Sport: Australia could hardly have asked for a better start as they look to keep up the gold rush in the pool on day two in Glasgow.
Our Dolphins will be back in action with plenty of more medals up for grabs while the Diamonds will get their netball campaign underway against Tonga.
The 3x3 basketball squads will look to keep up their perfect start while the boxing will also get underway.
We’ll be blogging across the entire evening, night and early morning (WA time) to keep you across the latest!
Key Events
ICYMI: McCann family cheer on
In case you missed it in the flurry of the swimming action, Scotland’s Sean McCann qualified for the final of the men’s 400m freestyle.
He is the younger brother of Madeleine McCann, and their proud parents Kate and Gerry were cheering on in the stands.
“I’m delighted. It wasn’t really an expectation coming into the Championships, especially with how strong the field was, so to have made it is fantastic,” Sean McCann said after his race.
“I wouldn’t say I felt pressure, but I was definitely nervous. There were so many people watching and I wanted to perform well, not just for myself but for Team Scotland as well. I’m glad I was able to produce a decent performance.”
England answer with big win
England answered the Diamonds big victory with their own after putting Northern Ireland to the sword 82-34.
The two top netball sides will face off in tomorrow’s pool match with the momentum of today’s opening match dominance.
It will be a must-watch match, especially with the Diamonds looking a good chance to defend their Birmingham title.
Australia drop the bowl
Scotland have gotten up over the Aussies in the para mixed pairs P2-B3 lawn bowls round three match.
The side was knocked down a peg with a 5-5, 10-0 loss to the hosts, dropping down to second place.
Australia will face New Zealand in their next match.
O’Callaghan all systems go
Mollie O’Callaghan is expected to complete her full Commonwealth Games schedule despite nursing a back injury in Glasgow.
Leading into the Glasgow Games, O’Callaghan revealed she was told not to compete at national trials in June because of back stress fractures.
The Australian swim star, who has medical clearance to swim in Scotland, won her sixth Commonwealth Games gold medal with victory in the 4x100 freestyle relay on day one.
‘Got to make sure we’re really firing’: Diamonds on England
Entering their Glasgow title defence from a gold medal in the 2022 Birmingham games, the Diamonds are ready for their upcoming clash against England.
The top ranked netball side will face the 2018 champions in their second pool game tomorrow.
Despite an emphatic 61 point win against Tonga, coach Stacey Marinkovich remains wary of their next foe.
“We’ve got a big game tomorrow (against England) and we’ve got to make sure that we’re really firing,” she said.
“You don’t know what the scores actually mean until we actually face each other.
“Teams can be out of form and then as soon as we hit each other, everyone finds it.
“We’ll have an understanding of what England does. We know they’ve got a star-studded line-up, and we’re just going to take accountability for what we can do out there.”
‘Watch the big dogs eat’
Olympian and Channel 7 swimming commentator Ariarne Titmus caught up with the mixed relay squad after their firey heat win.
Kai Taylor said, “the mixed has always been great for Australia, it’s awesome to be apart of it.”
Alex Perkins and Hannah Casey both said it’s an honour to be apart of the team.
While Harrison Turner boasted his national pride.
“Can’t get enough of representing Australia . . . can’t wait to watch the big dogs eat tonight, go Australia.”
Swim stars continue strong at Glasgow early on day two
Australia charges into swimming finals, as podium lockout looms for freestyle stars while Cam McEvoy lays down early marker in 50m dash as the Dolphins continue to dominate the pool in Glasgow.
After claiming six golds on the opening day of competition, the Dolphins are in a strong position to match or possibly even surpass that effort after a string of strong heat swims across the board.
Reliable relay squad
Australia’s water dominance has continued into the relay, with the mixed freestyle squad winning their heat emphatically at 3.24.83.
England had the early lead, but Hannah Casey helped the Aussies pull ahead in the third leg with an outstanding swim.
Long been an event to help bolster the country’s medal count, Australia looks in prime form to clean up again this year.
Short needs ‘a perfect swim’ for WR
Sam Short caught up with the Seven team after his heat swim, talking world record ambitions.
He said the first swim helped dust of a “couple of cobwebs”.
“Really excited to get out tonight and have a red-hot crack.”
Despite the chatter of the world record, he is aware of how tall the task is.
“(It will take) probably the perfect swim, I am going to give it all I’ve got, not going to think about the time.”
Garbin fires as Diamonds dominate
There was never a shadow of doubt that the Diamonds would falter in their opening pool match, whooping Tonga 99-38.
WA shooter Sophie Garbin had a day out, putting up 31 goals in the first three quarters before coming off after the match was all but over.
On the other end of the court, Sandgroper Courtney Bruce notched five deflections and three intercepts at GK in her three quarters of action.
The defending champions will face formidable foe England in tomorrow’s pool match.
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