mutual.New Zealand, world champions at 15-a-side, had never been beaten in Commonwealth Games sevens, but South

Africa edged their noses in front in the 45th and final match to complete two fantastic days of competition.Athletics

They stretch nearly 4,000km  from east to west, more than 2,000km from north to south, and straddle the

His third attempt jump of 8.20m was enough to seal the win as South Africa's Zarck Visser falls short

Claudia Cummins of South Africa lies second, but most of the big names are still to come. 19:20 So the

Africa.18:34 "What better way to start tonight's action than with a gymnast from Scoootttllllannndd,

Ford who both secured 4-0 wins over Edwige Ngono Eyia of Cameroon and England's Sarah Grundy.That's Africa

By Gary Anderson at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in GlasgowA dramatic finish to the Commonwealth Games swimming programme here saw England secure gold in a pulsating men's 4x100 metres medley relay.

time of 3mins 31:51sec took almost two seconds off that set by Australia in 2010.Leith Shankland led South

Africa home in a distant third.Adam Peaty of England urges team mate Adam Brown on as the marauding

raucous reception and he did not disappoint, taking silver and Scotland's only medal on the night with South

coverage once every four years.Where Proctor expects a real stimulus, however, is in the new markets of South

America, Eastern Europe and parts of Africa, where the sport has made strides in recent times, but from

'I call Scotland the warm heart of Europe as Malawi is the warm heart of Africa.

The home nation sit just behind South Africa and Canada on the swimming medal table but it is the big-two

Africa were distant third.21:20 Ribouem has one lift to retain his title adding a kilogram to the bar

Could they have upset the New Zealand v South Africa party if they had played here at Ibrox, I wonder

Scotland are still third, but Canada, India, New Zealand and South Africa are chasing fast.

By Paul Osborne at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in GlasgowTwo clean sweeps in the pool today epitomised the Australian domination in the Commonwealth Games at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre over the past week, but it was not all plain sailing for the usually untouchable Aussies with six of the eight gold medals going elsewhere.

Australian Emma McKeon came in third in 53.61.That was it in terms of Australian gold with England and South

Africa matching them with two golds apiece, and Wales and Canada sharing one gold each.Jazz Carlin's

Games records also fell in the men's 50m breaststroke and 100m butterfly.The former was claimed by South

Africa's Cameron Van Der Burgh in a time of 26.76sec, with fellow South African Chad le Close securing

Had the Scottish Independence vibe got so bad that anyone from south of the border would meet with hostility

Zealand's domination of Commonwealth rugby sevens came to an end in such thrilling fashion against South

Africa only added to this spectacle, while the wider medals table battle between Australia and England

The Australian, who is engaged to South African cricketer Morne Morkel, has been roundly criticised back

By Gary AndersonChina's former National Basketball Association (NBA) star Yao Ming has been announced as the latest ambassador for the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games by the International Olympic Committee.

Isinbayeva of Russia, American golf star Michelle Wie and Olympic and world champion swimmer Chad le Clos of South

Africa, who have already been unveiled as ambassadors for Nanjing 2014.Nanjing will be the second edition

New Zealand beat South Africa 2-1 in the women's competition.Bailey-Cole reaction"I would say it was

England's Fran Hallsall is fourth in a high quality contest.21:17 Cameron Van der Burgh of South Africa

But a quick update on the hockey, where New Zealand lead South Africa in the first half of their women's

Australia's Christian Sprenger is third in 27.46. 20:45 Fanie van der Merwe of South Africa wins the

T37 100m, leading home a South Africa 1-2 ahead of Charl du Toit in a time of 11.65 seconds.Wales's Rhys

Nick Butler at Ibrox Stadium in GlasgowAnother major boost was provided for rugby sevens here today as South

Africa shocked New Zealand in a pulsating Commonwealth Games final in front of a world record audience

been disappointed that no British team reached the last four, they certainly enjoyed the fact that South

Africa ended New Zealand's stranglehold on the event after four successive victories.When Sherwin Stowers

and, although Joe Webber immediately pulled one back, it proved nothing more than a consolation, and South

Cecil Afrika scores one of three South African tries in the final ©Getty ImagesSouth Africa, who have

By Gary Anderson at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in GlasgowAustralia continue to hoover up the swimming medals at this year's Commonwealth Games, picking up 11 more here tonight, but it was English teenage star Siobhan-Marie O'Connor who put in the most impressive performance with victory in the 200 metres individual medley. 

Duncan Scott and Robbie Renwick sent the crowd away happy as they stormed to a silver medal ahead of South

Africa in a thrilling finale.Liam Tancock's bronze in the 50m backstroke saw him become England's most

Well deserved by South Africa.

21:55 Less than a minute into the second-half South Africa have taken the lead 12-7.

But can South Africa break the gold medal monopoly of the All Blacks?

Lawn bowls reaction from South Africa"I think we played well.

Africa in lawn bowls14:50 South Africa has claimed the first lawn bowls gold medal of the day as they

By Gary Anderson at Ibrox Stadium in GlasgowA packed house over two sessions today witnessed the thrills and spills of Commonwealth Games rugby sevens as the quarter-finalists were decided following the completion of the group stages here that almost included an historic win for hosts Scotland over New Zealand.

a win against Canada in a winner-takes-all clash.Scotland will now tomorrow take on Pool B toppers South

Africa, who showed why they have finished second only to the All Blacks in the last two seasons of the

By Gary Anderson at Ibrox Stadium in GlasgowRugby sevens needs to ensure it captures the public's imagination and "gets it right" at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in order to secure its future beyond 2020, it was claimed here today. 

sessions and which features many of the world's leading teams, including New Zealand, Australia and South

Africa. 

By Gary AndersonThe competition schedule for the Under-15 Baseball World Cup has been released and sees Venezuela get the defence of their title underway against Hong Kong.

action on the opening day with the other games featuring New Zealand against Germany, Japan versus South

Africa,  Brazil take on Czech Republic, Australia are up against Lithuania while Panama take on the

appearance in an Under-15 Baseball World Cup, as will Australia, Czech Republic, New Zealand, Panama and South

Republic and Guatemala.The US head Group B along with rivals Japan and Panama, Germany New Zealand and South