Day 9 Tonight at the Games

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome your hosts for tonight, Clare

Balding and Mark Chapman! Wow! Tonight At The Games, and we

have got loads for you. Athletics, gymnastics, and of course, we have

waited a long time to get the gymnasts on this show. They will be

here tonight. Table tennis, boxing, bowls, and others, including diving.

But the guests are what make this show. I will read you a tweet which

suggests someone who might be coming on. This was my everything, I love

you all, never give up, always be grateful - that is what Lynsey Sharp

said after she won the silver medal. We will be speaking to her. She is

just one of many guests we have got on the show. We want you to get in

touch as well. You can do so on social media. Reverse your questions

for the guests. We know that the reason everybody is packed in here

is not for us, it may not even be for our Commonwealth champions, it

is really for the Fans Of The Federation! And we have had some

tweets, this one concerns you, Mark. Also, the young Scot who plays

trumpet. Stephen says, what is Mark Chapman doing with the band? Is he

playing trumpet, or is it his twin?! The good thing for Scott is

that everybody thinks you are a younger version of

her focus? That was great. Ellie Black, on the beam. It is the

biggest mound, that was a very well performed routine.

Black, on the beam. It is the biggest mound, She is the

Commonwealth champion on the beam. Georgina Hockenhull takes bronze!

Now, Wilson, the Yorkshireman. He is ready to go. What can Dan Purvis do

here? What a super performance! It is so good! Dan Purvis, gold medal.

Ellie Black to take the bronze medal. If there was ever a piece of

apparatus for Claudia Fragapane to impress on, it is this. It is a

golden floor routine for a golden girl! It is Nile Wilson for England.

Come on, boy. What a performance! Kristian Thomas for England. Wow,

this is going to be really close. The question now is, will they

separate the two top scores? If it is done on execution, this man could

win it. Double double! And he takes bronze. Silver has gone to Kristian

Thomas from England. Nile Wilson takes the gold medal. He was born to

this. It has been a remarkable few days,

and this could very well be a special red carpet performance, as

the gymnasts come down here. Let's welcome all of the gold

medallists! APPLAUSE AND

What a fantastic line-up. Claudia, let's start with you,

because you are the youngest. Four gold medals around your neck - what

were you hoping for coming into the Games?

gold medals around your neck - what were you hoping for coming I was

hoping for gold as a team. And then I was hoping to get into the top

three in the individual. Coming out with four gold medals, it is

amazing. You said how amazing her stage presence was. Yes, you could

feel the whole arena coming alive when you came on the floor. Is that

your favourite apparatus? Yes, because I am quite bubbly person. So

I get to express my music and my dance. You have a lot of support

here, including your family, but your extended family was also

watching at home. They were getting very, very encouraging, I suppose!

And there they are! Do you know who they all were?! Yes! So, you are not

going to tell us! Moving onto Dan Keatings, what a fantastic week for

you as well. And to finish it off the way you did, it was just

perfect. Yes, one of the main targets coming in was to try and get

the team on the podium, and Scotland has never done that on the

gymnastics side. We did that, getting the silver, just behind

England, which was an amazing result for us. Individually, I wanted to

come in the top five all round. I have the bonus of coming second,

just behind Max, and becoming the champion on the pommel horse, which

was unbelievable. You knew you had nailed it on the pommel horse. The

reason I ask is because, even in the arena yesterday, when we were

watching the slow Motson pictures, that is a smile, not a grimace,

isn't it? Yes, I was smiling. As soon as I had got up into the

handstand and I was in balance, I knew I had done it as well as I

could. I knew I would be in with a shot of the title. It was down to

Lewis and Max to try and beat that. You nearly gave it all up, didn't

you, who talked you back into it? My coach, Paul Hall. In 2012, I had

some bad injuries to my ankles, just before the Olympics, and I was not

selected just at that point I was quite disheartened and disappointed.

