BBC Three: Day 1: 14:00-19:00 Commonwealth Games

Chelsea Lewis adds another for Wales. That is the ball, you have

got to give it straight away, competence coming back for the

Australians. -- confidence. Yes, straight down the middle of the

court, rewarding Chatfield. the team a few years ago. --

renaissance. Feeding her side to victory in the ANZ championship.

That is the style. Fusilli errors creeping into Welsh play. The

Aussies putting on a lot of pressure, it comes with pressure. --

E fusilli errors. What is happening now is the

defensive style was not about hands over the ball. Because Australia

were tentative it was working but now Australia are letting the ball

go they are being exposed. The line of sight for the person executing is

clear. Hard work, beautiful intercepts. Went back off a Welsh

body. She is quick. No wonder there for the rebound. That has been

obvious. If the ball does not go in you go in.

25-11 Australia leading, just past the halfway mark.

A lot to like about Wales, their aim is to finish fifth in this

competition, not out of the competition. You can tell they are

well coached, a lot of them play together the Celtic Dragons in the

Superleague, you can see they spend time together working on

positioning. Impressive performance. And quick release from Becky James.

Certainly one of their more experienced players. 62 tests, in

fact. Only Prichard ahead of her. I think Drane has come into the match,

times her moves well and is patient with it. In the air, beautiful. Let

it go, that is what they did not do. That was brilliant, into the hands

of Billy Prichard. And at speed. That was not bad vision. Lewis

perhaps not quite ready for it. Good running from Brown. This is Robinson

now. Married on the very same day as New Zealand's Laurie Langman, they

can share their anniversary. I am sure they will. Not. Australia

pulling away. Just over four minutes remaining. They might have had a few

in the first quarter but they have come to play. Short from Midhurst.

That was good positioning from Kelly Morgan to take the rebound.

Interesting conundrum the Laura Williams, do you expose more of your

players to the Australians? Or do you see what the first seven can

do? Generally you like to get everybody out on the first day but

now with the bigger picture in mind they will be aiming to compete

against Australia, but knocking off some of the lesser countries. If

they want to make that fifth position they will have to beat

somebody like Malawi, they beat Northern Ireland very well earlier

today. Becky James off-balance. Chelsea Lewis adds one more. Good

bodywork in the circle between Bassett and Morgan. That is the

style of Natalie Medhurst. As you say, perhaps has not been in the

greatest form of her life but my word when she is informed she is

outstanding. Often when you come into a different environment you

take a different approach. She knows how special it is to represent

Australia. She has clearly picked up her game. Very important study

Australians in terms of their chances of winning. Unusual as well

that unusual? Vitry every other player on

every other team has long hair. That is very observant. The Welsh closing

out one avenue and there is another avenue available for Australia. Easy

ball for Bassett. That one does not quite go. Australia hit 30. Twice

the school of Wales as we move into the last minute of the second

quarter. Australia completely dominating now. That was a lovely

idea from Jones, beautiful ball into the circle. Looks like a training

idea from Jones, beautiful ball into run, good screen from James.

Interesting virginity here, do you put Tegan Caldwell on, she's the

only player who has not got a test cap. England have a great deal of

talent, maybe Alexander will leave all of these out there for another

dominant quarter. The centre pass not taken, it is half-time.

Australia far more dominant now. STUDIO: The defending champions

taking control in the second quarter, we will be back for the

second half of that match but I am delighted to say I am now joined by

Lee McKenzie. The Commonwealth Games just five hours old but so far so

good? I have been enjoying it, watching you. It is incredible that

you can win medals so quickly. Some people, their Commonwealth Games

will be over by the end of today and we still have another ten days. The

atmosphere has been wonderful, this is like one of the baton exchange as

we saw. Kicked off last night with a wonderful opening ceremony. It was

really entertaining, always a difficult balance to get. The Queen

was there, some fabulous dancing and music. And at the reception for

Scotland was Justin Greville. You do not want to be too biased about it

but it must've been hugely moving moment for them. They welcomed

everything with the same views as. We are both Scottish, we lump in the

thread. I understand this is not your first Commonwealth Games. The

first Commonwealth Games I went to was the first sporting event I went

to, in 1986. I am the one in the blue coat. I like the fact there

were some little dogs involved last night as well. My mission now is to

track down the mascots. I hope so fight you have seen the very first

gold medal, it went to England, Jodie Stimpson, the world silver

medallist in 2013, she managed to win her first Commonwealth gold,

breaking away from the Canadian at the end, coming in ahead of the

keyhole and in bronze. Fantastic performance, great performer she is

as well. Sensational. The crowd at Hamilton as well very appreciative

of the first gold medal of the games even though about it went to

England. That has been the really nice thing. You wonder how friendly

things will be at the friendly games in battle but even at the medal

ceremony she was given an incredible reception and what a difference it

makes when the sun is out, the crowds hanging around for

everything. Cheering and celebrating and not everybody there will be

knowledgeable, don't forget that. Families going just to get involved.

Hopefully it inspires people to get involved in sport even if it is just

one element. Not sure how many brave souls will be jumping into

Strathclyde loch. She won silver and the World Championships last year

but she is delighted with that gold medal. Congratulations to her but

what are we looking forward to this afternoon? We are blessed today,

some incredible moments coming up, cycling, swimming, I am excited

about watching the swimming later on. I like the end-users people have

from the netball and hockey, five judo gold medals up for grabs

tonight. - infuse Yaz and. Will you be watching anything? I was going to

the velodrome but now I will have to go for the swimming because it is

pretty exciting. Ross Murdoch beating Michael Jamieson in the

heats, so three Scotsmen, three Englishmen, an Australian and a

Welshman in the Hopefully it inspires people to

final of the 200 metre breast, that will be amazing. I thought that was

a joke. Like every athlete you will go off and have a mass side and eat

pasta, here there is still plenty more coming up for you. This is what

we have got coming up. The remainder of the netball match coming up

first, some real stars in the cycling. From 6pm as I said five

gold medals up for grabs. On BBC1 at the moment you can see the hockey

and of course there is so much sport going on at the moment. You will

find all the sports somewhere, on radio, online, on the website and on

the red button at the moment I think we have some badminton for you. Now

let's talk netball again. Netball has actually been played every

single day of these Commonwealth Games, 38 matches in just 11 games.

It has been crazy but I have had some support with people wishing me

well with messages and that is really important, if that makes

sense. It would not do you justice to say it has been easy. It has not.

It is difficult. And I think a true leader is missed and you are missed

and you should know that. But the way that we intend to do with that

is everybody must pull their weight. It is easy as a team to sit back and

allow leadership skills and experience and your awesome netball

abilities to take over but we will not be that team. You are up there

with the best and we will miss you, I will miss you. As one of my close

friends. I think as a team, there is a massive opportunity. Great ability

at the back. We always try to make ourselves players that don't need

our hands held. It is about doing your own job and making it work and

having that little high-5. We are a team and we stay in that bubble. We

don't have an Olympics so we put everything into the Commonwealth

Games so this Glasgow, everyone is so excited. Honestly, I was

fortunate enough to go there and it was the best memory I have. We

played team sports. We like beating everybody, hello! Jessica

Ennis-Hill! But it is really good to be part of the team and we all get

the same cat. We are in the same area in the athletes village and we

get to see everyone at mealtimes and celebrity spotting like Usain Bolt.

To be part of such a big local event, this is a very special

opportunity. And almost on home soil, so there is no jet lag! That

sounds awful! -- also. The results of the tactical side of things so I

think it will be a fantastic experience for everyone. You will be

up there experiencing this and supporting us. I just want to get

out there and play! It is nice to be able to watch the girls and support

them and give some encouragement. Happy days! Cut! England play Wales

tomorrow morning, the same Wales at having a very tough time this

afternoon against Australia, who have been in every final in the

Commonwealth Games in netball, but we have not won any medal in ten

years and we can join the commentators, who can take us

through the final half of this match.

There was a prize, really. She is giving some of those players a rest.

The Ferris Rhydian to make her debut. Tegan Caldwell. The others

being friendly in 2006. Green is gone. Plenty of changes and everyone

feeling like they are a part of the action for Australia. Wales get the

third quarter under way. Australia have made some changes. Andy Welsh.

Jones has gone across the goal defence. And that was a beautiful

move from Cara Lea Moseley. This is a good start for Wales. Giving

themselves a pat on the back with that turnover. Maybe they are trying

to replicate the first quarter. There does expose their nerves. --

let us. Lisa Alexander is looking more

relaxed. She is. Playing extremely well. They had a practice match

earlier and she was the standout but she has suffered with injury for

many years but at her best, she is very exciting to watch, she is a

great athlete. She was left out of the side last year and she is back.

And returning to Australia for the championship, and linking up with

the New South Wales swifts in Sydney. This is a game that she will

remember for the rest of her life. She was a MVP in the grand final.

remember for the rest of her life. That is good pressure over that shot

from Laura Geitz. That will be an interesting position because on

form, Tegan Caldwell has been in better form? They have had some time

following the championship. Natalie Medhurst has got her head right. It

is good to have that competition. Interesting to see Sharni Layton at

the wing defence. Alexander likes to user out there. She is tall and with

long reach. She is a great defender. Great pressure from James.

