LIVE | 2022 Commonwealth Games: Closing ceremony

The focus is now on Australia and the next games, so that's time just to take our leave as the ceremony comes to an end. 

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More singing and dancing, this time with Jorja Smith providing the musical background.

Of course, a closing ceremony should be one big party, and that's what Birmingham is dishing up!

A bit of a one-hit wonder now in the form of Boomshakalaka by Apache Indian. 

Okay, then...

Team SA looking fantastic!

They brought home 27 medals - seven gold, nine silver and 11 bronze.

Here come the flag bearers and athletes!

72 nations competed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

If comments on Twitter are to be believed, this is the very best or very worst version of the song ever. 

It started off with dancers showing the history of Birmingham and its industrial roots. 

Now we have Dexy's Midnight Runners singing "Come on Eileen!" - a real blast from the past. 

Of course, the band come from Birmingham. 

Long jump bronze medallist Jovan van Vuuren is the flag bearer for Team SA at tonight's closing ceremony.

Closing ceremony starts at 21:00 SA time.

This effectively ends South Africa's campaign at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

Team South Africa has brought home 27 medals - seven gold, nine silver and 11 bronze medals. It's South Africa's second-worst performance at the Commonwealth since 1994 - 10 fewer medals than the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

As of now, South Africa is ninth in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games medal tally.

FULL-TIME

England takes bronze at the Commonwealth Games after beating South Africa 6-3 in the men's hockey match.

Matthew Guise-Brown, Mustapha Cassiem and Nqobile Ntuli scored for SA, but could not stop the home side from sealing a podium position.

A disappointing result for South Africa, but still a good showing at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham as they finish 4th.

England extend their lead with less than 2 minutes left of the game as Zachary Wallace hits a penalty goal.

England 6-3 South Africa

Things are falling apart for South Africa as England's Samuel Ward slots it to the goal and the ball trickles away and goes slowly over the goal line with the SA keeper unable to stop it!

England 5-3 South Africa

10 minutes left before full-time

Third quarter done, England takes the lead 4-3 against South Africa.

One more quarter to go! Can South Africa produce more magic and get their first hockey Commonwealth Games medal?!

England takes the lead as Phillip Roper gets the hosts on top again.

England 4-3 South Africa

HALF-TIME

South Africa level things once again!

Nqobile Ntuli slots a penalty corner and gets it in the middle of the net to end the second quarter with all things square. An exciting bronze medal contest so far!

England 3-3 South Africa

England takes the lead after Liam Ansell and Samuel Ward find the back of the net shortly after each other.

England 3-2 South Africa

GOAL!

South Africa takes the lead once again as Mustapha Cassiem makes his way to the penalty box and slides the ball through the England keeper's legs. 

England 1-2 South Africa

Rhys Smith levels things up as he slots a goal to the bottom left corner of the goal to get England back in the game.

England 1-1 South Africa

GOAL!

Matthew Guise-Brown makes use of a penalty corner and slots it to the top right corner of the goal to get South Africa in front.

England 0-1 South Africa

First quarter is done and the scoreboard is still goalless.

A few opportunities for both teams, but both defences have been solid so far with South Africa having six shots on target and England five.

England 0-0 South Africa

And we're under way in the bronze medal match between South Africa and England!

We'll be providing quarter updates

It's the final day of the Commonwealth Games!

And the final South African event is the men's hockey bronze playoff between SA and England.

Play starts at 10:00 SA time.

South Africa finished fifth in the women's 4x400m relay final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Sunday.

South Africa's team consisted of Miranda Coetzee, Taylon Bieldt, Shirley Nekhubui, Zeney van der Walt as they crossed the finish line in 3:30.25.

It was a close race with England taking gold (3:25.83), Canada took silver (3:25.84) and Jamaica bronze (3:26.93).

South Africa's Dominique Scott-Efurd finished fifth in the women's 5 000m final on Sunday at the Commonwealth Games.

Scott-Efurd crossed the finish line in 15:07.50 as Kenya's Beatrice Chebet ran a season best of 14:38.21 to take gold, Scot Ellish McColgan took silver (14:42.14) and Selah Busienei bronze (14:48.24).

SILVER FOR DARYL IMPEY 

South African cyclist Daryl Impey has finished second and taken the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games men's cycling road race.

Mornay van Niekerk finished in 12th after he was in the leading group for most of the race. 

Daryl Impey and Mornay van Niekerk are up with the leaders in the men's cycling road race.

There is around 40 km still to go.

Women's Cycling road race

An excellent effort from Ashleigh Moolman Pasio and Hayley Preen as they finish 11th and 12th.

The South African pair were right in the mix all the way through the race, which ended in a bunch sprint finish with Georgia Baker (Australia) taking gold in 2:44:46.

The other South African rider in the field, Kerry Jonker, ended in 39th position.