South African sports row reopens old wounds over race

Teams penalised for not selecting enough black players Dream of unified 'Rainbow Nation' still distant IMAGE: South Africa's Temba Bavuma celebrates scoring his maiden century during the second......

Semenya qualifies for London Olympics

Former world 800 metres champion Caster Semenya qualified for the London Olympics on Friday when she eased to victory in one minute 59.58 seconds at a Yellow Pages Series meeting. Semenya, 21,......

Isinbayeva, Jelimo light up Beijing

A world record pole vault for Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva and an electrifying 800 meters run by 18-year-old Kenyan Pamela Jelimo lit up the Bird's Nest Stadium on Monday evening. The shock......

Neelam, Shakti bag gold

Neelam J Singh and Shakti Singh bagged gold medals as India finished with five gold in the Afro-Asian Games athletics competition, which concluded in Hyderabad on Thursday.The day also saw the......