control now. She just about made the double turn.

Looking for more power through the flick. Into the doubletalk. Three

tumbles and they have all been performed without error.

Well done. That was very much needed. With enough difficulty,

Chris? Yes, much better work. Good landings. She finished with a

somersault. That is what you are required to have. Regan with a score

of 11.6 for Scotland. Relief. Yes, she lost a mark so that was not a

bad school. -- score. The 16-year-old. A nice

straightforward mount. Nice height. She controls it.

She is very powerful. Powerful and supple. A strong performer. That was

a beautifully done walkover. A cartwheel. Packing in all the

difficulty. Eight moves. The most difficult count. This is working

really nicely and smoothly. This is a good level of work. She has

fulfilled all those requirements. And you can see the tempo of the

routine is quite good. She moves confidently. A backflip. 1.5 twist

dismount, a nice routine. Not bad for the beam final perhaps.

Absolutely. The marks have been hard to come by on the beam. They have

been quite tight. But that was smooth. She has got a good quality.

Tracie Ang scores 13.066. Your gymnast has the highest beam schools

so far, Christine. I am pleased. I would be more ecstatic if she stayed

there! She was a graceful gymnast yesterday so we are looking forward

to seeing this routine. Abdul had a. You can be sure of grace and

elegance. It is whether she has the power. Just to make the complete

presentation. mat laysian women, the double pike

was impressively done . Lots of expression in this

routine. Here she goes again, two-and-a-half

twists. Here she goes again, two-and-a-half

Keep that leg high, nicely. Well, a good routine, and very elegant, and

precise, good tumbling. And again, producing under extreme pressure

knowing that her score will absolutely count. That was really

very nice absolutely count. That was really

well. Erin McLachlan scores 12. 6. absolutely count. That was really

eights. Just short on difficulty. Emma White for Scotland. Interesting

start there, interesting balance. This Emma's third Commonwealth

Games. Oh, and that surprises me greatly,

back flip, layout somersault. She's usually a very confident beam

worker. Oh, hold onto it, Emma! She did.

Once you've come off once, it's so Oh, hold onto it, Emma! She did.

easily to be rattled. The free cart wheel, quite often the

gymnasts find the acrobatic skills easier than the leaps and jumps,

where you really have to commit to yourself. She's unlucky, the judges

will think you didn't join those, you have to have two elements

joined. Come on, concentrate hard. One-and-a-half twists, the dismount.

She'll be disappointed with that. That routine, she did very well to

keep focussed. Good job. Yeah, she accept it's.

Doing their best to keep that consistency from yesterday. But

perhaps that break overnight, it makes a difference. Because they

were so consistent yesterday, the Scottish team.

They now move over to beam. Then that will be their competition over

with. She's confused by that score, I

think. I think she would have expected to go a little bit higher

than the gymnast who she followed. And that wasn't. They're very

stringent with the rules. She's had a very good start to the

competition and this was important. She looked in control. It was a

surprise to see her fall off. Yes, it was. Emma's a good beam worker,

usually. As I say, quite an experienced gymnast. But you know,

when you've worked so hard for something, it's really easy to let

that desire become too great. She's taken it in her stride and still has

a performance to come, of course. Malaysia move to beam and Scotland

to floor. Put the problem behind her did Emma.

She produced a good, solid dismount. She did well. That extra half is a

bit tricky to land because you can't see the floor.

Just to refocus and prepare for floor. It's interesting this split,

because we had the dynamic pieces yesterday with vault and pars and

now -- bars and now you have the dancy style. So it's a completely

different style of gymnastics. Yes, and the people who would be good on

beam would be good on floor. They tend to go together and vault and

bars much more the athletic, dynamic gymnasts. So it can change quite

dramatically, really. We might find different teams coming to the floor,

quite noticeably. -- coming to the fore, quite noticeably. No doubt the

Scottish Willoughby want a -- women will want a go on floor.

What does the beam have in store for the Malaysian team?

The Scottish women warm up and get a feel for the floor. We've noticed

the floor suited various different types of gymnasts. Some working the

floor well, others having trouble with it.

