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'Quadfather' to quit full-time tennis
8:00am Wednesday 30th January 2013
Hampshire’s Peter Norfolk, the 2004 and 2008 Paralympic champion, has announced he will no longer play full-time wheelchair tennis.
Baby boom is on its way after Olympics get pulses racing
10:50am Monday 28th January 2013
THEY have become some of the most iconic moments in our country’s modern history.
Waterfield hasn't ruled out a FIFTH Olympics
7:30am Saturday 12th January 2013
Pete Waterfield is refusing to rule out competing at a FIFTH Olympics.
Olympics brought £50m boost to Hampshire
7:00am Wednesday 5th December 2012
HAMPSHIRE has reaped huge rewards from this summer's Olympics, it has been revealed.
Ainslie to enjoy homecoming parade
10:43am Tuesday 11th September 2012
Lymington will come to a standstill today as the Hampshire sailing mecca salutes Olympic legend Ben Ainslie .
Boccia star hails 'perfect' Games
9:20am Monday 10th September 2012
BOCCIA star David Smith believes London 2012 has whetted the appetite of the British public to see greater coverage of his sport all-year round.
Olympic Victory Parade - live blog
10:56am Monday 10th September 2012
Live coverage of the Olympics victory parade being held today in London
Ainslie to have open-top bus tour
12:35pm Wednesday 5th September 2012
OLYMPIC hero Ben Ainslie will be given an open-top bus tour of his home town next week.
Eastleigh's Smith wins boccia bronze
1:02pm Tuesday 4th September 2012
Eastleigh ’s David Smith helped Great Britain's mixed BC1-2 team secure boccia bronze at the ExCel this morning.
Cycle route to be named after Olympic hero
9:23am Thursday 30th August 2012
SHE already has a gold medal around her neck, a celebratory stamp and a golden postbox painted in her honour.
Knott brothers off to disappointing start
12:24pm Thursday 30th August 2012
CHANDLER'S FORD brothers Adam and David Knott endured a baptism of fire at the London 2012 Paralympics as Great Britain's goalball campaign began with a heavy defeat - but both believe it could prove a blessing in disguise.
Basingstoke dancer performs at Olympics with Annie Lennox
4:00pm Sunday 19th August 2012
A BASINGSTOKE dancer was watched by millions of people across the world when he performed on stage with Annie Lennox at the Olympic Games Closing Ceremony.
Ainslie not finished yet
11:29am Wednesday 15th August 2012
Ben Ainslie admits his Finn racing career is almost certainly behind him, but he is not yet closing the door completely on the Olympic Games.
Triumphant return of greatest Olympic sailor
4:02pm Wednesday 15th August 2012
IT was the moment the greatest Olympic sailor of all time made a triumphant return to his home town.
Surprise welcome home for Olympic heroine Dani
6:30pm Monday 13th August 2012
CROWDS have tonight flocked to a Hampshire village to welcome home Olympic gold medallist Dani King.
What next for Hampshire Olympians?
10:46am Monday 13th August 2012
FOR the past two weeks, all eyes have been on them as they battled it out with the best in the world to show they can go higher, faster, stronger.
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