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Mikasa to provide match ball for all International Korfball Federation competitions for next four years

By Gary Anderson

January 6 - Japanese sports firm Mikasa Corporation has renewed its partnership with the International Korfball Federation (IKF) and will supply all match balls for its top events for the next four years.

Canada launches search for Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games Chef de Mission

By Gary Anderson

January 6 - The Canadian Paralympic Committee (CPC) is seeking a Chef de Mission to lead its team to the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

Double Paralympic bronze medallist leads Swedish Sochi 2014 wheelchair curling team

By Gary Anderson

January 6 - Jalle Jungnell, who was part of the bronze medal winning Swedish wheelchair curling teams at Turin 2006 and Vancouver 2010, has been named to lead the nation's squad heading to Sochi 2014 where they will again be among the favourites for a Paralympic medal.

US leads list of FINA Athletes of the Year for 2013

By Gary Anderson

January 6 - Swimmers Ryan Lochte and Katie Ledecky, along with high diver Cesilie Carlton of the United States, are among the 11 names revealed as the 2013 Athletes of the Year by the International Swimming Federation (FINA).

Kellerman capitalises on home advantage to take first wheelchair tennis title of 2014

By Gary Anderson

January 6 - Australia's Adam Kellerman made home advantage count as he overcame Japanese top seed Takuya Miki in the final of the Queensland Open, the first International Tennis Federation (ITF) Wheelchair Tennis Tour event of 2014.

Volleyball World Championships taking shape as European qualification comes to an end

By Gary Anderson

January 6 - The line-ups for both the men's and women's 2014 International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Championships are taking shape after the final rounds of European qualification concluded this weekend, with the Netherlands being the biggest name to miss out.

Paralympic champions attend first Rio 2016 athlete preparation camp

By Gary Anderson

January 6 - Gold medallists Sophie Wells and David Smith were among a number of London 2012 stars on hand to offer advice and tips to young athletes at the British Paralympic Association's (BPA) first Rio 2016 multisport preparation camp at the University of Bath.

Berlin dropped as FINA announces 2014 World Cup schedule

By Gary Anderson

January 5 - The International Aquatics Federation (FINA) has announced the host cities for the eight stops on the 2014 World Cup series, which will not feature a meeting in Berlin for the first time in 14 years.

European Para Snow Sport Youth Circuit heads to Germany for penultimate camp

By Gary Anderson

January 4 - More than 50 young winter athletes are preparing to meet in Bischofswiesen, Germany, for the penultimate International Paralympic Committee (IPC) European Para Snow Sport Youth Circuit camp, which is due to get underway tomorrow.

Defending Olympic champion Ricker among first Canadian snowboarders confirmed for Sochi 2014

By Gary Anderson

January 3 - Defending Olympic snowboard cross champion Maëlle Ricker has been named among the first five Canadian athletes to represent the nation in the sport at next month's Sochi 2014 Winter Games.

Disgraced Spartan Race founder resigns after falsely claiming to be Royal Marine

By Gary Anderson

January 3 - Richard Lee, one of the founders of the Spartan Race, has resigned in disgrace from his role at the worldwide endurance series after his claims of serving in the Royal Marines were exposed as lies by an organisation of former servicemen.

Track stars Jones and Williams boost Sochi 2014 selection chances with appearances at World Cup

By Gary Anderson

January 3 - Two-time world indoor hurdles champion Lolo Jones and Olympic sprint silver medallist Lauryn Williams have been named in the United States bobsled team for this weekend's World Cup event in Winterberg, Germany, as the final selection cut for Sochi 2014 gets closer.

Former British number one Tim Henman set for India to launch new tennis initiative

By Gary Anderson

January 2 - Former British men's tennis number one Tim Henman is to spearhead a new initiative aimed at boosting the development of junior tennis in India by attending coaching clinics in Delhi and Mumbai as part of a campaign organised by The Wimbledon Foundation and HSBC.

Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark becomes 2014 European Men's Handball Championships patron

By Gary Anderson

January 2 - Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark has been named as the official patron of the 2014 European Men's Handball Championships, which is due to take place across four Danish cities between January 12 and 26.

Badminton World Federation announces official bid for inclusion at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics

By Gary Anderson

January 2 - The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has announced that it has officially bid for Para-badminton to be included on the Paralympic programme at the Tokyo 2020 Games.

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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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