PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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Aniek van Koot and Sabine Ellerbrock advanced to the Australian Open women’s singles final, as did Shingo Kunieda and Stephane Houdet on the men’s side.

A picture of men sitting in a sledge celebrating their victory in a hockey match.

On the first day of the USA Hockey Sled Cup, Korea beat Russia and USA’s national team beat the country’s development team.

Great Britain's T12 athlete Libby Clegg

Seven London 2012 medallists will take part in Saturday’s British Athletics Glasgow International Match at Emirates Arena.

A picture of two men in sledges playing ice hockey

Canadian ice sledge hockey forward Brad Bowden is trying to return to his younger self from a decade ago to get into the right mindset for this season’s World Championships in Korea.

Alexi Salamone and Taylor Chace

USA’s national team and development team, as well as national teams from Korea and Russia will compete in the USA Hockey Sled Cup this week.

A man with a silver helmet and red jersey leans forward on his racing wheelchair

The IPC Scientific Award will be presented to a top academic researcher at May’s VISTA conference in Bonn, Germany.

A man with a silver helmet and red jersey leans forward on his racing wheelchair

The IPC Scientific Award will be presented to a top academic researcher at May’s VISTA conference in Bonn, Germany.

A picture of three mens and one woman standing and applausing

By unanimous vote, Miguel Carballeda was chosen to serve another four years as President of Spain’s National Paralympic Committee.

Thomas Pfyl

With the IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships ahead, Switzerland’s Thomas Pfyl has poise on the slopes, backed up by a top coach and polished technique.

Kurt Fearnley

Fearnley's speech broadcast live to the whole of Australia