Neil Loughran

SIX left standing – and all with eyes on moving up another place on the Commonwealth Games podium by forcing their way into Saturday's showpiece finals day.

KACI Rock got Team NI off to the perfect start on Friday – coming from behind to silence the huge Scottish crowd inside the SEC Centre and book her spot in Saturday's 65kg final.

A DIFFICULT Commonwealth Games journey may have finished on a more positive note, but Caroline O'Hanlon will be in no rush to watch Sunday's All-Ireland ladies' SFC final when she returns home from Glasgow.

BRUSHING up on her cúpla focal was the only thing on Michaela Walsh's mind as she advanced to a fourth straight Commonwealth Games final – keeping alive hopes of securing back-to-back golds.

THE lights, the smoke and, most importantly, the boos – this is the sort of stage Jon McConnell has always dreamt of and, on Friday, he showed why when advancing to the Commonwealth Games final.

JUDE Gallagher has never been one to cry foul or call out boxing officialdom - but he couldn't hold his tongue after making a shock split decision exit from the Commonwealth Games on Friday night.

FOUR Commonwealth Games, four medals – and Michaela Walsh hasn't ruled out being back in the hunt in Ahmedabad in 2030.

THE welcoming committee was waiting as soon as Jon McConnell made his way out onto the concourse at the SEC Centre, Commonwealth Games gold medal hanging around his neck.

THERE was only person on Willie McCartan's mind as he stood on the Commonwealth Games podium on Saturday night.

“Yer pizza's s***e… aun' yer lasagne…” EVEN the half-hearted terrace banter had a disti...