Women's turn to take over The Arenapublished at 15:35 BST 25 July

15:35 BST 25 July

Women's Team Final plus individual apparatus qualifying (15:45 BST)

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It's the day after the night before and the second set of gymnastics medals are up for grabs in Glasgow this evening.

Canada's men ended a 20-year wait for gold last night, ending England's three-Games reign as the defending champions had to settle for silver after an event overshadowed to a sickening fall from Gabriel Langton on the high bar.

Scotland narrowly missed out on bronze to Australia while Wales finished sixth.

The home nations are back in action in, ooh, about 10 minutes or so with Scotland and Wales competing in subdivision three of the women's team event alongside India and Singapore.

England will line-up with Australia, Canada and South Africa in the final subdivision, which is due to begin just before 18:30 BST.

England captain Fran Williams, speaking to TNT Sports: "Definitely some jitters at the start but so good to get that out of the way.

"It gives us huge confidence. We know tomorrow [against Australia] is going to be a huge step up for us.”

Northern Ireland captain Michelle Magee, speaking to TNT Sports: "Good in patches. We'll take that we need to settle quicker. Hopefully that is the nerves out of the way.

"We had a good second quarter and thought we were closing the gaps. There was some good stuff but you can't stay in those lulls for so long."

Another interception from Jayda Pechova, she's been excellent today, to set England on their way to one more goal before the buzzer.

A comfortable win for the Roses with Eleanor Cardwell top-scoring with 35 from 37 shots.

Next up Australia tomorrow...

Sophia Hartley
BBC World Service in Glasgow

A strong performance from England but not perfect. They can't afford to make some of the sloppy errors against Australia tomorrow if they are to put themselves in contention for a gold medal in Glasgow.

Eleanor Cardwell is up to 32 goals from 34 shots now. The England goal shooter came on at half-time and has put on a show.

With a little over five minutes left, this is going to be the perfect start for England at these Commonwealth Games.

A convincing win and a superb performance from the 2018 gold medallists.

Northern Ireland have battled hard but the Roses' quality has shone through.

Sophia Hartley
BBC World Service in Glasgow

The last time these two sides faced each other at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England won 71-27... it looks like England will surpass that scoreline in Glasgow

A tough start to the fourth quarter for Northern Ireland as England rattle off seven unanswered goals to start it.

Lisa Bowman ends that run with Northern Ireland's first of the quarter and is up to 22 goals as she adds another moments later.

Lauren McCann
BBC Sport NI at the Hydro

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Northern Ireland just looked like they were starting to tire at the end of that third quarter.

It's been a valiant effort and they will aim to keep the score down in this last quarter before a big game against Malawi tomorrow.

Three quarters down, one to go and England have got this one in the bag.

The Roses have been able to give everyone a decent run out and head coach Anna Stembridge has the luxury of deciding who she wants to give a bit more of a rest in the fourth quarter ahead of tomorrow's crucial match against Australia.

Northern Ireland might also be starting to look ahead to a key game against Malawi tomorrow.

Sophia Hartley
BBC World Service in Glasgow

You might notice Ella Clark's use of the bounce pass and signature shooting style? Well, the Loughborough Lightning shooter has a basketball background.

Clark has 40 caps for GB’s women’s basketball team, with her father Mark previously the head coach of the side. Basketball success for the Clark family doesn’t stop there though as her brother Danile is also an international player.

Heading towards the end of this third quarter and again Northern Ireland have managed to keep things relatively tight, certainly compared to the first quarter.

But England remain in complete control. With a huge match against Australia tomorrow, it will be interesting to see how the Roses approach the rest of this one.

Sophia Hartley
BBC World Service in Glasgow

Anna Stembridge has taken the scoreline as an endorsement to rotate the squad. In come fan favourite Eleanor Cardwell and Ella Clark to the shooting circle.

London's Pulse defensive duo Halimat Adio and Funmi Fadoju step into the defence and Manchester Thunder's Amy Carter in swapped in for Allison in the centre position.

A few errors from both sides early in this third quarter with changes to both teams.

Eleanor Cardwell is on at goal shooter for England and is a perfect eight from eight shots so far, though.

Lauren McCann
BBC Sport NI at the Hydro

Some of Team Northern Ireland's boxing contingent have just showed up at the Hydro and they are making quite the racket every time NI score.

Nice to see them showing their support.

Sophia Hartley
BBC World Service in Glasgow

Funmi Fadoju comes on for the third quarter and, in doing so, earns her 50th cap.

The second half is just about to begin at the Hydro but before we get back to that, a quick look at how the medal table is looking.

The first medals of day two will not be won for a few hours yet...

Andrew Southwick
BBC Sport Scotland

Hope Gordon completed a "full circle moment" after realising her dream of competing in the Commonwealth Games, just a short distance away from her old bed in Yorkhill Children's Hospital.

The 31-year-old became the first female to compete in Para-powerlifting for Scotland, finishing ninth in the heavyweight category at the SEC Armadillo.

The closing ceremony of the Games will be a poignant moment for her, falling on the 10th anniversary of her having her left leg amputated after nine years of treatment.

Her journey was all the more remarkable, winning two goals medals in her usual sport of Para-Canoeing 10 days before the Games, then fighting off food poisoning before competing.

"It was incredible," said Gordon. "My mum, dad and my brother, they're the ones that knew how tough it was when I was in Yorkhill and I guess there's not many people who knew what was going on behind those hospital doors.

"So, for all of us to have that experience where we're in the Armadillo to compete, or my family to spectate, and we can see Yorkhill right beside it, it was incredible."

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England's Natalie Metcalf says it "will take some time to process fully" after she was ruled out of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow because of a calf injury.

The 33-year-old, who had returned to action last December following the birth of her daughter 14 months ago, sustained the issue on Monday and has been ruled out following scans.

Metcalf helped England win Commonwealth Games gold on the Gold Coast in Australia eight years ago and was the only player in the 2026 squad who featured in that 2018 triumph.

"I'm devastated to not be able to continue with the team," said Metcalf, who has been replaced in the squad by Ella Clark.

"It's been a very emotional couple of days and something that I think will take some time for me to process fully."