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Ashley McKenzie describes how he won judo gold medal at the Commonwealth Games
Follow live coverage as the 2022 Commonwealth Games continues in Birmingham with 33 gold medals to be won.
England’s hopes of retaining their Commonwealth Games netball title were dashed by a 60-51 semi-final defeat to Australia at the NEC. Jess Thirlby’s side were never in front against the Diamonds, whom they had famously beaten in the final second on the Gold Coast four years ago to win the title.
England’s cricketers had designs on gold after trouncing New Zealand on Friday, but Harmanpreet Kaur’s India proved a step up too far with Smriti Mandhana’s 61 proving crucial in a four-run win in the semi-finals at Edgbaston. They’ll now play for bronze on Sunday.
World champion Jake Wightman’s hopes of a summer hat-trick ended after he came third in the 1500m. The 28-year-old, who won the 1500m at the World Championships last month, finished behind Australia’s Oliver Hoare and Kenya’s Timothy Cheruiyot in three minutes 30.53 seconds.
Follow all the action throughout the day:
200m women’s final: Thompson-Herah sets new GR for gold
The final now of the women’s 200m. Elaine Thompson-Herah, the double-double Olympic champion, is the clear favourite.
She starts fast and is way in front as they round the bend - she wins it by an absolute mile! A new Games record time of 22.09!
Nigeria’s Favor Ofili takes silver, a very strong run indeed, with Christine Mboma taking bronze.
Scottish finalist Beth Dobbin finishes eighth.
Karl Matchett6 August 2022 21:47
Jack Laugher talks up newfound mental resilience despite losing 3m springboard crown to Dan Goodfellow
It turns out Jack Laugher is fallible after all.
England swept the podium in the men’s 3m springboard, but it was not the one-two-three many had expected as Dan Goodfellow dethroned the defending champion.
Not since Glasgow 2014 had Laugher lost a Commonwealth Games final, having already retained his 1m springboard and synchronised 3m springboard titles in Birmingham.
But after nerves almost cost him a place in the final - scoring zero on his first dive in the morning preliminaries - Laugher had to settle for bronze behind his former synchro partner.
Goodfellow claimed his first individual Commonwealth Games gold ahead of Jordan Houlden as Laugher took encouragement from the way he responded to his earlier wobble.
Laugher talks up newfound mental resilience despite losing 3m crown to Goodfellow
A one-two-three on the podium for England as Jordan Houlden joined his compatriots and took silver
Karl Matchett6 August 2022 21:37
Men’s 200m final: silver for England
Zharnel Hughes is in great shape and is head-to-head with Jereem Richards as they go into the straight - but it’s the Trinidadian Richards who surges away to not just win, but set a new Games record - a fantastic run from both. Silver for England there and a PB for the season for Hughes.
Joseph Paul Amoah takes bronze for Ghana.
- Richards 19.8s (GR)
- Hughes 20.12 (SB)
- Amoah 20.49
Karl Matchett6 August 2022 21:25
Second medal for Spendolini-Sirieix with silver alongside Cheng
Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix secured her second medal of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Saturday night in the women’s 10m synchro platform competition.
The 17-year-old secured top spot on the podium with victory in the individual women’s 10m platform on Thursday and claimed silver alongside Eden Cheng in the synchronised event.
Spendolini-Sirieix is the daughter of First Dates star Fred Sirieix, who was also at the Aquatics Centre in Sandwell earlier in the week to witness her winning gold.
Karl Matchett6 August 2022 21:20
Commonwealth Games: Men’s pole vault
And it’s cleared for Kurtis Marschall too! He gets over at 5.50m and goes second.
The pole vault event was delayed earlier as the actual poles went missing, which is a bit of an important issue really.
Thankfully they eventually turned up and there are two medals coming England’s way, but Coppell, Hague and Marschall will all continue shortly to see who finishes where on the podium.
Karl Matchett6 August 2022 21:17
Commonwealth Games: Men’s pole vault
Adam Hague takes the lead in the pole vault as he clears 5.45m and that guarantees him a medal.
All depends on the final jumps at 5.50m...Harry Coppell clears it! That’s an England 1-2, with one Australian to go.
Karl Matchett6 August 2022 21:16
Commonwealth Games latest
A quick round-up of everything going on right now:
- England are 2-1 up against Australia in the men’s hockey at half time
- In the men’s 400m hurdles, Kyron McMaster has defended his title while Malik Metivier was disqualified for going before the gun
- Alastair Chalmers took bronze for Guernsey - their first Commonwealth Games medal in athletics
- Australia have beaten New Zealand in the cricket semi-finals. They play India in the final; England vs NZ for bronze
Karl Matchett6 August 2022 21:10
Local boy Lewis Williams one win away from Commonwealth gold in Birmingham
England’s Lewis Williams is raring to go as his chance of securing a Commonwealth gold medal on home turf is now “within touching distance”.
The 23-year-old won his heavyweight semi-final against Australia’s Edgardo Coumi by unanimous decision on Saturday.
Local boy Williams, who hails from the nearby town of Leamington Spa, will face Samoa’s Ato Leau Plodzicki-Faoagali for gold on Sunday.
He said: “My target has been there for a long time and it feels so close. Now it is within touching distance.
“Everything went according to the game plan, against a very good boxer. I thought I won every round and the judges gave it to me.
“I will celebrate afterwards and it will all sink in. But for now I have a job to do.”
Local boy Lewis Williams one win away from Commonwealth gold in Birmingham
The 23-year-old won his heavyweight semi-final against Australia’s Edgardo Coumi by unanimous decision.
Karl Matchett6 August 2022 21:01
Marc Scott takes fourth in men’s 5000m final
No medal for England in the men’s 5000m but Marc Scott does well to power through and finish fourth.
Jacob Kiplimo strides through to complete the double, taking gold here after also winning the 10000m.
He beat Kenyan duo Kipkorir Kimeli and Jacob Krop down the final stretch.
Karl Matchett6 August 2022 20:45
Jack Laugher bounces back from nightmare opener to complete all-English podium
Jack Laugher was pleased to have bounced back from a zero score in qualifying to claim bronze in an English one-two-three in the men’s 3m springboard final, admitting something like that could have “ruined him” in the past.
Laugher, an Olympic silver medallist in this event in Rio six years ago, has been open about his struggles with anxiety over his performances and scored zero for his first dive in the preliminary round on Saturday morning after the nerves set in on the board.
Dan Goodfellow took gold for England with Jordan Houlden securing silver on Saturday night, and Laugher – who recovered to reach the final as the 11th-ranked of 12 qualifiers – was delighted to join them on the podium after a rocky start to the day.
Jack Laugher bounces back from nightmare opener to complete all-English podium
The double gold medallist added a bronze behind team-mates Dan Goodfellow and Jordan Houlden in the 3m springboard.
Karl Matchett6 August 2022 20:31