Wing defence? Australia showing some patience

until that opening comes. Two from two from Caldwell. She has

great presents, Sharni Layton. -- presence.

The only player to get that rebound, the woman herself.

Great pressure from Caitlin Thwaites on that pass. She was caught by

surprise. Kimberley Ravaillion, night at the

centre. That was a great hold from Caldwell.

Takondwa Lwazi is hunting but as a result, the Welsh are up for it.

Really good play. A very big cheer from this crowd in Glasgow.

Tremendous defence from Sharni Layton. What you do not see is Laura

Geitz hunting down the back so the Welsh are about to release a pass

and they can see her coming so that forces the bad pass.

Kyra Jones having to do a lot of work. Beautifully set up.

Nicely done, Kelly Morgan. There was not enough on that ball from

Kimberley Ravaillion. Still a very young player. Although she does have

a couple of seasons under her belt. There was a misunderstanding there

are between Kimberlee Green and Tegan Caldwell. Good ball from

Kimberley Ravaillion, but most patients. That is not bad. She looks

calm. And very relaxed on the shot. Jones

thought about that long one, two. Yes. Lewis was holding, that should

have been given but it was not. That is a good pass. Cara Lea Moseley.

This is a good passage of play from Wales. And they have now scored more

goals than they did the entire match the last time that they played

Australia. She is not making as many mistakes.

Wales have regrouped. That is a good drive from Jones. Strong. She was

born in Australia and live there. -- lived there. Strong, physically and

mentally, is how they are bred in Australia. The Welsh defence was

spoiled by stepping. They did a very good job holding the Australians up.

Very hesitant, Kimberley Ravaillion. good job holding the Australians up.

Very hesitant, When you come up against the big guns, you have to

give it, otherwise you will be against the big guns, you have to

exposed. 39-23 and just over six against the big guns, you have to

minutes remaining in the third against the big guns, you have to

quarter. So there is a 16 goal advantage for Australia, but the

world champions are having to work. They need to work on their flow.

That is good work by the Welch. Putting pressure on everything. They

have forced another turnover. -- the Welsh. Wales, away. They had to work

without, they are being pushed up and they have worked to the end of

the circle. This is very snappy circle play. Though! Just went for

that double head. minutes remaining in the third

quarter. So there is a At first part was brilliant. Did you know that

Laura Geitz hosted a function with Prince William and his wife in

Queensland. Such is the royalty of Laura Geitz in her home state! I

thought you might like to know that! I am very pleased to know that. She

is certain -- certainly a very classy individual. Lovely rotation.

That is what she is renowned for, Caldwell, receiving the ball after

cutting around the top of the circle.

Just a bit early from green so nothing on offer for Shani Leighton.

Three minutes remaining in the third quarter. The brains trust. Alexander

the assistant coach was a great player. I saw her in action a lot,

fellow South Australian, incredible athlete. Great save, Susie drain.

She kept that ball alive. She has had a great game, the Welsh captain.

If they keep this up they will be satisfied with their performance are

barred from the second quarter. Good work from

lots of sideways movement as well from the Welsh. Again I think if

Lewis had some more experienced players out front she would be in

this game a lot more. She is often there and they just don't give it.

Bit of a roll? You cannot roll the ball in this game to each other.

Beautifully flighted pass. Smile from Williams. Glove that was on.

Fought about it. -- fought. She likes to come to the ball despite

her height, that is a really good thing to have. Too many shooters to

rely amount. Know one there for the rebound. Easy

pickings for Laura Geitz. They had the ball back again. LAUGHTER

Well, that was going to be a brilliant attack only to be stopped

by brilliant defence from Geitz. Wales will not want to muck around.

That is outstanding. Corletto Would be the quickest player off the mark

in world netball. It is the end of the third quarter. Breakdown there

of that third quarter. Not surprisingly in the number of

changes that that has changed. They coped well, the Welsh, to come out

and compete with Australia going down by just the four goals.

Shooting percentage obviously an area Wales need to improve on,

defensively the Aussies very good. And a lot more feeds, you can see

the goal assists. Lots more give from the Aussies into their

shooters. Coldwell in action, real smooth mover. Great works of the

light from the Australian bench as she gets her first international

goal. The future of the Australian team, Coldwell just 25.

to see them representing their country. 47-26. Robinson's game has

built over the course of the match. Better with her timing and her

choice of movement. Renae Hallinan had a birthday last week, she is 28.

How one present on the WishList has yet to be delivered, waiting for

next Sunday. A lot of work to be done yet. Another one who was

dropped for some time. She went away and has come back. One of the finest

wing defences in the business, if not the best. Wales wants to get on

the board in this final quarter. Moseley works hard at goal attack.

She wants to Moseley works hard at goal attack.

she's there, Layton. Jones Moseley works hard at goal attack.

pressure. Take that. Chelsea Lewis is only 20, she went to the world

champs in Singapore. As a 17-year-old. In her performance in a

team getting thrashed against some of the best goalkeepers in the

business and she is certainly standing out, bright future ahead as

I said earlier. Her captain said she would expected to play in the ANZ

championship one day. Not many players have 30 tests by the time

they are 20. Goal shooter seems to be the position the ANZ championship

attracts international players. Mujdza maiden -- the Jamaican

Aitken, Fowler Reid, they all play in that position, goal shooter.

Incomes Coldwell. That call going against Cara Lea

Moseley. But right back at them, James retains possession, read gains

possession for Wales. Good defence from Thwaites. Wales here hiding the

sideline. Offensive contact this time against Chelsea Lewis. --

hugging the sideline. Steady play from Australia,

beautiful placement. One player the Welsh are missing who was a standout

in 2011 was Sara Hales. Out with injury. In a team of seven when you

miss one of your stars it will always have an impact. The weights

and another, 52-28, Australia firmly in control. On that occasion Lewis

again had good position, the vision just was not there. The Australian

coaching line-up, well-known in this part of the world, the assistant was

once coach of England. Highly respected in Australia, one of the

standout shooters in her day. The old lean back, pulling the ball back

down to the chest technique, that has changed significantly over time.

Not sure she would see the post any more if she wants to be playing

today. -- if she was playing today. Chelsea Lewis, most impressive for

Wales. Moves through to 29. Jones, the centre, in no man's land, not

really making a difference defensively. Makes it easy for

Australia. And I wonder Catherine, going into this game, I wonder what

the goal was for Wales. They would probably accept they would not beat

Australia. But they would like to shoot a certain number of goals and

keep the opposition to a certain number of goals. I would have

thought perhaps losing by less than 20 would be their name. -- aim. ANC

perhaps even 30. -- perhaps. That easy style from Caitlin

Thwaites. She had five in the third when she came on. Like most of the

players out there, just taking the quarter to get going. Good defence.

Sharni Layton was able to benefit. She is quite an athlete, Jones.

Morgan went hunting but when you get caught out... There you go.

Beautiful play. They will have practised that are not at training.

Give and go. -- practised that a lot. Interesting to note that for

both sides, their next opponent is England. Wales play them tomorrow

and Australia the day after. As a result, England will look at this

and will know exactly how much Australia scored and they will send

a message that England have come to play. On defence, James called time.

Just under six minutes remaining. Australia dominating. But there are

not too many standout players, they have put in solid performances. But

nothing exceptional. But that can come with the first game in what has

been very good defence. Laura come with the first game in what has

really got going towards the end of that quarter. So much of this is the

pressure. Set up by the likes of Colin. -- Renae Hallinan and Sharni

Layton. And allowing the field to come through. But is the Laura Geitz

special. When they beat New Zealand, that was on the back of good

offence. We can see some swapping going on. This is young Stephanie

Middleton coming on. James takes to the bench.

That was good cover from Cara Lea Moseley. That is a nice rule from

Jones. You could do that on a football pitch after scoring a goal!

She is very adept at that. Here she goes. Tenacious, isn't she? Her

captain has said she will have a go at everything. Chelsea Lewis! Cool

and calm. Yes, that was too easy. Straight down the middle for

Australia. Interesting, going through the portraits of a lot of

these players at this Commonwealth Games, many of them are very adept

at other sports like basketball, Gaelic football. I read about Laura

Geitz and when Australia won gold in 2002, she was 15 and did not have

much interest in net all, athletics and swimming was earthing. She got

interested after that and she has come a very long way since then. And

that is a very big win for Wales. The just needs to be a mop up on the

side of the court. -- they're just needs. Dangerous for the umpire

going up and down that sideline. -- there just needs.

Caldwell was free, they obviously cannot see her. Caldwell's workrate

is very good. She offers different positions and is a very good leader

of the gang. She got hit on the nose. Either way, Morgan has done

well. She has won possession. Middleton.

Cara Lea Moseley, sizing things up and stop that was no easy pass, they

had to go over the top. There is sharp passing from Wales. There were

Australian defenders all around that ball but it was clean. Look at

Jones, getting her team up. Into the final two minutes.

