Given the 9 hour time difference between Glasgow and AEST, I think the breaking coverage will mainly happen during the early parts of the breakfast shows (between 6am and 7am AEST).
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“We had two channels running the entire time (for Birmingham), constantly telling viewers to go here or there to catch up on what’s happening live,” Head of Commonwealth Games Anna Stone told Mediaweek.
“For Glasgow, we have one broadcast channel where every athlete will get their time in the sun. Now having 7plus there, where everything is always available, means that rather than trying to be clever across two channels, everything is on 7plus. If you love netball, you can sit there and watch every game of netball that day uninterrupted and for free.”
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Feels like some interest starting to build.
I was dubious about the promo featuring the Baler Boys song, but it’s quite catchy when you’re heard it a few times.
Their promo for Manchester 2002 stood out as well.
Courtesy: TVCL on YouTube
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The most notable absentee from 2022 are Basil Zempilas who is now WA Liberal Opposition leader and Hamish McLachlan is no where to be seen too
EPG for first week.
Friday 24 July
| Day 1: | |
|---|---|
| Evening | A huge Night 1 in the pool for our Aussie Dolphins with Lani Pallister, Kaylee McKeown and Col Pearse swimming for gold. |
| Night | LIVE coverage of Day 1 continues with the Aussies in the Men’s Team Gymnastics Final, plus QLD’s very own Hani Watson goes for the gold in the Para Powerlifting. |
| Late | LIVE Day 1 coverage continues with Emma Freedman and Matt Shirvington presenting the best of the action, along with Mel McLaughlin and Jason Richardson joining live from Glasgow with guests. |
| Overnight | LIVE Day 1 coverage continues with Lizzie Jelfs and Trent Copeland presenting the best of the overnight action in Glasgow. |
| Pre Dawn | LIVE Day 1 coverage continues with Lizzie Jelfs and Trent Copeland presenting the best of the overnight action in Glasgow. |
| Early Morning | LIVE coverage of Day 1 of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Johanna Griggs and Matt White will bring us the best gold medal moments. |
| Morning | LIVE coverage of Day 1 of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Johanna Griggs and Matt White will bring us the best gold medal moments. |
Saturday 25 July
| Day 2 | |
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| Evening | Swimming sensation Mollie O’Callaghan chases a world record in the 200m Freestyle Final. Georgia Godwin returns to the main stage for the Women’s Artistic Gymnastics. |
| Night | LIVE coverage of Day 2 continues with the Netball as our Diamonds hit the court to take on Tonga. |
| Late | LIVE Day 2 coverage continues with Emma Freedman and Matt Shirvington presenting the best of the action, along with Mel McLaughlin and Jason Richardson joining live from Glasgow with guests. |
| Overnight | LIVE Day 2 coverage continues with Lizzie Jelfs and Trent Copeland presenting the best of the overnight action in Glasgow. |
| Pre Dawn | LIVE Day 2 coverage continues with Lizzie Jelfs and Trent Copeland presenting the best of the overnight action in Glasgow. |
| Early Morning | LIVE coverage of Day 2 of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Johanna Griggs and Matt White will bring us the best gold medal moments. |
| Morning | LIVE coverage of Day 2 of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Johanna Griggs and Matt White will bring us the best gold medal moments. |
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Looks like it might be a delayed broadcast of the opening ceremony to all markets. The program isn’t marked as live in the schedule supplied and looks like the ceremony runs 3am to 6am.
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Judging by the listings for TNT Sport UK, they have the ceremony scheduled for 5am to 7am AEST.
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The countdown clock on the official website also indicates that the ceremony will start at 5am AEST, so looks like there might be other stuff going in the lead-up to the actual ceremony that won’t be broadcast
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Definitely delayed broadcast for Adelaide and Perth.
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TV Week interview with Johanna Griggs
Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games starts Friday, 24 July on Seven and 7plus
Your guide to Seven’s live, free and exclusive coverage of Glasgow 2026
The Seven Network is proud to be the official Australian media partner for the XXIII Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
The Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games will bring together over 3,000 athletes from 74 nations, featuring a streamlined 10-sport program which includes; athletics (track and field), swimming, artistic gymnastics, track cycling and Para track cycling, netball, weightlifting and Para powerlifting, boxing, judo, bowls and Para bowls, 3x3 basketball and 3x3 wheelchair basketball.
