world put together, and in a 24 man Executive, Europe has eight members, twice the number that Asia and Africa

have, and nearly three times what South America and North America have.

He was born in Dervock, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, but emigrated to South Africa when he was 20

pictured) must wait until he is assured his spot at the London 2012 Olympic Games due to a ruling in South

Africa which means he must better the A-qualifying standard time in the 400 metres once more.

45.30, to win his race at the Provincial Championships for Gauteng North in a selection event for the South

mark one more time after March 31 – at an international meet – to be eligible for selection for the South

African Olympic team.The ruling was agreed upon by Athletics South Africa and the South African Sports

Africa statement.Pistorius appeared unaware of the ruling immediately after running 45.20 on Saturday

Africa."

pictured) must wait until he is assured his spot at the London 2012 Olympic Games due to a ruling in South

Africa which means he must better the A-qualifying standard time in the 400 metres once more.

45.30, to win his race at the Provincial Championships for Gauteng North in a selection event for the South

mark one more time after March 31 – at an international meet – to be eligible for selection for the South

African Olympic team.The ruling was agreed upon by Athletics South Africa and the South African Sports

Africa statement.Pistorius appeared unaware of the ruling immediately after running 45.20 on Saturday

Africa."

International Olympic Committee (IOC) has named a Coordination Commission of huge experience to help the South

"Working in the IOC, I find myself flying to places like Africa, like Korea, like Austria, all over.

By Tom DegunMarch 17 - Singapore has the capabilities to host the 2022 Commonwealth Games if it decides to bid, a leading Government official there has claimed.

a major rebuilding mission following devastating earthquakes in the region in 2010 and 2011, while South

Africa could also table a bid, with Durban being the most likely city to be put forward.The event itself

Global Sports Forum BarcelonaMarch 9 - Four-time Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius (pictured) of South

Africa admits that he will have to deal with the dramatically increased media attention on him as he

Athletics Championships at Daegu in 2011 where he reached the 400 metres semi-final and ran as part of the South

Global Sports Forum BarcelonaMarch 9 - Four-time Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius (pictured) of South

Africa admits that he will have to deal with the dramatically increased media attention on him as he

Athletics Championships at Daegu in 2011 where he reached the 400 metres semi-final and ran as part of the South

By David GoldMarch 9 - South Africans will vote for a Team South Africa mascot for all major international

The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) want to create a national

The South African sports fraternity needs something to associate with our multi-sports events," said

The more awareness we can build around the brand of Team South Africa, the more support we can hopefully

Regarding the London 2012 mascot, design agencies were invited to identify and design a mascot to reflect South

sporting identity.Six designs (pictured below) have made the final cut.These designs will feature in South

By Tom Degun at the Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonMarch 3 - Britain's top disability swimmers, including double Beijing 2008 Paralympic champion, have set their sights on securing qualification for London 2012 at the British Gas Swimming Championships which takes place over the next seven days but 11-time Paralympic champion Dave Roberts will miss the event at the Aquatics Centre through illness.

after he was diagnosed with pneumonia after returning home from a British Swimming training camp in South

Africa in January.The 32-year-old from Wales, who has cerebral palsy, has been receiving treatment and

By Duncan MackayMarch 2 - Poznan, who unsuccessfully bid for the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic Games, have joined the race for the 2018 edition, making it six cities to have submitted applications by the deadline, it was announced today.

 Mooted late bids from South Africa and Sweden failed to materialise.It followed the decisions yesterday

By Tom DegunMarch 2 - Australian athletes have been warned against using Twitter at London 2012 after officials found competitors tweeting during the Olympic diving test event last month at the Aquatics Centre on the Olympic Park.

watching her former boyfriend Quade Cooper, the Australian rugby full-back, and his teammates beat South

Africa she tweeted: "Suck on that faggots."

2009 is vital to us," he said.Having recently returned with his team-mates from a training break in South

Africa, he has found himself with a certain amount of time to please himself before entering the final

Before then, however, there are matches in prospect against South Korea and – Spain.So will the Spanish

final spot for the women's wheelchair basketball pool will be determined this week when Mexico hosts South

Africa in a best of three-game series.

hosts Britain.Meanwhile, Group B has China, USA, Germany and France, with the winner of the Mexico/South

Africa series to join them.In the men's London 2012 wheelchair basketball competition, all 12 teams

have now been confirmed.Group A will consist of Spain, Italy, USA, Turkey, Australia, South Africa, with

himself, that watching black boxers beat white boxers would cause many colonial subjects in places like South

Africa, India and the West Indies, to rise up in revolt and bring about the downfall of the Empire.The