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Colour and triumph for Australia as Commonwealth Games close

Diving stalwart Melissa Wu carried the Australian flag at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony in Birmingham. Wu was given the honour after competing

The New Daily

Diamonds return to the top at Commonwealth Games, their first major tournament victory in seven years

Diamonds coach Stacey Marinkovich was criticised for her tactics in Birmingham, but it was her insistence on depth and using her bench that saved Australia in the gold medal match against Jamaica, writes Brittany Carter.

ABC News

Birmingham got it right but future of Commonwealth Games is uncertain

The Games do not attract the very best athletes for every event and next edition in Australia is likely to be on a smaller scale

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Ten Commonwealth Games stars set to shine at Paris 2024 Olympics

Will the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham be Britain’s springboard to glory in two years’ time?

The Independent UK

Team England celebrate ‘exceptional’ Commonwealth Games medal tally

The host nation’s Chef de mission says he is proud of his ‘young, ambitious team’ after England won a record 176 medals in Birmingham

The Guardian - UK

Ten Sri Lankan athletes go 'missing' from Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

The eight men and two women have not returned to their accommodation in the athletes village over the last few days.

Daily Record

Commonwealth Games closing ceremony: Australia finishes atop Birmingham 2022 medal tally as closing ceremony hands over to Victoria 2026

Birmingham organisers officially hand over the Commonwealth Games flag to Australia ahead of the 2026 Games, in a closing ceremony celebrating the cultures of both the West Midlands and Victoria.

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Table tennis duo claim Wales' last medal of 2022 Commonwealth Games as star breaks down in tears

Charlotte Carey and Anna Hursey won bronze in the table tennis women's doubles

Wales Online

The 2022 Commonwealth Games in pictures

As Birmingham 2022 draws to a close, the PA news agency takes a look at the Games in pictures.

The Independent UK

10 Sri Lankans missing at Commonwealth Games amid economic turmoil in home country

Several members of Sri Lanka's Commonwealth Games team are currently missing as the unrest in the country continues and it has now been declared a state of emergency

Daily Mirror

How England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland fared at Birmingham 2022

There were medals galore for the home nations at the Commonwealth Games

The Independent UK

How the home nations compared to their previous best Commonwealth Games display

England led the way with 57 golds, behind only Australia in the medal table, and 176 in total.

The Independent UK

The final wrap: Best of Birmingham

A golden treble, flying rackets, stunning comebacks and unruly braids: LockerRoom hands out bouquets and brickbats to the Kiwi team at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Newsroom.co.nz

Bristol City's cup clash with Coventry to be played at Burton Albion after pitch farce

The turf at Coventry's CBS Arena was deemed unplayable and unsafe after hosting concerts and rugby during the Commonwealth Games

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The Guardian - UK

Birmingham expects surge of tourism following success of Commonwealth Games

Event is on track to be most successful games in history with more than 1.5m tickets sold

The Guardian - UK

Spendolini-Sirieix gold wraps up England’s best diving Commonwealth Games

Andrea Spendolini-Sirieix, 17, won the mixed synchro with Noah Williams while Scotland’s gold in mixed synchro 3m springboard came from James Heatly and Grace Reid

Daily Record

Scots judo star who suffered horror bike crash in Vietnam ties knot with 'Prince Charming' hubby

The 2014 Commonwealth Games silver medallist first met husband Ally in 2017 - just months after doctors gave her a one percent chance of survival following a freak motorbike accident in Vietnam.

Evening Standard

Talking Point: Should Covid-infected cricketer have been allowed to play?

The decision to allow a cricket player with Covid to take part in the Commonwealth Games left some asking howzat allowed

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AAP

Some Aussies broke team protocols: Thomas

Chef de mission Petria Thomas says some Australian team members flouted the nation's COVID protocols at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

The Independent UK

Commonwealth Games: England end badminton in Birmingham with three final defeats

Lauren Smith picked up two silvers on the last day of the Games.

Daily Mirror

Piers Morgan slams Australia for playing Covid positive star in Novak Djokovic comparison

Australia's women's cricket team claimed gold as they defeated India in the inaugural final at Edgbaston in the Commonwealth Games - but have received criticism as they fielded a player after she tested positive for Covid

The Hindu

Commonwealth Games boxing – new talent steps up; old hands engineer a revival

The below par finish of a few big names, the sore point in the pugilists’ performance in Birmingham

The Independent UK

Liam Pitchford beaten in men’s table tennis final at Commonwealth Games

The England player won the first set against India’s Sharath Kamal Achanta but fell to a 4-1 defeat

AAP

Four-gold Eddie, Kookas in seventh heaven

Australia's men's hockey team have romped to a seventh gold from as many Commonwealth Games campaigns, dominating India 7-0 in Monday's final in Birmingham.

ABC News

Kookaburras secure Commonwealth Games gold with thumping 7-0 victory over India

The Kookaburras have claimed the final gold medal of the Commonwealth Games in style with a riotous win over India.

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