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England and Scotland off the mark in Delhi

Australia are dominating at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex

David Daniell bagged England’s first cycling medal of the Commonwealth Games in controversial circumstances with Keirin silver in Delhi – but there was disappointment for Scotland’s Olympic silver medallist Ross Edgar.

Original winner Azizulhasni Awang of Malaysia was relegated after a typically aggressive ride, storming from fourth to first on the final bend.

And that left compatriot Josiah Ng to claim gold, with Daniell second and New Zealand’s Simon Van Velthooven third.

Edgar, who bagged silver at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, crashed out in his semi-final and will now turn his attention to the individual sprint.

“I’m gutted to be honest because that was my main race for the Commonwealth Games,” he said. “I’m going to have to focus on the sprint now and hopefully that will go better for me.”

Meanwhile, Australia’s Cameron Meyer added Commonwealth points gold to his two world titles, while England’s George Atkins took silver and the Isle of Man’s Mark Christian sealed bronze.

Meyer produced a sublime performance to notch up 89 points and secure what was Australia’s fifth track cycling gold of the Games after just seven events.

Jenny Davis and Charline Joiner captured Scotland’s first cycling medal in Delhi with a surprise team sprint silver.

The duo clocked 36.057 seconds in qualifying to set up a final with Australia’s reigning world champions Anna Meares and Kaarle McCulloch, who won gold and silver respectively in the 500m time trial on Tuesday.

“I never thought getting here was possible, let alone winning a silver medal,” said Joiner. “I can’t believe it.”

And Australia’s Megan Dunn won the women’s points race ahead of New Zealand’s Lauren Ellis and Canada’s Tara Whitten. 

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