Matt Richardson, a three-time Olympic medallist in Paris for Australia before he sensationally defected to the land of his birth, has been ruled out of the Commonweath Games.

The Olympic and world medallist had been the hot favourite in the three sprint events in Glasgow this week

Matt Richardson, a three-time Olympic medallist in Paris for Australia before he sensationally defected to the land of his birth, has been ruled out of the Commonweath Games.