Andrew Alderson: Newstalk ZB Sports reader on the Commonwealth games kicking off in Glasgow

Early Edition with Ryan Bridge · Jul 23, 2026 · 3m · transcript

New Zealand has kicked off its Commonwealth Games campaign in Glasgow.

Ahead of the opening ceremony, Shannon McIlroy beat Tonga's Liam Hill 2-nil at the men's singles on the indoor bowls rink.

And in the women's pairs, Katelyn Inch and Selina Goddard won a tie-break against Kenya after the match initially finished one end apiece.

Newstalk ZB Sports Reader Andrew Alderson joined Ryan Bridge to discuss the Games.

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