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Simpson and Poth pay price for 'costly' error
SportBBC1d ago

Simpson and Poth pay price for 'costly' error

Britain's Neil Simpson is left bitterly disappointed after he and guide Rob Poth fail to finish their opening giant slalom run in the men's visually impaired event at the Winter Paralympics in…

Australian smuggler jailed record 8 years for mailing lizards in popcorn bags
EnvironmentSCMP25d ago

Australian smuggler jailed record 8 years for mailing lizards in popcorn bags

A Sydney man who tried to post native lizards, dragons and other reptiles out of Australia in bags of popcorn and biscuit tins has been sentenced to eight years in jail, authorities said on Tuesday. The eight-year term handed down on Friday was a record for wildlife smuggling, federal environment officials said. A district court in Sydney gave the man, 61-year-old Neil Simpson, a non-parole period of five years and four months. Investigators recovered 101 Australian reptiles from seized parcels...

Trust at 100km/h: how Bluetooth bond helps skier Neil Simpson defy blindness
SportThe Guardian3d ago

Trust at 100km/h: how Bluetooth bond helps skier Neil Simpson defy blindness

After silver medal success with his guide Robert Poth, the British duo aim for more glory in the slalom events Neil Simpson and his guide Robert Poth won silver at the Winter Paralympics on Tuesday, the first medal for Great Britain at these Games. But to watch the athletes in visually impaired alpine skiing descend the slopes of the Dolomites at speeds of up to 100 km/h is to be strongly reminded that everyone needs at least another medal, just for being brave enough to do it in the first pl...