The media kit attached has everything you need to know ahead of the highly anticipated Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games Opening Ceremony, including key Australian medal moments and quotes from Seven’s broadcast and commentary team, led by the incomparable Bruce McAvaney.
The medal hunt attached outlines Australia’s best chances to win medals across the 10-sport programme, so you never miss a medal, live and free on Seven and 7plus Sport.
Read about the more than 200 gold medals that will be up for grabs across the 10 days of competition including the biggest track cycling and swim programs ever seen at a Commonwealth Games, with 26 medal events in the velodrome and 56 medal events in the pool.
But the biggest winners will be Australian viewers, who can once again see it all, right here on Seven and 7plus Sport.
With up to 15 exclusive live and free channels and eight replay channels, every sport can be streamed on 7plus Sport.
Every event is available on demand, with event minis, trending highlights and all the best action available at your fingertips. There is no other place to be during this year’s Commonwealth Games than right here on Seven.
Australia’s most dependable and experienced sports broadcast team is ready to go again, as it did in Birmingham, Tokyo and Beijing.
When Australian athletes gather in the green and gold, Seven will be there with them at the starting line.
Let’s bring it home Australia.
A message from Bruce McAvaney OAM
Australia has a special relationship with the Commonwealth Games.
Our athletes have long embraced the opportunity to represent their country, treating the Games with the same pride and significance as the Olympics.
We are one of six countries to have competed at every Commonwealth Games and stand as the most successful nation in the event’s history, with more than 1000 gold medals spanning almost a century.
And I don’t think anything’s going to change in Glasgow.
Glasgow 2026 will undoubtedly look different. Through circumstance, Scotland will deliver a streamlined Games that preserves so much of what makes the event unique.
Despite a reduced number of sports, Australia has a genuine chance of coming home with 50 gold medals, which would be staggering, considering there are only ten sports on the program.
Few events capture the rich history of the Games better than the return of the Commonwealth Mile – which replaces the 1500m – for the first time in 60 years.
The ‘Miracle Mile’ of legend pitted John Landy against Roger Bannister at the 1954 Games in Vancouver, producing one of the greatest races in the history of athletics.
In the men’s mile, we’ll see the return of Birmingham hero Olli Hoare, who’s one of only two Australians with Herb Elliott to have won this event. But all eyes will be on 20-year-old Cam Myers. In his last two races prior to Glasgow, Cam smashed two of Olli’s records – the first over 1500 in Paris and then over the mile in Eugene. That win in America was in the Bowerman Mile at the Prefontaine Classic – regarded as one of the most prestigious races in world athletics.
But to win in Glasgow, Myers will have to overcome three recent world champions, two of them Scots. Jake Wightman is the 2022 title holder, and Josh Kerr took that from him the following year – and they’ll have the full weight of their nation cheering them on. Also lining up will be Kenyan Timothy Cheruiyot, the 2019 world champion. And our own defending champion Olli Hoare.
If Cam Myers can win against this field, it would rank among the defining performances of these Commonwealth Games.
One of the greatest strengths of the event continues to be its fully integrated Para-sport program.
From 14-year-old visually impaired swimmer Mia Hogan to 76-year-old para lawn bowler Louise Hoskins, the Australian team showcases an incredible diversity of talent, experience and determination.
In the 100m freestyle, Lakeisha Patterson is the first Australian female swimmer to compete in four Commonwealth Games. She’s battled early onset Parkinson’s disease, epilepsy and cerebral palsy left hemiplegia to take three Paralympic gold medals, four World Championships and two Commonwealth Games gold.
Also in the pool, Mollie O’Callaghan and Kyle Chalmers arrive as two of our biggest talents. Mollie already has five Commonwealth Games gold medals to her name and will contest seven events, while Kyle has seven gold medals and is entered in five.
The all-time Commonwealth Games record sits with Emma McKeon on 14 gold medals, with Ian Thorpe, Susie O’Neill and Leisel Jones right behind her with 10. Mollie and Kyle both have every chance of cracking double figures to move into that elite group, potentially becoming the second-most successful Commonwealth Games athletes of all time, and closing in on McKeon’s benchmark.