It was something I had worked for my whole life. Not to be selected, it

was one of the lowest points of my career, and I really did think about

giving up. But Paul Hall got me into the gym and really taught me to give

it one last shot. I had missed out on the Olympics, which had been my

long-time dream, and I/O a lot to him for doing that. You said, Dan,

when we spoke earlier, after you had won, that you had relaxed as the

week had gone on. Actually, at the start of the week, because of the

atmosphere, it was quite nerve wracking? Yes, I think everybody

felt like that walking out. The atmosphere was incredible. There was

a lot of weight on our shoulders, especially for the team final, was

the main aim. As the week has gone on, it has got more enjoyable.

Watching Dan get the gold yesterday, it takes the pressure off. Did that

help? Yes, the first gold for Scotland at this Commonwealth Games.

I could go out and just concentrate on my performance. We felt very

close to you here at BBC Scotland. You were in the lift with us every

day! I am pretty certain that is you, isn't it? Max, moving on to you

- we have heard you talk about your achievements this week, and I would

love to know what you feel about what is next. The World

Championships are coming up in China. How close are you to the top

guys? I do not know, really. I like to think of it my target was to come

here and try to get over the 19 marks, and I have done twice. The

top guys are scoring more than 90, and there is one guy, he is my

absolute idol, and he is touching 92, 93. So, there is a big gap, but

I am hoping to keep pushing it. Virtually every night we have heard

about the camaraderie, which is astonishing. Yes, it is really good.

We are competing for England, Scotland and Wales, but we have

trained together. There are fireworks going off outside, I think

they are for you guys, actually. We trained five or six weeks before

this competition, in the same gym. We know how we train, we know how

each other works. We come in here and not feeling like we are

competing against each other, but as one team, which is what it felt

like. Well done on concentrating on the answer, with those fireworks

outside! I, that is your first senior major championships? That's

right. And you have come away with how many around your neck? Four

medals. Is it a piece of cake?! Was it everything you thought it was

going to be? And more. Coming into this, I would not even have dreamt I

would be stood here with four medals around my neck. I was just happy to

get the opportunity to do it, to be selected, being 18 years old. And

then to come here and to do as well as I have done, I could not be more

happy. We can speak to some family members now. Excuse me, dad, I just

need to speak to mum. One of the enduring images of the day was when

Claudia was on the beam, and you could not watch, could you?

I just wanted her to stick. That was everything. It was Is that amazing.

The hardest thing from a parent's... Go onment The beam is quite a

difficult and very dangerous piece of equipment. It's just the fear

that goes through me every time I see her on there. For her to have

completed that routine, without coming off, I was just so relieved.

It was great. It was a great moment. Is that the hardest thing, have we

got, dad Whitlock? Yes. Is the the hardest thing as a parent knowing

that your children could get hurt and very probably at some point in

their career will get hurt in this sport? Yes, it is very hard for us.

