Commonwealth Games

Australia's long 12 year wait for Commonwealth Games gold is at an end, after a dominant win over rivals New Zealand in their gold medal match at the Hydro Arena.

The Kookaburras have claimed a fifth Commonwealth Games title with a 4-0 win over India at the Glasgow International Hockey Centre.

The Kookaburras will play for gold on Sunday after defeating England 4-1 in a semi final much closer than the final score suggested.

In a rematch of the Delhi 2010 gold medal match, Australia will play New Zealand for Commonwealth bragging rights after both nations won their respective semi finals clashes to advance to Sunday's final.

WA diver Maddison Keeney has missed out on a medal in the women's 3m springboard final at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh finishing in fourth position.

Western Australian powerlifter Ben Wright has made his Commonwealth Games debut, finishing 10th in the final of the men's heavyweight.Wright >

The Hockeyroos have defended their Commonwealth Games title after winning a dramatic penalty shootout 3-1 over England, following a last gasp equalizer to Jodie Kenny in normal time.

Glasgow's torrential rain has played havoc with the final of the women's pole vault, with six of the 10 competitors >

Western Australian Mel Hoskins has finished 10th in the women's road race at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games after seeing an early breakaway attempt foiled.

The Hockeyroos have advanced to the gold medal match of the 2014 Commonwealth Games after dismantling South Africa 7-1 in their semi final today at the Glasgow International Hockey Centre.

Lauren Mitchell has won a seventh Commonwealth medal of a glittering career with silver in the women's floor final at the Hydro Arena in Glasgow.

Western Australian diver Maddison Keeney has won a Commonwealth Games silver medal in the women's 1m springboard final at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh.

WA had three track and field athletes in action overnight, with competitors in the 100m hurdles, high jump and 4x400m relay.

WA's Luke Durbridge has finished eighth in the men's road time trial at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Australia has progressed to the semi finals of the men's Commonwealth Games hockey tournament with its one hundred percent record in tact after putting hosts Scotland to the sword with a 5-0 victory at the Glasgow International Hockey Centre.

Western Australian Institute of Sport javelin thrower Kim Mickle has won gold at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games with a second round throw of 65.96m.

Western Australian diver Maddison Keeney has won a bronze medal in the women's 3m Synchro at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

WAIS gymnast Olivia Vivian has produced one of the best performances of her long career to finish fifth in the final of the women's artistic all around competition at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Western Australian Institute of Sport athletes Lauren Mitchell and Olivia Vivian have won silver medals in the team final at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Western Australian Institute of Sport swimmer Katherine Downie has won silver in the women's Para-sport 200m IM SM10 after setting a new personal best in the final at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Western Australian boxer Jordan Samardali had his 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games medal hopes ended in the quarter finals following a TKO defeat at the hands of Mauritian Kennedy St Pierre.

The Australian Diamonds have earned themselves a semi finals berth after topping their group with a 64-40 win over South Africa.

Two goals to WAIS athlete Trent Mitton has helped the Kookaburras to an impressive 6-0 win over South Africa in their Commonwealth Games pool match at the Glasgow International Hockey Centre.

The Australian Diamonds have completed a 69-34 win over Trinidad and Tobago in their Commonwealth Games Pool B match this evening.

The Hockeyroos have asserted their position as gold medal favourites at the 2014 Commonwealth Games after securing a tough 3-0 win over rivals England at the Glasgow International Hockey Centre to earn top rank from their pool heading into semi-finals.

Australia's Women's Artistic Gymnastics team is in second place of the Team Final, and Victoria's Georgia-Rose Brown leads the All-Around competition, after the first day of qualification at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

The Kookaburras have survived a stern test against India to remain undefeated at the 2014 Commonwealth Games following a 4-2 win at the Glasgow International Hockey Centre.

Western Australian Jordan Samardali has qualified for the quarter finals of the men's light heavyweight after winning a split decision bout with Samoa's Afaese Fata Kalepi in the round of 32.

