Karen Pickering
BBC Sport aquatic sports expert & ex-CWG champion

"The records tumbled as well for Ben Proud. A beautiful start and he finished to perfection."

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What a performance from England's Ben Proud. He claims a British record, a Commonwealth Games record, and, most importantly, a gold medal.

That is England's first swimming gold in Glasgow 2014. Roland Schoeman of South Africa took silver, with his countryman Chad Le Clos getting bronze.

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England 100m and 200m sprinter James Ellington:, external "Chilling on the block in the Commonwealth village."

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In the second bronze medal contest in the women's -70kg judo, Sally Conway wins another medal for Scotland with victory over Sunibala Huidrom of India by penalty. It is not the medal Conway wanted but she gratefully laps up the appreciation of the home crowd.

Ollie Williams
BBC Sport in Glasgow

BBC Sport's Ollie Williams continues his attempt to interview an athlete from each of the 71 Commonwealth countries or territories.

Botswana's Memory Zhikale is in the #71club had a miserable day at the judo, fighting only once and expressing surprise that she had not been given a place in the repechage to fight again.

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"I'm not impressed. at all. I only fought once. It took two days to come here, and now I'm done. It's pretty terrible," she said.

Memory took up judo because it represented something different to her. "I wanted a unique sport," she says. "I don't want to do a sport where someone asks me what I do and I say, 'netball'. So I got addicted to judo."

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Scotland wrestler Jayne Clason:, external "Hand ice baths. Got to love wrestling!"

Alix Renaud-Roy of Canada has just made short work of her bronze medal contest with Catherine Arscott of Australia in the women's -70kg judo, winning by Ippon thanks to a well-executed hold.

Eight finals in the pool tonight, here's the first three and who to look out for:

19:07: Watch men's 50 butterfly - Ben Proud and Adam Barrett of England up against South Africa's Chad le Clos.

19:12: Watch women's 50m breaststroke - Sophie Taylor of England and Sophie Scott, Katheringe Johnstone and Andrea Strachan all of Scotland are in action.

19:27: Watch men's 200m freestyle - Robbie Renwick of Scotland, Calum Jarvis of Wales and England James Guy and Nick Grainger are in action.

Aimee Lewis
BBC Sport in Glasgow

"Tollcross Swimming Centre where the likes of Mark Foster, Rebecca Adlington and Clare Balding are just part of the furniture these days. If it's of any interest, the trio looked in great spirits as they met in the media centre before going to their studio/balcony. Eight gold medals to be won this evening and plenty of home nation swimmers in contention, although the Australians could ruin any potential party."

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Graham Hill:, external "Got to feel for Jason Kenny being interviewed live on TV after losing, then throwing up!"

Adam:, external "Jason left himself too much to do in the last lap."

Andrew Priestley:, external "Sam Webster has a huge future ahead of him. At just 23 years of age he just blew away a world-class athlete in Jason Kenny."

We've just heard from Sarah Clark and she is now taking to the podium to receive her gold medal in the women's -63kg judo. What a moment for the 36-year-old in her last competition. English duo Faith Pitman and Katie-Jemima Yeats-Brown collect their bronze medals and Cameroon's Helene Wezeu Dombeu her silver before the home crowd rise to cheer Clark. That is three golds now for the hosts.

Everywhere you look at these Commonwealth Games there are incredible stories of courage and against-all-odds tales. Edwin Ekiring was 10 when he survived a car accident that killed his mother and, in 2009, he was knocked off his bicycle by a car leaving him with a broken arm, ribs, shin and knee.

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Now aged 30, Ekiring is in Glasgow representing Uganda at badminton. "The doctors advised me to stop playing," said Ekiring, who faces Ajfan Rasheed of the Maldives in the round of 64 singles on 29 July.

"They thought I would never play badminton again but I liked playing it too much."

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England netball player Stacey Francis:, external "Recovering after our 1st game today... 65-25 victory over Wales now we sleep!"

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Scotland's Sarah Clark, who won gold in the -63kg judo, tells the BBC: "That is what I came here to do and I have come out with the result I wanted and came to get.

"Today I feel like I have done it because of the crowd. My family, friends have come to see me, it is for them and for Scotland.

"My motivation was always there and to keep the momentum going for Scottish judo is fantastic. This will be my last competitive tournament for sure."

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With his shaven head and a body full of tattoos England's Danny Williams does not look like a man with whom you mess. New Zealand's Adrian Leat attempted just that and came off second best in a bruising contest for gold. It is a huge achievement for the Englishman, who was a late call-up to the England squad because of injury to Ben Fletcher. It is his first major tournament win, given to him by Waza-ari. Take a bow son.

How would you react if your relative won a gold medal at the Olympics? Cry, scream, hug everyone? Or all of these?

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One of the most memorable and emotional interviews of the London 2012 games came with proud South African Bert Le Clos after his son, Chad, had just beaten legendary American swimmer Michael Phelps to win 200m butterfly gold.

Before Glasgow 2014, the BBC's Matthew Pinsent met up with Chad and Bert in an in-depth video interview to find out how their lives have changed since London.

Well, get ready for some more tears as Chad has qualified for the final of the 50m butterfly and will be in action at 19:07 BST.

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No one likes their team getting a hiding. You turn up for a game hopeful of a good performance only to see them fall apart and get humiliated.

Well spare a thought for fans and players of the Trinidad and Tobago women's hockey side, who were thrashed 16-0 (yes, SIXTEEN) by South Africa on Thursday. As a comparison, no other team conceded more than six goals in one match as Trinidad's men kept the score down to a 6-1 loss to England.

But today is a new day. Today, Trinidad's women side take on the might that is New Zealand (19:00 BST), the 2010 Commonwealth Games silver medallists and the strongest team in the group. Let's hope the officials can keep count.

Ollie Williams
BBC Sport in Glasgow

BBC Sport's Ollie Williams continues his attempt to interview an athlete from each of the 71 Commonwealth countries.

NINE - Gareth Evans, Wales

You will see no better celebration than the fist-pumping roar from Gareth Evans as he won Group B of the men's 62kg weightlifting.

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"That meant massive amounts," said the ninth inductee to the #71Club, who was 17th at London 2012. "I've pulled on my country's lifting suit in front of my friends, my family and all the wonderful people that were here supporting today."

Explaining his flamboyant approach, he said: "People don't pay money to watch someone pick up a weight, put it down and walk back like it's not bothering them. People want to be entertained by people lifting weights, and I like entertaining people lifting weights. I stand up, I look somewhere, I do my jerk and then it's party time."

Agony for Northern Irish teenager Eoin Fleming, 19, who loses his bronze medal match against Jacques van Zyl of South Africa.

Judo seems a brutal sport emotionally. One mistake and your hopes of victory vanish. Scotland's Patrick Dawson's bronze medal contest against Jake Bensted of Australia only lasts 20 seconds, before Bensted wins via ippon.