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Zoe Hobbs' stride, acceleration and attention to detail promise to make her even quicker over 100m, Suzanne McFadden reports. But has much changed for Kiwi sprinters in 50 years?

Our throwing queens, in judo and shot put, brought home the medals for our wāhine in NZ’s most glittering day so far at these Commonwealth Games; LockerRoom sums it up in our Day 6 wrap.

The 30-year-old ran 10.95 seconds

Eilish McColgan was inspired by surely the loudest roar heard since the London 2012 Olympics as she took a thrilling gold medal in the 10,000m

Daryll Neita had threatened to pull off an upset against Olympic 100m champion Elaine Thompson-Herah but, in the end, had to settle for Commonwealth Games bronze.

The 29-year-old is the overnight heptathlon leader in Birmingham

Athletes who have opted to miss the Commonwealth Games will regret doing so, say the event’s organisers

There were royal congratulations for Jarman’s gymnastics team-mates Alice Kinsella and Ondine Achampong.

Katarina Johnson-Thompson lies first in the women’s heptathlon after the 100m hurdles and the high jump

British pop giants Duran Duran headlined a glitzy Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Birmingham on Thursday as more than 5,000 athletes braced for battle. Competitors from 72 nations and territories, many of which are former British colonies, will be vying for medals in 19 sports over a jam-packed 11 days…

There'll be plenty of global superstars on show in Birmingham, including the four fastest women on the planet, iconic Paralympians, and a swimmer poised to become the greatest Commonwealth Games athlete of all time.