The Australian women's team pursuit squad rode their way into the gold medal match against New Zealand as the cycling gets underway in the velodrome on day seven of the Commonwealth Games.
However, the men's team sprint won't face former teammate Matthew Richardson, who controversially defected to England, after he was ruled out by injury.
On the track, Jess Hull will start her campaign in the mile heats alongside Abbey Caldwell and Claudia Hollingsworth.
Follow all the action in our live blog.
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Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:57pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:57pm
Bowls: Dominant win for Fife
Defending gold medalist Ellen Fife has defeated Abbey Andrieux in two sets 12-5, 8-4 to keep the dream alive in the women's singles.
Fife looked impeccable out there. And she took the chance to capitalise and improve her shots for/against.
She now sits second in the section behind Katherine Rednall who is currently in action and took the first set against Canadian Kelly McKerihen.
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:55pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:55pm
A reminder of the rules in weightlifting
By Gemma Ferguson
The men competing in tonight's 110kg final at the SEC Armadillo will have three attempts each at both lifts.
They started with the snatch, which involves picking up the barbell with a wide grip and raising it overhead in one fluid motion.
The blokes have just finished off these attempts, with Barredo ready to take on the clean and jerk next.
In this lift, each athlete will bring the bar to chest height (clean), pause, then drive the weight overhead (jerk) with locked elbows.
For the clean and jerk attempt to count, the competitor must hold steady until the buzzer sounds.
The weights increase as the event continues, so athletes will need to be strategic about how much they attempt to lift in each stage.
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:52pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:52pm
Track cycling: Australia will face New Zealand for team pursuit gold
By Simon Smale
New Zealand looked for a moment that they would be able to overhaul the Australian team, then the gap opened up a bit to back over a second, but finally a surging final lap sees the Kiwis finish just 0.2 seconds behind the Aussies.
Have to say, I am very disappointed in Wales's efforts there. I expected them to be right in the mix, but they were a very long way off.
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:47pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:47pm
Weightlifting: 162kg snatch proves too much for Australian lifter
By Gemma Ferguson
On his third attempt at the snatch, Ridge Barredo managed to get the 162kg weight overhead but came off-balance and dropped the barbell before he could extend into a standing position.
The weight was 1kg heavier than he achieved at the Commonwealth Games qualifier, back in April.
England set a new Commonwealth Games record in the snatch tonight, but Fiji's Taniela Tuisuva Rainibogi soon overtook it to set the record at 170kg!
The men's 110kg weightlifting finalists have finished all of their snatch attempts, now we're moving onto the clean and jerk.
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Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:47pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:47pm
Track cycling: Australia into the gold medal ride
By Simon Smale
(Getty Images)Good work from the Aussie quartet, Sophie Edwards, Claudia Marcks, Alyssa Polites and Felicity Wilson-Haffenden.
They have recorded the fastest time so far with just New Zealand left to ride, so will finish in the top two and will compete in the gold medal race later today.
Marcks led the team off and then dropped out just after the 2km mark.
Edwards looked like she was really having to dig deep to stay with the pace of the team, but the full-time medical student and national individual pursuit champion held on to record a sensational final time.
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:47pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:47pm
Bowls: Take a bow Ellen Fife
By James Tugwell
Last bowl of the fifth end, with Jersey's Abbey Andrieux up by one shot, Ellen Fife’s bowl glides around the outside and lightly kisses the jack to steal the end.
It’s just simply TOO GOOD.
And that’s got to crush the spirits of Andrieux, who now needs to score six in two ends to force a tie-break.
Fife leads 7-2 in the second set.
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:42pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:42pm
Support for Fife
By James Tugwell
Keep it coming Ellen Fife - draw us a win...
- Mike
She's doing well Mike!
Fife leads 6-2 in the second set with three ends to play.
She hasn't conceded any big scores - just a shot here or there - throughout the entire match.
C'mon Aussie!
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:32pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:32pm
Weightlifting: Wider stance works for Aussie on second attempt
By Gemma Ferguson
Ridge Barredo returned to the weightlifting stage with a much stronger second attempt at the snatch.
Just a little shaky under that 155kg barbell, the Aussie lifter drives it overhead and gets three green lights from the judges!
Barredo will have a go at snatching more than 160kg snatch next.
A couple of the men competing in the 110kg weightlifting final have already been ruled out tonight, with both Vanuatu and Cameroon recording a "did not finish" result after failing their snatch attempts.
C'mon Aussie! (Getty Images)Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:28pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:28pm
Bowls: Fife claims first set
By James Tugwell
Ellen Fife has claimed the first set 12-5 in the women's bowls.
Four times she scored three shots in an end. Her grouping was immaculate. She seemed to just replicate the same bowl over and over and over.
If you’re going to score, score big.
In contrast, Jersey’s Abbey Andrieux struggled to get her line and length right.
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:24pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:24pm
Lots of Aussies in action in the bowls today
By James Tugwell
We've already had Aussies Damien Delgado and James Reynolds defeat Singapore in the para bowls men’s pairs B6-B8.
Ellen Fife is partway through the first set in the women's singles.
Straight up after this we’ve got Corey Wedlock and Aaron Teys taking on Fiji in the men’s pairs.
Ellen Fife will front up again for her round four clash against Connie-Leigh Rixon from Malta at 1.25am AEST tomorrow.
Then we have Aussies Louise Hoskins and Serena Bonnell in the para women’s pairs B6-B8 at 5.40am AEST tomorrow.
