Adlington completes gold double

Rebecca Adlington claimed her second Commonwealth title in 24 hours after she dominated the 400metres freestyle to secure an emphatic victory in Delhi.

The double Olympic champion added victory over eight lengths to the 800m freestyle title she claimed on Thursday night at the Dr SP Mukherjee Aquatics Complex.

The win was never in any real doubt and the Nova Centurion swimmer touched in four minutes 05.68 seconds, breaking Sarah Hardcastle's 1986 Games record by exactly two seconds.

Kylie Palmer of Australia was second, with Wales' Jazmin Carlin third.

Liam Tancock also won his second title of the Games when he triumphed in the 100metres backstroke.

The 25-year-old, who claimed the 50m title earlier this week, dominated from the off and was coming away at the end to touch in a new Games record of 53.59 seconds.

The world 50m backstroke champion has now won three gold medals over two Games and owns five in total so far with the 4x100m medley relay to come.

New Zealand's Daniel Bell was second, with Australia's Ashley Delaney third and Wales' Marco Loughran fourth.

Tancock told BBC Sport: "It's a tough environment and a tough crowd but I've come away with a victory.

"Now I'm a double Commonwealth champion, pretty cool. Everyone says I am a 50m swimmer but I know I'm not. It's just a bonus, the 50. The 100 is the one I'm going for. It's the Olympic event."