By Subrat Patnaik and Liana B. Baker
(Reuters) - U.S. Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte lost all four of his major sponsors on Monday, including Speedo USA and Ralph Lauren Corp (RL.N), following his apology for an...
Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula says that South Africa’s Olympic medallists will receive increased financial rewards for their performance in Rio, Brazil.
The minister was at O.R Tambo International Airport on Tuesday to welcome home the country’s...
THE first Premier League game staged at the centerpiece stadium of the London Olympics in 2012 served up some late drama Sunday, with new tenant West Ham scoring in the 85th minute to earn a...
As the curtain on the 2016 Rio Olympics comes down, GARY LEMKE gives his verdict on South Africa as they return with their best Olympics haul since isolation and equalling the 10 medals from Antwerp...
The Rio Olympics ended with a spectacular carnival-inspired closing ceremony, and the official handover to 2020 hosts Tokyo.
The colourful ceremony, lasting almost three hours, celebrated Brazil's arts and was held in a wet Maracana.
Among the...
By Mark Etheridge
Caster Semenya catapulted Team South Africa’s 2016 Olympic medal count into double figures on a hot Saturday evening in Rio as she ran to a predictable 800-metre win.
The 25-year old went into the...
South Africa has always been country where racism and discrimination is entrenched and institutionalised at all levels even in sport. There’s no disputing the close connection between politics and sports especially at the back of...
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Henri Schoeman won Team South Africa’s eighth medal of the Olympics on Thursday and Sunette Viljoen sealed a ninth.
TRIATHLON
Men’s race: Henri Schoeman finished third and Richard Murray finished fourth
In a nutshell: Murray and Schoeman had...
DURBAN North triathlete, Henri Schoeman, won bronze in the Olympic triathlon event in Rio just minutes ago. The former Oakridge College pupil is now the eighth South African medalist at the games.
The 24-year-old is a...
Johannesburg - Springbok coach Allister Coetzee has named his team for their Rugby Championship opener against Argentina in Nelspruit on Saturday.
Kick Off - 17:05
“Argentina are one of the leading rugby nations if you consider that...
Jamaica's Elaine Thompson won Olympic gold in the 200m to complete a sprint double in Rio.
Thompson, 24, clocked 21.78 seconds to beat Netherlands' world champion Dafne Schippers by 0.13sec and add the 200m title to...