Commonwealth Games gaffe: England listed as part of Africa

In Glasgow, England dislodged Australia from the top of the medal table for the first time since 1986 – winning nine more golds – but Australia are keen to regain top spot on home soil.

Preview of Games: Bullish hosts Australia said the Commonwealth Games will restore the country’s battered sporting reputation on Saturday after a cricket ball-tampering scandal which drew criticism from around the world.

For the Canadian contingent, Kukri North America was given the mantle to create uniforms that look good and are also comfortable. “There’s just no place for that at the Commonwealth Games”, Grevemberg said. They look a happy lot. But the festivities inside could not completely overshadow the protests by aboriginal groups, who raised slogans and blocked the Queen’s Baton Relay for close to an hour at The Spit area of the city.

As a proud Gold Coast local and the biggest Australian star in the Games’ premier sport, Pearson was the ideal choice to complete the baton relay, just as Cathy Freeman had been the flawless fit to light the cauldron at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. A lovely light show followed by some dazzling blue fireworks get the ceremony started. “I was the youngest player and felt I had no pressure and went out and enjoyed it”. Check out her thoughts here.

The official guide to the Games also incorrectly lists England’s capital as Banjul – the capital of The Gambia.

The artist’s 11-year-old niece, Isabella Graham, made visible a message on her smartphone which read “welcome to the oldest living culture on earth” – Australia’s First Nations peoples is one of the longest living civilizations on earth.

Indigenous activists are planning more demonstrations and have dubbed the event the “Stolenwealth Games“, a reference to Britain’s colonisation of their ancestral lands.

It was earlier confirmed that badminton star PV Sindhu would be India’s flagbearer at the opening ceremony Wednesday. Penalty corner expert Sandeep Singh gave Indian team a two-goal lead in the first 10 minutes of the game while Indian forward Shivendra Singh playing the game of this life to put Pakistan out of medal contention.

“The Gold Coast has done a heck of a job of organizing everything, so it seems like that’s going to take any extra stress off of us”, Dunfee says.