Latvala wins Serena storms Rally Finland past Petkovic 16 18into final MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2014 Chelsea slump to defeat in friendly Page 19 GLASGOW:England Canada’s Jennifer Abel on the 3m springboard during the women’s wins diving final at the Royal Commonwealth goldPool at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games.medal — AP race GLASGOW: The Commonwealth Games ended The closing ceremony was scheduled for Thursday and who said she plans to retire from Thomas of Wales, who won bronze in the time to win its fifth consecutive men’s field hockey yesterday with England winning the overall gold Sunday night in Glasgow, with Australian pop cycling, was 25 seconds behind. trial here and was 22nd in this year’s Tour de gold. England beat New Zealand 4-2 in a penalty medal race and the country it usurped - Australia singer Kylie Minogue among the headline acts. Ashleigh Pasio of South Africa took the France, overcame a punctured tire with just shootout to take the bronze medal after the - hoping for better things in four years when it Head of ceremonies David Zolkwer promised a bronze in a photo finish with Australia’s Tiffany under seven kilometers (4.3 miles) remaining to teams were level 3-3 after regulation time ended. will host the multi-sports event that attracts ath- party atmosphere: “The show is called ‘All Back To Cromwell. Both finished 1:11 behind win gold. Thomas, who led by about 50 seconds Australia has won 29 of its 30 matches at the letes from countries aligned with the former Ours.’ The title reflects a personal, spontaneous Armistead.Linda Villumsen of New Zealand, the when his tire needed to be replaced by his crew, Commonwealth Games, only losing a pool match British Empire. The first gold yesterday went to ‘we don’t want this moment to end’ feeling.” gold medalist in the time trial, was fifth. “It was a finished in 4 hours, 13 minutes, 5 seconds. Jack against South Africa 3-2 in 1998. cyclist Lizzie Armistead in the road race, and the Armitstead, who finished second in the great course,” Armistead said. “I won the national Bauer of New Zealand and Scott Thwaites of NETBALL GOLD: Australia easily beat defend- English added another in badminton later in the London Olympics road race and at the 2010 championships here last year, so I was prepared. I England had a sprint finish for second, with ing champions New Zealand 58-40 for gold in day to increase its total to 58, nine clear of sec- Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, led an definitely had an advantage knowing the track.” Bauer edging ahead on the line for silver. Both netball; Jamaica beat England 52-48 for bronze. ond-place Australia. England one-two finish in the 98-kilometer (61- And the rain, which hit the course on several Bauer and Thwaites were 1:21 behind Thomas. “It FAMILY FIRST: In the all-England mixed team It marked the first time since 1990 that mile) race on the wet streets of Glasgow. occasions to make conditions slippery for the rid- was such a grim day, I felt terrible at the start,” badminton final, the husband-and-wife team of Australia, which won four events on the last day, “Now I can call myself a champ, not a runner- ers, helped Armistead. Thomas said. “And when I had that puncture, I Chris and Gabrielle Adcock won the gold medal, hadn’t led the gold race at the Commonwealth up,” Armistead said. “It was special, something “As soon as it started to rain, I knew that was thought, ‘what do I have to do’? But I had a beating Chris Langridge and Heather Olver. Games. Athletes from Down Under will have a I’ve always dreamed about.” an advantage, because when you’re solo you can decent enough gap to stay out in front.” Michelle Li of Canada won the women’s singles chance to return to first place when the Gold She finished the seven-lap course in 2 hours, keep going fast in the wet,” she said. gold, beating Kirsty Gilmour of Scotland. Coast in Queensland state hosts the games in 38 minutes, 43 seconds. Her teammate Emma In the 12-lap, 168-kilometer (104-mile) men’s Elsewhere on the final day: Kashyap Parupalli of India won gold in men’s sin- 2018. Pooley, the silver medalist in the time trial on race held through mostly steady rain, Geraint AUSTRALIA STREAK: Australia beat India 4-0 gles, beating Derek Wong of Singapore. — AP Games