Great effort from Caldwell. There were two good quarters and two

forequarters from both teams. -- poor quarters. They have not picked

yet. -- peaked. The crowd is getting behind Wales.

There have not been easy passages into the circle for Australia so you

must give some credit to the defensive effort from Wales. They

have slowed them down. There have not in a lot of balls that have gone

bank, straight in. Beautiful work. -- bang. The other thing about Wales

is a look at. I was wondering if they would be fading, but they don't

look to have. -- is they look fit. Nice, along the baseline. That was a

cheeky little pass. Plenty of time for one more from the world

champions. Another turnover. And then, full-time! Large applause for

these teams, but it is a straight, 63-36, over Wales. Fantastic start

to the netball campaign. I have moved to this area, this is known as

BBC at the key, we have the Glasgow centre behind me and there is a

fantastic atmosphere, you don't need a ticket to come here and enjoy the

Commonwealth Games in this area there are concerts, music.

And you can, of course, join with social media, you can leave a

comment on the BBC Facebook page or treat us. And we will endeavour to

get you involved as much as we possibly can. And don't forget to

use the hashtag. And let's have the headlines.

disappeared off the radar. Algeria's national airline says it

was flying from Burkina Faso two years. Police gathered information

on 18 campaign for justice by victims families. That isn't a

report into a met undercover unit. The majority involved black men.

Your 11-15 -year-olds in England are taking illegal drugs, it is

triggered show a significant fall. Drug use has had. He

triggered show a significant fall. Drug use has had. says was a tough

decision, Mo Farah has pulled out the Commonwealth Games, the Olympic

gold medal winner has failed to recover from recent illness. Sir

Chris Hoy has talked about the opening ceremony, he says he didn't

know whether to pull or twist it but they got it open in the end and the

Queen the funny side. More coming up later. --

I leave the ashram, travel halfway across the world to find my father,

Oh, well. As Vashrati says, gotta keep smiling!

We don't tend to use the bathroom together here.

All right, well, I'll catch you later.

This ashram of yours, it might be a cult.

I take it back, he's definitely Cuckoo's son.

later. -- the Queen saw the funny side. The sun is still shining at

Pacific E. Much of the news has been coming from Strathclyde Park. The

triathlon is being held there. The woman's events have been run and a

medal has been one and Strathclyde Park is just south of Glasgow. And

the lock is in the middle and that was used for the rolling in 1986.

This is where the triathletes will be starting their assault. The men

are still to come and even though the sun is shining, I would imagine

it is pretty chilly in this Watters. The men start at 3pm on BBC One. You

can take a look at the live sport at the moment, you can watch live on

the BBC sport website. This will also bring you all of the news and

results and the medals that have been one already. Badminton is one

of the 17 sports here at the Commonwealth Games. England are

currently playing Northern Ireland. What do you know about Aberdeen? Let

us learn some more. -- badminton. Badminton is a fast-moving sport

which requires great agility, extremity and stamina with players

covering anything up to four miles in a standard much. The game entails

striking the shuttlecock, the small projectile, over the 1.5 metre net.

They consist of 16 overlapping goose feathers, which are embedded into a

cork base. The unusual aerodynamic properties mean it has a

significantly higher top speed of up to 200 mph and a quicker

deceleration than balls used in other racquet sports. The game is

decided on a player or peril of players reached 21 points, by a

margin of at least two points. Matches are the best-of-3. There are

six gold medals up for grabs in Glasgow, with the men and women's

singles and doubles competitions plus Mixed Doubles and a combined

mixed teams event. We were talking about the Emirates Arena and the

advent in one moment ago and England are playing Northern Ireland. We can

go there. The second match of the first game and England are currently

leading 1-0. We can join David first game and England are currently

Mercer and Gillian Clark. statisticians as an unforced error.

Stephenson believing he has to hit the perfect shot, psychological

pressure forcing him into error. They are contrasting styles, you

almost see the effort on every shot. Also very contrasting body language.

We have already talked about is Ouseph looking very laid-back.

Whereas Tony Stevenson, I like the way he is expressive on court. An

emotive player on court? What, me? Yes, nice idea.

Stephenson will be getting worried, Ouseph 7-1 up in the second game

having taken the first he has to stop this run. And he does. That is

very nice. And a smile when he is happy. That is nice to see. It is,

isn't it? Another good rally. Very good play

from Tony Stevenson. For once the managed to get the shuttle past

Ouseph deep into the forehand corner, bad set of the long rally.

Little bit off balance as he tried to play down.

feel this is quite one-sided because they have not got into this as much

as I thought they would. That's right. I think as far as this young

man is concerned he has really got to somehow try to keep the belief.

There is no question in my mind he has got the talent. The way he is

moving here, beautiful shot. This is the rally where he plays a lovely

shot toward the end deep to Ouseph's forehand side, from that

moment he was in control, super play from Stephenson. He has a long way

to go though to turn this match round.

Going wide. Apprised from the choice of shot there from Rajiv Ouseph, the

crosscourt was clear, but he did not choose the only assured.

His second Commonwealth Games, Ouseph won a bronze and silver in

2010. Looking for a gold medal here to add to his collection. And he was

talking this last week about how in the men's singles it has all of the

sudden become wide open with Lee Chong Wei, the world number one,

two-time defending, will champion out with injury. Nicely done, he

finds the back line. Tony Stephenson.

you have to know how to change the pace and the rhythm the match. And

playing the right shot at the right time, we have already seen a good

array of shots and good fast movement like that from Tony

Stephenson. It is knowing when to play the right shot. That is very,

very well taken. Just over 20 minutes played. Ouseph

of England two points away from taking this single match.

Great shot from Stephenson. Just takes a few seconds. He finds the

line. Saves two match points. But not that one. APPLAUSE

Ouseph winning 21-9. After taking the first game 21-5 and the match

took 23 minutes. England go into the first game 21-5 and the match

2-0 lead against Northern Ireland in this team event in Glasgow.

We stay with racquet sports but move on to squash, Mick Matthews is

currently recovering from a knee operation he had just four weeks ago

that with three World Championship titles to his name and two

Commonwealth gold medals you can never ruin him out. The squash

player has got -- the squash ball has a unique sound when it. As a kid

I was attracted to that, and the next week I was the one making that

noise, probably not as sweet as a sound I hopefully make nowadays. I

just love that one-on-one nature of the sport, to people in it can bind

space, trying to beat each other physically but without landing

actual blows. It is a real challenge. Squash has been described

as chest at 1 million miles an hour. The beauty about squash is that it

challenges everything, you need to be fast, you need to be a Roman

Burki strong, technically proficient, there is no hiding place

when you step on the court. -- aerobically strong. 2010 was an

amazing year, winning my first world title, Commonwealth medals and

getting to world number one. I was the oldest ever first-time number

one, that shows you do not have to achieve everything while you are

still a youngster. There is plenty of time, you are never too old to

get to the top. Nick Matthew is world champion for the third time in

four years. The third world title in Manchester was definitely the best,

the fact it was in my home country, all of my friends and family were

watching. And the fact that squash is not Olympic sport makes the

commonwealths are pinnacle. We have been a Commonwealth Sports Arena 's

1998 and it is the pinnacle of our sport, it is the biggest event that

squash is part of. Winning two gold medals in Delhi was

an amazing feeling, I am desperate to add to my tally in Glasgow and

hopefully I will carry on the momentum of sport in this country

after London 2012. England's flag bearer Nick Matthew still very much

the man to beat. I wonder how you feel when you take on the world

number one. This is the Morrissey, who was warming up like Nick

Matthew, not quite like him, Nick Matthew with a squash racket in

hand, Xavier has no racket in hand. He then has to go and find them very

useful tool in the game of sport and then tried to take him on. Over to

the commentators, Sue Rose and Martin Heath. COMMENTATOR:,

England's Nick Matthew in the red shorts, the first match of the

Commonwealth Games. Great shot. And a lovely little

backhand drop shot from Xavier, which I thought Nick might struggle

to get onto. The match usually starts off with the guys trying to

get in front of their opponent and hitting to the back of the court.

Very low risk, try to warm up and get used to this court. Nice length

from Nick Matthew. Opportunity here for Nick to play

himself into discord, obviously he is going to want to get used to how

to play this court. Whether it is fast, slow, how red bounces. I guess

this kind of matches the kind of match that will allow him to do

that. When we talk about length, we are talking about hitting the back

of the court. This is a very low risk shot.

The guys usually start paying off deep into the court and this is just

an opportunity for Nick to test things out a little bit, there is

not much pressure so far. Xavier is still to get any point on the board

at the moment. Just catching the outside line. Nick is querying

whether the ball was actually about. But those watching at home, there

has not seen to be too much difference in level when you watch

these men, Nick is the seasoned pro but just those subtle things,

slightly more racquet head acceleration and slight accuracy to

the back of the court. That is what has given him this lead. Will he be

nice and let him into the match, do you think? Will he be quite severe?

