Geopolitical tensions also support prices * Gold rose almost 1 percent on Friday * Physical demand muted; Chinese premiums steady (Adds trader's comments and physical demand; updates prices) By A. Ananthalakshmi SINGAPORE, Aug 4 (Reuters) – Gold …

"A Commonwealth Games gold is something I have never achieved and this has been on my bucket list, so to come out today and have that performance is very, very satisfying, for myself as an individual but also for this team," captain Laura Geitz said.

Gold traded above a one-month low after three weeks of losses as investors weighed the health of the U.S. economy against the outlook for higher borrowing costs. Silver climbed from the lowest level in six weeks. Gold for immediate delivery was at $1 …

Great Britain's gold tally was zero. So for all the optimism gymnasts of the home nations can take from these Commonwealth Games, where England topped the medals table with nine golds ahead of Canada (8), Scotland (2) and Wales (1), British global …

An example of something gallus, he said, would be Usain Bolt's donning of a tartan tam o'shanter after winning gold with Jamaica's 4x100m relay team on Saturday night. (Alas, determined attempts to coax the sprinter into a kilt over the course of his …

Lizzie Armitstead is a Commonwealth champion after she clinched the gold medal in the women's road race in Glasgow, meaning England will top the medals table for the first time in 28 years. It marks her first gold medal after she won silvers at Delhi …

Hedge funds reduced bets that gold would rally from the longest retreat in a year as U.S. economic growth exceeded analysts' estimates. Money managers cut their net-long position by 10 percent in the week through July 29, the most since June, U.S. …

Geraint Thomas won Commonwealth Games gold for Wales in the men's road race on the final day of Glasgow 2014. Thomas, the time-trial bronze medallist on Thursday, triumphed in torrential rain on the 12-lap, 168-kilometres undulating course in a race …

The last time the Diamonds won a Commonwealth Games gold medal, their team list was stacked with the sport's household names. Among them, Catherine Cox, Liz Ellis, Kathryn Harby-Williams and Liz Ellis remain four of their country's five most-capped …