medals table GLASGOW: Commonwealth Games medals table yesterday at the conclusion of Glasgow 2014 (gold, silver, bronze, total): England 58 59 57 174 Botswana 1 0 0 1 Australia 49 42 46 137 Kiribati 1 0 0 1 Canada 32 16 34 82 Trinidad & Tobago 0 3 5 8 Scotland 19 15 19 53 Pakistan 0 3 1 4 India 15 30 19 64 Bahamas 0 2 1 3 New Zealand 14 14 17 45 Samoa 0 2 1 3 South Africa 13 10 17 40 Namibia 0 1 2 3 Nigeria 11 11 14 36 Mauritius 0 1 1 2 Kenya 10 10 5 25 Mozambique 0 1 1 2 Jamaica 10 4 8 22 Bangladesh 0 1 0 1 Singapore 8 5 4 17 Isle of Man 0 1 0 1 Malaysia 6 7 6 19 Wales 5 11 20 36 Nauru 0 1 0 1 Cyprus 2 4 2 8 Sri Lanka 0 1 0 1 Northern Ireland 2 3 7 12 Ghana 0 0 2 2 Papua New Guinea 2 0 0 2 Zambia 0 0 2 2 GLASGOW: Malaysia’s gold medalists Vivian Kah Mun Hoo (right) and Khe Wei Cameroon 1 3 3 7 Barbados 0 0 1 1 GLASGOW: India’s Kashyap Parupalli holds his national flag winning the Woon (left) pose after winning the gold medal in the Women’s Doubles Uganda 1 0 4 5 Fiji 0 0 1 1 men’s singles badminton gold medal final match at the 2014 Badminton final match. — AFP Grenada 1 0 1 2 St Lucia 0 0 1 1 Commonwealth Games . — AFP From Bolt to unknowns, Games united C’wealth GLASGOW: They traveled in search of recognition, knowing leader of the 19th-century HMS Bounty mutineers who settled that was boycotted by many leaders because of host Sri Lanka’s for a four-day trip home. “I am really glad and so privileged to they were unlikely to return with medals. At the Olympics, on Norfolk - has not just been in Glasgow as a government fig- human rights record. “The games really galvanized the strong have been able to have lunch with her.” Queen Elizabeth II dis- Norfolk Islanders must settle with being part of Australia’s vast urehead. He was on the bowling green as one of Norfolk’s 23 sense of community within the Commonwealth,” said David played her appetite for merriment in Glasgow, beaming into the team. But the Commonwealth Games, which end Sunday night, competitors here. Grevemberg, who becomes chief executive of the games move- camera as she “photobombed” a selfie being taken by Australian offered the tiny south Pacific outpost a platform to stand proud- The island, which is 1,900 kilometers (1,180 miles) northeast ment after running the Glasgow event. “There is a real connec- hockey players. ly on the world stage, competing under its own flag. of Sydney, was one of 71 teams from the former British Empire tion.” But the 12-day event required a global star to elevate not It hardly matters that the island has now collected just one competing in the Commonwealth Games - disparate lands unit- There were stirring stories: a first-ever games medal for just the status of the competition within the Commonwealth medal from eight trips to the multisport event for former British ed by the link to British monarchy. Kiribati through David Katoatau’s weightlifting gold, English but its relevance far beyond. And Usain Bolt was an electrifying colonies - bronze in lawn bowls in 1994 - because their hunger “It’s a chance for the lesser territories to show what they husband-and-wife teams winning mixed titles in table tennis presence at his first Commonwealth Games. for competing is no less. “It’s very important for national pride,” have,” Sheridan said. “It’s great to have the opportunity to play (Joanna and Paul Drinkhall) and badminton (Gabby and Chris The world’s fastest man arrived to hero worship and brushed Norfolk Island Sports Minister Tim Sheridan told The Associated against the best in the world. The Olympics might be the world Adcock), and Sharon Firisua being cheered at Hampden Park as aside a media storm over reported disparaging comments Press. “It’s the pride we are doing it representing the island but at the Commonwealth Games we are one family.” It’s a fami- she finally crossed the line in the 10,000-meter final after being about Glasgow before enchanting spectators with theatrics and instead of Australia.” ly that has presented itself as more united in sports than at the lapped twice. “My aim when I was here was to see the queen,” speed as Jamaica’s 4x100-meter relay team was anchored to Sheridan - a direct descendent of Fletcher Christian, the ring- most-recent Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting said Firisua, one of 12 Solomon Islands athletes now preparing glory. — AP.