Well, I think that he is focused on his own game. On his own body. That

is a natural thing that he has to do. So, there is no softness to let

Xavier experience that? May be in the third game! There might be some

nerves creeping in with Xavier, he really has to think about getting

the ball past Nick Matthew and control the ball from the middle of

the court. This is the normal dance for the guys, hitting deep on the

right-hand side, moving around each other.

This type of rally is really an exercise in patience. There was an

opportunity for Xavier. On that drop shot.

And the cheer comes up from the crowd. Xavier getting his first

point of the match! His hands in the air. He scored his first point and

it was deserved, he was very patient, nice length and another

tight drop shot and he gets the stroke. The crowd is certainly

enjoying this little comeback. Beautiful shot. That was a great

shot from Xavier. That nice little backhand drop shot. Just falling

short from the front wall. I think what Nick has realised that he does

not want to give Xavier any opportunity at the front of the

court. My speed and touch. -- nice. And the back wall. Nick has scored a

lot of points so far from hitting deep into the court. Like you said,

it is quite noticeable, the difference between the quality of

the length, getting the ball behind the opponent and that really does

have an impact on the match. We talk about the length and hitting deep

into the court but with is also a big part. If you hit the ball tight,

especially -- especially with these hard walls, the ball really sticks

to them. You can also win points from hitting very tight. There we

have it. The first game to Nick Matthew from England. He leads

buy-1-get-1-free. -- buy-1-get-1-free Nick Matthew

getting some advice from David Campion, who was a former player

himself. What kind of advice in this time of March, when you are the best

way in the world, you clearly know what you are doing, but what advice

would you be given at this stage? It is different, Nick has been

practising on this glass court and he has put himself under a little

pressure even in a match you are expected to win, there is a

difference when competing, you have more attention and your brain

focuses in a different way. He wants to use that focus and try to

practice the type of feeling he will have or must have when he moves

later into the tournament. That is from the psychological point of

view, from the tactical point of view, he is trying to play the low

risk very well. He will practice high-risk when he needs to against

better opponents when he has to practice a type of game but he is

just trying to hit the length and the target and move in front and

controlled from the middle. And Xavier? Does he need to get Nick

deeper? Or attack? When playing someone who is quite a lot better or

has a much better resume, there are two ways. Let us get this started

and then I shall explain. Second game.

Straightout, from the side wall. Another great length and width from

Nick, and again, of the serve, tied to the wall. That is a tight ball

you were talking about, he relieved us hang onto that ball. As I said

before, for the underdog, the way to play against someone who might be

expected to beat you, you can either try to compete at the basic game and

focus on getting in front of your opponent or you can attack more.

That does not seem to be the strategy from Xavier, he has a great

basic game himself and he is trying to focus on hitting the target at

the back of the court and do those lower swings very well. He needs to

push forward more if he can. Any opportunity to volley the ball.

Right there. And he is in the rally. And he does get the reward.

There is something about this glass court, the walls are very hard.

There is not a lot of give at all, it is easier to get the balls off

the walls in your local club. Superb shot, the drop from Xavier. Well,

this is an interesting situation. Nick gets stuck macro there is the

query on that pick-up. -- Nick gets --. Very sporting.

And, again, good length to the backhand corner.

The game goes up to 11 and the middle is very important, important

for Xavier not to let Nick Matthew get ahead. That you devolve fade

from behind, at the back wall. That is an incredible shot from Nick

Matthew. Towards the side wall. Nick Matthew, leading by one game.

And right now looking very comfortable. Playing the ball around

nicely. We have just seen Nick Matthew with the last couple of

rallies, increasing the pace slightly, with the volley around the

middle of the court. And that nice cold. -- cold. Lovely structured

rally from Nick. If anyone watching at home needs to see how to play a

great rally in squash, that is the way to do it. Putting pressure on

with the length deep into the court, volley well and create opportunity

and then boom. Classic rally. Beautiful change of direction, using

the side wall. Nick Clegg is there. Along with Helen, who is heavily

involved with the Association and he has wonderful input into the game of

squash all around the world. Chatting in the front row.

Heather Deayton, the lady on the right. And there we go. The second

game is in the bag. Nick Matthew takes that 11-3.

There has been a lot of support for squash, at least verbally, over the

past couple of days and at the opening ceremony Daley Thompson said

it was one of his favourite sports and he wanted to watch these guys

are the pinnacle of the sport. There has been a lot of support so it is

great to see Nick Clegg here and there will be some more well-known

names and faces over the next ten days. Absolutely right. They called

David, the number one seed in the women's event, carrying the

Commonwealth flag on behalf of Asia, which are such an honour but for

squash, that really highlights how much it has progressed and where it

is coming to the world of sport. And being taken much more seriously as a

sport. That is right. Squash just started in 1998 in Malaysia and from

then on it has gone from strength to strength. And the men, both tours

have gone from strength to strength. One of the most international

sports, it does not tend to be the biggest sport in any country but an

incredible international sport with over 185 countries in the world.

Xavier, preparing for the third game. Against the number one seed.

And someone a full appreciation from the crowd. Showing their support --

some wonderful. And Nick is very much back on the court, where he is

very familiar. The glass court, he has played on it many times,

although not necessarily on this specific court. He has played all

over the world and he really does know how to work the court and work

the ball. Into this third game, Nick Matthew,

he two games up against Xavier from delicious. Xavier has put forward a

very good performance of far. Some great rallies and shots. Nick

Matthew, in both the first and second games, have tended to put

more pressure around the middle of the game and put that separation

between him and Xavier and that is where Xavier really has to focus. If

he is level up to three games, he must concentrate. And not let Nick

increase the pace. We have seen Nick coming out here really focused. Nice

change of direction. Super shot, good disguise crosscourt, certainly

starting to step the pace up. It is a relatively small area of the two

big athletes but if you go the wrong way it feels like 1 million miles.

Great kill. I think we will see a different Nick

Matthew in this third game. Really accelerating the racket threw the

ball a little bit quicker, trying to take the ball very early. He really

wants to get the taste of what the later rounds are going to feel like.

No mercy. Nice drop from Xavier but returned

by Nick. Some great play in the backhand corner. Little bit of a

practice rally for the moment. Nice exchange. Again the change of

direction, tough rally for Xavier Koenig. And just put his post in the

bottom of the tin. -- boast. You can see the value of controlling the

middle of the court, keeping your opponent on a string.

Again with Nick, just that imperceptible delay and the quick

change of the racket head, very difficult to see you there but when

you are an cold it is incredibly hard to read. Where the ball is

going to go. Great shot. Lovely crosscourt shot, the crowd cheering.

Appreciating that shot. Slightly wry smile on his face. Quite a high-risk

shot but why not at this stage? Nothing to lose. Absolutely.

Matthew taking a commanding lead in the third game. Certainly showing no

mercy, wanting to get this in the back. -- bag. It has been a great

performance from Xavier Koenig, really done his country proud.

Unlucky. A good effort and a nice smile on his face, just slipped

1-stop but managed to pick himself back up again.

And another great length from Nick Matthew. He really has called the

feel on that ball getting it deep into the corner which actually gives

him match point. And again. Another lovely drive to

end the match. Nick Matthew takes that match, 3-0. Great effort by

Xavier Koenig, wonderful experience. CHEERING

Lovely chair from the crowd, he waves and claps his hands, Nick

Matthew the victor today. As I say, 3-0, 11-3, 11-3, 11-1. STUDIO: More

badminton now, earlier we saw of England take the lead in the team

competition. Alannah Stephenson Had to win to keep them in the match.

Let's join the commentators. COMMENTATOR: Very interesting now.

Northern Ireland, 17 years of age, levelling the match. Against Sarah

Walker, two-time English national champion. This goes into the third

I have to say as the match has progressed I have become more and

more impressed with Alannah Stephenson. Look at the movement,

overhead shots, I was critical in the opening game with her movement,

saying that it was a little bit stop and start rather than fluid but look

at this. And also the confidence to keep her opponent at the back of the

court and then when she had the opportunity, to step forward and

play back to the net, she played to perfection. Walker on the other hand

could not get into the second game at all. She knows that England have

taken the first two matches. The Mixed Doubles and the Men's

Singles, so they have a cushion. 2-0 lead against Northern Ireland in

this mixed team event. It is a round robin group before the knockout

section later in the competition. Without stating the obvious, the

starts to this deciding game is absolutely crucial. Sarah Walker,

having been as you rightly said, she will be a little bit shell-shocked

as to what happened in the second game having been on cruise control

in the first. And therefore, to regain her confidence I think it is

absolutely vital for Walker to make a good start this decider. I get the

impression that Walker thought she would be off this court by now,

having won 2-0. Coming up to the half-hour mark in

this match. Longest match we have seen so far in this session.

Lovely twist that Stephenson has from the back of the court in that

overhead shot. Missed it. Not quite the mismatch we

thought it would be. Stephenson playing incredibly well for Northern

Ireland. I have noticed she is trying to play an awful lot whenever

Sarah Walker is smashing down to the forehand side of the youngster is

really trying to block crosscourt. She must not try to overdo it. It is

a nice shot, I like it but at the moment she is trying to do it too

often. Trying something a little bit too

fancy there. Trying something Alana Stevenson --

Alannah Stephenson gets Walker the 9-5 advantage.

the calmest of these players at the moment.

