American wins by individual all-round gymnastics gold
Margin of victory of 2.1 points was unprecedented
Winning margin bigger than combined margin of victories from 1980 to 2012
19-year-old is already the most decorated gymnast in history
Asked to describe...
By Gary Lemke
South Africa’s Sevens side are one win away from a guaranteed gold or silver medal after reaching the Olympic semi-finals at a wet Diadoro stadium in Rio.
Awaiting them for a place in the...
By Mo Allie
After a bright start to their Olympic campaign when they held Brazil 0-0, South Africa left the competition in disappointing fashion after holding a dominant Iraq to a 1-1 draw at the Corinthians...
Serena Williams crashes out of women's singles and the diving pool turns green - What you missed last night at Rio 2016
Michael Phelps dominated the headlines at the end of day four of the Olympic...
World 400-metre track champion Wayde van Niekerk had a whistlestop Monday moment in the Athletes’ Village ahead of his bid to add an Olympic title to his already impressive sporting portfolio, writes Mark Etheridge.
Catch some...
South Africa’s Sevens team made a dream start to their Olympic campaign when they won both their Pool B matches at the Deodora stadium, firstly keeping Spain scoreless (24-0) and then following that with a...
By Gary Lemke
After all was said and done, Michael Phelps did his talking in the pool. The American legend claimed the 20th gold medal of his career and stamped himself as one of the greatest...
Zimbabwe lost to Germany 6-1 and to Canada 3-1 in its initial 2 matches in Rio de Janeiro and plays its final group game against Australia on Tuesday, however forget those scores and concentrate, rather, on...
There was action for South Africa’s rowers, swimmers and a sailor on Monday. Here is how they performed.
ROWING
Lightweight Women’s Double Sculls: Kirsten McCann and Ursula Grobler won their heat in 7min 07.37sec to progress straight...
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Strong winds at the Lagoa stadium led to the cancellation of the rowing events on Sunday. Four Team South Africa boats had been scheduled for action – the Women’s Pair, Lightweight Women’s Sculls, Lightweight Men’s...
First, the harsh reality. Banyana Banyana are out of contention for the knockout stages at Rio 2016 after suffering a 2-0 defeat to China at the Olympic stadium on Saturday night.
They now play Brazil in...
There were five different codes representing Team South Africa in Rio on Saturday. Here is a list of how they fared in their respective events.
ROWING
Men’s Pair (heat 1): Lawrence Brittain and Shaun Keeling finished second...