Scotland's Eilish McColgan says she was simply glad to be competing at Hampden after suffering from a debilitating virus, food poisoning and then heart palpitations earlier this year.

"I didn't think I'd even be here at the start of the Games with the illness problems I've had so just to be racing, I couldn't be any happier," she tells BBC Sport after finishing sixth in the 3,000m steeplechase.

"I think my mum and dad will be proud of me. It's not the quickest I've ever run but it gives me a platform to build on."

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Gold-medal favourite and defending champion Paddy Barnes of Northern Ireland has beaten Charles Keama of Papua New Guinea by a technical knockout to win their light flyweight quarter-final and guarantee himself a medal.

Steve Cram
BBC Sport athletics commentator

"Scotland's Eilish McColgan with a brave run given the season she's had. She's not been able to come to the Games in the kind of shape she would have liked. The Australian challenge of Madeline Heiner and Genevieve Lacaze, who finished fourth and fifth, to the Kenyans was commendable, but it made no difference in the end."

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Like in yesterday's women's 10,000m, Kenya are celebrating another clean sweep of the medal podium. Purity Kirui holds off a late burst from team-mate Milcah Cheywa to take gold in a time of 9:30.96. Joan Kipkemoi finishes third, about 11 seconds ahead of Eilish McColgan who finishes an excellent sixth after a season of health problems.

England's Christopher Baker was an outside bet for a Glasgow medal, despite jumping a career-high 2.27m in June. He is within a whisker of grabbing a bronze, but fails to top that figure to take third. He takes out the bar on each of his three attempts at 2.28m, which means he must settle for fourth. No shame in that though.

Steve Cram
BBC Sport athletics commentator

"Eilish McColgan is working hard, leading the British challenge but she is off the pace with the Kenyans who are being challenged by the Australians now."

Paula Radcliffe
BBC Sport athletics expert & 2002 CWG champion

"I think Greg Rutherford is enjoying the crowd and enjoying jumping again. Going back to the Olympics, winning on super Saturday he was maybe overshadowed a bit. Jess Ennis and Mo Farah maybe got more of the limelight and upstaged Greg."

Greg Rutherford still leads at the halfway point as South Africa's Zarck Visser sees the red flag wafted in his direction. The Olympic champion made his major international debut at the the 2006 Commonwealth Games and says he is desperate to add a medal to his trophy cabinet.

Brendan Foster
BBC athletics commentator and ex-CWG champion

"The crowd here are really getting behind Eilish McColgan, but the Kenyan women like the men's event are already trying to take control of the race."

Nick Hope
BBC Sport in Glasgow

"1m gold medallist Jack Laugher of England tells the assembled media he's 'over the moon' with victory in his first event here in Glasgow. 'It really takes the pressure off,' he tells me.

"But team-mate Chris Mears is gutted after finishing fourth. The 21-year-old admits he nearly smashed his phone after nailing his final dive and learning he had still missed a podium place.

"'I'm calm now'," says Mears. 'To be fair the other guys were great it just would have been brilliant to be up there with them and Jack my best mate'."

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England's double Commonwealth swimming champion Fran Halsall on Instagram:, external Home time, had fun living with these ladies for the past week #girlshouse.

A Kenyan 1-2-3 in the women's 3000m Steeplechase is a strong possibility - for the second successive Commonwealth Games. Reigning world and Commonwealth champion Milcah Chemos leads the African nation's charge.

But what are the chances of Scotland's McColgan stealing their thunder? McColgan?! No you haven't slipped into a time machine back to the 1980s. The biggest home hope is Eilish McColgan - daughter of the legendary Liz, who won the 10,000m at the 1986 Games in Edinburgh.

That race is about to start at 19:35 BST, so make sure you tune in to see if she create an historic family double.

If athletics isn't your particular cup of tea, then how about one of the following?

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Pre-event favourite Derek Drouin is living up to his billing. He is the only man yet to bring the bar crashing to the canvas behind him, cruising over a height of 2.25m to lead.

No such luck for Scotland's Raymond Bobrownicki though. The home crowd raise the decibel levels as Bobrownicki lumbers up, only to take the bar clean out. His Games are over.

Ding dong. We have a real battle on our hands now folks. South Africa's excitable Zarck Visser, after whipping up the Scottish fans with his dance moves, levels with Olympic champion Greg Rutherford's earlier mark of 8.12m.

What's Rutherford got in his locker? An even bigger jump! The Englishman, while far from vintage, regains the leads by hitting the sand 8.20m from the line.

England's Jack Laugher tells BBC Sport after winning gold in the 1m springboard: "To go and get gold is amazing. The first two dives were bit shaky but I went well overall.

"I had a tough Olympics two years ago and this puts it right a little bit. London 2012 was a horrible experience, but I've bounced back. I've got the 3m springboard to come and I'd love to double up! I'm going to try to my hardest."

Max Whitlock
Individual all-round Commonwealth Champion

Gymnast Max Whitlock:, external "WOW, thank you so much everyone!! It feels absolutely amazing to be crowned Commonwealth champion. Have had goosebumps all day!"

Chris Tomlinson urges the Hampden crowd to get behind him as he launches himself down the track. He looks up at the scoreboard, chewing his bottom lip nervously, as he lands somewhere around the 8.00m mark. He's a fraction short at 7.99m, pushing him up to fourth.

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England's Jack Laugher wins 1m springboard gold after a dominant display in the final. The 19-year-old was outstanding in qualifying and he was in a different league once again this evening, scoring a six-dive total of 449.90 to put him way ahead of second-place Australian Matt Mitcham (404.85). Fellow Australian Grant Nel (403.40) takes the bronze medal.