How to watch the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on TNT Sports and HBO Max: Daily schedule, stars to watch, TV and streaming details
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Updated 01/08/2026 at 23:11 GMT+1
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Here is your complete guide to the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, including when and where it takes place, a daily schedule of the biggest events, the huge stars in action, and all the details on how to watch and stream on TNT Sports and HBO Max.
'Unbelievable' time-lapse of Hydro transformation into netball court after opening ceremony
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The 23rd edition of the Games is being contested in Scotland, which also hosted the multi-sport event in 1970, 1986 and 2014.
Due to Victoria's late withdrawal from hosting, the schedule has undergone a radical reshaping, with 10 sports and six Para sports retained for the 10-day festival of athleticism.
Athletics, artistic gymnastics, 3x3 basketball, bowls, boxing, cycling, judo, netball, swimming and weightlifting will all be shown, as the likes of squash, T20 cricket, beach volleyball and diving make way.
Two nations are making their Commonwealth Games debut - Gabon and Togo - bringing the total number of invited associations up to 74, the highest-ever in the 96-year history of the event.
Read on to learn all the key details and schedule for an exhilarating sporting showcase.
When is the 2026 Commonwealth Games?
The 2026 Commonwealth Games is held across 10 days from Thursday, July 23 until Sunday, August 2 in Glasgow.
The opening ceremony was performed at The OVO Hydro, the first indoor venue to ever stage the curtain-raiser, and the closing ceremony takes place on the evening of August 2, with sporting events held on all 11 days.
How to watch the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games on TNT Sports and HBO Max
Fans across the UK and Ireland will enjoy a truly immersive, fan-first viewing experience on HBO Max, the new streaming home of TNT Sports, and the exclusive destination to stream every event live.
HBO Max is the exclusive streaming destination for the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games in the UK and Ireland, while live coverage will be available on TNT Sports for TV viewers.
Every event live will be available across all subscription plans, including TNT Sports 2 (The Commonwealth Games 360) and all live event streams. Further details on plans and pricing can be found here.
In a brand-new innovation for the Commonwealth Games, TNT Sports 2 will host ‘The Commonwealth Games 360’ - a dynamic channel available to linear and streaming viewers, ensuring fans never miss a key moment.
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Watch as King Charles officially opens Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games
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Broadcast live daily from 08:30-22:30 (UK time), the on-site live studio channel will tour between competition venues capturing key moments as they happen in real-time, complemented by unmatched insight and analysis from the stellar line-up of on-screen experts.
- EE TV: Customers can enjoy all the action via TNT Sports on HBO Max dependent on their subscription type.
- Sky: Customers can enjoy the full Commonwealth Games experience on TNT Sports, and HBO Max, dependent on their subscription.
- NOW: Customers can access the Commonwealth Games 360 channel via TNT Sports 2 with a Now Entertainment & HBO Max Membership, and in Ireland also via TNT Sports
- Virgin Media TV UK and Ireland: TNT Sports customers can watch the coverage via their set top box, as well as via HBO Max in the UK)
- Prime Video: In the UK: Coverage available via a TNT Sports subscription. TNT Sports 2 and all live event streams also available on any HBO Max subscription.
- Roku, Samsung, Amazon Fire TV: Coverage available via a TNT Sports subscription. Customers can also access TNT Sports 2 and all live event streams via any HBO Max subscription.
Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games schedule by sport
| Sport | Competition dates |
| Opening ceremony | Jul 23 |
| 3x3 Basketball and 3x3 wheelchair basketball | Jul 24-29 |
| Artistic gymnastics | Jul 24-28 |
| Athletics and Para athletics | Jul 27-Aug 1 |
| Bowls and Para bowls | Jul 23-Aug 2 |
| Boxing | Jul 24-Aug 1 |
| Judo | Jul 31-Aug 2 |
| Netball | Jul 25-Aug 2 |
| Para Powerlifting | Jul 24 |
| Swimming and Para swimming | Jul 24-29 |
| Track cycling and Para track cycling | Jul 30-Aug 2 |
| Weightlifting | Jul 26-30 |
| Closing ceremony | Aug 2 |
Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games schedule: What to watch each day
Below, we've picked out the biggest events, finals and must-watch moments from each day of Glasgow 2026. This isn't a complete competition schedule, but a guide to the key sessions you won't want to miss.
Day 0: Thursday, July 23
The Games officially got under way after HRH King Charles, with some help from Sir Chris Hoy, opened the festival of sport. It was an unprecedented event, the first Opening Ceremony in the history of the Games to be held indoors.
Glasgow's Hydro, opened in time for the 2014 Games, was the venue for the sparkling spectacle, as all 74 nations were welcomed to the 23rd edition.
