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The 2026 Commonwealth Games will create an economic model that allows smaller nations to step up and host

The tension was palpable as we waited to see if Glasgow would rescue the Commonwealth Games for 2026. After the Australian state of Victoria pulled out, the eyes of the Commonwealth turned to Scotland.

The Conversation

Susan Egelstaff: Is my cynicism about Glasgow 2026 misplaced? I hope so...

The Commonwealth Games will head to Glasgow in 2026 but with a limited timescale and a reduced budget so can it possibly be a success?

The National (Scotland)

Sports appeal for inclusion at slimmed-down Comm Games

Commonwealth Games Australia will hold a crucial meeting on Friday amid pleas from sports leaders to remain on the program for the 2026 Glasgow Games.

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How much public money will the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow cost?

THE Commonwealth Games is coming back to Glasgow – but how much will it cost?

The National (Scotland)

Can I become a volunteer for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow?

THE Commonwealth Games are set to return to Glasgow in 2026 ...

The National (Scotland)

Glasgow agrees deal to host ‘scaled-down’ Commonwealth Games in 2026

The Australian state of Victoria pulled out as hosts last year, prompting questions over the future of the Games

The Independent UK

Have your say on Glasgow hosting the Commonwealth Games

WITH the announcement that Glasgow is hosting the Commonwealth Games in 2026, we want to hear from you ...

The National (Scotland)

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Lord Jack McConnell endorses Glasgow’s hosting of 2026 Commonwealth Games

Scotland’s largest city last staged the event 10 years ago.

The Independent UK

Talks made it ‘more likely’ Commonwealth Games will return to Glasgow

RECENT talks have made it “more likely” the Commonwealth Games will return to Glasgow in 2026, Scotland’s Health Secretary has said...

The National (Scotland)

Commonwealth Games 'won’t be funded by public purse' if held in Scotland

THE COMMONWEALTH Games 2026 “won’t be funded by the public purse” if held in Glasgow according to an official statement ...

The National (Scotland)

Caitlin Logan: We can’t behave like Commonwealth Games represent something normal

SOMETIMES it’s easy to forget that Scotland really is a part of Great Britain – especially when you surround yourself with people who bear no…

The National (Scotland)

Hope Yet For Future Of Battered And Bruised Commonwealth Games

The future of the Commonwealth Games has once again been plunged into doubt since Malaysia declined to host the 2026 edition last week, but according to former Olympic marketing guru Michael Payne "it would be wrong to write the event off just yet."

International Business Times

Australia's hope for Comm Games as Malaysia won't host

Australian hierarchy remain hopeful the Commonwealth Games can still be saved despite Malaysia rejecting an offer to step in as host of the 2026 edition.

AAP

‘A huge step back for the city’: people in Birmingham on council budget cuts

Proposals on services ranging from bin collections to social care, arts and libraries have left many worried for the future

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The Guardian - UK

Cut budgets and focus on sport to save the Commonwealth Games

Letter: David Judson Viner on how and why the Games should continue to be held

The Guardian - UK

Out of time? Unloved Commonwealth Games faces uphill battle to survive

Hosts are pulling out, costs are spiralling and the PR is a challenge: will the post-colonial festival of sport find a way to secure its future?

AAP

Gold Coast unveils bold bid to salvage 2026 Comm Games

Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate has revealed a bold bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, three months after Victoria stunned organisers by pulling out.

AAP

Top bureaucrat says he flagged axing $2b blowout Games

Victoria's government was told months before it cancelled the Commonwealth Games the event would cost almost $2 billion more than expected.

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Metuarau on a Silver Ferns mission

Missing out on the Commonwealth Games gave Tiana Metuarau the fire to work even harder for her Silver Ferns dream. She's back from an abrupt World Cup call-up and ready to keep growing.

The Guardian - UK

‘A pointless exercise’: mixed feelings over Games legacy in bankrupt Birmingham

Many look back fondly on last year’s Commonwealths in city, but there are questions over its cost

The National (Scotland)

Stuart Cosgrove: Glasgow is a perfect event city but Commonwealth Games are fading

TWO opposing views came into conflict, not in the same week, nor the same day … but in the same fraught cab journey.

The Independent UK

The key questions answered as the Commonwealth Games suffers latest setback

The government of Alberta has announced a halt to its attempt to bring the 2030 event to cities Calgary and Edmonton.

The National (Scotland)

Can the Commonwealth Games with intrinsic links to UK's colonial past stay relevant?

Only a month ago, athletes from around Victoria in Australia came together to mark the milestone of 1000 days to go until the state was to host the…

The Guardian - AU

‘Full steam ahead’ and no way out: how much can we trust cost estimates for the Brisbane Olympics?

Victoria’s shock cancellation of the Commonwealth Games prompts fresh scrutiny of Queensland’s commitment to host the 2032 Olympics

Newcastle Herald

Peek at past worthy of motivating every Matildas fan for World Cup

It set the scene for the start of the World Cup.

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