The success of English Para-swimmer Alice Tai is one hell of story.

Tai won Commonwealth gold in Birmingham on Sunday - just months after having her right leg amputated in January.

The 23-year-old triumphed for England in the S8 100m backstroke at the Sandwell Aquatics Centre.

It was her second Commonwealth title after victory in Gold Coast four years ago, but, she admitted, far more unexpected.

"I didn't think I would be able to race this season," Tai told BBC Sport.

"I'm so grateful that Team England let me come here and compete."

Tai was born with bilateral talipes (club feet) which led to multiple operations as a youngster and increasing pain afterwards and required her to use crutches as a mobility aid.

However, the pressure on her arms left her requiring surgery on both elbows last year and as a result, she had to pull out of the Tokyo Paralympics.

End of the first quarter and, for all their dominance, Wales can't find a breakthrough against Ghana in Pool A. Watch that game live here.

One of the big stories on day three came in the pool when England's James Wilby shattered team-mate Adam Peaty's hold on the 100m breaststroke title with a superb swim.

Wilby, so long in the shadow of Peaty, screamed with delight as his finish overhauled the fading Olympic champion and brought him home in 59.25 seconds.

Watch how he did it above.

Peaty returns to action in the 50m breaststroke at 10:40 BST.

Will the success of England's female footballers galvanise Team England?

Let's see shall we. England play Northern Ireland at 18:00 BST.

The defending champions have opened up with two wins out of two so far. Northern Ireland have been beaten by New Zealand and Malawi in this tournament.

We've got some early hockey which has just got under way as Wales women search for their first win of the games as they take on Ghana.

Wales were well-beaten in their opening two matches against Canada and India but they've started on top this morning.

Forward Sophie Robinson has already had three efforts on goal. You can watch that game live here.

Right here's what's on the menu for this morning.

England were 3-1 up against Scotland in the semi-finals of the women's para pair but are now 5-3 behind after a bumper fourth end for the Scots.

Both teams are vastly experienced. England’s Michelle White is 46 years-old and her partner Gillian Platt is 74, while Scotland’s Pauline Wilson is 58 and Rosemary Lenton is 72.

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Australia led the medal table at Gold Coast four years ago and crossing the world has not stopped them doing the same in Birmingham.

The Aussies racked up more success on Sunday, extending their advantage to 52 medals by winning nine gold, five silver and six bronze.

England, with their golden success in swimming, triathlon and gymnastics, move above New Zealand into second place.

Scotland are well into double figures after finding silver lining in the velodrome, while Wales won their first gold of the Games.

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We're at it again.

It's day four of the Commonwealth Games and there are 28 gold medals on offer as the action ramps up.

There'll be eight in swimming, five in gymnastics, five in judo, four in track cycling, three in weightlifting, two in lawn bowls and one in table tennis.

Oh and in other sporting news England created history by winning their first major women's tournament in a dramatic Euro 2022 final against eight-time champions Germany at Wembley.

Anyway let's get this show on the road.

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