I think you'd expect good work from Abdul Hadi. She looked elegant on

floor, she WAS elegant on floor. They had a poor time on bars. Their

work was very nice, the skills, the individual skills, but they

struggled to put complete routines together. She could be a good shout

for the all around. I'm still undecided about this

floor, whether or not it's a good colour. I feel it sucks you in. It's

difficult to get a perspective when you're twisting and turning upside

Downie, deep red. -- upside down. Yes gymnasts in red leotards, you

couldn't see them against it. The Scottish team did well on vault,

can we expect the same on floor? They are quite dynamic and they will

have had time working on this bouncy floor. I think we can hope to see

good work. Warm-up time will be over shortly.

Hope they don't tire themselves out too much. The women competing on

floor to music. Carly Smith will be the first to go for Scotland.

Third gymnast in the team from the City of Glasgow club.

Smoothly from the corner to the round-off, double pike. But she

stepped really a big step out there. Better landing from the forwards,

full twist. Very nice control on the double

spin. She needs a big, confident final

tumble. It looked like she'd landed. Disappointment then for Carly Smith.

That's not how she wanted to end her Commonwealth experience. But she

went for. That's the main thing. She did. It was a strange angle, we saw

it from. She looked like she landed and just didn't lift the chest

strongly enough. The choreographer, who works with the Scottish

gymnasts, chatting it through. Abdul Hadi then, a chance to see what she

can do on beam. little bobble. She looks as if this

will be a good apparatus for her. Tried to get the head back and the

heel up, but it almost pulled her off.

All these little flutters will prove expensive.

watch dismount. Out for her in the all-around competition. She will

challenge. Little flutters, though. all-around competition. She will

There were, little hesitations. But it was quite an

There were, little hesitations. But She fought well. Carly Smith scores

11. 566 for floor. Kennedy is the next gymnast up for

Scotland. Very high, double pike somersault,

very well landed as well. There was a time when we would see

gymnasts standing long in the corner, a controlled spin. I can

stand on two feet -- they can. A nice double twist. Much more

successful routine. What a great competition she has had for

Scotland. She certainly did not let the side down. 16 years old.

Brimming with confidence and she really did go for that. Confident in

that round. She is happier with that score. Each gymnast will have had a

personal idea of what they would like to score. That was no doubt one

of her aims. Malaysia now. Her first performance was safely through. A

nice aerial cartwheel. A nice flip. That was a confident attempt but you

have to go really strongly for it. That is a big challenge into the

full turn. But a good attempt with the double

turn. Very confident. her a while. She dropped away once.

But she managed to conquer that Demon.

We have seen it so many times, as soon as a gymnast falls off, they

get back on and they go through with absolute confidence. She did not

have a good time on the floor and what a shame and beam. When you work

with rhythm, beam becomes easier. Cara Kennedy. Over eight for

execution. Those landings were precise, very good. So Emma White. A

lot of experience. She will want to do a good job here not just for her

team but also for the crowd here and for everybody watching.

A big double Arabian. She uses every centimetre.

And she turns straight into the tumble, that is impressive. A good

double height and she really made that landing. -- double height.

Every bit of choreography worked. She needs to have enough energy for

the big finish, the double twist. A mature performance. Dynamic tumbling

and an entertaining dance. 20 of power. She got the balance just

right between the essential elements and a good floor exercise -- plenty

of power. How costly will that fall be for Tan Ing? Time is nearly up.

For the Malaysia. -- for Malaysia. One last gymnasts left for them. --

gymnast. The last gymnast onto beam for

Malaysia. Quiet and controlled. A very acrobatic series. Aerial

cartwheel. She finds herself standing on the deck.

Two 360 degrees turns in a different format. -- degree.

She has recovered again. She will be dwelling on that earlier... And you

could see she skipped along the top of the beam. She missed the pace and

she lost focus. That could have been nastier and it will be costly

because she did not have a dismount. Wash it at the wrong end of the

beam? -- was she. Yes, she just did not focus on the punch bet. -- bit.

Very painful because that bit of apparatus is not forgiving. Emma

White with a squall now. -- a squall. One gymnast to go for

Scotland. -- a score. The team behind her as the rest of the arena.

-- as the rest. Amy Regan will round off for Scotland.

That is such a shame, she would have been wanting that.

Lovely choreography. She skips into the next tumble. One half for count.

2.5, she is going for broke here. -- one half will count.

It pours. She needs to land well. -- one pause. She just about saved it.

That was a great routine and I hope the deductions will not keep out of

the four final. Moments of uncertainty but she did go for it

and she knew she had to. She did not hold back. She had the job to do and

she got hold of it. A very enjoyable for routine, she sold the routine. I

have been impressed with the Scottish girls and the way they sell

the routine to the audience. They all appreciate it is a team effort.

