england�*s marcus ellis and lauren smith missed out on winning gold this time around.like they did in 2018. shall we take you to that at the moment if we can. this all doubles final. round about one o�*clock in birmingham. an all—english squash men�*s doubles final at 13:00 sees james willstrop and declanjames face adrian waller and daryl selby. quite a feisty one. i�*ve been keeping an eye on it from the corner of my eye and all to play for here. at least we know, whatever happens here, england will definitely get a gold medal at the end of it. on bbc iplayer if you want to keep date with this. while striving james our goal bronze medallist. they only dropped one game throughout that tournament. selby won silver four years ago and brands in the doubles at glasgow in 201a. here they are, trying to get themselves a gold medal. you can watch that over on the bbc iplayer. in the women�*s incredible hockey final yesterday, and the men�*s hair have beaten south africa. philip grover had meant —— philip roper hammered england into the leave in the third quarter eventually wi

england�*s marcus ellis and lauren smith missed out on a gold medal as they were beaten in the mixedd will include a formal handover to the state of victoria in australia, which will host the 2026 commonwealth games. all the coverage will be on bbc one from 8pm. jorja smith and beverly knight are among the performers this evening. that�*s all the sport for now. we can actually stay in birmingham. and reeta is there. iamat i am at the alexander stadium, where the final preparations for the closing ceremony are taking place. you can see lots of people are being corralled into formation. the actual details of what will happen are a closely guarded secret, although we know some of the acts we will hear tonight. it promises to be a big musical celebration and quite a spectacle. it has been an action packed day here at the commonwealth games in birmingham. when the sport finished a few hours ago, england�*s divers won gold in the synchronised ten metre platform. behind me is the preparations for the closing ceremony. let�*s speak sri lanka�*s chef de mission to the games, major general dam

they lost to england's marcus ellis and chris langridge in the 2018 final so you can see what winninge and jessica tan. the world number 10 pairing lost 21—16, 21—15 and take silverjust like they did in 2018. and lauren smith also lost the women's doubles gold medal match — this one with chloe birch. malaysia the winners. making it the second silver of the day for smith. all that leaves then is the commonwealth games closing ceremony, which starts at 8.30 tonight over at the alexander stadium. where 11 days ago, the now famous birmingham bull made it's appearance at the opening ceremony. a live audience of 30,000 is expected and they'll see a formal handover to the state of victoria in australia, which will host the 2026 commonwealth games. ubllo, jorja smith and beverly knight are among the performers this evening. 0ver over on the other squares you seen some people taking the pictures definitely with the star of the show so far. that's all the sport for now. a child has died at the scene of an explosion that caused a terraced house to collapse in thornton heath, south london. the me

over at the badminton, lauren smith and marcus ellis of england won silver, beaten in the final by singaporeen's doubles with her partner right now. england are also in the men's doubles final, they will be going for gold. at the table tennis this morning, wales' have won bronze and england's liam pitchford is going for silver right now. action is wrapping up earlier than we have seen on other days, that's because the organisers will turn their attention to the closing ceremony which they feel will be a reflection of birmingham's culture and diversity. that gets under way this evening at the alexander stadium. many thanks, and we all look forward to that. so as the commonwealth games draws to a close in this city, thoughts are turning towards the longer term legacy of birmingham 2022. bbc breakfast�*s mike bushell has been taking a look at the impact hosting the games has had on the city and what it might lead to in the future. a mexican wave in the sunshine on birmingham's new beach. for a volleyball match between kenya and ghana. and across the city, sport has beenjust the beginning. let's

england�*s marcus ellis and lauren smith missed out on a gold medal, as they were beaten in the mixedlth gold medal of her career in the final of the 1500 metres. a silver medalist at last year�*s 0lympics, muir, who�*s 29 now, finished in four minutes, 2.76 seconds to add to her 800m bronze and win scotland�*s 12th title of the games which they�*ve since added to this morning. i thinkjust keep on working, keep on working. you have to be patient sometimes of these things, sometimes they come quick and sometimes they take a while. ijust kept on working, and eight years later i got the gold. i was just trying to keep it together on the podium, it was really emotional. having so many friends and family and at the audience as well, it was just a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity and i was so glad i was able to do it. in a table tennis, women's double a table tennis, women�*s double bronze. that is a lot going on there, after 0lympic for going for gold in the men�*s singles final. we have squash medals up for grabs for the home nations too. it is feeling pretty busy at the moment but we will