Commonwealth Games: Live coverage of Day 1 from Glasgow
The Commonwealth Games is underway - and a host of Australian stars are looking to make a flying start! Stay across all the action here.
Sport: The Commonwealth Games is underway - and a host of Australian stars are looking to make a flying start!
After WA’s own flagbearer Nina Kennedy led the Aussies into The Hydro in Glasgow for the opening ceremony, the real action is set to get going from later afternoon Perth time.
We’ll be blogging across the entire evening, night and early morning (WA time) to keep you across the latest!
Key events
25 Jul 2026 - 05:22 AM
Day one done
25 Jul 2026 - 04:45 AM
Men follow up in their 4x100m freestyle relay!
25 Jul 2026 - 04:35 AM
Another gold in women’s 4x100m relay!
25 Jul 2026 - 04:08 AM
‘Bunbury Bullet’ wins gold!
25 Jul 2026 - 03:04 AM
Forrester wins women’s 200m backstroke!
25 Jul 2026 - 02:16 AM
Pallister wins gold!
25 Jul 2026 - 01:49 AM
Swimmers in day one finals
25 Jul 2026 - 01:23 AM
Jonah Antonio heat check
25 Jul 2026 - 12:34 AM
Aaron Wilson rolls on
24 Jul 2026 - 11:15 PM
Record saved by the bell
24 Jul 2026 - 09:58 PM
Fundamentals over flash
24 Jul 2026 - 09:09 PM
‘No excuses’: Bos not satisfied with Oceania record
24 Jul 2026 - 08:27 PM
Prime pool position
24 Jul 2026 - 08:05 PM
Men’s edge out England
24 Jul 2026 - 07:55 PM
Another gold medal fancy
24 Jul 2026 - 07:52 PM
Saffy’s superb swim
24 Jul 2026 - 07:48 PM
Stevenson stumped by England
24 Jul 2026 - 06:31 PM
Iona into the final
24 Jul 2026 - 06:16 PM
Women’s follow up!
24 Jul 2026 - 05:57 PM
Pallister’s promising start
24 Jul 2026 - 05:20 PM
First win!
Men’s edge out England
The men’s 4x100m relay squad have followed up with their own impressive heat win.
Despite a close chase from England, the Australian’s got over the line with a time of 3.14.53 - beating the Poms by just 0.0.015.
Another gold medal fancy
Australia is in with another strong chance for a gold medal with the women’s 4x100m relay squad.
WA’s Shayna Jack led the way as the squad blitzed their competition in the second heat, finishing with a top time of 3.37.95 for the resounding win.
Now it’s up to the men to follow suit.
Saffy’s superb swim
Action in the pool is back underway, and WA’s Alex Saffy has qualified for the finals in the men’s 100m Butterfly.
Clocking in an impressive sub minute 59.49, he will compete against fellow Australian Col Pearse.
Stevenson stumped by England
The women’s wheelchair squad have fallen short against England in the 3x3 basketball clash.
It was a poor shooting performance from the side as they went down against the Poms 16-6.
WA’s Ebony Stevenson finished with one point but grabbed a equal-game high seven rebounds
Technical difficulties
The swimming heats have been delayed after a lane divider came undone.
Officials are on the scene attempting to fix it but competition has been delayed in the meantime.
Read all about it
Games fever has well and truly hit The West Australian, take a look at tomorrow’s back page.
Perkins tops the charts
Australia’s efforts in the water continues with Alex Perkins dominating the seventh heat in the women’s 50m butterfly.
Her 25.55 finish to puts the Queenslander in the overall lead and comfortably in the finals.
Iona into the final
West Aussie Ioan Anderson finished with a courageous 2.09.88 in the third heat of 200m backstroke.
She finished second fastest and paced herself well early, holding a sizeable lead at the 100m mark but was pipped by Scotswoman Holly McGill in the closing stretch.
Her time will move her into the final regardless.
With her promising time, there is a plethora of Australian talent that are eyeing off finals.
Jenna jets on
Jenna Forrester jetted to the finish line in her second heat for the win.
Catching Scotland’s Katie Shanahan with a 2.10.03 finish to move on.
Women’s follow up!
The Aussie women’s 3x3 basketball squad have followed up on the men’s efforts - trouncing Kenya for a comfortable 21-5 win.
Emma Clarke led the way for the Gangurrus with a game-high nine points.
Next up on the half courts is the wheelchair squads, where West Aussie Ebony Stevenson will face England.
