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Jake Heyward finished fourth in the men's mile as home hero Josh Kerr was crowned Commonwealth Games champion in Glasgow.

World record holder Kerr claimed gold in a time of 3:54.12 ahead of Australian Cameron Myers and Kenya's Timothy Cheruiyot.

Heyward recorded a time of 3:55:54, just outside the medals in a thrilling world-class race at Scotstoun Stadium.

It is reward for Heyward who has battled back after suffering an injury-plagued couple of years.

An ongoing foot problem saw the Welshman undergo double Achilles surgery in 2024.

The 27-year-old spent nearly two years on the sidelines before he could run again and only restarted his athletics career in January 2026.

"It was amazing to be part of that race," said Heyward.

"To not run for 18 months, start again in January and be at this point is pleasing.

"But it's also gutting. I wanted to win a medal, I wanted to win a gold medal, but I wanted to win a medal.

"Being that close is tough to take but it is sport and we'll move on to the next thing.

"There's also some top-class athletes that finish behind me so someone has to win and someone has to lose, that's the way the sport goes."

Heyward, who finished fifth in the 1,500m in Birmingham four years ago, thought he got his tactics wrong in the mile race in Glasgow.

"It's an improvement [on Birmingham] but I think this one was there for the taking," said Heyward.

"I think I had the ability to at least medal in that race and I made quite a lot of tactical errors and that probably shows the lack of racing over the last four years.

"I ran wide for a lot of the race and it's not ideal but you never want to be boxed in in a race like that when it is a slower pace.

"You're always making these calculated decisions. In hindsight, and I think I'd have to watch the race back, but I probably should have taken ownership of the race.

"But hindsight is a wonderful thing and what ifs don't matter in this sport."

Ava Lloyd finished sixth in the women's one mile race behind an Australian 1-2-3 of Abbey Caldwell, Jessica Hull and Claudia Hollingsworth.

Lloyd, 20, is coached by Jenny Meadows who also trains Keely Hodgkinson and Georgia Hunter-Bell.

Thomas Walley finished fifth in the men's pole vault final with a best attempt of 5.30m.

The 28-year-old was making his Commonwealth debut and started confidently, clearing 4.90m with ease with his first vault.

As the bar was raised to 5.10m, Walley failed on his first attempt but cleared again with his second go at the height.

The Wrexham native achieved 5.30m at the final attempt but failed to clear 5.40m which would have been his personal best.

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Amy Williams has missed out on a Commonwealth Games medal in Glasgow after losing her women's singles pool decider 2-0 against Malaysia's Emma Firyana Saroj.

Both bowlers had won their first four group matches so it was a winner-takes-all contest to see who would reach the semi-final.

Williams lost the first set 6-5 before being beaten 8-1 in the second by the world number one.

It was another near miss for Williams after she and partner Lauren Gowen lost the bronze medal match in the women's pairs.

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James Ball claimed his second silver of these Glasgow Games after once again falling to Scottish rival Neil Fachie in a dramatic tandem B sprint final.

Ball qualified third fastest this morning but needed just two of the three semi-final races to seal victory over Australian Kane Perris.

Once again, he faced Fachie in the final after the Scot claimed gold in Thursday's time trial when the Welshman came second.

The 35-year-old from Ponthir hoped to repeat the 2022 final, where he defeated his foe to claim a first Commonwealth gold.

In the first race, Fachie and pilot Aaron Pope caught Ball and Matthew Rotherham off guard by attacking with a lap and a half to go and winning comfortably.

The Welsh pair seemed to find an extra gear in race two, striking back to force a decider.

The third race had to be restarted after the Scottish pair crashed, clipping the back of the Welsh wheel.

Fachie and Pope, with cuts, bruises and rips in their cycling suits, then rode to glory to the delight of the home crowd.

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Anna Morris and Jess Roberts secured a one-two for Wales in the women's 25km points race.

Morris followed up her individual pursuit success with another gold, that after she had won team pursuit bronze alongside Roberts.

The qualified doctor bossed the race from start to finish, picking up points in each of the first three sprints before lapping the field to claim 20 points with around 60 laps left.

Roberts followed in lapping the pack and climbed the points table.

In the second half of the race, the lead switched back and forth between the Welsh pair several times before Morris took command to lead her team-mate by six points.

She claimed the 10 points in the final sprint to finish on 66 while Roberts clung on to second, picking up two points to hold off Australian bronze winner Georgia Baker, who was just one point back.

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Wales judoka Ben Moore missed out on a podium position after losing to Northern Ireland's Josh Green in the men's -73kg bronze medal contest.

"It's tough," said Moore.

"I felt like I could have got the medal, but it's good. I'm happy. The experience has been out of this world."

Afterwards, Moore was carrying a teddy in memory of his close friend Jago Ford who passed away from a brain tumour last year. Jago's Mum was watching Moore in action in Glasgow.

Holly Devall had earlier lost the in repechage category in the women's -73kg category to Northern Ireland's Rachael Hawkes.

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Wales boxing silver medallist Orlando Holley-Sotomi felt he could have been awarded gold after his 70kg final loss on Saturday afternoon.

Speaking after his split decision defeat against Northern Ireland's Jon McConnell, the light-middleweight said: "He was a good boxer, a good mover and he moved all three rounds.

"I felt the judges should have scored my aggression a bit more but sometimes, you can't always trust the officiating.

"You have to always give credit to your opponent and it's part of boxing."

Holley-Sotomi suffered a second-round one-point deduction for his head being too low but felt his opponent could also have been penalised.

"I felt he fell over how many times so he should have been warned," he said.

"It was only fair if I have a warning, he has a warning as well, but sometimes it's not fair."

Holley-Sotomi, who lost on his 23rd birthday, dedicated his medal to his father who died earlier this year.

He believes this Commonwealth Games is just the start of his career as he eyes a potential switch to the professional ranks.

"It means the world representing Wales," he said.

"I think I've proved to what type of exciting calibre of fighter I am.

"I think everyone should watch out. I might have a look at the pro game. Maybe we'll see a deal. Maybe Eddie Hearn or Frank Warren. Make some money.

"What I possess is one of the best right hands in boxing today is. So we'll see."