Slovakia’s Veronika Vadovičová claimed her second gold medal of the 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships after winning the R8 women's 50 metres rifle three positions SH1 event in Cheongju in South Korea.

Julie O'Neill Dussliere has been appointed as the new President of the Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) at the body's Extraordinary General Assembly in Peru's capital Lima.

Serbia's Dragan Ristic claimed his first World Championship gold medal since 2010 by winning the R5 mixed 10 metre air rifle prone SH2 title on day six of the World Shooting Para Sport Championships at the Cheongju Shooting Range in South Korea.

A search for hosts of judo qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games has been launched by the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA).

Six countries will compete at the Blind Football Euro Challenge Cup, which begins tomorrow in Polish city Krakow.

The head coaches of the USA goalball national teams have named their men's and women's squads for the 2018 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Goalball World Championships, taking place in Malmö, Sweden, from June 3 to 8.

Six athletes nominated for April's Americas Athlete of the Month award have been announced by the Americas Paralympic Committee.

Paralympic champions Veronika Vadovičová and Sareh Javanmardi added world titles to their Rio 2016 golds on day five of the 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships in Cheongju, South Korea.

China claimed home gold at the Women's World Super 6 sitting volleyball tournament in Chengdu.

Abdulla Sultan Alaryani of the United Arab Emirates produced a stunning comeback to win the R6 50 metres rifle prone mixed SH1 competition at the World Shooting Para Sport Championships at the Cheongju Shooting Range.

Former Irish international footballer Niall Quinn has been appointed as an ambassador for this year's World Para Swimming European Championships, which will take place in Dublin.

The Boccia International Sports Federation (BISFed) have unveiled a £32,000 ($43,300/€36,300) legacy plan to improve the lives of disabled people in Liverpool after the conclusion of this year's World Championships, which will take place in August.

Britain's Crystal Lane-Wright earned victory in the women's C5 road race as the opening International Cycling Union (UCI) Para-cycling Road World Cup of the season concluded in Ostend.

Iranian Paralympic champion Sareh Javanmardi came out on top in a close contest to win World Shooting Para Sport Championship gold in the P2 10 metre air pistol women's SH1 event in Cheongju.