j The first full day of competition in the 17th Commonwealth
' Games begins, introduced by John Inverdale and Roger Black , who are joined by Michael Johnson , Katharine Merry and Garth Crooks.
10.30 Bowls England's
Tony Allcock leads his team in a tight competition that includes a strong Northern Ireland side. Commentary from
Dougie Donnelly , David Rhys-Jones , David Corkhill and John Price.
12.00 Athletics Coverage of the heptathlon's 100m hurdles, followed at 12.20 by the first round of the men's 100m, featuring English hopefuls Jason Gardener , Mark Lewis-Francis and Dwain Chambers, and defending champion Ato Boldon of Trinidad. Steve Cram, Stuart Storey , Paul Dickenson , Brendan Foster , Sally Gunnell and John Regis commentate. BBCi: digital viewers can press the red handset button to follow their favourite sport or competitor either in the pool, trackside, in the field or on the pitch www.bbc.co.uk/commonwealth
British sprinters leading the field: p32; win a day as an elite athlete: p40