australia were pushed all the way but clinched a dramatic one goal win in the first test against england s netballers. the roses were trailing by one point late in the fourth quarter when ellie cardwell scored to level at 54 all but diamonds debutant donnell wallam scored with five seconds left on the clock to complete a perfect performance and help australia snatch the victory. they play again on sunday morning. that is all the sport for now. in his first speech as prime minister yesterday, rishi sunak promised a stronger nhs, a better economy, more good schools and levelling up. now voters are wondering how those pledges will be delivered, after the mistakes of the last few weeks. ellie price has been talking
with the day s sport, including all the action from the penultimate day at the commonwealth games, here s jane dougall in birmingham. what an incredible, breathtaking day it s been in birmingham. the medals have just kept coming with multiple golds for all the home nations on the track, in the boxing ring, and on the hockey pitch. jo currie rounds up the day s action. the last five seconds, in towards the circle. ., the last five seconds, in towards the circle- the last five seconds, in towards the circle. ., ., ., ., the circle. counting down to gold. and england the circle. counting down to gold. and england are the circle. counting down to gold. and england are the the circle. counting down to gold. and england are the common - the circle. counting down to gold. i and england are the common wealth games champions. four and england are the common wealth games champions. games champions. four years ago it was england s games champions. four years ago it was england s netba
the england women s hockey team has taken one of them, beating australia in the final. there was also a thrilling gold for the england men s 4x100 metre relay, plus a first ever medal in the beach volleyball with the bello twins winning bronze. jo currie has a round up of the action so far. four years ago it was england s netballers who stole the show at the commonwealth games on the gold coast. today it was the turn of the women s hockey team to light up birmingham. the team s first ever commonwealth gold medal came after a 2 0 win over australia. goals from holly hunt and tess howard securing the victory and a place in history. elsewhere on the penultimate day of the games, there were 44 other gold medals up for grabs, with 15 of them coming on the athletics track. having won the men s 4x100 metres four years ago, england s sights are set firmly on defending their title, and they did it in some style, finishing well clear of trinidad
gold for the england men s 4x 100 metre relay, plus a first ever medal in the beach volleyball with the bello twins winning bronze. jo currie has a round up of the action so far. four years ago it was england s netballers who stole the show at the commonwealth games on the gold coast. today it was the turn of the women s hockey team to light up birmingham. the team s first ever commonwealth gold medal came after a 2 0 win over australia. goals from holly hunt and tess howard securing the victory and a place in history. elsewhere on the penultimate day of the games, there were 44 other gold medals up for grabs, with 15 of them coming on the athletics track. having won the men s 4x100 metres four years ago, england s sights are set firmly on defending their title, and they did it in some style, finishing well clear of trinidad and tobago, to the joy of the birmingham crowd. anna boran brings it home. in the women s race, england followed up the men by claiming silver behind nigeria, chee
venues across the west midlands. glasgow was the last british city to host the games, and eight years on, birmingham welcomes 4,500 athletes from 72 nations and territories, in an event it s hoped will strengthen ties and boost trade. born in moscow, delicious orie moved to wolverhampton when a child. the team england boxer told me how much it meant to be competing in his home region. so much pride and happiness. i remember first hearing that birmingham was going to host the commonwealth games a few years ago and i had that back of my mind, you know, like, this is my calling. i m going to get that gold medal. archive: the empire - games opens with pomp, ceremony, colour and cheering. the 1934 empire games, before the event s name was changed. the link to colonialism has meant a challenging history for what some see as an outdated legacy of empire. 84 years on, england s netballers winning gold at the last games. england have done it! birmingham born captain ama agbeze is now part of