DStv confirms it will broadcast 2026 Commonwealth Games

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Or just check the daily tv guide on the website. Everything listed there, shouldn't be hard. 208 and 209 now the main channels
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A lot of kak manual work thanks to their attitude though.

Still, a far better management than the one we had before :-/

Not gonna sweat it further, I guess when in Africa expect African
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Supersport website - click on tv guide, at the top click "today" and scroll down to 208 or whatever

supersport.com

TV Guide | SuperSport

SuperSport.com delivers comprehensive coverage of major sporting events, including video highlights, results, fixtures, logs, news, TV schedules and more.
supersport.com supersport.com

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@SeRpEnT , I got Google Search AI to do DStv's dirty work, here you go;
(Subject to AI halucinations of course...)




📺 Broadcaster Broadcast Strategy & Channel Matrix​


  • SuperSport (DStv): Action centers on SS Commonwealth 1 (Ch. 208/Variety 3) and SS Commonwealth 2 (Ch. 209/Variety 4). To accommodate simultaneous medal sessions across the 4 massive venue hubs, premium overflow is split cleanly across Ch. 201 (Grandstand), Ch. 206 (Variety 1), Ch. 207 (Variety 2), Ch. 210 (Action), and Ch. 199. [1]
  • SABC Sport: Telecasts live across Channels 191, 192, and 193 on DStv decoders. SABC bypasses unrelated global sessions to manually pivot and shadow Team SA's athletes.

🗓️ Official Glasgow 2026 Broadcaster Schedule (SAST)​

(*Note: Asterisks denote sports that directly feature South African athletes or disciplines with major Team SA medal potential.)

🏊 Swimming & Para Swimming*​


  • Dates: 24 July – 29 July
  • Venue: Tollcross International Swimming Centre
  • SA Athlete Focus: Chad le Clos, Pieter Coetzé
  • TV Channels: SS Commonwealth 1 (Primary), SABC 191 (All Team SA Finals), Ch. 201 Grandstand (Evening medal sessions overflow).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 11:00 – 14:00: Morning Qualifying Heats.
    • 20:00 – 23:00: Evening Championship Finals & Medal Ceremonies.

🎳 Bowls & Indoor Para Bowls*​


  • Dates: 24 July – 2 August
  • Venue: Scottish Event Campus (SEC) Centre
  • SA Athlete Focus: Men’s & Women’s Singles and Pairs.
  • TV Channels: SS Commonwealth 2, SABC 192 (Focus on late-stage tactical matches), Ch. 206 / Ch. 207 (Morning sectional stream alternates).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 09:30 – 14:00: Morning Sectional Group Rounds.
    • 16:00 – 21:30: Afternoon Knockout Rounds & Medal Playoffs.

🏐 Netball*​


  • Dates: 24 July – 2 August
  • Venue: SEC - The OVO Hydro
  • SA Athlete Focus: Spar Proteas Group A campaign.
  • TV Channels: SS Commonwealth 1 (Live marquee matches), SABC 191 (All Spar Proteas fixtures), Ch. 210 Action (Late night non-SA games overflow).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 10:00 – 13:30: Morning Pool Stage Session.
    • 15:00 – 18:30: Afternoon Pool Stage Session.
    • 20:00 – 23:30: Primetime Feature Block / Knockouts.

🤸 Artistic Gymnastics*​


  • Dates: 24 July – 28 July
  • Venue: Glasgow International Arena / Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome
  • SA Athlete Focus: Caitlin Rooskrantz (Individual apparatus and team rotations).
  • TV Channels: SS Commonwealth 2, SABC 193 (Selected SA rotations), Ch. 206 Variety 1 (Full continuous team event overflow).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 10:00 – 13:30: Morning Individual All-Around / Qualifications.
    • 17:00 – 21:00: Evening Team Medals & Apparatus Finals.