In cycling, the big race is the matchup in the track sprint between Australia’s Leigh Hoffman and now riding for England, Matthew Richardson. Just four years ago they were teammates, winning team sprint gold for Australia in Birmingham alongside Matthew Glaetzer, before Richardson switched allegiance to the old enemy.
Now they meet as rivals in a contest that has all the ingredients of a modern grudge match, echoing the great Meares–Pendleton rivalry. It’s Australia versus England with added personal edge – and for Hoffman, a chance to defeat a former teammate on the biggest
stage.
The men’s sprinters have a chance to make history. No Australian man has won a Commonwealth Games medal in the 100 metres since 1962, while the last Australian medal in the men’s 200 metres came way back in 1950. Athletes like Lachie Kennedy, Eddie Nketia, Rohan Browning and Aidan Murphy will get their chance to end the drought and write a new chapter in Australian sprinting.
That achievement would be even more significant, given the standard of global sprinting. At last year’s World Championships, six of the eight finalists in the men’s 100m came from Commonwealth nations. That’s how hard this event is.
Our middle-distance women are stars, led by Jess Hull, who is taking on the women’s mile and 5000m double – a feat achieved only once before at the Commonwealth Games back in 1990. She’s joined by Abbey Caldwell, Claudia Hollingsworth and Sarah Billings, giving real depth and strong medal chances across the middle distances.
Then, there’s Matt Denny in the discus. He’s deservedly become one of the most popular athletes in Australian sport. An Olympic bronze medallist and Commonwealth Games gold and silver medallist, he arrives in Glasgow as the hot favourite and at the time of writing boasts the longest throw in the world this year.
And then there’s Nina Kennedy. Olympic Champion, World Champion, Commonwealth Champion and a genuine leader of the Australian team. Nina’s coming back from a career-threatening injury and, as always, will have the nation behind her. We cannot wait to see what she has in store in Glasgow.
The Commonwealth Games has always produced memories that endure long after the medals have been awarded. From the Miracle Mile in 1954, Cathy Freeman’s emergence as a teenage sensation at Auckland 1990 and Olli Hoare’s historic 1500m gold in Birmingham, these moments have become part of our story. Glasgow offers the opportunity to create the next chapter.
I’m genuinely as excited and optimistic as I’ve ever been heading into Glasgow 2026. I know we’ll be amazed and uplifted and I expect our reputation as a sporting nation to be soundly reinforced.
Seven’s Commonwealth Games Host and Commentary Team
A group of Australia’s most trusted and recognisable sports presenters will lead the Seven Network’s unrivalled host and commentary team as Australia’s Home of the Commonwealth Games unveils another history-making broadcast undertaking on Seven and 7plus Sport.
Seven’s coverage of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games will come to life across 15 exclusive and free, live channels and eight replay channels on Seven, 7mate and 7plus Sport. Leading the coverage is Australia’s most loved and respected sports broadcaster, Bruce McAvaney.
Calling the highly anticipated athletics programme from Glasgow, McAvaney will be joined at Scotstoun Stadium by three-time Australian Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Tamsyn Manou, 1993 Stawell Gift winner, Jason Richardson and Commonwealth Games medallist, David Culbert.
In swimming, seven-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist Ariarne Titmus joins Seven’s coverage from the pool deck alongside callers Commonwealth Games and Olympic medallist, Giaan Rooney, paralympic swim champion, Annabelle Williams and lead swimming caller Alister Nicholson, bringing unparalleled insight to the action from the heart of Glasgow.
Seven’s exemplary hosting lineup will be led by Sunrise host Matt Shirvington, Emma Freedman, Mel McLaughlin, Jason Richardson, Johanna Griggs, Matt White, Rebecca Maddern, Trent Copeland and Lizzie Jelfs.
Fellow Commonwealth Games medallists Catherine Cox and Kim Green will call all the netball action as our dominant Australian Diamonds look to defend their gold medal-winning Birmingham 2022 campaign, while Kate Bates and Scott McGrory provide the soundtrack to Seven’s track cycling coverage. Clive Adams and Lynsey Clarke round out the team as Seven’s Bowls and Para Bowls callers.
