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At the 2026 Milano–Cortina Winter Paralympic Games wheelchair curling mixed team round robin, ParalympicsGB lost 5–8 to Latvia. The British side attempted several comebacks during the match but failed to capitalize in key ends and ultimately suffered a disappointing defeat. The loss leaves the team facing a difficult situation in the standings. According to the schedule, they will play their final round-robin match against Norway at 5:35pm GMT the following day, hoping to end

On 10 March 2025, The London Book Fair opened at Olympia London. Publishers, authors, and industry professionals from around the world gathered to negotiate rights, exchange market insights, and discuss key industry topics, including artificial intelligence and audiobooks. The day began on the main stage with a keynote interview featuring Tom Weldon. He spoke with The Bookseller editor Philip Jones about the future of publishing and emphasized the importance of cultivating ne

Photo by ParalympicsGB/Sam Mellish Milano Cortina, 10 March 2026 — At the Winter Paralympics alpine skiing events, 23-year-old British athlete Neil Simpson and his guide Rob Poth claimed Great Britain’s first medal of the Games, winning silver in the men’s visually impaired alpine combined. Simpson was fourth after the morning Super-G run, but delivered the fastest time in the slalom run to finish with a total of 1:57.07, completing his full set of Paralympic medals. Simpson

President of the Italian Republic, Your Excellency Sergio Mattarella, Prime Minister of the Italian Republic, Giorgia Meloni. IOC President Kirsty Coventry, Paralympic Athletes, President of the Milano Cortina 2026 Organising Committee Giovanni Malago Buona sera Italia, Ciao Verona, Benvenuti to the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, Da Roma 1960 a Torino 2006. Ora è il momento di Milano Cortina 2026, che inizia qui nella storica Verona. Al caro popolo italiano: que

The NPC had been due to be at the Games with one Para athlete in Para cross-country skiing but is unable to travel safely. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) confirmed on Friday (6 March) afternoon that the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Iran will not compete at the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games. NPC Iran had been due to participate with one athlete - two-time Paralympian Aboulfazl Khatibi Mianaei - in two Para cross-country skiing medal events

Scotland will have new representatives in both the women’s and men’s forthcoming World Championships after national champions Team Henderson and Team Whyte were selected for the first time. For these teams the opportunity to wear Scotland colours at senior level is a reward for the consistency in recent years that has seen Fay Henderson and Ross Whyte lead their rinks to three successive Scottish Championship wins. The selections were made taking a series of criteria into acc