Billy Harris stepped into the limelight in the absence of Jack Draper to guide Great Britain to victory in their Davis Cup opener against Finland in Manchester. British number one Draper was rested five days after losing to Jannik Sinner in the US Open semi-finals and cheered from the sidelines at the AO Arena as...
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Paris sets ‘new benchmark’ for Para sport as Games end on a high
Paris brought joie de vivre back to the Paralympics before passing the torch to Los Angeles after Great Britain retained their status as the best of the rest behind China. Soggy conditions failed to dampen the mood as the French capital bid adieu to its maiden Games with a spectacular light and electronic music show...
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Great Britain take silver as United States retain wheelchair basketball title
Great Britain’s quest for a historic first Paralympic wheelchair basketball gold fell narrowly short as the United States completed a ‘three-peat’ in the men’s final in Paris. Bill Johnson’s British side had impressively swept aside all before them to book a showdown with the back-to-back defending champions in front of a crowd of 20,000 at...
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Paralympics day nine: Dame Sarah Storey targets a 19th gold medal
Plenty of gold medals will again be up for grabs on day nine of Paralympic Games. Dame Sarah Storey will go in search of a 19th gold, Maisie Summers-Newton will compete in her final swimming event while Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid will play in men’s doubles wheelchair tennis final at Roland-Garros. Here, the PA...
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Britain’s Dimitri Coutya wins Paralympic wheelchair fencing gold
Great Britain’s Dimitri Coutya was crowned Paralympic foil champion as wheelchair fencing attracted a royal audience in Paris. The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh were interested spectators at the Grand Palais on day seven of the Games in the French capital. Coutya ruled supreme, grabbing gold in the men’s category B with a fine 15-7...
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Paralympics day seven: Another chapter in the compelling Storey story?
Britain’s most successful Paralympian will lead the hunt for more medal glory on day seven in Paris. Dame Sarah Storey, who is competing in a record ninth Games, has won 17 gold medals across swimming and cycling and starts her campaign for number 18 in the C5 time trial. Sarah Storey will become the first...
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Paralympics day six: Great Britain’s Ellie Challis aims to make a splash again
Swimmer Ellie Challis will lead the charge for Great Britain on Tuesday after another hugely successful day at the Paris Paralympics. Challis will return to the pool just one day after clinching backstroke gold on Monday – a day that also saw gold for boccia star Stephen Maguire, triathlon duo Dave Ellis and Megan Richter, and...
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Hannah Cockroft cruises to her eighth Paralympic title in women’s T34 100m final
Wheelchair racer Hannah Cockroft cruised to the eighth Paralympic title of her glittering career by producing a dominant display in the women’s T34 100m final. Cockroft was a class above her rivals and delivered Great Britain’s first athletics gold of the Paris Games in a time of 16.8 seconds. Compatriot Kare Adenegan claimed silver at...
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Paralympics day four: British stars look to add to golden successes
After golden moments in the pool and in taekwondo on Saturday, Great Britain’s medal hopefuls will target more medals on day four of the Paralympics in Paris. ParalympicsGB will be chasing more success in swimming and in the velodrome while there are plenty of medal hopes in athletics, boccia and rowing, although the triathletes will...
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Paralympics day three: Golden hopes for swimmers, cyclists and sprinters
There are serious medal opportunities across Paris for Great Britain’s Paralympic team on day three of the action Swimming and cycling produced golden moments on Friday and there are high hopes of more success in the pool and at the velodrome, while there could be first golden moments on the track at the Stade de...
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Jordan Smith overcomes poor warm-up to card encouraging 69 at British Masters
England’s Jordan Smith overcame a worrying warm-up to card an encouraging 69 in the first round of the Betfred British Masters. Smith carded five birdies and two bogeys at The Belfry to join compatriot Laurie Canter in the clubhouse on three under par, two shots behind early leader Jeong weon Ko. “I’m very happy, it’s...
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ParalympicsGB launch winning defence of wheelchair rugby title against Australia
ParalympicsGB launched their wheelchair rugby title defence with a statement 58-55 victory over world number ones Australia in front of a capacity crowd in Paris. Great Britain made history at Tokyo 2020 by memorably clinching the nation’s first gold in the mixed-gender sport. Returning champions Aaron Phipps and vice-captain Stuart Robinson claimed 25 and 23...