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Settling down as Morocco play hosts

This is not my first rodeo – although it is a first in Morocco. It’s also the...
Team SA: The ‘awards’ review

Team South Africa wrapped up their Commonwealth Games campaign by finishing sixth on the overall table, with...
SA’s Games journey includes cricket gold

The number 15 is on everyone’s lips as Team South Africa gets ready to embark on another...
Team SA: The ‘awards’ review

As the curtain on the 2016 Rio Olympics comes down, GARY LEMKE gives his verdict on South Africa as they...
Semenya takes it all in her stride

By Gary Lemke It was just after 11 o’clock on Wednesday in the Olympic Stadium. As has...
The humblest hero

By Gary Lemke Looking at her tiny baby born prematurely at 28 weeks and weighing in at...
Need to invest in an Olympic culture

There were a handful of journalists standing in the mixed zone at the Olympic aquatic centre, all...
Clash of the heavyweights

It’s the rematch that’s been four years in the making. Can you just imagine if it was...
The two faces of these Games

The streets of Rio are suddenly visibly more patrolled as the 2016 Olympics burst into life, writes...
Volunteers the pulse of a Games

The athletes are the ones who grab all the applause and the headlines, but the success of...
Stay calm and enjoy, Australia

I tried to open the kitchen window but couldn’t – there wasn’t one. The ‘window’ is a mosquito...