Athletes forced to make own way in Olympic bid
LOCAL sprint star Tsholofelo Thipe and other Olympic hopefuls must pay out their own pockets if they want to qualify for the London Games.
Olympic champ questions Pistorius' progress
Olympic 400 metres champion LaShawn Merritt says he is concerned about the progress made by amputee sprinter Oscar...
Bak takes landmark win at Giro
Denmark’s Lars Ytting Bak of the Lotto-Belisol team took his first ever win in a grand tour with a solo triumph on...
American Zabriskie takes Tour of California lead
Women's hockey on go, go, go
The South African women’s hockey team is in for a busy eight weeks as the team enters its final preparations for the...
Pacquiao denounces anti-gay allegations
Manny Pacquiao says he loves and supports gays and lesbians, even though he does not approve of gay marriage.
Peterson to explain doping test to authorities
Olympic KO in China for our trio of women boxers
SOUTH Africa's three women boxers have failed to qualify for the Olympic Games, leaving the country with just two male pugilists bound for London.
Phelps hopes he has not left training push too late
Michael Phelps said on Sunday he hoped he had not left his push for the London Olympics too late as he tries to improve...
Phelps unconcerned after being beaten for second successive day
Michael Phelps was given another reminder of how far he has to go to get back to his best form when he was beaten in one of his favourite events on Saturday.
Swimming world champ Dale Oen dies
Americans Gatlin and Jeter win sprints in Daegu
American sprinter Justin Gatlin continued his recent resurgence ahead of the London Olympics with victory in the men’s...
Sprint champ Baily charged with drunken driving
Former sprint champion Donovan Bailey has been charged with drunken driving.
Mokoena still has high hopes
DESPITE finishing second at the first Diamond League track and field meet in Doha, Qatar, on Friday, long jumper Khotso Mokoena says he is not under pressure to qualify for the London Olympics yet.
Sagan makes it four from four
Slovakia’s Peter Sagan continued his dominance of the Tour of California on Wednesday when he won his fourth straight...
Ferrari surprises the favourites with bunch sprint win
Unheralded Italian team Androni Giocattoli upset the big favourites for a second time in this year’s Giro on Wednesday when sprinter Roberto Ferrari scored an unexpected stage win in Montecatini Terme.
Boonen to skip Tour de France to focus on Olympics
SA race walker Mundell qualifies for Games
South African race walker Marc Mundell says he had to dig deep in challenging conditions to qualify for the London...
London 2012 torch lit in Olympia
The London 2012 Olympics torch was kindled by the sun’s rays in ancient Olympia on Thursday, sparking a relay that will culminate with the lighting of the Olympic stadium’s cauldron at the Games opening ceremony on July 27.
Japan’s swimmers defy altitude fears
Japan’s Olympic swimmers will prepare for this year’s London Games by undergoing altitude training as planned, despite the death of Norwegian Alexander Dale Oen last week.
I don't take charges, says Kobe
Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant says he doesn’t take charges, and he’s got a reason for it.
Sam and Mbalula join forces
SASCOC has wrapped up its President’s Council meeting in Johannesburg on Monday with an even stronger commitment to strengthening the sports movement in South Africa.
Athletes' sudden deaths expose big knowledge gaps
When London marathon medical director Sanjay Sharma was called to attend someone who had collapsed with suspected cardiac arrest a mile from the finish line last month, he expected to find a man in his seventies.
