Paralympics Finale
Paralympics closing ceremony
2012 Paralympic Games closing ceremony at Olympic Stadium London, England.
Day Five - London Paralympics Highlights
Day Five - London Paralympics Highlights
Some of the best moments and best photos from Day Five of the London Paralympics
Paralympics opening ceremony
Paralympics opening ceremony
The 2012 London Paralympic Games have kicked off with a spectacular opening ceremony at the Olympic stadium.
Basketball
Graf admits her future is unclear
Crystal Ja Australian women's basketball coach Carrie Graf concedes her future is undecided, but the veteran mentor says she's in no rush for that to change.
Athletics
Tarnished gold: Tallent calls for drug cheats to lose it all
David Polkinghorne Two-time Olympic silver medallist Jared Tallent wants proven drug cheats to have all their past achievements made invalid regardless of when they tested positive.
Athletes ready to roll up and wow
Jim White Here's something I discovered recently: it is not easy controlling a wheelchair. Certainly not the kind used in wheelchair rugby, which look as if they have been knocked up out of an old supermarket...
Sydney basks in golden Olympic glow
James Robertson Office workers leaned out windows. Builders hung off scaffolding. And people dressed as giant boxing kangaroos craned for a view.
Swimming
Aussies 'unprepared' for London pressure
Neda Vanovac Australia's Olympic swimmers have been asked to take part in an inquiry into the country's performance in London, as well as admitting they underestimated the pressure the Games would bring.
Olympians look to the future
Sam McKeith, Roje Adaimy They may have just arrived home, but Australia's Olympians are already preparing their campaign for Rio in 2016 after scraping into the top 10 on the medal table in London.
Swimming
'Golden girl' Coutts eyes world record
Roje Adaimy Alicia Coutts may have five Olympic medals around her neck, but the Canberra swimmer has already set herself a new challenge: breaking a world record.
Disgraced shot-putter claims she was framed
Stacey Kirk Disgraced Belarusian shot-putter Nadzeya Ostapchuk says she was "framed" after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, pointing the finger at a former head athletics coach who was arrested...
'All I did was cry': emotional homecoming for Olympians
Glenda Kwek Family and friends cheered and clapped and a children's choir sang I Still Call Australia Home as the athletes - some wearing their medals around their necks - walked down a set of stairs from a...
Tears and cheers as silver turns to gold
Valerie Adams was alone in her car in Switzerland when New Zealand Olympics chef de mission Dave Currie told her over the phone her silver Olympic shot put medal had been upgraded to gold because her...
Red carpet rolled out for teen medal winner
Olympic gold medallist Keshorn Walcott didn't just return to a hero's welcome in his Caribbean homeland of Trinidad & Tobago.
Twitter Olympics tag fits
The London Olympics were hailed as the first ''Twitter Olympics'' and the statistics are in to confirm that they certainly were.
Kathryn Wicks
James' gesture a Games changer
Kathryn Wicks What was the most important thing that happened at the Olympics? Usain Bolt's triple double? Michael Phelps's elevation to legend? Anna Meares being crowned track sprint queen?
Aussie Olympians homeward bound
Andrew Drummond Olympic cycling gold medallist Anna Meares has checked out of London, her new Games jewel securely stored for the trip home to Australia.
Shock, joy, disbelief, anger: Valerie finally gets her gold as Belarus shot-putter disqualified
Mark Geenty Valerie Adams has her gold medal but her Belarusian rival stripped of the Olympic title for using a banned steroid is vowing to fight the decision, saying she has done nothing wrong.
London after-party takes heat out of old Spice Girls row
Megan Levy It's the ultimate sporting event that unites countries from around the world.
BMX
Buchanan already focused on Rio
Chris Dutton The pain has eased and Caroline Buchanan is already plotting her redemption mission, but she still hasn't been able to bring herself to watch the race which crushed her Olympic Games dream.
