The Latest Breaking News from Commonwealth Games

Manchester will be well represented at the games, with the sporting action getting underway on Friday, July 19

The opening ceremony took place last night and some of West Lothian's 10 athletes are straight into action

Despite a late rally from the hosts Team England, Australia have won the Commonwealth Games for the second straight time picking up 67 golds, 57 silvers and 54 bronze medals.

Perfect storm of holiday traffic, rail strike, Commonwealth Games, football season, and concerns over Port of Dover

They travelled out to Birmingham for the Commonwealth Games

At 72 years and 11 months old, para lawn bowler Rosemary Lenton will be one of the oldest to have ever competed in the sport at the event

The majority of Commonwealth members still criminalise homosexuality. Pride House Birmingham organisers want that to change.

Seven Commonwealth nations have a maximum penalty of life imprisonment under laws imposed by Britain in the 19th century when it was a colonial power. Daley demanded LGBT+ athletes be safe and feel comfortable being their authentic selves without fear of persecution or death

Nine athletes from the area will represent Team Scotland in Birmingham

Without financial support or assistance, Ghana’s women qualified for the Commonwealth Games for the first time.

British pop giants Duran Duran headlined a glitzy Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Birmingham on Thursday as more than 5,000 athletes braced for battle. Competitors from 72 nations and territories, many of which are former British colonies, will be vying for medals in 19 sports over a jam-packed 11 days…