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.
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.
Brazilian physical trainer Francesco Gonzales is confident Banyana Banyana will increase their strength in the build-up to the London Olympic Games.
The London organising committee has pledged to buy back unwanted tickets for this year’s Olympic Games, but will only resell them in April.
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.
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.
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.
