Commonwealth Games 2018: Redemption for Zharnel Hughes as Team England come alive with medal flurry

Gold in both men’s and women’s 4x100m plus a dominant day in the ring sees England close on passing their worst ever Commonwealth Games record

England's men's 4x100m releay team won gold on Saturday (Getty)

England finally came alive on the track as Zharnel Hughes grabbed redemption and Lorraine Ugen became an unlikely sprint hero at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday.

The 4x100 metres men and women squads clinched gold on the final day at the Carrara Stadium on Saturday.

They helped raise the athletics medal tally to 14 - still four short of the worst-ever total from Melbourne in 2006.

The English boxers also had another successful day, winning six gold medals, including Lisa Whiteside's flyweight title.

The men's relay victory saw Hughes bounce back in style after he was disqualified following his win in the 200 on Thursday.

"It's been a long week man, but I'm still a gold medallist," he said, after his run with Reuben Arthur, Richard Kilty and Harry Aikines-Aryeetey in 38.13 seconds.

"I'm really happy with that and proud of it. I told them just get me the baton and I'll do what I have to do. It's going to be redemption and it was just that."

Ugen was only drafted in to the women's squad on Friday night - having come fourth in the long jump on Thursday - after Corinne Humphreys pulled out injured.

She ran the final leg as Asha Philip, Dina Asher-Smith and Bianca Williams helped claim gold in 42.26s.

She said: "I found out yesterday I was on the team, I did my first exchanges in the warm-up track. I didn't feel too nervous and I was only going to do it if I felt I was capable of doing the job."

Morgan Lake claimed high jump silver and Laura Weightman took bronze in the 5000m.

England's netballers reached their first Commonwealth Games final after Jo Harten netted a dramatic last-gasp goal to seal a 56-55 victory over Jamaica.

Their opponents levelled for 55-55 with just 25 seconds remaining but Harten delivered the killer blow and England will face Australia in Sunday's final.

Coach Tracey Neville, a Commonwealth bronze medallist in 1998, said. "It's great to live my dream through these and they've just done so well."

In boxing, Wales' Sammy Lee and Lauren Price took the men's 81kg and women's 75kg crowns and, at the close of day 10, Wales had their best Games medals haul, equalling the 36 won in Glasgow but with 10 golds, compared to the five won four years ago.

England's hockey teams both won bronze on Saturday, the men beating India 2-1 thanks to Sam Ward's double while the women hammered India 6-0.

Sophie Bray bagged a hat-trick with Hollie Pearne-Webb, Laura Unsworth and Alex Danson also netting.

Lorraine Ugen helped England's women's team to gold in the 4x100m final (Getty)

On the road, Wales' cyclists Jon Mould and Dani Rowe collected silver and bronze medals respectively and, in the basketball, England took the silver medal after being beaten 99-55 by Australia in the final.

England's Matthew Dixon was narrowly beaten to diving gold in the men's 10 metres platform event by Australia's Domonic Bedggood.

Paul Drinkhall and Liam Pitchford won gold in men's doubles table tennis while England will face New Zealand in the rugby sevens semi-final after topping their pool.

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