The South African Olympic movement has been handed a boost in the build-up to London 2012, with the government and national lotteries combining to hand over more than R80 million to the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) and other key governing bodies. read more
The Olympic Park Legacy Company (OPLC) revealed at the weekend that it has received four bids for the future tenancy of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium - a significant reduction from the 16 parties that had initially expressed interest when the tender process was announced. read more
South Africa's four-time Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has secured the qualification criteria for the London 2012 Olympic Games after running the 400 metres in 45.20sec. read more
Virgin Media will provide free Wifi on the London Underground during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, with access available at 80 stations in time for this summer. read more
Olympic partner Panasonic is set to further its support of London 2012, after signing up as an official sponsor of the Paralympic Games. Already an official worldwide Olympic partner in the audio and visual equipment category for the London 2012 Games, the electronic’s brand will now support the Paralympics in the same category. read more
The South African public will vote for a Team South Africa mascot for all major international sports events starting with this summer's London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, after the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) revealed it wants to create a national identity around the team for future international… read more
To mark its 100-year anniversary, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has created a Hall of Fame - with Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis and Fanny Blankers-Koen among the first 12 inductees. read more
The South Africa Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee has confirmed a new partnership with consumer products company Procter and Gamble, it was announced in Johannesburg on Tuesday, which will see funds handed to the Olympic body in preparation for July’s Olympic Games in London. read more
On a royal visit to Jamaica, Prince Harry took part in a race with Olympic 100m champion Usain Bolt - sprinting down the track to win after a false start at the University of the West Indies stadium in Kingston. Bolt followed shortly after in fits of laughter. read more
Six cities have made bids to host the 2018 Youth Olympic Games, with International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge hailing the “high level” of interest in the 2018 Youth Olympic Games. read more
The Albert, the official match ball to be used at the London 2012 Olympic Games football tournament, was officially revealed at The City of Coventry Stadium by Tom Cleverley of Manchester United and Robert Ashcroft, the 43 year old from Derbyshire who named the ball. read more
The Queen will open the London 2012 Paralympic Games in the Olympic Stadium on the 29th August – now less than six months away. read more
UK Anti-Doping has revealed details of its most comprehensive anti-doping education and drug testing programme ever ahead of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, which will include over 100 education sessions, and it is expected that every athlete selected for Team GB and ParalympicsGB will be tested at least once in the run-up to the s… read more
The South African Olympic team are expected to win medals from five sporting codes at the London 2012 Games, according to a report on Wednesday. read more
Former Olympian and Princess of Monaco, Charlene Wittstock, has offered to host the South African Olympic swimming team at no cost, ahead of the London Olympics, according to Eyewitness News Sport. read more
Cricket South Africa (CSA) moved to congratulate the South African women’s hockey team on Monday, after the side triumphed at the Olympic qualifying tournament - booking their place at the 2012 Olympic Games in London in the process. read more
The USA Basketball team, which includes NBA stars LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, will play a friendly against Great Britain in Manchester, on 19th July - a day after the women's teams clash. read more
London 2012 organisers have announced that the strapline for the Olympic Games Closing Ceremonies will be "A Symphony of British Music", comprised entirely of British performers and music set to feature. read more
A huge scale exercise, testing security and emergency services in the event of a terror attack during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, is set to take place across London over the next two days. read more
After months of debate, it has been announced that women boxers will be given the option of wearing either shorts or skirts when the sport makes its debut in the Olympics at London later this year. read more
The race to host the 2020 Olympic Games has been cut to five candidates after Rome was forced to drop its bid - having failed to secure the support of the Italian government. read more
Ash River in Bethlehem is set to host the 2012 African Canoe Slalom Championships this weekend, which will also serve as an Olympic Qualifier – representing the final opportunity for canoe slalom paddlers from Africa to qualify for the Olympic Games in London this summer. read more
London 2012 organisers have launched a new website to raise awareness of Olympic transport issues and help Londoners ‘Get ahead of the Games’. The interactive site details expected hotspots on the capital’s underground system, and offers advice on how best to avoid them. read more
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games has confirmed that approximately 20% of hotel room nights it had reserved in London will be returned to the hotels. read more
One of William Shakespeare's best-known plays, The Tempest, will be the inspiration for the Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games, according to Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle. read more
The Olympic Delivery Authority is handing over the Olympic Village site to the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today, which also marks exactly six months until the start of the Games. read more
IOC president Jacques Rogge has admitted that he is expecting positive cases of athletes using performance-enhancing drugs at London 2012. Measures taken to catch drug-cheats include state-of-the-art laboratories and a 10% increase in the number of drugs tests compared to the last Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008. read more
Visa Europe has been revealed as the first sponsor of the London Media Centre, which will provide facilities and news generation services to around 10,000 non-accredited media who are expected to be in the UK during the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. read more
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games has unveiled the WADA accredited anti-doping laboratory that will operate during the London 2012 Games. read more
Sport and recreation minister Fikile Mbalula has intervened in the developing feud between the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee and its board members ahead of the SASCOC elections set for November, according to Sowetan. read more
P&G has extended its "Thank You Mum" campaign, launched in 2011 in the UK for this year's London Olympics, around the world following a special launch at the first ever Winter Youth Olympic Games in Innsbruk, Austria. read more
McDonald's has extended its partnership with the International Olympic Committee to 2020, signing a deal guaranteed to be worth more than a billion rand. read more
Whether at the Sharks or at the Springboks, I am going to push for a place to start.
Bismarck du Plessis is ready for his return into the Springbok side after 10 months out with injury.
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