It's something that we don't want to see. Every time they run and jump,

it does go through our minds. Daniel had quite a nasty fall today off the

horizontal bar. Yeah, he's had quite a few injuries throughout his

career. Your heart is in your mouth the whole time? Time he goes into

competition, it seriously is. All we pray for is that he comes out of

each competition fit and I think, all these parents will agree the

same, they train so hard to get to where they are and just to come out

fit, that's all we want. Fortunately, they are and they're

all medallists. We have so many medal-winning gymnasts, we couldn't

fit them all on the sofa. The rest of Scotland's silver medal team are

here and Wales who won bronze and here is Becky Downie, two round your

neck. Congratulations. What was the hardest thing for you? It's just an

amazing experience overall. Just the individual achievements and the

whole team's achievements, I don't think anyone could have asked for It

was more. Superb all round. For Louis Smith, a bonus that you could

be here, you had given up gymnastics. Are you thinking - I'm

so glad I came back? I am. I've put salsa on the side for now. Taken up

gymnastics fulltime again. Very happy to be Who's the back. Team

leader? Who do you turn to for advice? I wouldn't say there was a

team leader amongst the girls at the moment. We just all really gel as a

big group and we're like a family. We just get on so well. I think

that's one of the reasons why we've achieved so much here. There's a lot

of love between all of you, doesn't matter which nation you've come

from. You have done superbly well. Thank you to the home nations

gymnasts for being the most successful ever at a Commonwealth

Games. APPLAUSE

In their honour, I'm hoping that we have a cocktail with a twist. What

is the cocktail today? I have Martini with vodka pomegranate juice

and I'm doing... Erm...... He might do a soft one as well. Some of them

are very young. They're all soft drinks here. We are moving on to

hockey. There was the most sensational match today. I won't

give anything away just yet. Katherine Grainger went along to

support England versus New Zealand. If you win you go to the gold/silver

match or be playing off for bronze. We've all made it to day nine of the

Commonwealth Games. For the team sports, it's the business end of the

competition. We're here for the semifinals of women yes, sir hockey.

England are the last -- women's hockey. England are the last

remaining home nation. Those medals are tantalisingly near and yet,

still so far. England and New Zealand went into the match knowing

they would face tournament favourites Australia in the final,

if victorious. After the hockey roos demolished South Africa 7-1 earlier

in the day. New Zealand has to worry about that.

It's in. England 1, New Zealand 0. Owsley has scored for England.

Thanchts was a nervous start -- That was a nervous start for both sides.

There's a sense that every person here knows just what's at stake.

England drew first blood. It's settled down and they look the

stronger side at the moment. It's a goal. That's hope for New

Zealand. For a second half there, there wasn't too much action for

either side. The last few minutes were dramatic and a little bit

exhausting. That meant we were headed to a penalty shootout. Each

team have five attempts. Maddie Hinch is the hero of the

hour. I do a lot of home work before and look at the players

individually, I felt confident and I'm glad it worked today. Due enjoy

it? Yeah, I loved it. The magical thing about this team is we have a

sense of belief. We have the belief that we train so hard, we know where

we want to go b to be. I love playing against Australia. It's who

can capitalise on nip errors that are made. Have you to be brave and

face the pressure and take it on. I love that. I can't wait.

Well, Twitter went berserk after that. I'm not surprised. What a

penalty future. Goalkeeper comes out and wrestles them to the ground.

Clatters them. Gary Lineker one of many to tweet, "Good heavens,

England have won a penalty shootout." Matthew Pinsent, "Maddie

Hinch, yes, A game. Nice one." Goldie says, "Bet that feels good."

Anna Mays, said great day for women's sport. England's hockey

ladies into Gold Medal match. England rugby women winning the

first game of the World Cup. Let's go to Hampden then. Much nicer

weather there today for athletes and spectators, which was a good thing,

because some of the toughest events were in evidence.

Pooley, can she go clear? Oh, yes she can! Look at the face of I bell

pooly. -- Isobel Pooley. Gold for Australia, Silver Medal for England.

The bar has been lowered. A kind of penalty shootout. The first man that

goes clear wins. Luke Cutts first attempt. That's close, but it's a

fail. Steve Lewis for gold. He's clear! The man who took silver

four years ago now has the full set to add to his bronze in 2006.

Jade Lally just shy of 60 metres is her best so far.

60. 48. Danny Samuels then, fancied to dominate, but she's only just

ahead of the English thrower, maybe feeling the pressure a bit. Or maybe

not. Way out in front. Jade Lally. Here she is receiving her bronze

medal. Ndiku is clear and galloping towards

gold in the 3,000 m steeplechase. He celebrates. One, two and three to

Kenya. Look at Kipsiro, Levins kicks again.

Bett is still there. Can he last it out? Bett might get there. Kipsiro

on the inside. Who wins it? Kipsiro! What a finish that was. What a race

it was. Another Gold Medal for Kipsiro. Here comes Lynsey Sharp of

Scotland, finds the room on the outside. The world champion kicks

away. She's going to be the Commonwealth champion. Who will come

second? Nanyondo trying to hand on. Lynsey Sharp might get there. Silver

for Scotland! This was a brave, brave run from Lynsey Sharp. An

impressive performance by the world champion to become the Commonwealth

champion, but a real emotional evening here for Lynsey Sharp. Ten

barriers between one of these women and Commonwealth gold.

