Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022

TT duo to be banned for bunking Commonwealth Games matches

National table tennis players Sonam Sultana Soma and Sadia Aktar Mou are set to be suspended from international and domestic competitions for three and two years respectively as the duo went to visit relatives in London skipping their matches of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham earlier this month.

Without goals or vision, Commonwealth Games rut continues

Bangladesh have just concluded another campaign in the Commonwealth Games but the athletes hardly drew any attention from the country’s sports fraternity after again failing to perform on a big platform.

Pakistan boxers missing following C’wealth Games

Two Pakistani boxers have gone missing in Britain after the end of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, a team official told local media Thursday.

Birmingham gives Commonwealth Games a rousing send off and new relevance

The Birmingham Commonwealth Games reached a high-octane conclusion on Monday by celebrating 11 days of compelling competition and sending the multi-sport event back to Australia in 2026 with new relevance and purpose.

Muir's time finally arrives

Laura Muir ended eight years of waiting by winning gold in the women's 1,500 metres at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday and the Scot said her previous disappointments had only made her stronger.

Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 / Aussie cricketer allowed to play despite testing Covid-positive before final

Australia all-rounder Tahlia McGrath was allowed to play in the gold medal win over India in the Commonwealth Games women's T20 cricket final on Sunday despite testing positive for COVID-19 only hours before the toss.

Australia win Gold after thrilling win over India

Australia made an amazing turnaround to win the final of the Commonwealth Games by nine runs to take home the gold medal.

Commonwealth Gold is Delicious for rising England boxing star

England's Delicious Orie was crowned the Commonwealth Games super-heavyweight champion on Sunday, as the Northern Ireland brother and sister duo of Aidan and Michaela Walsh also won boxing gold medals.

Ten Lankans missing from Commonwealth Games

Ten members of crisis-hit Sri Lanka's Commonwealth Games contingent in Birmingham have disappeared in a suspected attempt to remain in Britain, a top sports official from the island nation told AFP on Sunday.

August 7, 2022
August 7, 2022

Thompson-Herah seals Commonwealth double

Olympic champion Elaine Thompson-Herah rocketed to a sprint double at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday as Australia pulled clear of England at the top of the medals table.

August 6, 2022
August 6, 2022

Grandmother's spirit drives walker Montag

Australian race walker Jemima Montag says she draws on the strength of her late grandmother, who was a Holocaust survivor, after winning her second Commonwealth Games gold medal on Saturday.

August 6, 2022
August 6, 2022

Indian, Pakistani weightlifters unite on and off Commonwealth podium

Two hulking weightlifters from opposite sides of the often-tense India-Pakistan frontier shared the podium at the Commonwealth Games -- and then celebrated together to their favourite rapper.

August 3, 2022
August 3, 2022

McKeon makes Commonwealth history

Australian swim star Emma McKeon made Commonwealth Games history on Tuesday by winning her 19th medal as Jacob Kiplimo raced to victory in the 10,000m on the first day of track and field.

August 2, 2022
August 2, 2022

'Love triangle' creating waves for Australia in Games pool

Australian swimmers have swept the podium, broken world records, set milestones and won a mountain of medals at the Commonwealth Games pool but all anyone wants to talk about is a supposed 'love triangle' with golden girl Emma McKeon at the centre.

August 2, 2022
August 2, 2022

McKeon dazzles in Commonwealth pool as Kenny wins cycling gold

Australian swim sensation Emma McKeon won a record-extending 12th gold medal at the Commonwealth Games on Monday as cycling star Laura Kenny finished her campaign with an emotional gold.

July 30, 2022
July 30, 2022

Kiplangat takes wrong turn to Commonwealth gold

Uganda's Victor Kiplangat took a wrong turn but still found his way to marathon gold at the Commonwealth Games on Saturday, providing some late drama to what had been an uneventful race.

July 30, 2022
July 30, 2022

Paddlers make history in Commonwealth Games

Bangladesh table tennis team created history on Saturday as they reached the quarter-finals in the Commonwealth Games for the first time.

July 25, 2022
July 25, 2022

'Forgotten' Dudley village hosting own Commonwealth Games

A 'forgotten' village whose residents feel like they have been 'snubbed' by the Commonwealth Games' baton relay are hosting their own version of the sporting event. The Queens Baton Relay will travel through Dudley this Sunday, July 24, ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer - but it won't go near Coseley.

July 17, 2022
July 17, 2022

No shooting, not much expectation from Commonwealth Games

All eight medals Bangladesh have earned in the history of the Commonwealth Games have come from shooting, but the exclusion of the discipline from the upcoming Birmingham edition has put Bangladesh into a soul-searching mode.

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