PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
Portuguese Athlete Sanctioned after Anti-Doping Rule Violation
Double European champion stripped of his titles from Stadskanaal

Iran Aims to Repeat Football 7-a-Side Podium Performance
Having won their final Paralympic tune-up, Iran heads to the Riverbank Arena in London as a dark horse in the Football 7-a-Side competition.
Football 7-a-Side: 12 facts for London 2012
Here is a list of 12 interesting things you should know about Football 7-a-Side at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Grey-Thompson to Lead BBC Radio 5 Live Coverage
BBC Radio 5 live to have wealth of London 2012 Paralympic coverage from expert commentators.

Ukraine Faces Tall Task to Keep Football 7-a-Side Title
Taras Dutko and Volodymyr Antoniuk hope to make it three Paralympic golds in a row for Ukraine Football 7-a-Side at London 2012.

Record Paralympic Games Ticket Sales
Over 2.1 million tickets sold for London, already beating the record set in Beijing in 2008

Cathal Miller Named Ireland's Flag Bearer
Irish cyclist Cathal Miller, who will compete in three different Cycling events at London 2012, will carry his delegation’s flag during the Opening Ceremony.
London 2012 Football 7-a-Side: What to Watch
The Football 7-a-Side gold-medal match will be the final major sporting event of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

USA Announces 227 Athletes for London
The American delegation will compete in 19 sports at the Paralympic Games, hoping to better their third-place finish from Beijing 2008.

International Teams head to Stoke Mandeville Stadium
Paralympic teams from Saudia Arabia and the United Arabe Emirates have arrived in Stoke Mandeville, the historic birthplace of the Paralympic Games, for their final training camp.