Commonwealth Games LIVE: Aussie walkers sweep medals as Montag wins third straight title; Diamonds prepare for semi-final

Nigeria’s Samuel Ogazi has stormed to victory in the men’s 400m final winning by several metres.

Ogazi was very strong at the finish line stopping the clock in 44.25 seconds.

Australian 21-year-old Thomas Reynolds did his best from lane seven and managed to take fifth spot in 45.57, he’s a runner to watch in the coming years.

Trindad and Tobago’s Jereem Richards finished second in 44.82 with South Africa’s Zakithi Nene in third place in 45.21.

Jamaica’s Jordan Scott has won the men’s triple jump title today with a leap of 16.72m.

Here are a few great pictures from the final.

All three of Australia’s men’s sprinters survive their 1/8 final and progress to the quarter-finals.

Ryan Tate certainly left it to the last minute, but managed to get the job done against Scotland’s Craig Lyall, while Daniel James Barber also pipped Malaysia’s Muhammad Shah Firdaus Sahrom to the line.

Leigh Hoffman, the fastest rider from qualifying, easily got the win against Canada’s Cole Dempster.

Australia sweeps the podium in the race walk as Jemima Montag makes it back-to-back Commonwealth gold medals.

Elizabeth McMillen took silver and Rebecca Henderson bronze.

Montag, the Olympic bronze medallist and world championships silver medallist, made her big move with just over three laps to go and quickly opened up a big and decisive lead, going on to win in 42 minutes 13.40.

Montag just made the big move down the home straight heading into the third-to-last lap.

She has now quickly opened up a 50-metre lead.

Only the referees will stop the Olympic bronze medallist winning gold from here.

Leader Elizabeth McMillen just got her first yellow card in the race walk.

Her and Montag have been walking together as the lead pair for more than 5kms, Montag sitting one metre behind her.

One more card and McMillen will have to spend time in the sin bin and lose the lead.

Only five laps to go.

Things are thinning down here.

The Australian walkers fill the first three spots with Elizabeth McMillen still in the lead.

Ravina from India has been disqualified and is out of the race after receiving her third yellow card.

That leaves fellow Indian walker Priyanka, who is 77 seconds adrift of Australia’s leading trio.

In fifth, and last, place is Silvia Jerono Kemboi who has been lapped multiple times and is more than five minutes behind Priyanka.

Australian cycling really is having a moment.

Leigh Hoffman is the final rider in the men’s sprint qualifying and punches out a 9.361 to qualify fastest and set a new Games record.

His ride caps off an impressive qualifying for all three of Australia’s riders, with Ryan Tate qualifying fifth fastest with a time of 9.641, along with Daniel James Barber in seventh with 9.641.

Next up, it’s the men’s tandem B sprint qualifying.

Australia’s Kane Perris - who won bronze the other day - is in that one with his pilot Luke Zaccaria.

Australia are on track to clean sweep the podium in the women’s race walk.

Sure, there’s 18 laps to go but Australia’s Elizabeth McMillen and Jemima Montag are out front, 60 metres ahead of Rebecca Henderson who’s about the same distance ahead of the first non-Australian athlete.

Like the men’s race this is an Australia-dominated field - there are only six walkers in the field and three of them are Australian, so we should be a decent chance of a medal!

Like yesterday, the threat can come from being carded for poor technique and potentially being sin-binned.

New Zealand led from start to finish to secure a place in the gold medal game on Sunday AEST following a 61-53 semi-final win over England tonight.

It’s the Silver Ferns first Commonwealth Games gold medal match since 2014, according to the broadcasters.

The Silver Ferns were a picture of consistency and focus in the win while the Roses chopped and changed their line-up looking a lineup that could stop the flowing passes to towering shooter Grace Nweke.

Alas, nothing had a meaningful impact.