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:18pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:18pm
Weightlifting: Australian attempts 155kg
By Gemma Ferguson
Aussie weightlifter Ridge Barredo is up now in the men's 110kg final!
The Sydney-sider has just attempted his first snatch lift, but couldn't quite get the bar overhead.
He's taking another crack at the 155kg now.
In a social media post made in Glasgow earlier this week, Barredo said "all the work is done" — now it's time to rumble.
Has he got what it takes? Time will tell!
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:17pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:17pm
Track cycling: Women's team pursuit qualifying
By Simon Smale
More time trials here, as we hit the first of the endurance events on the program.
This is a team race where four riders work together to produce the fastest time over 4,000 metres.
Riders will take turns at the front to take the wind, and only three riders need to finish to register a time, so you may see one rider do a longer turn on the front and then swing off.
The best teams will use the camber of the track to swing up off the front and rejoin the back.
There are five teams in this event.
The fastest two winning teams race for the gold and silver medals, and the third- and fourth-fastest teams race for the bronze medal.
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:11pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:11pm
Track cycling: Aussies qualify for tandem sprint semis
By Simon Smale
Good performance from Jess Gallagher and pilot Jacqueline Mengler-Mohr, finishing with a time of 11.042.
They have not gone quite as fast as the English pair Sophie Unwin and her pilot, Anna Whitworth-Hay, who set a time of 10.890, which was then bettered by Elizabeth Jordan and Sylvia Misztal, who rode 10.870 with a phenomenal back end.
New Zealand's Emma Foy and Jessie Hodges qualified fourth.
Gallagher and Mengler-Mohr will face off against Unwin and Whitworth-Hay in their semifinal.
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:06pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:06pm
Australia returning to track and field on day seven
By Gemma Ferguson
Returning to Scotstoun Stadium tonight, we've got Cameron McEntyre flying the green and gold flag in javelin!
The men will be looking to qualify for the finals, which are scheduled for tomorrow.
Our 27-year-old Sydney-sider comes to Glasgow with a personal best of 85.73m — McEntyre recorded that PB just this season, so he's in fine form to compete in Glasgow tonight.
The javelin qualifiers will kick off in about 20 minutes.
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:06pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:06pm
Bowls: Strong start for Fife
By James Tugwell
Ellen Fife with two gems of a bowl in the first end.
She takes the first end to lead 3-0.
Strong start. If she bowls like that, she’ll be unbeatable.
(Getty Images)Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:04pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:04pm
Track cycling: Sprint explainer
By Simon Smale
Some of the events need some explaining.
Today's first event is the para sprint cycling. This is the event that you might remember as being a head-to-head race between two riders, with a slow start, sometimes with riders coming to a complete stop.
This is the event that Anna Mears was so dominant in during her career.
This is qualifying, so there will be no head-to-head stuff yet; instead, athletes will have to put down their fastest flying 200m time trial.
The fastest four will progress to the semifinals, which follow that head-to-head format.
This is a para event, so the riders will be on tandem bikes for this race.
Jessica Gallagher is in action for Australia, with pilot Jacqueline Mengler-Mohr.
There are six teams in this, with four heading into the semis.
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:02pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 7:02pm
Track cycling
By Simon Smale
(Getty Images)Track cycling has been a part of the Commonwealth Games since 1934, the second ever Games, and has played a key role ever since.
There are a myriad of different events, all of which take place on a 250m-long oval track with steeply banked corners.
The racing takes place at the Sir Chris Hoy velodrome.
Hoy, a six-time Olympic champion and 11-time world champion, won two gold medals at the Commonwealth Games, and two bronzes.
Hoy was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer, going public with the news in February.
(Getty Images)Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 6:56pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 6:56pm
Para bowls: Aussies in action
By James Tugwell
Ellen Fife is taking on Jersey’s Abbey Andrieux in the women’s singles.
Fife currently sits fifth in the section after two games, so really needs a result here.
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Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 6:51pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 6:51pm
Para bowls: Aussies continue undefeated streak
By James Tugwell
In the para bowls men’s pairs B6-B8, Aussies Damien Delgado and James Reynolds took on Singapore.
Australia took the first set 5-2.
During end two of the second set, Reynolds perfectly threaded the needle to hit the jack to steal the lead from Singapore. But Singapore responded in the third end to draw it up at 2-2, then took the lead.
And with the final bowl of the set, Reynolds missed by inches and Singapore snatched one and they took the second set 4-2.
It’s the Aussie’s third tie-break out of three games so far.
C'mon boys — how about getting a result without giving us all a heart attack?
Delgado’s third bowl of the tiebreak put the Aussies in front.
Singapore match it and Reynolds sends down a pin-point-perfect fast bowl which instantly knocks the Singapore bowl out of the way.
The Aussies get it done again in the tie break!
They’re now top of the group.
Top four make semifinals on Saturday.
Delgado and Reynolds scheming earlier in the Games (Getty Images)Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 6:39pm
Thu 30 Jul 2026 at 6:39pm
Australia competing in men's 110kg weightlifting now
By Gemma Ferguson
The men's 110kg weightlifting final is set to play out on day seven in Glasgow.
Ridge Barredo, 30, will be representing the green and gold on SEC Armadillo stage soon.
This is his third Commonwealth Games, after Barredo competed in the 2018 Gold Coast and 2022 Birmingham events.
Australia has already picked up a couple of medals at the Armadillo this year, including the gold Eileen Cikamatana secured just yesterday in the women's 86kg.
An amazing result from Eileen Cikamatana on day six! Can Australia pick up another win in the weightlifting? (Getty Images)
