The first Para-cycling gold medal will be decided later with England's Sophie Thornhill and Helen Scott against Scotland's Aileen McGlynn and Louise Haston in the tandem sprint final.

Thornhill and Scott beat Australia's Felicity Johnson and Holly Takos 2-0 in the semi-finals, while McGlynn and Haston were also 2-0 winners over the other Australia pair Brandie O'Connor and Breanna Hargrave. The best-of-three final starts at 16:30 BST.

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As Big Ben strikes the hour, this is a perfect time to catch up on the main headlines of day one at Glasgow 2014 so far....

BONG - Jodie Stimpson of England claimed the first gold medal with victory in the women's triathlon.

BONG - Double Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah has withdrawn from the Games after failing to recover from a recent illness.

BONG - Scotland's Hannah Miley beat her own Commonwealth record in qualifying for the 400m individual medley final on the opening day of competition in Glasgow.

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BBC Sport's Tanya Arnold:, external "The Brownlees are warming up for their race. They start at 15:00 BST."

Aimee Lewis
BBC Sport in Glasgow

"Spectators were asked to stand up and slow clap to countdown the start of Wales's match against Australia. All that's missing is Ulrika Johnson and John Fashanu on the sidelines and maybe a pogo stick. Oohs from the spectators as Wales miss the net. A lively atmosphere and a close match so far."

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Wales have made an encouraging start to their Pool B fixture against Australia, holding the world champions to a slender lead in the first quarter at the SECC. The Aussies are trying to win their first gold since Manchester in 2002. Coverage continues here.

England's beaming Jodie Stimpson and Vicky Holland, and Canada's Kirsten Sweetland, have just collected their gold, silver and bronze medals respectively in a medal ceremony with Prince Edward. Just to prove it, the BBC Sport medal table is up and running.

Julia Moore:, external Well done Jodie Stimpson and Vicky Holland. Brownlees one better please, an English/Yorkshire one-two would be awesome.

Jonathan Edwards
BBC Sport athletics presenter

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Double Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah has withdrawn from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after failing to recover from a recent illness.

"I think Mo wanted to compete here - I think he wanted to come to Glasgow and do double gold. Nobody has ever done double in the Commonwealths, Europeans, World and Olympics and he's just missing the Commonwealth double.

"But I'm not surprised to be honest. Clearly he's got a real issue with his health. Alberto Salazar his coach does nothing by halves. If he wasn't absolutely right, he wasn't going to race."

Good to hear Tom Daley is close to arriving in Glasgow - the English divers have endured a tumultuous journey. Their flight almost had to make an emergency landing in a river after developing a technical issue.

Daley and team-mates including Sarah Barrow and Tonia Couch were returning to London from Shanghai on Monday after diving at the World Cup.

Their Virgin Atlantic flight eventually landed at a military base in the Russian city of Irkutsk.

Olympic bronze medallist Tom Daley:, external "On the way to Scotland for the Commonwealth Games!"

Nick Hope
BBC Sport in Glasgow

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"That really was an explosive first morning of swim action! Ross Murdoch makes the headlines after edging out fellow Scot and Olympic silver medallist Michael Jamieson in the 200m breastroke heats - they'll do it all again tonight from 19:30 BST.

"The women's 400m individual medley looks exciting with Scotland's new Games record holder Hannah Miley up against England's Aimee Willmott, while there's a host of home-nation talent in the men's 400m freestyle."

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I must admit that I didn't realise that Malawi were a netballing powerhouse. But the African nation are ranked fifth in the world and eased to a 71-50 win against Northern Ireland. Not a happy Commonwealth debut for the Northern Irish women, but they have four more Pool A matches to qualify for the semi-finals.

James Rowe:, external Pure emotion from Jodie Stimpson during that interview, goosebumps-a-plenty!

Chenille:, external I can barely stand outside in this heat, let alone swim, cycle and run 32 miles in under two hours!

Adam Walker:, external I'm so proud of Jodie. All we need to do now is keep that winning form going for the rest of the Games.

Tom Fordyce
Chief sports writer in Glasgow

"Mo no-show but Jodie on the, erm, podie: English triathlete Jodie Stimpson wins first gold of 2014 Commonwealths. Great late move on run."

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Gold medallist Jodie Stimpson, speaking on BBC One: "I have to thank so many people who got me through this year, and it is awesome to share the podium with Vicky, it is really special.

"Get in England! Come on! Now the boys have got to do it. This is not just my medal, coach Darren Smith, who put up with me for so long - thank you so much. The support from the crowd was awesome, no matter what country you were from they were behind you.

"All my family are already crying, it's awesome they got to see me in a championship race after missing the Olympics in 2012."

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England's Vicky Holland, who won the bronze medal: "I knew Jodie would be the biggest threat in the field and I am really pleased she won, not just because is English but because she really deserves it.

"My legs were failing me towards the end - it was so hard to hold and win this medal I've worked so long for."

Jodie Stimpson looks hard as nails, but even she is overcome by emotion after that. There are a few tears as she talks to the media after her winning time of 1.58.56. It is redemption for the West Midlands-born athlete, who was overlooked by Great Britain for their London 2012 squad.

Stimpson, after that mammoth effort, manages to find another burst of energy to hug some of her friends and family who are handily perched right next to the finish. I'd want to lie down on the nearest piece of grass I could find.

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Vicky Holland drops off on the last straight, as England team-mate Jodie Stimpson pounds the road hard. She glances behind at Canada's Kirsten Sweetland and kicks in again to move clear. Stimpson grimaces, gurns and somehow manages to move them legs even quicker as the finishing line looms large. She's done it! The 25-year-old wins the first gold medal of Glasgow 2014.

Annie Emmerson
Former GB triathlete and BBC Sport triathlon expert

"It's at this point in the race where your mental strength comes through. It is really tough. Jodie Stimpson looks a little like she is struggling but will keep on going. Stimpson, Vicky Holland and Kirsten Sweetland have a gap now and the medals will be theirs."

Three women are left standing in the triathlon. Everyone else has been thrown out of the ring. And the frontrunners are all wearing red - Jodie Stimpson and Vicky Holland of England are being stalked to the finish line by Canada's Kirsten Sweetland.

This trio are almost certain of a medal now. What colour will they each take home?