- 04 Aug 2012 10:45 - Sapa
- South Africa's only medallist at the 2008 Beijing Games is desperate to improve on his performance from four years ago.
- 18 Oct 2008 06:00 - Xan Rice
- The most celebrated woman in Kenya is not a politician, nor a pop star. She is a humble 18-year-old with a devastating sprint.
- 22 Sep 2008 16:36 - Allan Robertson
- SA hockey is set to take some positive steps towards strengthening the game in the wake of the poor results achieved at the Beijing Olympics.
- 05 Sep 2008 11:44 - Staff Reporter
- The Beijing Olympics has had an unexpected side effect, which is being felt locally in the form of serious shortages of generic medicines.
- 04 Sep 2008 13:04 - Staff Reporter
- There were "shortcomings" in the way SA prepared its athletes for the 2008 Olympic Games, government spokesperson Themba Maseko said on Thursday.
- 29 Aug 2008 11:10 - Steve Cram
- As Beijing empties, those of us left behind have time to dwell on some of the great moments in sporting history that we have witnessed.
- 29 Aug 2008 10:47 - Karien Jonckheere
- There are two Khotso Mokoenas -- psyched up and looking meaner than a pit bull on the track, and the man who likes to hang out alone in his room.
- 26 Aug 2008 11:48 - Staff Reporter
- South Africa's dismal performance at the Olympic Games highlighted the need for more funding, the country's Olympic committee said on Tuesday.
- 24 Aug 2008 19:58 - Chris Foley
- The Beijing Olympics, played out against a background of political intrigue and featuring 16 days of compelling and controversial action.
- 22 Aug 2008 17:00 - Staff Reporter
- Jamaica won the men's 4x100m Olympic title on Friday in a new world record time of 37,10 seconds.
- 22 Aug 2008 11:01 - Daphne Bradbury
- The road to Beijing was rocky but, once the Games kicked off, attention swung from protester to athlete.
- 22 Aug 2008 10:49 - Geshom Nyathi
- SA marathon champions Hendrick Ramaala and Norman Dlomo hit the road on Sunday, hoping to emulate compatriot Josiah Thugwane, the 1996 gold medallist.
- 22 Aug 2008 10:12 - Richard Williams
- This time he remembered to do his shoelaces up. This time he ran hard all the way to the finish, looking neither right nor left.
- 21 Aug 2008 09:02 - Linda Shan
- Zhao Xiaojun may not have won a gold medal, but the Shanghai architect who helped create the iconic Water Cube is already reaping the rewards.
- 21 Aug 2008 07:13 - Staff Reporter
- Chinese authorities have sentenced two women in their 70s to a year's "re-education through labour" following their application to hold a protest.
- 20 Aug 2008 12:04 - Staff Reporter
- Ukraine's Olympic heptathlon silver medallist Liudmyla Blonska has failed a drugs test, the IOC confirmed on Wednesday.
- 19 Aug 2008 08:33 - John Bagratuni
- Russian pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva has taken the art of flirting with the crowd to new heights. Others have simply taken their clothes off.
- 13 Aug 2008 14:02 - Martin Parry
- Claims of questionable officiating and even cheating flared on Wednesday with the Olympic shooting and boxing competitions coming under fire.
- 12 Aug 2008 10:49 - Staff Reporter
- The girl who starred at the Olympic opening ceremony was only on stage because the real singer was not considered attractive enough, it was revealed.
- 12 Aug 2008 07:57 - Sean Maguire
- US swimmer Michael Phelps carved his name among Olympic greats on Tuesday, winning a record-equalling ninth gold on a dominant morning for Americans.