Southern Cross Media Group Director of Sport – TV, Audio and Streaming, Chris Jones
said: “The Seven Network has a longstanding relationship with the Commonwealth Games and we are fortunate to once again be heading to Glasgow to deliver an epic 10-days of elite international competition.
“Glasgow 2026 will be one of the most integrated sporting events we’ve ever delivered. Alongside comprehensive live coverage on Seven and 7plus Sport, audiences will be able to follow every major moment across our entire media ecosystem. With an overnight simulcast on Triple M stations nationwide, updates on major medal moments across Triple M and the Hit Network, and around-the-clock coverage on our digital and social platforms, wherever Australians engage with the Games, we will be there."
"Our ambition is simple: to make Australians feel like they’re right there in Glasgow. Whether it’s a record-breaking swim, a breakthrough performance on the track or an emotional gold medal moment, our team is committed to telling every story with the insight, expertise and passion that Seven is known for. These Games will introduce new heroes, celebrate established champions and remind us why sport has such a unique ability to bring people together.
Seven’s Head of Commonwealth Games, Anna Stone added: "What we know about Australian audiences is that we love nothing more than cheering on our athletes, and Glasgow 2026 promises plenty of opportunities to do just that.
"The Commonwealth Games has an incredible history of launching sporting careers. Every four years we’re introduced to athletes who seize the moment, capture the imagination of the nation and go on to become household names. Glasgow 2026 will be no different.
"Australia heads to Glasgow with one of the strongest Commonwealth Games teams we’ve ever assembled. From Olympic and world champions to the next generation of rising stars, there’s extraordinary depth across every event. Whether it’s Lachie Kennedy or Eddie Nketia dominating the men’s sprints, or 14-year-old Mia Hogan claiming victory in the pool, we’re travelling with athletes capable of producing moments that will inspire the nation and be remembered for years to come.”
Viewers will wake up to major live events and medal moments each day with Johanna Griggs, 1990 Commonwealth Games medallist, and 7NEWS Sport Presenter, Matt White as they steer Seven’s morning broadcast from 3.30am AEST.
Shortly after the daily early morning coverage, Australia’s #1 breakfast show Sunrise will bring viewers all the latest Glasgow 2026 news and exclusive athlete interviews from 5.30am, with Katie Brown broadcasting live from AUSHQ – home to more than 400 Australian athletes, coaches and officials, as well as their families.
Also on Sunrise, the most decorated athlete in Commonwealth Games history, Emma McKeon will be joined by two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist, Sally Pearson every day of competition to dissect all the biggest stories impacting our Australian team in Glasgow.
Esteemed broadcaster and 7NEWS Melbourne Chief Sport Presenter, Rebecca Maddern will guide Seven’s afternoon audience through daily highlights featuring exclusive interviews with victorious athletes and their families and friends, every day throughout the Games.
With exclusive access to our golden Australian athletes from the heart of the action, 7NEWS will have viewers covered at 6.00pm every night of the Games, with all the biggest breaking news delivered by accomplished sport reporters Tom Sacre, Kate Massey and Xander McGuire.
Following 7NEWS, two of Australia’s most popular broadcasters – Matt Shirvington and Emma Freedman – will guide, inform and entertain audiences through Seven’s prime time coverage from 7.00pm, bringing viewers all the live medal moments and interviews with our star performers.
Each night Mel McLaughlin and Jason Richardson will be live from the host city with the best of the late-night coverage of the Games, alongside a rotating cast of nightly guests and unrivalled access to the biggest stars of the Games.
Keeping viewers completely up-to-date overnight will be former Australian cricket star and 7Cricket expert, Trent Copeland alongside popular 7Horse Racing analyst, Lizzie Jelfs.
From 10.00pm through to 5.00am daily, Australians can also keep up with the latest from Glasgow 2026 via the Triple M Network, with Seven’s exclusive commentary simulcast live on air ensuring uninterrupted access to key events as they unfold.
Australians will also be informed of all major developments from Glasgow from their early morning commute, through to the drive home with the Triple M and Hit Networks set to deliver breaking coverage of key Glasgow 2026 moments throughout the day.
