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The Latest Breaking News from Commonwealth Games

Little mermaid now the giant of swimming

Emma McKeon, dubbed the 'little mermaid' by her father, is now an unrivalled swimming giant.

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Rugby player carried and thrown over sideline like ‘sack of spuds’ in Commonwealth Games

Dump tackles are a fairly common sight in rugby, but Kenya put a new spin on the term after teaming up to hoist Corey Toole over the line in a move Australia were helpless to prevent

Daily Mirror

Horrendous cycling crash leaves Laura Kenny shook up and almost too scared to compete

Team GB's most successful athlete of all time says pile-ups on the track are getting worse as speeds go faster and called for improved safety at trackside after witnessing a crash at close quarters in the Commonwealth Games

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Alex Yee in doghouse after beating girlfriend to Commonwealth Games gold

Fresh after winning back-to-back gold medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, triathlete Alex Yee was brought back down to earth as girlfriend Olivia Mathias reminded him of an unfulfilled promise

Daily Mirror

James Willstrop disappointed with squash’s lack of coverage at Commonwealth Games

Willstrop beat Pakistan’s Nasir Iqbal to reach the quarter-finals of the men’s singles at the Commonwealth Games

The Independent UK

Commonwealth Games: England gymnast Jake Jarman claims all-around gold

England’s Jake Jarman said: ‘I put the work in. It was a matter of keeping calm,’ as England’s Ondine Achampong won all-around silver

The Guardian - UK

Commonwealth Games: Emma McKeon cements name in history, Australia wins more than 50 medals in three days — as it happened

Emma McKeon wins her record-breaking 11th Commonwealth Games gold medal in the women's 50m freestyle as Australia breaks the 50-medal mark on just the third day of competition in Birmingham.

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Weightlifter Kean fifth in Games debut

Australian Brenna Kean finished fifth in the women's 59kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.

AAP

Fitzpatrick sisters help lift each other to dais

After a lifetime standing by each other, sisters Sulu and Theresa Fitzpatrick are helping each other through the hard times and the good at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games

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Sophie Unwin and Georgia Holt savour belated medal success at Commonwealth Games

The pair returned to the velodrome and claimed silver in the time trial, having controversially been denied sprint bronze on Friday

The Independent UK

England's Sophie Ecclestone makes brilliant admission after Commonwealth Games debut

Women's cricket is featuring at a multi-sport Games for the first time in the T20 format with home team England widely tipped to challenge for the maiden gold.

Liverpool Echo

Non Stanford wins emotional Commonwealth Games silver to cap glittering triathlon career

Stanford, 33, won the world title in 2013, finished fourth at the Rio Olympics before another podium performance Iestyn Harriet, Olivia Mathias and Dominic Coy in Birmingham

Wales Online

Wales win first Commonwealth Games gold medal on cycling track

Ball, 31, settled for silver behind the Scot for the third time at the Games in the tandem kilo time trial on opening day at London’s velodrome before then going one better in the sprint event on Sunday

Wales Online

Laura Kenny almost pulled out of Commonwealth Games race after ‘horrendous’ Matt Walls crash

Walls was taken to hospital after flying over the London velodrome barriers, leaving Kenny concerned about a recent trend following Joe Truman’s crash

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Clancy, Artacho de Solar cruise in opener

Australian beach volleyballers Taliqua Clancy and Mariafe Artacho de Solar had a straight sets win over Sri Lanka in their Birmingham Commonwealth Games opener.

Daily Record

Commonwealth Games cycling event abandoned after horror crash which left fan covered in blood

The Team England rider went over the barrier and into the crowd during the men's 15km scratch race.

ABC News

Commonwealth Games cyclists taken to hospital, spectators injured after velodrome crash

England's Matt Walls and his bike are catapulted into the crowd during a horrific crash that has left cyclists and spectators needing medical treatment.

Daily Mirror

Australian swimmer threatens to quit over Commonwealth Games 'love triangle'

Former Olympic champion Kyle Chalmers has said he'll quit swimming if the "false headlines" about an alleged 'love triangle' among Australia's Commonwealth Games team continue

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Jeremy Lalrinnunga happy despite not getting his targetted total

The 67kg Commonwealth Games gold medallist fell short of lifting 305kg

The Guardian - UK

Commonwealth Games T20 cricket: Mandhana helps India thrash Pakistan

Smriti Mandhana scored 50 off 31 balls as India beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the Commonwealth Games

The Hindu

CWG 2022: Chinappa enters women's singles quarterfinals

The 18-time national champion kept her calm to recover from a mid-game slump to prevail 11-8 9-11 11-4 11-6 against Watts

AAP

Para triathletes have changing of guard

Sam Harding took silver in the Commonwealth Games para triathlon and Jono Goerlach was third as fellow Australian Gerrard Goesens announced his retirement.

AAP

Kookaburras thrash Scots in Games opener

Jeremy Hayward has scored four goals to lead the Kookaburras to a 12-0 thrashing of Scotland in their opening game of their Commonwealth Games title defence.

Wales Online

Commonwealth Games cycling halted after crash leaves competitors and fans injured

Cyclist Matt Walls went over the barrier as he tried to avoid an accident on the track

AAP

I feel like flying home: Kyle Chalmers

Australian swim star Kyle Chalmers has said he feels like leaving the Commonwealth Games, upset at fake media reports of a love triangle.

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