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Lauren McCann
BBC Sport NI Journalist in Glasgow

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It's day six at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and there are plenty of Team Northern Ireland athletes in action.

Bowlers Gary Kelly and Adam McKeown play their first men's pairs match at the SEC Centre from 08:30 BST against Tonga.

Shauna O'Neill is also in women's singles action against New Zealand at 16:25.

At the SEC Armadillo, Kaitlin Saunders will compete in the weightlifting 77kg final from 09:30.

It's a busy day of athletics action at Scotsoun, with Kate O'Connor vying for a gold medal in the second day of the heptathlon.

O'Connor and Anna Macaulay will go in the women's long jump at 10:05 and javelin at 12:05.

The 800m will take place in the evening session at 20:55.

Commonwealth Games debutant James Gormley will go in the first round of the men's one mile at 11:10.

There are some more swimming heats at the Tollcross Swimming Centre from 10:30.

Ellie McCartney will go in the women's 200m breaststroke at 10:34 and Olympic champion Jack McMillan in the men's 200m freestyle at 11:02.

Northern Ireland's men's and women's sides will both go in the 4 x 100m medley relay heats at 11:40 and 11:58.

If they progress the finals will take place from 19:00 the same evening.

Daniel Wiffen will go in 1500m final at 20:44 as he aims to add a Commonwealth medal to the Olympic bronze he won in the same event two years ago.

It's a busy day for the boxers, with six of the squad in action at the SEC Centre and all of them are just one win away from securing a medal.

Caitlin Fryers will fight in the women's flyweight 51kg quarter-final at 12:15 against India's Sakshi Sakshi.

Reigning champion Michaela Walsh takes on Scotland's Lara Brown in the women's featherweight 57kg quarter-final at 12:45.

At 19:15 Janssen Hill comes up against England's Chantelle Reid in the women's light-middleweight 70kg.

Jude Gallagher, who won bronze in 2022, is in action at 19:30 in the men's lightweight 60kg against Albert Ngulube from Zambia.

Jon McConnell fights Bahamas' Carl Hield at 20:15 in the men's light-middleweight 70kg while Willie John McCartan is up against Ghana's Daniel Plange in the men's super-heavyweight 90+ kg at 21:00.

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Sam Tolchard and the women's pair team of Amy Pharaoh and Sian Honnor have won England's first bowls gold medals at the Commonwealth Games.

Tolchard took a resounding 8-0 win over Malaysia's Izzat Shameer Dzulkeple in the first set and quelled a gutsy comeback from his opponent in the second to win 8-6 after being 6-3 down.

It marks a first gold for the five-time Commonwealth Games athlete, who now completes his collection having previously taken three bronzes and a silver across pairs and fours events in the past three Games.

Pharaoh and Honnor had a harder battle in their gold medal event, also against Malaysian opponents.

The English pair took a slender 5-4 lead to win the first set and held on for a 5-5 draw in the second to take a 1.5-0.5 win.

"That will take a little while to sink in, the adrenaline is still absolutely pumping," Honnor told BBC Sport.

"I personally was just very pleased I didn't have to bowl any more bowls."

Lauren McCann
BBC Sport NI Journalist in Glasgow

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It's a busy fifth day of action for Team Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Kate O'Connor and Anna Macauley get under way on day one of the heptathlon at Scotstoun Stadium from 10:00 with the hurdles and high jump.

They will then take part in the shot put and 200m in the evening session from 18:30.

There are more swimming heats at the Tollcross Swimming Centre. Ellie McCartney will go in the women’s 200m individual medley at 10:43.

Matthew Hamilton will take part in the men's 50m butterfly at 11:13 while Danielle Hill, Grace Davison and Emily Hughes will race in the women's 50m freestyle at 11:29 and 11:31.

Paddy Johnston will go in the men's 100m backstroke at 12:19 and Team NI will go in the mixed four x 100m medley relay heats at 12:37.

Should the various swimmers progress to the semi-finals and finals they will take place from 19:00.

Danielle Hill will compete in the women's 50m backstroke final at 20:36.

Chloe Wilson and Shauna O'Neill will be in the women's pairs bronze medal match against Wales at the SEC Centre 10:10 BST.

Gary Kelly is in action in the men's singles bronze medal match against Australia at the SEC Centre from 11:30.

O'Neill will then compete in the women's singles at 17:50 against Botswana.

A number of Team NI boxers are one win away from a medal as quarter-final action gets under way at the SEC Centre.

Kaci Rock will fight Niue's Karen Te Ruki Pasene at 13:00 in the women’s welterweight 65kg.

Garyn McAllister will take on Ghana's Jibril Muntari at 14:45 in the men’s heavyweight 90kg.

Nicole Clyde will face India's Preeti Preeti at 18:00 in the women's bantamweight 54kg quarter-final.

In artistic gymnastics, Ewan McAteer goes in men's vault final at the Glasgow International Arena at 13:00.

Hannah Crymble will compete in the weightlifting women's 63kg final at the SEC Armadillo from 14:00.