In the truest sense of the world. -- the word. 10.3 per Tracie Ang. Two

serious errors in the routine and I hope she is all right. One

performance left. She needs a very safe and solid

routine. Azmi. And the Malaysia and team have good attentional on the

beam. -- Malaysia and team. A lovely walkover. They just allowed errors

to creep in. This is the backflip and the layout. Well done. A slight

hesitation. You have to take your head right

back and lose sight of the beam. She had a good try. The car wheel, she

just needs to recover the shoulders a bit quicker -- cartwheel. She is

working confidently. She had a bit of a pause between things and it is

the fluency the judges will deduct. Two jumps. Just about. The half pike

jump was very low. She is in two minds about this. She has suddenly

realised. She has missed a requirement. Good pike. And upheld a

supine performance but a lot of good stuff. -- an uphill performance. She

knew she had to hang on. She went through the acrobatic series. A

little bit careful on the leaps. She really was careful.

After she stopped halfway on the first approach, she produced the

pike. Well done. She kept her focus. Amy Regan scored 12.8. A good score.

Scotland have concluded their bid, as have Malaysia. Rotation down. The

teams are standing by. They will do battle in the next round. Chris,

what do you think of Scotland's effort? Not as solid as day one on

the fault and bars, they were outstanding. They were more wobbly

today. I think apparatus that encourages more error.

Anticipation, from the English contingent.

travel. 11. 266 was her reward, Azmi. So Wales at this point out in

front. Scotland in second, South Africa in third, Singapore fourth

and Malaysia in fifth. Scotland widening the gap. Would you have

preferred to have started on floor and on to beam. I would have

preferred the floor, with the atmosphere, you can feel it and they

will have taken the adrenaline and even Amy at the end, she still had

the power. This what is England have to do now, because they have got a

mark and a half to play with. It is not a huge amount when you look at

the deductions you can get on beam. As far as floor is concerned from a

world champion's perspective, how do you contain that energy? It is

difficult, once you're in that home crowd environment, you pick up on

the adrenaline and you can actually hear the crowd and take their

energy. You have to take a step back. Most of the England team are

experienced and know what it is like to compete at a major Championships,

I am sure we don't need to worry. Four of the five were in that

European silver medal winning team. Yes and they're going to be coming

out on to beam. But they have been performing well on beam. So fingers

crossed. There are the list of British women. A word on Claudia

Fragapane, who has been a real injection into the English and the

British team. It is her first year on the international scene, she was

injured last year, but she has brought new life to the team. Most

of the members are experienced and having someone new, you forget the

whole experience and how new it is and how exciting it is. That has

brought it back to the England girls. They came in here yesterday

with an incredible amount of belief and let's just hope that that

continues here as the England girls take to the people. -- beam. Ruby

Always a tough piece to start the for England.

Always a tough piece to start the challenge on. Straight into the

arena. She will be pleased to get that first leap series under way.

The acrobatic series that all gymnasts have to include.

That is the change leg ring, if the judges give it its full difficulty,

it is an E. Essential she keeps focussed.

A big dismount - double tuck. Oh, a scurry back. What a way to start a

team effort. She was determined. And packed with difficulty in getting

that score. That is what is going to win this for England. Yes, they

can't afford to leave win this for England. Yes, they

hope for the -- open for the other teams to attack them on. Britney

Robertson for New Zealand now. She is based in Christchurch. One of

younger members. 17 years old. A double tuck and she really did land

that. The double pike with the foot out.

You can see the red flag. A nice, gentle floor routine. A nice lyrical

routine. She was well capable of it and could perform it, rather than

just try and exist through it. But a couple of errors of steps out.

12.566. They're being very tight on beam scores today. Anna Whelan now.

An experienced gymnast. She moves smoothly.

Packed with difficulty this routine. Oh, she needed all her experience to

hold that! One big leap here. Was the foot

right up to the head? She needs to nail the dismount. That

was a big stutter forwards. Went all out for difficulty. Gripped on the

best she could, but that dismount will be costy. And the judges really

are on top of this. She struggled to keep it back, but she did. Well

Australia will be watching this with interest. Brittany Robertson with

12n't 958 -- 12.958. The nerves are showing, but the English women are

battle through it. Little errors, but they both stayed on their feet.

