(MENAFN- Arab Times) ASGOW Aug 3 (AFP): England triumphed in the Commonwealth Games medals table for the first time in 28 years on Sunday but there were final day consolations for former top dog Australia with wins in men's hockey netball and a squash double. England started the day already assured of top spot in the medals table for the first time since 1986 dethroning Australia. By the end of Sunday's action England had captured 174 medals of which 58 were gold. Australia who will host the next Games in 2018 finished on a total of 137 with 49 gold. On a rain-hit final day in Glasgow Lizzie Armitstead struck further gold for England in the women's cycling road race going one better than four years ago in New Dehli. Fellow English rider Emma Pooley finished 25 seconds behind to finish second and add to the silver she won in the time trial. 'I can call myself a champion finally. It's special and something I've always dreamed about' Armitstead said. 'I just feel like I deserve this. I've trained so hard and I'm always on the podium but I don't win too many races.' Welsh rider Geraint Thomas then won gold in the gruelling men's 168km road race. Thomas who won bronze in the time trial survived suffering a puncture with just 6km to go to finish in a time of four hours 13 minutes and five seconds. A sprint finish saw New Zealand's Jack Bauer claim silver while Scott Thwaites took bronze for England. 'I'm a massive diesel engine at the moment' said Thomas whose day got even better when it was revealed he would carry the Welsh flag in the closing ceremony later Sunday. Australia won gold in the men's hockey with a 4-0 thumping of India for a fifth consecutive Commonwealth title and in the netball with a 58-40 revenge win over New Zealand who beat them at the same stage four years ago. Scottish hopes of a 20th gold medal were dashed when Kirsty Gilmour lost 21-14 21-7 to Canada's Michelle Li in the badminton women's singles final. India's Kashyap Parupalli was a popular winner in the men's singles title as he beat Derek Wong of Singapore in a three-game classic to win gold. 'I'm so happy' said the 27-year-old Indian. 'This championship means such a lot to me. These Games come every four years and that's what drove me on.' English husband and wife pairing Chris and Gabrielle Adcock comfortably won the mixed doubles Khe Wei Won equalled the Malaysian badminton gold medal record as she went level on four with Eei Hun Chun after she won the women's doubles with partner Vivian Kah Mun Hoo. Malaysia also won the men's doubles through Tan Wee Kiong and Goh Wei Shem. Australia won the two remaining titles in the squash tournament. David Palmer 38 had come out of retirement in a bid to finally add a winning squash medal to his Commonwealth Games collection and he ended with two on Sunday. First Palmer teamed with Rachael Grinham to beat England's Alison Waters and Peter Barker 11-8 11-10 in the mixed final. He then joined Cameron Pilley to deny singles champion Nick Matthew and his teammate Adrian Grant in the men's doubles winning 11-7 11-9. 'I almost ran out of gas' admitted Palmer after the Games' concluding gold medal event. Meanwhile Games officials turned out to sing the praises of the Glasgow showpiece with Mike Hooper CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation calling them 'the stand-out Games in the history of the movement.' 'The spirit of these Games has continued to endure' he added. The closing ceremony with Australian pop star Kylie Minogue the headline act took place at Hampden Park with the Commonwealth Games Federation flag to entrusted to officials from Australia's Gold Coast the hosts of the 2018 Games. Medals Table GLASGOW Aug 3 (AFP): Commonwealth Games medals table on Sunday at the conclusion of Glasgow 2014. Gold Silver Bronze Total England 58 59 57 174 Australia 49 42 46 137 Canada 32 16 34 82 Scotland 19 15 19 53 India 15 30 19 64 N. Zealand 14 14 17 45 S. Africa 13 10 17 40 Nigeria 11 11 14 36 Kenya 10 10 5 25 Jamaica 10 4 8 22 Singapore 8 5 4 17 Malaysia 6 7 6 19 Wales 5 11 20 36 Cyprus 2 4 2 8 N. Ireland 2 3 7 12 PNG 2 0 0 2 Cameroon 1 3 3 7 Uganda 1 0 4 5 Grenada 1 0 1 2 Botswana 1 0 0 1 Kiribati 1 0 0 1 Trinidad 0 3 5 8 Pakistan 0 3 1 4 Bahamas 0 2 1 3 Samoa 0 2 1 3 Namibia 0 1 2 3 Mauritius 0 1 1 2 Mozambique 0 1 1 2 Bangladesh 0 1 0 1 Isle of Man 0 1 0 1 Nauru 0 1 0 1 Sri Lanka 0 1 0 1 Ghana 0 0 2 2 Zambia 0 0 2 2 Barbados 0 0 1 1 Fiji 0 0 1 1 St Lucia 0 0 1 1
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