Why there’s so much at stake for Victoria’s 2026 games
A successful delivery of the regional Victorian 2026 Games could change the hosting landscape forever. Why several smaller Commonwealth countries are desperate for it to succeed.
A successful delivery of the regional Victorian 2026 Games could change the hosting landscape forever. Why several smaller Commonwealth countries are desperate for it to succeed.
Birmingham blitzed the Commonwealth Games in a big way and Victoria needs to follow suit. Joe Barton looks at 10 areas where the state needs to deliver to get it right in 2026.
Australian netball has never needed the Diamonds this badly — and boy did they deliver. Suddenly a sport mired in controversy in recent years is talking positively, writes Emma Greenwood.
Plans for a Ballarat athletics stadium will be unable to recreate Birmingham’s electric atmosphere, with plenty for Victoria to fix by 2026.
It just had to be an Ozzy — well, Ozzy Osbourne. The music legend made a shock appearance at the Birmingham closing ceremony as Victoria was officially handed the reins for 2026.
It was a bloodbath in Birmingham, Australia claiming its seventh straight Commonwealth Games men’s hockey gold with a lethal, clinical display that gave India no hope. RECAP OUR LIVE BLOG
Although ranked No.1 in the world, the Diamonds’ gold medal victory didn’t come easily. Erin Smith breaks down the winning moves which put Australia back on top.
Australia has defeated India in the women’s T20 final in a match that will be remembered for more than the result, while the Diamonds notched a historic milestone. RECAP DAY 10 HERE.
The decision to allow Tahlia McGrath to play in the Comm Games gold-medal game has divided opinion, but what if it happens in Australia this summer?
They are Australia’s heat-seeking missiles in Birmingham and the Kookaburras are armed and ready to defend an untouchable record with all-out attack.
Missing athletes, unlikely cult heroes and athletes searching for love on social media — Birmingham had no shortage of strange storylines. Recap the moments the caught our eye.
Peter Bol’s biggest fans went ballistic for the Australian’s 800m silver medal producing a reaction which left the track star in stitches. Watch the incredible scenes here.
Australian coach Stacey Marinkovich and a number of players proved their worth with Commonwealth Games gold. BIANCA CHATFIELD awards her distinctions, passes and fails.
An English cyclist has launched an astonishing spray at the Australian team after Georgia Baker sprinted away to capture gold in the road race.
There was drama at the T20 cricket final at the Commonwealth Games with Australia’s gun allrounder Tahlia McGrath testing positive to Covid but allowed to play despite India’s protests.
Australia beat scorching temperatures — and more importantly Canada — to give a beach volleyball stalwart another Commonwealth Games gold medal.
Australia is officially the greatest sporting nation in the Commonwealth, with undeniable gold medal proof relegating England to our little sibling. SEE EVERY MEDAL HERE
It was a shaky and hesitant start, before a glorious finish. NAT MEDHURST examines how Australia beat Jamaica in the Commonwealth Games netball final and names her X-factor player.
The Hockeyroos were left devastated for the second time in four years, repeating their Gold Coast anguish. This time it was England that stuck the knife in.
Aaron ‘Disco’ Wilson has made a name for himself by ripping his shirt off and he was at it again after defending his Commonwealth Games title in incredible style.
It’s one thing to break a world record, but the icing on the cake for Ariarne Titmus was a message from her favourite singer - a surprise from a former popstar teammate.
Saturday started with four crucial battles all against home team England, and Australia came out the other side with two epic semi-final wins and a bowls gold for the ages.
A haunting family discovery helped inspire race walker Jemima Montag to defend her gold medal and confirm herself as one of the premier athletes in the Commonwealth.
Twelve months ago Australian hockey was rocked by a report that threatened to derail the sport for years. This is how the Hockeyroos crawled out of a ‘toxic’ wasteland.
Olli Hoare grew up with his pop Fred timing every race with a trusty stopwatch. This is the special tribute the new star of Australian athletics had for one of the men who helped inspire him to history in the 1500m.
A distraught Rohan Browning has apologised to his teammates after a mortifying blunder in the men’s 4x100m relay saw the Australian fall over. WATCH THE VIDEO
The Aussies are back. NAT MEDHURST‘s report card details how they beat England – and why Jamaica should be worried ahead of gold medal game.
The Australian netball team have overcome England’s home court advantage to progress to the Commonwealth Games final where they will meet the team that upset them earlier in the tournament.
Kurtis Marschall has joined his idol Steve Hooker as one of the greats of Australian athletics after defending his Commonwealth Games crown in Birmingham.
The Kookaburra have survived a major scare to secure victory over England and lock in their seventh straight Commonwealth Games hockey final.
