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The Latest Breaking News from Commonwealth Games

How to watch the Commonwealth Games 2022 Opening Ceremony

When does the Opening Ceremony get underway and how can you watch it from home?

The National (Scotland)

Javier Sotomayor: Full time hairdresser, part time paddler makes CWG history

BIRMINGHAM: Javier Sotomayor, Falkland Islands' sole table tennis representative at the Commonwealth Games, works fulltime as a hairdresser in one of the only three salons on the South Atlantic archipelago.

The Times of India

Commonwealth Games honour for Kirsty Gilmour as badminton ace is first openly gay athlete to be flagbearer for Scotland

The 28-year-old will lead Team Scotland out in Birmingham alongside Paralympic powerlifter Micky Yule

Daily Record

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Nadine Dorries mocked as Tory sports minister forgets Glasgow hosted 2014 Commonwealth Games

Dorries was speaking ahead of the opening of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham but failed to mention Glasgow when talking about previous sporting extravaganzas in the UK.

Daily Record

Commonwealth Games 2022 full schedule: Daily guide and start times in Birmingham

The opening ceremony for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham takes place on Thursday evening, with the live action getting underway the following morning

Daily Mirror

Will Dina Asher-Smith go to 2024 Paris Olympics after pulling out of Commonwealth Games?

Great Britain's 200m star has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games due to a hamstring injury picked up at the World Athletics Championships in Oregon. But will she compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics?

Daily Mirror

Nadine Dorries red-faced after forgetting Scotland hosted Commonwealth Games

NADINE Dorries is known for not exactly having a firm grasp of her brief ...

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Birmingham 2022 ready to put on a show amid uncertain future for Commonwealth Games

The Commonwealth is fighting for meaning in the 21st century and its Games lacks host cities prepared to foot an eye-watering bill, but Birmingham can still provide a platform for great sport over the next 10 days

The Independent UK

Commonwealth Games ‘not a vanity project’, insists Dorries

The games will open in Birmingham on Thursday night.

The Independent UK

Athletic feats at Commonwealth Games cannot distract from Britain’s colonial sins

The lasting damage that slavery and colonialism have inflicted on Commonwealth countries has never been fully addressed

The Guardian - UK

Birmingham 2022 to get under way with Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

The ceremony starts at 8pm on Thursday night

The Independent UK

What time is Commonwealth Games opening ceremony and how to watch on TV and online

The creative team behind the show are expected to highlight the talent and diversity of the West Midlands

The Independent UK

Let the games begin: Birmingham, then and now – in pictures

A look at Birmingham’s history before the Commonwealth Games start

The Guardian - UK

South Sudanese Australians find ‘sense of belonging’ in sport

Peter Bol eyes Commonwealth Games medal as other South Sudanese join elite players in Australian Football League.

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Daily Mirror

10 Brits who could star at Commonwealth Games including Russian-born boxer who sparred AJ

There are a number of British stars looking to secure medals and impress at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer, including Delicious Orie, Duncan Scott and new world champion Jake Wightman

Daily Mirror

Will the Queen attend 2022 Commonwealth Games? Monarch continues to miss public events

The Queen is set to miss another major event as she sits out of the 2022 Commonwealth Games following a number of absences from other key events in the royal calendar this year

The New Daily

Blow for medal-winning Australian athletes on eve of Commonwealth Games

World champion javelin thrower Kelsey-Lee Barber has become the first Australian athlete to test positive to COVID-19 ahead of the Commonwealth Games.

Daily Record

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games: Meet the Lanarkshire stars going for glory with Team Scotland

Lanarkshire will be well-represented in Birmingham from netball to weightlifting

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The Guardian - UK

Commonwealth Games opener will be on par with London 2012, says director

Opening ceremony to feature Birmingham’s rich musical heritage in ‘generation-defining show’

Daily Record

Birmingham 2022: Commonwealth Games badminton gold in Alex Dunn's sights

The Motherwell star believes this could be the time for him and partner Adam Hall to claim glory

Daily Mirror

Drone owners face prosecution if they fly over Commonwealth Games in 'safety ban'

The government has placed a strict ban on flying drones over Birmingham and the West Midlands during the Commonwealth Games, with anyone breaching the order facing possible prosecution

ABC News

Australia appoints Eddie Ockenden and Rachael Grinham as flag-bearers for Commonwealth Games opening ceremony

Two of the most experienced members of the Australian Commonwealth Games team will fly the flag at the opening ceremony in Birmingham tomorrow morning.

ABC News

Commonwealth Games 2022: Kelsey-Lee Barber tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of opening ceremony

World Championships gold medallist Kelsey-Lee Barber has tested positive to COVID-19 a day out from the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.

The Independent UK

Diver Tom Daley among athletes carrying Commonwealth Games baton

The Olympic gold medallist, 28, will join the likes of gymnast Max Whitlock and boxer Galal Yafai as official Batonbearers.

ABC News

South Australian track cyclist Bree Hargrave will take on competitors half her age at the Commonwealth Games

At an age where most elite athletes are well into retirement, South Australian track cyclist Bree Hargrave is fulfilling a lifelong dream: qualifying for this year's Commonwealth Games.

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