They both had problems with the dismount. Charlotte Sullivan from

New Zealand. 16. She was suffering with an ankle problem yesterday on

vault. She was very brave there. She won't hang around, straight into

the tumble. An impressive start. She is really attacking well and

looks confident. A double tuck, just a little skip

back, but that was a nice floor exercise. Building nicely the New

Zealand team. She obviously exercise. Building nicely the New

lot of physio last night, work on her ankles and no sign of any

problems there. Lovely height on the tumbles and the judges do even if

you get around the double back, if it is a bit low, they will deduct.

Hannah Whelan. She is probably aiming for a place in the beam

final, but we will have to weight and see. Rebecca Downey now for

England. This needs to be as clean as possible. Only working bars and

beams, she was great on bars yesterday.

Oh, she was off line right from the beginning. Oh, dear, now, what does

this mean? She still has a lot of difficult work to do. She will have

to try and pull the focus back. That was lovely. And the side

somersault. She has got lovely range of movement and great power.

Now the dismount, she needs to focus hard on. She does a double pike.

Here we go - double pike and she made it just fine. Even with a mark

deduction, I'm sure that score will count. Such huge difficulty packed

in. Probably the front one was one of the moves she was least o'

bothered about. I know she has had a sore foot. She is holding it up

there actually. That was a brave, good performance. Get the ice on.

Gosh, the story of ankle injuries for the England teams on both the

men's and women's team. We are still waiting to hear what happened to Sam

Oldham. He has had the MRI scan and the physios will be getting out the

ankle book. That was much needed, the double pike at the end. She must

have been in pain at the end. She had been struggling this week with a

sore Achilles, the other she has had one snapped Achilles already. For

something that caused the problem, you can see heels are well down. She

couldn't recover it. She almost saved it, although she was miles

off. Well she did a sterling job yesterday on bars. She came here and

said, Chris, just do the two pieces of apparatus. We will just

said, Chris, just do the two pieces wait and see if Australia can get

through without any major deductions. It is going to be close.

Claudia That was a very big score, the highest floor we have had --

that was. Claudia Fragapane now for England.

Her first year of senior competition. She needs to put all

she has seen behind her and make sure she just attacked. -- attacks.

Not an apparatus she is renowned for. At the European Championship,

she did not work beam. That was well negotiated.

Walkover, smooth your eyes on this. Does she jump

with the head back? We get a full twisting back somersault. It is

packed with difficulty. Very hazardous. Full twist. And she

nails it. Tight in the middle. Since the European Championships, not so

long ago, she has added a new dismount. Hold tight in the middle.

So this is a new dismount. The first time she has repeated it. Double

pike, not a problem! What a performance when it you need it. And

it was needed. Very much so. Claudia Fragapane, just 16 years old. She

was third in at a young age in the British Championships. -- at a

younger age. When you look at the calibre in the British championship

is, you can understand what a title that is. What a future Claudia

Fragapane has. And what courage and determination to do what she did

with the full twist somersault. Amazing work, a lot of difficulty. A

sweep of the arms. Very determined. A lot of lovely work. Lots of

difficulty. And look at this. A full twist. Rolling it round. Great

stuff. And what a series to finish with. Double pike, cracking routine.

All the England team can do is their very best at the moment. Australia

are still to come in the next rotation so all they can do is lay

down the gauntlet and hope. Absolutely. They are busy looking

for that score, they know this is important. They will need it. They

move on to five Mac are looking at the scoreboard. -- floor. Claudia

now has to quickly recoup. Ready for the very big floor exercise. She

should certainly get in to the beam final with that. She should do. One

more piece to go for England. We will be back shortly for the

final rotation, the floor. Good news for England from the

shooting range because there have been two Gold medals. This is Daniel

Rivers this afternoon. He is jumping about at the end! The 23-year-old

from Didcot in his first Games. He already has a runs and he has

upgraded it here. -- a bronze. He idolises Sir Bradley Wiggins, I

understand. But he now has something Sir Bradley Wiggins does not have,

in Commonwealth title. Well done to him. -- a Commonwealth. So two Gold

medals for England at the shooting range on the last day of the

shooting events. And you will have seen an English competitor

disqualified this morning on the track. He collided with the

Welshman. He was promoted to third and he qualified for the semifinals

and Andrew Sergey's appeal has been turned down and he will not be

competing in this championship. He has said, unbelievable decision, to

allow things to stand. Good luck to team England and onto Z?rich for me.

