SA tennis fails on world stage -- 'by a whisker'

High hopes for South African tennis this week at the Olympic Games and in Washington, DC, have ended in failure.

Aussies blow away SA men's hockey team

Australia pulverised hapless South Africa 10-0 on Wednesday in their quest to retain the Olympic men's field hockey gold medal.

Phelps makes Olympics history

Michael Phelps became the greatest Olympian in history on Wednesday, capturing the 10th and 11th gold medals of his Games career.

Close, but no medal for Basson

Jean Basson gave Team South Africa its best result of the Beijing Olympics to date when he finished fourth in the 200m freestyle finals on Tuesday.

Olympic tennis produces raft of upsets

China's Li Na produced a shock defeat of Svetlana Kuznetsova as the Olympic tennis tournament produced a catalogue of upsets on Monday.

Records but no medals for SA swimmers

Jean Basson in the 200m freestyle offered some Olympic hope for a first SA medal on a day that saw the US victorious in the 4x100m relay final.

Eight people dead after suicide attacks in China

Suicide bombings and police shootings left eight people dead in western China on Sunday, as Islamic separatists attempted to steal global attention.

Tourists unfazed by fatal attack in Beijing

Western tourists sightseeing in a rainy Tiananmen Square on Sunday were unfazed by a fatal attack on an American tourist in Beijing.

Phelps lights up Games with 'cool' first gold

Swimmer Michael Phelps smashed his own world record to take a first gold on Sunday in the quest for an unprecedented eight wins.

China wins two golds to cap dazzling opening

The Czech Republic took first honours at the Olympics on Saturday, and China also won an early gold to cap a dazzling opening ceremony.

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