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Latest news: Commonwealth Games

Numbers stack up for McEvoy Comm Games special

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

Evergreen NBL star leads Australia's Comm Games charge

Evergreen NBL star leads Australia's Comm Games charge

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

O'Callaghan, Pallister headline Comm Games swim team

O'Callaghan, Pallister headline Comm Games swim team

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.

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Comeback queen Godwin leads Australia's Glasgow charge

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

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.

'Smash him': defection spices up Ashes velodrome battle

'Smash him': defection spices up Ashes velodrome battle

Leigh Hoffman will defend the Commonwealth Games team sprint title in Glasgow that he won alongside defector Matthew Richardson, who will be riding for England.

Swim star Jack's new sibling 'edge' for Glasgow trials

Swim star Jack's new sibling 'edge' for Glasgow trials

Saying she didn't like the athlete she had become, Australian swimmer Shayna Jack has found new motivation for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

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The sibling bond inspiring Comm Games champ, debutant

The sibling bond inspiring Comm Games champ, debutant

The sibling bond inspiring Comm Games champ, debutant

The sibling bond inspiring Comm Games champ, debutant

Maeve Coughlan is one of seven Commonwealth Games debutants in Australia's judo team, with the judoka to fight alongside sister - and reigning champion - Aofie.

Australia's next gen ready for Commonwealth Games pool

Australia's next gen ready for Commonwealth Games pool

Australia's next gen ready for Commonwealth Games pool

Australia's next gen ready for Commonwealth Games pool

With Kaylee McKeown in her corner, 17-year-old Sienna Toohey is out to cement her status as Australia's next top swimmer at this year's Commonwealth Games.

High hopes for para swimmers at Commonwealth Games

High hopes for para swimmers at Commonwealth Games

High hopes for para swimmers at Commonwealth Games

High hopes for para swimmers at Commonwealth Games

Australia's para swimming team has been named for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, with "a full medal sweep in some events" expected.

Swim ace has Games gap to fill in glittering resume

Swim ace has Games gap to fill in glittering resume

Swim ace has Games gap to fill in glittering resume

Swim ace has Games gap to fill in glittering resume

One of Australia's biggest stars in Glasgow has achieved nearly everything possible in his sport - except win an individual Commonwealth Games gold medal.

Horjus stars as Adelaide soar in battle of the birds

Horjus stars as Adelaide soar in battle of the birds

Horjus stars as Adelaide soar in battle of the birds

Horjus stars as Adelaide soar in battle of the birds

The Adelaide Thunderbirds have delighted their home fans and kept their Super Netball top-spot ambitions alive with an easy win over the Queensland Firebirds.

Nothing to prove for gymnast Godwin in Glasgow comeback

Nothing to prove for gymnast Godwin in Glasgow comeback

Nothing to prove for gymnast Godwin in Glasgow comeback

Nothing to prove for gymnast Godwin in Glasgow comeback

After being stuck on a ''roller-coaster ride'' she had no control of, Aussie gymnast Georgia Godwin is eyeing a fairytale comeback at the Commonwealth Games.

New boxing era as Australia names Glasgow debutants

New boxing era as Australia names Glasgow debutants

New boxing era as Australia names Glasgow debutants

New boxing era as Australia names Glasgow debutants

Part of the next wave of Australia's boxing talent, Emma-Sue Greentree headlines a team of Commonwealth Games debutants to fight for gold in Glasgow.

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South African shines as Adelaide strike down Lightning

The Adelaide Thunderbirds have defeated the Sunshine Coast Lightning in a tense encounter after some individual brilliance from Elmere van der Berg.

Aussie para powerlifter eyeing more history in Glasgow

Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Hani Watson headlines Australia's six-strong para powerlifting team aiming to break through for gold in Glasgow.

Australia go one-up over England before Glasgow Games

In late 2024, a well-timed visit to Glasgow gave Australia an important early win ahead of the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

Aussie swimmers lap up gold in lead-up to Glasgow

With the Commonwealth Games looming large, Australia's swimmers are showing the type of form that promises a healthy medal haul in Glasgow.

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Comm Games: King's Baton fever sweeps Australia

Australia's official design for the Commonwealth Games King's Baton relay was unveiled at a ceremony at Admiralty House marking 120 days until Glasgow.

Kiwi sprinkling can lift Firebirds out of netball rut

The addition of three New Zealand stars, in all three thirds of the court, could transform last year's Super Netball cellar dwellers the Firebirds.

Glittering prize: Watson eyes gold medals over records

Liz Watson will become the sixth Australian - and first midcourter - to play 100 Tests, and the Diamonds captain has more success on her mind.

Dominant Diamonds sparkle to clinch series over Jamaica

Kate Moloney has celebrated her 50-game milestone in style as the Australian Diamonds posted a 32-goal victory over an understrength Jamaica in Perth.

Gout Gout pulls out of Glasgow Commonwealth Games

Sprint sensation Gout Gout has pulled out of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in a major blow to the Australian team.

Diamonds settle on replacement for injured defender

Australia's netball hierarchy has settled on a replacement for an injured defender ahead of the Diamonds' three-Test series against Jamaica.

Aussie sports staples back in Commonwealth Games frame

Many staple Australian sports could return to the Commonwealth Games when the Indian city of Ahmedabad hosts in 2030.

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