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Table tennis rebuilds Chen after machete attack

Table tennis rebuilds Chen after machete attack

Jessy Chen suffered a near-fatal machete attack as a teenager but playing table tennis for Australia has given him a source of salvation.

Petricola stars as Aussie clinch velodrome medals

Petricola stars as Aussie clinch velodrome medals

Petricola stars as Aussie clinch velodrome medals

Petricola stars as Aussie clinch velodrome medals

Emily Petricola is a back-to-back Paralympic gold medallist after leading Australia's dominance at the velodrome alongside Korey Boddington.

Paralympic debutant Rizzo has a need for speed

Paralympic debutant Rizzo has a need for speed

Paralympic debutant Rizzo has a need for speed

Paralympic debutant Rizzo has a need for speed

Sam Rizzo has the chance to cement himself as a familiar face for Australians as the wheelchair racer gears up for his Paralympic debut.

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From near-deadly pancreatitis to Paris Paralympics gold

From near-deadly pancreatitis to Paris Paralympics gold

Tom Gallagher has claimed Australia's first gold medal of the Paralympics after bouncing back from a near-deadly tussle with pancreatitis.

O'Connor stays in red after controlling stage in Vuelta

O'Connor stays in red after controlling stage in Vuelta

A solid team performance has enabled Australia's Ben O'Connor to tick off another stage keeping the lead in Spanish grand tour, Vuelta a Espana.

Germany tightens knife, asylum policies after stabbing

Germany tightens knife, asylum policies after stabbing

The government in Germany says it will tighten weapons rules and crack down on irregular migration after an attack by a suspect officials had failed to deport.

Steelers suffer early wheelchair rugby blow in GB loss

Steelers suffer early wheelchair rugby blow in GB loss

Australia's quest for a Paralympic wheelchair rugby gold medal is on shaky ground after a defeat against Great Britain.

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Paralympics open as Paris vows to host 'fun revolution'

Paralympics open as Paris vows to host 'fun revolution'

Paralympics open as Paris vows to host 'fun revolution'

Paralympics open as Paris vows to host 'fun revolution'

Paris has been urged to host a Paralympic Games typified by revolution, after the French capital put on an enthralling opening ceremony.

Paris's cobbles to test de Rozario's marathon defence

Paris's cobbles to test de Rozario's marathon defence

Paris's cobbles to test de Rozario's marathon defence

Paris's cobbles to test de Rozario's marathon defence

Flagbearer Madison de Rozario said she felt her heart sinking when she came face to face with the cobbled streets she must conquer to defend her marathon gold.

Roglic takes chunk out of O'Connor's Vuelta lead

Roglic takes chunk out of O'Connor's Vuelta lead

Roglic takes chunk out of O'Connor's Vuelta lead

Roglic takes chunk out of O'Connor's Vuelta lead

Australia's Ben O'Connor has held on to the red jersey but his lead in the Vuelta a Espana has been trimmed by almost 40 seconds.

Vernon eyes Paralympic medal on top of bush footy flags

Vernon eyes Paralympic medal on top of bush footy flags

Vernon eyes Paralympic medal on top of bush footy flags

Vernon eyes Paralympic medal on top of bush footy flags

After breaking his neck and becoming a premiership-winning bush footy coach, Beau Vernon has found a purpose in wheelchair rugby.

Archer Lee aiming for more on Paralympics debut

Archer Lee aiming for more on Paralympics debut

Archer Lee aiming for more on Paralympics debut

Archer Lee aiming for more on Paralympics debut

Para-archer Ameera Lee has taken a challenging road to Paris but one she has fully embraced as she targets Paralympic success.

O'Connor maintains Vuelta lead as Van Aert wins stage

O'Connor maintains Vuelta lead as Van Aert wins stage

O'Connor maintains Vuelta lead as Van Aert wins stage

O'Connor maintains Vuelta lead as Van Aert wins stage

Ben O'Connor has retained the leader's red jersey for the fifth successive day in the Vuelta a Espana after his team successfully controlled stage 10.

McGrath to spearhead Australia's Paralympic medal hunt

McGrath to spearhead Australia's Paralympic medal hunt

McGrath to spearhead Australia's Paralympic medal hunt

McGrath to spearhead Australia's Paralympic medal hunt

Curtis McGrath wants to pick up where he left off in Tokyo and lead from the front as co-captain of Australia's Paralympic team in Paris.

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Wheelchair basketball teen Leard set to shine in Paris

Eithen Leard is eager to leave an impression as he heads to his first Paralympic Games as part of Australia's wheelchair basketball side.

Italy prosecutors 'probe sunk superyacht's NZ captain'

Italian media reports say prosecutors have placed under investigation the captain of a superyacht that sank during a storm off Sicily last week.

Germany stabbing suspect motivated by IS: prosecutors

A 26-year-old Syrian man has been held on suspicion of murder and membership in a terrorist group after a knife attack in the German city of Solingen.

'Worst nightmare': Injury fuels Parker's Paris dream

Lauren Parker has detailed a horrific training ride accident that has forced Australia's highly-rated para-triathlete into a change of style.

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Ben O'Connor adds to Vuelta lead in brutal queen stage

Australian Ben O'Connor will go into Monday's rest day at La Vuelta a Espana three mins 53 secs ahead after a dramatic ninth 'queen' stage in Spain.

German stabbing rampage suspect is Syrian who confessed

German police say a 26-year-old man turned himself in, claiming to be behind the deadly knife attack that left three people dead.

O'Connor's Vuelta lead narrows as Roglic flexes muscles

Leader Ben O'Connor has come under pressure at La Vuelta a Espana, losing 56 seconds of his advantage to victorious Primoz Roglic on stage eight.

Hunt for attacker after three killed in German stabbing

An assailant has killed three people and seriously injured others at a festival in Germany where police have detained one person in their hunt for the culprit.

Manslaughter probe into deadly sinking of luxury yacht

An initial investigation into manslaughter has been opened as families mourn seven people killed when a luxury yacht sank off the coast of Sicily.

Aussie O'Connor enjoys first day in Vuelta leader's red

Ben O'Connor has savoured his first day as a Grand Tour race leader at La Vuelta a Espana as he lost just six seconds of his major advantage to Primoz Roglic.

Last body from sunken superyacht recovered off Sicily

Italy's coast guard has recovered a sixth body in the wreckage of a superyacht that sank in a storm off Sicily, meaning all missing passengers have been found.

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