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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

Yellow Pages South African Senior Championship: Day 1 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

Tour of California - Stage 5 American David Zabriskie grabbed the Tour of California lead on Thursday with a dominant victory in the stage five...

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...

Peterson to explain doping test to authorities

Amir Khan and Lamont Peterson Press Conference Lamont Peterson will try to explain to Nevada boxing regulators why he failed a doping test, prompting the cancellation of what would have been a rematch this Saturday against Amir Khan with Peterson’s WBA and IBF junior welterweight titles at stake.

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 unconcerned after being beaten for second successive day

2012 Charlotte UltraSwim Grand Prix 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

(FILE PHOTO) Swimmer Alexander Dale Oen Dies After Suffering Cardiac Arrest Alexander Dale Oen stood on top of a world championship podium less than a year ago, wiping away tears as the Norwegian national anthem played in triumph again just three days after the country was rocked by a massacre by a right-wing extremist.

Sprint champ Baily charged with drunken driving

Former sprint champion Donovan Bailey has been charged with drunken driving.

Mokoena still has high hopes

2012 Yellow Pages Series III 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

Tour of California - Stage 4
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

2012 Paris - Roubaix Cycle Race Belgian cycling star Tom Boonen announced on Tuesday that he will forego this year’s Tour de France so as to be fresh for a tilt at the Olympic road race title.

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 Olympic Swimming Team Announcement 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. 

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.