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London Sports Festival celebrates Commonwealth Games with 3×3 basketball pop-up Sport Business City workers will be able to play 3×3 basketball at a pop-up court in Paternoster Square this summer as part of a Commonwealth Games flavour imbuing the 2026 London Sports Festival. The 3×3 basketball – an addition to the Commonwealth Games programme at Birmingham in 2022 and also set to feature in Glasgow this year [...]
Commonwealth Games chiefs defend move from BBC to TNT Sports Sport Business Commonwealth Games chiefs have defended the multi-sport event’s move to TNT Sports, which ended a 70-year partnership with the BBC as chief broadcaster. The state broadcaster had held the rights to the coverage since the 1954 edition, then known as the British Empire and Commonwealth Games, in Vancouver. But the BBC’s 18-Games run will come [...]
Glasgow officially named 2026 Commonwealth Games hosts Sport Business Glasgow has today officially be named the host of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Scottish city, which hosted the 2014 edition of the Games, has stepped in to replace Victoria after the Australian state pulled out. The 2026 edition, however, will be scaled down and is set to completely pay for itself.It means four of [...]
Scotland set to host 2026 Commonwealth Games September 17, 2024 Scotland are set to step in and host the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow after a deal was struck this month. A scaled-down version of the Games, started initially as the Empire Games during the times of the British Empire, will return to Glasgow 12 years after the city last played hosts, according to BBC [...]