Commonwealth Games 2010: England's Rajiv Ouseph wins badminton silver | Sport | The Guardian Commonwealth Games 2010: England's Rajiv Ouseph wins badminton silver • 24-year-old beaten in final by world No1 Chong Wei Lee • Netball team take bronze medal against Jamaica Rajiv Ouseph with the silver medal he won in the men's badminton final at the Commonwealth Games. Photograph: Ian Walton/Getty Images Commonwealth Games 2010: England's Rajiv Ouseph wins badminton silver • 24-year-old beaten in final by world No1 Chong Wei Lee • Netball team take bronze medal against Jamaica Press Association Thursday 14 October 2010 04.42 EDT First published on Thursday 14 October 2010 04.42 EDT Close This article is 6 years old England's Rajiv Ouseph claimed the silver medal as world No1 Chong Wei Lee gave a badminton masterclass in the men's final at the Siri Fort Complex.

The result was never in doubt once the Malaysian had found his rhythm and the 21-10 21-8 scoreline was wrapped up in 26 minutes. Ouseph, 24, had raced into an early lead but Lee soon found his form and he mixed up some hard hitting and smashes with a delicate touch at the net. There was a considerable gulf between the pair and whatever the Englishman tried, Lee had an answer as he won the first game 21-10 in just 12 minutes. The second game continued in the same manner, with Lee proving so fast around the court that Ouseph had to look wide or long in the hope his opponent could not make up the ground. Lee raced into an 12-2 lead and although Ouseph battled valiantly, his opponent was unstoppable. England's netball team won a bronze medal on the final day of the Commonwealth Games . Watched by double Olympic gold medallist Kelly Holmes, England faced Jamaica in a play-off match at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex and ran out 71-47 winners.

Inspired by goal shooter Louisa Brownfield, the team took a 12-point lead into the final quarter and never looked in danger of surrendering it. The gold medal match between Australia and New Zealand was scheduled to follow. Francesca Jones claimed a rythmic gymnastics silver medal for Wales on the final day of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Jones scored 24.750 points in the hoop women's final to take the silver behind Malaysian Elaine Koon who scored 25.300 for gold. Chrystalleni Trikomiti of Cyprus took the bronze medal with 24.500. Nathan Robertson and Jenny Wallwork had to be content with silver medals in the mixed doubles after they were comprehensively beaten by the Malaysian pair Koo Kien Kiet and Chin Eei Hui in just 36 minutes. The English pair were the top seeds but could not maintain their good start as the Malaysians enjoyed a deserved victory in a fast-paced match. Robertson and Wallwork raced into a 5-0 lead in the first game before their opponents responded.

They pulled level at 11-11 and maintained their momentum to take a three-point lead at 16-13. Robertson and Wallwork refused to let them get away and the pairs were level at 19-19 and then 20-20. However, the Malaysians edged ahead once more and took the opening game 22-20 when Robertson put a smash into the net. The unseeded Malaysian pair were clearly on top and went on to take the second game 21-12 for a surprisingly one-sided victory. England goalkeeper James Fair urged his shattered men's hockey team to come back stronger after successive penalty shoot-outs denied them the chance of Commonwealth Games medal in Delhi. Adam Dixon's saved shot meant England lost their bronze medal play-off to New Zealand at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium in the same manner in which they had lost their semi-final to India. Despite battling back from 3-1 behind with a Simon Mantell hat-trick, England came up short in the shoot-out again but Fair insisted it was an experience the team had to learn from before turning the page.

He said: "Losing a place in the final is massive and now missing out on a medal in the same way means we're devastated. But we have a choice as a team how we are going to react to it. "Our build-up is towards London 2012 and we've got to learn from this experience – whether it's practising taking or saving penalties. We've got to get better and learn from it and hopefully it won't happen again." In a direct contrast to their semi-final, when they had blown a 3-1 lead to India in normal time, this time England had to fight back from the same scoreline after allowing the Kiwis to build a significant advantage. Dean Couzins put New Zealand ahead with a penalty stroke but England were unlucky not to equalise when Glenn Kirkham's effort was saved by Kyle Pontifex then Ashley Jackson saw his rebound deflected. But England's attacks were few and far between and New Zealand went further ahead in the 15th minute when Nick Haig rounded off a sweeping move to fire home from the right side of the area.

