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Commonwealth Games 2026: Live coverage of Day 3 from Glasgow

Australia continue to dominate the pool in Glasgow with more gold on offer on day three, while the Diamonds will face the Roses in a massive netball blockbuster. Follow all the action live!

Fraser Williams, Jake Santa Maria and Josh Kempton
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Kiera Austin and Sophie Garbin of Team Australia celebrate during the Netball Preliminary Pool A match between Team Australia and Team England
Kiera Austin and Sophie Garbin of Team Australia celebrate during the Netball Preliminary Pool A match between Team Australia and Team England Credit: Lintao Zhang/Getty Images

Sport: Australia continue to dominate the pool in Glasgow with more gold on offer on day three, while the Diamonds will face the Roses in a massive netball blockbuster.

The Diamonds will take on England in a blockbuster netball clash before our attention returns to the Pool with Cam McEvoy going for gold in the 50m freestyle.

The 3x3 basketball squads will look to keep up their perfect start while individual medals will be up for grabs in the gym Georgia Goodwin hoping to add to her team medal.

We’ll be blogging across the entire evening, night and early morning (WA time) to keep you across the latest!

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Jake Santa Maria is reporting live.

‘Whoopsies’ says Jack after slow qualifying

Jack ended up as the ninth fastest qualifier after taking second in her heat.

“It was a bit more 200-style pacing, so I might have taken it a bit too easy,” she tells 7.

“I definitely have lived more in the moment here than I probably have ever in a competition, so I can actually feel it right now.

“This morning I woke up and thought I need a lot more caffeine, but I didn’t take it so I can get a good rest between now and the semi.”

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 26: Shayna Jack of Team Australia reacts after competing during the Women's 100m Freestyle - Heats on day three of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games at Tollcross International Swimming Centre on July 26, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - JULY 26: Shayna Jack of Team Australia reacts after competing during the Women's 100m Freestyle - Heats on day three of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games at Tollcross International Swimming Centre on July 26, 2026 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) Credit: Getty Images

O’Callaghan makes it three from three

Much like Harris, Mollie made that looked effortless, taking the second-fastest time of 54.37.

It’s one and two for the Aussies heading into the semis, while Jack also safely made it through despite a below-par swim.

Australia locked out the podium in the men’s 400m; could the women repeat that feat on Tuesday morning?

Meg Harris cruises through

That was all too easy for Harris, who is looking for her first individual medal of these games.

She had half a body length on the field and just glided into the finish in a 53.91.

Shayna Jack second in her 100m freestyle heat

We’re back in the pool where Australia’s big guns are in action early starting with Shayna Jack.

She jumped out to an early lead but threatened to get swallowed up in the final 15m before holding on for second in 55.28 behind England’s Freya Anderson in 55.25.

She will hope for better come the finals.

Aussies roll on against Niue

Another perfect leg for our women’s pair as they take a 10-0 lead in set two.

Australia could do well to get everything they can out of this match to boost their bowls differential which could be crucial.

Australia up early in the bowls

Women’s Pair Dawn Hayman and Kelsey Cottrell are up against minnows Niue in a must-win match.

They picked up a maximum of six bowls in the fourth end to take a commanding 10-1 before closing it out 11-1 to claim the first set.

They have three wins and one loss and will need to win both this and their last match against Northern Ireland to have any chance of mkaing the semis.

ICYMI

If you didn’t catch the action from earlier this morning, here’s how our Aussies dominated the pool once again.

The WA athletes to watch out for on day three

For those on the lookout for local hopes, here’s who will be in action today.

Medal Table

Here’s where things stand ahead of day three after Australia added another five gold to their tally last night.

(Gold / Silver / Bronze / Total)

1 Australia

12 5 6 23

2 England

3 7 5 15

3 Nigeria

3 3 0 6

4 Scotland

2 2 0 4

5 South Africa

2 1 3 6

6 Canada

1 1 2 4

7 New Zealand

0 2 2 4

8 Wales

0 1 2 3

9 Jersey

0 1 0 1

10 India

0 0 1 1

Welcome

Hello and welcome to day three of the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, where Australia look to continue their dominance in the pool while the Diamonds would love to get the wood over England in netball.

There will also be bowls action, 3x3 basketball, boxing and individual gymnastics programs and plenty more which we’ll cover tonight.

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