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Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Prince Tunku Tan Sri Imran Tuanku Ja’afar has signalled his intention to seek re-election for a second term in office, amid the emergence of a rival for the post this week.
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Durban has vowed to stage the most compact Commonwealth Games in the history of the multi-sport event after officially lodging its bid documents for the 2022 edition of the Games.
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Durban is set to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games after the South African city’s only rival, Edmonton in Canada, pulled out of the bidding contest due to economic concerns.
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The organisers of the 2014 Commonwealth Games have said unused public funds for Glasgow’s staging of the multi-sport event are expected to be around £10m (€13.25m/$15m) more than was projected at the end of last year.

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Cricket is set to remain absent from the Commonwealth Games until at least the 2022 edition of the multi-sport event after the International Cricket Council (ICC) turned down an invitation from the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF).

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Glasgow 2014 chief executive David Grevemberg will step up to the same post at the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF), it was announced today.

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has called on the support of other African nations as it seeks to bring the Commonwealth Games to the continent for the first time in 2022.

The 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in Australia will receive a one-off A$156m (€104.2m/$144.6m) federal budget contribution.

Glasgow 2014 chief executive David Grevemberg has moved to apologise for the “totally unacceptable” failings with the ticketing system for the Commonwealth Games which prompted a flood of complaints from customers on Monday.

Glasgow 2014 deputy chief executive Ty Speer has left his post less than three months before the Commonwealth Games arrive in the Scottish city.

Organisers of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games have scrapped controversial plans to demolish five of the city’s distinctive Red Road tower blocks as part of the opening ceremony for the event.

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The South African city of Durban (pictured) and Edmonton in Canada have entered the running to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) has said plenty of work remains to be done around the 20th edition of the multi-sport event in Glasgow this year, but believes the Scottish city is on course to deliver the best Games ever.
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Owen Evans asks outgoing CGF (Commonwealth Games Federation) CEO Mike Hooper to give his assessment of the health of the Commonwealth Games.

South Africa’s Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula has said the country will bid for both the 2024 summer Olympics and the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
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The Commonwealth Games could be reduced from 17 to 10 sports in an effort to increase interest in staging the 2022 edition of the multi-sport event, according to outgoing Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) chief executive Mike Hooper.

Mike Hooper is to stand down as chief executive of the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) following this year’s Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland it was confirmed this (Thursday) morning.

The Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) will meet on Friday to address concerns over a lack of bids to stage the 2022 Commonwealth Games, along with issues relating to the governance of the organisation, according to UK broadcaster the BBC.