Commonwealth Games round-up: Olympic star Smith leads England to gymnastics gold

Olympic star Louis Smith helped England to artistic gymnastics Commonwealth gold on day six of the 2014 Games in Glasgow.

Smith has barely been seen in a gym since taking silver and bronze at London 2012, but he stood at the top of the Glasgow podium alongside Kristian Thomas, Max Whitlock, Nile Wilson and an injured Sam Oldham after they beat Scotland to gold in the men's team event.

England's women also took the top prize, Rebecca Downie, Claudia Fragapane, Ruby Harrold, Hannah Whelan and Kelly Simm holding off Australia to win, with Wales putting in a brilliant display for bronze.

With the Athletics events now in full swing, 23-year-old Laura Weightman - trained by Olympic legend Steve Cram - landed her maiden major championship medal by winning Commonwealth silver for England in the 1,500 metres at Hampden Park.

It was one of five silvers claimed by England's track and field athletes on Tuesday, with Laura Samuel in the triple jump, Will Sharman in the 110m hurdles, Ashley Bryant in the decathlon and Nicholas Miller in the hammer also making the podium.

Olympic champion Greg Rutherford, meanwhile, qualified for the final of the long jump.

In the final day of swimming action, English teenager Ben Proud claimed his second gold medal of the Games after edging out strong challenges from two Australians in the 50m freestyle final.

The 19-year-old had already won the 50m butterfly as well as a 100m freestyle relay bronze at Glasgow 2014.

Staying in the pool, Georgia Davies served up another Welsh title in the 50m backstroke, just 24 hours after Jazz Carlin became only the second Welsh woman to ever win a Commonwealth swimming gold.

Meanwhile, England's men brought the Glasgow 2014 swimming action to a close with relay gold, and Daniel Wallace claimed his third medal - and Scotland's tenth in the pool - by taking silver following a brilliant comeback in the 200m individual medley.

In shooting, Jen McIntosh secured a landmark medal for Scotland, as her silver ensured the hosts surpassed their previous best medal haul of 33 to make it the country's most successful Commonwealth Games.

Meanwhile, one of the more bizarre sights of Glasgow 2014 came on the full-bore rifle range after 38-year-old David Luckman won the Queen's Prize individual event.

In accordance with the tradition of the annual rifle competition which dates back to 1860, winner Luckman was carried to the medal ceremony by his opponents in a sedan chair.