PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Andrea Chiarotti of Italy

With less than three years to go to the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, captain Andrea Chiarotti and coach Massimo Da Rin are confident about their team’s future.

Lipsett’s picks: Brody Roybal of USA, Declan Farmer of USA, Dmitry Lisov of Russia, Frank Rennhack of Germany, Nikko Landeros of USA and Steve Cash of USA

Buffalo2015 commentator, retired ice sledge hockey player and triple Paralympian Taylor Lipsett, gives us his choice of athletes to look out for when competition starts on 26 April.

A wheelchair racer cuts through the finishing tape on a wet damp road.

George beats Weir in a sprint finish, McFadden smashes the course record for the third year in a row and Martin beats the defending champion.

Brent Pope's selection of the best players ahead of puck-drop on Sunday (26 April): Michal Geier of Czech Republic, Brody Roybal of USA, Steve Cash of USA and Adam Dixon of Canada.

Ice sledge hockey Worlds live coverage expert commentator Brent Pope offers his selection of the best players ahead of puck-drop on Sunday (26 April).

Japan vs Canada - 2010 Vancouver

Japan are confident of retaining their place in the A-Pool at the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships beginning on Sunday (26 April).

Petrucio Ferreira on his way to breaking the 200m T47 world record at the 2015 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

He only started competing in 2014, but the 18-year-old look a strong contender ahead of October’s World Championships.

David Weir and Marcel Hug attend the photocall for the 2015 IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships at Tower Hotel.

London, Great Britain, will see a 120 of the world’s best para-athletes in action with world titles up for grabs.

Ice sledge hockey players and coaches have a team photo

Despite being in with a real chance of challenging for the gold medal at the 2015 sledge hockey Worlds, the Russian team are not giving anything away.

Tatyana McFadden of the United States crosses the finish line to win the women's push rim wheelchair division of the 119th Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts.

After winning marathon grand slams in 2013 and 2014, the US wheelchair racer is targeting her first marathon world title on Sunday.

Declan Farmer

Broadcasters from Italy, Russia, Canada, Japan and Germany joining NBC Sports Network in showing games from the 2015 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships A-Pool from Sunday (26 April).