alex gulrajani, bbc news.? neil, and his friend, mervyn edwards, teammate. —— south london. fight and a struggle but you got here? here? body to go to the jamaican olympic association. association. the paperwork, constitution and code of conduct. of conduct. passion, you lived in battersea, you just played and loved it? just played and loved it? enjoyed it and then looked into playing for jamaica. enjoyed it and then looked into playing forjamaica. playing forjamaica. i assume they have a team. we started strangely. can get the team into the commonwealth games and here we are. commonwealth games and here we are. —— pint. at the commonwealth games after struggling to get this set up? struggling to get this set up? m was surreal. m was surreal. m was surreal. was surreal. nerves got to me for the match. the match. the biggest thing for me was the opening ceremony. was the opening ceremony. play bowls you play bowls but you don't do opening ceremonies. don't do opening ceremonies. and for me that was a tremendous

alex gulrajani, bbc news.ton yesterday has given them a six point gap over eighth placed everton, who beat huddersfield 2—0 in the day's other game. in scotland, celtic could win the premiership title today with a win over rangers in the old firm derby. in yesterday's games, there was an eight goal thriller between hibernian and kilmarknock. hibs coming out 5—3 winners there to keep alive their hopes of snatching second spot. there were also wins for hamilton and motherwell. it could be a huge day for manchester city and chelsea's women's teams, who are aiming to reach the final of the champions league for the first time. our women's football reporter jo currie is in lyon ahead of city's match this afternoon. jo, it's 0—0 after the first leg. how confident will city be that they can get through to the final? yes, good morning, richard. you can speed the stadium in the background which could be the scene of an historic moment this afternoon. city coming to this second leg having gained a credible goalless draw

alex gulrajani, bbc news.eal taki has broken the world record in qualifying, he looks in good shape stoppila sunzu to a, world champion —— looks in good shape.. just 18 months ago charlie tanfield and three of his friends decided to set up their own self—funded cycling team. now he's a commonwealth games gold medallist after winning the men's individual pursuit. it isa it is a fairytale ending to the story. two yea rs it is a fairytale ending to the story. two years ago i remember thinking at the nationals, if we get to the commonwealth games then it would be a huge success and we kept on improving. it's a fairytale ending. a very traore is for you, wasn't it, againstjohnny archer bowled in the men's individual pursuit, talk us through it, when did you think you had it ——johnny archer bald. the only time i knew i had one was when i crossed the line. he came back at me at the end, it was very close. tried to keep my cool and i was lucky enough... i guess being able to get the gold at the end was unbelievable. f

alex gulrajani, bbc news. today, both manchester clubs are in action. here are the fixtures.y for manchester city and chelsea's women's teams, who are aiming to reach the final of the champions league for the first time. 0ur women's football reporter jo currie is in lyon ahead of city's match this afternoon. jo, it's 0—0 after the first leg. city coming to this second leg having gained a credible goalless draw in the home leg last weekend, largely thanks to a brilliant defensive display from manchester city and not least due to to the number of saves karen bardsley made, including a last ditch effort in 89th minute. 0—0 today, but let me put it into context. leon are the defending champions and they going for their third consecutive title they are widely regarded as the best team the world. —— lyon. the manager says he feels it could be manchester city's time to get into the tie and win the whole competition. for them to do that, they will need to have the game of their lives this afternoon and i think he is right. day nine of the world snooker championship gets on today. the

alex gulrajani has a round—up of the day's events — including a special visitor to the gold coast.of athletics. arriving at a major championships as a spectator, for the first time in a long time. his message to those in line to take his title was clear. this is your time, you know what i mean? the sport needs somebody else to really step up needs somebody else to really step up and to be that person, so it's a wide—open playing field. up and to be that person, so it's a wide-open playing field. and bolt was in position to see if anyone would rise up in one of his old races, the 200 metres. could that man big zharnel hughes, the english sprinter had to holding one of the games‘ most dramatic finishes to cross the line first, but was disqualified for stepping out of his lane. in the women's race, bolt‘s compatriot elaine thompson came up short. deena rather —— dina asher—smith was dead. eilidh doyle, silver medallist at home games four yea rs silver medallist at home games four years ago couldn't go one better. 15th championship medal for years ago couldn't go one better. 15th champ

alex gulrajani, bbc news.the first amputee jockey to ride over grand national fences at aintree later today. guy disney, who lost part of his right leg in afghanistan, will ride gallery exhibition in the foxhunters' chase. last year the 35—year—old became the first amputee jockey to win at a professional racecourse in the uk, with victory at sandown. time for a look at the weather. there is some warmth and sunshine in its forecast but some others will have to remain patient. a lot of cloud, misty and murky conditions in eastern counties, poor visibility. there was also some sunshine, scotla nd there was also some sunshine, scotland doing very well this afternoon. a bit more cloud creeping into the southern uplands and up towards the central belt. the reason we have the cloud, we're holding the moist easterly flow. the wind stream will tend to get cut off as we go into the weekend. heavy rain from the near continent will head up towards. the satellite picture tells the story well. plenty of sunshine for scotlan