Broadcast hosting schedule:
7.00pm - 11.30pm:Emma Freedman and Matt Shirvington will entertain viewers through Seven’s nightly prime time coverage including our Aussie’s best swimming, athletics and cycling moments, along with live athlete and family interviews direct from Glasgow.
Nightly: Mel McLaughlin and Jason Richardson will join us live from Glasgow with the best of the nightly coverage of the Games, alongside a rotating cast of guests
11.30am - 3.30am: Lizzie Jelfs and Trent Copeland will present the best of overnight action including key event windows across Netball, Judo, Artistic Gymnastics, Boxing, Bowls, 3x3 Basketball and Track Cycling.
3.30am - 7.30am:Johanna Griggs and Matt White will bring us the best gold medal moments each morning headlined by by Swimming, Athletics and Track Cycling.
Afternoons: Rebecca Maddern brings viewers the best highlights from each day of the Games.
Hosts
MATT SHIRVINGTON
One of the greats of Australian track and field and a fan-favourite on screen, Matt represented his country at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, the 1998 and 2006 Commonwealth Games and seven World Championships. Co-host of Sunrise, ‘Shirvo’ hosted the early morning shift of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games for the network alongside Emma Freedman. In 2026 he will step into the prime-time slot from 7.00pm – 11.30pm AEST daily.
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EMMA FREEDMAN
Widely regarded as one of Australia’s brightest media talents and most authoritative voices in Australian thoroughbred racing, Freedman’s sport knowledge knows no bounds. She has featured on Seven’s broadcast of the Repco Supercars Championship Bathurst 1000 broadcast, the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, the AFL Grand Final, Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games and the Brownlow Medal, as well as Seven’s WBBL, Women’s Internationals and BBL coverage. She anchored Seven’s early morning coverage alongside Matt Shirvington at Birmingham in 2022, with the pair to share the desk once again as Emma co-hosts the prime-time slot for Aussies from 7.00pm – 11.30pm AEST daily.
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MEL McLAUGHLIN
A leading sport presenter, McLaughlin has hosted a raft of world-class sporting events on the national and world stage, including Test and BBL cricket, Summer and Winter Olympic Games, FIFA World Cups, Commonwealth Games and the Supercars Championship. As 7NEWS Sydney’s Sport Anchor, McLaughlin presents the 7NEWS sport throughout the week, following a passion she has lived and breathed from a very young age as part of a sports-mad family. Mel will be joined by Jason Richardson to present Seven’s Glasgow live show each night from 11.00pm AEST, direct from the host city.
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JASON RICHARDSON
A Stawell Gift winner in 1993, Richardson brings plenty of personality and fun to a broad range of sports on Seven. A key member of Seven’s horse racing and cricket teams as a host and commentator, Richardson has also worked on many of Seven’s national and international broadcasts. He has hosted and commentated on various events including the Australian Open tennis, Olympic Games, the Spring Racing Carnival, Olympic Winter Games, Glasgow 2022 and the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. The man more affectionately known as ‘Richo’ will join Mel McLaughlin for Seven’s Glasgow live show each night from 11.00pm AEST, while also returning as mixed-zone reporter throughout the athletics coverage.
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JOHANNA GRIGGS
Johanna represented Australia in swimming at the Auckland Commonwealth Games in 1990, winning bronze in the 100m backstroke, before becoming one of the most popular TV personalities on Australian screens. Johanna has been part of Seven’s coverage of most
major sporting events, including the Olympic and Commonwealth Games, tennis and horse racing, as well as hosting the top-rating lifestyle program Better Homes and Gardens. After hosting the highlights show for Birmingham in 2022, Johanna will step into the early morning shift in Glasgow, set to deliver huge medal chances for Australians daily from 3.30am AEST. X: JohGriggs7 Instagram: JohGriggs7
MATT WHITE
One of Australia’s most respected broadcasters, Matt White returned to Seven at the start of 2026 where he has hosted Supercars Championship coverage and ancillary broadcasts, while also presenting and reporting sport for 7NEWS Sydney. Covering various Olympic and Commonwealth Games throughout his glittering media career, Matt is no stranger to major international sport broadcasts. He will join Johanna Griggs to host Seven’s early morning coverage from 3.30am daily, whereby our Australian athletes are set to claim a flurry of medals.
