Nik Simon

Australia's cycling team poked fun at ‘defector' Matt Richardson after the Team England rider was ruled out of the Commonwealth Games following a disgraceful take-out.

NIK SIMON: Step off the train at Glasgow Central and one of the first things you see is an enormous billboard of Josh Kerr. It is a giant image of the hometown hero, letting out a cathartic roar.

Step off the train at Glasgow Central and one of the first things you see is an enormous billboard of Josh Kerr.

NIK SIMON IN GLASGOW: The Prince and Princess of Wales opted to spend their morning watching the netball in Glasgow but the real royal rumble was in the boxing ring.

NIK SIMON IN GLASGOW: It felt like the ghosts of 1954 were chasing Josh Kerr down the home straight of the Scotstoun track.

It felt like the ghosts of 1954 were chasing Josh Kerr down the home straight of the Scotstoun track.

NIK SIMON: Anyone who claims the Commonwealth Games mean nothing should speak to the crowd that gathered outside my hotel at 1am on Friday.

Anyone who claims the Commonwealth Games mean nothing should speak to the crowd that gathered outside my hotel at 1am on Friday.

NIK SIMON IN SOUTH AFRICA: Over the next month, the All Blacks will make their way around South Africa for what is being marketed as 'Rugby's Greatest Rivalry'.

Over the next month, the All Blacks will make their way around South Africa for what is being marketed as 'Rugby's Greatest Rivalry'.