Sophie Thornhill, Helen Scott take first Para-sport gold of Glasgow 2014

England have taken the first Para-sport gold of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, courtesy of Sophie Thornhill and Helen Scott's triumph in the tandem sprint.

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The pair finished comfortably ahead of Scotland's Aileen McGlynn and Louise Haston, who took silver at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome - Scotland's first medal on their home turf.

The first gold-medal race between the cross-border rivals saw England come out on top with a time of 12.021s, while the second encounter saw them record a narrowly slower time of 12.319s.

Meanwhile, Felicity Johnson and Holly Takos of Australia took bronze ahead of compatriots Brandie O'Connor and Breanna Hargreave.