Cleanly went, Pearson out first. Pearson from Whyte and Porter.

Porter is coming now. It's porter trying to get back. It's going to be

so close again. Sally Pearson for gold once again! Sally Pearson, who

can stop her? Gold from the woman in groan and gold. Also tonight,

Hampden and the Commonwealth Games got the first glimpse of Usain Bolt.

A special night for that Clydesider. He anchored home the Jamaican 4x100

relay team. They won their heat comfortably. He's a cool dude. The

audience, as I'm sure many of you did at home, started spontaneously

clapping as they saw the closing stages of the 800m and the effort of

the woman we welcome to our sofa now. Ladies and gentleman, Lynsey

Sharp is here! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

We've had so many requests to give you a hug, but I'd like Clyde to

give you a hug. Because that was the most super human effort from you and

amazingly emotional interview afterwards, in it you revealed how

much had happened last night. Yeah. After my race last night, I didn't

feel great in the race. Everyone kept saying to me afterwards, are

you OK? Yeah, I'm fine. Then I tried to eat something after. I couldn't

eat anything. Got back to the village pretty late.

to eat something after. I couldn't eat anything. Got back to the Then

yeah, I was sick all night. I eventually got to the clinic in the

village and was there till 5. 30am this morning. I got back to my bed

at 5. 30am, after being on a drip. Got like three or four hours' sleep.

All I've eaten today is porridge and scrambled egg. I'm starving. What

would you like? I said chicken nuggets. But I don't know... We'll

try to get you some. Despite everything that happened to you, you

just watched your finish there. It didn't seem to stop your effort in

the last 100 metres. You ran with your eyes Yeah that's shut. Become a

bit a habit. Other girls racing look so relaxed. I pull the ugliest

races. But I gave everything in that last hundred. Tonight meant so much

to me. To have people like my mum and sister and my dad there and to

be able to pick people out on my lap of honour, people I've grown up

with, it was amazing. You said in your interview with Phil that

athletics can be perseived as such an individual sport and yet, there

is a massive support network behind you. Yeah, what you see on the TV is

just 5% what have actually goes on. There's so many people that have

helped me in the past year. I've had surgery twice. I have a chronic

infection that needs fixing at the end of this season. It's been like,

this morning summed up what the year has been like. Stephen Maguire the

head of Scottish athletics was with me at 5. 30am and witnessed me on my

hands and knees with me throwing up and a nurse holding my hair back.

Luckily you looked better when you got to the track.

Luckily you looked better when you got to the After the race and you

collapsed, exhausted on the track, the camera zoomed in to the words on

your hand, which are still there which say "get out strong, commit."

How do you find the strength to do what you did in the last metres,

when you felt so dreadful and you've had no sleep and you know you're

essentially running, not injured, but you're not running 100%? I think

I've said all year that I've ran angry, raced angry. Because of

everything I've been through, and I think tonight was just like the end

of this journey. It was the last thing, it was two minutes, that's

all I needed to do. It was two minutes to end this journey. I said

to myself - I've not gone through everything in the last year to come

here and not do what I wanted to do. So I was like, I'm going to get a

medal. All these sessions, I was in a boot in April, in hospital in

April. I didn't go through all that to come last. Your mum is at the

bar, I think, at the moment. Not in a bad way. I know you want to go to

the bar and get chicken nuggets as well. But here's another athlete who

has had a very good night, winning gold in the pole vault, at the end

there, Steve Lewis, ladies and gentleman!

APPLAUSE We want to say congratulations, and

talk about the event, but earlier on in the week, we were both talking

about this, and we have always had the same first question which we

have wanted to ask somebody who does what you do, which is, how do you do

it, the first time you do a pole vault? My first jump was like an

extended long jumper. We went into the sand pit with just a small pull.

