Eilidh Doyle has been named Scotland’s flagbearer at the Gold Coast 2018 Opening Ceremony, following a vote by athletes.

was officially presented with the flag by Scotland's Sport Minister Aileen Campbell.Doyle arrives in Australia

He was a champion of local farmers, a newspaper man who left school at 13 and worked his way up, a lover of athletics who founded a prestigious club and became Canada’s Olympic team manager, a man who would never take "No" for an answer, and who could not stand arrogant Americans. 

He guaranteed travel expenses would be paid by the host city, which was enough for Australia and New

At the time of that Empire Festival in 1911 there had been talk, led from Australia, of an all-in-one

Empire team competing in the Olympics, featuring athletes from Britain and the four main dominions - Australia

More than a year since the longest Queen's Baton Relay began its journey in London, it is at last spending its first night on the Gold Coast. 

Bowls player Brett Wilkie, due to represent Australia in his third Commonwealth Games at Gold Coast 2018

The International Orienteering Federation (IOF) have announced the team quotas for this year's World Orienteering Championships in Sigulda.

they replace France.Poland and Bulgaria have been promoted to Division 2 at the expense of Italy and Australia

An Australian cricket scandal and discussions about future editions of the Commonwealth Games may have dominated the past week but it is just a few days before sporting action gets underway on the Gold Coast.

Phillip Hindes and Elinor Barker will be representing England and Wales respectively.Adding in that Australia

typical powerhouses in the form of Olympic champions Fiji and regular World Sevens Series competitors Australia

probably fair to say that neither of these sports feature strength in depth at world level, although Australia

Australia rugby sevens captain James Stannard has been released from hospital after he suffered a fractured

scheduled to appear in court charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm on April 19.Rugby Australia

Australia played New Zealand in two practice matches in Sydney last week ©Getty ImagesField also stressed

Even the more cynical among us will reluctantly admit the International Olympic Committee (IOC) probably did the right thing when they awarded two editions of the Games at the same time.

Of the last six Games, five have been held in either Australia or somewhere in Britain."

2026.Should neither materialise, the CGF run the risk of being forced to go back to perennial hosts Australia

Commonwealth Games Australia have repeatedly claimed there are "plenty" of cities across the country

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) have begun inviting expressions of interest for upcoming editions of the event, with the 2026 edition set to be awarded in September 2019.

stripped of the event.Birmingham ultimately emerged as the sole bidder for the event after efforts from Australia

Games in 2030, having hosted the inaugural event at Hamilton.The CGF claimed this would not make either Australia

Kenya is set to host next year’s Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) General Assembly pending a sign-off from the country’s Government, it was announced here today.

called for expressions of interests from Commonwealth Games Associations for the 2026 event today, with Australia

The Gambia will compete at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games after they were officially readmitted as a member of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) at the organisation’s General Assembly here today.

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supposedly pretending to be journalists working at the Commonwealth Games have been detained on arrival in Australia

Anyone wishing to enter Australia, including athletes, team officials, spectators and the media, must

 "This may occur on arrival in Australia, or prior to boarding flights to Australia."

Patricia Strenius made her mark in weightlifting history at the European Championships today - and she is aiming to improve further so she can outdo the sporting achievements of her brother Patrik, an Olympic sprinter.

CrossFit athletes will be going for gold again next week at the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia

Many of the Commonwealth Games teams have already set-up camp in the Athletes' Village here, but their arrival is not considered official until they have taken part in a welcome ceremony.

told teams attending the ceremonies.As the red, black and gold Aboriginal flag flew alongside those of Australia

France's Sylvain André will begin the defence of his BMX Supercross World Cup title on home ground this weekend as the 2018 series starts at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines near Paris - with a record entry of 290 riders.

regular training ground.Bethany Shriever of Britain, Sarah Walker of New Zealand, Laura Reynolds of Australia

Sweden's Olympic silver medallists, skipped by Niklas Edin, will be among teams to watch at the World Men's Curling Championships in Las Vegas tomorrow in an event extended for the first time to 13 teams.

November.The three Asian teams came through from the Pacific-Asia Curling Championships 2017, held in Erina in Australia