Australia’s bid to save plagued Comm Games
Australia is set to save the tortured 2026 Commonwealth Games after stepping in with a multimillion-dollar assistance package.
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Commonwealth Games Australia offers millions to help save Scotland event
Commonwealth Games Australia has offered millions of dollars to the Scottish government — effectively paid for by Victorian taxpayers — to help it roll out the Games in Glasgow.
Which sports face the chop for 2026 Comm Games
Glasgow could be confirmed as the host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games as early as this week, but it will be a seriously slimmed down event. Here’s what is could look like.
Comm Games ‘host’ hits immediate setback
The anxious search for a 2026 Commonwealth Games host isn’t ending soon, despite shock reports a nation had secured the job.
Shock city linked with 2026 Comm Games
Marred by uncertainty for over a year, the 2026 Commonwealth Games may have inched closer to a new host.
Saviour steps in to mop up Daniel Andrews’ Comm Games mess
Just as Australia’s Paris Olympic campaign came to an end, renewed hope that the 2026 Commonwealth Games abandoned by Daniel Andrews and the Victorian Government may be saved.
‘I didn’t know what to do’: Sport star’s bold career move
A former professional athlete player who competed at the Commonwealth Games has taken a bold career step.
Legendary Aussie swim coach reveals plans to quit after Paris
The list of swimmers he has guided to the Olympic Games is substantial, and then there are the super stars who claimed multiple gold medals, all of whom owe a debt to Michael Bohl, writes JULIAN LINDEN.
Olympic Try Hard: Mortal tries to turn table on Aussie champ
Olympic Try Hard Jon Ralph instructed table tennis star Milly Tapper to give him no easy points when they faced off with paddle in hand, as he sought to gain insight into how the mind of an Olympian truly works.
World Netball makes transgender ruling
Global sports have been updating transgender athlete policies and World Netball has now made a ruling with immediate effect.
2026 Comm Games replacement flagged after $589m Vic blunder
The show must go on – and so it will, with the Commonwealth Games Federation revealing it is close to announcing the replacement host who will fill the void left by Victoria’s 2026 bid.
New blow for Commonwealth Games
There’s been a new setback for the Commonwealth Games after a second country declined an offer to host the 2026 event, citing cost concerns.
‘Liar’: Comm Games exposed as $590m farce
A damning Auditor-General report has exposed Victoria’s Commonwealth Games debacle as one of the greatest blunders in Australian sport.
Coates calls for frugal Brisbane Olympics
Australian Olympic supremo John Coates says the looming death of the Commonwealth Games is proof that the 2032 Brisbane Games must be delivered to a tight budget.
McKeon shares her life with Cody Simpson
Aussie swimming great Emma McKeon has opened the door to her relationship with Olympic hopeful Cody Simpson.
‘I had to be all-in for this’: Aussie Olympian’s huge risk to chase gold
Tanielle Crase is a three-time national heptathlon champion, but the financial strains of chasing her Olympic dream forced the Paris hopeful out of the country and to take massive risks in the pursuit of glory on the world stage.
Coach’s ominous Paris warning as Kookaburras squad unveiled
As they try to go one better from their Tokyo silver, the Kookaburras have named a 27-player squad — with an ominous Paris warning from their hard-nosed coach. SEE THE SQUAD
‘Tatters’: Gold Coast ditches Comm Games
The future of the Commonwealth Games remains up in the air after the only Aussie city interested in hosting the event backed out.
Major update after AUKUS fight with France
Despite Franco-Australian relations hitting rock bottom after the AUKUS pact was established, the bilateral relationship appears to have turned a new page with a new deal signed-off.
‘May never recover’: Sport body slams Dan
A peak sporting body has delivered a stinging review of former Victorian premier Dan Andrews’ decision to cancel the Commonwealth Games.
Rinehart swoops in to save Comm Games
Australia’s richest person has offered a surprising new solution to save the Commonwealth Games after Victoria left its future in ruins.
Awkward truth behind cancelled Games
Victoria shocked the world by walking away from the Commonwealth Games. Officials are no closer to an answer of what is next.
NSW hockey prodigy set to lead Australia’s next great era
A NSW teenager who is yet to finish his HSC studies has been chosen in Australia’s under-23 World Cup squad in a sign he has been earmarked as a future international star of the sport.
