Jamaican mega sprinting stars Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce took the spotlight yesterday, as they made their first appearances at the Commonwealth Games in the 4x100m relay, while Danielle Williams just missed out on a medal in the 110m hurdles final.

The pair led their respective quartets to wins inside Hampden Park, as the island enters the final day of competition, looking to add to its 18 medal tally.

Both Jamaican teams are also through to the finals of the 4x400m, while there was no joy for the island's competitors in the men's pole vault, women's discus and women's high jump finals.

A little jig during the pre-race introductions and a massive roar from the packed Hampden Park crowd suggested that there were no ill-feelings towards the double world record holder, who came under pressure this week for reports he has since denied, which stated he had blasted Glasgow 2014 for being "A bit sh'.

"That's a lie," Bolt told reporters shortly after a sluggish anchor leg, with Jamaica taking their heat in a time of 38.99.

Bolt, who was making his first appearance of the season and his first ever at the Commonwealth Games, said he was hoping to help the team to victory in today's final, which gets under way at 9:15 p.m. (3:15 p.m. Jamaica time).

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"Physically and injury-wise, everything was good, but it's my first race back, so I know it was going to take me some time. But otherwise than sluggish, it felt okay," said Bolt.

"It's always important to win as a team, I always enjoy competing with my teammates, to compete and win together as a country."

Fraser-Pryce has been bothered by injuries in the past few weeks, but she, too, said she is doing well physically after anchoring Jamaica to a 42.44 win in their 4x100m heat, the fastest time among qualifiers. The women's 4x100m final is set to start at 8:50 p.m. (2:50 p.m.).

Jamaica's women's 4x400m quartet of individual bronze medallist Christine Day, Anastasia Le-Roy, 400m hurdles bronze medal winner Janieve Russell, and the experienced Shericka Williams on anchor, made light work of qualifying to today's final (7:50 p.m.), winning their heat comfortably in 3:28.29, the third fastest time in the heats.

The Jamaicans can call upon 400m gold and silver medal winners Stephenie-Ann McPherson and Novlene Williams-Mills for the final as they look to win what would remarkably be only the country's second medal in this event after silver in Victoria in 1994.

Chumaine Fitten, Edino Steele, Hugh Graham Jr, and Omar Johnson were made to work much harder for their spot in the men's equivalent, as they were beaten to the line by England, 3:03.01, with the Jamaicans posting 3:03.47.