Just wide. Walker needs just one more point for the mini-break.

One or two signs to me that Sarah Walker internally is in a little bit

of panic mode. Now this is where she needs to draw. There is an overall

by the umpire. Well, I thought it was definitely out. It was called

good judge but the umpire has overruled, good umpiring, very good

umpiring. Because instinctively I felt that was out. And obviously

Sarah Walker did not hear the overall. -- overruled. To go back to

what I was saying, Walker has to trust herself, she has two trust

that she has the ability, she has a lot of international expense. Work

hard, stick to the basics and do the basics well. She has the advantage

of the change of ends, she has to build on that. Botha 11-9 to Walker

at the change. And in contrast, Stephenson has to say to herself, I

am only two points down, this is the better end, I prefer plain from this

end. As for the youngster from Northern Ireland, this is a typical

rally. Living with her opponent, doing everything right, until the

final shot. It is a delightful angle crosscourt. Trying to play the tight

net shop but just wide of the single scored.

Yes, I like that. Coming forward, Sarah Walker, and coming from above.

Normally in singles, coming towards the net, the racquet comes from

underneath the shuttlecock, on top of it, you have options. And that

was good defence, too. You wonder what the 17-year-old's

nerves are doing at the moment. Yes. That is the sort of thing I was

alluding to about trusting yourself, that you have the ability to win

through this. As far as those nerves are concerned, well, when I look at

other sports and athletes who come on to the big stage, there is a

certain youngster from Australia who was at Wimbledon this year... They

seem to play without fear. Without nerves. Because nobody is expecting

them to win in the first place and they have the freedom to just go for

it. All the pressure on Sarah Walker. Yes. Watching those Nick

Carey 's matches at Wimbledon, he had a very easy style. And very calm

as well. Which is similar to Alannah Stephenson, here.

This match is running away from Alannah Stephenson. 11-9 at the

break. 17-11 to Sarah Walker. That look of disappointment from

Alannah Stephenson. Well, we have reached the point of

now or never, as far as Alannah Stephenson is concerned. She

desperately needs a run of points right now.

Yes, she is playing well in this rally, dictating the pace, Alannah

Stephenson. That little fist pump from Sarah Walker shows you that she

really felt that she needed that point. She is two points away from

winning this match. David Lindley, the other coach for

England. Yes. Taking it earlier at the net is

the big difference. As the umpire has just said, Ryan Casey, match

point for Sarah Walker. And a lovely touch from Sarah Walker to win the

deciding game. 21-13. She took the first Game 21-9 but Alannah

Stephenson from Northern Ireland came back to take the second game.

And that scoreline means that England have a 3-0 lead against

Northern Ireland at the next team event. Alannah Stephenson picking up

her bag, she must be disappointed after playing so well in that match.

This will be a great experience for her. And there is a big smile as she

comes off the court, alongside Sarah Walker. Walker winning 21-9, 8-21,

21-13. We mentioned social media earlier

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comments will appear on the website. And that will be on the Commonwealth

Games live feed. A very impressive time from this

Scottish duo. Aileen will be delighted to take the top of the

board. She really will have the bit between her teeth, performing in

front of the home crowd. There is nothing like the home crowd to get

those goose bumps. It is giving me goose bumps! How did you find it two

years ago? Was at a benefit having the home crowd? We have this

glorious spot and if you look over my shoulder, Danny river, you will

find the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome and that is where we're to next. Plenty

of fantastic cycling for you. And we have the men's team sprint

qualifying. Jason Kenny is in action. And after that, we have the

500 metres time trial final. And do not forget to keep an eye out for an

years. Five times Olympic analyst. I am delighted to say that we can

speak in the velodrome to John Edwards. And the busiest man in

Britain, Sir Chris Hoy. Sir Chris Hoy is alongside me.

18 gold medals between you? Can you hear me? Not so well, it is noisy!

We are looking forward to the men's team pursuit, with Bradley Wiggins.

We saw the qualification this morning. What did you make of how he

got back on the board? It was a solid first ride. I spoke to the

coach earlier on and they were ready satisfied. To go below four minutes

is an excellent ride. But at the same time, the Australians look

comfortable. They knew the target they had to beat, they just cruised

in. They have something to spare. Being the quicker but it will be

great, the crowd is very up for it. Sarah, you know about the team

pursuit and also riding on the road. How impressed are you that Bradley

Wiggins has slotted back into the track? It is a sign of a champion,

he has had those amazing times on the road but he has come back and he

has always been good at peddling, he is twiddling away with a very good

cadence. That will set him up early well. The worrying thing was perhaps

from the point of view of Steven Burke looking questionable, he gets

dropped from the back. He has been struggling in training? A little bit

but the thing is, you are pushing the team until the elastic breaks

and it is not always the same person who goes, sometimes there will be

one person who really buries himself and has an extra long spell at the

front and then they will daylight with one kilometre left to go. The

longer you stay together as a quartet, the better, but it can be a

sign of pushing hard. We will wait and see but I'm sure the guys will

go through, it is literally, trigger the Australian scandal. When will

they win the first medal? We already have the first, we are just not sure

what colour it is. have the first, we are just not sure

what colour it Aileen McGlynn is in the Gold match race in the tandem?

Yes, she won the semifinal and in doing so, guaranteed herself a medal

tonight. She will come up against Helen Scott and Sophie hill and

there is history because she was riding with Helen at the Paralympics

in 2012 so they will know each other very well. It will be interesting to

see who can come out on top. We also have a 500 metres with the

Australian legend, Anna Meares? She has won more medals than anyone I

can imagine, Olympic gold medals, she is a legend. And she had a break

after London and she is back in full-time training. And she is

hungry for more. She must be the favourite tonight although there are

some big contenders from the Home Nations. Miss Jessica varnish, Becky

James would have been here but she has an injury and she is out. For

Wales. And the Scotland we have some very strong riders, who are not

expecting medals but they will push for their personal best. 100 mile

yet macro is no stranger to the podium. And the team sprint, which

features the triple Olympic champion. He is a great sprinter. It

is Jason Kenny! What a ride! You need a lot of power. Trouble gold

medallist. You need to be very smooth. -- trouble. Speed and

tactics as well. The best tactics are speed at the end of the day. And

Kenny has released Sir Chris Hoy. Great Adam the Olympic team sprint

champions. And look at this young lad. What a future he has. -- Great

Britain. It does feel like a long time ago, I was in Beijing and ever

since I started cycling seriously, from the age of 14, when London was

on the radar, that was my main goal, I was 24 at the time. Kenny has got

to be top of the race. He is the champion. And he won this in style.

What was London like? Your third gold medal and what about

afterwards? It was mental for a couple of weeks after London. After

winning two gold medals but down the line, it is not long before you step

back into normal life and I am back into training. And that was it, I

wanted to go at the World Championships and I managed to get

gold. Jason Kenny! The world champion! What a ride! When it

really mattered. That was quite nice, after the games. I was always

looking forward to the next event. I never spent too long patting myself

on the back. Sir Chris Hoy barred out afterwards, you are the man that

people will look to in terms of track cycling? How have you taken

that on? It does not... I do not think about it. I am just focused on

winning as many races as possible. Which is hard enough! It was hard

when Chris was around. It has not got any easier. There is always

someone around their wanting to win so I am always fighting to win the

gold medal. I got gold in the World Championship and Olympic gold, but

Commonwealth, it would be nice to win but it will not be easy! We have

Australia and New Zealand, the current world champions. So, Jason

Kenny with a smile on his face. Chris, a quick word before we go

down to the track. It has been a tough time for Jason Kenny since

2012. He backed it up well straight after the Olympics. Since then, he

has struggled a 2012. He backed it up well straight

after the Olympics. Since little bit. He qualified in 11th place

after the Olympics. Since little bit. He qualified in 11th today,

lost his first ride in the sprint. He is defending Olympic champion,

this is his event. It is not going as well as he would like, but it

just shows that this board is measured in fractions. He is just a

fraction of his best. His Olympic dream is to win again in two years.

It will be the qualifying first. The fastest to go through to the gold

medal race. England are towards the back end of the field, sandwiched

between the Australians and New Zealanders. Good afternoon to

commentary team of Robert Hales and Simon Brotherton.

Commentator macro Bangladesh will be the first team to go.

You find that the better teams tend to go towards the back end of the

field. Bangladesh are not a line-up that we are expecting to see later

on today. They are on road bikes here today. The Bangladeshi team

were involved in the match sprint today. Here is the line-up:

They are taking in the experience of a major championship. There is not a

spare seat in the house. Also plenty to look forward to on the schedule

this afternoon. Among the races, the women's 500 metre time trial, which

includes Anna Meares from Australia, and also the final of the men's team

pursuit, Australia the current world champions they are. They were the

fastest this morning. Up against England, who include Sir Bradley

Wiggins, in that final. We expect that final to be about 5:45pm this

evening. A quick run through of the teams involved. Bangladesh is the

first team of. Then Barbados, followed by Canada, then India. The

15 will be Malaysia, then Scotland, who were fourth in the last

Commonwealth Games, then Australia, England and bringing up the rear of

the world champions, New Zealand. Rob Hayles, we have already seen

today that the Australians seemed to be in great form. The sprinters have

been incredible, from Australia and New Zealand, but in particular the

Kiwis. They have got themselves together in the last few years.

