Kirsty Coventry: Africa's best

Zimbabwean swimmer Kirsty Coventry has not only given her politically beleaguered country something to smile about.

There is still Olympic hope for SA, apparently

All is not lost yet, but there is a fair bit of panic in some SA circles as, after almost a week in Beijing, the country is yet to win a medal.

World's fastest men start their engines

The three fastest men in history all cruised through their Olympic 100m heats in Beijing on Friday.

Medal machine Phelps does it again

The unstoppable Michael Phelps won his sixth gold medal with his sixth world record of the Beijing Games on Friday.

Meddlesome Menzi

In a one-party dominant state like SA, officials with political aspirations that suit the ANC are allowed to ride roughshod over our hard-won values.

Schoeman surges ahead in Olympic pool

South Africa's Roland Schoeman proved in Beijing on Thursday night that there is no reason to write him off just yet.

Federer in shock exit from Olympic Games

Roger Federer's troubled season took another turn for the worse when he was sent crashing out of the Olympic Games in a shock quarterfinal defeat.

Schoeman hopes to win SA an Olympic medal

Roland Schoeman, a silver medallist in the 100m freestyle at the Athens Games, is looking to give struggling South Africa an Olympic medal boost.

SA's Ferns finishes sixth in 100m freestyle

Frenchman Alain Bernard out-touched rival Eamon Sullivan to take Olympic gold in the 100m freestyle, with SA's Lyndon Ferns finishing in sixth place.

China warns of 'life and death' battle against terror

The leader of China's restive region of Xinjiang has warned of a "life and death struggle" against terrorism, following a series of attacks.