So you just go over it? Yes. I was 12 years old when I did my first

jump, even more scrawny than I am now. I did a long jump, and I was

addicted, after the first one. After that, you get onto the mat, and you

just build confidence. What age were you when you first went over the

bar? I was the under-13 British record holder, jumping 2.80 when I

was 12 years old. And this medal completes the set for you? Yes, I

did the bronze medal, which was a huge shock in Melbourne. Then, 2010,

I was up against a really good pole vault. And this time, I really felt

like it was mine to win. I just could not believe it. You see, he

gets a nice soft landing, that is what you need, a big crash mat at

the end, Lynsey Sharp! So, it was a shoot out, just like the hockey?

Yes. I would imagine that is even more nerve wracking, when you are

five metres up in the air? Yes, I felt I had the advantage, going

second. I was like, oh, he has missed, that is good for me! I

cleared 5.55 in the competition, and I was like, go back to that same

grip, I have done it once today already. Like Lynsey Sharp, you have

also been through rough times, where you have questioned whether it is

possible to go on? Yes, after 2012, putting so much into that, breaking

the British record going into the Olympics, getting so close to

getting on the podium. Shortly after that, I lost my mum and had a tough

time in 2013, and I decided I was going to move to America, following

my coach, who was employed by British Athletics at the time. It

was a big change for me, in 2013, which makes this taste a lot

sweeter. I think you both deserve a massive round of applause. We will

get you the chicken nuggets, I promise. Beth Tweddle has tweeted -

I am so proud watching all of the gymnasts. Unbelievable achievement.

We can now speak to Nijel Amos, Commonwealth 800m champion, and Dame

Kelly Holmes, also at the bar this evening. Congratulations. You had a

very impressive finish, just like Lynsey Sharp - where did you come

from?! It was tough. I had some plans before the race. I said, no,

David Rudisha will go all out on the first lap. The plan was not to get

boxed in. But they made a box for me. I was like, oh, dear, I am in

the box, I have to get out. When I checked on the screen, my training

partner was behind me. So, he opened a space for me, and in the last 100,

I thought, I can catch those guys. And how has Botswana reacted?

Actually, it is the first medal of the Games, we have lost some from

being in a bad position. And I think you said in one interview last

night, that after you had won, some friends were going to clubbing, did

you do that? No, I am taking it easy. After this, I am going for the

African Championships. So, no clubbing. No. Get the African

Championships out of the way first. Have you been clubbing? No, I have

been travelling around. You have been very busy, you are at all of

the events, because you are president of Team England? Yes, my

duty is to go around and see as many people as I can. It is harder being

president than it was being an athlete. I am shattered left but it

has been a brilliant Games, and certainly it was topped off with

presenting Lynsey Sharp with her medal tonight. You have got to put

it in respect of what she has achieved, after being so ill. I said

when she did her heat, she was grimacing, with 300 to go, as she

came around the bend, with 100m to go, it was do or die. Because it is

first three and two fastest qualifiers. She got a fastest loser,

which is a lifeline. I said yesterday that if she is in

contention, she will get a medal. There was something about her grit

and determination. We have some fantastic 800m runners in great

button, but what she has is a real tactical awareness, she places

herself in the right place at the right time, and she has got such

great and determination, I think she is one to watch for the future. Well

done, Lynsey, I think you have done brilliant. Thank you very much to

both of you for coming in. And also, we will take heart from the fact

that you think watching sport is much tougher than actually doing it.

You have to do the travelling about as well, though! Thank you very much

to you both. We have had the gymnasts on, and diving is similar,

in that there are a lot of young divers coming through, following Tom

Daley's example. One was in action today - let's see what happened.

Here we go. They said they were going to tear it up. And that is one

dive in the bag. Rising to the occasion. Oh, yes, oh, yes!

