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By Ed Warner The self-styled ‘friendly games’ are no longer quite so friendless: it appears Glasgow will indeed host a slimmed-down edition of the Commonwealth Games in 2026, although still we await official confirmation. The trouble is that 20 into 10 won’t go, and boxing’s political turmoil is holding up a decision on which sports will be left on the outside looking in. Uncertainty is the order of the day, including just where in a crowded sporting calendar the Games can be shoe-horned in. The men’s football World Cup in North America runs from mid-June to mid-July in 2026. Birmingham will h…

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