How to watch the 2026 Commonwealth Games: TV channel, full coverage schedule and event timetable

THE Commonwealth Games get under way in Glasgow this week, with around 3,000 athletes from 74 nations and territories competing. For the first time since 1954, the BBC will not be showing the Games following a new broadcast deal struck with Warner Bros Discovery. The 2026 Commonwealth Games start on Thursday, July 23 KT Tunstall is headlining the opening ceremony Credit: PA What TV channel is showing the Commonwealth Games 2026? Live coverage in the UK is being shown by TNT Sports, across its TV channels and streaming platform HBO Max, with more than 600 hours of live action promised across the 11 days. TNT Sports 2 will carry a dedicated strand called Commonwealth Games 360, running live every day from 8.30am to 10.30pm, moving between venues to keep viewers across the biggest moments as they happen. Sign up for the Sport newsletter Thank you! TNT Sports 3 and 4 will carry more focused single-sport coverage, alongside further live event feeds on HBO Max, where every event is available to stream. Channel 5 has daily highlights throughout the Games presented by former Olympic sprinter, Jeanette Kwakye. It will also show the opening ceremony live on Thursday, July 23 from 8pm, both on TV and via 5 Streaming. TNT Sports and HBO Max are running their own highlights package from 10.30pm each evening. At the time of writing, a full minute-by-minute listing showing exactly what channel will show which individual event has not yet been published. What is the Commonwealth Games 2026 competition schedule? The confirmed daily action is as follows: Most read in Athletics Thursday, July 23 – Bowls and Para Bowls begin as part of the official competition schedule, with an opening session from 9.30am to 4.25pm, followed by the opening ceremony. Friday, July 24 – 3×3 Basketball and 3×3 Wheelchair Basketball begin; Artistic Gymnastics begins; Swimming and Para Swimming begin; Bowls and Para Bowls continue; Boxing begins; Para Powerlifting takes place in full, with all four finals decided across two sessions on the same day. Saturday, July 25 – Continuing competition in 3×3 basketball, gymnastics, swimming, bowls and boxing; Netball begins, with hosts Scotland facing New Zealand in the opening match at 9am. Sunday, July 26 – Weightlifting begins. Monday, July 27 – Athletics and Para Athletics begin. Tuesday, July 28 – Artistic Gymnastics concludes. Wednesday, July 29 – 3×3 Basketball and 3×3 Wheelchair Basketball conclude; Swimming and Para Swimming conclude. Thursday, July 30 – Weightlifting concludes; Track Cycling and Para Track Cycling begin. Friday, July 31 – Judo begins. Saturday, August 1 – Athletics and Para Athletics conclude; Boxing concludes, with all 14 weight category finals and medal ceremonies held on the day; the single busiest day of the Games, with 44 gold medals decided, including 19 athletics finals. Sunday, August 2 – Bowls and Para Bowls conclude, Track Cycling and Para Track Cycling conclude, Judo concludes, Netball’s gold medal match takes place, followed by the closing ceremony. Netball runs across nine days, from July 25 to August 2, with 12 nations competing across two pools before the medal matches. In total, 215 medal events will be contested across the 10 sports, with the Games concluding with a closing ceremony on Sunday, August 2. Comment now