In netball, Northern Ireland play their fourth pool game against South Africa at the Hydro at 14:00.

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England's Sam Tolchard will be aiming to win his first Commonwealth Games gold medal after reaching the men's singles bowls final.

Tolchard beat Northern Ireland's Gary Kelly 2-0 in the semi-final and will face Malaysia's Izzat Shameer Dzulkeple in the gold medal match on Tuesday morning.

The Torquay bowler, an electrician by trade, is competing in his fifth Games and has previously secured bronze and silver medals for England.

It will also be England against Malaysia in the women's pairs final after Amy Pharaoh and Sian Honnor and beat Wales on a tie-break in their semi-final.

Meanwhile, England will face Scotland in the Para-bowls mixed pairs B2-B3 final following a 2-0 win over Wales in the semi-finals.

Both of those contests will also take place on Tuesday morning.

Lauren McCann
BBC Sport NI Journalist in Glasgow

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There's lots of Team Northern Ireland athletes in action on the fourth day of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with Rhys McClenaghan and Daniel Wiffen both going for gold.

Harrison McGrogan will make his Commonwealth Games debut in the men's 71kg weightlifting final at the SEC Armadillo from 09:00 BST.

At the Tollcross Swimming Centre, Paddy Johnson will be in the men's 200m butterfly heats at 10:30.

Danielle Hill and Lottie Cullen will take part in the women's 50m backstroke heats at 10:57 and Jack McMillan and Matthew Hamilton will go in the men's 100m freestyle heats at 11:09.

Should they all progress through their heats, the semi-finals or finals of all those events will take place in the evening from 19:00.

Wiffen will go in the 800m final at 20:37 in the evening session as he seeks a first Commonwealth gold.

There is more boxing action at the SEC Centre with four Team NI boxers in action.

Caitlin Fryers will fight in the women's flyweight 51kg round of 16 against Zinnat Ferdous from Bangladesh at 11:15.

At 13:45, Eoghan Quinn will take on Jade Micock from Seychelles in the men's light-heavyweight 80kg round of 16.

Jude Gallagher will fight in the men's lightweight 60kg round of 16 at 19:00 as he takes on Pakistan's Qudrat Ullah.

Jon McConnell will face India's Sumit Sumit in the men's light-middleweight 70kg round of 16 at 20:30.

Para-athlete Eve Walsh Dann is out at the Scotstoun Stadium at 13:16 in the women's T38 first round 100m. If she makes it through, the final will take place at 19:50.

At the Glasgow International Arena, McClenaghan will compete in the men's pommel horse final at 15:00.

Team Northern Ireland's netball squad will play their third game at the Hydro at 16:00 against Tonga as they seek their first win.

Gary Kelly is in men's single sectional play action against South Africa's Wayne Rittmuller at 16:10 at the SEC Centre.

He will progress to the evening's semi-finals at 20:40 if he wins one set against Rittmuller.

He can afford to lose 0-2 as long as New Zealander Shannon McIlroy doesn't win his final two games in straight sets and overturn a shot difference that stands at +45 to +16 in Kelly's favour.

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Former World Indoor champion Jason Banks staged a stunning comeback to beat Wales' Ross Owen and retain hopes of qualifying from Section C of the men's bowls singles at the Commonwealth Games.

The Scot lost the opening set 11-4 but stormed back to take the second 12-1 before winning the tie-break.

It means Banks has three wins and one defeat along with England's Sam Tolchard and Fiji's Rajnesh Prasad in the six-player groups.

But Beth Riva and Caroline Brown suffered a 5-3 5-1 defeat by group leaders Malaysia in the women's pairs.

The Scots sit third, with Aleena Ahmad Nawawi and Syafiga Haidar Afif Abdul Rahman top after four straight wins and Norfolk Island second with three victories.

There was also defeat for Mary Stevenson and Robert Barr in the para mixed pairs as they lost 1-6 7-3 1-0 to Wales' Julie Thomas and Steffan James in a top-of-the-table clash.

It means the Welsh top the league with four wins and one defeat, with Scotland having three victories and two losses along with New Zealand.

Lauren McCann
BBC Sport NI Journalist in Glasgow

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It's day three of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, here's what is in store for various Team Northern Ireland athletes.

It's another busy morning of heats at the Tollcross Swimming Centre from 10:30.

Grace Davison and Emily Hughes will be in the women's 100m freestyle at 10:30 with Alana Burns-Aiken in the 100m butterfly at 11:48.

Adam Bradley will be in action in the 50m breaststroke at 10:59 and Barry McClements will try to win another medal in the S9 100m backstroke at 11:59.

Should those swimmers progress through their heats, the semi-finals or finals of all those events will take place that evening from 19:00.

At the SEC Centre, two of Team NI's boxing contingent will be in action.

At 18:00, Nicole Clyde will face Ghana's Nancy Bamfo in the women’s bantamweight 54kg round of 16.

JP Hale will fight in the men's welterweight 65kg round of 16 at 20:30 against England's Patris Mughalzai.

