Kimberley Renicks' gold, in the -48kg category, was Scotland's first of the Games. Her older sister, Louise, won the third, in the -52kg category. In between the two, swimmer Miley won the 400m individual medley in Tollcross. And to cap the evening …

Sukhen Dey and K Sanjita Chanu stole the limelight by clinching a gold each in weightlifting, as India launched their campaign in the 20th Commonwealth Games with a flourish, winning seven medals in all on the opening day of the competitions at Glasgow.

After winning gold, he revealed: 'Hopefully this is a stepping stone towards opening a school for kids with problems to help them progress in life. I'm not saying they shouldn't study but there are different ways of communicating with kids with ADHD.

Glasgow-born Jamieson, who won silver at the Delhi Games in 2010 and at the 2012 London Olympic Games, had been hotly tipped to win the first gold medal of his career but had to settle for another second-place finish after an astonishing swim from …

The Environmental Protection Agency is under fire for a preemptive strike against a massive copper and gold mine in Alaska, where hundreds of billions of dollars and thousands of jobs are at stake. The controversy centers on Pebble Mine, located 200 …

Gold has had a rough week, no doubt pressured by a rising dollar, weaker demand from Chinese importers, and as one RBC Capital analyst diplomatically put it, "a lack of new geopolitical developments." Nor did it help matters that Goldman Sachs has …

Stevie Nicks may have spent much of 2013 touring with Fleetwood Mac and celebrating the 35th anniversary of the group's landmark LP Rumours, but the frontwoman still found time to record a solo LP. 24 Karat Gold — Songs from the Vault will see release …

After Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu lifted a total of 173 kg to get gold, India's Sukhen Dey bagged a gold in men's 56 kg weightlifting category to double India's gold tally. Mirabai Chanu lifted 170 kg to win silver in the women's 48 kg weightlifting category.

Alistair Brownlee, 26, and his brother Jonathan, 24, continued their top recent form to bring home gold and silver medals respectively in the men's triathlon. However, there was some disappointment when Sir Bradley Wiggins, Steven Burke, Ed Clancy and …