New Zealand twice missed the chance to further increase their advantage from penalty corners and paid the price when England reduced the deficit, James Tindall helping a Simon Mantell cross over the line. New Zealand extended their lead early in the second half when Fair illegally blocked Hugo Inglis cutting into the box, and after English protests Hayden Shaw swept home the resulting penalty-stroke. Dixon and Ashley Jackson both missed the chance to reduce the deficit from penalty corners before England got a temporary advantage when Steve Edwards was yellow-carded for a foul on England captain Barry Middleton. England took full advantage, reducing the deficit when Simon Mantell appeared to flick home a Richard Mantell ball into the box, then equalising when Mantell completed his hat-trick by sweeping low past Pontifex. Richard Mantell had a penalty corner blocked on the line in golden goal extra time as the game drifted to the seemingly inevitable penalty shoot-out – and as far as England's sporting history is concerned, the seemingly inevitable result.

BBC Sport - Hockey - Injured Richard Mantell 'may miss Commonwealth Games' Injured Richard Mantell 'may miss Commonwealth Games' Mantell suffered the injury during a World Cup game against Pakistan Richard Mantell is a doubt for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in India after picking up an injury at this month's hockey World Cup, in the same country. The England star's operation on a fractured fibula and dislocated ankle, sustained against Pakistan, "went well" according to England Hockey. However, Mantell will be out for at least six months and may miss the Commonwealths, which start in October. Mantell's brother, Simon, should make a quicker return from a foot injury. BBC Sport understands Simon Mantell suffered a recurrence of an old foot injury during a training game against New Zealand while at the World Cup, but will not face such a lengthy lay-off. 606: DEBATE BBC Sport - Hockey - England's Richard Mantell returns for Commonwealths England's Richard Mantell returns for Commonwealths Mantell has been out of action for more than five months Richard Mantell has been named in England's Commonwealth Games squad after recovering from a serious leg injury sustained in March's World Cup.

The penalty-corner specialist fractured his right fibula and dislocated his ankle playing against Pakistan. Mantell's younger brother Simon is also included in the 16-man group after an absence with a broken foot. The Games begin in Delhi on 3 October, with New Zealand, Canada, Malaysia and Wales in England's pool. It had been feared that Richard Mantell would miss his second successive Commonwealths after injury forced him out of the Melbourne edition of the Games. 606: DEBATE Can England make it onto the podium for the first time since 1998? Seven of the squad were part of the team that finished fourth in 2006, including Barry Middleton, who is the most-capped member of the party with 135 international appearances. World Young Player of the Year Ashley Jackson, who plays alongside Middleton at Dutch club HGC, is making his first appearance at the Commonwealth Games along with 17-year-old Harry Martin, who is the only uncapped player in the squad. Jackson eyes bright future for England hockey Despite losing the elder Mantell early in their campaign, England went on to reach the World Cup semi-finals and made the final of the Champions Trophy for the first time in August.

"The squad has made good progress in recent tournaments and we will look to continue that while competing for the medals against the likes of Australia, New Zealand and Pakistan," said coach Jason Lee. Advertisement Mantell was injured during England's World Cup win over Pakistan England squad for the Commonwealth Games: James Fair (Cannock), Richard Mantell (Reading), Richard Smith (Loughborough Students), Richard Alexander (Surbiton), Alastair Wilson (Beeston), Adam Dixon (Beeston), Glenn Kirkham (East Grinstead), Ashley Jackson (HGC), Robert Moore (Surbiton) Harry Martin (Old Loughtonians), James Tindall (Surbiton), Barry Middleton (HGC), Iain Mackay (Reading), Nicholas Catlin (Loughborough Students), Alastair Brogdon (Bowdon), Simon Mantell (Reading). Travelling reserves: Nicholas Brothers (Reading), Benjamin Hawes (Surbiton), Andrew Bull (Brooklands MU), Jonathan Clarke (Reading).

Bookmark with: BBC Sport - Commonwealth Games 2010: England women into semis Commonwealth Games 2010: England women into semis 2010 COMMONWEALTH GAMES Venue: Delhi, India Dates: 3-14 October 2010 Coverage: Comprehensive live coverage across BBC TV, radio, online, BBC Red Button, mobile and BBC iPlayer services. Find full coverage details here. And a full schedule of events here. Hockey women book semi-final spot England women sealed their place in the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Games hockey tournament, while the men also edged closer towards the last four. Goals from Nicola White, Alex Danson and Georgina Twigg secured a comfortable 3-0 victory over Malaysia. James Tindall's hat-trick and goals from Richard Mantell and Rob Moore goals gave England's men a 5-3 win over New Zealand in a thrilling match. But Scotland's women went out after losing 5-2 to Australia in Pool A. Australia's victory saw them top their pool and they will face England in the last four on Monday with New Zealand up against South Africa in the other semi-final.