LEON TAYLOR: Well, that is a medal for sure for Australia. It is a huge

dive to finish on! Jack laughter and Chris Mears are Commonwealth gold

medallists! Grace Reid, from Edinburgh, looks cool and calm and

collected. She is flying high on this home support. Oh, I goodness

me, the dive of the competition! Yes, that is good enough to go

straight into the lead. And Jennifer has defended her title. The newly

formed pair of Tom Daley and James Denny. This is where things get

serious. The entries are atrocious. I think we might see the Aussies

nudging in front. Oh, game over, for a medal. Well, England have got a

lot to do, there is a huge dive to come. Oh, the best till last! Get

in! They have absolutely smashed it. This will be closer.

Silver medal goes to Tom Daley and James Denny.

Or I can remember on that last dive, I just said to James, just give it

everything, because anything can happen in diving.

Not a bad effort, considering everything. But coming over to the

magic map, you have been chasing more athletes today, Oliver? Yes,

finally, I have tracked down the two remaining island nations. There has

been such camaraderie between these nations, it is only fitting that I

got to meet both of them together. We are in the athletes' village, but

I have found the final members of the 71 Club. I am from Tuvalu and I

play table tennis. I am from Vanuatu and I play table tennis. What will

you take home from Glasgow 2014? I have learned so much. I have learned

that we have the skills, but we lack the confidence. How much have you

heard from people back home? We do not have TV in Tuvalu, so they are

watching it on the internet, it is very slow. So they still think you

have not finished yet?! Yes! Thank you for smiling your way through the

Glasgow rain this morning, and have a safe trip home. Cheers, mate!

What do they think of you when they meet you, who is the crazy guy?!

Some of them sometimes have not had the greatest of experiences, but it

is great to have the human side of people. For a lot of them, this is a

huge moment. Where else have you been? Thank you very much to the

Bangladeshi gymnast who came to chat to us, and also to Charlotte

Sullivan, from New Zealand. I was a bit worried about the British Virgin

Islands, but then I spoke to Mark Chapman. Not that one, this one!

Please welcome the team leader of the British Farne -- British Virgin

Islands! What has been the performance of the Games for your

team? All three girls were superstars, but our best performance

was from Chantal, our long jumper. I came fourth. Frustrated or happy? A

little bit of both. Well, you should be happy, because it is the best

performance by the Virgin Islands in Commonwealth Games history.

Brilliant stuff, and you can see more of that on the website. Right,

time for a bit of this. The semifinals got under way with

Michaela Walsh beating her Indian opponent on points to get through to

the women's flyweight final. She will meet the Olympic gold medallist

Nicola Adams, who won convincingly on points. In the men's

bantamweight, Northern Ireland's Michael Conlan met Sean McGoldrick

of Wales. The fight was stopped after Michael Conlan got a bad cut,

that he had done enough to go through on points. He will meet

Ashfaq of England, who knocked down his Kenyan opponent. In the men's

lightweight, Sean Duffy from Northern Ireland bowed out after a

3-0 defeat against his Namibian opponent. In the other semifinal, it

was England versus Scotland. These guys train together. Josh Taylor but

Sam Maxwell. The fighter from Mauritius but Nathan Fawley of Wales

in the light heavyweight. Sean McGlinchey of Northern Ireland was

beaten by his Kiwi opponent. And Joe Goodall will take on Joe Joyce of

England in the superheavyweight final. Joyce was given a bye after

his proposed opponent failed a medical before the fight.

This one says, get the girl some nuggets now! This one says - all I

have done today is eat ice cream. Now, for the evening session, of

this... Northern Ireland's Alanna Audley-Murphy took on surely what's

in the lightweight division. What's progressed convincingly. In the

other semifinal, the Indian cruised through.

easily. This is a torrid run for the In the Welshman. Men's light

flyweight division Ashley Williams of Wales was outclassed. In the

other semi, Paddy barns of Northern Ireland eased past the Ugandan.

Charlie Flynn whipped up the crowd with his performance against

Welshman Joe Cordena going through to the light final in three straight

rounds. The men's lightweight division final will see Northern

Ireland's Joe Fitzpatrick going for gold after he beat Michael

Alexander. Scott Fitzgerald of England won with a points victory

over Mbenge where he fights Jangra who ended Donnelly's challenge. The

Ulsterman leaves however with a bronze.

