PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Great Britain hold Spain to a 1-1 draw in football 5-a-side
Captain David Clarke grabs the equaliser for the hosts.

Football legend Johan Cruyff impressed by the London 2012 Paralympic Games
Dutch sporting legend: "These Games amaze me."

Three champions line up to defend their judo titles
Four titles up for grabs on day two of Paralympic judo.

Iran sitting volleyball team cruises to opening win
Iran, Russia, Egypt and Bosnia were all victories at the ExCeL.

Top times shattered on Eton Dorney waters
China’s Cheng Huang and Russia’s Aleksey Chuvashev broke the world-best time previously set by Great Britain’s Tom Aggar.

Preliminary pool stage continues on Basketball Arena and North Greenwich
The match between Germany and United States in the women's competition is sure to be a showcase of the best women's wheelchair basketball in the world.

Colbourne strikes gold on cycling track
Great Britain’s Mark Colbourne rocked the velodrome with gold in the individual pursuit C1.

Brazil and Germany impress in the men’s sitting volleyball
China lay down an early marker in women's competition
What to watch: Day 1
The first of the swimming finals takes place with no fewer than 15 medals being decided on the first day of competition.

United Nations supports the Paralympic Games
For the United Nations, the efforts of the Paralympics are of huge importance in promoting the inclusion and acceptance of diversity.