Commonwealth Games 2022 LIVE: Laura Muir storms to 1500m gold after England win women’s hockey title
Follow day 10 at the 2022 Commonwealth Games with 45 gold medals up for grabs
A thrilling penultimate day at Birmingham 2022 has delivered more action to this thoroughly entertaining Commonwealth Games, with 45 gold medals in total set to be dished out by the end of the evening.
Tonight was all about Laura Muir, and the Scotland star produced a brilliant kick to win gold in the women’s 1500m final, adding to her 800m bronze from the previous evening. Later, a wide-open men’s 800m final, was won by Kenya’s Wyclife Kinyamal ahead of Australia’s Peter Bol, with England’s Ben Pattison taking bronze.
Eilish McColgan added to her 10,000m gold with a gutsy silver in the 5,000m and there was further joy as England’s women wrapped up the action at the Alexander Stadium with a dramatic gold in the 4x400m final. It was short lived, however, after the team was disqualified following a lane infringment.
Earlier, home-town hero Matt Hudson-Smith was left disappointed when forced to settle for silver in the men’s 400m, while Victoria Ohuruogu was more upbeat, grabbing a silver in the women’s 400m final. There was drama in the 4x100m relay finals, with England men and Nigeria women prevailing.
In the afternoon, a dramatic men’s cycling road race saw Geraint Thomas fall just short with a late push to break the lead group, leaving New Zealand’s Aaron Gate to sprint clear and win a fourth gold at these Games. And in the result of the day, England pulled off a shock to stun Australia and win Commonwealth gold in the women’s hockey final. Follow all the action throughout the evening below:
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Mountain biking
The excitement from the men’s cross-country is coming in the battle for bronze. New Zealand’s Sam Gaze will claim gold as he’s 42 seconds in front of team-mate Ben Oliver who’ll finish with a silver should he make it around the course.
Behind them Namibia’s Alex Miller has caught up with England’s Joe Blackmore and Northern Ireland’s Cameron Orr to create a three-way shootout for third as the riders begin the final lap of the course.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Athletics
The men’s 400m heats are well underway with world bronze medallist Matthew Hudson-Smith in action in the fourth race. The Englishman sets out in front and crosses the line at little more than a jog to cruise to victory.
Wales’ Joseph Brier is also through as he safely crosses the line in third to reach the semi-finals.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Athletics
Back on the track the heats are underway for the men’s T11/12 100m. Defending champion Jonathan Ntutu of South Africa takes the win - and the sole automatic qualification place - in the first race with a lightning quick season-best time of 10.89 seconds.
England’s Zac Shaw gets the job done in the second heat, winning with an 11.01 to secure his spot in the final .
The medal race takes place tomorrow.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - T20 Cricket
Australia are takign on Pakistan at Edgbaston in their final group game of the T20 cricket. Aussie batters Beth Mooney and Tahlia McGrath piled on the runs with a third-wicket partnership of 141 to finish on 160-2 from their 20 overs.
McGrath came to the crease with Australia on 19-2, and struck 78 off 51 balls - assisted by Mooney’s 70 from 49 - to turn the early nerves into a confident finish.
Pakistan, who are bottom of the group, will have to chase down their biggest score of the tournament if they are to win. Australia are on the brink of the semi-finals.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Mountain biking
New Zealand’s Sam Gaze has moved clear of his team-mate Ben Oliver and can take his time over the technical rocky sections of the course.
Charlie Aldridge’s technical failure has spurred Cameron Orr on and he’s pushing up to catch Joe Blackmore. He senses the chance to win a bronze medal.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Mountain biking
Oh no! Charlie Aldridge has a mechanical failure after falling on one of the bends. His race is over as the right pedal has completely come off.
It’s not fixable as the tech zone is over a kilometre away. England’s Joe Blackmore is now in the bronze medal position behind the two New Zealanders.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Judo
Jamal Petgrave has won his semi-final in the men’s 90kg category and faces Remi Feuillet of Mauritius for the gold medal. Will England win another judo competition?
Scotland’s Sarah Adlington is also fighting for gold after her victory over Australia’s Abigail Paduch in the women’s +78kg semi-finals but England’s Rhys Thompson and Harry Lovell-Hewitt both lost in the men’s 100kg category semis.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Mountain biking
It seems like a New Zealand shootout between Sam Gaze and Ben Oliver for who will win the gold and who has to settle of silver. They’re storming out in front of the men’s cross country final.
Scotland’s Charlie Aldridge, England’s Joseph Blackmore and Northern Ireland’s Cameron Orr all sit around 45seconds behind them and may have to race each other for the bronze medal.
The race reaches the halfway point.
Daniel Powell and Lachlan Moorhead claim judo golds for England
Daniel Powell and Lachlan Moorhead both claimed gold medals for England on the second day of the Commonwealth Games judo competition at Coventry Arena.
Powell, from Walsall, took a golden score win over Gambia’s Faye Njie to claim the -73kg title while Moorhead beat Canada’s Gauthier Drapeau in the men’s -81kg division.
England won a total of five medals, with Gemma Howell taking silver in the -63kg category and bronze medals for Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown and Kelly Peterson-Pollard, while Jasmine Hacker-Jones of Wales also won bronze.
Daniel Powell and Lachlan Moorhead claim judo golds for England
England won a total of five medals on day two.
Commonwealth Games 2022 - Mountain biking
Just north of Birmingham is Cannock Chase Forest which has been given a major upgrade to host the mountain bike cross-country events for this year’s Commonwealth Games.
In 2018 the women’s race was won by Annie Last in an England one-two ahead of Evie Richards with New Zealand pulling off the same feat in the men’s edition.
Last isn’t competing this time around so Richards is the favourite for the women’s event which kicks off this afternoon. First up is the men’s competition with the current leaders being New Zealanders Sam Gaze and Ben Oliver.
Scotland’s Charlie Aldridge, England’s Joesph Blackmore and Northern Ireland’s Cameron Orr chase behind.
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