There has been a resurgence in track cycling. Across-the-board in their

endurance side, particularly the team and individual presents. The

sprinters are looking extremely good today. England are struggling a bit

in qualification. We are only five seconds away from the start and one

of the riders has only just managed to get his feet in. Three laps of

the track, each rider has a designated lap in which they will

lead and then pilaf, then you will just be left with the final rider on

the track. They are settling in. He takes over in the designated spot.

It is a bit like the relay in track and field where you have to change

over in a specific box. If you do it outside of the box, then you will

get relegated. So, the handover. The final lap for Bangladesh at the

start of qualifying for the men's team sprint. He is getting every

last bit of effort out of his body. The time to beat 58.350. Islam was

the man who brought it home for Bangladesh. That time will be

quickly beaten. The team sprint is not about brute force and sheer

speed. There is a lot of technique involved in the start and takeovers.

The team from Bangladesh, OK, they will not set the world on fire in

terms of time, but, technically, I think they did well there. We have

seen that from India earlier today in the team pursuit, technically it

was an accomplished rider. It was, this speed was not there, but they

got round, unlike some of the other nations, like Canada. One of their

riders, and we'll -- one of their riders, he hit a wheel.

The second team on the track is that of Barbados. .

The job of the first man is so important to get the team up to

speed as quickly as possible. The second man will turn to let the

little bit of a gap go, then they will take up a run when they get to

the designated passing space. Here we go, Barbados under way. Three

laps of the track. Good clean start. Man two is just a

little bit too tight. Ideally, you want to run into this slipstream

behind the first man. So much more speed from Barbados than be soft

from the trio from Bangladesh. Already over five seconds quicker.

Eastman will finish it four Barbados. It will be a new fastest

time. 49.239 four Barbados. Great last lap thereby Eastman. -- their

by Eastman. Technically, a good quick lap by the third man, Eastman.

You can see the power and intensity of the start. Barbados are the early

leaders. They are only the second of the nine teams who will take to the

track. You can see the difference in speed between Bangladesh and

Barbados. They had an average of 46 kilometres and are, Barbados was

going through at 54 kilometres an hour.

I wonder what we can expect from Canada? It is Hugo Barrette, Vincent

De Haitre and Joseph Veloce. Vincent De Haitre is a track champion at

speed skating in Canada! The velodrome goes quiet.

It is all about getting the timing right out of the gate. How we do is

Hugo Barrette. The lead-off man per Canada. Already they are way up on

the time from Barbados. Good opening lap. Two seconds quicker already

than Barbados! Joseph Veloce takes up the second leg. He passes over to

Vincent O'Hear Cierra. Nice tight line over the bottom of the track.

It is so difficult to have that black line. Let's have a look at the

time. 45.30 to. Nearly four seconds quicker than Barbados. Neither of

the Canadians qualified from the 200 metre time trial this morning in the

individual sprint. It just goes to show how much quicker these teams

will go as we get down to the seeded teams. Good, confident ride by the

Canadians. Technically very good. Hugo Barrette was good out of the

starting gate. He did a 17.80 for the opening lap. So crucial, getting

out of the gate cleanly. Also, just getting up to speed quick day, then

it is about the delivery, the delivery of handing over to the

second man, and then ultimately onto the third man. That is extremely

important. You don't want to be going quite too fast and then dying

off. -- going out. Five teams still to go. I are

entering all the cycling events. Then Malaysia. Then Scotland,

Australia, then England, then we will have New Zealand as the last

team. So, three teams have finished and six to go. The first rider is

just 18. Indian cycling has high hopes of him.

Away they go. Three laps of the track. Baby is leading them off. He

just slightly mistimed it out of the gate. He should have been getting

all of his body weight over the back of the bike.

Nice tidy line at the bottom of the track. Onto the final lap. He is

looking a little bit laboured. Just wondering out of his line and little

bit. The second fastest time, 49.233. India are improving all the

time on the track. They are quicker than Barbados. Only just.

It'll be India on the track over the next

It'll be years so. It will. They are becoming

a huge cycling nation. A lot bigger than in previous years. They will

have a lot of input from outside of India, for sure. So much knowledge

across the European countries, especially. Canada have been faster

so far, India's second, Barbados third, then Bangladesh in fourth.

This is an experienced line-up coming up. There is the confirmation

of the leaderboard as it stands at the moment:

guys of race. -- to watch these guys of race.

The coming through the bell. Good speed. Just two tenths of a second

slower than the fastest time which was sent -- set by the Canadians. He

is trying to back some of the time on the last lap. The time was

45.625. Just slower and Malaysia is second-fastest so far.

Picture of concentration and focus. The start is so important.

Malaysia just over three tenths of a second slower than Canada.

APPLAUSE You may notice the volume in the

arena rising noticeably. The crowd have just realised that the host

nation are next on to the track. This is what the local audience have

Kenya to see. Scotland out on the track. Following on from then it is

the three big squads, Australia, England and the world champions, the

Kiwis. Chris Hoy was part of the team sprint squad that won the gold

medal for Scotland in 2006. Chris Pritchard who rode with Callum

Skinner to finish fourth in the team sprint in India four years ago.

Skinner is back again. 10.412 earlier today. Chris Prichard

was only qualifying for the men's match sprint.

Sandy Gilchrist looking resplendent in his outfit. The mechanics are so

important because the bikes are put under so much stress, the rear

wheels and also the feat in the pedals. They use a pedal without a

court which attached to the soul of the issue. -- to the soul of the

shoe. We go Scotland. Three laps of the

track and cheered on by the audience. There is a wall of noise

in the velodrome. This is a big effort. Just under a 10th of a

second out of the fastest time so far. It is all about the takeover.

How well have the next two traders taken on? The last rider on the

track is Chris Pritchard. He has to dig really deep. You can see Hamlet

gritting his teeth. What does he have left in the tank after his

flight this morning. 45.501. Second-fastest so far. Just under

two tenths of a second slower than Canada. He just died of in that

final lap. They went through 500 metres, two laps, quickest.

The was the start with Johnny begin. -- Biggin. The lead-off man was

fourth fastest. It was a good lap by Skinner. Chris Pritchard started to

die off in the final lap and could not hold the pace. They were

actually the fastest at two thirds distance. 59.3 kilometres per hour

average. That is the standings with three

teens still to ride. The fastest four will race for the medals later

born. What a team we are looking at here.

Nathan Hart had to work hard to get a place on the team after a battle

with Daniel Ellis. Shane Perkins as well.

with Daniel Ellis. Shane Perkins as He won the sprint title in India

three usable. There was some doubt whether he would make it to the

start line in this event. He has had a back injury which has cost him

considerable problems. He had an epidural injection to try to ease

the problem. That is not ideal preparation for the sprint event.

The start is so important. He is made of tough start. A

two-time world champion including this event. He is also an Olympic

bronze medallist. Clean start as expected made by the

Australians. Nathan Hart is leading the way. No surprise to see them

nearly three tenths of a second up. Perkins takes over. Good delivery.

Nice, tidy and clean down the back straight. The 21-year-old takes it

over. The rising star of the steel in track cycling. Fourth anyone

championships this year. 44.027. Over a second the fastest time. The

Australian coach was running down towards them at the exit. He was

urging them on. The studio lead the way with

two more teams to come. -- Australia. We will wait to see

whether this trade will be good enough to race for gold or whether

they will be in the bronze medal match up. -- whether this ride. The

rider on the back, who rode the final lap, rock-steady but a really

impressive physical specimen. Huge dealing. He has a massive chain link

on the front of the bike. --huge gearing. He needs it because he is a

big guy. Cuts through the air with apparent ease. The penultimate team

to go. Just over 30 seconds from now.

Philip Hinds, the Olympic champion in this event but was knocked out of

the sprint earlier today. Jason Kenny, two-time Olympic champion in

this event. He is through in the sprint to the quarterfinals

tomorrow. He will race against the Australian. Looking at the BBC

studio on the side of the track, Sir Chris Hoy is hanging on to the

railings. This will be a The Olympic champion gets things

underway for England. They know the time to beat. At 21, such a powerful

young rider. It is the fastest time so far. The running taken up by

Jason Kenny. That was a good start. What is Jason Kenny have after his

qualification this morning. England are still the fastest. Can England

potentially get into the gold medal match up? All eyes on the clock, it

is the fastest time, 43.730. It is a new Commonwealth Games record.

England break the Commonwealth Games record in the team sprint. That is

more like it. That is much better than

more like it. That is much better what we saw this morning from the

English guys. That is what we like. That is good opening qualification.