Tindall hat-trick secures England hockey win As well as Tindall's heroics England's men were also thankful to goalkeeper James Fair who produced some stunning saves. "We've relied on Simon Mantell for most of our goals so far so it's nice to take the heat off him a bit," said Tindall. "It's important we get as many people as possible on the scoresheet because four games in five days is hard work but the spirit and morale in this team is brilliant." India kept their semi-final hopes alive with a 4-0 win over Scotland to leave the Scots waiting for their first win of the competition. Host nation Indian will now have to win their remaining group match against arch-rivals Pakistan on Sunday for a place in the semis. 606: DEBATE Simon Mantell - GB Hockey GB Hockey At a glance Show Hide Simon Mantell Simon started with hockey at Taunton Vale HC as a junior, as his father was part of the first team, but he started playing more when he moved to Millfield school at age 11.

It was his coach there, Jo Morgan-Hughes, who convinced Simon to move from tennis to hockey and it was his coach at secondary school, David Hacker, who furthered his hockey development. Outisde of all of his hockey Simon holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Birmingham, where he graduated in 2007. He's a part-time Desk intern at Goldman Sachs in the Securities division, and when he's not training or working he enjoys golf, surfing and travelling. Nationality: Richard Mantell - GB Hockey GB Hockey At a glance Show Hide Richard Mantell Richard, from Bridgwater in Somerset, ws a reserve for London 2012, known as a ‘P’ accredited athlete. He has over 160 appearances and was part of the England team that won gold in the 2009 European Championships. Richard is one of two Mantell brothers who are part of the GB hockey set-up; his brother Simon missed out on selection following an injury at the Olympic Test Event. Richard memorably suffered a broken leg against Pakistan at the 2010 World Cup but returned to Delhi eight months later for the Commonwealth Games.

He plays his club hockey for Reading who won the Men’s England Hockey League Championship this year. Richard is married to Jen and lives in Datchet. He is the sales and marketing manager for SSS, the adidas hockey distributors in the UK. Nationality: Learn and talk about Richard Mantell, British male field hockey players, English field hockey players, Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games 2011 Gladbach Team Richard Mantell (born 17 August 1981) is an English field hockey defender. He is the older brother of Simon Mantell . Mantell made his international debut on 10 February 2003. He was a member of the England squad that competed at the 2006 and 2010 Hockey World Cup. He was also part of the winning squad at the 2009 EuroHockey Championship and came third in 2011 , and also competed in the Champions Trophy in 2007, 2009 and 2011.

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Commonwealth Games 2010 live blog: 12 October | John Ashdown | Sport | The Guardian Commonwealth Games 2010 live blog: 12 October • Follow the action from Delhi, including rugby and athletics • Comment below or email John Ashdown or via Twitter Tom Daley (right) and Max Brick celebrate their diving gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Tuesday 12 October 2010 05.05 EDT First published on Tuesday 12 October 2010 05.05 EDT • India's women took a stunning surprise gold in the 4x400m relay. England took the bronze. • England's men also took a bronze in the 4x400m, with Australia cruising home. • England's hockey team were knocked out by India after a semi-final penalty shoot-out. Be sure to head back tomorrow for all the day's action.

3.50pm: A quick look at the medals table: Australia 68 golds Canada 25 goals South Africa 12 golds New Zealand are having one of those frustrating Games – despite winning seven times as many medals as Samoa (28 to four), they're level in the medals table with three golds apiece. 3.44pm: New Zealand have taken the gold in the rugby sevens, beating Australia in the final. ""After having won this tournament three times in a row there is always big pressure," the All Blacks captain DJ Forbes said afterwards. "Going through the way we did is great." 3.40pm: Over at the badminton arena Nathan Robertson and James Clark are one set up on Chayut Triyachart and Zi Liang Derek Wong of Singapore in the men's doubles semi-finals. 3.35pm: Some odd cricket-themed celebrations from the Aussies, Wroe batting with the baton. 3.34pm: Australia win it! Sean Wroe leads the Australians home, with England's Robert Tobin holding on for the bronze and Kenya, despite a couple of horrendous changeovers, taking silver.

3.33pm: Australia lead by a couple of yards from England as the anchors take the baton. Kenya in touching distance in third, with Botswana and Bahamas not far away. 3.32pm: Bahamas take it up at the second change, England third, Wales fifth. 3.31pm: Wales lead after the first 400m! Excellent leg from Williams (Rhys). 3.30pm: So the last event of the athletics programme gets underway. Williams (Conrad) takes the first leg for England, Williams (Rhys) the first leg for Wales. 3.27pm: The men's 4x400m is imminent. It's a wide open race, with Kenya slight favourites. England (Williams, Leavey, Yates and Tobin) and Wales (Williams, Thomas, Gowell and Warburton) will both fancy their chances of a medal. Australia and the Bahamas could also be in the mix. 3.25pm: "Any news on the triple jump final?" asks Katie Allen. Indeed there is, it got somewhat lost in the hockey-based excitement.

