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As it happened: Commonwealth Games, day six

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NZ Herald,
Publish Date
Tue, 10 Apr 2018, 11:13am
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As it happened: Commonwealth Games, day six

Author
NZ Herald,
Publish Date
Tue, 10 Apr 2018, 11:13am

As it happened: Day six of the Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast.

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NZ soars up medal table after golden night

Key events

Road Cycling, from 12pm

Hamish Bond is one of New Zealand's great Olympians having won two golds, but he's never claimed a Commonwealth Games medal due to the simple fact rowing is not part of the Games. But he has a chance to win one on his bike in today's individual time trial. Bond began road cycling post Rio Olympics and took out the New Zealand time trial national title earlier in the year making him one the favourites to earn a medal on the Gold Coast.

In the women's event, defending champion Linda Villumsen is also expected to stand on the dias. She's aiming to claim a medal at three straight Commonwealth Games following a silver in Delhi followed by gold four years ago in Glasgow.

Hockey, from 1.30pm

The New Zealand men's side look to retain their unbeaten run in pool play when they face Scotland. The Scots go into the clash as underdogs having already lost to South Africa, Canada and Australia. It's expected to be another fairly easy win for the Black Sticks ahead of their crucial final pool match against the Aussies.

Boxing, from 2.20pm

Four Kiwi boxers are in quarter-finals today with victories guaranteeing at least bronze medals. Alexis Prichard is first up in the women's 57kg event where she enters the ring against Keshani Hansika of Sri Lanka. She's followed by Glasgow gold medallist David Nyika who faces Christian Ndzie Tsoye of Cameroon in their men's 91kg quarter-final. Men's 69kg fighter Leroy Hindley takes on Aidan Walsh of Northern Ireland followed by Patrick Mailata who is up against Northern Irishman Stephen McMonagle in the +91kg quarters.

Basketball, from 11pm

The Tall Ferns face Mozambique for a place in the semifinals. The African side finished last in group A following thrashings from Australia, Canada and England.

Kiwis in action

medal chances in bold

11am – Shooting - Men's 50m rifle prone qualification – Ryan Taylor
11am – Lawn bowls - Men's singles section play – Shannon McIlroy v Cepha Kimwaki Kimani (Kenya)
12pm – Road Cycling – Men's individual time trial – Hamish Bond, James Oram
12pm – Shooting - Queen's Prize pairs day 2 – John Snowden and Brian Carter
12.30pm - Athletics - Men's 800m heats – Brad Mathas
12.45pm – Swimming - Women's 400m freestyle heat – Carina Doyle
12.55pm – Swimming - Men's S9 100m backstroke heat – Jesse Reynolds, Chris Arbuthnott
1.13pm – Swimming - Men's 200m individual medley heat – Lewis Clareburt
1.17pm – Swimming - Men's 200m individual medley heat – Bradlee Ashby
1.23pm – Athletics - Men's 400m hurdles heats – Cameron French
1.30pm – Hockey - Men's pool game – New Zealand v Scotland
1.45pm – Squash - Women's doubles pool game – Joelle King/Amanda Landers-Murphy v (Malaysia
2pm – Lawn bowls - Men's singles section play – Shannon McIlroy v Robert Paxton (England)
2pm – Lawn bowls - Women's pairs section play – Jo Edwards/Val Smith v Tonga
2.02pm – Boxing- Women's 57kg quarter-final – Alexis Prichard v Keshani Hansika (Sri Lanka)
2.30pm – Squash - Mixed doubles pool game – Amanda Landers-Murphy/ Zac Millar v England
3.57pm – Athletics - Men's 200m heats – Joseph Miller
4.45pm – Road cycling – Women's time trial – Linda Villumsen and Rushlee Buchanan
5.23pm – Boxing- Men's 91kg quarter-final – David Nyika v Christian Ndzie Tsoye (Cameroon)
7pm - Volleyball - Men's quarter-final – Ben O'Dea/Sam O'Dea v Trinidad and Tobago
8pm - Squash - Mixed doubles pool game – Amanda Landers-Murphy/ Zac Millar v Malta
9pm – Lawn bowls - Women's triples section play – Mandy Boyd/Katelyn Inch/Tayla Bruce v Jersey
9.30pm – Squash - Men's doubles pool game – Paul Coll/Campbell Grayson v St Vincent and the Grenadines
9.47pm – Boxing- Men's 69kg quarter-final – Leroy Hindley v Aidan Walsh (Northern Ireland)
10.30pm – Volleyball – Women's quarter-final – Shaunna Polley/Kelsie Wills v Cyprus
10.40pm – Athletics - Women's hammer throw final - Julia Ratcliffe 
11pm – Basketball - Women's qualifying final – New Zealand v TBC
11.17pm – Boxing- Men's +91kg quarter-final Patrick Mailata v Stephen McMonagle (Northern Ireland)
11.43pm – Swimming – women's 4x100m relay final

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