hywel griffith, bbc news, on the gold coast.etes are heading home...earlier i was was joined by liz nicholl the chief executive of uk sport, the body that distributes funding to olympic and paralympic sports, and also nile wilson, the english gymnast who won three gold medals and two silvers at the games. it is such a proud moment. it's what we do it for, it's what we put in the hours for. if i'm honest, for me, i'm so, so happy and i aspire to this but in terms of myself, i learned this quickly, these objects have not much correlation to my happiness, it's what i'm doing. the fa ct i happiness, it's what i'm doing. the fact i found the sport i love to gymnastics and what i'm doing day—to—day, it's already enough for me, ithink day—to—day, it's already enough for me, i think that's why i progress so much because i love what i'm doing and the work i put in. incredible trip, incredible support, could not be happier. gymnastics one of the key sports uk is behind, that must fill your heart with glee when you hear one of the athletes

hywel griffith, bbc news, on the gold coast. year. the leaders are out on course for the third round and rory mcilroy has been on the charge. here's our sports correspondent, joe wilson. on saturday at augusta you have to start making things happen your way. and so it fell on the third. you hit it, you buried it. here's how the ball ran on the fourth green. how about that! rory mcilroy inspired. next hole in trouble. mishit. but you really sense it could be your day when your bad shots come good. how about this? no! did he ever? did he ever! what a shot! take your luck and smile. made par. 0n the 16, mcilroy made a perfect connection. now where's the hole? there. what a shot! that was his third birdie. better than that is an eagle, so watch what happened on the seventh. from five shots behind, when he began his round, mcilroy had become co—leader. hello, rory! only one issue. just leave some magic for sunday. joe wilson, bbc news. you can follow the masters on the bbc sport website, the leaderboard changing all the time and the

hywel griffith reports from the gold coast. start to these games, but there was nothing sluggish about the men's 4x100. a strong second leg by zharnel hughes put them at the front. they held onto the baton — and the lead. it's gold for england. but whatever the men can do, the women can do better. they didn't just win, they set a new english record, with long jumper lorraine ugen called in to run the last leg. but england are the champions. i thought, i have to run, i have to. as soon as she gave me the baton, i thought go, go, go. over at the boxing they were going for it too, with england, northern ireland and wales battling for medals. these have already been a record—breaking commonwealth games for wales. now its boxers have the chance to add a tenth gold medal. that challenge fell to 19—year—old sammy lee, in only his third ever senior fight. his languid style is unorthodox but it definitely worked. how does it feel to have the record—breaking medal for wales? it's unbelievable, i can't believe it. i came to win gold and i

hywel griffith has more. being a host city brings the promise of gold.omy. but some on the gold coast have been left feeling short—changed by these games. i've been here 22 years, worst i've seen in 22 years. it's impacted almost a month and a half of trade, and we're all down at least 50%. when they planned the games, the organisers warned of delays and disruption. the reality has been rather more empty, after local people left town. that "get ready" campaign was done so well that it made people imagine it was going to be gridlocked. you scared them away? in a way, i have to admit that we would have played our card differently. so what can birmingham learn from all this? there's been a team on the ground looking at what to copy, and what to avoid. there are some things they can't replicate. without miles of golden sand, there probably won't be beach volleyball in birmingham. every host city has to play to its advantages. and so birmingham wants a diverse, urban games. there were only awarded in december, after being taken away from durban, leaving much

hywel griffith reports. working conditions.e defending champion, undefeated for four years, and the holder of every title going. adam peaty came to these games for a different challenge, to bring his own 100 metre breaststroke world record under 57 seconds. breaststroke world this time it wasn't to be, but there was yet another gold medal for his collection. but there was yet another gold it's nowhere near my best, but sometimes it's about the race. and again, four years undefeated, can't complain. this is exactly the kind of moment the games‘ organisers want everyone to see. the games‘ organisers world champions pushing for records. the games‘ organisers but behind the scenes, they have had some problems. 400 out of 4000 security guards have quit their posts. but so far, the sport has carried on unhindered. and that includes new events like the paratriathlon, which brought two more golds for england. joe townsend in the men's, and then jadejones in the women's race, and for the first time parasports are an integrated part of t

an investigation into the discovery of syringes at the athletes‘ village, as our correspondent hywel griffithlready at the athletes‘ village the games has had its first scandal, after syringes were found there by a cleaner. it is not known yet what they contained. but it has threatened to take the shine off this city‘s moment in the sun. the gold coast wants the games to sell the allure of its endless sand and surf. more than £1 billion is being spent to do that. but much of it on upgrades and rebuilds rather than brand—new stadiums. the question we had, do we need an 80,000 seat stadium? we will never need one on the coast. so we‘ve taken an existing australian football stadium, with 25,000 seats, horseshoe, filled in that end, got 40,000. that‘s all we need. instead of a new venue for squash, they‘ve built a brand—new film studio instead. after the games, the court will be packed up, leaving the biggest sound stage in the southern hemisphere. the approach seems to have kept local people onside. money well spent? 0h, absolutely. yes, without a doubt. first regional city to ever host the comm

