Australia finished the 2026 Commonwealth Games on top with 70 gold medals and 171 medals overall. England ended the Games second, well behind Australia's final total.
Ibrahim Said scored a late winner as Motherwell opened their Scottish Premiership season by beating Hibernian at Easter Road. The result extends the feel of Motherwell's strong finish from last season into the new campaign.
Martin O'Neill has said Celtic must “drive forward together” and avoid leaning on old achievements. The question now is what a full season under him would actually change at the club.
Glasgow 2026 chief executive Phil Batty called the revamped Commonwealth Games a phenomenal success. The event used a reduced 10-sport model, which organisers argue could make the Games more financially sustainable before Amdavad 2030.
Lorena Wiebes sprinted to victory in Geneva on stage two of the Tour de France Femmes. Riejanne Markus made a late breakaway bid, but it was brought back inside the final kilometre.
Fin Graham won silver in the men's C1-C3 3km individual pursuit but said he was gutted after targeting gold. The BBC reported that Graham was also perplexed by how the race was staged.