The team sprint started at the gun with Philip Hinds. 17.3 he died on

that first lap. -- he managed. That is not bad going whatsoever. It

means that England will go for gold later on today in the final.

is not bad going whatsoever. It means that England will go Will it

be against Australia or against the world champions New Zealand? New

Zealand are the only team yet to go. They will be next onto the track.

What is going through their minds now? They should be concentrating on

their own effort. They know exactly what to do and they have done this

hundreds and hundreds of times. Will they be letting that ride play on

your minds? They have just seen it unfold in front of their eyes.

New Zealand are the team to beat in this event, the world champions.

Eddie Dawkins, silver medallist four years ago. Sam Webster, so talented.

Away we go. The final heat in the qualification for the men's team

sprint. Have they saved the best until last? Here go the world

champions. They are fastest so far. This is the important one! Just

quicker in the opening lap. Sam Webster on the second leg. Then

Eddie Dawkins to bring them home. Australia's place in the final is

hanging in the balance. Eddie Dawkins has been in imperious form.

Up to the line. 43.254 for New Zealand! The Commonwealth Games

record has gone again! For the second time in a couple of minutes!

After the individual sprint qualification this morning, that

result has gone to form for the New Zealanders. Extremely good opening

ride for them. New Zealand versus England for the gold and silver.

Australia versus Canada for the bronze. From start to finish, this

was a good ride from the New Zealanders. The best in the world

should just why they had the gold medals around their necks back in

February. We saw earlier in the sprint, in the morning session, that

the Kiwi track sprinters are really going well. They are motoring around

this track. Fifth place for great written, pretty much the squad from

those world Championships. The Kiwis are reigning world champions. That

really does help to motivate J. That qualification session just got

better and better as it went on. There is confirmation of the

results: So, England broke the records, but

it didn't last for long! You broke out into applause for the New

Zealand performance. It was a pretty impressive ride! To take a second

night of the English team. The Australians were surprisingly slow.

It is great for England, to guarantee that medal later on. They

didn't have a great morning in the individual sprint. The turnaround

from this morning is interesting. They had an outstanding performance

in the team sprint. Philip Hindes got a great start. England look

tight together. I think they will be very happy. It is good to build

their confidence after the world Championships. It will be a boost

for the team. Sarah, we have the first heat in the tandem sprint

final. We are looking forward to the gold medal race. Aileen McGlynn is a

local girl. Sophie is the new kid on the block. It would be an exciting

ride. You had better get yourself to the commentary box, Sarah!

We are underway in this race for bronze. It is a best of three. An

all Australian race for bronze. Between Felicity Johnson, who won

gold the last time she was in the UK, with Stephanie Morton. Holly

Takos is her pilot. Brandie O'Connor started competing only four years

ago. She is a black belt in tae kwon do. Brandie O'Connor has had a good

season already. Breanna Hargrave is her pilot. Sophie Thornhill is in

the final here against Aileen McGlynn from Scotland. As opposed to

the able-bodied sprint when you have three laps, with the tandem was it's

a bit longer to properly get moving. They have six laps of the track.

Riding at the bottom of the track is Felicity Johnson. She has the number

five on her back. Going round the outside is Brandie O'Connor as the

race starts to get going. Sarah Storey as alongside the now. -- me

now. There goes the bell. Leading at the moment is Brandie O'Connor, with

Felicity Johnson trying to move around on the outside. Not sure

whether Felicity Johnson has the speed to do it. It looks as though

the first race for bronze will be taken by Brandie O'Connor. Indeed,

it is. She just had the speed over her compatriot. She leads 1-0 in

this first of three races. Brandie O'Connor had on the slightly bigger

gear. Slightly more speed. Felicity and her pilot would just over

revving in that final lap. You can see them going around the outside,

Brandie O'Connor, she showed the turn of speed that she has. She made

it to the world championship final. Taking the advantage over Felicity

Johnson, he is such an experienced campaigner. She has been A* in

recent years. The Lisa Kearney -- Felicity Johnson lost her world

title in April of this year. Brandie O'Connor has taken the first ride.

There is the confirmation. The crowd are looking forward to Aileen

McGlynn. She was born in Paisley, grew up in Glasgow. She has been

riding like a woman possessed today. There is Aileen McGlynn at the back.

Aileen McGlynn has won three high profile medals in this discipline.

Aileen McGlynn won the first... Show one to gold medals in Beijing. --

she won two gold medals in Beijing. Sophie Thornhill is the world

champion, the world record-holder. Aileen McGlynn will need all of her

experience in a race like this. She will. Sophie has been knocking on

the door for selection. In her deputy in the world Championships

she took two gold medals in world-record times. She is balloted

by Helen Scott, who piloted Aileen McGlynn in London. There is a lot of

cross contamination here! They know each other very well. This promises

to be a great final between Scotland and England. The crowd are on the

edge of their seats. The tension builds because of the six laps. It

seems to be a cagey start. Helen is trying to draw Louise up to her. The

coaches are trying to give a bit trying to draw Louise up to her. The

direction. We'll Helen Scott tried to make the move? -- will.

Aileen McGlynn is trying to sense the position of her arrival. Sophie

Cornhill does make removed. What a turn of speed! Helen Anne Sophie

really motored through there to take the first possession. Aileen McGlynn

is not finished yet! What a sprint up towards the line! Desperately

close, but just taken by England over Scotland. They were pushed all

the way there. They tried to come back off that banking, but just

managed to hang on final no more than just half a wheel. What a

finish! Incredible finish by the Scottish duo. They use their

advantage of the second position. They just ran out of track. The

English pair will no how close that was. It is just about the oldest

rivalry in sport. The first race has gone to England over the host

nation, Scotland. You can see Helen taking Sophie Wright around the

outside of the Scottish pair. They cop them napping slightly. -- found

them napping. Straining every sinew to try and get the tandem ahead of

the English one, and they soon nearly did it. Helen was not moving

her head at all. This is the first race of four para cycling events in

the games. It certainly has been entertaining!

With a lap to go, you would not have given the Scottish champs there!

Sophie is the world record-holder, Aileen McGlynn is more than 40 now.

Maybe there was a bit of doubt in her mind. Hopefully, all the

athletes will just be focusing... Yes, when you know and you should

win? Yes, sometimes you can start to think about what it would be like to

win, but that can be fatal. The extra push they get from the crowd

can make a huge difference. It will be a huge battle in the next round.

Aileen McGlynn probably has about 40 minutes to prepare, and she will

have the belief. It will be. They know it is all to play for. Anna

Meares, double, Bob Champion, she had a year off after 2012. What

should we expect from her? I saw her compete at the Australian National

Championships. Stephanie Morton, she beat her in the keirin, but in terms

of the team sprint she is looking almost up to her very best. She did

very well in the world Championships and in the World Cup series. She is

the rider to beat. Jessica varnish, for example, from England, she is

looking strong. Anna Meares did mention Victoria Pendleton, her

great rival. She almost misses that sense of going head-to-head with

her. It was one of the great rivalries and cycling. It was

exciting every time they got on the track. It was one of those things

that people relished because there was no love lost on the track,

although they are better friends now offered. The countdown is on, India

versus Pakistan in the first of these time trials.

Judy B on the track at the same time was Rahila Bano from Pakistan. --

due to be on the track. Two laps of the track with a straightforward

race to follow. The quickest time wins. Although the riders go in

peers, it does not mean strictly speaking, the rate -- that they are

racing against each other. It is purely on the fastest time. This is

not a knockout competition, it is all about times. The start is so

important because it is such a short event there is no room for

manoeuvre. It is no way that you can make that time up. The rider got

over the back wheel and out of the gate, into horror ride as soon as

possible. Into that top position. Some riders adopt the triathlon

possession as we can see here whilst others use the normal drop bars. One

should you are up to speed it is so much more efficient. It is just the

initial getting up to speed. He'll dynamically, it is a no-brainer? It

certainly is. -- a law dynamically. Some of the more adept riders would

prefer to use the triathlon bars. Once you are up to speed it is a

no-brainer. It is so much more efficient. Kezia Vargheese from

India is the next on the track. On the other side of the track is Alea

Palmer. She is from Jamaica. -- Dahlia Palmer.

That final round, the seventh heat, has got that rider, the great Anna

Meares. She is against Victoria Williamson of England.

Away they go. Two collapse of the track. The rider from India in the

blue. Jamaica in the traditional colours. Here they come now. One lap

to go. Alea Palmer is the fastest in the early stages.

It is all about keeping a tight line on or below that black sprinters

line if possible. Lost time on that second lap, the rider from Jamaica.

Finishing with the second fastest time. She led the way. That was

after 250 metres. She finished in a time slower than Mahita Mohan from

India. She went out of the gate so much quicker but then one she got to

top speed she ran out of legs and was not able to continue the

momentum. The is they look at the very early leaderboard. A

leaderboard that will change quite markedly very, very soon. Probably

after the next ride. It is markedly very, very soon. Probably

after the next ride. a domestic affair between Scotland and England.

after the next ride. a domestic affair between Jenny Davis the

winner of the Commonwealth silver medal four years ago. She is a city

of Edinburgh rider. She is against Danni Khan. She is the world junior

champion in the sprint and the 500 metres time trial. She won those

titles here on this track last August. A very promising young

rider. The edges the city of Edinburgh rider, who combines racing

with a job as a customer sales representative in insurance. This is

a big stepping stone for this rider. Such a good junior. This really is

the next step. Fantastic experience for both riders.

