PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Ukraine retain European Football 7-a-side crown
Defending champions defeated the Netherlands in the final of the 2014 CPISRA Football 7-a-side championships in Maia, Portugal.

Home hero Evers smashes world record to take Euro gold
Host nation the Netherlands won four medals on the first day of the IPC Swimming European Championships in Eindhoven, but Ukraine lead the way winning six titles.

Eindhoven 2014: Day one athlete flashquotes
Quotes from the winning athletes from the morning session at the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships.

IWRF World Championships: Day one preview
Hosts Denmark will get the competition underway against Belgium, before New Zealand face France on the first day of the IWRF Wheelchair Rugby World Championships.

Gascon wins gold and equals the world record at the Europeans
Spain, Germany, Great Britain and Ukraine win two medals apiece as records tumble on the first morning of the 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships.

Eindhoven 2014: What to watch on day one
Day one will be headlined by several big-name stars of the host team including European champions Marc Evers and Marlou van der Kulk.

Nigeria win all four powerlifting golds at Glasgow 2014
Two world champions add Commonwealth gold to their collections as India, Malaysia, Kenya and England also make the podium.
Italy top the medals table at the 2014 European Para-Archery Championships
Six days of stunning competition concluded with 11 of the 24 competing countries winning at least one medal.

Eindhoven 2014 swimming Euros to begin
The 2014 IPC Swimming European Championships will start from Monday (4 August), featuring 380 athletes from 37 countries in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

IPC President praises Glasgow 2014 as "tremendous success"
Sir Philip Craven's comments come after Glasgow 2014 staged the biggest ever Commonwealth Games para-sport programme.