Cast members from all over Scotland have travelled to Glasgow and Edinburgh airports to make the next leg of their journey to Delhi, as they prepare to perform in the JLN Stadium on Thursday when Glasgow officially becomes the next Host City of the Commonwealth Games.

The 352 cast members will be spending the short period of time they are in Delhi making their final preparations before making their way to the Stadium on Thursday. The cast come from all walks of life, represent many ages and many have little or no performance experience. For many it is the first time they have travelled outside of Europe.

New Zealand bowed out of Commonwealth Games gold medal contention in the men's hockey when they were beaten 6-2 by the world's No 1 team Australia in the semi-finals today.

Though Delhi turned on another hot, steamy day, the two teams played fast-moving, attractive hockey, but the Australians always appeared to have an edge. They launched a match-defining assault in a six-minute spell just before halftime, scoring three quick-fire goals that meant New Zealand was playing catch-up throughout the second spell.

On Day 9 of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, Indian shooters Heena Sidhu and Annu Raj Singh won the Gold medal in the 10m Air Pistol Pairs Women's event. With this win, India's tally of Gold went up to 31, surpassing the previous record of 30 Gold medals in the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. India went on to increase their medals tally a little later on the day, as World Champion Tejaswini Sawant won the Silver medal in the women's prone event and Samresh Jung and Chandrashekar Kumar Chaudary won a second silver in the Men's 25 metre Standard Pistol Pairs' event.

In the 10m air pistol pairs women's event, Australia, Canada and India were tied at 759 points and were all vying for the Gold medal. But Canada had to settle for a Bronze as they scored lesser number of perfect 10s (14) when compared to Australia and India (21 each). Further, India piped Australia to sit on top of the podium and clinch the Gold on the basis of count back.

A lion-hearted performance from Australia's Leif Selby has thrust the world number two into medal contention at the Delhi Commonwealth Games. Despite dropping three of his opening six matches, the 38-year-old climbed to third in his pool this morning (12/10), with only the top-three from each group progressing through to the post-sectional rounds, after producing a rear-guard performance against India's Mohammad Raja to post an 8-8, 7-5 win.

As a result, Selby's fate now rests in his own hands, with only two matches remaining against Guernsey's Matt Le Ber and world number one Safuan Said. Trailing 1-5 midway through the second set, Selby looked down and out as a parochial home crowd cheered Raja's every shot, but the Australian superstar came back to his best as he peppered the jack with some of his trademark best late in the encounter.

The excitement at the Commonwealth Games picks up again on Tuesday as the race for second place in the medals tally comes down to the wire. 20 Gold medals are up for grabs as India, England and Canada battle for that coveted second spot in the table.

Nine of these golds come from athletics which include the finals of the four relay events, a crowd favourite at all sporting events. In addition to the relays, Indians will be competing in the Men's Javelin and Triple Jump events. Kashinath Naik, Samarjeet Singh and Rajender Singh will compete in the the Javelin, while Amarjeet Singh and Renjith Maheshwari are in the Triple Jump final. India's best hope of a medal rests with a possible challenge for Bronze from Maheshwari. The Indian is likely to face a stiff challenge from Nathan Douglas, Tosin Oke and Randy Lewis.

There is reason for optimism around Canada's table tennis team, even on a day when all Canadian competitors were eliminated from the Commonwealth Games tournament in Delhi, India.

Two junior-aged athletes have performed extremely well for Canada: 14-year-old Anqi Luo of Mississauga, Ontario in the women's competition, and 18-year-old Andre Ho of Richmond, BC, for the men.