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How a three-year-old helped Fachie become Scotland record-breaker
Neil Fachie was done with cycling. The Commonwealth Games was a farewell. On Thursday, it turned into so much more than that.
July 30, 2026The gold medal-winning Para-swimmer competing in non-disabled race
Faye Rogers turned to Para-swimming after an accident. Now she is back where she started and is quicker than ever.
July 29, 2026Whiston wins Commonwealth gold after ill father makes rare trip
Para-swimmer Brock Whiston says she wanted to make her father Gel proud as he watched poolside for the first time in 17 years.
July 28, 2026GB Paralympian Schrager given two-year ban after failed drug test
Paralympic medallist Daphne Schrager insists she has "never cheated" after being given a two-year ban following an "unintentional" positive test for a banned substance.
July 24, 2026Paralympic great Storey retires from GB competition
Dame Sarah Storey, Great Britain's most-decorated Paralympian, retires from international competition with immediate effect.
July 8, 2026The man who invented a sport and played tennis with Willy Wonka
Brad Parks came up with the idea for a new sport while on a family picnic 50 years ago.
July 7, 2026Olympic and Paralympic stars back Northern Games bid
A group of current and former British Olympians and Paralympians back a proposed north of England bid to host the Games, claiming it has "a passion for sport like no other place".
June 22, 2026Team Wales named for Glasgow Commonwealth Games
Olympic champions Emma Finucane and Matt Richards, and sprinters Jeremiah Azu and Olivia Breen will compete for Team Wales at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games.
June 19, 2026How bid to impress wife's dad led Warburton to Paralympics
Fred Warburton took up ski racing in a bid to impress his Italian father-in-law - now he is competing for Great Britain at the Winter Paralympics.
March 7, 2026Watershed moment as Russia's sporting exile ends
Sports Editor Dan Roan analyses Russia's controversial return to global sporting action at the Winter Paralympics and what it might mean for other sports.
March 4, 2026Ukraine Paralympians to boycott opening ceremony
Ukraine's Winter Paralympics team will boycott the event's opening ceremony next month after Russian and Belarusian athletes were invited to compete under their national flags.
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How a three-year-old helped Fachie become Scotland record-breaker
Neil Fachie climbed into the crowd to meet wife Lora and son Fraser All Neil Fachie wanted after hirpling off his bike at the side of the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome track was to find his three-year-old
The gold medal-winning Para-swimmer competing in non-disabled race
For most athletes at these Commonwealth Games, winning a gold medal on the opening night could not be eclipsed. But when Scotland's Faye Rogers returned to the pool at Tollcross on Wednesday, what ha
Whiston wins gold after ill father makes rare trip
Brock Whiston won gold in the 200m medley SM8 at the Paris Paralympics and silver in the 100m breaststroke SB8 Brock Whiston was already Paralympic champion, world champion and world record holder be
GB Paralympian Schrager given two-year ban after failed drug test
Daphne Schrager competed in road and track cycling events at the 2024 Paralympics in Paris Paralympic medallist Daphne Schrager insists she has "never cheated" after being given a two-year ban for te
Paralympic great Storey retires from GB competition
Sarah Storey won 30 Paralympic medals across nine Games Dame Sarah Storey, Great Britain's most-decorated Paralympian, has retired from international competition with immediate effect. The 48-year-o
The man who invented a sport and played tennis with Willy Wonka
The man who invented a sport and played tennis with Willy Wonka The sign on the tennis courts read 'no bikes and no skateboards'. How does that work, wondered young American Brad Parks, when his fro
Olympic and Paralympic stars back Northern Games bid
Dame Laura Kenny won five gold medals and a silver across three Olympic Games while Sir Jason Kenny is Great Britain's most successful Olympian of all time with seven gold medals and two silvers A gr
Team Wales named for Glasgow Commonwealth Games
Wales finished eighth at the 2022 Commonwealth Games winning 28 medals in Birmingham, with eight gold, six silvers and 14 bronze. Olympic champions Emma Finucane and Matt Richards, former world indoo
How bid to impress wife's dad led Warburton to Paralympics
Fred Warburton (right) and his guide James Hannan bump fists after completing their downhill run Fred Warburton can remember the exact date of his first official ski race: 22 February, 2025. Little
Russia Fast-Tracks Ukraine War Veterans Into Paralympic Sport – Investigation
Russia is spending tens of millions of dollars to recruit Ukraine war veterans into Paralympic sport, fast-tracking wounded soldiers from hospital wards into regional and national teams, an investigat
Watershed moment as Russia's sporting exile ends
Russia's long exile from world sports events is about to end. In a watershed moment, the Winter Paralympics will feature the country's athletes competing under their national flag at the event for th
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Ukraine rules out boycott of 2026 Paralympics despite Russian and Belarusian athletes being allowed to compete
Valerii Sushkevych, President of the National Paralympic Committee of Ukraine, has stated that Ukraine is not considering a boycott of the Paralympic Games despite the decision to allow Russian and Be
Polish government to boycott Paralympics opening ceremony over Russian, Belarusian athletes
The ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that "in the face of the ongoing Russian aggression in Ukraine,” participation by athletes from Russia and Belarus “using their national symbols” was “abs
Olympics-Ukraine officials will boycott Paralympics over Russia participation, sports minister says
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Ukraine's officials to boycott Paralympics over Russian flag decision
World A Ukrainian flag flies over the parliament building, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on Aug 24, 2025. (File photo: Reuters/Gleb Garanich) KYIV: Ukrainian officials will boyco
Tourists no longer allowed to take JLPT in Japan from 2026
Ukrainian officials will boycott the Paralympic Winter Games, Kyiv said on Wednesday, after the International Paralympic Committee decided to allow Russian athletes to compete under their national fla
Ukraine officials to boycott Winter Paralympics opening ceremony over Russian athletes
Six Russians and four Belarusians set for Milano Cortina ‘Their flags have no place at international sporting events’ Ukraine’s sports minister has condemned the decision to allow six Russians and
Russian flag and anthem set to return at next month’s Paralympics after a decade-long absence
President of the International Paralympic Committee Andrew Parsons passes the Paralympic flag to Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass, not pictured, after receiving it from Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo, not
Ukraine Paralympians to boycott opening ceremony
The Paralympics opening ceremony will be staged at Verona Arena Ukraine's Winter Paralympics team will boycott the event's opening ceremony next month after Russian and Belarusian athletes were invit