Japan's Yui Kamiji warmed up perfectly for her bid to win a second women's singles title at the Australian Open by winning the Melbourne Wheelchair Tennis Open.
South African wheelchair tennis player Lucas Sithole has received a two-year ban for failing three times in a 12-month period to file whereabouts information.
Australia's Dylan Alcott has been crowned as the International Tennis Federation's quad world champion for the second consecutive year.
Argentina's Gustavo Fernández has been named the International Tennis Federation men's wheelchair world champion for the second time in three years.
Belgium's Joachim Gérard and The Netherlands' Diede De Groot wrapped up the successful defence of their respective men's and women's crowns, as action concluded today at the NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters in Orlando.
Diede De Groot and Aniek Van Koot of The Netherlands triumphed in the women's competition at the UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters in Orlando.
David Wagner of the United States came back from one set down to progress to his 14th NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters quad singles final.
Shingo Kunieda of Japan topped Group B of the men's singles competition at the NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters in Orlando.
David Wagner secured top spot in his quad singles group at the NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters in Orlando by recording his second consecutive victory.
South Africa's Kgothatso Montjane produced arguably the biggest result of the day at the NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters in Orlando, earning just her third career win over world number three Aniek van Koot of The Netherlands.
France's Stéphane Houdet and Nicolas Peifer beat home duo Chris Herman and Conner Stroud in straight sets today to make a winning start to the defence of their men's title at the UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters in Orlando.
Great Britain's Alfie Hewett and Jordanne Whiley both beat world number three-ranked opponents on a thrilling first day of the 2019 NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters in Orlando.
A group of 30 of the world’s top players from 15 countries are lined up for the men’s, women’s and quad division events at the 2019 NEC Wheelchair Singles Masters and UNIQLO Wheelchair Doubles Masters in Orlando, where action is set to begin tomorrow.
Wheelchair tennis superstar Shingo Kunieda features in the fourth visual of a new Tokyo 2020 campaign highlighting outstanding Paralympic athletes and iconic landmarks and symbols in Japan's capital.
Britain's Alfie Hewett and Andy Lapthorne and Dutch player Diede de Groot all won a pair of titles each as wheelchair tennis action concluded at the US Open.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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