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Latest news: Commonwealth Games

Games begin with 'nerve-racking' Disco win, Zambia rout

Games begin with 'nerve-racking' Disco win, Zambia rout

Aaron 'Disco' Wilson's bid for a near-unprecedented Commonwealth Games feat has started with a "nerve-racking" win as bowls took centre stage in Glasgow.

'Soak this in': Kennedy, Hodge lead Australia at Games

'Soak this in': Kennedy, Hodge lead Australia at Games

'Soak this in': Kennedy, Hodge lead Australia at Games

'Soak this in': Kennedy, Hodge lead Australia at Games

In-form pole vaulter Nina Kennedy and para-swimming star Tim Hodge will have the two key roles for Australia at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.

How Glasgow changed the game on a bare-bones budget

How Glasgow changed the game on a bare-bones budget

How Glasgow changed the game on a bare-bones budget

How Glasgow changed the game on a bare-bones budget

In the space of 18 months, Glasgow has saved the Commonwealth Games from extinction while rewriting the script on how to stage a major sporting event.

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'Cheeky bugger': long-time friends aim for Games glory

'Cheeky bugger': long-time friends aim for Games glory

Aaron Teys has little interest in trying to emulate a famous bowls celebration, should he and long-time friend Corey Wedlock triumph at the Commonwealth Games.

Rising Aussie swim star after missing medal in Glasgow

Rising Aussie swim star after missing medal in Glasgow

Australian swimmer Meg Harris is chasing a breakthrough individual gold medal in the 50m freestyle race at the Commonwealth Games to go with her relay titles.

How world record holder emerged from Games 'wilderness'

How world record holder emerged from Games 'wilderness'

A dozen years since the Glasgow Commonwealth Games helped launch Cam McEvoy's career, the swimming superstar is back to claim a prize that has proven elusive.

In-form Olyslagers set to soar in Glasgow

In-form Olyslagers set to soar in Glasgow

Women's high jump world champion Nicola Olyslagers is well placed to challenge for another gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

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'Just as motivated': Wagstaff back for 3x3 Games tilt

'Just as motivated': Wagstaff back for 3x3 Games tilt

'Just as motivated': Wagstaff back for 3x3 Games tilt

'Just as motivated': Wagstaff back for 3x3 Games tilt

Basketballer Jesse Wagstaff will return for his third Commonwealth Games and says Australia will face a tough draw in the men's 3x3 competition.

Australians aim big, but thinking extra smalls at Games

Australians aim big, but thinking extra smalls at Games

Australians aim big, but thinking extra smalls at Games

Australians aim big, but thinking extra smalls at Games

Athletes from Australia have been given some prescient advice about packing to help manage one of the unintended effects of this scaled-down Commonwealth Games.

Aussies arrive as 'fortuitous' forces fuel bid for gold

Aussies arrive as 'fortuitous' forces fuel bid for gold

Aussies arrive as 'fortuitous' forces fuel bid for gold

Aussies arrive as 'fortuitous' forces fuel bid for gold

The support of a local school is one of many aces up the sleeve of Australia's Commonwealth Games team as they descend on Glasgow for the scaled-down event.

Under-cover bowls to test Australians at Games

Under-cover bowls to test Australians at Games

Under-cover bowls to test Australians at Games

Under-cover bowls to test Australians at Games

The bowls program will be held indoors for the first time at a Commonwealth Games and that could put Australia at a disadvantage.

Aussie swim ace in ominous form ahead of Glasgow Games

Aussie swim ace in ominous form ahead of Glasgow Games

Aussie swim ace in ominous form ahead of Glasgow Games

Aussie swim ace in ominous form ahead of Glasgow Games

An Australian swim star who will be among the major drawcards of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games has laid down an ominous marker in training.

Dog days aren't over: Aussie gymnast's balancing act

Dog days aren't over: Aussie gymnast's balancing act

Dog days aren't over: Aussie gymnast's balancing act

Dog days aren't over: Aussie gymnast's balancing act

From making an injury comeback to looking after a dog, Georgia Godwin is managing the "biggest juggling acts" of her life ahead of the Commonwealth Games.

Mollie O defies back fractures to chase Games gold

Mollie O defies back fractures to chase Games gold

Mollie O defies back fractures to chase Games gold

Mollie O defies back fractures to chase Games gold

Swimming superstar Mollie O'Callaghan has revealed she has been battling major injuries that could impact her level of involvement at the Commonwealth Games.

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'Light-bulb moment': Price is right for Games debut

After narrowly missing out on selection for the previous Commonwealth Games, Australian star Jamie-Lee Price realised she had to change her mindset.

'Gutted': Aussie swim star out of Commonwealth Games

Australian swimmer Kaylee McKeown has been forced to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games because of glandular fever.

Gout's out: teenage sprint star hamstrung by injury

Sprint superstar Gout Gout has suffered a major hamstring injury that will force him to miss this year's under-20 world championships.

Australia's Eddie aims to go even faster in Glasgow

Eddie Nketia produced some eye-opening 100m sprint times recently. He wants more on debut in a strong Australian Commonwealth Games athletics team.

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Vixens out to 'flip the narrative' in Super finals

Melbourne Vixens star Kiera Austin concedes harsh conversations have taken place, while West Coast Fever look to avenge their grand final heartbreak.

Weightlifter out to maintain golden Games haul

The only woman to win individual Commonwealth Games gold medals for two countries is expected to star again in weightlifting at Glasgow.

Numbers stack up for McEvoy Comm Games special

A peaking Cameron McEvoy is quietly confident he can set the Commonwealth Games alight by bettering his world record in the 50m freestyle.

Evergreen NBL star leads Australia's Comm Games charge

Leading a team of debutants, Perth Wildcats captain and six-time NBL champion Jesse Wagstaff will make his third Commonwealth Games appearance at age 40.

O'Callaghan, Pallister headline Comm Games swim team

Australia will send a 42-strong team to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with 14 rookies to make their debuts alongside proven gold medal winners.

Comeback queen Godwin leads Australia's Glasgow charge

Making her return from a career-threatening Achilles injury, Georgia Godwin is looking to add to her eight Commonwealth Games gymnastics medals in Glasgow.

Sam Short breaks national record at Comm Games trials

Aiming for five Commonwealth Games gold medals, in-form Sam Short has set an 800m freestyle national record at Australia's swimming trials in Sydney.

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