🏋️ Weightlifting & Para Powerlifting*​


  • Dates: 26 July – 30 July
  • Venue: SEC Armadillo
  • SA Athlete Focus: Multi-class Para Powerlifting categories.
  • TV Channels: Ch. 207 Variety 2 (Primary hub), SS Commonwealth 2 (Pivoting for gold medal sessions), Ch. 199 Blitz (Real-time updates).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 10:00 – 14:00: Lower Weight Classes / Morning Flights.
    • 17:30 – 21:30: Heavyweight Divisions & Medal Presentations.

🏃 Athletics & Para Athletics*​


  • Dates: 27 July – 1 August [2]
  • Venue: Scotstoun Stadium (Track & Field events exclusively)
  • SA Athlete Focus: Akani Simbine (100m sprint), Lythe Pillay (400m), relay squads.
  • TV Channels: SS Commonwealth 1 (Uninterrupted coverage), SABC 191 (Live track focus), Ch. 201 Grandstand (Simultaneous field events coverage).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 11:00 – 14:30: Morning Preliminary Heats & Field Qualifications.
    • 19:30 – 23:00: Evening Championship Semis, Finals & Track Relays.

🏀 3x3 Basketball & Wheelchair 3x3 Basketball​


  • Dates: 29 July – 1 August
  • Venue: Scottish Event Campus (SEC) Exhibition Halls
  • SA Athlete Focus: Global continuous tournament format (No SA qualification).
  • TV Channels: Ch. 210 Action (Primary tournament home), SS Commonwealth 2 (Knockout phase overflow), Ch. 199 Blitz (Scores).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 13:30 – 16:30: Afternoon Pool Fast-Play Sessions.
    • 18:30 – 21:30: Evening Elimination, Semi, and Final Sessions.

🚴 Track & Para Track Cycling​


  • Dates: 30 July – 2 August
  • Venue: Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome
  • SA Athlete Focus: Velodrome sprints and endurance classes.
  • TV Channels: SS Commonwealth 2 (Uninterrupted coverage), Ch. 201 Grandstand (Keirin & Pursuit team finals overflow).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 11:00 – 14:30: Morning Match Sprints & Pursuit Qualifications.
    • 17:00 – 21:30: Evening Keirin, Time Trials & Gold Medal Runs.

🥋 Judo*​


  • Dates: 31 July – 2 August
  • Venue: SEC Exhibition Halls
  • SA Athlete Focus: Heavyweight mat qualification brackets.
  • TV Channels: Ch. 206 Variety 1 (Primary for early blocks), SS Commonwealth 1 (Gold medal match-ups), SABC 193 (SA bouts).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 11:00 – 14:30: Elimination Mat Brackets.
    • 17:00 – 19:30: Final Block Knockouts & Medal Matches.

🥊 Boxing*​


  • Dates: 25 July – 2 August [3]
  • Venue: SEC Exhibition Halls
  • SA Athlete Focus: Flyweight and middleweight regional fighters.
  • TV Channels: Ch. 207 Variety 2 (Early session bouts), SS Commonwealth 2 (Quarter & Semi-finals), SABC 192 (Team SA bouts).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 13:00 – 17:00: Afternoon Preliminary Sessions.
    • 19:00 – 23:00: Evening Round-of-16 through to Gold Medal Bouts.

[1] https://www.youtube.com
[2] https://www.instagram.com
[3] https://www.instagram.com
 
Better line up than expected, think I'll end up watching quite a bit.
 
Who cares? It's just track and field events and swimming. It feels empty without sports like mountain bike racing, wrestling, freestyle frisbee, underwater breathing, hand fishing, Hillbrow Rules Hijacking and diving. We can expect Australian domination as always.
 
Brian_G said:
@SeRpEnT , I got Google Search AI to do DStv's dirty work, here you go;
(Subject to AI halucinations of course...)




