Liverpool could bid to host the 2026 Commonwealth Games after mayor Joe Anderson announced he plans to explore the possibility should he win re-election next month.In a letter written to Culture Secretary John Whittingdale, Anderson revealed he wanted the Merseyside city to follow recent British hosts Manchester and Glasgow in staging the event in 10 years time.The Games were held in Glasgow two years ago and will take place in Gold Coast in Australia in 2018 and in Durban in 2022, and mayor Anderson has made it one of his election ambitions to look into the possibility of Liverpool as a host city. In his letter to Mr Whittingdale, he said: Given our highly-successful year as European Capital of Culture in 2008, the city has an acute sense of how culture and sport can be catalysed for their regenerative potential, as well as a track record in rising to the occasion in delivering a high-profile, largescale programme of events. The mayor has set his sights on bringing the Commonwealth Games to Merseyside With that in mind, it is my strong conviction that Liverpool, as a multi-ethnic city with strong connections to so many Commonwealth nations, is a fitting host for the Games. Also, as a cornerstone of the Northern Powerhouse initiative, the potential benefits of hosting the Games would disperse widely around the Liverpool City-Region as well as the wider North West of England.Mayor Anderson is seeking a second term in office next month and stressed that, should he keep his post, he will begin assessing the cost around staging the 2026 Games in Liverpool.Also See:WADA makes meldonium admissionRomanian tests positiveStitched Diamondbacks Jerseys . Supported by three-run homers from Jayson Werth and Wilson Ramos, the young right-hander went seven strong innings in the Washington Nationals 8-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. Arizona Diamondbacks Pro Shop . Brett Kulak and Jackson Houck of the Vancouver Giants were each charged with assault causing bodily harm on Aug. 18, according to the B.C. court services. https://www.cheapdiamondbacksjerseys.us/ . Belfort (24-10) needed just 77 seconds to down Henderson in the headlining bout of Saturdays "UFC Fight Night: Belfort vs. Henderson" event at Goiania Arena in Goiania, Brazil. The fight served as a rematch of the pairs 2006 meeting, which Henderson won by decision. Arizona Diamondbacks Gear . -- The goal posts lying flat on the field, Arizonas fans lingered on the field, congregating around the locker room entrance nearly 30 minutes after rushing out of the stands. Arizona Diamondbacks Shirts .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play.Eight of the Australians dubbed the Budgie Nine have returned home after being set free by a Sepang Magistrates Court for their post-race antics at the Malaysian Grand Prix, while one of the men, who is an aide to Australian Defence Industry Minister Christopher Pyne, remains in Kuala Lumpur.The group stripped down to swimwear and proceeded to drink beer from their shoes to celebrate countryman Daniel Ricciardos victory last weekend. The men were later detained on the grounds of disrespecting Malaysia and spent four nights in custody at a local police station, before finally being released.Immediately after being set ffree, the group left the courthouse in private cars for the airport -- with the majority of them flying back home hours later.ddddddddddddSpeaking to the media at Sydney Airport, Nick Kelly -- a member of the group -- said he hopes other Australians will now be aware of cultural differences.We are very glad to be home, Kelly said. We would like to urge all Australians travelling overseas in the future to be very aware of the cultural differences and sensitivities that exist in other nations. ' ' '