Strictly star Will Bayley wins silver medal at Tokyo Paralympics

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Australia’s out tennis star Samantha Stosur marked the 10th anniversary of her US Open singles title win with a women’s doubles crown at the US Open championships with her Chinese partner Zhang Shuai. Thirty-seven-year-old Stosur and Shuai (32), defeated teen sensations Coco Gauff and Caty McNally 6-3 3-6 6-3 on Sunday in an exciting women’s doubles final at Flushing Meadow. “We were playing against a couple of youngsters who even though they’re so young, have got quite a bit of experience, they

Rebecca Davis editorChinese actor Zhang Ziyi will make her directorial debut with a short titled “Poetry,” part of a high-profile patriotic omnibus blockbuster set for release on Oct.

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And he said both came as a “surprise” as neither was his favourite event - the butterfly.Meanwhile, his 31-year-old sprinter sister Libby – who has slight peripheral vision in her left eye and is registered blind – opened her Tokyo campaign in the heats of the Women’s T11 200m during the early hours of Thursday, with her guide, Chris Clarke.

Dame Sarah Storey has become Great Britain's most successful Paralympian of all time after winning her 17th gold medal.The 43 year old won the women's C4-5 road race overnight in Tokyo – a title she has held since London 2012 – making her the first British Paralympian to pick up a 17th gold medal.Team GB also won silver in the race, with Crystal Lan-Wright finishing just seven seconds behind Sarah.

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43-year-old cyclist Dame Sarah Storey achieved a record-breaking status in the early hours of Tuesday morning in the UK, after winning the C5 time trial overtaking fellow British competitor Crystal Lane-Wright, who ended the race with a silver medal.Tokyo 2020 might just be the place Dame Sarah Storey pushes her triumphs even further surpassing swimmer Mike Kenny’s accolades, with whom she currently shares the honour of most successful Paralympian.

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EXCLUSIVE: Rob Yang has landed a recurring role on the six-part second season of BBC spy drama series, The Capture, which is now underway in the UK.

Valorant pro, has won gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.In a remarkable change from his former Valorant life, Australian swimmer, Crothers, competed in the Paralympics Men’s 50m freestyle S10 class and won gold with a time of 23.21, just 0.05 seconds slower than the current world record.Crothers has Cerebral Palsy which affects movement capabilities and motor functions.

Ellen Keane has once again done the nation proud by claiming victory at the Tokyo Paralympics.