Glasgow is set to be named host city of the 2026 Commonwealth Games after government funding was secured for the event.

Glasgow will host the 2026 Commonwealth Games after agreement was reached on a funding plan for the event. A deal has been agreed for the city to hold the Games after Commonwealth Games Australia offered a multi-million pound investment to ease fear about financial risks involved in putting on the multi-sport event.

Glasgow will stage the Commonwealth Games in 2026 after the Scottish Government agreed to step in as hosts of a “scaled-down” version of the event with fewer sports and athletes. The Australian state of Victoria withdrew as hosts last year,

It is “absolutely” a no-brainer that Glasgow should host the Commonwealth Games in 2026, Lord Jack McConnell has said. The former Scottish first minister said bringing the games back to Glasgow would be good for Scotland and see the country contributing on an international stage.

Glasgow is to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games after a deal was backed by the Scottish government. A scaled-down version of the event, featuring fewer sports and athletes, will return to the city 12 years after it last hosted the Games.

The Scottish Government has given the green light to Glasgow hosting a scaled-down Commonwealth Games in 2026.Commonwealth Games Scotland announced in April it had developed a “cost-effective” proposal to stage the Games,

Scotstoun Stadium in Glasgow will be the centrepiece of the Commonwealth Games in 2026 after the city agreed to host the event. This follows the Australian state of Victoria pulling out of hosting it due to rising costs.

Olympic gold medallist Rhys McClenaghan says he "couldn't think of a better place" for the Commonwealth Games to take place than Glasgow.

The Games had been in doubt after the Australian state of Victoria withdrew as hosts, but Commonwealth Games Scotland have offered a lifeline