Northern Ireland's hopes of a first gold medal of the Games look to be fading fast on the bowling green at Kelvingrove.

Neil Booth stopped the rot with a shot bowl in end eight but a treble in the following end opened up real daylight for South Africa.

And South Africa followed up with a double in the next to go eight shots ahead with just eight ends to play.

It's tighter in the bronze medal match where Wales lead Australia 10-9.

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The Australian men are following the example set by their women at the National Hockey Centre, looking a class apart so far as they go into the break three goals clear of South Africa.

And as if that wasn't bad enough for South Africa, Timothy Drummond has to leave the field after taking the full force of an Australian penalty corner to his head. The Aussies are as concerned as anyone, rushing over to check he's OK, before he gingerly exits.

Obviously, no Daley this time around, he is 55 after all, but this year's competition begins at 10:00 BST with the first event, the 100m.

The schedule for the decathlon is -

Today (all times BST): 10:00 - 100m, 11:05 - long jump, 12:40 - shot put, 19:00 - high jump, 21:05 - 400m

Tomorrow: 10:00 - 110m hurdles, 11:00 - discus, 13:40 - pole vault, 18:30 - javelin, 21:00 - 1500m

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If you mention the word 'decathlon', then I'm sure Daley Thompson will soon come to mind. The legendary English athlete dominated the 10-discipline event in the late 70s and 80s.

He won gold in the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton in 1978, Brisbane four years later and then again in Edinburgh in 1986, the last time Scotland hosted the competition before Glasgow 2014.

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Wales play their penultimate match with their hopes of making the semi-finals very slim indeed, after heavy defeats by Australia (pictured) and England.

The same goes for Barbados, who have lost to Australia and South Africa, so it's a must-win for both sides. Watch the match here.

South Africa are starting to open up a gap as they chase gold by winning three successive ends.

After the first double of the final in end six they add another shot in end seven as Northern Ireland skip Neil Booth misses a couple of chances.

South Africa's lead off player Prince Neluonde is a bar man back home at his sporting club so he will be useful if it's celebration drinks all-round at the end.

Over on the other rink, Australia have edged ahead 7-6 against Wales as they battle for bronze.

Watch the action live here.

England's Mick Gault has begun what could be a historic 50m pistol event as the 60-year-old from Norfolk looks to win a record 19th Commonwealth Games medal.

Gault, who came out of retirement to compete in Glasgow, tied the all-time record with bronze in the 10m air pistol on Saturday.

After tying Australian shooter Phillip Adams's mark of 18, the Englishman said: "It was really cool. I'm going to have a pint of shandy, and maybe a brandy."

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The top half of Sydney-based Australian newspaper The Daily Telegraph's front page is devoted to Michael Shelley, who "ran the race of his life" to win the men's marathon on Sunday.

Here are some clips you may have missed last night, but are well worth a watch.

NETBALL: Goal shooter Joanne Harten suffers an embarrassing wait on court before England's Pool B netball match against South Africa after running out alone before the announcer's introduction.

TABLE TENNIS: Nigeria's Segun Toriola produces a stunning defensive display to win a 41-shot rally against Singapore's Ning Gao, in the second match of the men's team table tennis semi-final.

RUGBY SEVENS: BBC Sport picks seven of the best tries from Sunday's action in the rugby sevens competition, which was won by South Africa.

Daniel Barnard:, external What a knockout last night on the last fight at the boxing. All the fights have been quality.

Kat Standerwick:, external Loving watching the swimming. A bronze medal at 13 years old! #inspirational #ErraidDavies

Nomdy Plume:, external Rugby sevens brilliant yesterday. Well done RSA.

What events have you enjoyed so far and what are you still looking forward to? Let us know on Twitter at #bbcglasgow2014

Northern Ireland's trio of Neil Booth, Paul Daly and Neil Mulholland are fighting back and level it up at 2-2 after four ends.

The measure comes out for the first time in end four and Northern Ireland get the verdict to take one.

There's been only one shot in it in each end so this could be a nail-biter. In the bronze medal match, it's 4-2 to Wales against Australia.

There is action under way at the National Hockey Centre, with formidable four-time men's champions Australia up against South Africa. The Aussies are in command from the off and seven minutes in, Trent Mitton converts from a scramble in the 'D'.

Watch live coverage of the hockey here.

Scotland's 13-year-old Para-sport SB9 100m breaststroke bronze medallist Erraid Davies on BBC One describes how she felt when she won a Commonwealth Games medal.

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"It was just amazing," says Davies. "I didn't really expect anything, but I knew there was a chance of a medal so I just kind of went for it. I was second last at the 50 but I just hammered the last 50.

"I live too far away from a pool to do morning training, so I train afternoon and late night every day. I didn't really know how to tell my schoolmates, but they know now and I've had lots of messages. I was a bit nervous going up to get the medal. I had my first Irn-Bru of the Games to celebrate."

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More than half of the front page of today's The Scotsman is dominated by an image of 13-year-old Erraid Davies, after her bronze medal in the SB9 100m breaststroke final.

It's first blood to South Africa's trio of Bobby Donnelly, Prince Neluonde and Pierre Breitenbach as they lead 2-0 after the opening two ends.

Northern Ireland will have to reverse their defeat in the group stages if they are to take gold.

Northern Ireland's skip Neil Booth is playing his last game before retirement, leading colleagues Paul Daly and Games debutant Neil Mulholland.

Don't forget you can watch the action live here.

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The front and back pages of the Times' Commonwealth Games section has a cracking picture from yesterday's cycling, along with an inspirational quote from Sir Chris Hoy, who the velodrome is named after.

"I'm absolutely proud, absolutely amazed. I just managed to stop crying but it was difficult," Erraid Davies's father David tells BBC Scotland.

The 13-year-old is a Para swimmer and has a problem with one of her hip bones which restricts some movement.

"When she was four, she could hardly walk," her father explains. "And so the pool was the only thing that kept her fit. She swam her first mile before she was six. She's been swimming ever since and just got better and better."

Today will need something special to beat Sunday's feel-good factor story when Scottish swimmer Erraid Davies won a bronze medal at the age of 13.

The youngster from the Shetland Islands, who will have some great stories to tell when she returns to school, triggered more than a few tears when she came third in the SB9 100m breaststroke final.

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She is Scotland's youngest ever competitor and the youngest taking part in the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Needless to say, she had the Tollcross swimming venue on its feet as she clocked a personal best time of one minute, 21.38 seconds.

Northern Ireland will be collecting their second medal of the Games this morning, but which colour will it be?

Neil Booth is about to lead compatriots Neil Mulholland and Paul Daly against South Africa in the men's triples final at a cool, overcast Kelvingrove, with the Northern Irishman knowing it is his last ever match wearing his nation's colours. Booth has already won three Commonwealth medals and will retire after the final. Watch the action here.

Wales take on Australia in the match for the bronze medal with both games starting shortly.