Palmer on double duty for first squash golds

GLASGOW: David Palmer may be Australia´s most decorated Commonwealth Games squash player but he had yet to win a gold medal until claiming two in a memorable Sunday for the 38-year-old.

He came out of retirement in a bid to finally add a winning medal to his collection of six other ones but he now has gold medals from the men´s doubles and mixed doubles following an exciting final day at the Games.

First Palmer, together with with partner Rachael Grinham beat England´s Alison Waters and Peter Barker 11-8, 11-10 after saving two game points from 10-8 down in the second game and then winning on their first match ball which was also a sudden death game point.

Then Palmer teamed up with Cameron Pilley to deny singles champion Nick Matthew a second gold of the games in the men´s doubles.

After losing a tight first game on a sudden death game ball, Palmer and Pilley went on to win the next two 11-7, 11-9 in an 80-minute match that produced some sensational squash.

Matthew had not lost a single game in the entire 11 days until the second game of the men´s doubles final and will feel disappointed to be on the losing side for once. (AFP)