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Commonwealth Games live updates: Australian defector ruled out of competition after cycling injury
It’s time to say goodbye until 5am tomorrow morning, where the nine.com.au team will be back with all the Commonwealth Games action on day six.
We’re on for a clean sweep here into the gold medal matches, as Australia’s 3×3 women’s team take victory with a 21-8 win against Jamaica.
They’ll face either New Zealand or Uganda in the gold medal match, they’re the third Australian team to make the finals.
The Aussie men’s 3×3 wheelchair basketball team is heading to the gold medal match after recording a 19-12 victory over Scotland.
Nasty crash denies Aussies chance to hit back at defector Richardson
Matt Richardson went down hard during a race at the Keirin World Series in Japan. (Supplied)
One of the most hotly anticipated showdowns of the 2026 Commonwealth Games has been unceremoniously called off with the news England's Matt Richardson will not ride in the track cycling.
The sprint champion who represented Australia before defecting to the country of his birth following the Paris Olympics in 2024 has been ruled out by injury, Team England announced.
Richardson was racing in Japan and had been set to arrive in Scotland just before the track cycling program in Glasgow gets underway on Thursday.
We are past the halfway mark in Glasgow, which means the end of the swimming program as athletics kicks into high gear. Follow live.
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Former Australian cyclist who defected to Team GB pulls out of Commonwealth Games with injury
Former Australian track cyclist Matt Richardson has pulled out of the Commonwealth Games because of an injury he suffered while racing in Japan.
In a major blow to the Glasgow games, the English team announced on Wednesday night (AEST) that their sprint ace would no longer compete.
Richardson sensationally defected from Australia to Great Britain soon after winning three medals at the Paris Olympics.
The Kent-born star’s showdown with former teammate Leigh Hoffman shaped as one of the biggest stories of the games.
“Unfortunately, due to an injury sustained in international racing earlier this week, Matt Richardson will no longer be able to compete for Team England at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games,” team management posted on Instagram.
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