Glasgow 2014: Commonwealths hailed best in 84-year history

  Glasgow 2014 has been hailed as "the standout Games in the history of the movement" by Commonwealth Games Federation chief executive Mike Hooper. After 11 days of action across 17 sports, the event came to a close at Hampden Park on Sunday evening, with hosts Scotland finishing fourth overall with a record haul of 19 golds and a best-ever tally of 53 medals. England topped the medal table for the first time in 28 years, Wales surpassed their target of 27 and Northern Ireland reaped their largest tally since the Games was last in...

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Glasgow 2014: David Weir powers to his first Commonwealth gold

Glasgow 2014: David Weir powers to his first Commonwealth gold Six-time Paralympic champion David Weir put in a majestic display to win his first Commonwealth Games gold medal in the men's T54 1500m. The Englishman, 35, powered clear on the back straight to win in three minutes 21.67 seconds. Silver went to Australia's Kurt Fearnley (3:23.08) with Canada's Alex Dupont (3:23.62) taking bronze. Earlier, England's Jade Jones won her first senior medal with bronze in the women's T54 1500m. The 18-year-old, who is mentored by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson, raced smartly in the tricky conditions. She...

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Nijel Amos beats David Rudisha to 800m gold

Glasgow 2014: Nijel Amos beats David Rudisha to 800m gold Olympic 800m champion and world record holder David Rudisha was dethroned by his young rival Nijel Amos as the 20-year-old took the Commonwealth title in style. Amos, who won silver in London in the greatest 800m race in history, kicked hard down the home straight to overtake Rudisha and cross the line with his arms outstretched in celebration. Rudisha as always went to the front at 150m and tried to control the race from there, just as he had in setting that phenomenal record in 2012. But, after a 2013 wrecked...

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