The first ever Youth Olympic Games in Singapore appears to be a huge success as the IOC has revealed that up to 17 countries have expressed an interest in hosting the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games. read more
A crowd of 27,000 people attended the opening ceremony of the inaugural Youth Olympics at the Marina Bay in Singapore as the landmark event began at the weekend. read more
Consumer products company Procter & Gamble has signed on as a global Olympic sponsor to secure the second lucrative deal this month for the International Olympic Committee. read more
US-based chemical company Dow is reportedly set to announce a multimillion-dollar sponsorship deal with the International Olympic Committee later today. read more
Following the announcement by the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) that the country will bid for the 2020 Olympic Games, the governing body has invited cities to state their intention to host the iconic event. read more
As first revealed in an exclusive interview with SportIndustry.co.za, the president of the South Africa Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), Gideon Sam, has confirmed that the country will consider a bid for the 2020 or 2024 Games. read more
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge has welcomed the prospect of a South African city making a bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games after this summer’s football World Cup is over. read more
Gideon Sam, President of the South Africa Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), who has today been unveiled as the latest high-profile member of the Judging Panel for the inaugural Virgin Active Sport Industry Awards 2011, has confirmed that South Africa is looking to bid for the Olympic Games in either 2020 or 2024. read more
Durban is set to host the election of the Winter Olympic Games 2018 host city on 6th July 2011. read more
Virgin Active Sport Industry Awards Ambassador and South African swimming legend Natalie du Toit has been named the Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability at a gala ceremony in Abu Dhabi. read more
Samsung Electronics has announced it has become an official sponsor of the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games and a worldwide Paralympic partner of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). read more
Former anti-apartheid campaigner and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Sam Ramsamy has called for more action from South African sports administrators to fully integrate equal opportunities in sport in terms of race. read more
Cricket has received a boost in its campaign to become part of the Olympic programme after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved the sport's intention to bid for inclusion in the 2020 Games. read more
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has elected Nanjing, China, as the host city of the second Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2014. read more
Despite the impact of his adultery scandal and many of his corporate sponsors terminating their associations, world number one golfer Tiger Woods remains the richest athlete in the world according to the second annual ‘Fab 40’ list released by business magazine Forbes. read more
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has launched the new branding and visual identity of the Youth Olympic Games – ‘YOG-DNA’. read more
Visa Inc. has extended its partnership with the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) which will see the company sponsor the London 2012 Paralympic Games. read more
Ticket prices for the London 2012 Olympic Games cannot be set yet because of the ‘changing economy’, according to the chief executive of the organising committee, LOCOG. read more
World football governing body FIFA has turned down calls to restrict the Olympic men's football tournament to players 21 and under, and will stick with an Under-23 format plus three over-age players for the London 2012 Olympics. read more
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All great players have these spells where they lose form, Bryan has set the bar very high, so we probably notice it more.
Springbok assistant coach Dick Muir has backed wing Bryan Habana to recover from his recent slump in form in the near future.
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