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'Glasgow is buzzing' - Rukare says Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth games can be a rebirth for the event
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Stardust was sprinkled over proceedings right from the off before colour burst onto the stage with the parade of nations, expertly sound-tracked by atmospheric electro-folk band Valtos.
We had Sir Chris Hoy, Nessie, KT Tunstall and many more livening up proceedings to get the party started.
And in competition on Day 0, we already had a bizarre moment when Jamaican bowler Robert Simpson was twice timed out in his opening match.
Day 1: Friday, July 24
The first medals of Glasgow 2026 were up for grabs in Para powerlifting on an opening day packed with world-class competition from morning until night.
Team England's Mark Swan took gold in the men's lightweight Para powerlifting competition, although he was the last to know after thinking he'd finished third.
There were a further four silver medals and three bronzes for Team England on a strong first day.
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Watch: Scott delivers GOLD for Scotland in the 200m
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It was also a good start for the host nation. Duncan Scott got the party going in the pool with gold in the men's 200m individual medley, before Para swimmer Stephen Clegg claimed silver in the 100m freestyle S13.
Another silver was added by Katie Shanahan in the women's 200m backstroke, with Faye Rogers winning Team Scotland a second gold in the 200m individual medley SM10.
Day 2: Saturday, July 25
The women took centre stage in artistic gymnastics, while it was another packed evening in the pool. Netball also got underway, with all four Home Nations opening their campaigns.
England began their gold-medal campaign with a bang, easing past Northern Ireland 83-34 while Scotland lost 74-44 to Birmingham 2022 silver-medallists New Zealand, and Wales fell to a 59-50 defeat to Uganda.
England were defending champions in the artistic gymnastics, but had to settle for bronze as Australia stormed their way to gold.
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‘Australia take down the king’ - Watch as Williamson dethrones Ramsay-Peaty in 100m breaststroke
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Aussie dominance continued in the pool as Sam Williamson beat Adam Ramsay-Peaty to gold. Ramsay-Peaty had to settle for bronze, with Jersey's Filip Nowacki taking silver.
England also finished in silver behind Australia in the 4x100m mixed freestyle relay, but Georgia Sheffield and Will Ellard took home gold in their women's and men's 200m freestyle S14 in the Para swimming.
Day 3: Sunday, July 26
Scotland's Reuben Ward won gymnastics gold in the men's individual all-around final while the hosts got up and running in netball with victory over Wales.
England suffered their first netball defeat as they were beaten by Australia.
In the pool, Adam Ramsay-Peaty qualified for the final of the 50m breaststroke after swimming the third-fastest time in the semi-finals, while Alice Tai won gold in the women's 100m backstroke S9 for the third Games in a row.
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Watch as Ramsay-Peaty finishes second to reach 50m breaststroke final in quest for gold
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Day 4: Monday, July 27
Team England’s Luke Whitehouse sealed a sublime gold in the men’s floor final while there was double delight for Scotland as Reuben Ward and Cameron Lynn took silver and bronze in the men's pommel horse final.
England got their netball campaign back on track with a 73-38 victory over Malawi, having lost to defending champions Australia last time out.
Adam Ramsay-Peaty won his second bronze of the Games as he finished third in the 50m breaststroke final.
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Highlights: England crush Malawi to get back to winning ways
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Day 5: Tuesday, July 28
The rain arrived on Tuesday but it didn't dampen the occasion as the sprint stars were crowned.
The men's 100m was won by Cameroon's Emmanuel Eseme with a Commonwealth Games record of 9.83, while New Zealand's Zoe Hobbs won the women's 100m ahead of England's Amy Hunt.
There was an incredible finish to the bowls as Scotland snatched gold from England in a remarkable tie-break finale.
There was also drama in the pool as Wales' Lewis Fraser and Nigeria's Abduljabar Adama took to the middle lanes in a swim-off.
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Watch as Eseme takes incredible men's 100m victory in new Commonwealth Games record
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Day 6: Wednesday, July 29
The action in the pool concluded with Australia breaking the Games record to win the men's 4x100m medley relay ahead of England.
Northern Ireland's Kate O'Connor won heptathlon gold and England triumphed in the 3x3 basketball - after an amusing moment where the ball got stuck above the backboard.
Scotland suffered a blow in the netball as they were beaten by Uganda, but Angharad Evans won gold for the hosts in the women’s 200m breaststroke final.
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Watch as O'Connor wins 800m as she takes heptathlon gold ahead of O'Dowda in Glasgow
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Day 7: Thursday, July 30
England made a huge step towards the netball semi-finals as they battled to a victory over South Africa in Pool A.
