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Jockey S’Manga Khumalo on the winning horse Heavy Metal after making history in the Durban July. Photo: Jackie Clausen The first time S’manga Khumalo encountered a horse, he was scared. “I was really nervous,” he recalled. “At that time I was a small boy weighing about 30kg and here’s this big animal, 500kg, next to me. It terrified me a little bit but it grew in me and I ended … [Read more...] about Khumalo is shaking up South African horseracing

Ace sprinter Roland Schoeman raced to his third gold medal from three starts on the second day of the Swimming World Cup in Berlin this afternoon. Ace sprinter Roland Schoeman raced to his third gold medal from three starts on the second day of the Swimming World Cup in Berlin. Photo: AP The veteran Olympian stunned the favourite, Vladimir Morozov (Russia), with another … [Read more...] about Schoeman wins third gold in Berlin

Athletics World Championships, Daegu, Gold medal, Jamaica, Justin Gatlin, Moscow World Championships, Nesta Carter, Nickel Ashmeade, s 100 Metres Final, Tyson Gay, Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake … [Read more...] about Bolt wins 100 metres gold in Moscow

Usain Bolt in celebration about 1 or 2 seconds after his 100m victory at Beijing Olympics 2008, breaking the world record. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It took Jamaican Usain Bolt 9.77sec to take the 100m victory at the world championships in Moscow ahead of Justin Gatlin. Bolt made amends after disqualification from the same race two years ago in Daegu but was unable to recapture … [Read more...] about Usain Bolt beats Gatlin to 100m world title

Chris Horner (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The United States’ Tom Danielson (Garmin-Sharp) finished third on the final stage to win the 2013 Tour of Utah ahead of overnight leader Chris Horner on Sunday. Spain’s Francisco Mancebo won the final stage in a sprint ahead of Columbia’s Janier Acevedo, with Danielson a handful of seconds back. Danielson lay the foundation for his victory … [Read more...] about Danielson wins Tour of Utah ahead of Horner