COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2014 Day 11, updates and results from Glasgow

COMMONWEALTH GAMES 2014 Day 11, updates and results from Glasgow

2.53pm – ATHLETICS: Botswana’s women’s 400m finalist Amantle Montsho has failed a dope test.

Her A sample was found to contain the banned substance methylhexaneamine, prohibited as a stimulant by the World Anti-Doping Agency.

A Commonwealth Games Federation statement said: “In accordance with the CGF Anti-Doping Standard for the XX Commonwealth Games, the CGF Federation Court conducted a Provisional Hearing this afternoon to consider an adverse analytical finding submitted by Amantle Montsho of Botswana, after the women’s 400 metres final on July 29.

“The athlete’s A sample was found to contain methylhexaneamine, prohibited as a stimulant under class s6 of WADA’s Prohibited List.

“Ms Montsho was notified of her A sample result and has asked for her B sample to be tested, which will take place at the accredited laboratory in London on Monday August 4.

“Ms Montsho attended the provisional hearing of the Federation Court, presided by CGF vice-president Bruce Robertson, which ruled that the provisional suspension of the athlete will continue.

“Upon receipt of the analysis of the athlete’s B sample, the court will reconvene to consider the matter further.”

2.26pm – SQUASH: It is all over as Leitch and Clyne lose the second game 11-7 meaning they are fourth for the second Games in a row.

2.24pm – SQUASH: Unfortunately for Leitch and Clyne, the point is awarded and the English duo soon go on to get match ball.

2.22pm – SQUASH: Clyne off to change his shoes after practically doing the splits as he slipped going for a shot.

The Scots are 8-7 down, but we have yet to hear whether the English pair will be awarded the point or if a let will be called following this.

2.15pm – SQUASH: The punters are definitely getting there money’s worth.

The men’s doubles final was actually scheduled to start now, but this match could still go to a third set yet and there is still the mixed doubles final to play, which was pencilled in for 1.15pm.

Good job Nick Matthew, who is in the men’s doubles final, was on flag bearer duties for England in the opening ceremony because he would never make it in time to get to Hampden Park to do that job at the closing ceremony the way things are going here.

2.12pm – SQUASH: It is now 5-5 for Leitch and Clyne as they maintain their push to get back in the match.

2.10pm – SQUASH: Leitch shots like Braveheart when the Scots get a point back after Willstrop shies a shot over the walls.

2.05pm – SQUASH: Leitch and Clyne will have to start getting some points on the board quickly as Selby and Willstrop have gone 5-3 up.

1.56pm – SQUASH: It has taken a whopping eight minutes for the first point to be scored in the second game after three lengthy rallies, two of which ended in lets. And it goes the way of Leitch and Clyne.

1.48pm – SQUASH: The second game is under way with Leitch and Clyne needing to win this to keep themselves in with a shout of a medal.

1.44pm – SQUASH: Leitch roars as the Scots win back a point, but his joy is short-lived as Selby and Willstrop then quickly wrap things up 11-9 to take the opening game, so there is plenty of work to do.

1.43pm – SQUASH: Leitch sends the ball arcing out of the glass court as he dives for a backhand to give the English pair set ball at 10-8.

1.40pm – SQUASH: Leitch has had to take evasive action to avoid taking a flying ball somewhere extremely painful, but it means Selby and Willstrop move 9-7 clear.

1.36pm – SQUASH: Gasps around the crowd as Clyne takes a flailing racquet from Selby full in the head and sends his protective visor flying into next week.

There is a brief break while he gets that sorted out, but he looks to be okay thankfully.

And he will need to be as they are now 8-7 down.

1.32pm – SQUASH: Leitch and Clyne have been pegged back to 7-7 by the English pair.

1.28pm – SQUASH: Willstrop completely fluffs a shot at the back court and loses his racquet into the bargain as Leitch and Clyne move 7-5 in front.

1.20pm – SQUASH: Calls of `come on, Scotland’ from the fans as Leitch pumps his fist at giving his team a 6-4 advantage.

1.18pm – SQUASH: Leitch and Clyne keep grinding it out to go 5-3 ahead to big cheers from the crowd.

1.14pm – SQUASH: The Scots have come back to take a 4-3 lead thanks to a good combination of Leitch’s power and Clyne’s durability.

1.12pm – SQUASH: Leitch and Clyne have got off the mark, winning a point at the end of a very long rally.

1.08pm – SQUASH: Following the warm-ups, the match as kicked off and Leitch and Clyne have quickly found themselves 2-0 adrift.

1.00pm – SQUASH: Leitch and Clyne come into the hall to huge roars and flag waving from the home crowd, but there is still plenty of support for Selby and Willstrop.

12.52pm – SQUASH: I need not have made a mad dash for the one bus an hour to Scotstoun Sports Campus after the netball bronze medal match.

The mixed doubles bronze clash has only just finished with Pilley and Brown taking the final set 11-8 to clinch a medal.

If the following three matches scheduled for this afternoon turn into similar long-winded affairs, they are going to have to put back the closing ceremony!

12.25pm – SQUASH: Leitch’s match had been pencilled in for 12.15pm, but it could still be a while before he is on court.

A deciding set has just got under way in the mixed doubles bronze medal clash between Australia’s Cameron Pilley and Kasey Brown and New Zealand duo Martin Knight and Joelle King.

The Kiwis took the first set 11-8, but the Aussies hit back to claim the second 11-9.

