Commonwealth Games 2026: opening ceremony in Glasgow – live

Glasgow’s Hydro hosts ceremony at 8pm BST/5am AESTBookmark the medal table | The last hurrah? | Mail DanielAdmittedly I’ve been fasting since last evening – it’s what Jews call Tisha B’Av – but all this talk of Glasgow has me chaleshing for a deep fried Mars bar. A deep fried anything, really, I’m not fussy, but I’d take a Mars all day long.It’s not just athletics, though. I’m really looking forward to the netball, which should be an Olympic sport but isn’t, and also the swimming. We’re missing Summer McIntosh, but we’ve got Chad le Clos, looking to break the Commonwealth medals record, and Mollie O’Callaghan – among others, Continue reading...