WA's Ella Pardy has finished ninth in the women's Para-sport long jump T37/38 at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games after a >

Western Australian swimmers have added two further medals to their collection overnight with Madeleine Scott claiming silver in the Para-sport 100m breaststroke SB9 and Tommaso D'Orsogna winning bronze in the men's 100m freestyle at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

A last minute goal to WAIS athlete Caitlin Bassett earned the Australian Diamonds a famous 49-48 win over England in a Commonwealth Games classic in Glasgow.

Western Australia's Ryan Bailie has produced a sprint finish to claim bronze for Australia in the triathlon mixed relay at the Strathcylde Country Park in Glasgow.

Australia's men's hockey team might have been the last to begin their Commonwealth Games campaign but they announced their arrival with a clinical 7-1 win over Wales, underpinned by Jake Whetton's first ever international hat-trick.

Western Australian Institute of Sport cyclist Scott Sunderland has defended his men's 1km time trial title after breaking the Commonwealth record for gold in Glasgow.

Western Australian swimmer Sally Hunter has won a silver medal in the final of the women's 200m breaststroke at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Jodie Kenny's second hat-trick in as many matches launched Australia's women's hockey team to a 9-0 win over the hosts Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow on Sunday.

The Australian Diamonds have recorded a comprehensive 77-27 win over Barbados in their Pool B match at the 2014 Glasgow >

The Hockeyroos have defeated Wales 9-0 at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games to remain undefeated after two matches.

Western Australian Laura Coles has won WA's first medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games after winning a dramatic gold medal match in the women's skeet at the Barry Buddon Shooting Centre.

Western Australian Tommaso D'Orsogna has won gold as a member of the Australian men's 4 x 100m freestyle relay squad at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

Western Australian Ryan Bailie has finished a highly credible fifth in the men's triathlon at Strathclyde Country Park in Glasgow on the opening day of the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

WA's Jess Pengelly has finished seventh in the final of the women's 400m IM in Glasgow, won by local favourite Hannah Miley.

The Australian Rhythmic Gymnastics team has missed out on the medals in the team final on day one of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

The Hockeyroos' Commonwealth Games title defence has got off to a perfect start with a dominant 4-0 victory over Malaysia on day one of Glasgow 2014.

Western Australian swimmers Jessica Pengelly and Sally Hunter have qualified from their morning heats on Day one of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

The Australian Diamonds have defeated Wales 63-36 in their opening match of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.

By Australia's lofty standards swimming is a non-negotiable, the Aussie swim team must top the medal table in Glasgow.

Much of the attention for bleary-eyed WA fans tuning in to the Glasgow Games in the early hours will surround the fortunes of our track and field athletes as they take on the best of the Commonwealth at Hampden Park.

With 13 weight categories providing 13 gold medals, Glasgow's Commonwealth Games Boxing events will be held at the Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre, with the medal bouts scheduled for the Hydro complex, modelled on ancient Greek and Roman amphitheatres.

Success and WAIS cyclists have a proud shared tradition at the Commonwealth level, and Glasgow shapes as more of the same.

The Australian diving team holds lofty expectations for the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games with a squad containing the tried and tested talents of Matthew Mitcham and Melissa Wu, with the raw emerging brilliance of Western Australian diver Maddison Keeney, whom on debut is touted as a future star of the sport.

Australia has never failed to win the women's artistic team gold medal at the Commonwealth Games, but the broader view is, the Aussies will never have a tougher test in claiming the team gold than in Glasgow.

The Glasgow organising committee has gone against conventional planning methods to put the Rhythmic Gymnastics in the first week of the competition schedule, handing the sport the first opportunity to shine in Glasgow.

The Commonwealth Games are often referred to as the "Friendly Games". However, there will be no misplaced friendship mistaking the rivalry between the world's best two netball nations as Australia and New Zealand go head to head for gold in Glasgow.

WA's Ben Wright is flying the flag for Australia in the para-sport powerlifting at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.The young >

Australia has sent a record-breaking largest ever shooting squad for competition at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, with WA's Laura Coles >

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