Ryan Lochte and Michael Phelps answered the bell for round two of their Olympic bout, both reaching the 200m freestyle semifinals at swimming trials.
The South African men’s hockey team chalked up their second win of the Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Kakamigahara, Japan on Saturday.
South Africa’s athletes will be gunning for places in the country’s Olympic team when they meet at the Senior Athletics Championships at the weekend.
Olympic athlete Rene Kalmer welcomed the cold and wet weather at the Two Oceans Marathon, saying it may be similar conditions to those in London.
South Africa will not be represented in the Olympic Games tennis tournament in London this year, leaving Natalie Grandin’s hopes dashed.
Sadaf Rahimi has gone against tradition and is the only female member of Afghanistan’s national Olympic team. She is a boxer.
No image available
/ 16 February 2012
Sascoc president Gideon Sam says SA’s poor 2008 Beijing Olympic performance is to blame for the a lack of sponsorships ahead of the London Games.
No image available
/ 13 February 2012
Brazilian physical trainer Francesco Gonzales is confident Banyana Banyana will increase their strength in the build-up to the London Olympic Games.
No image available
/ 17 January 2012
The London organising committee has pledged to buy back unwanted tickets for this year’s Olympic Games, but will only resell them in April.
No image available
/ 26 December 2011
The delight that greeted the Games in London seems far away. But in July, with our heroes, the nation will feel hope again.
India’s Olympic Chief has said that any decision to boycott the 2012 London Games over Dow Chemical’s sponsorship of the Games rested with government.
No image available
/ 8 December 2011
London Olympic organisers are facing significant budgetary challenges in the run-up to next year’s Games, with bills almost doubling.
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.
Britain’s spending watchdogs warned Olympic organisers of the risk of exceeding their £9.3-billion budget and have little room for unforeseen costs.
No image available
/ 11 November 2011
London or Doha will be named 2017 world athletics championships hosts by the International Association of Athletics Federations on Friday.
The Olympic-sized black eye given to the city of London during four days of rioting and looting is finally starting to heal.
Less than a year before London hosts the 2012 Games, scenes of rioting and looting have raised concerns about security and policing for the event.
A chaotic wave of violence and looting raged across London and spread to three other major British cities on Tuesday.
There is plenty of work to be done if South African swimmers hope to step on the podium at next year’s London Olympics.
London celebrated the one-year countdown to the Summer Games with the first dive into the new Olympic pool and a presentation of the medals.
With one year to go until the opening ceremony of the 2012 Games, London organisers completed the last of the Olympic Park’s permanent venues.
More than 3.5-million tickets have already been sold ahead of next year’s London Olympics — selling out 23 out of the 25 sports.
Organisers of the London 2012 Olympic Games have allocated Libya "a few hundred tickets" for the event.
Minister of Sport Fikile Mbalula said on Tuesday he still wants the country to bid for the 2020 Olympic Games.
The deadline to apply for tickets for London’s 2012 Olympic Games was extended by an hour after the official website crashed due to high demand.
The messy financial dispute between the British Olympic Association and organisers of the London 2012 Games has been resolved.
The last piece of turf was laid on Tuesday at the Olympic Stadium, symbolising the completion of building work on the 80 000-seat flagship venue.