It was won by Nigeria's Tosin Oke, who leapt 17.16m in his only legal jump. The wonderfully named Lucien Hugo Mamba Schlick was 2cm behind with his final jump of the competition, while India's Renjith Maheswary took bronze with a jump of 17.07m. England's Nathan Douglas was fourth after a jumpof 16.96m. Larry Achike was seventh with 16.59m. 3.20pm: Here's the Press Association's take on that dramatic hockey semi-final: England's men's Commonwealth Games gold medal dreams were dashed on a night of drama at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium as the hosts blazed back from two goals down to win on penalties. Bharat Chetri dived full-length to his left to save Glenn Kirkham's penalty shot and India's win, 5-4 from the spot after a thrilling 3-3 draw, sent them to the final and England into a bronze medal play-off. India swept home all five of their shots from the spot which meant there was no way back for shattered England after Kirkham's effort was saved.

As India celebrated wildly, some England players slumped to the turf in tears. 3.13pm: Controversy as a tight line-call helps Ouseph to 20-18 and match point … and he takes it! The crowd not happy, and nor is Parupalli, but he'll have to settle for a shot at the bronze. 3.10pm: And the action just keeps on coming – it's semi-final time in the men's badminton, where England's Rajiv Ouseph is facing Kashyap Parupalli of India for a place in the gold medal match against Malaysia's Chong Wei Lee. It's currently one set all and 16-15 to Parupalli. 3.05pm: So Manjeet Kaur, Sini Jose, Ashwini Chidananda Akkunji and Mandeep Kaur produce an astonishing run for the hosts. How will their lives change after this? A superb anchor leg from Nadine Okyere held off Sally Pearson of Australia to give England the third place on the podium, with Nigeria well clear in second. 3.02pm: India take gold! Nigeria silver! England bronze!

The stadium goes bezerk, almost as loud as those in the hockey stadium. 3.01pm: India lead as the anchor runners take the baton. 3.00pm: Away from that excitement, the women's 4x400m is underway. Nigeria lead, England and India closing in. 2.55pm: England to take first: ENGLAND SCORE! England 1-0 India INDIA SCORE! England 1-1 India ENGLAND SCORE! England 2-1 India INDIA SCORE! England 2-2 India ENGLAND MISS! England 2-2 India (Kirkham's effort saved!) INDIA SCORE! England 2-3 India ENGLAND SCORE! England 3-3 India INDIA SCORE! England 3-4 India ENGLAND SCORE! England 4-4 India INDIA SCORE! England 4-5 India It's all over! India reach the final! England will play for bronze. 2.50pm: In a way this bodes well for England – James Fair has been nothing short of sensational in the latter stages. And we've got an England shoot-out, being described by the brilliant Barry Davies.

When was the last time that happened? 2.48pm: HOOONNNKKKK! The hooter sounds – this is going to penalty strokes. 2.46pm: Inside the final minute now, England attempting to run down the clock. 2.44pm: Having typed that, England come as close as they have throughout extra-time, Jackson diverting an effort just wide. 2.43pm: Superb save from Fair to deny the hosts! If anyone is going to win this in normal time, it's not going to be England. 2.42pm: So the second half gets underway in the hockey with Gurbaj Singh taking a break after suffering an injury. Six minutes to go before the dreaded penalty shoot out. 2.40pm: It's a Kenyan one-two-three, with Twell fourth. Cheruiyot takes the gold after holding off Kibet. 2.40pm: Ding, ding, ding! The bell sounds and Cheruiyot, Chenonge and Kibet have pulled away, with Twell desperately trying to hold on. 2.38pm: … smacked wide by Sandeep Singh!

Two laps to go in the 5,000m and the lead group is down to the three Kenyans, Twell and Australia's Wellings. 2.37pm: India have a penalty corner! Dangerous play, I think … 2.35pm: England's Kate Dennison's participating in the pole vault is over after three failures, while on the track the peloton is down to seven runners. 2.34pm: Three minutes to go until half-time in extra-time and it's the sort of cagey affair that prompted football to ditch the Golden Goal rule. 2.33pm: The three Kenyans all over the front in the 5,000m, dictating the pace, though Scotland's Steph Twell is in contention. 2.32pm: So two seven and a half minutes halves are scheduled for extra time in the hockey, but it could obviously end any second. India appeal for a penalty corner – denied by the officials. 2.28pm: Over at the athletics stadium, the women's 5,000m final is underway.

