Chris Boardman
Olympic cycling champion on BBC TV

Thankfully for all of the riders the weather has stayed dry today - particularly for the men with the extra lap and some of the twists and turns.

There's a lot of bends here - and research will play dividends.

Ouch. Guyana's Christopher Griffith suffers a fall on a tight corner but, thankfully, he's not badly injured and manages to jump straight back up to crack on with his ride.

The Isle of man's Leon Mazzone sets off on the course.

Wales' Geraint Thomas will be the last out of the blocks in the men's time trial at 14:29 BST.

But who else is still to come?

Australia's Rohan Dennis is a two-time world champion and will set off immediately before Thomas at 14:28.

Scotland’s John Archibald, winner of silver on the track earlier this week, is off at 14:25, just before Dan Bigham, who broke the British national hour record previously set by Bradley Wiggins last October, at 14:26.

Also riding for the Scots is 2018 Commonwealth points gold medallist Mark Stewart (14:21), while Northern Ireland are represented by national under 23 time-trial champion Darren Rafferty (14:18).

Becky Grey
BBC Sport at the NEC

DECIDER.

Northern Ireland's Paul McCreery and Zak Wilson were 2-1 up in the table tennis men's doubles round of 64 but we're going to a deciding fifth game.

Malaysia's Javen Choong and Qi Shen Wong have just won the fourth 11-9 to get themselves back in it.

Over in the squash, fresh from winning gold in the women's singles Georgina Kennedy is back on court and it's a busy old day for the 25-year-old.

Kennedy and her partner Patrick Rooney beat Malta's Lijana Sultana and Kijan Sultana 2-0 earlier on in the round of 32. The pair are back in action later against Australia's Rachael Graham and Zac Alexander in the round of 16.

Wales duo Tesni Evans and Joel Makin also progressed with a 2-0 victory over Malta's Collette Sultana and Niall Engerer and will also feature in the round of 16 later on. Compatriots Emily Whitlock and Peter Creed are also in the last-16.

Kennedy is also in action AGAIN later in the women's doubles with partner Lucy Turmel along with fellow England pair Sarah-Jane Perry and Alison Waters, who have also reached the round of 16 phase.

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Mark Cavendish has left the Tour of Poland to focus his efforts on the Commonwealth Games, having completed five stages of the seven-stage race.

The Manx rider, 37, did not start Thursday's stage six as he looks ahead to Sunday's 160km road race around Warwick.

"I'm sorry to leave the boys and the race," said Cavendish. "But at the same time I'm looking forward to racing for the Isle of Man at this great event."

Cavendish won the Isle of Man's last Commonwealth gold medal in the scratch race at Melbourne in 2006, but he has not competed at the Games since 2010, where he finished seventh in the road race.

Gareth Bailey
BBC Sport Wales

A well-executed inward 2 1/2 somersaults piked from James Heatly of Scotland moves him up to third and best from the home nations with one dive left.

72.00 for his fifth dive puts Jack Laugher up to fourth with Jordan Houlden in fifth.

These results will only count for tonight's diving order but if they're anything to go on there will be encouraging medal hopes for the home nations.

Li Shixin of Australia now leads from Jamaica's Yona Roshen Knight-Wisdom

Becky Grey
BBC Sport at the NEC

Northern Ireland's Paul McCreery and Zak Wilson are currently in action in the men's doubles table tennis last 64.

They won the first game 11-9 against Malaysia's Javen Choong and Qi Shen Wong but lost the second 11-6. First to three games will win it and it's all tied at 6-6 currently.

There has already been plenty of home nations table tennis success today. There have been five English victories, two for Wales, one for Scotland, one for Jersey and one for Northern Ireland.

Speedy sport this.

Not long now until the men's time trial resumes with the final 27 riders taking to the road, one minute after one another, until Geraint Thomas sets off just before half past two.

England's Fred Wright leads from Australia's Lucas Plapp and Wales' Owain Doull.

Tyler Hannay, of the Isle of man, is sixth, while Scotland's Finn Crockett and Guernsey's Sebastian Tremlett also sit in the top 10 with 26 riders home.

Follow it here.

Ronald McIntosh
Boxing commentator

Burden never stopped competing, always going in search of the victory, never stopped believing but running into Gemma Richardson, an experienced international opponent.

England's Gemma Richardson has moved into the semi-finals of the women's lightweight boxing tournament, meaning she will win at least bronze.

Richardson, who has won gold medals at both the Youth World Championships and European Youth Championships, produced a fine display to claim a 5-0 victory over Jade Burden - the first female boxer to compete at the Games from the Isle of Man.

Burden took a standing eight count in the second round but managed to reach the end of the contest, although Richardson recorded a wide victory on all five scorecards - 30-25, 30-25, 30-26, 30-26 and 30-27.

Gareth Bailey
BBC Sport Wales

Much better from Laugher, the judges warmly receive his fourth dive which gets an average score of eight.

He'll be hoping he can bring that standard consistently in tonight's final as he moves up two spots to sixth.

Yona Roshen Knight-Wisdom, scores 63 with a reverse 2 1/2 somersaults tuck to maintain the lead.

Becky Grey
BBC Sport at the NEC

One of the slogans of these Commonwealth Games is 'sport is just the beginning'.

As well as putting on a show over the 11 days of action, organisers want to leave a lasting impact on Birmingham.

At various sports, they've got areas where fans can have a go themselves. The table tennis set-up is pretty cool.

They've got a speed gun to see how quick you can hit the ball and some target practice too.

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Gareth Bailey
BBC Sport Wales at Sandwell Aquatics Centre

Home favourite and defending champion Jack Laugher receives a massive cheer once again as he dives for the third time.

A reverse 2 1/2 somersaults piked is warmly received by the crowd but not the judges as he moves down from third to eighth but fellow Englishman Jordan Houlden moves up to fourth.

Scotland's James Heatly is the best of the home nations so far and solidifies his spot in third after his third attempt.

Jamaica's Yona Roshen Knight-Wisdom leads at the halfway point.

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Former champion Geraint Thomas said he was satisfied with his third-placed finish at this year's Tour de France, in which he "proved a few people wrong" with his overall third place.

The 36-year-old has endured a difficult few years, disrupted by crashes, injuries and bad luck.

Will he have enough left in his legs to take the Commonwealth Games time trial title today after his three gruelling weeks in France?

The second group will start to set off from 13:54 BST, with Thomas set for a 14:29 departure.

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For the third Commonwealth Games in a row, Northern Ireland's Michaela Walsh will collect a medal in boxing.

She has just defeated Keamogetse Kenosi of Botswana 5-0 to move into the semi-final in the women's featherweight division and guarantee herself at least a bronze medal.

Walsh already has two silvers to her name after losing to England's Nicola Adams in the 2014 flyweight final and then again to Australia's Skye Nicholson four years later at featherweight.

It could be a great day for the Walsh family as Michaela's brother Aidan also fights later on today, in the men's light-middleweight quarter-finals against Mohammed Akbar of England.

Defending champion Jack Laugher is outside the top eight after his first dive in the preliminary round.

But remember, with only 11 competitors everyone will advance to the final with the standings only deciding the order we'll go in.

So this is an opportunity for divers to get plenty of practice in before the main event.

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We're at the halfway stage in the men's time trial event and England's Fred Wright could be sat in the leaders chair for some time to come yet after his fine ride.

Geraint Thomas, time trial bronze and road race gold medallist at Glasgow 2014, will be the last on the road and the Welshman still has just over an hour to wait until he can get started.