20th Commonwealth Games Close In Glasgow

 The 20th Commonwealth Games closed at the Hampden Park here on Sunday with England topping the medal tally for the first time in 28 years.
Malaysia's Prince Imran, the president of the Commonwealth Games, spoke highly of hosts Glasgow, saying to the crowd, "You have delivered the best Games ever. You did brilliant."
Glasgow 2014 chairman Lord Smith said, "We've welcomed the world to our dear green place and it has been an experience we will never forget. Thank you Glasgow and thank you Scotland. You've done us proud."
It is the third time in its 84-year history that the event has been staged in Scotland - after Edinburgh in 1970 and 1986.
After 11 days' competition in 17 sports, hosts Scotland finished fourth overall with a record haul of 19 golds and a best-ever tally of 53 medals.
England topped the medal table for the first time in 28 years with 58 golds, 59 silvers and 57 bronzes. Australia was second with 49-42-46 followed by Canada on 32-16-34.
Canada's Patricia Bezzoubenko was the most successful athlete, claiming six individual golds in the hoop, ball, clubs and all-around events, as well as winning a team all-around gold medal. She also claimed a bronze medal in the individual ribbon competition.
Frankie Jones of Wales won the David Dixon Award, handed out to mark one competitor's contribution to her team and a spirit of fair play.
In the last day's competition, Wales' Geraint Thomas won the road race as he survived a puncture with six kilometres to go.
The 28-year-old powered clear once more to win in pouring rain.
In the women's race, England's Lizzie Armitstead and Emma Pooley claimed gold and silver respectively.
Canada's Michelle Li beat Scotland's Kirsty Gilmour to win the women's singles badminton gold.
Husband-and-wife badminton team Chris and Gabby Adcock took the mixed doubles gold.
In the men's singles final, world number 22 Kashyap Parupalli of India beat Singapore's Derek Wong 2-1 in 61 minutes.
Australia defended their men's hockey title with a 4-0 victory against India. Chris Ciriello scored a hat-trick of penalty corners before Eddie Ockenden added a fourth for a comfortable Kookaburra victory.
The 21st Commonwealth Games will be held in Gold Coast, Australia in 2018.

 Final Medal Table 

Pos	Country				Total
1	ENGLAND	58	59	57	174
2	AUSTRALIA	49	42	46	137
3	CANADA	32	16	34	82
4	SCOTLAND	19	15	19	53
5	INDIA	15	30	19	64
6	NEW ZEALAND	14	14	17	45
7	SOUTH AFRICA	13	10	17	40
8	NIGERIA	11	11	14	36
9	KENYA	10	10	5	25
10	JAMAICA	10	4	8	22
11	SINGAPORE	8	5	4	17
12	MALAYSIA	6	7	6	19
13	WALES	5	11	20	36
14	CYPRUS	2	4	2	8
15	NORTHERN IRELAND	2	3	7	12
16	PAPUA NEW GUINEA	2	0	0	2
17	CAMEROON	1	3	3	7
18	UGANDA	1	0	4	5
19	GRENADA	1	0	1	2
20	KIRIBATI	1	0	0	1
20	BOTSWANA	1	0	0	1
22	TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO	0	3	5	8
23	PAKISTAN	0	3	1	4
24	SAMOA	0	2	1	3
24	BAHAMAS	0	2	1	3
26	NAMIBIA	0	1	2	3
27	MAURITIUS	0	1	1	2
27	MOZAMBIQUE	0	1	1	2
29	BANGLADESH	0	1	0	1
29	NAURU	0	1	0	1
29	ISLE OF MAN	0	1	0	1
29	SRI LANKA	0	1	0	1
33	ZAMBIA	0	0	2	2
33	GHANA	0	0	2	2
35	BARBADOS	0	0	1	1
35	FIJI	0	0	1	1
35	ST LUCIA	0	0	1	1