Commonwealth Games: Chris and Gabby Adcock retain badminton mixed doubles title

England's Chris and Gabby Adcock beat team-mates Marcus Ellis and Lauren Smith to defend their Commonwealth Games badminton mixed doubles title.

The husband-and-wife pairing lost their first game of the tournament but came back to win 19-21 21-17 21-16.

The Adcocks, seeded second, needed all their experience to secure victory in 68 minutes.

Ellis and Smith could still win gold in the men's and women's doubles finals later, on the final day of action.

All four finalists helped England win mixed team bronze earlier in the week and their doubles success means the badminton team will record their best Commonwealth medal haul in 16 years.

Following Rajiv Ouseph's bronze in the singles on Saturday, they are guaranteed six medals.

Gold exceeds Adcocks' expectation

The Adcocks' preparations were severely disrupted after Gabby sustained an ankle injury in January which restricted her to just one week of full training before the Games.

"I was just so happy I could play in the Games," said an emotional Gabby. "I like to come into tournaments feeling prepared but to have pretty much a week to prepare, this has exceeded my expectations."

Chris said: "This is very special. Standing on the podium, with the England flag going up is an unbelievable feeling but doing it with your wife is something I can't even explain."