Pilley and Brown now lead 3-1 in the third set.

12.22pm – HOCKEY: England’s men’s team have earned bronze after beating New Zealand 4-2 on a penalty shootout after the sides had drawn 3-3.

12.18pm – BADMINTON: Those gold and silver mixed doubles medals have also given England their record tally of medals at a single Commonwealth Games.

They now have 167 medals, bettering their previous best of 165 at the Manchester Games in 2002.

England will also top the medal table for the first time since Edinburgh in 1986.

12.14pm – BADMINTON: Husband and wife duo Chris and Gabrielle Adcock have clinched gold in the mixed doubles following victory over England team-mates Chris Langridge and Heather Olver 21-9, 21-12 in the final.

Chris Adcock was thrilled with the display. He said: “Our performances have got better and better through the week but we were so close to perfect in the two games today and I hate to say that.”

12.07pm – SQUASH: Have arrived at Scotstoun Sports Campus to watch Cambridge player Harry Leitch try to win bronze in the men’s doubles.

He will team up with Alan Clyne for Scotland against England pair Daryl Wilby and James Willstrop as they look to go one better than in Delhi in 2010 when they finished fourth.

11.24am – NETBALL: Dunn and her England team-mates have more heartbreak after losing 52-48 in the bronze match.

11.21am – NETBALL: Two minutes left and Jamaica lead 50-47. Anything can happen, but England need to do something quickly to avoid missing out on a medal.

11.15am – NETBALL: Jamaica lead 43-42 halfway through the final quarter. Could this end up coming down to a last-gasp winner again?

11.09am – NETBALL: It is getting pretty frantic out there. England just managed to edge into a 40-38 lead, but it is now all square again.

11.04am – NETBALL: You still could not pick this. With just a quarter remaining, the score is 37-37 in an extremely intense game.

11.01am – NETBALL: Corbin is getting some treatment after taking a nasty whack on the head, but she is fit to carry on.

10.59am – NETBALL: The teams are just trading blows now. One side goes a goal in front, the other goes down the other end and scores. It is now 36-36.

10.54am – NETBALL: This game remains on an absolute knife edge. Jamaica managed to go four points clear early in the third quarter, but England are not letting go after bringing it level at 30-30 midway through the period.

10.45am – CYCLING: Former Cambridge Triathlon Club member Emma Pooley has ended her professional cycling career with a silver in the women’s road race.

It is Pooley’s second silver of the Games after being runner-up in the women’s individual time trial on Thursday.

She crossed the line in a time of 2:39.08 behind England team-mate Lizzie Armitstead, who won gold in 2:38.43 while Ashleigh Pasio of South Africa grabbed bronze.

10.37am – NETBALL: Another match which is set to go down to the wire. At half time, Jamaica are edging it 25-24 and there has been little to choose between the teams so far.

10.30am – NETBALL: Halfway through the second quarter now, and England have turned it around to go 20-18 ahead.

10.25am – NETBALL: England goal-keeper Geva Mentor is receiving some treatment on a mouth injury while Jamaica now lead 16-14.

10.21am – NETBALL: The second quarter has just started with Jamaica getting back on terms rapidly at 13-13.

10.18am – NETBALL: At the end of a tense first quarter, England hold a slender 13-11 lead.

10.13am – NETBALL: As if to prove you never what is going to happen in netball, England have now swung it the other way to go 11-9 in front.

10.09am – NETBALL: Maybe it is a hangover from yesterday’s heart-breaking loss, but England really have not got it together yet and are 9-5 down midway through the first quarter.

10.06am – NETBALL: Some surprisingly sloppy play from England has seen Jamaica take a 7-4 advantage.

10.01am – NETBALL: Match is under way and Jo Herten and Kadeen Corbin have already given England a 2-0 lead.

9.35am – NETBALL: The Jamaican players have just done some toned-down twerking as part of their warm-up and have now moved on to some other type of routine.

It looks like the kind of dancer-cise class you would see at your local leisure center, but they seem to be enjoying it.

9.33am – NETBALL: The teams have emerged to go through their warm-ups ahead of the game.

The venue is filling up quickly now and with space for 11,000 people here, it could get pretty loud.

9.15am – NETBALL: Dunn is on the court doing some shooting practice in case she is called upon to produce when it matters against the Jamaicans, who lost their semi-final against world champions Australia 57-42 yesterday.

9.08am – NETBALL: What is incredible is the speed with which the Hydro has been transformed from a gymnastics arena to a boxing hall to a netball court.

Dozens of workers were stripping the gymnastics equipment within moments of the final medal ceremony taking place on Friday and probably spent half the night getting it ready for yesterday’s boxing finals.

No doubt it was the same again last night to ensure everything was ready to go first thing this morning for the netball.

9.01am – NETBALL: Just had the team sheet and, as seems to have been the case throughout the competition, Dunn is on the bench once more.

Fingers crossed she gets on this time.

8.50am – NETBALL: Thought I had seen the back of the SSE Hydro after spending most of the week at the flying saucer-like venue for the gymnastics, but turns out it is also hosting the netball medal matches.

And that is what we are here for as England will look to respond quickly to the crushing disappointment of losing yesterday’s semi-final 35-34 to New Zealand following a goal in the dying seconds from the Silver Ferns.



They face Jamaica in a clash for the bronze medal and Great Paxton player Rachel Dunn will be hoping to get on the court after being an unused substitute in the semi.