Paula Radcliffe holds the Games record for the event at 14min 31.42sec – Kenya's Vivian Cheruiyot, the fastest in the field by some distance on paper, could break it if she runs close to her best. 2.27pm: While we're waiting for extra-time, you might enjoy a butchers at this here gallery of today's action . 2.25pm: Peep! Peep! Peeeeeep! Full-time and it's 3-3. We now head to Golden Goal extra-time. 2.23pm: Inside the final minute now and England almost shoot themselves in the foot after failing to put the ball into whatever the hockey equivalent of Row Z is. As the stadiums are a little smaller in general, it'll be something like Row S, I suppose. 2.22pm: "Your photo suggests Tom Daley sees his medal as a solo effort as his poor partner can hardly get a corner of the flag to drap around himself," emails Ian Copestake. "I don't know, teenage diving sensations these days." 2.21pm: India denied by two excellent saves from James Fair, and some last-ditch defending.

Three minutes to go. 2.20pm: There's a fantastic atmosphere at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium as India press forward. Barry Davies at his breathless best in the commentary box. Football's loss is hockey's gain. 2.17pm: Less than eight minutes to go, and it's all India, England on the ropes … 2.15pm: In the hockey semi-final it's all kicking off. India have clawed their way back to 3-3 after an almighty scramble in the England area. 2.13pm: Afternoon all, John Ashdown here, taking the leather reins from Tom Lutz. They seem to be a little clammy for some reason. 2.08pm: India then win a penalty corner as Englan panic in defence. This could be crucial with time running out. The ball comes to Sandeep Singh but he blazes over. 2.06pm: 17 minutes to go in the hockey and England nearly go 4-1 up as India dawdle in their own half and lose the ball. But the shot is saved.

2.01pm: It's gold and silver for Kenya in the 1500m. Kiplagat, the world No1, sprinted home after finding himself in a tricky-ish position with 200m to go. 1.58pm: GOAL!! England 3-1 India (Mantell). England have a penalty corner in the hockey. They work it across the area and Mantell smacks the ball home. 1.56pm: The men's 1500m has started. The Kenyans are working together running in a bunch. As if they need the help. 1.54pm: And England are 2-1 up in the hockey. I missed it because of the 4x100m. Basically every time England win a relay gold, England's hockey team score. If they had any sense they'd push for the 4x400m to be run in five minutes.

1.46pm: Oooh, England nearly drop the baton on the first change and are far behind on the final leg but Mark Lewis-Francis – who has a bit of previous in the relay – runs a superb 100m to hunt down Jamaica to claim gold. Jamaica are second and India third. England's women sprinters are still hanging round the track and are there at the finish to greet them. 1.44pm: It's the men's 4x100m now, England line up as one of the favourites. India are in this one too. They broke the medal the other day and if they go at it again they have a chance of a medal. 1.38pm: Ghana get the nod by 0.01sec over India. So it finishes: 1. England 44.19sec 2. Ghana 45.24sec 3. India 45.25sec England looked in control throughout and all they needed to do was not drop the baton which they did with some ease. India looked safe for silver until Ghana's anchorwoman chased them down.

In that excitement, I missed a goal in the hockey. It's now England 1-1 India at half-time. Ashley Jackson got the goal from a penalty corner. 1.35pm: Nigeria fall early but England have a clear by the final change and they surge home, great baton changes for once. India have got a medal too. It will be a photo finish. Jamaica were disqualifed. 1.34pm: The women's 4x100m is about to start in the athletics. England face stiff competition from the reigning champions, Jamaica. India are also in it, so expect a decent noise. Not that you can hear it on a computer. Just pretend. 1.30pm: Four minutes to the break in the hockey and India have stifled England's attempted comeback. Both sides look like they're content to meander towards a few drinks. 1.27pm: The stadium is starting to fill up as people trickle in after work and the atmosphere is building. India have decent pressure but don't create anything. 1.23pm: Wilson fires a pass in and Simon Mantell deflects the ball wide. They've looked dangerous since falling behind.