The hush suddenly turns to a raw. Jenny Davis and Danni Khan set-off

on the two laps of the track. Danni Khan from England. Here they come

towards the end of the opening lap. Danni Khan looks good. 19.897 for

the opening lap, she is the quickest. Danni Khan absolutely

flying. Here she comes towards the line. It is the fastest time.

35.420. It is the fastest time by some considerable Davis. Jenny Davis

is the second quickest for Scotland. Danni Khan 60 time to beat. -- sets

the time. Her winning time today was just quicker than in the time. Her

winning time today was just quicker than any junior championships. She

decided to adopt that tuck position and made good use of it. Certainly a

lot of maturing to be done for Danni Khan. There is every chance that

this is a name will hear an awful lot more of. We have seen it so

often with especially the Australian squad, recently, and the British

riders, the junior ranks come through and that is the stepping

stone. This is fantastic timing for her here at the Commonwealth Games.

The first major senior championship and the first major ride out of the

way and negotiated successfully. The is the leader. This is an

interesting heat because Eleanor Richardson from Scotland, from

Wester Ross in the Highlands, is taking part in these Commonwealth

Games after having our CDs car accident after rolling her car on

the motorway in Glasgow. She had -- she had to be airlifted to hospital

with serious chest injuries. Deborah from India had to rush into the

forest to save her life during the storm in 2004. The government help

to rebuild her family 's house and she learned to cycle to school and

that is where it all started for her. She's a very promising young

cyclist from India. Nice, clean start by both of these riders. Solid

out of the gate. Eleanor Richardson with the second

fastest time. The rider from India fourth quickest at the halfway mark.

Clean lines down the bottom of the track. Eleanor Richardson posting

the second fastest time, 36.147. Deborah from India fourth fastest

out of the seven riders who have competed up to this point. The Saint

ride from Eleanor Richardson. -- decent.

There is a lot of technical training done for this event. Start date is

used so much. It is not just about the timing, if you get it wrong it

can backfire, literally. -- star gate.

I have seen so many professionals fall out of the gate.

We have got some good riders still to come. Stephanie McKenzie from New

Zealand will race against Fatehah Mustapa. McKenzie has taken one

diabetes which was diagnosed when she was 18. She still trains six

days a week. She is able to train and also work her job. She wants to

be able to prove that you and also work her job. She wants to

with diabetes. Fatehah Mustapa from Malaysia is the Asian champion.

Here we go, two collapse of the track. Technical fault by McKenzie

on the start date. The Malaysia and is second quickest at the halfway

point. -- the Malaysia. We have got a new leader and also a new second

quickest rider. Stephanie McKenzie bleeds away with just four riders

left to go. Fatehah Mustapa up into second place. 34.4 for four was the

time for McKenzie. -- 34.444. She got her weight onto the back wheel

and collect the wheel onto the track. It put off a little bit but

she recovered recovered well. McKenzie will be happy with her ride

which leaves her in the gold medal position. Stephanie Morton, Jess

Varnish, Anna Meares and Victoria Williamson are still two days. --

are still to race. There is Jess Varnish. She is composing herself

for the few final moments before taking to the track. World

Championship bronze medallist this year. That was alongside Becky James

from Wales who is unable to compete due to injury. Four years ago what

an incredible ride she died. She took the ride of Anna Meares in the

individual sprint. Here is Stephanie Morton, 23, a rising star. She beat

Anna Meares at the Australian championships this year. She was a

Paralympic gold medallist as a pilot in London 2012 Paralympics.

Jess Varnish, still just 23. One for national championships on the track

last year. Jess Varnish is becoming one of the most experienced riders

in this field. There's a few appears to be done. Replacing the blue

former markers. It used to be proper sandbags which was much more

interesting when you hit them. The sandbags used to create all sorts of

havoc. Remember, this is not a knockout grace, they are racing

against the clock. Jessica varnish is in the back straight. Almost

ready to go. Silence descends. A very intense start by Jessica

varnish. -- Jess Varnish. Can she turn it into a quick opening lap?

She is looking quick at the moment. That is the fastest time. Can she

keep it going? Can she hang on? The second fastest time for Jess

Varnish. Stephanie Morton with the fastest time. Morton is now leading

the way, Jess Varnish in second place and McKenzie from New Zealand

into third. Danni Khan pushed into fifth place. Jess Varnish was

incredibly competent out of the gate, then she just started to tie

up. As she came into her finishing straight, she started to hang on a

little bit. She kept down and hit a couple of the sandbags. She is all

about the first lap, isn't she? The opening lap is all-important. It can

put a dent into your top end speed. The fastest opening lap in the whole

field so far for Jess Varnish. Here is the leaderboard. Two riders still

to come. Anna Meares from Australia, one of the great names in track

cycling. She had to settle for a bronze medal in the world

Championships this year. She took a year out after the London Olympics.

This is her fourth Commonwealth Games. She has won six medals in the

Commonwealth Games, including four gold medals. It will be interesting

to see where Anna Meares is. We often see top athletes have a bit of

a dip after the Olympics. Will Anna Meares be able to get herself back

on top best Chamakh or is she looking at the Olympics in two

years? We just saw Victoria Williamson there.

Anna Meares into the last two years of her career. It will all finish in

two years time at the Olympics. What an incredible career she will have

had. Even if she wins nothing between now and then, what a medal

collection she has got! The last pairing are underway. Anna

Meares from Australia and the Victoria Williamson from England.

Stephanie Morton has set the time to beat. Will it go or will she cling

onto gold? Extremely different styles out of the gate. Anna Meares

is as solid as a rock. Anna Meares is absolutely flying! Victoria

Williamson is back in sixth place at the half waymark. It is a games

record! Anna Meares wins gold for Australia! Her fifth Commonwealth

Games gold in an illustrious career. Anna Meares led the way from start

to finish. The smile Anna Meares led the way from start

Meares with the seventh medal overall. She is the joint most

successful cyclist for Australia ever have the Commonwealth Games.

That was a perfect performance. It just goes to show the quality of

this velodrome. In every time the event we have had at least one

Commonwealth record go. In all the other events we have had a broken

two or three times, I think! Conditions are fantastic. Anna

Meares made the most of it. It is great to see the crowd appreciating

that right. She is one of the all-time greats. It is great to see

her racing in the United Kingdom. She was the class of the field. I

think it is fair to say that all other riders pull out a little bit

when the crowds are good. The crowds are amazing in the UK. We saw it a

couple of weeks ago in Yorkshire for the Tour de France, we saw that the

London Olympics. When cycling is in the UK, the crowds are amazing. They

are vocal for everybody. There is confirmation of the result. Anna

Meares gets the gold medal with a new games record. Jess Varnish

winning the bronze for England. Well, what a fantastic run by Anna

Meares. She will need a bigger medals map! Look at that stunning

views across Glasgow. Isn't it gorgeous? The sun is shining. 12 of

the 17 sports are in play. We have moved across the river, outside the

SECC precinct. And note to the old with the Korean, and a nod to the

new with the Hydro, it looks like a spaceship. I have some little

helpers here with Scotland sign. Everybody is having a fantastic

time. The judo will be happening later on. Five medals up for grabs.

If you want to stick with the cycling, you will have to turn over

to BBC One. Now, the news. Yeah, I am looking for

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that I did something about that. Back to Glasgow

after a quick update on Three. Ben Blakeley strangled

his pregnant ex-girlfriend and then He had denied murdering

Jayden Parkinson but in the last A passenger plane has vanished

from radar. The Air Algerie flight

had 116 people on board. There are fears it may

have crashed over Mali. Health officials in Gaza say a UN

school has been hit. It was being used

as a civilian shelter. At least 15 people have been

killed and 200 injured. Mo Farah has pulled out

of the Commonwealth Games. England's double Olympic gold medal

winner says it was a tough decision. He has failed to fully recover

from a recent illness. Tulisa's PA has apologised

for claiming Simon Cowell was gay. Gareth Varey?s remarks were

in court documents. He says he was drunk at the time

and the claim is not true. Gareth Varey's remarks were

in court documents. He says he was drunk at the time

and the claim is not true. Right now, back to Lee

and the live action from Glasgow. It has been a ten year wait, but at

last we have got to the first day of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

What a great day so far! The medals have been coming thick and fast. Two

gold medals for England in the triathlon, the first board Judy

Simpson -- Judy Stimpson, and Alistair Brownlee. In the para

tandem cycling, Aileen McGlynn is guaranteed of a medal.

We have some squash coming up for you first ball, the world number one

will in action, then just before the news, as I mentioned, judo with five

medals up for grabs. Then hockey from the National hockey centre,