Scotland at the Commonwealth Games

Amy Canavan & Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland at SEC Centre

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Caitlin Rainey made history by claiming Scotland's first medal in women's boxing by taking bronze - but the country will end the Commonwealth Games without a gold or silver after a day of disappointment at the SEC.

After Rainey's defeat, male counterparts Sonny Kerr and Robert McNulty were the Scots' last chance to go for gold on Saturday's finals day but both also had to settle for bronze after semi-final defeats.

Rainey, 23, can at least take some satisfaction in making history despite losing on split-decision to Northern Ireland's Kaci Rock, having taken the first round.

Rock landed an impressive hit at the end of the second to force a nail-bitingly close final round, which just went in her favour.

Taxi driver Rainey was naturally disappointed with the outcome having "just fallen short" but she was able to find the positives in her historic performance.

"I'm proud of myself and I hope I've made my family proud," she told BBC Sport Scotland. "I'm disappointed not to be in the final and give the fans something to cheer for but I can take a lot away from this.

"I hope I can inspire the next lot coming through and they can go one better than me and get that gold medal for Team Scotland that we're all rooting for."

Like Rainey, Kerr and McNulty knew they already had at least a bronze coming into their fights and that's what they will go home with.

Aberdeen's Kerr lost to Northern Ireland's Jon McConnell in the 70kg division and McNulty to Isaac Okoh of England in the 90kg - both by unanimous decision.

"Fights like that are about tactics and I didn't get them right, so it definitely feels like gold or silver lost," Kerr, 21, told BBC Sport Scotland.

"Maybe in a week or two I can celebrate it, because it is a good achievement, but not now that I've just got out of the ring."

Lochwinnoch's McNulty might have to wait a bit longer, the 23-year-old having broken down in tears when greeted by his team-mates post-fight and left the arena to upset to talk about his defeat.

It concludes a disappointing few days in the ring for the hosts' young squad, who end the event with just three bronzes.

Amy Canavan
BBC Sport Scotland

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Sophie McGrouther is setting the pace in Group D of the women’s singles, with the Scottish bowler making it a hat-trick of wins.

So too are Paul Foster and Alex Marshall in Group C of the men’s pairs - the Commonwealth Games veterans have brushed by Kenya, Isle of Man and Norfolk Islands without dropping a set.

Canada are also unbeaten, but the Scots met them on Friday at 16:25 BST.

On her Games debut, 23-year-old McGrouther has opened up with wins over Fiji, Kenya and Namibia to sit top of her group.

Shae Wilson from Norfolk Island has also recorded three wins from three - McGrouther meets her in the final group game on Saturday at 16:25.

Amy Canavan
BBC Sport Scotland

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Scotland failed to build on their spirited showing against Jamaica in their final group game, losing to Uganda and missing the chance to finish third.

The Thistles went agonisingly close to recording the biggest netball upset of these Commonwealth Games in a two-point tussle with 2022 silver medallists Jamaica on Wednesday, and would have hoped to go one step further on Thursday.

But their incredible effort against the Jamaicans appeared to take their tole as the The She Cranes controlled the first half and lead 36-22 at the midway point.

But, the Scots rallied and finished strongly - tying the third quarter and winning the last 18-13 - though lost 65-56 in their last Group B game.

Having already secured their highest finish at a Commonwealth Games, the Thistles will go again in their final match, a play-off for seventh place against Malawi on Friday.

Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland at SEC

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Scotland will end the Commonwealth Games with three boxing medals after Sonny Kerr won his quarter-final on Wednesday to secure at least bronze.

The Aberdonian fight, outpointed Marion Ah Tong of Samoa in the 70kg division to move into the semi-finals, where victory would put him into the gold-medal match.

Then 21-year-old joins Caitlin Rainey (65kg) and Robert McNulty (90kg) in guaranteeing medals, with all three next in action on Friday.

However, there was disappointment for team-mates Nicholas Devlin and Lara Brown, who narrowly lost their quarter-finals at the SEC earlier in the day.

Devlin was outpointed by Owain Harris-Allan of Wales in the 60kg division - an outcome he had no quarrel with - just half an hour after Brown suffered the same fate against Michaela Walsh of Northern Ireland in the in 57kg.

Richard Winton
BBC Sport Scotland at The Hydro

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Scotland went agonisingly close to recording the biggest netball upset of these Commonwealth Games in a two-point tussle with 2022 silver medallists Jamaica.

The Scots had never won a quarter - never mind a match - against the fourth best team in the world, but they belied their own ranking of 10 to push them to the end.

Ultimately, the Jamaicans needed a last-second goal to win 45-43 at an ear-splitting Hydro, with the sides level going into the final quarter.

"That was incredible, arguably our best-ever performance," captain Emily Nicholl told BBC Sport Scotland.

"We won two quarters against them so we're not frustrated. This was a free shot for us and we just wanted to go at them. Tomorrow is our crunch game."

That game - Scotland's last in the pool - is against Uganda and the hosts know that victory could well secure their place in Friday's fifth/sixth play-off.