Manchester joins race to host 2022 Commonwealth Games

• Manchester hosted 2002 Games and is keen to do so again
• IOC ‘not worried’ by political turmoil before Pyeonchang 2018Manchester has joined Birmingham and Liverpool in making its pitch to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games.The Commonwealth Games Federation stripped Durban of the right to stage the Games on Monday, only 18 months after the city was awarded them but one month after South Africa’s sports minister admitted the country could not afford them. Related: Live