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Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Sport
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Work starts to upgrade Scotstoun for Glasgow 2026
Work to upgrade Scotstoun Stadium in advance of next summer's Commonwealth Games started on Monday, in what has been described as a "significant milestone" in preparations for Glasgow 2026. The existing athletics track at the ground - which is the home of the Glasgow Warriors rugby team - is being ripped up this week and the temporary stands at either end dismantled. Advertisement A new world-class surface will be laid between now and September in what is the first tranche of redevelopment, with the Warriors returning to the stadium before work resumes next spring. The second Glasgow Games in 12 years will take place from 23 July to 2 August, and will involve 10 sports across four venues. It is expected more than 3,000 athletes from 74 Commonwealth nations and territories will take part. No public money will be spent on the work and the track will be gifted to the city after the conclusion of the Games, which will boast the Commonwealth Mile as its signature event. "There will be an electric atmosphere at Scotstoun, given the calibre and scale of the athletics competition taking place there," Glasgow 2026 chief executive Phil Batty said. Advertisement "We can't wait to see Scotstoun come alive and the brilliant sporting moments that will take place in this incredible venue."
BBC News
13 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Work starts to upgrade Scotstoun for Glasgow 2026
Work to upgrade Scotstoun Stadium in advance of next summer's Commonwealth Games started on Monday, in what has been described as a "significant milestone" in preparations for Glasgow existing athletics track at the ground - which is the home of the Glasgow Warriors rugby team - is being ripped up this week and the temporary stands at either end dismantled. A new world class surface will be laid between now and September in what is the first tranche of redevelopment, with the Warriors returning to the stadium before work resumes next second Glasgow Games in 12 years will take place from 23 July to 2 August, and will involve 10 sports across four venues. It is expected more than 3,000 athletes from 74 Commonwealth nations and territories will take public money will be spent on the work and the track will be gifted to the city after the conclusion of the Games, which will boast the Commonwealth Mile as its signature event."There will be an electric atmosphere at Scotstoun, given the calibre and scale of the athletics competition taking place there," Glasgow 2026 chief executive Phil Batty said."We can't wait to see Scotstoun come alive and the brilliant sporting moments that will take place in this incredible venue."
BBC News
30-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Glasgow ready for Stormers quarter-final test
URC quarter-final: Glasgow Warriors v StormersWhen: Friday, 30 May Where: Scotstoun Stadium Kick-off: 19:35 BSTCoverage: Live text updates on BBC Sport website In many respects, this campaign bears many of the hallmarks of last season for Glasgow Warriors, one that saw them go all the way in the United Rugby consistency to remain in the top two for the majority of the campaign, only to fall off with some patchy form late in the regular season to finish fourth. Now, as then, the Stormers lie in wait in the quarter-finals in what should be a belting showdown at many expected Glasgow to pick up the sort of steam they did in last year's play-offs, sweeping aside the South African side at home before stunning wins away to Munster and the Bulls to take the as defending champions, Warriors are once again viewed largely as outsiders behind the likes of Leinster, Bulls and the Sharks in the race to lift the have more recent experience of going the distance, however, and only a fool would write them off."We know the route, we know what it takes and what it took," head coach Franco Smith told BBC Scotland."Now, how can we act on what we need to do now in the next 80 minutes? That's the main focus."I think we buried that weight (of being champions) at the start of the season. We knew that if we put extra pressure on ourselves, that would burden us and it wouldn't allow us to be the best version of ourselves."There's eight teams left and to be one of those is obviously a compliment to what's been done and the way we've worked."Now, to put our experience and also our game into overdrive to make sure that we perform the best at the back end of the season, that's obviously the mission." Returning players provide boost Part of the reason expectations around Glasgow have lessened is down to their crippling injury problems.A host of key players have missed big chunks of the season. The Fagerson brothers, Zander and Matt, remain sidelined, as does Jack Dempsey, while Huw Jones' return has been disrupted by a recurrence of a niggling Achilles of the big guns are back just in time, though, to inject some energy into Warriors' playoff Tuipulotu, Kyle Steyn, Max Williamson and Scott Cummings have all returned in recent weeks, while Henco Venter, the influential South African back-row, is available after a good thing too, because the Stormers are a side looking for revenge for last season's defeat at this stage, and who are picking up form at the right time."They've won four in a row now," Smith said. "They'll definitely come out to give themselves a chance to win this game and go further in the competition, so no doubt about that. We've got a lot of respect for them and the coaching group."We know the quality of players that they do have in their environment, which they can lean on. They obviously have some individual brilliance in a very good team with a good pack of forwards, so it's going to be a big challenge."
