Commonwealth Games

Jenna Forrester and Lani Pallister hug after qualifying for the final.

Pallister eyes early gold as Aussies dominate the pool

Lani Pallister cemented herself as a gold favourite in the women’s 400m freestyle heat as Australia dominated in the pool in the first day of the Commonwealth Games.   

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Nina Kennedy para-swimming star Tim Hodge lead the team out for the Comm Games Opening Ceremony in Glasgow

Inside the spectacular Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

King Charles officially opened the Commonwealth Games as Glasgow delivered a spectacular ceremony packed with bagpipes, Nessie and Australia’s biggest stars.

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Dean Boxall, Team Australia Swimming Coach, puts the team through a hit out ahead of the Games.

Aussie swim team ready to launch gold-medal assault

Australia’s swim team made a low-key arrival in Scotland on Wednesday, but the all-conquering Dolphins’ gold-medal assault will be anything but.

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Sienna Toohey is the youngest member of the Australian Dolphins non-para team.

Shades of Aussie swim legend in Comm Games teenage sensation

The 17-year-old shares an ‘ironic’ similarity with one of Australia’s greatest ever.

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Australia won netball gold when the Commonwealth Games were last held in Glasgow.

The Commonwealth Games events you cannot afford to miss

From world record holders to fierce rivalries and Australia’s biggest medal hopes, these are the must-watch events at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

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Lani Pallister.

Titmus expects Aussie swimming depth to shine in Glasgow

Australia is heading to the Commonwealth Games without its backstroke queen but swimmer-turned-commentator Ariarne Titmus believes there are plenty of other medal hopes ready to light up the pool. 

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Nina Kennedy and Tim Hodge.

WA pride! Flag bearer honour for Kennedy at Comm Games

WA’s pole vault superstar Nina Kennedy will lead out the Aussies at the Commonwealth Games after being chosen as the team’s flag bearer in Glasgow.

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Sprinter Lachie Kennedy looms large in Glasgow.

Shirvo’s guide to Australia’s hot track-and-field hopes

It’s time to start wrapping your head around some of the names and faces that are about to represent our country in the track-and-field events. Because many of them are scorching hot medal chances in Glasgow.

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Ariarne Titmus has opened up on a memorable conversation with her coach Dean Boxall.

How Commonwealth Games were key in rise of swimming legend

Olympic gold medallist-turned Channel 7 pool deck commentator Ariarne Titmus can still remember the moment she truly believed she could conquer the world.

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Here’s your complete Commonwealth Games guide.

GLASGOW FOR GOLD: Comm Games ultimate guide

The events you simply can’t afford to miss, Australia’s best medal chances, and plenty more. Here’s your complete Commonwealth Games guide.

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Cameron McEvoy of Australia celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Men's 50m Freestyle Final during day two of the China Open Swimming Championship in 2026.

World’s fastest man pumps out new PB ahead of games

He’s already the fastest man through water in the world. And the Aussie Olympic gold medallist is getting even quicker. 

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Mollie O’Callaghan has opened up on her back injury ahead of the Commonwealth Games.

Aussie superstar announces shock ‘personal news’ ahead of Comm Games

The Olympic gold medallist has revealed she was ‘told to stop swimming immediately’ after a devastating diagnosis.

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Shayna Jack with her partner Joel Rintala.

Aussie gold medallist retires from swimming

A gold medallist has announced her impending retirement, saying the upcoming Commonwealth Games will be her last.

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“So that’s why winning my 5th national championship was so big for me as a sign of we’re back

Bol opens up on life-changing drug scandal

Peter Bol is arguably in the best shape of his career heading into the Commonwealth Games as he revealed what helped him rebound from the lowest point in his life. 

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