Start time and location details: The 2026 Commonwealth Games officially kicked off with a spectacular opening ceremony at Glasgow's OVO Hydro on Thursday night.
The broader sporting competition takes place across four key venues in the Scottish host city, including Scotstoun Stadium for track and field athletics and the Tollcross International Swimming Centre, officially concluding on Sunday August 2.
Exclusive television broadcast rights: In a massive shake-up to historical broadcasting arrangements, TNT Sports now holds the exclusive live television rights, bringing a definitive end to a remarkable 72-year run of continuous live coverage by the BBC.
Daily live event television coverage begins promptly at 8:30am each morning across linear channels including TNT Sports 2, TNT Sports 3, and TNT Sports 4.
Free highlights programming: Those who prefer not to pay for a premium sports subscription can still catch up on the best daily moments completely free of charge.
