Commonwealth Games

West Australian star Peter Bol has pushed himself through the fear and a hot heat to be the fastest qualifier for the semifinals of the 800m in Glasgow.

Australian Diamonds goal shooter Sophie Garbin has defended her netball team’s uniform after it sparked controversy at the Commonwealth Games for being ‘too short’.

Every athlete competing at the Commonwealth Games has surely had to overcome some form of adversity — but it is hard to see how anyone would have dealt with more than Archie Goodburn.

Australia’s team of world-class swimmers are well on their way to making Commonwealth Games history after claiming another seven gold medals in Glasgow overnight, including a surprise win for Meg Harris.

The paramedic immediately knew something was seriously wrong.

It was sweet redemption for the gymnast after admitting she ‘bombed’ in the 2022 Commonwealth Games final.

The pair needed a big win against their No.1 rivals in the group finale and were left to rue what could’ve been.

‘It’s clearly been engineered to try to achieve a desired outcome.’

Rose Davies did what no Australian woman has ever done before to produce our first gold medal on the track this Commonwealth Games.

Kate McDonald has made up for her Birmingham heartbreak with a near-flawless gold-medal victory in the uneven bars.

Flynn Southam is the fastest qualifier for the 100m freestyle semifinals, topping champion Kyle Chalmers and fellow Aussie Kai Taylor.

Australian sprinters Rohan Browning and Eddie Nketia are through to the semifinals of the Men’s 100m in Glasgow, Nketia producing a run to remember.

‘I thought, you know what, we’ll do it full send. We’ll send it full.’

Pam was ‘absolutely trembling’ as her granddaughter’s gold medal made their rare meeting even more special.

The Aussies delivered the perfect response to accusations of being one-dimensional.

Perth’s Iona Anderson cemented her status as one of swimming’s brightest young stars with a superb gold medal, while Cam McEvoy added to his legacy to continue another golden day in the pool.