The Latest Breaking News from Commonwealth Games

With the Australia state of Victoria stepping away from its commitment to host the Games, will the event be able to go ahead?

'You do wonder if it has anything to do with a snub towards the monarchy.'

Perth’s lord mayor is keen but all other Australian states have ruled out stepping in to replace Victoria

A host of sporting bodies and athletes have criticised Victoria's decision to scrap hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

The original budget for the games was estimated to be around 2.6 billion dollars (£1.3 billion) but ballooned out to nearly triple that.

Commonwealth Games Federation says the state government’s decision was ‘hugely disappointing’

The 2026 Commonwealth Games slated for regional Victoria will not go ahead after the state government pulled support, saying hosting them will cost too much.

Lakshya Sen lost 17-21, 24-22, 17-21 against second-seed Li Shi Feng in a gruelling last-four match that lasted one hour and 16 minutes in the BWF Super 300 event. Read more on The Hindu

Confirmation of a doping violation has given Australia the bronze medal in the women's 4x100m athletics event at last year's Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

NEW DELHI: Several women wrestlers, including medal winners from Commonwealth Games and Asian Championship, on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the ad-hoc panel running the WFI, requesting "fair trials" for Asian Games amidst reports that the six protesting grapplers may be given…

Two-time medallist Mirabai Chanu will once again spearhead the Indian challenge in the World Weightlifting Championships in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in September. Apart from Chanu (49kg), Commonwealth Games medallists Bindyarani Devi (55kg) and Achinta Sheuli (73kg), Shubham Todkar (61kg) and Narayana Ajith (73kg) will also compete in the world event.