Despite getting cheered for every shot, things aren't looking good for Glasgow lad Kieran Merrilees.

1-0 down, he needs to win this game to stay in the best-of-three match.

But Rajiv Ouseph is consistency personified and leads 15-6. At this stage it's all looking a bit too easy for the Englishman and the badminton arena has gone a little quiet.

Christine Still
BBC Sport gymnastics expert and veteran coach

"Really well done from Claudia Fragapane. Two days ago she didn't manage to put the nerves at bay but now she has shown what she really is going to be. I'm a little surprised it was not higher but there were some slight wobbles."

Neil Johnston
BBC Sport in Glasgow

"The man in control of the announcements asks the crowd if they are supporting New Zealand. A faint ripple of applause breaks out. He then wants to know who is backing England. Cue an eruption of noise."

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England lead 1-0 after Lily Owsley's first-half goal. Watch live coverage of the hockey here.

Lauren Mitchell is quickly surpassed by fellow Australian Mary-Anne Monckton with 13.666 and Mitchell then puts in an enquiry to challenge the judges score.

That challenge is rejected, but it all may well have been an irrelevance anyway as England's Claudia Fragapane scores a 13.133 to leapfrog the defending champion into second.

Rajiv Ouseph hits the shuttle so hard he breaks the strings in his racket. No matter, he's got about 27 spares in his bag.

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The distraction doesn't faze the Englishman. He takes the first game against Scotland's Kieran Merrilees in straight-forward fashion, 21-14.

Half-time and England lead New Zealand 1-0 thanks to a goal from Lily Owsley.

England's Rebecca Downie, bidding for a third gold medal of the Games, is first to perform and the 22-year-old will be disappointed with her showing. She wobbles to a 9.833 before defending champion Lauren Mitchell of Australia raises the bar to 13.000.

Downie's compatriot Claudia Fragapane, who already has three golds to her name, is also looking for a fourth following success in the women's vault, all-around event and team competition.

Right, we've got an England-Scotland battle of the shuttlecocks. Glaswegian Kieran Merrilees, 24, is up against 27-year-old Londoner Rajiv Ouseph. Hmm, I wonder who the Glasgow crowd will be rooting for?

Ouseph isn't fazed though, as he starts the better and leads the best of three-game match 15-9 in the opener.

Team Scotland:, external Badminton: Amazing performance. Imogen Bankier & Robert Blair reach the Semi-Finals! #GoScotland"

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The Scottish pair beat Canada's Derrick Ng and Phyllis Chan 2-0 and will face England's Chris and Gabrielle Adcock in the semi-finals at 09:00 BST on Saturday.

It's all over at Kelvingrove, where Scotland have completed a one-sided 16-8 victory over England in the men's fours.

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Scotland had lost to England in the rugby sevens and the women's hockey but the Auld Enemy never threatened a repeat in the face of a dominant performance by the quartet of David Peacock, Neil Speirs, Paul Foster and Alex Marshall.

England had a slender 5-4 lead in the early stages of the contest but the Scots were simply too good thereafter, winning ten ends to England's four.

That's gold medal number two for Foster and Marshall, who also triumphed in the men's pairs, and a second disappointment of the day for England, who suffered a defeat this morning in the final of the women's pairs.

Lily Owsley, 19, gives England a 1-0 first-half lead in their semi-final against New Zealand. The winners will face Australia, who beat South Africa 7-1.

Heartbreak for England's number one female singles player Sarah Walker in the badminton as her chances of getting through to a medal match end.

She was in it all the way against Canada's Michelle Li, the pair producing some terrific badminton. But Li emerged triumphant, winning 21-18, 21-18 in 42 minutes.

A vaguely interesting stat for you - there were eight shuttles used in the entire match. I did say vaguely.

Ben Dirs
BBC Sport in Glasgow

"Home favourite Josh Taylor is shaping up as a contender for boxer of the tournament after another fine victory over Team GB team-mate Sam Maxwell of England.

"And if you think the atmosphere is crackling at the SECC, just think what it's going to be like when the man from Prestonpans fights in tomorrow's finals at the Hydro, which holds something like 11,000 people."

Christine Still
BBC Sport gymnastics expert and veteran coach

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"Rebecca Downie and Claudia Fragapane (pictured) of England and Lauren Mitchell of Australia are the three gymnasts with the quality to perform the high difficulty routines, but on beam any little wobble can effect that difficulty score, it's a piece you can never call really."

The women's beam final has just got underway over on BBC One, but alternatively you can watch using the live coverage tab at the top of his page.

Leeds Rhinos rugby league team on Twitter:, external Awesome boxing double win for Leeds, well done Qais Ashfaq and Nicola Adams. Good luck for the final from the Rhinos.

England's Sarah Walker is involved in a tense battle with Canada's Michelle Li.

Walker, a Basildon girl, had her chances to win the first game but didn't take them and lost it 21-18. She needs to win game two to keep her hopes of making the semis alive. It's delicately poised, Li 17-16 ahead. Ooo, the tension.

England shot putter Sarah Holt, external puts sprint sensation Adam Gemili in his place: "Well Adam Gemili is definitely better at running than playing pool. Beat him in a black ball crowd thriller at rec centre two! #winner."

Have a look at these clips to brighten up a rainy day.

DIVING: England's Jack Laugher and Chris Mears lead from the second round to last to seal gold in the men's synchronised 3m springboard final.

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NETBALL: Malawi's ladies netball team celebrate their victory over South Africa by performing press-ups on the court.

BOXING: England's Nicola Adams beats Canada's Mandy Bujold to move into the final of the women's flyweight division.

LAWN BOWLS: Northern Ireland bowlers Mandy Cunningham and Barbara Cameron take bronze by winning a play-off against Jersey's Lindsey Greechan and Katie Nixon in the women's pairs.

2016 OLYMPICS: After a successful Commonwealth Games for the home nations, BBC Sport's Matthew Pinsent looks at which athletes will be going for gold in Rio.

Amir Khan:, external "Well done Qais Ashfaq on the fantastic win. One more fight to win Gold."

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Former world champion Amir Khan won a silver medal at the Athens Olympics in 2004

Aimee Lewis
BBC Sport in Glasgow

"Bongo Cam has had its day, and so too has Kiss Cam because at the gymnastics they have introduced Highland Dance Cam. The camera does its thing, goes in search of a member of the audience to participate, and finds Commonwealth pommel champion Dan Keatings and his Scottish team-mate Dan Pervis.

"The crowd roar with laughter as the camera stays fixes on them, but the pair refuse to play ball and soon laughter turns to boos (friendly booing, of course)."