England middleweight Anthony Fowler won his semifinal in impressive

fashion tonight. He will meet former Olympic bronze medallist Singh of

India who saw off Connor Coyle in the other semi.

The Scottish heavyweight Lavelle had to settle for bronze after losing a

battle with New Zealand's David Light in the final bout of the

evening. We've been joined now by Anthony

Ogogu who won a Silver Medal in Delhi, a bronze medal in 2012 and

you've been watching the boxing. The first time women's boxing is here

and everybody is talking about the final of Nicola Adams against

Michaela Walsh. Michaela was tremendous. She has great height for

her weight. She impressed myself and Steve in the studio commentating

Steve in the studiocommentating commentating today. Paddy barns has

said she thinks Welsh will win. Nicola Adams took the first Gold

Medal at the Olympics. She wasn't her best today. She started a little

bit, I think she lost the second round, came back to win comfortably

enough. I think Michaela and her team will be thinking, you know

what, I can win this. That's going to set up an amazing final. There's

huge strength in boxing in Northern Ireland. Nine boxers in the

semifinals, four will go for gold. Yaup, Northern Ireland always do

really well in the boxing. A lot of the boxers are of a similar style.

But they always win. They started from Barry McGuigan and carrying on

to this day. The men boxing this time without head guards. Is that

working out, do you think it's better? Personally, I prefer the

boxing with head guards. It separates amateur and pro boxing.

We've seen a few cuts today. Tomorrow, out of the 20 boxers, the

male boxers, at least seven or eight will contend with head cuts and

clashes and marks over their eyes, which you get from the head-butts.

Personally, head guards are better because even up to this date, a

couple of boxers have been pulled out because they've suffered bad

cuts. That's the problem. If you get cut in one bout and you progress,

you are vulnerable in the next one, without that head guard over it,

which wouldn't be the case in a professional fight. Once the bout is

over, it's over. Micky Conlan sustained quite a bad cut nobody

knows if he will pass the doctor. He's probably one of if not the best

guy in his weight category. How sad will he be and how gutted is he

going to feel if he fails the doctor tomorrow? I wonder if they'll decide

to change it. Personally, Steve thinks it's better no head guards.

But I think leave that stuff to the professional boxers and amateurs

keep the head guards. Always good to disagree with Buncy! Thank you very

much. APPLAUSE

Anthony part of the 5 Live coverage here at the Games. Let's get a round

up of the lawn bowls. The last day at Kelvingrove, three

golds up for grabs on the green. First up was the women's pairs,

where England's Natalie Melmo re-and Jamie Lee Winch took on South

Africa. The match ebbed and flowed and had

to be settled in an extra end with the South African's taking it to win

20-17. In the bronze medal match, Katie Nixon and Lindsay Greican were

hoping to win Jersey's first medal of the Games since 1990. In another

tight contest Mandy Cunningham and her partner sneaked victory. In the

men's fours another England versus Scotland contest for gold with

Scotland's four features the pairs champions. With Marshal living up to

his tag as the leanel -- Lionel Messi of bowls, they won. It's the

Scottish bounce in Glasgow. There was home nation interest in the

men's singles final this this evening. Scotland's Darren Burnett

taking on Ryan Vesper of Canada. Scotland's winning four were

watching on. Burnett built up a healthy lead eventually winning 21-9

to cap a great day for the host nation at Kelvingrove.

Here tonight we are overrun by medal-winning bowlers at the bar

from Northern Ireland the bronze medallist Mandy Cunningham and

Barbara Cameron, thank you for coming over. With the big walk on

for the second time of this Commonwealth Games for two of them,

at least, give a rousing reception to Scotland's Gold Medallist, David

Peacock, Neil Spears and their skip Alex Marshall and Darren Bennett

APPLAUSE Well done. Well, my word, this is

now officially Scotland's most successful ever Commonwealth Games

in bowls. Tatty, you are the man who skipped them, the four any way. It's

been fantastic. The last two weeks has been a lot of hard work put into

what we've done in the last two years. We have to thank our head

coach, who's in the crowd tonight. Along with other staff, our

psychologist as well. We've had a great two weeks. All the guys get on

well together. It's great to finish with five gold medals in the one

day. Does it add pressure, David or Neil, to come here when they've won

a gold pair? Or is it more of a confidence boost? Once they won the

Gold Medal, me and Neil said to ourselves, well we can't fail now

after these guys, because they've been playing outstanding bowls for

the last two weeks. We need to put them in and these guys will take

care of the rest. That's what they did. Darren, what's your day job?