It is now back to the Hydro Arena. One more rotation. That is on the

floor. We go back to our commentary team.

So England are ahead of Wales, South Africa and Scotland. India 10th, the

Isle of Man seven. Malta 12. -- seventh. Malta, 12. A very important

score for Claudia Fragapane and the Englishwomen. On beam now. That is

New Zealand. And England prepare for floor. It will come down to the

wire. We have to wait for the end of the next rotation to see the

placings but these are the gymnasts competing for England. Claudia

Fragapane will go last so she has a breather after that extraordinary

beam performance which has earned her a place in the final. Hannah

Whelan starts off. And she walks into position. Four very important

for routines for England. -- floor routines. She is renowned for great

performance. That was a great twisting double back.

She needs to focus and she has to be tight. 2.5 twists and it is lovely.

A good landing. Very individual, her style. A good

strong double pike. A little bounce out.

Great opener for England. A secure landing. Mature, interesting dance.

She has almost set the tempo. The rest of the England team has to

follow. It feels good. So New Zealand, Brittany Robertson

excepting the challenges of the beam. -- accepting. Very demanding

apparatus. Walkover, nice and solid. Aerial cartwheel. Just about gets

joined elements. Well done. Into the split leap.

Really secure on the landing. Well done. Into the split leap.

is absolutely determined to go through

is absolutely determined to go necessary 360. This is a good

opener. New Zealand, no doubt about it. 1.5 twists. Well done, indeed. A

great start for New Zealand. Very good opening gymnast. A very

successful junior when we had the junior Commonwealth Championships in

the Isle of Man a couple of years ago, she was very successful. Hannah

Whelan scores 13.7 for England. Nice to have that in the bank. Top score

of the day so far. We will see her no doubt in the floor final. Kelly

Simm now in the vault final, using all that power.

Simm now in the vault final, using for this tumble. Without the five

Mac pro area, that will be a costly for this tumble. Without the five

experiment -- floor area. But she is so powerful. Double straight.

Relatively simple, she kicks it out with ease.

She needs to control this final tumble. Sky-high double pike. She

does. We just have to hope, and I am sure

we will see it on the replay, but she got input into the area and she

did not land outside of the tape. But it was packed with difficulty. A

wonderful performance. A very ambitious first tumble. A big

combination. A full twisting double. 1.5 twists. She pulls hard through

the flick. Did she hit the four as well? -- the floor. She did. That

was expensive, one mark at least. And probably 0.54 outside the floor

area. They definitely need the next two gymnasts to work faultlessly. --

0.5 four outside. You cannot fall that for ability but you do it

outside and you get nothing. -- you cannot criticise that. I have seen

her in the gymnasium but the walk-out is quite tricky.

A good steady routine. Brittany Robertson is comfortable. You see

many different techniques at the feet have to land across the beam

for it to be counted. Kelly Simm. A 1.3 penalty on execution. They

will have been hoping for more from Kelly Simm. Ruby Harrold now.

through it. A double-tuck Arabian. Dashing into the double twist. A

good, attacking routine so far. Off she goes again. A full turn at

the end of the one and a half. You can't miss a beat with this

music and she is well in with it. Here we go! Double tuck - just the

pace back. Ruby Harrold produced it when she needed to. A vital, vital

routine for England and thank goodness for the team that she has

got good brakes! Yes, brakes to stop her running out the area. That is

one of the thins the team have worked -- things the team have

worked on is not take such a long run into the tumble. So if they have

to step out of the tumble, it is not out of the floor area as well.

Charlotte Sullivan is next up to conquer the long piece of wood! Long

and narrow! Now, gather and attack. Well done -

two feet together on the landing. A good series.

A tiny teeter to the side, but so far so good.

Gather focus, set up the dismount - oh, got it in the end. Just about

made the final twist. She did a good job for New Zealand on floor and she

hasn't let the side down there. No, a nice fluent routine. She will have

some reductions, some toes weren't properly pointed. They have had a

good team talk over night. They have come out guns blazing. Ruby Harrold

13. 466 for floor. Next up Claudia Fragapane. There she is. Preparing

to impress in the hide droe row -- Hydro. Claudia also has a very

ambitious first tumble. Straight back with another super