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Dead heat highlight of IPC European Swimming Championships as Russia claim seven golds

By Gary Anderson

A dramatic finish to the women's 100 metres breaststroke SB8 final saw Russian Olesya Vladykina and Claire Cashmore of Great Britain touch home in a dead heat to share gold on day four of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) European Swimming Championships in Eindhoven.

Medals unveiled for Invictus Games

By Gary Anderson

The medals to be handed out at next month's Invictus Games have been unveiled today and each one will feature a line from the poem which gave its name to the Games, Invictus by William Ernest Henley which states "I am the master of my fate".

Canada scrape past Great Britain to remain unbeaten at Wheelchair Rugby World Championships

By Gary Anderson

Canada overcame Great Britain by a single point in extra time to remain one of four sides with 100 per cent records at the Wheelchair Rugby World Championships in Odense, Denmark.

Briton Chippington claims two more titles at Para-Canoe World Championships

By Gary Anderson

Great Britain's Jeanette Chippington claimed two more titles on the opening day of action at the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Sprint Canoe World Championships in Moscow.

“I’m not a cheat” claims Czech rider Kreuziger as he accuses UCI of breaking rules over doping suspension

By Gary Anderson

Roman Kreuziger has insisted he has done nothing wrong as he gets set to go to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to get his suspension lifted after accusing the International Cycling Union (UCI) of breaking its own rules over alleged doping violations.

McIlroy favourite for final major of the year but Woods a doubt with recurrence of back injury

By Gary Anderson

The USPGA Championship is set to get underway later this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, United States, with Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy the hot favourite after two consecutive tournament wins, while Tiger Woods is a major doubt following a recurrence of a back injury.

Olympic gold medallists set to launch the Join In Summer Relay in London

By Gary Anderson

British Olympic sprint gold medallists Darren Campbell, Marlon Devonish, Jason Gardner and Mark Lewis-Francis will help launch the Join In Summer Relay in Battersea, London tomorrow, which will see other elite stars take part in volunteering programmes across the country.

Hosts Denmark open up with win at Wheelchair Rugby World Championships

By Gary Anderson

Hosts Denmark got their Wheelchair Rugby World Championships campaign off to an impressive start with a 52-43 win over Belgium, while New Zealand saw off France on the opening day of action in Odense.

Australian Palmer most successful squash player in Commonwealth Games history with double gold

By Gary Anderson in Glasgow

David Palmer left it to the very end to claim his first ever Commonwealth Games gold medals to put him out on his own as the most successful squash player in the event's history as Australia took both the mixed and men's doubles in Glasgow.

English duo create history as first husband and wife to win Commonwealth Games badminton gold

By Gary Anderson in Glasgow

England's Chris and Gabby Adcock became the first husband and wife pairing to win a badminton gold medal at a Commonwealth Games after they defeated compatriots Chris Langridge and Heather Olver in the final of the mixed doubles at the Emirates Arena today.

Three golds sees Italy top medal table at European Para-Archery Championships

By Gary Anderson

Italy emerged as the top nation at the European Para-Archery Championships, winning three gold medals and two bronze, while 11 of the 24 countries taking part won at least one medal in Nottwil, Switzerland.

Australia drown Indian hopes as Ciriello hat-trick secures fifth consecutive Commonwealth Games hockey title

By Gary Anderson at the Glasgow National Hockey Centre

A magnificent display of shooting from Chris Ciriello helped Australia secure a fifth consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal in men's hockey as they overcame India 4-0 here today.

IWAS World Junior Games get underway at birthplace of Paralympic Movement

By Gary Anderson

The International Wheelchair & Amputee Sports (IWAS) World Junior Games 2014 are officially underway after the Opening Ceremony in the sports hall of the Stoke Mandeville Stadium in Buckinghamshire today.

Ukraine successfully defend European Football 7-a-side title

By Gary Anderson

An impressive performance by Ukraine in the final of the Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) Football 7-a-Side European Championships saw them retain their crown against The Netherlands.

Paralympic swimming champion Hout appeals for return of stolen medals

By Gary Anderson

Canadian Paralympic champion Benoit Huot has made a public appeal for the return of several medals stolen from his home in Montreal.

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When British skaters Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean won the Olympic gold medal in ice dance at Sarajevo 1984 with 12 perfect 6.0s from every judge, for their interpretation of Maurice Ravel's Boléro, an important member of their team was singer-actor Michael Crawford. Crawford, who had played Frank Spencer in British sitcom Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em and the title role in the musical The Phantom of the Opera, had become a mentor to the pair in 1981 and went on to help them create their Olympic routine. Crawford said he “taught them how to act". He was present with their trainer Betty Callaway at the ringside at Sarajevo as they created one of the most iconic moments in Olympic history.

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