Sorry, I was looking up there. You look like you might be a policeman,

sorry! I am a policeman, yeah, so lucky to be here in this uniform and

not the other one. You were given special dispenisation to take time

off? Yeah I was. A few reports went in and I was given the nod to take

the time in. Police leave was cancelled wasn't it? All police was

well cancelled. I had to fight hard to get my time off. Now you've got

it, do you get a little bit extra time off? Can you go back and say,

hang on I've got the Gold Medal? I could try that, yeah. We showed a

clip yesterday of the Scottish Police at the hockey during halftime

going around the hamster wheel as part of theents teenment, that's

what you could be doing if you weren't winning a Gold Medal for

Scotland in bowls. Terrific effort. Thank you for coming in again. We

really appreciate it. Enjoy now. APPLAUSE

Let's go to the table tennis next. If any of the previous nights are to

go by there will be a dad gag in this.

Day nine of the Commonwealth Games and reat the table tennis. One

England semifinal and the other Singapore. This has more power than

the avengers. The action has just got under way between the top seeded

Singaporean pair and Liam Pitchford and 15-year-old Rising Star Tin tin.

Her father is so obsessed with this sport her older brother is called

Fin and brother is called Pong, I kid you not.

COMMENTATOR: The English pair coming out on top. Outstanding return of

service. You must take your hat off. The Singaporean lady is seeded

fourth in the world. Tin tin hasn't even done her GCSEs. There it is,

the opening game. They take the second game 11-8.

England are two up against the top seeded Singaporean pair, they are

taking it right to them. I don't think anybody predict today

would be this close. They have to play at the top of their games. That

is out of the top drawer. Ping pong, table tennis, call it what you want,

this is pure drama. This is doing my head in and I'm not

even playing. Yeah, get it! We're into the final. It's an all-England

final. They've beaten the top seeds from Singapore. It's an all-England

final. What a match! The mixed doubles final will take place

tomorrow with England assured of gold and silver. Earlier tonight,

Paul Drinkhall teemed -- teamed up with Liam Pitchford for the bronze

medal match. They mounted a comeback. England's pairing gave it

everything but were edged out of the medals going down 12-10 in the fifth

game. I cannot believe he didn't finish

with a bad joke. One more chance. Women's boxing finals tomorrow.

Let's look at some of the other headlines: The Gold Medal for the

women's 53 kilo weightlifting has been awarded to the lifter from

Papua New Guinea. The Gold Medal winner failed a drugs test. Robert

Blair and Imogen Bankier face England in the mixed doubles

tomorrow after they came through their quarter finals today.

Northern Ireland's netballers ended their first ever Commonwealth Games

in seventh place, after a 58-36 win over Wales who finish eighth.

England are closing in on their record 54 gold haul set in 2002.

Great day for Scotland With three golds and six bronze each for Wales

and Northern Ireland. CHEERING

It's been a fantastic day and it's proven to be a wonderful 20th

Commonwealth Games. We had a wonderful collection of medallists.

A wonderful response to Lynsey Sharp. Head of PE, "Inspirational."

I don't expected to hear the Lionel Messi of bowls. Best roar of the

night for Lynsey Sharp. Thrilled to be there to see it. We haven't found

any chicken nuggets. I have two bananas. That's about it. That's a

gift from us. Thank you to everybody, our gymnasts, the

audience, everybody for coming on and the band. See you Bye-bye.

Tomorrow, bye-bye.