By David GoldSeptember 13 - South Africa's women have qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games football

South Africa had won the first leg in Johannesburg 3-0 to give them a comfortable lead going into the

period to give them a commanding lead.Despite being pegged back, there was never any doubt that the South

We want to thank our sponsors Sasol, SAFA (South African Football Association) and South Africans in

Let us now prepare for the Games and show the world that South African football has really come of age

Nigeria will hope to join South Africa when they contest the second leg of their qualifying tie with

By Mike RowbottomSeptember 11 - England finished top of the Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) medals table for the first time since 2000 as their athletes added 19 golds on the final day of competition in the Isle of Man.

added the final victorious flourish to the day with a 41-20 victory in the floodlit grand final against South

Africa as England had already added five golds from boxing and gymnastics, six from athletics, and one

By Jo HalpinSeptember 11 - The ninth FINA World Junior Women's Water Polo Championships begin in Trieste today.

The 2009 champions, Russia, are in Group B and must face South Africa, the Netherlands - winners of

Palace International Horse Trials as the event acts as the London 2012 team eventing qualifier for Africa

, the Middle East, South East Asia and Oceania, with only one place available.

By Tom Degun in LondonSeptember 7 - Four-time Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has claimed that although his will always have a small amount critics who oppose him, he feels that 95 per cent of people are fully support of what he does.

The 24-year-old South African double leg-amputee last month became the first Paralympian to win an

able-bodied World Championship medal when he helped South Africa take silver in the 4x400 metres relay

By Tom Degun in LondonSeptember 7 - Four-time Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius has claimed that although he will always have a small amount critics who oppose him, he feels that 95 per cent of people are fully support of what he does.

The 24-year-old South African double leg-amputee last month became the first Paralympian to win an

able-bodied World Championship medal when he helped South Africa take silver in the 4x400 metres relay

By Tom DegunSeptember 6 – South African four-time Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius today stormed out

became the first Paralympian to win an able-bodied World Championship medal on last week when he helped South

Africa take silver in the 4x400 metres relay in Daegu.The 24-year-old, though, was controversially dropped

was today asked by interviewer Rob Bonnet on BBC Radio Four how his participation might be viewed by South

But it might also be said that you're an inconvenient embarrassment to the South African authorities

By Tom DegunSeptember 6 - South African four-time Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius today stormed out

became the first Paralympian to win an able-bodied World Championship medal on last week when he helped South

Africa take silver in the 4x400 metres relay in Daegu.The 24-year-old, though, was controversially dropped

was today asked by interviewer Rob Bonnet on BBC Radio Four how his participation might be viewed by South

But it might also be said that you're an inconvenient embarrassment to the South African authorities

By Duncan MackaySeptember 6 - India have been stripped of its right to host the Champions Trophy in December, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) announced today.

hosting the Champions Trophy, India has been invited to play in the Champions Challenge to be held in South

Africa in November."

By Duncan MackaySeptember 5 - Facebook is to measure the effect of London 2012 on leading brands associated with the Olympics and Paralympics, it has been revealed.

sponsorship is," said Kathy Dykeman, Facebook's lead on measurement for Europe, Middle East and Africa

Facebook research and analytics team has already run the same initiative at the FIFA World Cup in South

Africa last year.According to a Facebook poll, it was found that videos by Umbro, the England kit

By David GoldSeptember 2 - Fabiana Beltrame made history at Lake Bled in Slovenia today by becoming the first Brazilian rower to take a World Championship title.

ahead of the Czech Republic, and Germany had to settle for third.Further back, France came fourth and South

Africa, who seemed to be set to miss out on qualification for London next year, edged out Serbia by

Championships as a silver medallist – even though he did not run in the 400 metres relay final where his South

the first double amputee to compete in an able-bodied World Championships, ran the opening leg for South

Africa in the heats, but he was dropped from the team in the final as 400m hurdler LJ Van Zyl came in.Pistorius

doubtless be delighted with his medal, although he might feel a little wistful about the fact that the South

You can imagine...Earlier in the evening, Caster Semenya of South Africa reached the 800m final as the

By Mike Rowbottom in DaeguSeptember 1 - Oscar Pistorius, who made history by becoming the first double amputee to compete in the World Athletics Championships on Sunday, can now add to that achievement being the first to reach a final - as well as being a national record holder.

runs on carbon fibre prosthetic blades in place of his lower legs, ran the first leg today for the South

a first leg - after which the first handover is staggered - to "avoid danger to other athletes".The South

deliver the baton smoothly to teammate Ofentse Mogawane, before Willem de Beer and Shane Victor brought South

Africa home."

By Mike Rowbottom in DaeguSeptember 1 - Oscar Pistorius, who made history by becoming the first double amputee to compete in the World Athletics Championships on Sunday (August 28), can now add to that achievement being the first to reach a final - as well as being a national record holder.

runs on carbon fibre prosthetic blades in place of his lower legs, ran the first leg today for the South

a first leg - after which the first handover is staggered - to "avoid danger to other athletes".The South

deliver the baton smoothly to teammate Ofentse Mogawane, before Willem de Beer and Shane Victor brought South

Africa home."

By Tom DegunAugust 31 - Channel 4 have dropped Ortis Deley as the main presenter of their coverage of the 2011 World Athletics Championships in Daegu after his inept performance drew a barrage of complaints from viewers.

struggled hugely to adapt to the live presenting role, and has made a series of significant errors in South

intervention from Deley.Deley also told viewers they would see "history in the making as Oscar Pistorius from South

Africa makes history."