The 2014 Commonwealth Games, Glasgow

The sport started about half an hour ago.

I don't have a clue about Lawn Bowls, but England are 10-0 up....surely a good thing?

Twenty Gold medals are to be won today.

2014 Commonwealth Games Medal Tally

Mo Farah has withdrawn...massive disappointment.

Tbh Duty, I'm really not bothered by the Commonwealth games

But it's the bastion of the middle class, dear fellow!

Badminton. And Squash. With a smidgen of Lawn Bowls thrown in for good measure.

I'm off to get a Cucumber sandwich and some sparkling English wine - long live the British Empire!

First Gold Medal goes to England!

Well done Ms. Stimpson.

Another marvellous, stupendous effort from the Brownlee brothers to take a one-two finish in the Triathlon.

Superb effort by Australia in the team pursuit to take their second gold. England currently on three.

Very refreshing to have Jerusalem as the anthem!

Siobhan-Marie O'Connor could well be a future superstar of swimming. Terrific talent, just beaten into silver by Emma McKeown on an event she's only just started swimming really. Great to finally have a Brit whose underwater skills match the very best too .

and right on cue Siobhan produces a lovely swim in the 100m butterfly semi to qualify fastest for tomorrow's final. Impressive

All in all it's been an excellent day for the home nations (England and Scotland in particular).

Wonderful by Ross Murdoch! Scotland level with Australia thus far on Gold medals.

England picked up three golds in the judo.

Australia unsurprisingly easily win the freestyle relay, though England pushed them hard for the first 200/250 meters or so. Australia actually smash the world record, while England beat the British record. That woman Siobhan-Marie leading off with a very credible 54.0 in the first leg, though she won't be competing in the individual I don't think...

the combined might of GB absolutely smashing the medal table

Ahh yes. Someone get Linebreaker in here.

We are going to kick some Aussie butt at lawn bowls

Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling.....

Australia have topped every single medals table at the Commonwealth Games since, I believe, 1990.

Let's not get Linebreaker in here, haha.

Dave. wrote:Ahh yes. Someone get Linebreaker in here.

We are going to kick some Aussie butt at lawn bowls

Oh Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling.....

I'm here Dave. Took me a while to find it.

Go well in the Lawn Bowls, mate.

I actually live next door to a state champ who has offered to introduce me to the sport.
I was thinking... isn't bowls an "old peoples sport"? but these days the national champ is about 21 y.o. and there is some local kid who started when he was 5 and is now about 13. He's a natural champion apparently.

I've always had a soft spot for the Comm Games ever since I got a lime green "Christchurch '74" t-shirt.

Think I still have it here somewhere but it is too tiny to wear anymore.

Duty281 wrote:Australia have topped every single medals table at the Commonwealth Games since, I believe, 1990.

Let's not get Linebreaker in here, haha.

Too late, duty.   

Yes, we've done very well since Auckland 1990.

Here's a little ready-reckoner for you, mate:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-time_medal_tally_of_Commonwealth_Games

Have a look at this one...oh so what if it doesn't last?!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/2014/medals/countries

Twenty-two gold medals to be won today.

Duty281 wrote:Have a look at this one...oh so what if it doesn't last?!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/commonwealth-games/2014/medals/countries

Twenty-two gold medals to be won today.

Shall we put that one up in the OP?

Only while we lead

GSC wrote:Only while we lead

Done... but someone will have to remove it later on today.   

a tactical masterclass from Jason Kenny in the QF of the men's sprint there. Up against the quicker on paper Glaezer he rode two great races: in the first he took advantage of Glaezer giving him a bit too much space to steal the jump, taking it from a long way out; in the second Glaezer led it out, but Kenny hung onto the back wheel all the way and used the extra length of the finishing straight to just nip past him at the end.

Superb racing and Kenny is through to the semis

Nick Matthew of England continues to make serene progress in the Squash.

I would love to see Squash in at the Olympics, such a spectacular sport.

all set for a great evening of track cycling and swimming

First up, England vs Australia on the track as Kenny takes on Lewis.