Their win meant they qualified in second spot.
In Pool B, Jamaica were the runners-up after they crushed Wales, who were knocked out. New Zealand and Australia also went through to the final four.
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Watch highlights as England claim team pursuit victory over Australia at Glasgow 2026
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In the men's tandem B time trial, Scotland's Neil Fachie took gold, while Wales secured bronze in the women's 4000m team pursuit.
There was a silver for England's Morgan Newberry in the C4-C5 4000m women's individual pursuit, while England took gold in the men's 4000m team pursuit finals.
Wales were gold medal winners in the women's team sprint, as England took silver in the men's event.
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Watch as Davies wins women's 5000m as home favourite Keith holds on for bronze in 'brave run'
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In athletics, there was a huge upset for Laura Muir. Muir, who struggled with a serious calf injury last year, was 16th fastest, but fellow Scot Megan Keith grabbed bronze in a race won by Australia's Rose Davies.
Day 8: Friday, July 31
Scotland's Melanie Woods claimed gold in the Women’s 1500m T54 for a second time after it was decided the race was to be rerun. A crash marred the original race on Wednesday and affected the majority of the athletes, so Woods was forced to prevail once again, which she did.
Elsewhere, England's Georgia Hunter Bell took a mightily impressive gold in the women's 800m final.
South Africa's Sinesipho Dambile sealed the men's 200m gold medal in style, clocking a time of 19.96 to take gold. In the women's 200m final, nobody could deny Adaejah Hodge of the British Virgin Islands.
Inside the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome, Wales’ Emma Finucane romped to victory in the women’s individual sprint to make it two golds in two days and raise the prospect of a remarkable clean sweep at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.
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Watch as Finucane takes 'amazing' gold in women's sprint for Wales at Glasgow 2026
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There was joy for Team England in the judo, as Acelya Toprak struck gold.
Day 9: Saturday, August 1
Netball took centre stage early on Saturday as New Zealand knocked out England in the first semi-final, before Jamaica stunned Australia to reach the final.
In the track cycling, Scotland took gold as Neil Fachie and Aaron Pope recovered from a crash to beat Wales in a dramatic men's tandem B sprint final.
That was followed by a third gold medal of the 2026 Games for Wales' Emma Finucane, who won the 1000m time trial despite claiming it was "probably the slowest I've ever been on a bike".
There was controversy in the boxing as Team England's Dimeji Shittu lost out on a gold medal to India's Ankush Ankush by split decision, after being handed a two-point deduction by the referee, a punishment that was branded "shocking".
The day concluded with athletics, and it was more glory for Scotland's Josh Kerr, who took gold in the One Mile final two weeks after setting a world record in London.
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‘The fireworks go off!’ – Kerr sends Glasgow crowd wild after winning Mile gold
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Finally, Australia's Kurtis Marschall won gold in the men's pole vault and set a Commonwealth Games record in the process with 5.85m.
Day 10: Sunday, August 2
The final day of competition sees the Commonwealth netball champions crowned before Glasgow 2026 concludes with the closing ceremony. There are also the last medals in track cycling, judo and bowls.
Netball (09:00-11:00, 13:00-15:00) – The bronze medal match is followed by the gold medal match as the tournament reaches its climax.
Track cycling and Para track cycling (09:00-13:00, 15:00-17:45) – The final medals of the velodrome programme include the women's keirin, women's elimination race and men's C1-3 individual pursuit.
Judo (15:00-17:45) – The final four judo titles of Glasgow 2026 are decided.
Ceremonies (TBC) – The closing ceremony is set to bring the Commonwealth Games to a spectacular finish.
Who are the big stars competing?
A raft of track and field stars are set to take centre stage at the 2026 Commonwealth Games, including Josh Kerr, Nina Kennedy and Kate O'Connor.
While Max Whitlock was forced to pull out of the Games, other gymnasts hoping to strike gold include Jake Jarman, Alice Kinsella, Georgia Godwin and Rhys McClenaghan.
In the pool, the likes of Adam Ramsay-Peaty, Tom Dean, Duncan Scott, Erika Fairweather, Kaylee McKeown and Kylie Masse will be making a splash.
There will also be a number of big-name Para athletes in Glasgow.
Hoping to take glory for Team Northern Ireland in the pool will be five-time Paralympic Games gold medallist Bethany Firth, as will Team England's Alice Tai.
Team Wales will be well represented by Paralympians Olivia Breen and James Ball, both of whom will be hoping to medal.
Elsewhere, cyclists Elizabeth Jordan and Kadeena Cox will be among the favourites to medal in their events, as will wheelchair racers Mel Woods and Nathan Maguire.
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