Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix after winning the 10m platform gold: “I think it’s important you don’t put pressure on yourself in the final, but after Lois had done an incredible dive I was shaking at the back of the board. I was pumped and ready to go but I’m happy with how it went, it’s crazy!

“Yeah, this is [just the beginning]. In Budapest [at the world championships] I had a disappointing performance but it was the kick I needed and thanks to Alex [my coach] because he believed in me. He said let’s get ready for the Commonwealths and that was the result!”

England have soundly beaten New Zealand in their final T20 group stage match at Edgbaston.

After bowling New Zealand out for 71 in an outstanding performance in the field, England quickly completed the chase of 72 to make it three wins from three at the Commonwealth Games.

Nat Sciver’s team will now play India in the semi-finals on Saturday. India finished second to Australia in group A.

Sammi Kinghorn, after winning bronze and an improvement on her two previous Commonwealth Games appearances. “I came fifth in Glasgow as a 15-year-old, I was fourth in Gold Coast. The 1500m is not my event. I was just trying to recover as much as I could. I tried to kick, but a medal for Scotland! That is a dream come true.

“I said to my coach, I’m just going to throw everything at it. That’s what I want. Winning bronze knowing I fought means everything to me.”

Scotland’s Sammi Kinghorn takes bronze in the wheelchair 1500m! She really pushed the gold medal winner, Australia’s marathon winner Madison de Rozario, while Angela Ballard, also of Australia, wins silver.

From last summer, this is Kinghorn’s remarkable story - as told by Tom Harle.

It’s another gold for England in the diving, this time for Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix in the women’s 10m platform final!

What a brilliant performance from the 17-year-old, with Lois Toulson taking silver and making it an England one-two.

Spendolini-Sirieix, who competed for Team GB in the Tokyo Olympics, is the daughter of First Dates host Fred Sirieix.

And Toulson mas made it an even more special evening for her boyfriend Jack Laugher, who won gold in the 1m springboard earlier!

Nigeria’s perfect para powerlifting Commonwealth Games record was ended when two of their athletes were disqualified for turning up late for an event won by England’s Zoe Newson.

Tokyo Paralympic champion Latifat Tijani and Onyinyechi Mark were among the favourites to win women’s lightweight gold at Birmingham 2022.

The pair were disqualified after arriving 25 minutes late for the appointed kit check time, although the Nigeria Commonwealth Games Federation protested against the decision in saying they were unaware of the time agreed at a technical meeting in August.

A Birmingham 2022 statement read: “Two athletes from the Nigeria team were disqualified due to non compliance to Technical Rules 17.1.4 ‘athletes does not present out to the kit check in the scheduled time and/or with a form of identification, they will be disqualified (DSQ)’.

“The two athletes were present at 2.10pm, 25 minutes late from the scheduled kit check time 1.45pm.”

The first rider off the ramp in the men’s time trial at the Commonwealth Games was a 48-year-old riding for Ghana who spends his working days as a doorkeeper at the House of Commons.

Chris Symonds was disappointed with his time of 62 minutes 56.79 seconds over the 37.4km course around Wolverhampton – 16-and-a-half minutes slower than winner Rohan Dennis – insisting it was some way off the sort of pace he has ridden in recent club time trials.

His preparation for these Games has been built around commuting 12 miles each way from north London to the Palace of Westminster every day on a regular bike.

“I’ve been a doorkeeper for 20 years, since Gordon Brown and David Cameron were Prime Minister,” Symonds said. “We keep the doors to the chamber, to make sure people like you don’t get in.”

“I’ve barred entry to a few famous people, but I’d better not say who.”

Gold medal winner Jack Laugher, alongside teammate Jordan Houlden, speaking to the BBC after the 1m springboard: “What Jordan has done today is really special. First Commonwealth Games, in front of a home crowd, it’s a lot of pressure. He’s come out and pushed me all the way. He’s done himself proud and it’s great having someone alongside me. I couldn’t think of a better person for it.

“This morning is proof that things can go wrong. I came into it not in the right frame of mind and a little bit scared but today I did my normal thing and it worked out. Today is my lowest score of the three Commonwealths. I’m still doing really well and I like being pushed all the way. What separates the best from the best is the mental aspect of it. I’ve struggled with it over the years but I feel I’ve overcome a lot. Performances like today make it special.”

Houlden: “I’m speechless really. Coming to my first Commonwealth Games and winning a medal, a bronze medal. I can’t believe it. There’s still things I need to work on. I was a bit over-excited at times.”

England’s Jack Laugher produced three nerveless and near-faultless final dives to clinch 1m springboard gold for a third successive Commonwealth Games. His surge to the top of the leaderboard saw teammate Jordan Houlden knocked off top spot and he was forced to settle for bronze as Australia’s Shixin Li took silver. Scotland’s James Heatley, whose grandfather won this event at the Vancouver 1954 Commonwealth Games, finished fourth.

Breaking report from Lawrence Ostlere at the Shandwell Aqautics Centre

GOLD for Jack Laugher!

He saves his best dive until last to score a stunning 80.85 on the Forward 3½ Somersaults, making it near impossible for anyone else to take his gold medal for the third Commonwealth Games in a row.

Australia’s Li, to his credit, produces a brilliant Forward 3½ Somersaults and receives the same score, but the damage had already been done.

It does secure him silver, though, ahead of Jordan Houlden. He gets his bronze with a 76.80 on the final Forward 2½ Somersaults 1 Twist.

1) Jack Laugher - 447.05

2) Shixin Li - 437.05

3) Jordan Houlden - 429.30