Shauna O'Neill and Chloe Wilson are out in the bowls in the women's pairs against Guernsey from 11:20 as they seek another win and they will then face Zambia at 19:00.

Gary Wilson will go in the men's singles against Mitchell Graham from the Norfolk Island at 14:45.

Team NI's netball squad will play their second pool game at the Hydro against Malawi at 14:00 as they aim for their first win.

Lauren McCann
BBC Sport NI Journalist in Glasgow

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It's another busy day at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow for Team Northern Ireland athletes.

It's an early start for bowler Gary Kelly, who faces Liam Hill from Tonga in the men's single sectional play at the SEC Centre at 08:30 BST as he aims to make it three wins from three.

Shauna O'Neill and Chloe Wilson will get under way at 17:50 when they take part in the women's pairs selection play against Isle of Man as they also aim for their third victory.

Kelly's final session of the day is at 19:15 as he takes on Singapore in the men's singles.

At the Tollcross Swimming Centre, it is a second morning full of heats from 10:30.

Victoria Catterson and Emily Hughes will be in the women's 200m freestyle at 10:30 while Matthew Hamilton will be in the men's 50m freestyle (10:50) and 100m butterfly (11:23).

Danielle Hill, Grace Davison and Lottie Cullen will take part in the women's 100m backstroke at 11:09 and Ellie McCartney in the 100m breaststroke at 11:36.

Olympic champions Daniel Wiffen and Jack McMillan will go in the men's 400m freestyle at 11:49 and Paralympic champion Bethany Firth in the women's S14 200m freestyle at 12:12.

Should the various swimmers progress through their heats, the semi-finals or finals of all those events will take place in the evening from 19:00.

Team Northern Ireland's netball side are in action at the Hydro from 14:00 as they face England in their first Pool A game.

Lauren McCann
BBC Sport NI Journalist in Glasgow

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The first day of the 2026 Commonwealth Games is upon us and it's a busy enough Friday for various Team Northern Ireland athletes in Glasgow.

It's an early start Gary Kelly who is in action in the men's singles against New Zealand's Shannon McIlroy at 08:30 BST after his win against Niue on Thursday.

Shauna O'Neill and Chloe Wilson will face Niue in the women's pairs at 11:20 after their victory on Thursday against Singapore.

At the Tollcross Swimming Centre, it is a morning full of heats from 10:30.

Victoria Catterson will be in the women's 400m freestyle while Grace Davison and Lottie Cullen will get under way in the women's 200m backstroke.

Conor Ferguson and Paddy Johnston will be in the 50m backstroke with Alana Burns-Aiken in the 50m butterfly and Adam Bradley in the 100m breaststroke.

Barry McClements will go in the men's S10 100m butterfly while Team NI will take part in both the men's and women's 100m freestyle relay heats.

Should the various swimmers progress through their heats, the semi-finals or finals of all those events will take place that evening from 19:00.

At the SEC Centre, one of Team NI's boxing contingent will be in action.

Louis Rooney fights in the men's bantamweight 55kg round of 32 against Mathealira Seholoholo from Lesotho at 11:45.

From 13:00 at the Emirates Arena, Olympic champion Rhys McClenaghan alongside Ewan McAteer and Eamon Montgomery are in qualification action.

Lauren McCann
BBC Sport NI Journalist in Glasgow

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Six-time Paralympic champion swimmer Bethany Firth and 2022 Commonwealth Games silver medallist bowler Gary Kelly will be Northern Ireland's flagbearers at Thursday's Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Glasgow.

Firth is competing at her fourth Games and won gold in Birmingham four years ago.

Kelly, who won his opening game of the men's singles against Fred Tafatu from Niue Island on Thursday morning, will represent Team NI at his third Games after claiming bronze in 2010.

Kelly will carry the NI flag and Firth the King's batons at the ceremony held at Glasgow's Hydro arena which gets under way at 20:00 BST.

For the first time, all 74 nations and territories will have their own baton specially designed to represent their culture.

"It's an honour and privilege to receive such a prestigious opportunity to carry the Northern Ireland flag on behalf of the athletes, my family and my friends," Kelly told BBC Sport NI.

"It's an incredibly special moment for our sport bowls and we had Mark McHugh and Jeremy Henry previously carrying the flag so to go on that list is a pretty cool feeling to join them, but it's about more than bowls and myself it is about representing our people, our culture and family and friends and that's what it's all about."

Firth said she was "honoured", adding: "I've been representing Northern Ireland my whole life, even when I have been wearing my GB flag and just to go out there and hold that baton, I can't wait and I can't wait to tell Charlotte (her daughter) one day that mummy did it for Northern Ireland."

Lauren McCann
BBC Sport NI Journalist in Glasgow

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The lawn bowlers are the first athletes from Team Northern Ireland in action at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

They will compete on Thursday morning ahead of the evening's opening ceremony at the Hydro, which starts at 20:00 BST.

Gary Kelly is in men's singles action against Niue at the SEC Centre from 09:30 while Shauna O'Neill and Chloe Wilson go in the women's pairs against Singapore at 10:55 at the same venue.