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Closing ceremony brought a fiery end to festival of sport

7:24am Monday 10th September 2012

The curtain came down on a sensational summer of sport tonight in a spectacular ceremony of fire, fun and typical British eccentricity.

Incredible Weir makes it four out of four gold medals

9:50am Monday 10th September 2012

David Weir made it four out of four gold medals yesterday to complete a remarkable home Paralympic Games.

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Robson already looking to Rio for medal win

4:02pm Monday 10th September 2012

SUNDERLAND’S Hazel Robson has no intention of calling time of her athletics career – and is already targeting a fourth Paralympics in Rio.

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Bywater wants revenge in Brazil

3:58pm Monday 10th September 2012

TERRY BYWATER insists that wild horses couldn’t stop him dragging his weary limbs to Rio 2016 and exacting revenge for his London 2012 disappointment after Great Britain failed to defend their wheelchair basketball bronze.

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Finbow and GB denied bronze medal

9:26pm Sunday 9th September 2012

No-one epitomises the British bulldog spirit more than Bradford wheelchair basketball player Pete Finbow but Uncle Sam prevailed over John Bull to deny Great Britain a third consecutive Paralympic bronze medal.

Stone crowned king of the road

9:18pm Sunday 9th September 2012

Rawdon cyclist David Stone scribed his name alongside British sporting greats James Hunt and Jackie Stewart with an historic victory at Brands Hatch to defend his Paralympic road race crown.

GB athletes storm to three gold medals on the track

7:20am Friday 7th September 2012

British teenager Jonnie Peacock upstaged the world's most famous blade runner in the biggest race of the Paralympics - and then claimed he should have gone faster.

Crowd howls the Weirwolf to victory in the 800m

9:30am Friday 7th September 2012

The Weirwolf completed a remarkable track hat-trick of gold medals in front of a packed Olympic stadium last night.

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Weir continues relentless pursuit of quadruple gold

10:26am Friday 7th September 2012

David Weir continued his relentless pursuit of quadruple gold in London by making it three out of three with yet another masterful ride.

Epsom's sailing star wins Paralympic bronze

10:01am Friday 7th September 2012

Epsom sailor Alexandra Rickham is a Paralympian bronze medallist after the final day of racing in the two-person keelboat Skud class was abandoned.

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Jones excited about 1500m final chance

11:10am Friday 7th September 2012

TEENAGER Jade Jones is raring to go for today’s 1500m final having put aside earlier disappointments at her debut Paralympic Games.

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English proud of display

11:04am Friday 7th September 2012

DAN ENGLISH shrugged off a broken nose to play his part as Britain’s five-a-side football team attempted to save face at London 2012 – it was just shame no one else followed suit.

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