alex gulrajani rounds up the rest of the action from day four.acked house and gold medals on the line. scotland against australia. and an epic lawn bowls final was building up nicely. commentator: has he got it? scotla nd commentator: has he got it? scotland taking charge of proceedings but with home pride and top prize at stake, the aussies came fighting back. an enthralling encounter continued, both sides moving in front of each other until scotla nd moving in front of each other until scotland skipped out of the net and put distance between the two. he thinks he has got it, he has! what they ball expect tremendous stuff. with one more and go, could australia fight back? it is all over. a fourth gold medal of this game is for team scotland. tom bosworth was looking to add to england's impressive haul of medals. the first athletics event of the games and it was a tussle between england and australia. dean byrd smith would have enough to hold off his friend and rival. bosworth delighted with silver. there was a lot of emotion in the last lap so i

alex gulrajani, bbc news. cuts. smith won gold in the 58k in glasgow four years ago, but was delighted with a silver this time round despite a back injury. earlierjack 0liver also claimed a silverfor england in the men‘s 77 kilogram category. a big shock in the squash tournament. top seed laura massaro is out after losing the tesni evans of wales. evans, who is the british champion, has now beaten massaro in their last three meetings, and faces another englishwoman, sarahjane—perry, in the last four. gareth evans might have been picking up a medal for gymnastics this morning, if his early ambitions had come to fruition. gareth, congratulations. thank you. talk us through what it has been like? you have been building up to this medalfor 20 like? you have been building up to this medal for 20 years? yes. the last 24 are as had been a blur, really. i didn‘t get much sleep last night. the body was knackered but my head was wide awake. you may win the award for the best celebrations so far. what was going through y

alex gulrajani, bbc news. atulations to sarah davies and jack 0liver, who area sarah davies and jack 0liver, who are a couple. to have matching silver medals from weightlifting is pretty special. it's certainly going to make our holiday after was much more enjoyable. if one had a medal and the other didn't it would be a sour holiday. how do you top that? how can you have a holiday that matches with both those silvers? we have a big holiday planned. we have a tour around australia. we are stopping at singapore on the way home. we're definitely going to enjoy it a little bit more now that we've got matching medals. yours is extra special because you had a horrendous time with injuries at comeback from that and be there picking up the silver today. even getting here was harder than anything. i competed in two games before and not meddle. this is the one where i shouldn't have meddled because it was hard to get here. i tore a ligament in my elbow and then got appendicitis and has my appendix taken got appendicitis

alex gulrajani, bbc news.e 58k in glasgow four years ago, but was delighted with a silver this time round despite a back injury. earlierjack oliver also claimed a silverfor england in the men's 77 kilogram category. a big shock in the squash tournament. top seed laura massaro is out after losing the tesni evans of wales. evans, who is the british champion, has now beaten massaro in their last three meetings, and faces another englishwoman, sarahjane—perry, in the last four. look at this. i am really enjoying this. the music, the colours and the lights. plenty of sports to look forward to tonight. it will be a huge night. watch out for katie archbold —— caged —— katie archbold and neil fakie. in the swimming pool there is only one person they are talking about on australian networks and it is adam peaty. a lot of people asking, will you break the world record tonight in the 100 metres breaststroke ? record tonight in the 100 metres breaststroke? for now, a chance to catch our breath and you can enjoy some of th

alex gulrajani, bbc news. mcllroy is three shots off the pace. remember tony finau, who dislocated his ankle celebrating a hole in one two days ago? well, he's tied for second place. he said his recovery was nothing short of a miracle. he's two shots behind jordan spieth, the champion at augusta three years ago. an eagle helped him to six under par. but what a way for sergio garcia to begin his title defence. his approach at the 15th found the water five times! he scored 13, the worst in masters history for that hole. arsenal have taken a big step towards the semi—finals of the europa league after beating cska moscow 4—1 in the first leg of their quarter—final at the emirates. winning this trophy is arsenal's only realistic route back into the champions league. we scored some great goals in the first half, and at half—time we were 4-1 first half, and at half—time we were 4—1 and then the target was not to concede any more. we no, it's not over. we have to go there with the right focus and try to win the game.

alex gulrajani reports.won't go down without trying. matthew phillips sealed all three points for the baggies at newcastle. one game at a time. we've all played a part in getting that result today. we've all earnt a good result today and everybody can share in it. and they weren't the only big winners on the bottom of the table. win over south coast neighbours bournemouth. commentator: here's dusan tadic! tadic, great finish! and dusan tadic has scored again! consecutive seasons in the top flight. their best chance away at liverpool fell to ryan shawcross. a draw the best they could do. survival for now still a possibility. in the fight and i'll take a fight with anything and so will the lads. we'll be ready next saturday. distance between them and the bottom three. of the table. couldn't fight back. tom carroll! oh, just wide! oh, it's a nerve—jangling spring for swansea city supporters. crystal palace fans will sleep a lot easier, though. down to the wire. alex gulrajani, bbc news. themselves a place in th