Great Scots throw weight behind Glasgow's Games

Some of Scotland's best-loved exports, after its famed whisky, will help kick off the Commonwealth Games today, the beginning of a two-week party in Glasgow.
Singer Susan Boyle has already been announced as a star of Wednesday's opening ceremony, while veteran mod icon Rod Stewart will perform in a homecoming of sorts.
Boyle has sold 19 million albums since her breakthrough performance on a television talent show in 2009, when she left judges speechless with a rendition of 'I Dreamed a Dream' from the musical Les Miserables.
The singer, who hails from Blackburn, 25 miles (40 kilometers) to the east of Glasgow, has since sung for the pope and Queen Elizabeth II, but was tight-lipped about her performance at Celtic Park, home of European football giants Celtic.

"Watch this space, is all I'm willing to say," said "SuBo", 53, adding it was "a great honour" to be asked to perform.
Stewart, who was brought up in London but has a Scottish father, is an avid Celtic supporter and is a regular visitor to the historic 60,000 capacity stadium.

The 100-million-record-selling star, whose hits include "Young Turks", "Sailing" and "Maggie May", namechecks the club in song "You're in my Heart" and was spotted blubbing uncontrollably in the stands after their epic 2012 Champions League victory over Barcelona.
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Games chief executive David Grevemberg said the 69-year-old Stewart's appearance would take the "excitement and anticipation to a whole new level".

Other confirmed performers include indie singer Amy Macdonald and classical violinist Nicola Benedetti.