The South African Olympic team has earned 10 medals for their efforts at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Read more »
The target is four gold medals but time is running out and with athletes now failing, the target seems unrealistic. Read more »
Kenya leads in Olympic medals, followed by South Africa, while other countries including Zimbabwe and Namibia failed to get a single medal. Read more »
The 15th Summer Paralympics are slated for September 7-18 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Read more »
The 31-year-old athlete dominated the closing stages of the men's marathon to claim the gold medal. Read more »
The 25-year-old ran to a predictable 800-metre win in a race that saw Kenyan Margaret Nyairera settling for bronze. Read more »
A brace from Sadiq Umar in the 34th and 60th minutes and another from Aminu Umar in the 54th minutes was all the Dream Team needed to overcome Honduras. Read more »
The U-23 football team has failed to reach the Rio Olympics final after defeat to Germany. Read more »
Team Nigeria finished last in the 4x100m women's relay final event at the Rio Olympics. Read more »
24-year-old Henri Schoeman has stunned the world to finish third, giving Team South Africa its eighth medal at the Rio Olympics. Read more »
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