Cricket dropped from Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games schedule
No specific reason has been provided for the decision, but a number of disciplines have been removed from the 2026 edition
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The Commonwealth Games’ irrelevance
India, the biggest economy and market in the Commonwealth nations, has lost the bulk of its medal-winning chances with wrestling, shooting, badminton, table tennis and hockey randomly culled from the list of events.
Opinion
Cost of Games: on the 2026 Commonwealth Games
Spiralling costs have forced Glasgow 2026 to be a much scaled-down affair, and India’s medal prospects will be restricted
Commonwealth Games 2026 axes nine sports: What does this mean for India?
The 2026 edition of the Commonwealth Games will be without a host of sports in which India are medal favourites, with only 10 sports taking place across four venues at the Glasgow edition, down from 19 sports that were featured in Birmingham 2022.
CWG 2026: How many medals India may lose after several sports dropped from Games? Know here
CWG Federation has confirmed that Glasgow will host the Games in 2026. But only 10 sports have been included in CWG this time around with cricket, hockey, wrestling, and table tennis being dropped from the roster.
Sports fraternity upset over exclusion of major games from Commonwealth Games
The sports fraternity is disappointed following the exclusion of major games like wrestling, hockey, shooting, table tennis, badminton and squash from the Commonwealth Games (CWG), which are scheduled to be held in Glasgow, Scotland, in March 2026. The sports fraternity...
How do the figures add up for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow?
The scaked-back sporting event will take place in the city in 2026 - but is it likely to make a profit?
12 sports dropped from 2026 Commonwealth Games: What it means for Malaysia?
Sports Cut from the 2026 Commonwealth Games. The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has confirmed that the 2026 Games, set to take place from July 23 to August 2, will feature
Commonwealth Games in 2026 appearing unlikely to go ahead
A top Australian bureaucrat has dismissed the chances of the 2026 Commonwealth Games going ahead in a blow to the Gold Coast's bid to save global event.
Who are the Commonwealth Games winners and losers?
The Commonwealth Games will take place in 2026 after Glasgow stepped in to host, but the stripped-back event has left some celebrating and others disappointed.
Glasgow confirmed as Commonwealth Games 2026 host
The Commonwealth Games Federation organizing body has officially announced Glasgow, UK, as the host of a scaled-down 2026 edition. The games, it has been confirmed today, will be hosted from July 22 through August 2,
India to formally lodge protest over exclusion of key sports in Glasgow CWG
The Indian government plans to protest the exclusion of key sports like hockey, badminton, and wrestling from the 2026 ...
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The markets have strangled Commonwealth Games. India should skip 2026 edition
Dropping nine sports including hockey and wrestling over costs finally kills Commonwealth Games. India mustn’t participate in ...
Commonwealth Games 2026: Chirag Shetty Opens Up On Badminton's Exclusion From Glasgow CWG
Former world No.1 doubles shuttler Chirag Shetty termed the exclusion of badminton from the 2026 Commonwealth Games ...
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Hockey's exclusion from 2026 CWG a big setback: Rani Rampal
"The exclusion of hockey from Commonwealth Games is a big setback. It's very sad news. CWG has always been India's ...
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2026 Glasgow CWG: Hockey, shooting, cricket, badminton among key sports axed from next Commonwealth Games
In a body blow to India's medal prospects in the Commonwealth Games, key sports such as hockey, badminton, wrestling, ...
Commonwealth Games-India fume as leaner Glasgow Games hits medal prospects
India have reacted strongly after several sports in which the country does well were axed for a leaner version of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.