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REBECCA MADDERN
As 7NEWS Melbourne’s Chief Sports Presenter, Rebecca Maddern leads the agenda-setting Melbourne sport department and hosts the nightly sport news alongside Peter Mitchell and Jane Bunn at 6.00pm. Maddern also plays a pivotal role across Seven’s weekly AFL coverage, as host of Thursday Night Footy. With more than two decades’ experience in television news and sport, the highly respected journalist and presenter has hosted some of Australia’s biggest sporting events. Rebecca will host Seven’s Glasgow 2026 highlights show daily throughout the Games.
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TRENT COPELAND
After a first-class cricket career with New South Wales until his retirement in 2023, Copeland lives and breathes sport all year round. He puts this elite cricket knowledge to use with his plain-speaking match analysis that takes viewers inside the day’s play across Seven’s cricket coverage throughout the summer. Juggling his day job as General Manager of the Sydney Thunder BBL and WBBL teams, ‘Copes’ joins Lizzie Jelfs for Seven’s Glasgow 2026 coverage.
LIZZIE JELFS
An industry star known for her unrivalled expertise in mounting yard analysis, Jelfs hails from Oxford in England and has been a fan-favourite since joining Seven’s weekly thoroughbred racing coverage in 2022. Her deep-seated passion for thoroughbred racing led her to Australia, where she spent more than ten years working alongside world renowned Hall of Fame trainer David Hayes at Lindsay Park Racing. Jelfs joins Trent Copeland for her first Commonwealth Games broadcast for Seven, guiding viewers through the overnight shift from 11.30am AEST daily.
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Commentators
BRUCE McAVANEY
Recognised on the world stage, Bruce is one of the greatest sport broadcasters we have ever seen and heard. With a deep passion for all sports, particularly athletics, thoroughbred racing and Australian Rules Football, Bruce has provided the soundtrack to our nation’s biggest sporting moments for decades. In recognition of his outstanding career, Bruce has received a long list of honours over the years, including The World Athletics Presidents Award (2026); The Commonwealth Games Australia Order of Merit (2026); induction to the Australian Football Hall of Fame (2023); induction into the TV WEEK Logie Awards Hall of Fame (2022); Medal of the Order of Australia in 2002 for service to sports broadcasting and to the community through charitable and sporting organisations; induction into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame (also in 2002); and the Melbourne Press Club Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. Bruce’s depth and breadth of sporting knowledge is peerless, while he brings an unbridled passion and enthusiasm to the Commonwealth Games, especially track and field. Bruce returns to Seven’s coverage to call the highly anticipated Glasgow 2026 athletics programme.
TAMSYN MANOU
A three-time Commonwealth Games gold medalist and winner of 18 Australian Championships at 400m, 800m and 400m hurdles, Tamsyn has enjoyed a successful broadcasting career following her retirement from athletics in 2016. Leading Seven’s Australian Athletics coverage throughout the year, Tamsyn returns for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games athletics programme, alongside Bruce McAvaney, Jason Richardson and David Culbert.
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DAVID CULBERT
A long jump finalist at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona and two-time silver medallist at the Commonwealth Games, David has established himself as a renowned track and field broadcaster and has been a longstanding member of Seven’s coverage of Australian Athletics events. David returns to Seven’s Glasgow 2026 coverage to call all the athletics action alongside Tamsyn Manou, Bruce McAvaney and mixed-zone reporter, Jason Richardson.
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ARIARNE TITMUS
One of Australia’s greatest ever swimmers, Ariarne Titmus has enjoyed an extraordinary career that includes eight Olympic medals – including four gold – as well as eight Commonwealth Games medals, earned at Gold Coast 2018 and Birmingham 2022. Having only recently retired in 2025, Ariarne will bring an unrivalled recent- athlete perspective to the broadcast as she speaks to her former Australian Dolphins teammates as Seven’s pool deck reporter.
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ALISTER NICHOLSON
Alister has emerged as one of Australian sport’s most recognisable voices over the past decade, as a commentator on Seven and Triple M’s AFL and cricket coverage. While he has
been a popular member of Seven’s Commonwealth Games, Test cricket, BBL and AFL commentary team in recent years, his broadcasting experience extends to the NRL, Australia’s major golf tournaments and the Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. Following his role calling the hockey for Seven at Birmingham 2022, Alister will lead Seven’s swimming commentary at Glasgow 2026.