Some of these netball girls are just goddesses. My girlfriend is probably half their sizes!

Size or age?

Both probably! My girl couldn't be any more than 5'3 115lbs, and is only 18.

maybe 19...

Jason Kenny...marvellous! And into the final.

Not enough superlatives to do justice to those last two heats.

Oh yes! Kenny drops the first race against Lewis, but delivers a tactical masterclass in the next two to make the final. Beautiful riding from the Olympic champion .

that was really masterful racing. In the second race he gave himself just enough of a gap down the back straight to be able to slingshot around the outside of the final bend. Lewis tried to react in the decider by keeping Kenny closer, but the Englishman feinted, forced him down onto the curb and then just swooped around the outside.

England getting the better of the Aussies in the velodrome today so far, first Kenny ousting a couple of them on his way to the final, and now Joanna Rowsell has beaten Annette Edmondson to claim gold in the individual pursuit .

Oh my goodness.

Inch perfect by Kenny in the second heat of the final; thought he was done for at first!

very much Kenny's tactics up against the superior speed and power of Webster, but Kenny once again times it to perfection to inch out Webster and set us up for a decider.

Webster gets a deserved gold medal over Kenny.

England and Australia on seven golds each, but the former can nose ahead in the Judo.

England up to double digits now; an exceptional well done to Ben Proud in the fifty metre butterfly. As there's an All-English final upcoming in the Judo, 10 will become 11 soon.

Nice to hear England's real National Anthem for once!

well done webster..."completely emptied the tank in that last run". NZ cycling has been steadily improving bit by bit every year.

Scrumpy wrote:Nice to hear England's real National Anthem for once!

How many national anthems has England got? I knew about "swing low" and " God save the Queen" but they now seem to have another one.

Jerusalem.

aucklandlaurie wrote:

Scrumpy wrote:Nice to hear England's real National Anthem for once!

How many national anthems has England got? I knew about "swing low" and " God save the Queen" but they now seem to have another one.

Surely you've heard "Jerusalem" before?

"Swing Low Sweet Chariot" is not an anthem but merely a song they like singing.  

England doesn't have an official national anthem, so we often use God Save the Queen or, on occasion, Jerusalem. There's also Land of hope and Glory but usage of that is very rare.

Duty281 wrote:England doesn't have an official national anthem, so we often use God Save the Queen or, on occasion, Jerusalem. There's also Land of hope and Glory but usage of that is very rare.

I only hear that one at the Proms! Where else is it used?

It used to be played at home Rugby League games and Commonwealth Games before 2010 for England.

Doesn't get any airing now it seems.

The Loaded Dog wrote:

aucklandlaurie wrote:

Scrumpy wrote:Nice to hear England's real National Anthem for once!

How many national anthems has England got? I knew about "swing low" and " God save the Queen" but they now seem to have another one.

Surely you've heard "Jerusalem" before?
"Swing Low Sweet Chariot" is not an anthem but merely a song they like singing.  

Yeah, its in Israel, been on the news all week.

Superb advert for the game of netball with Australia edging out England in the dying seconds.

Loaded Dog now , lb ?

Wish people wouldn't do this...tough on slow chaps like me ; wondering where this new Aussie poster had come from , and how he got to be a Mod so quickly   

How you enjoying still trailing the Poms after two days , mate ? Even without adding on the Scots ...
Don't worry : reckon the home team will run out of Judo events before your lot run out of swimming races   

England, one of the favourites for the mixed team relay Triathlon, are in the leading pack. Should be getting a Gold in this one...fingers crossed!

A cruise to the finish for England, and that completes a clean sweep of three gold medals for England in the Triathlon.

Well done to all four athletes.

Yes well done the English triathlon team...can't do much better than that   

Better be careful though : when England dominate a sport it often seems to disappear from future CWG . England and Scotland clean swept Judo in 1990 and it has taken 24 years to come back !
I wonder if the Gold Coast mob are thinking of replacing triathlon with sheep shearing for 2018