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Malaysia on Friday decided against hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games because of the cost, the government said, in a fresh blow to an event seen as outdated by some.

Malaysia has been offered $194 million to assist in hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games, filling the void left by the withdrawal last year of Victoria.

Commonwealth Games Australia tells Senate inquiry there’s hope another state could host an event in 2027

HR&CE Dept. informs Madras HC of retrieving 5,513.64 acres of temple land worth ₹5,132.82 crore from encroachers. Legal action initiated against 11,658 encroachers. 7,398 temples filed appeals for change of name in Chitta. Property registers of 10,540 temples uploaded on website. 3.32 lakh properties fully matched with title documents. 26,334…

IOA president PT Usha will contest for the post of CGF VP alongside six other candidates. The CGF General Assembly will be held in Singapore on Nov 14-15 to elect the president, VPs, regional VPs and sports committee members.

The government of Alberta has announced a halt to its attempt to bring the 2030 event to cities Calgary and Edmonton.

Canadian province Alberta has pulled the plug on a possible bid to stage the 2030 Commonwealth Games because of rising costs.

In today’s newsletter: Escalating costs mean Victoria will no longer host the competition – but can another host be found?

Australia's Victoria state has withdrawn as host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games, its state chief citing the rising budget as the reason. Victoria premier Daniel Andrews said his government initially earmarked AU$2.6 billion (Rs 14,760cr) to stage the 23rd edition of the quadrennial Games in five cities, but as per…