ANNABELLE WILLIAMS
During her swimming career, Annie captained the Australian Paralympic swim team, broke five world records and won numerous medals for Australia, including gold at the Paralympic Games London 2012. Her achievements out of the pool are just as impressive: an accomplished sports broadcaster, international speaker and former corporate lawyer, Annie’s humorous and heart-warming storytelling captivates, entertains and inspires.
Following a key hosting role on Seven’s Birmingham 2022 coverage, Annie returns to Seven’s coverage to call the highly anticipated swimming program live from Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow.
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GIAAN ROONEY
Giaan Rooney is one of Australia’s most respected sports broadcasters and a familiar face on Seven’s major sporting events. An Olympic gold medallist and multiple Commonwealth Games medallist in the pool, Giaan brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to every event she covers. Her insight into swimming and the athlete experience makes her an integral part of Seven’s Glasgow 2026 coverage.
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SCOTT McGRORY
An outstanding Australian cyclist and sport broadcaster, Scott won gold in the Madison at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney in one of the most remarkable stories ever told. His accomplishment alongside Brett Aitken is legendary and he will be ready to carry that knowledge and emotion into his commentary for track cycling and para-cycling in Glasgow. Instagram: Scottmcgrory
Kate is a former Australian track and road cyclist, a multiple national champion and Commonwealth Games champion in 2002 and 2006. She competed in both track and road cycling at the Olympic Games, finishing fourth in the individual pursuit at the 2004 Summer Olympics and sixth in the points race at the 2008 Summer Olympics. She retired in December 2011 due to injury and has since worked as a freelance TV commentator and host. She has covered World Championships, Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, Tour de France and other National and World Tour cycling events for Seven and SBS. Kate returns to Seven’s commentary of the track cycling and para-cycling programme.
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CATHERINE COX
A former Australian Diamond and leading netball commentator, Catherine Cox will bring the same energy and excitement to the Glasgow Commonwealth Games as she did to her playing career. As a 16-year veteran of the Australian Diamonds, she won gold medals at
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the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the 2007 and 2011 World Netball Championships and captained her country on seven occasions, leading the team to victory at the 2011 Constellation Cup.
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KIM GREEN
One of Australia’s most accomplished netballers, having enjoyed a decorated international career with the Australian Diamonds, including Commonwealth Games and World Cup success. A respected leader on and off the court, Kim brings expert analysis and firsthand netball experience to Seven’s Glasgow 2026 coverage, offering viewers unique insight into one of the Games’ most anticipated sports. She will commentate Seven’s Glasgow 2026 netball coverage alongside Catherine Cox.
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CLIVE ADAMS
Clive Adams is one of Australia’s most recognised and respected bowls broadcasters and personalities, with decades of involvement in the sport as a player, administrator, commentator and media presenter. A familiar voice and face across national and international bowls coverage, Clive brings a wealth of knowledge, insight and passion for the game to audiences around the world.
LYNSEY CLARKE
Lynsey Clarke is one of Australia’s most decorated bowlers, highlighted by Commonwealth Games gold in 2006 and a distinguished international career spanning more than two decades. A former captain of the Australian Jackaroos, she made history as the first person appointed captain of both the men’s and women’s national team. Inducted into the Bowls Australia Hall of Fame in 2011, Lynsey was elevated to Legend status in June 2026 in recognition of her extraordinary contribution to the sport. She retired from international competition in 2023, leaving a lasting legacy as one of Australia’s all-time greats.
Reporters
KATIE BROWN - SUNRISE
A familiar face to viewers through her work on Sunrise, Katie has covered some of the biggest events on the sporting calendar, including Olympic and Commonwealth Games, AFL, cricket, horse racing and tennis. Bringing warmth, energy and extensive live broadcasting experience, Katie will be part of Seven’s daily Sunrise coverage live from Glasgow.