1.20pm: England nearly hit back. Simon Mantell hits a cross shot and the ball flies across goal. A despairing England stick just misses prodding the ball home. 1.19pm: GOAL! England 0-1 India. England manage to save the first shot from the penalty corner but Sarvan is there to follow up and poke the ball home. 1.18pm: Penalty corner to India. The crowd go wild. I think it might get very noisy indeed if India score. 1.12pm: Over in the high court , Hicks and Gillett have come out punching. They're edging it over the Republic of Liverpool at the moment by all accounts. John W Henry may well miss out on a medal. 1.08pm: Tom Daley gets a documentary devoted to him tonight. Where's Brick's documentary? We want Brick! It's still England 0-0 India in the hockey. 1.06pm: Gold medalists Tom Daley and Max Brick are being interviewed on the BBC. Daley looks like a boy band member, Brick has the 1,000 yard stare of a drummer in a garage band.

1.02pm: The athletics this afternoon includes the relays and the 1,500m finals. 12.59pm: Even with a smattering of empty seats the atmosphere in the hockey stadium is electric. Well maybe not electric but at least a nasty bit of static of a wooly jumper. 12.59pm: Woo hoo! Johnson, Jackson and Lewis are now on the BBC sofa. The heavyweights have arrived. Goodbye under-12s underwater wrestling. Hello athletics. 12.56pm: The teams are out for England v India in the hockey, the world's No1 sport for rugby lads who weren't quite good enough to get into the first or second XV. 12.52pm: Drinkhall has lost his quarter-final 4-2. Bad news for people scratching round for stories. The men's hockey between England and India starts in three minutes or so. 12.48pm: You'll want some red-hot table tennis quarter-final action, won't you? Paul Drinkhall is 3-2 and 7-3 down in the sixth game. 12.41pm: The game is New Zealand's.

There's a huge sweeping run and Baker is up in support and strolls in to score. It ends New Zealand 24-17 Australia. Gold for New Zealand, silver for Australia. 12.39pm: What a chance for Australia. Phipps finds space and lays it off for Gill who knocks on who would have had an easy run in. 12.38pm: New Zealand are up for the first time in a while. Souness batters thorugh the Aussie defence and lays it off for Forbes who rumbles over the line. New Zealand 19-17 Australia. Two minutes to go. 12.36pm: Paul Drinkhall has made it 2-2 in the table tennis. He was 2-0 down. 12.35pm: Or maybe not. It's now Australia 17-14 New Zealand. 12.34pm: It looks like Australia will get the gold in the sevens: they're now 17-7 up. Oddly they have looked better since New Zealand got back to seven men. Still seven minutes to go though.

12.31pm: In the 1m springboard, Canada's Jennifer Abel wins gold. 12.28pm: Paul Drinkhall has pulled a game back in the table tennis and trails 2-1. 12.28pm: Messam has come back on after his yellow card. Oddly it doesn't help and Australia actually score again as they chase down a long kick to score. Australia 10-7 New Zealand at half-time. 12.25pm:... And they take it. They use the extra space and Turner has enough time to flop over. The conversion is missed though and it's New Zealand 7-5 Australia. 12.24pm: New Zealand are down to six men after a nasty high tackle. This is Australia's chance... 12.23pm: New Zealand look in complete control here, the opening 30 seconds are so aside. Baker breaks well for New Zealand and only a wonderful tackle stops another All Black try. 12.19pm: New Zeland sweep down the field. A nice pass from Forbes leaves a simple jog in for the opening try, New Zealand 7-0 Australia.

12.15pm: Paul Drinkhall is now 2-0 down in his table tennis quarter-final. New Zealand are tackled behind their own line and Australia get a scrum a few yards out... 12.15pm: Paul Drinkhall has lost the first game of his quarter-final. In sevens, it's the gold medal match between New Zealand v Australia. No novelty kitchen items up for grabs here: just gold and silver medals. 12.13pm: Andy Bull has approximately 70,000 words to write today. He's been for a spot of breakfast with Seb Coe and his lordship reckons India aren't ready to host the Olympics just yet. Here's an extract from the story: Lord Coe has said that India should wait a while before it thinks about bidding to host a future Olympic Games. Asked if India was ready to host the Olympics, Coe joked: "Is anybody?" before adding: "I am sure they will want to look at that, but I'm not sure that it should be quite yet." There had been strong suggestions that Delhi would bid for the 2020 Olympics, though that has yet to be officially confirmed.

12.08pm: And it is. South Africa win 17-14. England couldn't retain possession even though they looked the better team. South Africa win bronze, England get the food processor. I thinm Gollings gets to keep it. 12.07pm: Gollings jinks free but his pass is dropped. That could be it. 12.07pm: England have one more chance to score... 12.05pm: South Africa press once again and force their way over the line – just. It's England 14-17 South Africa with 50 seconds to play. 12.03pm: A very important phase of play: South Africa have a scrum near the England line, England regain possession but South Africa win it back and score a breakaway try. Oddly they don't put the ball under the posts even though there's plenty of time to do so. They convert anyway and it's England 14-12 South Africa. 12.01pm: More excellent work from Turner. South Africa's Dozzell chips through but Turner beats him for pace and manages to clear the danger.