📺 Broadcaster Broadcast Strategy & Channel Matrix​


  • SuperSport (DStv): Action centers on SS Commonwealth 1 (Ch. 208/Variety 3) and SS Commonwealth 2 (Ch. 209/Variety 4). To accommodate simultaneous medal sessions across the 4 massive venue hubs, premium overflow is split cleanly across Ch. 201 (Grandstand), Ch. 206 (Variety 1), Ch. 207 (Variety 2), Ch. 210 (Action), and Ch. 199. [1]
  • SABC Sport: Telecasts live across Channels 191, 192, and 193 on DStv decoders. SABC bypasses unrelated global sessions to manually pivot and shadow Team SA's athletes.

🗓️ Official Glasgow 2026 Broadcaster Schedule (SAST)​

(*Note: Asterisks denote sports that directly feature South African athletes or disciplines with major Team SA medal potential.)

🏊 Swimming & Para Swimming*​


  • Dates: 24 July – 29 July
  • Venue: Tollcross International Swimming Centre
  • SA Athlete Focus: Chad le Clos, Pieter Coetzé
  • TV Channels: SS Commonwealth 1 (Primary), SABC 191 (All Team SA Finals), Ch. 201 Grandstand (Evening medal sessions overflow).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 11:00 – 14:00: Morning Qualifying Heats.
    • 20:00 – 23:00: Evening Championship Finals & Medal Ceremonies.

🎳 Bowls & Indoor Para Bowls*​


  • Dates: 24 July – 2 August
  • Venue: Scottish Event Campus (SEC) Centre
  • SA Athlete Focus: Men’s & Women’s Singles and Pairs.
  • TV Channels: SS Commonwealth 2, SABC 192 (Focus on late-stage tactical matches), Ch. 206 / Ch. 207 (Morning sectional stream alternates).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 09:30 – 14:00: Morning Sectional Group Rounds.
    • 16:00 – 21:30: Afternoon Knockout Rounds & Medal Playoffs.

🏐 Netball*​


  • Dates: 24 July – 2 August
  • Venue: SEC - The OVO Hydro
  • SA Athlete Focus: Spar Proteas Group A campaign.
  • TV Channels: SS Commonwealth 1 (Live marquee matches), SABC 191 (All Spar Proteas fixtures), Ch. 210 Action (Late night non-SA games overflow).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 10:00 – 13:30: Morning Pool Stage Session.
    • 15:00 – 18:30: Afternoon Pool Stage Session.
    • 20:00 – 23:30: Primetime Feature Block / Knockouts.

🤸 Artistic Gymnastics*​


  • Dates: 24 July – 28 July
  • Venue: Glasgow International Arena / Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome
  • SA Athlete Focus: Caitlin Rooskrantz (Individual apparatus and team rotations).
  • TV Channels: SS Commonwealth 2, SABC 193 (Selected SA rotations), Ch. 206 Variety 1 (Full continuous team event overflow).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 10:00 – 13:30: Morning Individual All-Around / Qualifications.
    • 17:00 – 21:00: Evening Team Medals & Apparatus Finals.

🏋️ Weightlifting & Para Powerlifting*​


  • Dates: 26 July – 30 July
  • Venue: SEC Armadillo
  • SA Athlete Focus: Multi-class Para Powerlifting categories.
  • TV Channels: Ch. 207 Variety 2 (Primary hub), SS Commonwealth 2 (Pivoting for gold medal sessions), Ch. 199 Blitz (Real-time updates).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 10:00 – 14:00: Lower Weight Classes / Morning Flights.
    • 17:30 – 21:30: Heavyweight Divisions & Medal Presentations.

🏃 Athletics & Para Athletics*​


  • Dates: 27 July – 1 August [2]
  • Venue: Scotstoun Stadium (Track & Field events exclusively)
  • SA Athlete Focus: Akani Simbine (100m sprint), Lythe Pillay (400m), relay squads.
  • TV Channels: SS Commonwealth 1 (Uninterrupted coverage), SABC 191 (Live track focus), Ch. 201 Grandstand (Simultaneous field events coverage).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 11:00 – 14:30: Morning Preliminary Heats & Field Qualifications.
    • 19:30 – 23:00: Evening Championship Semis, Finals & Track Relays.

