England's Jack Laugher and Chris Mears, who won gold in the men's synchronised 3m springboard final, have been speaking to BBC One.

Laugher: "That was absolutely amazing. There was always pressure, especially after the disappointment of missing out on gold last night. Me and Chris just wanted to nail it like we have all year "

Mears: "It means everything. A couple of days earlier I missed out on bronze which was so gutting, so to come here and win gold was fantastic."

Scotland's women's campaign ends in defeat as India prove more clinical in front of goal, winning 2-1 to take fifth place in the final classification. A downbeat end to the career of Linda Clement. The Scottish captain, 34, announces her immediate retirement after the match.

There is no hanging around at the National Hockey Centre, however, and South Africa and Australia emerge onto the pitch for the first women's semi-final, with England v New Zealand to follow at 14:00 BST. Watch the action here.

A very tight opening game, but it's Singapore who have the early advantage in this one. England's pair of Liam Pitchford and Paul Drinkhall save two game points against the Singaporean duo of Gao Ning and Hu Li, but the top seeds prevail 12-10 at the third time of asking when Drinkhall misses a straightforward forehand. Work to do for the English pair.

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It's fair to say gold medal winners Jack Laugher and Chris Mears are in decent spirits. Speaking poolside after their victory, Laugher said: "It is absolutely amazing. It has been a rollercoaster. To come here with my best mate is amazing. I couldn't happier."

Thy are indeed best mates and there's a lot of love in the air when Chris speaks too. "We spend so much time together professionally and socially so this means everything. We are such close friends so to smash it was amazing."

Good work lads. On behalf of England, we salute you.

Leon Taylor
BBC Sport diving expert & CWG silver medallist

"That was the dive that Jack Laugher missed yesterday, it's a huge dive to finish on, it wasn't their best in terms of execution but because of the difficulty Laugher and Chris Mears are Commonwealth champions.

"That was such an exciting contest from start to finish. But the real success is Nick Robinson-Baker and Freddie Woodward stepping up to win the bronze ahead of the Malaysian pair."

Jack Laugher and Chris Mears led from second round to last and won easily from nearest challengers, Australians Grant Nel and Matthew Mitcham. Second gold of the games for Laugher, he's a happy man.

And an added bonus, Nick Robinson-Baker and Freddie Woodward claimed bronze to make it an English double in the top three. "Freddie is a young rising superstar of the future," says Tom Daley.

Final standings:

1. Laugher/Mears (Eng) 431.94

2. Mitcham/Nel (Aus) 403.14

3. Robinson-Baker/Woodward (Eng) 364.41

Crack open the bubbly ... gold for England's Jack Laugher and Chris Mears!

Leon Taylor
BBC Sport diving expert & CWG silver medallist

"That's five out of five so far for Jack Laugher and Chris Mears. Well done those two. The Malaysian pair have rather thrown it away and there is no pressure coming from the Canadians for bronze so we could see two medals for England, with Nick Robinson-Baker and Freddie Woodward in third."

Time to get excited. Jack Laugher and Chris Mears are one dive away from Commonwealth gold.

They are 35 points ahead of Australians Grant Nel and Matthew Mitcham, while England's Nick Robinson-Baker and Freddie Woodward are on course for a brilliant bronze.

Right lads, deep breaths and hold your nerve. The sixth and final round is about to begin...

Standings after five dives:

1. Laugher/Mears (Eng) 354.42

2. Nel/Mitcham (Aus) 319.50

3. Robinson- Baker/ Woodward (Eng) 308.31

Leon Taylor
BBC Sport diving expert & CWG silver medallist

"Well Chris Mears and Jack Laugher really are tearing it up! 85 points for that dive, this is huge, an amazing dive, scoring nines for syncro. They have thrown down the gauntlet."

A whopping 32 points now between England's Jack Laugher and Chris Mears and their closest rivals, Australian pair Grant Nel and Matthew Mitcham.

The Aussies made a mistake on their dive so - and here's me leaving myself wide open to accusations of tempting fate - it's looking odds on the English pair will take gold, a second of the Games for Laugher.

