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Commonwealth Games 2022
Commonwealth Games 2022 headlines with summaries.
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Bronze for young pole-vaulter
3 Aug 2022The young New Zealand pole-vaulter Imogen Ayris has won a bronze medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
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King falls short in bronze medal match
4 Aug 2022Defending Commonwealth Games champion Joelle King lost the bronze medal match in Birmingham to England's Sarah Jane Perry.
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Coll into gold medal game, King beaten
3 Aug 2022New Zealander Paul Coll has marched relentlessly into the final of the men's squash tournament at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, beating Saurav Ghosal of India in the semifinals.
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Wesche, Hobbs impress in qualifying
3 Aug 2022Maddi Wesche has cruised into the women's shot put final at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, while sprinter Zoe Hobbs has blitzed into the 100m semifinals.
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Anton Cooper out of games
3 Aug 2022New Zealand's double Commonwealth Games medalist, Anton Cooper has been forced out of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games after catching Covid-19.
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Double silver for Samoa in Games weightlifting
4 Aug 2022Samoa's weightlifters took out two silver medals on Thursday in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
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Cooks and Niue fighters to box off for Games medal
4 Aug 2022Either the Cook Islands or Niue will win a medal in boxing at the Commonwealth Games.
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Nauru weightlifter dedicates medal to ex-champion
3 Aug 2022Nauruan weightlifter Maximina Uepa dedicated her Commonwealth Games medal to a former Games champion who succumbed to covid-19.
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Jeffcoat bounces back from 'brink of depression' to win gold
2 Aug 2022New Zealand swimmer Andrew Jeffcoat bounced back from the "brink of depression" in the wake of missing the Olympics a year ago to savour a hard-won gold in the 50 metres backstroke at the Commonwealth…
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Covid-19 ends Games for double medallist Anton Cooper
3 Aug 2022Mountain bike rider Anton Cooper has tested positive for Covid-19 at the Commonwealth Games and has withdrawn from competition.
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'Love triangle' creating waves for Australia in Games pool
2 Aug 2022Australian swimmers have swept the podium, broken world records, set milestones and won a mountain of medals at the Commonwealth Games pool but all anyone wants to talk about is a supposed 'love…
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More gold for Kiwi cyclists
2 Aug 2022New Zealand has finished as the top nation in the track cycling at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games after another golden day for the riders in black.
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Andrew Jeffcoat grabs gold in the pool
2 Aug 2022New Zealand swimmer Andrew Jeffcoat has won the gold medal in the 50 metre backstroke at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.
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Samoan Opeloge snatches Games gold with monster lifts
3 Aug 2022The first gold medal for a Pacific island nation has been lifted at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.
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Clareburt's medal haul inspires call for more Olympic size pools
4 Aug 2022Swimmers have commended the "hard work" and "fantastic performances" of three-time Birmingham Commonwealth Games medalist Lewis Clareburt. Audio
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King battles through to squash semis
2 Aug 2022Joelle King is through to the Commonwealth Games women's squash semifinals, but was pushed every inch of the way by Englishwoman Lucy Turmel in a marathon quarterfinal.
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Corbin too strong in Games scratch race
1 Aug 2022A dream result for cyclist Corbin Strong at his first Commonwealth Games.
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Commonwealth Games, day 4: NZ wins gold in cycling, swimming
1 Aug 2022Swimmer Lewis Clareburt wins gold in the 200 metre butterfly and Corbin Strong takes gold in the men's 15km track cycling scratch race. Follow all the action as it happened.
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England cyclist Matt Walls and spectators injured in horrifying crash
1 Aug 2022Three cyclists were taken to hospital and spectators were hurt in a serious crash during the second heat of the men's scratch race at the Commonwealth Games.
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Clareburt wins again in Birmingham
1 Aug 2022Wellington swimmer Lewis Clareburt surprised himself with his second gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
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New Zealand fall short in sevens semis
1 Aug 2022New Zealand has missed out on a Commonwealth Games rugby sevens men's final for the first time in 24 years, beaten 19-14 by Fiji in the semi-finals in Birmingham.
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Commonwealth Games Day 2: Pascoe wins gold, NZ cyclists put on a display
30 Jul 2022In a successful day of competition, New Zealand's track cycling teams notched gold twice in an hour while Dame Sophie Pascoe secured her fifth Commonwealth Games gold medal.
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Commonwealth Games wrap: Cyclists win more gold, two medals for swimmers
1 Aug 2022New Zealand's cycling teams today notched up another four medals - including three gold - while Lewis Clareburt won gold in the Commonwealth Games pool.
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Lewis Clareburt wins gold in Commonwealth Games pool
1 Aug 2022Lewis Clareburt has won gold in the men's 400 metre individual medley at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.
