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Government confirms Birmingham's 2022 Commonwealth Games bid
Dec 07, 2025

Government confirms Birmingham's 2022 Commonwealth Games bid

Birmingham's bid to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games will be officially submitted on Saturday, the Government has confirmed.Culture Secretary Karen Bradley anno...

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Commonwealth champion Greg Rutherford decides against travelling to Gold Coast
Dec 07, 2025

Commonwealth champion Greg Rutherford decides against travelling to Gold Coast

Greg Rutherford will not defend his long jump title at this year's Commonwealth Games due to what he perceives to be a lack of preparation.Rutherford clinched g...

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Kenya's David Rudisha and Asbel Kiprop opt out of Commonwealth Games
Dec 07, 2025

Kenya's David Rudisha and Asbel Kiprop opt out of Commonwealth Games

Kenya's 800 metres Olympic champion and world record holder David Rudisha will not seek selection for this year's Commonwealth Games.Team officials say two-time...

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Team Scotland announce 92 more athletes for Commonwealth Games
Dec 07, 2025

Team Scotland announce 92 more athletes for Commonwealth Games

Team Scotland have named the latest 92 athletes selected for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, which get underway in April.The list of newly-selected athletes...

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England's Brownlee brothers suffer shock Commonwealth Games defeat
Dec 07, 2025

England's Brownlee brothers suffer shock Commonwealth Games defeat

England's Brownlee brothers suffered a shock defeat as they failed to make the podium in the triathlon at the Commonwealth Games.Defending champion Alistair fel...

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England's Adam Gemili out of Commonwealth Games 100m final
Dec 07, 2025

England's Adam Gemili out of Commonwealth Games 100m final

England's Adam Gemili has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games 100m final through injury.After Sunday's semi-final, the 24-year-old revealed he was battling an...

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Birmingham's Alexander Stadium gets £70m boost for 2022 Commonwealth Games
Dec 07, 2025

Birmingham's Alexander Stadium gets £70m boost for 2022 Commonwealth Games

Birmingham's Alexander Stadium will receive a £70m makeover ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.The athletics arena, which was first opened in 1976, will have...

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England's Zharnel Hughes disqualified after winning 200m final at Commonwealth Games
Dec 07, 2025

England's Zharnel Hughes disqualified after winning 200m final at Commonwealth Games

Trinidad and Tobago's Jereem Richards was handed 200 metres gold when Zharnel Hughes was disqualified for catching his rival with a flailing arm on a dramatic n...

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Caster Semenya facing ban as CAS look at IAAF evidence on hyperandrogenism
Dec 07, 2025

Caster Semenya facing ban as CAS look at IAAF evidence on hyperandrogenism

South African middle-distance star Caster Semenya faces being banned from female races should new IAAF rules come into effect in November.Semenya, who won women...

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Two Indian athletes banned from Commonwealth Games after needles found in their room
Dec 07, 2025

Two Indian athletes banned from Commonwealth Games after needles found in their room

Two Indian athletes were banned from the Commonwealth Games on Friday and ordered to leave Australia "on the first flight available" after needles were discover...

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