Standings after four dives:

1. Laugher/Mears (Eng) 271.26

2. Nel/Mitcham (Aus) 239.70

3. Robinson- Baker/ Woodward (Eng) 238.95

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England swimmer Jess Lloyd,, external who won silver in the women's 4x100m freestyle relay and bronze in the 4x 200m freestyle relay: "A nice member of staff gave me a chocolate gold medal just to complete my collection."

Everyone's harping on about Jack Laugher but what about Nick Robinson-Baker and Freddie Woodward I hear you cry? Well, the other English pair in this final are in the bronze medal position after the three rounds on 169.20.

It's Jack Laugher and Chris Mears (185.58) still out in front though, holding off the Australians Grant Nel and Matthew Mitcham (173.40).

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So who has been the most exciting young athlete to emerge from Glasgow 2014 so far for your money? Who might go on to win medals at World Championships and Olympic Games to come?

England's Jodie Williams, 20, won an impressive 200m silver medal last night.

Scottish cyclist Katie Archibald, also 20, took bronze in the points race before a brave showing in the time.

Wales rhythmic gymnast Laura Halford, 18, proved there is life after Frankie Jones with a bronze in the ball.

I'm sure you have your own ideas. And don't feel restricted to the home nations, let's hear your pick of the crop from among all the Games youngsters.

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Dame Kelly Holmes, double Olympic gold medallist and president of Commonwealth Games England, speaking to BBC One: "The Commonwealth Games is the only other multi-sport event apart from the Olympics, and what teams can take from this experience in Glasgow is the opportunity to try out new blood.

"In a four-year cycle there are a lot of changes, athletes retire or reach their peak. That opens up doors and as the Great Britain team splits up the home nations add new athletes in.

"Competing here allows you to have all the experience of the Olympics. It's a complete replica but on a smaller stage, and enables athletes to work with other established international competitors; young blood in with champions.

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"When 20 years ago I won gold at the Commonwealth Games I was very new to senior athletics, I was also a full-time soldier. One of my abiding memories was sharing an apartment with Sally Gunnell, who was Olympic Champion in 1992, and I just remember thinking: 'I can't believe I am here.'"

Holmes won 1500m gold at the Commonwealth Games in Victoria in 1994 - ten years before her 800m-1500m double at the Athens Olympics.

Neil Johnston
BBC Sport in Glasgow

"Northern Ireland's Barbara Cameron is in the middle of a television interview when her mobile phone goes off. It's her aunt Reenie who has been watching her bronze-winning women's pairs match on TV in Ballymena and is eager to be one of the first to congratulate her.

"After all this is 52-year-old Barbara's fifth Commonwealth Games and her first medal. Her pairs partner Mandy Cunningham, 50, is asked how she intends to celebrate. 'Are you joking? I'm Northern Irish. I'm getting drunk!'"

Leon Taylor
BBC Sport diving expert & CWG silver medallist

"Very precise and good synchronisation, rip entries from both Jack Laugher and Chris Mears on their second dive. They would have been looking to at least match the Aussie pair and aiming for a score of 103 or 104 and they score 105 - good work."

Jack Laugher and Chris Mears and enter with water with the precision of a pair of cormorants. Their back-flipping dive that preceded it is the same one attempt by Australians Grant Nel and Matthew Mitcham, but the English duo are a fraction better co-ordinated.

Standinds after two dives:

1. Laugher/Mears (Eng) 105.00

2. Mitcham/ Nel (Aus) 103.20

3. Robinson-Baker/Woodward 99.00

Leon Taylor
BBC Sport diving expert & CWG silver medallist

"Jack Laugher and Chris Mears said they were going to rip it up and that is one dive in the bag. The Australian and Canadian pairs lead but these boys will be right up amongst it."

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England's James Willstrop and Daryl Selby take to the expanded doubles court to take on New Zealand's Lance Beddoes and Paul Coll in the first of today's quarter-finals at the Scotsoun campus.

"The backroom staff at England HQ and the physio, and my physio back home, I cannot thank them enough," said singles finalist Willstrop last night. "It is probably one of the heaviest sporting schedules of all the sports playing every day. We are mentally ready for that, but physically it is quite demanding." Watch the action here.