HILPERTON sprinter Danny Talbot gave England's Commonwealth Games selectors a timely nudge by storming to a new personal best over 100 metres in Bedford at the weekend.

Competing in the Bedford International Games, Talbot clocked 10.14 seconds behind compatriot Adam Gemili, who set a new stadium record of 10.08.

The 23 year old London 2012 Olympian, who was overlooked by Great Britain for last summer's World Championships, then ran 20.61 to win the 200m, ahead of England's athletes for this summer's Commonwealth Games in Glasgow being announced.

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