By Duncan MackayAugust 14 - Jack Morton Worldwide, who were involved in Prince William's wedding to Kate Middleton last year, have been appointed to deliver the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, it was announced today.

company have vast experience in delivering major ceremonies having worked on the FIFA World Cup at South Africa

Morton WorldwideZolkwer also worked on the critically-acclaimed ceremonies at the World Cup in South Africa

By Tom Degun at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 13 - Four-times Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius said he felt privileged after carrying the South African flag at the London 2012 Olympic Closing Ceremony last night in front of 80,000 spectators and a global audience of around 300 million.

Olympics Closing CeremonyThe Ceremony marked a busy few hours for Pistorius who headed back to South Africa

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Mike Rowbottom at the Olympic Stadium in LondonAugust 11 - Usain Bolt rounded off what has been an outstanding London 2012 athletics programme in suitably outstanding fashion here tonight as – with all clowning put aside – he paid full attention to business on the final leg of the 4x100 metre final, moving clear of Ryan Bailey of the United States before dipping through the line to register the third world record seen in this stadium, bringing Jamaica home in 36.84sec.

title last year, Mariya Savinova, in a season's best of 1min 56.19sec, with Caster Semenya of South Africa

By Mike Rowbottom at the Olympic Stadium in LondonAugust 10 - On a night of shock results, Renaud Lavillenie lived gloriously up to his billing as favourite in the pole vault as an Olympic record of 5.97 metres enabled him to become the third Frenchman to secure this title.

baton in last position and could not alter the order as he brought it home in 3:03.46 to give South Africa

medal to add to the four golds and a bronze he has won at the Paralympics has been revived as South Africa

Duncan Mackay at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 9 - A decision to close Africa

Village because of unpaid bills is nothing to do with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

access to them until it received payment.The Metropolitan Police were today guarding the entrance to Africa

Following a dispute settling the balance of bills due between some local suppliers of Africa Village

unilaterally, and after unacceptable haggling, to suspend its services," he said in a statement posted on Africa

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medal to add to the four golds and a bronze he has won at the Paralympics has been revived as South Africa

59.21sec.He was not, however, selected for the final.LJ van Zyl will replace Ofentse Mogawane in the South Africa

LondonAugust 9 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said today it was "still processing" reports that Africa

million/$3.7 million) joint initiative by 33 members of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

before the Olympics finish on Sunday (August 12) but is nevertheless a huge blow to the efforts of Africa

visiting the Games.IOC spokesman Mark Adams said he had only just been made aware of the fact that Africa

said: "We understand that there are a number of contractual issues between the event organisers at Africa

A message posted on Africa Village's website today read: "Africa Village temporarily closed until further

By Andrew Warshaw at the Main Press Centre on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 9 - Football at the highest level can learn from the Olympics in terms of harnessing the feel good factor that has pervaded London 2012, according to two of Britain's most respected voices.

be an issue, particularly with youngsters growing up in the game now.Oscar Pistorius (left) of South Africa

By Duncan MackayAugust 8 - Africa Village in Kensington Gardens has been closed today amid claims that

million) Village is a joint initiative by 33 members of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa

Ivory Coast are among the countries who have a stand at Africa VillageStands representing all African

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By David GoldAugust 7 - Britain's women's hockey star Helen Richardson insists there is no bad blood between the home side's hockey team and Argentina, ahead of their London 2012 semi-final tomorrow night.

side has not been quite as dazzling as they were at the start of the year of late.They lost to South Africa

By Tom Degun at the Velodrome on the Olympic Park in LondonAugust 4 - The women's team pursuit trio of Dani King (pictured, left), Laura Trott (pictured, centre) and Joanna Rowsell (pictured, right) continued Britain's stunning form here tonight as they claimed the home nation's third gold medal at the Velodrome and 11th Team GB win overall at London 2012 with victory over the United States in a world record time of 3mins 14.051sec.

multiple race even that begins next week.Jason Kenny (right) races ahead of Bernard Esterhuizen of South Africa

By David Gold at the Riverbank Arena on the Olympic Park in London August 2 - Britain's women's hockey team swept aside Belgium 3-0 as they all but ensured they would be playing for at least an Olympic bronze medal.

will be "a very strong rival".Germany's players (in white tops) celebrate after a goal against South Africa"It

United States through a goal from Anna Flanagan just before half time, while Germany defeated South Africa

Australia.The United States have an uphill task to qualify as they are stuck on three points, while South Africa

By Tom DegunAugust 2 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has claimed it is content with the decision from FIFA not to punish the Japan women's football team after the head coach asked his team not to win in order to avoid playing their Olympic quarter-final in Glasgow.

Japan, the reigning world champions, played out a 0-0 draw with South Africa in Cardiff (pictured top

Richard Chambers described as a "brutal" race saw them lose out by just a quarter of a second to South Africa

with three-time Olympic gold medallist Eskild Ebbesen aboard, had led to the 1500 metres mark, South Africa

Sizwe Ndlovu, John Smith, Mathew Brittain and James Thompson of South Africa lead the Denmark, Great