'The pinnacle for bowls' - England's Rednall wins gold

England bowler Katherine Rednall won the women's singles final to secure her first Commonwealth Games gold medal.

The seven-time world indoor champion, who took the bronze medal at the 2018 Games, won a tight first set 8-6 against Guernsey's Ali Merrien.

Rednall, 30, then took an early lead in the second set and stretched her advantage to 8-3 to secure the win.

Following Sam Tolchard's victory on Tuesday, it marks the first time that both the men's and women's singles titles have been won by an England athlete at the same Games.

"It's been an absolute blast on the greens and I've really enjoyed it," said Rednall. "I don't think I've smiled so much [as I did on the podium].

"This is the pinnacle for us in bowls. It's everyone's dream to get a Commonwealth medal because it's as high as you can go.

"It's been brilliant, we've been able to bring so many medals home in the bowls for Team England."

Meanwhile, England men's pair Nick Brett and Jamie Walker took Northern Ireland to a tie-breaker after coming back from 4-2 down in the second set, but the quality of their opponents shone through as they had to settle for a silver.

A tie-break also decided the men's pairs B6-B8 bronze-medal match but this time England came out victorious.

The momentum had swung Scotland's way after a dominant 9-1 win in the second set but England duo Joe Peplow and Kieran Rollings regained their composure to clinch the medal with a 1-0 win in the tie-break.