our correspondent in sydney — hywel griffith — has been following the story.ial sector, which is a hugely profitable industry in australia and massive worldwide. it is the subject of a year—long enquiry into misconduct, and craig meller‘s resignation is the latest step. he resigned after it was revealed that amp had been charging people for advice it never received. the commonwealth bank admitted it had been charging deceased customers for financial advice they clearly could not get so the news gets worse and worse for the news gets worse and worse for the banking sector. customers are fed up and now the government is a bit fed up as well. it has announced new sanctions for bankers and corporations found guilty of misconduct. that would include a jail sentence of ten years for individual bankers or 10% of the turnover of an organisation. it would take some way to win back the trust of australia's banking customers. they are adamant that there are more people who need to be brought to book in this situation. let's ta ke let's take a look at how the stock market

an investigation into the discovery of syringes at the athletes' village, as our correspondent hywel griffithto go, but already the games has had its first scandal after syringes were found by a cleaner. it is not known yet what they contained. but it has threatened to take the shine off the city's moment in the sun. the gold coast wa nts city's moment in the sun. the gold coast wants the games to sell the allure of its sand and surf. more than a billion pounds it being spent to do that. much of it on upgrades and rebuilds, rather than brand—new stadiums. the question we had, do we need an 80,000 seat stadium. we will never need one. so we have taken an existing football stadium and that is all we need. they are used to big budget products here, the pirates of the caribbean was filmed here. but 110w the caribbean was filmed here. but now they have squash and table tennis at the biggest sound stage in the area. money well spend? yes without a doubt. first regional city to host the commonwealth games. hopefully the world will see what a great place it is and we do a great job. the image they wa

days of competition drew to a close with yesterday's closing ceremony — from the gold coast, hywel griffithhe gold coast have been left feeling short—changed by these games. i've been here 22 years. the worst i've seen in 22 years. it's impacted almost a month and a half of trade, and we are all down at least 50%. when they planned the commonwealth games, the organisers warned of delays and disruption, but the reality has been rather more empty, after local people left town. that get ready campaign was done so well that it made people imagine there was going to be gridlock. scared them away? in the way, i have to admit that we would have played that card differently. so what can birmingham learn from this? there's been a team on the ground looking for what to copy and what to avoid. there are some things they can't replicate. without miles of golden sand, there probably won't be beach volleyball in birmingham. every host city has to play its advantages. and so birmingham wants a diverse, urban games. they were only awarded in december, after being taken away from durban, leaving much less t

from the gold coast, hywel griffith reports. being host city brings the promise of gold.lays and disruption. the reality has been rather more empty, after local people left town. that get ready campaign was done so well that it made people imagine there was going to be gridlock. it scare them away. ina way, to be gridlock. it scare them away. in a way, i have to admit that we would have played a card steven lee. so what can birmingham learn from all this? there has been a team on the ground looking at what the copy and what to avoid —— played our cards differently. there are some things they can't replicate, there probably won't be beach volleyball in birmingham. every host city has to play to its advantages. and so birmingham wantsa to play to its advantages. and so birmingham wants a diverse, urban games. they were only awarded in december after being taken away from durban, leaving much less time to prepare. it means we may not have three years of wrangling over what a decision might be. we have four is to go, so we need to crack on. we need to make our decisions quick

used needles were found by a cleaner at the games on australia's gold coast. 0ur correspondent, hywel griffith we understand one of the teams has been called in to a meeting by organisers. good morning. good morning. the organisers called them in for the meeting. they would not tell us what tea m meeting. they would not tell us what team that is. there are 71 to choose from. there are reports from the indian mega some of that country's athletes are involved. —— indian media. apparently, some suggestions of innocence, with many more represented within the village. we do know that testing is being carried out on syringes to make sure they did not have banned substances. there is a no needles policy in the commonwealth games. 0nly athletes with pre—existing medical treatment are allowed. it has to be registered ina are allowed. it has to be registered in a tightly controlled procedure. there is a worry they are the hot form —— performance enhancing drugs. more details have been promised by the organisers of the games in the next year hours perhaps tomorrow. they want this out of the way before th

hywel griffith, bbc news, on the gold coast. ‘s mike 's bushell is in the stadium for us.y have been removing the inflatable whale and it has taken more than half an hour to get that backdrop, the spectacular finale to the peace, out of the stadium, they did not even deflate it, took it out fully blown i deflate it, took it out fully blown up! it was a celebration of the past and the present and the relationship between the gold coast and the sea which marked this, and there was a huge sigh of relief when the torrential rain falling you stopped as if by magic seconds before the stadium went live, to 1.5 billion viewers on television sets around the world. in the end, 35,000 spectators and thousands of athletes parading behind their team's flags, could enjoy the spectacle pretty much in the dry, not all the you much in the dry, not all the are watching afternoor let's you are watching afternoon life, and let's just tell you once more about that breaking news, that the former england captain, ray wilkins, has died. that news coming in the last few minutes. a hugely popular f