11.59am: The teams have just two minutes to regain their breath – is there a sport at the Commonwealth Games that looks more knackering than sevens? It's basically sprinting and fighting non-stop for 14 minutes. 11.56am: Danny Caprice sidesteps the entire South Africa team and then a few of his own team – he's that tricky – to put England 14-5 up at half-time. 11.54am: Turner is looking nicely fired up for England in the sevens. England are nearly over the line again but it's knocked on a yard or so from the line and South Africa are still in it. 11.53am: Matt Turner barrels through a couple of (bad) South Africa tackles to make it England 7-5 South Africa after the conversion. 11.50am: Meanwhile, there's an actual medal up for grabs in the sevens. South Africa have just scored and are 5-0 up against England. The winners get a bronze, the losers get a food processor.

11.49am: And Jamaica complete an amazing comeback in the netball to win 534-57 in the final two minutes! Or maybe New Zealand win 59-43. You decide. 11.46am: Looks like it will be Australia v New Zealand in the netball final: the Kiwis are 57-42 up witha 2min 21sec to play ... make that 2min 18sec. 11.39am: It ends Samoa 34-0 Scotland. Samoa get a nice plate. Scotland get nothing not even a bowl. 11.35am: It's New Zealand 49-37 Jamaica as the seconds tick down in the netball semi-final. The problem with netball is you just want someone to launch a three-pointer now and again. Or do a 720 spin slamdunk. It never happens though. It will never happen. 11.29am: Samoa 17-0 Scotland at half-time. Bad Scotland. It's New Zealand 46-36 Jamaica going into the final quarter in the netball.

11.26am: It's Samoa 15-0 Scotland. The Scots will need to find something other than a fancy silver plate to dine off tonight. Mybe just a nice normal plate. 11.24am: Samoa are 5-0 up against Scotland. Watch Scotland go into damage limitation mode now. Just watch them. Jamaica have pulled it back to 39-34 in the netball, their coach looks slightly cheerier. 11.22am: "There's no rowing in the Commonwealth Games because a Commonwealth Games usually clashes with World champs or a World cup regatta," says Markus Buhmann. No now we know. 11.20am: Samoa are about to take on Scotland in the sevens plate final. No doubt Scotland will come out in a 5-2-0 formation for this tricky game. The plate final is basically a fifth and sixth place play-off. New Zealand are 39-29 up in the netball with 8 minutes of the semi-final left. The Jamaica coach does not look happy, she the Alex Ferguson of the netball world.

11.14am: Papua New Guinea have won the bowl at the Sevens, beating Canada. I'm not sure if "bowl" appears on the medals table. "Bowls" definitely does though. 11.12am: Does anyone know why there's no rowing in the Commonwealth Games? It's mainly performed by posh people with strong jaws and good teeth and the Commonwealth was their idea in the first place – surely it should be a shoo-in. 11.05am: Morning. I was called in at the last moment to do this gig so apologies for any errors. I genuinely thought this Commonwealth Games thing had ended last week when Linford Christie beat Tony Jarrett in the final of the 400m hurdles. At half-time in the netball it's New Zealand 32-25 Jamaica. 10.59am: Right, that's all from my tantalisingly short spell. Tom Lutz will be taking the reins for the first part of the afternoon at least.

10.56am: Strange what events like the Commonwealth Games do to the sport lover – just found myself muttering 'You can't afford to miss those' as Jamaica botch a shot in the netball semi-finals. The netball has, a couple of very one-sided affairs apart, been something of a revelation for me – far more fast-paced, physical and athletic than I remember. Still not convinced about anything that involves shooting at a target or the word 'synchronised', though … 10.50am: England's netballers' hopes of gold have ended at the hands of Australia after a nailbiting 51-45 semi-final. In the other semi-final, currently being played, it's New Zealand v Jamaica, which stands at 24-20 in the middle of the second period. 10.42am: Australia will face New Zealand for the rugby sevens gold this evening – a fairly comfortable victory for the Wallabies against South Africa in the end.