Bombshell claim on Comm Games future
A key official inside Victoria’s abandoned plans for the 2026 Commonwealth Games has painted a bleak future with no host for 2030 either.
Games inquiry reveals brutal Victoria insult
An inquiry into Victoria’s 2026 Commonwealth Games fiasco is unveiling some cold truths about the state’s reputation.
$7m black hole: Rinehart’s bombshell Swimming Australia claims
As crisis-torn Swimming Australia faces the threat of expulsion from its sport, former billionaire sponsor Gina Rinehart dropped a funding bombshell which could prove to be the final nail in the governing body’s coffin.
Premier refuses to front Games committee
The premier has again declined to front an inquiry into the cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games despite new requests she appear.
New bombshell in Comm Games axing
The conduct of the new Victorian Premier is under scrutiny after the first day of an inquiry into the Commonwealth Games fiasco.
Victoria rocked by $22 million bombshell
Explosive questions have emerged about Victoria’s Commonwealth Games disaster with suggestions the timeline doesn’t add up.
Andrews’ biggest scandals revealed
Outgoing Victoria Premier Dan Andrews will leave behind a legacy marred by controversy after nine years in the job.
Dan ‘actively hindered’ Comm Games probe
The Victorian state government has been accused of deliberately undermining a federal inquiry into its decision to axe the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Shock admission over Comm Games’ future
Despite every state premier ruling out hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games, the peak body is hopeful it can stay in Australia – but they need help.
‘Have a crack:’ Plea over Comm Games bid
Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate is not giving up hopes of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Last ditch effort to keep Comm Games in Aus
Australia’s last hope to retain the 2026 Commonwealth Games rests with a Queensland mayor who believes his city can deliver.
Major firm lashed for Comm Games ‘cop out’
Two partners of a big-four firm have been lashed for their “rubbish” answers during a probe into the bungled 2026 Commonwealth Games.
Comm Games mayor fumes at $380m farce
An outspoken mayor with Commonwealth Games experience has furiously unleashed on the Victorian government, which has been forced to fork out $380m for the botched games.
‘Break free’: Andrews on $380m farce
The Premier has doubled down on his decision to cancel the Commonwealth Games in the wake of an eye-watering fine.
Gina Rinehart to save Aussie Comm Games
Australia’s richest person has thrown her support behind a bid for an Aussie city to host the Games for the second time in eight years.
‘I’m pumped’: New swim sensation at Commonwealth Youth Games
She was tipped to make waves and that’s exactly what this young swimmer has done at the Commonwealth Youth Games as rugby, triathlon and cycling delivered more gold. Day 4 result wrap.
Comm Games in tatters as city pulls out
The Commonwealth Games is in free fall with another city pulling out, pushing the concept towards its “death knell”.
Young talent time! Our 76 teens to cheer at Commonwealth Youth Games
They are hoping to be a household names in the lead-up to the Brisbane 2032 Olympics and come from a suburb or area near you. The 76 Commonwealth Youth Games guns to follow now.
Cycling, beach volleyball, triathlon guns to watch at Commonwealth Youth Games
They’re not big on numbers but Australia’s cyclists, beach volleyballers and triathletes have golden ambitions. Meet the 16 teens set to shine at the Commonwealth Youth Games.
‘Mix Fix it, vision’: Rugby Sevens teens at Commonwealth Youth Games
No one knows better than Olympic gold medallist Shannon Parry what it takes to be a winner in Rugby Sevens and she believes we have the right mix for Commonwealth Youth Games success.
Brisbane 2032 here we come! Athletics young guns creating a buzz
They are our Olympians and world championship hopefuls of the future – the best young track and field aces in Australia. Meet the teens hitting the world stage at the Commonwealth Youth Games.
Aussie teen swimmers on radar for Commonwealth Youth Games
Australia has high hopes of medal success in some events and PB’s in others at the Commonwealth Youth Games. The young guns to watch and those expected to create waves.
Where’s the proof? Andrews keeps Comm Games boss in dark
The boss of the Commonwealth Games says he has seen no proof of Daniel Andrews’ claim the cancelled event would have cost between $6bn and $7bn.
Last-ditch bid to save Comm Games
The Commonwealth Games boss has reissued pleas to save the sporting event, confirming his plans to petition the states to keep the Games in Australia.
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