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 Independent online
Germany's "Frodo" wins gold
| By Catherine Bremer | Germany's Jan Frodeno, who took up triathlon because a girl he fancied did it, won the Olympic gold medal on Tuesday in a dramatic sprint to the finish. | Close behind him, Syd... (photo: AP / David Guttenfelder)
Beijing Germany Olympic Photos Sport |
 Independent online
Bartlett is a worried man
| By John Goliath | Shaun Bartlett, whose all-time goal-scoring record for Bafana Bafana was recently eclipsed by Benni McCarthy, is seriously worried about the standard of the strikers in South Afric... (photo: public domain)
Africa Photos Soccer South Africa Sport |
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 Independent online
Smoking law to hit teens
| If the proposed Tobacco Products Control Amendment Bill is passed as law, the sale of tobacco products at hospitals and universities will be a thing of the past. | The ... (photo: WN / Janice Sabnal)
Disease Health People Photos Production |
 News24
2 drown as car plunges into river
| Durban - Two people - relatives of the late chief of Mtubatuba - drowned in the Msunduzi River at the weekend when their car plunged into the water, KwaZulu-Natal polic... (photo: Creative Commons / T. Bjornstad)
Cars People Photos Police Social |
 The Guardian
based athletes boost Africa at Games
By Phumza Macanda BEIJING, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Overseas funding and training has boosted the number of medals that have gone to African athletes at the Beijing Olympics. A... (photo: AP / Mark Baker)
Africa Beijing Funding Games Photos |
 News24
Bafana need to shine
| Johannesburg - Time is fast running out for Bafana Bafana players and new coach Joel Santana to get his under performing players ready for the Confederations Cup on hom... (photo: AP / Andre Mourao, AGIF)
Football Johannesburg Photos Sport Star |
 Business Day
Zimbabwe's Beijing swim success
NO WONDER Robert Mugabe calls her his golden girl and a national treasure. | Despite troubled political and economic times in her homeland, Kirsty Coventry has continued ... (photo: AP)
Beijing Olympics Photos Swimming Zimbabwe |
 Dawn
Relieved Phelps gets unprecedented eighth gold medal
| BEIJING, Aug 17: Michael Phelps held his arms aloft on Sunday after surpassing Mark Spitz as the most successful swimmer and Olympian of all time, relief written on his... (photo: AP / Mark J. Terrill)
Beijing Photos Sport Swimming US |
 BBC News
Nigeria league tackles corruption
| The Nigeria Football League (NFL) has announced plans to improve the welfare of match officials in an effort to crack down on match-fixing and corruption. | Allegations... (photo: public domain / Jonathan D. Blundell)
Africa Corruption Football League Nigeria Photos |
 CNN
Zimbabwe summit fails to reach agreement
| JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (CNN) -- A summit of regional leaders in South Africa ended Sunday with no agreement to end Zimbabwe's political crisis. | But the leaders sa... (photo: AP / Nasser Nasser)
Mugabe Photos Summit Tsvangirai Zimbabwe |
 The Guardian
Bekele retains 10,000 metre title
(adds details) By Mitch Phillips BEIJING, Aug 17 (Reuters) - World record holder Kenenisa Bekele of Ethiopia secured what he hopes will be the first leg of the long-dista... (photo: AP / )
Athletics Beijing Ethiopia Photos Sport |