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TOM SACRE – 7NEWS
Arriving at Seven in 2015 as a sport producer for 7NEWS Sydney, before shifting to a reporting role, Tom has covered various major sporting events including the Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Tokyo and two AFL Grand Finals. Covering the Diamond League in London and the Australian athletics camp from Barcelona prior to the Games, Tom will deliver breaking news and colour reporting from Glasgow 2026 alongside reporters Kate Massey and Xander McGuire.
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KATE MASSEY – 7NEWS
Having first joined Seven in Perth five years ago, 7NEWS Melbourne Sport Reporter Kate Massey is a regular throughout Seven’s AFL and AFLW coverage. The passionate sports fan will report on all the latest news in her first Commonwealth Games for the network live from Glasgow 2026, with a dedicated focus on the Australian Diamonds and broader netball schedule.
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XANDER McGUIRE – 7NEWS
Joining the 7NEWS Melbourne team in 2025, Xander McGuire has quickly established himself as one of the most dynamic young voices in Australian sports media. He has jumped on deck for Friday Night Footy on Seven to deliver all the biggest breaking news headlines impacting the game. A rising star of the media, Xander claimed the prestigious Clinton Grybas Emerging Talent Award at the 2024 Australian Football Media Awards for his AFL and broader sport reporting. Xander will join Melbourne newsroom colleague Kate Massey on the ground for his first Commonwealth Games for the network in Glasgow.
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7plus: Your Commonwealth Games Hub
There will be one destination to watch every medal moment, every record attempt and every inspiring turn from the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
7plus Sport is the only place to watch up to 15 live channels of sport, see what’s on when, keep up to date with the medal tally, create a watchlist to follow your favourite events and catch up on highlights.
Wherever you are, whatever you’re doing, the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games are just a click away on your smart TV, mobile, tablet or computer.
The broadcast will feature a consistent experience across multiple platforms, allowing Australians to stream across any device. Other 7plus features include:
· Upcoming Live Top Features:Upcoming live event count downs on top features will point viewers to key event programming prior to the commencement of the session.
· Replays, Minis and Highlights:The 7plus Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games and associated sports hubs will house full replays, as well as minis and highlights of key events on demand.
· Recommended, Relevant and Personalised:Throughout the Commonwealth Games, users will see their favourite content surfaced and recommended across 7plus to provide unique, relevant and engaging experiences, all personalised based on what they stream most.
· Watchlist and Destination Sport Pages:The Watchlist gives users the ability to add their favourite sports to an easily discoverable watchlist, while Destination Sport Pages allow users to find, save and stream all their favourite live, catch-up or short-form content. Viewers can also browse content by sport.
· Live Channel Scroll:Live channel scroll ensures that users can conveniently browse and channel switch, whilst continuing to view the content from the channel they’re currently watching.
· Continue Watching:Signed-in users can watch a full sport replay and pick up where they left off via the continue watching carousel located on their home screen.
· Captions: Live and VOD (including multilingual):To provide an accessible viewing experience, captioning is available to ensure every user can watch their favourite sports, events and highlights.
· Chromecast and Airplay:The 7plus app will allow users to either Chromecast or Airplay content to a compatible device. This allows users to stream Glasgow 2026 on 7plus on almost any TV or compatible device.
· CTV Enhancement:Enhanced streaming experience across CTVs to improve discoverability of content and best-in-class streaming.
· News Hub on 7NEWS.com.au:Dedicated landing page on 7NEWS.com.au housing all the latest news, results, Aussie interviews plus daily live blogs, medal tally and<extra content. Plus, detailed competition schedule, results, medal tally and content discoverability, sorted by date or event.
Seven’s entire digital ecosystem including 7plus, 7NEWS.com.au, The West Australian and
The Nightlyis the only place to be for all the action during the Games.
With multiple modes of viewing including live, dedicated replay channels, event replays on demand, event minis (compressed replays) and short-form highlights, interviews and athlete features, you won’t miss a moment of Glasgow 2026.
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Good to see Matt White invovled. He was part of 7’s Beijing 2008 coverage and later did Today Tonight
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This would be the second Commonwealth Games in Glasgow that he covers, having also done so for Ten in 2014.
And Seven’s Tokyo Paralympics coverage. Also mentioning his last Commonwealth Games were also in Glasgow - on Channel 10
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Albeit on a freelance basis only.
Unless I’ve overlooked it, so they’re not running any encore/replays feed during day time?