8 h. ago Meet Britain's Paralympic champion leaning on unique insight to grab more glory in Milano Cortina

Nearly four years on from claiming a stunning Super G gold in Beijing alongside his guide and brother Andrew, the visually impaired 23-year-old heads to Milano Cortina in March

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8 h. ago British skier Scott Meenagh lifts lid on secret inspiration for success at Milano Cortina Paralympic Games

The Cumbernauld ace has been officially selected to go to Milan Cortina in March and is determined to come home with a maiden medal in his final event before retirement.

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8 h. ago British Paralympic champion Neil Simpson taking unique route to more glory in Milano Cortina

Nearly four years on from claiming a stunning Super G gold in Beijing alongside his guide and brother Andrew, the visually impaired 23-year-old heads to Milano Cortina in March

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11 h. ago Scottish Paralympic champion Neil Simpson taking unique route to more glory in Milano Cortina

Nearly four years on from claiming a stunning Super G gold in Beijing alongside his guide and brother Andrew, the visually impaired 23-year-old heads to Milano Cortina in March

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11 h. ago Scottish skier Scott Meenagh lifts lid on secret inspiration for success at Milano Cortina Paralympic Games

The Cumbernauld ace has been officially selected to go to Milan Cortina in March and is determined to come home with a maiden medal in his final event before retirement.

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11 h. ago Meet ParalympicsGB's Scottish star who swapped wheelchair basketball for curling ahead of Milano Cortina 2026

McKenzie also played wheelchair basketball in the National League Premier Division

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4 d. ago Former world snooker champion Neil Robertson mysteriously pulls out of Scottish Open hours before tournament begins

NEIL ROBERTSON has snubbed the Scottish Open at late notice - and he's not the only big name to pull out. Former world champion Robertson would have been one of the better-known stars at this week's Edinburgh showdown. The Aussie, 43, is in good form, having made it to the UK Championship semi-finals earlier this...

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9 d. ago Meet the Team GB figure skating star using Spice Girls setlist to fire her to Winter Olympic glory

Torvill and Dean were the last British pairing to earn a Winter Olympic medal in the sport, at Lillehammer 1994, but Lilah Fear and her skating partner Lewis Gibson have been hotly tipped to end the drought at Milano-Cortina in February

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2 w. ago Favourable 2027 Rugby World Cup draw provides few potholes for England | Robert Kitson

Signs are encouraging for an improving squad to invoke the glory of 2003 with rivals facing trickier routes in Australia As the Ashes have reminded us, it never pays to get too excited in advance about winning in Australia. But once the draw for the 2027 men’s Rugby World Cup had concluded and the various knockout permutations had been crunched there was a strong whiff of deja vu in the Sydney air. A World Cup down under and a decent draw for England? What could possibly go wrong?The organisers had already stoked the narrative nicely by wheeling out Jonny Wilkinson in the promotional tournament video, essentially a mashup of Mad Max and Wacky Races roaring across a dusty outback. When every Australian wakes up on Thursday to discover it is 666 days until the 2027 edition kicks off, the nagging fear of nightmarish history repeating itself will further intensify. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Rugby World Cup 2027 draw made as England's route to glory becomes clear

England have been drawn in a group with Wales for the Rugby World Cup in 2027 with New Zealand or South Africa among their possible opponents should they reach the final

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3 w. ago Roman amphitheatre older than Colosseum gets accessible facelift for Winter Paralympics

Verona venue to host Milano-Cortina opening ceremonyCritics see changes to 2,000-year-old arena as blasphemyA 2,000-year-old Roman amphitheatre is to be made fully accessible to people with disabilities before the Winter Paralympic Games in Milano‑Cortina, as organisers prioritise legacy with 100 days to go.The conversion of the Arena di Verona, which will host the Paralympics opening ceremony, includes the addition of a lift and toilets to a structure older than the Colosseum. Described by the Milano-Cortina 2026 chief executive, Andrea Varnier, as “the symbol of our Paralympic Games”, he admits the conversion has also been considered as an act of “blasphemy” by some traditionalists. Continue reading...

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