🏀 3x3 Basketball & Wheelchair 3x3 Basketball​


  • Dates: 29 July – 1 August
  • Venue: Scottish Event Campus (SEC) Exhibition Halls
  • SA Athlete Focus: Global continuous tournament format (No SA qualification).
  • TV Channels: Ch. 210 Action (Primary tournament home), SS Commonwealth 2 (Knockout phase overflow), Ch. 199 Blitz (Scores).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 13:30 – 16:30: Afternoon Pool Fast-Play Sessions.
    • 18:30 – 21:30: Evening Elimination, Semi, and Final Sessions.

🚴 Track & Para Track Cycling​


  • Dates: 30 July – 2 August
  • Venue: Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome
  • SA Athlete Focus: Velodrome sprints and endurance classes.
  • TV Channels: SS Commonwealth 2 (Uninterrupted coverage), Ch. 201 Grandstand (Keirin & Pursuit team finals overflow).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 11:00 – 14:30: Morning Match Sprints & Pursuit Qualifications.
    • 17:00 – 21:30: Evening Keirin, Time Trials & Gold Medal Runs.

🥋 Judo*​


  • Dates: 31 July – 2 August
  • Venue: SEC Exhibition Halls
  • SA Athlete Focus: Heavyweight mat qualification brackets.
  • TV Channels: Ch. 206 Variety 1 (Primary for early blocks), SS Commonwealth 1 (Gold medal match-ups), SABC 193 (SA bouts).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 11:00 – 14:30: Elimination Mat Brackets.
    • 17:00 – 19:30: Final Block Knockouts & Medal Matches.

🥊 Boxing*​


  • Dates: 25 July – 2 August [3]
  • Venue: SEC Exhibition Halls
  • SA Athlete Focus: Flyweight and middleweight regional fighters.
  • TV Channels: Ch. 207 Variety 2 (Early session bouts), SS Commonwealth 2 (Quarter & Semi-finals), SABC 192 (Team SA bouts).
  • Daily Grid (SAST):
    • 13:00 – 17:00: Afternoon Preliminary Sessions.
    • 19:00 – 23:00: Evening Round-of-16 through to Gold Medal Bouts.

[1] https://www.youtube.com
[2] https://www.instagram.com
[3] https://www.instagram.com
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Cool. I also played around with AI. Copied and pasted all info on the Supersport link provided above into a spreadsheet and asked CoPilot to draw up a table for me per channel.

Also included a few other events my mom might be interested at.

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The Gilded said:
Who cares? It's just track and field events and swimming. It feels empty without sports like mountain bike racing, wrestling, freestyle frisbee, underwater breathing, hand fishing, Hillbrow Rules Hijacking and diving. We can expect Australian domination as always.
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Always with the strange comments. Since when are most of those sports of enough mainstream interest to qualify for major competition? And if you think hijacking is a joke under any circumstances, you need serious help.

Bit odd actually, one moment it's intelligible answers and you're a world class traveler, the next it's more of this BS. Are there two of you using the identity for your commie trolling agenda?

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Some impressive gymnastics tonight.

DStv messing up some scheduling today. Also started one chat show 2 minutes early :rolleyes:
Whatever..
 
Brian_G said:
Some impressive gymnastics tonight.

DStv messing up some scheduling today. Also started one chat show 2 minutes early :rolleyes:
Whatever..
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Very.

They have the boxing on Supersport OTT streaming only channels. No schedule I can see
 
I must say that premium TNT Sports UK has way better coverage. They have every single feed on TNT Sport Events even if there isn't commentary.

Seems like DSTV is only covering the channels with commentary and the main events
 
Some good further swimming last night, should have a few worthy finals from that tonight.

Hendricks needs to learn how to grin :giggle:


Anyway done contributing here in this land of the Philistines, let this thread die then..
 
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