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GB pair win Australian Open title

Britain's Andy Lapthorne and Peter Norfolk retain their Australian Open quad doubles wheelchair title.


Table tennis team get 2012 call

The British Paralympic Association names the first 10 GB table tennis players for the London 2012 Games.


Storey in team sprint for Worlds

Sarah Storey is selected for the Great Britain team sprint at next month's Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles.


Rickham & Birrell win gold in US

British pair Alexandra Rickham and Niki Birrell clinch gold in the Skud class in the IFDS Paralympic Sailing World Championships in Charlotte.


Singleton targets Pistorius scalp

American amputee sprinter Jerome Singleton tells BBC Sport that his 100m showdown with Oscar Pistorius could be a highlight of the London Paralympics.


GB name Para-Cycling Worlds team

Six Paralympic champions are named among the Great Britain team for next month's Para-Cycling Track World Championships in Los Angeles.


GB 'can beat' Beijing medal haul

Great Britain can beat their Beijing medal tally at London 2012, according to ParalympicsGB chief executive Tim Hollingsworth.


Grey-Thompson shuns merger calls

Baroness Grey-Thompson says a merger of the Paralympics and Olympics would not work.


'Patronising' comments anger Storey

Paralympic swimming and cycling gold medallist Sarah Storey wants the public to appreciate the "grit" of Paralympic athletes.


GB trio secure gold at World Cup

Wendy Houvenaghel, Laura Trott and Sarah Storey win gold for Great Britain in the team pursuit at the Track World Cup event in Colombia.


Paralympic Games 'divide opinion'

Some disabled people in Britain feel patronised by the Paralympics, a survey suggests, but a similar number feel empowered.


Petitclerc to work with GB team

Fourteen-time Paralympic gold medallist Chantal Petitclerc is to join the GB athletic team as a coach and mentor for the 2012 London Paralympics.


Ingram crowned European champion

Sam Ingram wins Britain's second gold medal at the visually impaired European Championships after Ben Quilter's victory on Friday.


Reid 'ineligible' for Europeans

GB visually impaired World Championship bronze medallist Lesley Reid is ruled 'ineligible' for European Championships in Crawley.



 



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