Husband and wife Ian and Alison Merrien will lead out Guernsey at the 2026 Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.

EXCLUSIVE: A dress rehearsal was held in front of 4,000 volunteers, featuring pipers, musicians and sporting stars. "It was amazing," a source said. "But emotional, many were in tears."

Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Dina Asher-Smith are among the latest big names to withdraw from the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. The duo are among nine members of the England athletics team to pull out on the day of the opening ceremony on Thursday in a major blow to the competition’s organizers.

Governor-General Sam Mostyn described Victorian taxpayers’ cash injection of $200m to Glasgow as “investments” made to host the Commonwealth Games 17,000km away.

The Commonwealth Games opening ceremony is yet to sell out, as are several events on a much-reduced programme from the last time the city hosted in 2014

The lawn bowlers will be the first athletes from Team Wales in action at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Ross Owen is in men's singles action against Mohammed Ayub Qureshi from Pakistan at the SEC from 12:20 BST.

Tiara DeRosa and Caitlyn Bobb have been given the top honours at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony on Thursday. Discus thrower DeRosa has been selected to carry the Bermuda flag as the Glasgow