10.38am: One bit of news from the shooting I neglected to mention earlier: India have guaranteed their best ever Commonwealth Games gold medal haul after Annu Raj Singh and Heena Sidhu won the women's 10m air pistol pair. That's India's 31st gold of the Games, eclipsing their tally of 30 from Manchester in 2002. 10.34am: Half-time in the second sevens semi-final. The Springboks scored first, but Australia have bounced back, Liam Gill flopping over for a try on the whistle (and appearing to hurt himself in the process), to lead 10-7 at the break. 10.30am: Earlier on there was British success at the shooting range, where Scotland's Jen McIntosh took gold in the women's singles 50m rifle prone competition with a Games record score of 597-42x (I'm not even going to pretend to know what those numbers mean). Johanne Brekke took the bronze medal for Wales with 593-33x.

England's Mike Babb and Richard Wilson took the silver in the men's 50m prone pairs and Mick Gault and Iqbal Ubhi claimed a bronze in the men's 25m standard fire pistol pairs. 10.23am: All over in the sevens semi-final and a breathless second half sees New Zealand beat England 33-12. 10.21am: England are also suffering at the hands of their antipodean friends at the bowls rink, where Natalie Melmore trails Kelsey Cottrell in the women's singles. 10.17am: The points are really flowing now down at Delhi University. England have scored what always seemed likely to be a consolation try, a feeling confirmed by Raikabula's immediate reply at the other end. Now 26-7 with just over two minutes left. 10.16am: And it looks like England are heading into that bronze medal match. The All Blacks have raced into a 19-0 lead with five minutes to go. 10.14am: Australia are taking on South Africa in the other semi-final (kicking off at the conclusion of England v NZ).

The final takes place at around 12.30pm this afternoon, with the bronze medal match around midday. 10.11am: England are currently taking on New Zealand in the rugby sevens semi-finals (it's a thrilling 0-0 after the first peroid). In the stadium later on, there's the relay events, Andrew Baddeley hoping for a medal in the 1500m, Nathan Douglas doing likewise in the triple jump, and a potential one-two-three for Kenya in the women's 5,000m. 10.05am: There's been more trouble on the track for Nigeria, where Samuel Okon, the Nigerian hurdler who finished sixth in the 110 metres hurdles final, has failed a drugs test . Okon is the second Nigerian athlete to test positive for the stimulant in Delhi, with the women's 100m winner, Osayemi Oludamola, revealed to have failed a test yesterday. 10am: Good morning and welcome to day nine of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.

This morning's big news for England fans comes from the diving pool, where Tom Daley and Max Brick took gold in the 10m synchro event . Here's our man in the Dr SP Mukherjee Aquatics Complex, Andy Bull: They led the competition from the second round right through to the finish, and eventually beat the Australian pair of Olympic singles champion Matt Mitcham and Ethan Warren by more than 15 points. With only four pairs competing, the field was so small that it took Daley and Brick only 20 minutes to win their medals. But such is the excitement about Daley's presence here that it took the pair another hour just to get through all their media engagements after the event.

Topics Action from the ninth day of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi Published: 12 Oct 2010 Both England's men's and women's 4x100m relay teams claimed gold on the final evening of the athletics competition Published: 12 Oct 2010 Lord Coe has said that India should wait a while before it thinks about bidding to host a future Olympic Games Published: 12 Oct 2010 The athletics competition at the Commonwealth Games was hit with a doping scandal, protests and suspensions Published: 11 Oct 2010 Facts about Richard Mantell - The Meaning Of The Name The Meaning Of The Name Toggle navigation Age: 35 Height: 6 ft 2 in (189 cm) For privacy reasons, we cannot provide the meaning of this celebrity's name! Instead, please find the Numerology Interpretation for that name. The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 7. Interpretation: Learn more with our free Numerology Tool Richard Mantell was born on 17 August. Which stars are celebrating their birthday today? Check our and find out celebrities born on your birthday.

Biography Richard Mantell (born 17 August 1981) is an English field hockey defender. He is the older brother of Simon Mantell. Mantell made his international debut on 10 February 2003. He was a member of the England squad that competed at the 2006 and 2010 Hockey World Cup. He was also part of the winning squad at the 2009 EuroHockey Championship and came third in 2011, and also competed in the Champions Trophy in 2007, 2009 and 2011. Mantell has also represented Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the 2010 Commonwealth Games. Mantell was born in Bridgwater, Somerset, and studied at the University of Bath. He is nicknamed Rick or Ricky or Tricky. He has played club hockey for Reading. The section "Biography" of this page contains content from the copyrighted Wikipedia article " Richard Mantell "; that content is used under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) .

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Question: Brothers Richard and Simon Mantell played which sport for England in the 2010 Commonwealth Games?
Answer: Hockey