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CWG 2026 axes nine sports: What does this mean for India?
Commonwealth Games 2026 axes cricket, badminton, hockey, wrestling, shooting
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Sports axed ahead of '26 Commonwealth Games
Hockey, rugby sevens and diving are among the big-name Commonwealth Games casualties, axed from the pared-back Glasgow program in 2026.
Glasgow agrees to host '26 Commonwealth Games
The 2026 Commonwealth Games is set to take place in Glasgow, Scotland, after the Scottish government agreed to provide the requisite support to the organising body Commonwealth Games Scotland (CGS).
Netball
Trans players banned from netball internationals
World Netball (WN) has banned transgender players from international competition with immediate effect under a new participation and inclusion policy issued on Monday.
Olympic Sports
Malaysia will not host '26 Commonwealth Games
Malaysia has decided against hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to time constraints, costs and an insufficient offer of funding for multisport event that has struggled to find hosts.
Gold Coast offer to host Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast could step in to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games after Victoria placed pulling out due to projected cost overruns.
2026 Comm. Games won't go ahead in Victoria
Australia's state of Victoria will not host the 2026 Commonwealth Games, citing cost overruns, state Premier Dan Andrews said on Tuesday.
Summer Olympics
Chalmers: Hope mental health break helps others
Olympic gold medallist swimmer Kyle Chalmers said he hopes that by speaking out about his struggles over mental health he can inspire the next generation to follow suit.
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Soccer
'I'm tired of being afraid' - Three gay sportsmen on the joy of coming out
Pro football Zander Murray, swimmer Dan Jervis and football referee Lloyd Wilson all came out as gay in 2022, a year that saw a number of other male athletes do the same. The months since, for them, have been revelatory.
FIR against Lakshya, family and coach Vimal for age fraud, cheating
The FIR, filed on Thursday, alleged that the 21-year-old had fudged his age to get into age-group tournaments since 2010.
Netball
Diamonds out to tie up Constellation Cup
The Diamonds are eyeing better conversion and a sharper start as they aim to bounce back from a first-up Constellation Cup humbling by New Zealand.
Netball
Kiwis stun Diamonds to win netball Cup opener
New Zealand have brought Commonwealth Games gold medallists Australia down to earth with a 56-48 opening Constellation Cup win in Auckland.
CWG 2026: Shooting included, wrestling and archery excluded
The Indian wrestling contingent won 12 medals (20%) of India's 61 medals at the 2022 Birmingham CWG
Rugby
Embracing the 'darkness' and the joy of 'crunning': Inside the Aussie women's sevens rejuvenation
Five weeks after the Australian women's sevens side won their first Commonwealth Games gold medal, coach Tim Walsh is preparing the team to make even more history as they eye a Seven's Rugby World Cup win in Cape Town.
British decathlete Gregory in critical condition
British decathlete Ben Gregory, who represented Wales in three Commonwealth Games, is in a critical condition after suffering a fractured skull and neck in a serious bike accident last week.
Indian sport @75: In a race full of hurdles, sometimes to simply take part is to win
Till date, most Indian athletes continue to perform and achieve success despite the system, not because of it.
22 gold, 16 silver, 23 bronze: Every single medal won by India at CWG 2022
India won a total of 61 medals at the recently concluded Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
A for athletics, B- for boxing: Grading India's sports-wise performance at CWG 2022
Athletics and lawn bowls contingents shine while weightlifters met expectation at CWG 2022.
Moments of CWG 2022: Jeremy's tattoo, Bajrang being Bajrang, Mirabai, javelin final
From witnessing GOATS to the best pint of Guinness, CWG 2022 was a memorable one
CWG 2022: How did India's top stars fare?
The likes of PV Sindhu, Sharath Kamal, Mirabai Chanu shined, but some top stars did not.
Did that really happen? Lawn Bowls medals, an athletics 1-2 and other stunning CWG 2022 results
From the Indian women's Lawn Bowls team to Avinash Sable and Tejaswin Shankar, here are some of the performances that had us captivated at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Olympic Sports
Husband vs. wife, dancing rakers and a Prime Minister competitor: Everything you missed at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
The 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham was packed full of bizarre, funny and heartwarming moments. Here is everything you missed.
Four-gold Eddie, Kookas in seventh heaven
Australia's Kookaburras have won a seventh-straight Commonwealth gold to catapult leader Eddie Ockenden into rare hockey air.
CWG win continues Lakshya's golden streak but bigger battles lie ahead
Lakshya Sen won his maiden gold at the Commonwealth Games - but what does is mean for the 20-yr-old?
Sharath Kamal in numbers - the Indian table tennis GOAT
If Sharath Kamal was a nation at CWG 2022, he'd be ranked 16th out of 72 participating nations.
