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Wagner and Lapthorne secure quads doubles crown at Australian Wheelchair Open

By Gary Anderson

January 23 - United States and British duo David Wagner and Andy Lapthorne powered their way to victory in the quads doubles final in Melbourne today to claim the first title of this year's Australian Wheelchair Tennis Open.

Glasgow 2014 marks six months to go by launching search for Ceremonies cast

By Gary Anderson

January 23 - With six months to go until the start of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games, organisers have launched the search for up to 3,000 volunteers to take part in the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.

Rio 2016 qualification guide released by International Paralympic Committee

By Gary Anderson

January 23 - A qualification guide for 18 of the 22 sports on the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games programme was published today.

Olympic champion Baillie hangs up his paddle

By Gary Anderson

January 23 - London 2012 champion Tim Baillie has announced his retirement from canoe slalom after he and partner Etienne Stott became the first British athletes to win Olympic gold in the sport.

Sport England sets out "new tougher approach" to funding for six "key" sports

By Gary Anderson

January 23 - Sport England has announced details of funding for six sports - basketball, fencing, squash, swimming, table tennis and tennis - and claims it is taking a "tougher approach" to the distribution of money to help grow participation at the grassroots level of each.

Nissan announces Sir Chris Hoy and Richard Whitehead as new ambassadors

By Gary Anderson

January 22 - Six-time Olympic gold medallist Sir Chris Hoy and Paralympic sprint champion Richard Whitehead have been announced as Nissan ambassadors and will be part of the company's #UniteAnd Excite campaign in the build up to Rio 2016.

Top two survive early scares to advance to semi-finals of Australian Wheelchair Open

By Gary Anderson

January 22 - Reigning champion Shingo Kunieda and world number two Stephane Houdet booked their places in the semi-finals of the Australian Wheelchair Open after surviving early scares in their respective matches against Gordon Reid and Joachim Gerard.

Swimming Australia announces final appointments to Board

By Gary Anderson

January 22 - Swimming Australia has announced the appointments of Simon Rothery and Bevan Slattery to its Board, with both men set to take up their roles at the end of this month.

Georgia angered by expansion of Sochi 2014 security zone

By Gary Anderson

January 22 - The Georgian Government has reacted angrily after Russia temporarily expanded its Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic security zone into the nearby region of Abkhazia.

GL events Field & Lawn announced as Glasgow 2014 partner

By Gary Anderson

January 21 - GL events Field & Lawn Limited has been announced as an official overlay and temporary structures provider for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

IRB opens tender process to host Sevens Series and Rugby World Cup Sevens

By Gary Anderson

January 21 - The tender process for the hosting of rounds of the International Rugby Board (IRB) 2015-2016 Sevens World Series and the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018 has now opened.

Former table tennis world champion takes over reins at Chinese Football Association

By Gary Anderson

January 21 - China's Vice Sports Minister and former table tennis world champion Cai Zhenhua has today been elected unopposed as new President of the Chinese Football Association (CFA).

Still no decision on venue for netball finals at Glasgow 2014

By Gary Anderson

January 21 - The location of the netball finals at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games is still not clear, as organisers continue to assess the viability of moving the matches to the newly built Hydro Arena from the smaller Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC).

McDonald’s launches #CheersToSochi social media campaign ahead of Winter Olympics

By Gary Anderson

January 21 - Fans of athletes and teams competing at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics can now send personalised messages of support through a new social media campaign called #CheersToSochi launched by McDonald's.

Chinese President Xi Jinping set to attend Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony

By Gary Anderson

January 21 - Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, the country's Foreign Ministry has confirmed, in a move that bucks the trend of recent withdrawals by a number of international figures uneasy with Russia's record on human rights.

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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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