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5 overseas athletes likely to cause a stir at this summer’s Commonwealth Games

Despite the summer’s hectic sporting schedule, a host of top stars are still set to descend on Birmingham for this month’s Commonwealth Games. Here, the PA news agency picks out five athletes from abroad who are most likely to cause a stir as they ...

18 Jul 2022 at 13:00

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The Hundred is ‘great for women’s cricket’ says Hollie Armitage

The Hundred has expedited the development of England’s young Commonwealth Games cricket stars, believes new Northern Superchargers captain Hollie Armitage. Friday will mark the debut of women’s cricket in the Games, with Lisa Keightley’s Twenty20 ...

27 Jul 2022 at 10:00

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South Africa win men’s rugby sevens Commonwealth gold with victory over Fiji

South Africa stunned Olympic champions Fiji 31-7 to win men’s rugby sevens Commonwealth gold in Coventry. First-half tries from Muller du Plessis, JC Pretorius and Shaun Williams saw South Africa surge into a 17-0 lead. Du Plessis added a second ...

31 Jul 2022 at 22:58

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Adam Peaty beaten as England’s James Wilby takes shock 100m breaststroke gold

Adam Peaty slipped to a shock defeat in the men’s 100 metres breaststroke, finishing outside the medal positions as English compatriot James Wilby clinched Commonwealth Games gold. Peaty had never before lost a major final in his favoured event ...

31 Jul 2022 at 23:07

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Boxer Sameenah Toussaint’s come a long way since ‘hiding behind bags’ aged 10

Sameenah Toussaint was a 10-year-old hiding behind heavy bags when women’s boxing made its debut at the London Olympics and Nicola Adams swept to her historic first gold medal. Around the same time Toussaint’s father dragged her kicking and ...

25 Jul 2022 at 18:28

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Sophie Unwin and Georgia Holt savour belated medal success at Commonwealth Games

Sophie Unwin and Georgia Holt were back on the velodrome podium at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday and this time the medals were theirs. Two days after the controversy of not being awarded bronze for finishing third in the women’s tandem ...

31 Jul 2022 at 19:29

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Dame Laura Kenny secures scratch race gold for England at Commonwealth Games

Dame Laura Kenny delivered Commonwealth gold for England on the final day of track cycling in the Lee Valley VeloPark. A late burst of speed saw Kenny overhaul Great Britain team-mate Neah Evans and then hold off New Zealand’s Michaela ...

01 Aug 2022 at 18:38

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Military could be asked to assist Birmingham 2022 stewards after queuing delays

Army personnel could be asked to provide extra assistance after scanning problems and stewarding issues led to long queues on the opening day of competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Members of the military are ...

29 Jul 2022 at 21:01

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How England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland fared at Birmingham 2022

Birmingham staged the XXII Commonwealth Games with the event being held on British soil for the third time this century after Manchester in 2002 and Glasgow eight years ago. Here, the PA news agency looks at how the home nations ...

09 Aug 2022 at 07:18

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Birmingham’s party atmosphere continues as Commonwealth Games draws to a close

Mr Blue Sky beamed and the barges of Birmingham’s waterways bristled with flags of St George and other competing nations as they pootled beneath Black Sabbath Bridge. The city embraced the Commonwealth Games like no other has ...

09 Aug 2022 at 07:05

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Team England boss Mark England hails ‘exceptional Games’ after record medal haul

England’s record-breaking performance at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games bodes well for a medal push at the Paris Olympics in two years’ time, according to the team’s chef de mission Mark England. Team England eclipsed ...

08 Aug 2022 at 21:56

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Wrestling action interrupted after speaker cover falls from Coventry Arena roof

Action in the morning session at the wrestling at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games was interrupted for almost two hours after a speaker cover fell from the roof at the Coventry Arena. The incident occurred half an ...

05 Aug 2022 at 20:34

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