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  1. What's on for Team NI on day eight of Commonweath Games?published at 07:41 BST 31 July

    Lauren McCann
    BBC Sport NI Journalist in Glasgow

    Michaela WalshImage source, Getty Images
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    Walsh won gold in Birmingham four years ago

    We've made it to day eight of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and it's a big one for boxing with a number of semi-finals as the athletes look to upgrade on the bronze medals they have already won.

    Northern Ireland's netball team play an 11th/12th place classification match against Trinidad and Tobago at the Hydro at 09:00 BST.

    Cycling action starts at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, with Esther Wong going in the women's 400m individual pursuit qualification at 10:30.

    Chris Burns will compete in the men's C1/2 1000m time trial at 17:15.

    Erin Creighton, Wong and Emma Jeffers will go in the women's 10k scratch race qualification at 17:56 while Matti Dobbins will compete in the qualification of the men's elimination race at 19:23

    At 11:00 BST in the SEC Centre, Kaci Rock goes in the women's welterweight semi-final against Scotland's Caitlyn Rainey.

    In the afternoon, reigning champion Michaela Walsh takes on Fiji's Jasmine Daunakamakama in the women's featherweight at 14:30.

    In the men's light-middleweight, Jon McConnell fights against home favourite Sonny Kerr at 16:15 and Garyn McAllister goes at 16:30 in the men's heavyweight against Connor Williams from Wales.

    Jude Gallagher, gold medallist four years ago, takes on Tryagain Morning Ndevelo from Namibia at 20:45 in the men's lightweight.

    Willie John McCartan has been withdrawn from his bout due to injury.

    Bowler Shauna O'Neill goes in the women's singles against Guernsey at 12:45 then again at 20:40 against Singapore.

    Gary Kelly and Adam McKeown are in men's pairs action against Australia at 19:15.

    In athletics, Eve Walsh-Dann will compete in the women's long jump T37/38 at 20:05.

  2. What's on for Team NI on day seven of Commonwealth Games?published at 07:37 BST 30 July

    Lauren McCann
    BBC Sport NI Journalist in Glasgow

    Northern Ireland netballImage source, Getty Images
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    Northern Ireland's netball team are searching for their first Pool A win

    It is a much quieter day for Team Northern Ireland athletes at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

    At 09:55 BST at the SEC Centre, bowlers Gary Kelly and Adam McKeown face Pakistan in the men's pairs and they then take on New Zealand at 19:15

    Shauna O'Neill is in women's singles action against Niue at 15:00.

    Northern Ireland's netball team take on Australia at the Hydro at 16:00.

    Omar Ketsha will compete in the weightlifting men's 110+kg final at the SEC Armadillo from 18:30.

    Kate O'Connor will receive her gold medal for the heptathlon at the medal ceremony at Scotstoun Stadium at 18:30.

  3. What's on for Team NI on day six of Commonwealth Games?published at 07:35 BST 29 July

    Lauren McCann
    BBC Sport NI Journalist in Glasgow

    Kate O'ConnorImage source, Inpho
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    O'Connor sits top of the standings in the heptathlon after four events

    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.

  4. England's Tolchard & women's pair claim gold in bowlspublished at 13:57 BST 28 July

    England pair Amy Pharaoh and Sian Honnor smiling with their gold medals around their neck, holding their mascots from the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games in the airImage source, PA Media

    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."

  5. What's on for Team NI on fifth day of Commonwealth Games?published at 07:43 BST 28 July

    Lauren McCann
    BBC Sport NI Journalist in Glasgow

    Kate O'ConnorImage source, Getty Images
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    O'Connor will get under way in the heptathlon at Scotstoun on Tuesday

    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.

  6. Tolchard aiming for first gold in bowls finalpublished at 23:24 BST 27 July

    Sam TolchardImage source, Getty Images
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    England's Sam Tolchard beat Northern Ireland's Gary Kelly to reach the men's singles bowls final

    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.

  7. What's on for Team NI on fourth day of Commonwealth Games?published at 07:44 BST 27 July

    Lauren McCann
    BBC Sport NI Journalist in Glasgow

    Rhys McClenaghanImage source, Getty Images
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    McClenaghan is aiming to win a second Commonwealth gold

    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.

  8. Banks stages comeback win to stay in touch at top of grouppublished at 22:12 BST 26 July

    Jason BanksImage source, SNS
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    Jason Banks is one of the favourites for a gold medal

    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.

  9. What's on for Team NI on day three of Commonwealth Games?published at 08:29 BST 26 July

    Lauren McCann
    BBC Sport NI Journalist in Glasgow

    Barry McClementsImage source, Getty Images
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    Barry McClements will compete in the S9 100m backstroke after winning bronze in the event four years ago

    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.

  10. What's on for Team NI on day two of Commonwealth Games?published at 08:55 BST 25 July

    Lauren McCann
    BBC Sport NI Journalist in Glasgow

    Daniel WiffenImage source, Getty Images
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    Wiffen will go in the 400m freestyle heats alongside fellow Olympic champion Jack McMillan

    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.