England, Aussies begin Glasgow gold rush early

No surprises so far at the Commonwealth Games: Traditional powers England and Australia dominated the first day of competition, and an Australian women's relay team set a world record in the pool.
England picked up six gold medals -- including both in triathlon -- and Australia added five, including two in track cycling.
Australia's 4x100-meter freestyle relay team eclipsed by nearly three-quarters of a second the mark held by the Netherlands from the 2009 Rome world titles.
Emma McKeon, a member of the relay team, won her second gold of the day -- she earlier finished first in the 200 freestyle.

"I knew the Australian team could break it, but I wasn't thinking when," McKeon said.
Scotland, buoyed by the home crowds, picked up four gold medals, including swimmer Hannah Miley in the 400 individual medley and Ross Murdoch in the 200 breaststroke. India and Canada won two golds each.

Here are other highlights of yesterday:
MAGIC MEARES: Olympic champion Anna Meares of Australia won a record-equaling fifth gold in track cycling in the 500-meter time trial while her country's pursuit team relegated Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins and the England men to silver. Meares equaled fellow Australian Bradley McGee's record of five gold medals in track cycling, and made her the first athlete to win a medal in track cycling at four Commonwealth Games.

DOUBLE GOLD: In triathlon, brothers Alistair and Jonathan Brownlee were one-two in the men's race, while Jodie Stimpson won the women's. Stimpson hired a new coach -- Australian Darren Smith -- after she was left off the British team for the 2012 London Games. "I was devastated to miss a home Olympics," Stimpson said. "I changed coaches and it did wonders."
BACH IMPRESSED: Scotland has never hosted an Olympics, but IOC President Thomas Bach was impressed with what he saw in Glasgow. "It's good to see already on the first day of competition you have a good crowd, and a good atmosphere, and the athletes are very happy," Bach told The Associated Press at the velodrome.