The gods are smiling on the Olympic games.

The run-up to London 2012 has been remarkably smooth but there's one dark cloud -- the weather.
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Organising committee to buy back unwanted Olympic tickets

The London organising committee has pledged to buy back unwanted tickets for this year's Olympic Games, but will only resell them in April.
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Zola Budd to run Comrades Marathon

One of the best athletes SA has produced and former world cross country champion, Zola Budd, has confirmed her participation in the Comrades Marathon.
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Zola Budd aims to break eight hours at Comrades

Nearly three decades after she was entangled in a controversial Olympic final, Zola Budd has set herself a modest goal at the Comrades Marathon.
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London eyes Olympic legacy with 200 days to go

With just 200 days to go before the London Olympic Games, the United Kingdom is looking forward to the legacy the Games will bring to the country.
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Olympics 2012 offers a chance at upliftment

The delight that greeted the Games in London seems far away. But in July, with our heroes, the nation will feel hope again.
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Bolt eyes more wins to become a legend

Record-breaking sprinter Usain Bolt says he will not be regarded a legend of athletics unless he successfully defends his three Olympic titles.
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ASA's new head in place to fix troubled body

Frik Vermaak has been named chief executive of Athletics South Africa after holding off 25 other candidates for the post.
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Blade runner earns support of world great

World great Michael Johnson has thrown his weight behind double-amputee Oscar Pistorius to run in able-bodied races at next year’s London Games.
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'The Olympics will be secure: we'll get missiles'

After reports of US security fears at the 2012 London Olympics, the UK has said it might deploy surface-to-air missiles to ensure safety at the Games.
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London, Doha go head-to-head for 2017 athletics

London or Doha will be named 2017 world athletics championships hosts by the International Association of Athletics Federations on Friday.
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Bolt, Blake triumph in Brussels

Jamaican sprint kings Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake sprinted to landmark times at the Diamond League -- Bolt running the fastest 100m this year.
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Harmse falls short of fourth All Africa shotput gold

Veteran hammer throw specialist Chris Harmse fell 10cm short of winning his fourth All Africa Games after Egypt's Mostafa Hamed threw 74.66m away.
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Blade Runner at ease despite critics

Despite his trailblazing success at the World Athletics Championships in Daegu, Oscar Pistorius knows he still has lots to prove to his critics.
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Team SA brings home four Worlds medals

South Africa have finished 17th on the table after Caster Semenya grabbed the nation's fourth medal during the World Athletics Championships.
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Savinova pips Semenya for 800m title

Russian Mariya Savinova rained on Caster Semenya's parade, nipping past the controversial South African for world gold in the women's 800m.
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No change to false start rule, insists IAAF

Despite the furore that surrounded the disqualification of Usain Bolt from the world 100m final, the IAAF refuses to change the false start rule.
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Pistorius's silver sadness

More than winning a silver medal at the World Championships, Oscar Pistorius said he wished he could have run in the 4 x 400m relay final.
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Semenya cruises into 800m final

Caster Semenya showed glimpses of her old self as she cruised into the final of the 800m at the world championships.
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Blade Runner not selected for relay final

Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, who led South Africa to the final of the 4x400m at the World Championships, has not been selected for the final.
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