New Zealand and Australia took different paths today to their final showdown in the Commonwealth Games netball tournament. The Silver Ferns looked the more impressive of the two favourites in the semi-finals, dealing comprehensively with Jamaica 59-43. By contrast, Australia were pushed all the way before edging ahead of England 51-45.

New Zealand coach Ruth Aitken elected to start with the defensive pairing of Anna Scarlett and Casey Williams, perhaps hoping their height would negate the shooting prowess of rangy Jamaican kingpin Romelda Aiken.

Nick Willis lost his Commonwealth Games 1500m crown this evening when he finished third in a hard-fought final.

Willis, New Zealand's big-name middle-distance runner, won a silver medal at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and was one of the glamour figures of the Delhi track and field meet. However, he has just emerged from an injury-hit season and wasn't sharp enough to match Kenyans Silas Kiplagat and James Magut in the final straight today.

The New Zealander ran well tactically, hugging the pole line, but Kiplagat was too strong in the closing stages. Kiplagat has been one of the form runners on the world circuit and has the fastest 1500m time of the season.

One of the National Capital Region's popular suburbs, Noida, will get to experience the excitement around the ongoing Commonwealth Games first hand, when the Women's 29km and the Men's 40km Individual Time Trial cycling points race is run at the magnificent Greater Noida expressway on Wednesday, October 13, 2010.

What's more, they would also have the privilege to witness the reigning world champions of both the events in live action. Australian world champion Meyers in the men's event has confirmed participation, while Tara Whitten of Canada, the reigning women's world champion will look to put some dent into the Australians dominance in the Cycling events of the Games.

In one of the most exciting encounters of the Commonwealth Games so far, underdogs India beat European champions England in the semi finals of the Men's Hockey, to set up a final against the mighty Australians on Thursday.

In a game that was dubbed as the battle between the Indian attackers and the England defenders, India finished on top after a wobbly start. A cagey opening 15 minutes saw few chances as a physically stronger English side outmuscled the Indians. Neither side had any real pace to exploit down either wing, and the absence of a quality playmaker meant that most attacks were nipped in the bud. England passed the ball well, but rarely threatened from open play, while India tried to attack down the wings and whip in balls with pace into the D.

The 4x100m relay finals at Jawahar Lal Nehru stadium on Tuesday has heated the race to finish second in the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, as the English Relay team won back to back gold medals in men's and women's event.

The English women's team of Katherine Endacott, Montell Douglas, Laura Turner and Abi Oyepitan completed the race in 44.19 seconds. They were followed by Ghana who finished second in 45.24s, just one hundredth of a second ahead of hosts India.

Australia went close to breaking New Zealand's 12-year Commonwealth Games winning streak but came up short 24-17 in the gold medal match of the Rugby Sevens competition at Delhi University in Delhi on Tuesday. Captain Patrick McCutcheon's side held a 10-point lead early in the second half but the experienced Kiwis fought back and piled on three unanswered tries to close out the match and claim their fourth successive gold medal.

By claiming silver, coach Michael O'Connor's young squad achieved Australia's best ever result at a Games, breaking a 12-year drought which began after captain David Campese's team won bronze in Kuala Lumpur when the sport made its debut on the playing roster.