Tennis Greats Bemoan SA’s Scheepers And Anderson For Not Competing  – A situation not unfamiliar to SA sports has arisen, with two of SA’s top tennis players Kevin Anderson and Chanelle Scheepers blaming the sporting body for their decision not to represent SA at the Olympic games.  [sport24]

43 Signs That The London Olympics Will Be A Complete Disaster – This Friday the Summer Olympics will officially start — can London escape the “Olympic Curse”? Business Insider have had months to consider the question, and they’ve come to a pretty conclusive answer. No. [businessinsider]

Christian Bale Visits Shooting Victims – Here’s Christian Bale Visiting a Victim of the Aurora Shooting – The Dark Knight Rises star Christian Bale popped by the Medical Center of Aurora on Tuesday afternoon, more or less unannounced, to visit with victims of Friday’s movie-theater shooting. [gawker]

Spike In Gun Sales Since Movie Theatre Shooting – Background checks for people wanting to buy guns in Colorado jumped more than 41 percent after Friday morning’s shooting at an Aurora movie theater, and firearms instructors say they’re also seeing increased interest in the training required for a concealed-carry permit. [denpos]

James Holmes Had 30 Grenades At Home – The suspect in last week’s deadly shooting rampage inside a crowded Colorado movie theater booby-trapped his Aurora apartment with more than 30 homemade grenades and 10 gallons of gasoline, a law enforcement official who viewed video showing the apartment’s interior has told CNN. [cnn]

Batman Killer Suspect Won’t Stop Spitting On Guards – Accused movie theater gunman James Holmes is spitting at jail officers so frequently that at one point he was made to wear a face guard. [abcnews]

Michael Jackson’s Family Fued Over His Estate – Michael Jackson’s children are caught in middle of fight over family fortune with Tito Joe Jackson, the 34-year-old nephew of the late singer Michael Jackson, making a legal bid to become the temporary guardian of his late uncle’s three children. [thedaily]

TB Breakthrough – Results of a clinical trial of a new combination of drugs to treat tuberculosis offer new hope to TB patients. Announcing its findings at the International Aids Conference, in Washington DC on Monday, the TB Alliance believes it has made a breakthrough that could cut the cost and time of treating TB. [timeslive]

Apple Blames Rare Miss On New iPhone Anticipation, Economy – Apple Inc results fell short of Wall Street’s lofty expectations as a sagging European economy and a pause in iPhone sales ahead of a new version saw revenues slip from the previous quarter. [reuters]

McDonald’s Loses Some Momentum – McDonald’s second-quarter earnings fell 4.5% as global economic troubles pressured margins and consumer confidence became an issue world-wide. [wallstreetjournal]

17-Year Old Rape Victim Defies Court Instructions And Tweets Attackers’ Names – A Kentucky teenager frustrated by light punishment for two boys who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting her was spared Monday from having to face a contempt charge for naming them on Twitter in violation of a court order. [cbsnews]

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Olympic Uniforms: The Best, The Worst, And The Just Plain Weird – Forget the uproar over the fact that the American opening ceremonies outfits were made in China, the real scandal might just be how unfashionable some of the official outfits are. Here’s our take on this year’s crop from around the world. [time]

248 Human Foetuses Found In Russian Forest – Barrels containing 248 human foetuses have been found dumped in a forest in the Urals. The grisly remains were discovered on Monday about three miles from a road leading north from Yekaterinburg, the capital of Sverdlovsk region, to the town of Nyevyansk. [telegraph]

Rihanna And Chris Brown On A Yacht Together? – According to an insider, Brown boarded RiRi’s 170-foot yacht last week in Sardinia, where the 24-year-old singer had docked the vessel. “He was probably there for two days,” says the insider, who saw Brown, 23, firsthand on the island off Italy, but added that “Rihanna doesn’t want anyone to know that they are together.” [nydailynews]

Skydiver Plans To Jump From The Edge Of Space – It seems appropriate that Roswell, ground zero for UFO hunters, is hosting the mission to the edge of space — because the sight of daredevil Felix Baumgartner diving back to Earth from 90 thousand feet will certainly spark new UFO conspiracy theories. [abcnews]

Sex Tape Featuring an Underage Minka Kelly Up for Grabs – A sex tape allegedly starring Minka Kelly is said to be on the market, but the possibility that the actress was underage at the time of its shooting may be keeping buyers at bay. [gawker]

Masterchef SA Winner Announced – Deena Naidoo is South Africa’s first MasterChef. The 45-year-old IT specialist from Durban beat out Sue-Ann Allen from Cape Town to take the title after a gruelling 18 weeks of cooking. [food24]

Downton Abbey 3, First Review – Benji Wilson has seen the first episode of series three of Downton Abbey, coming to ITV1 this September, and gives a sneak preview of what it will be like – with no spoilers. [telegraph]

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The Rolling Stone Chart – 2ov Radio has teamed up with Rolling Stone magazine to bring you the weekly charts at 12h45 each Wednesday – live to your radio / car / mobile phone on the Just Josie Show! [justjosie]

Morning Live’s Leanne Manas Joins Bailey Schneider – Leanne Manas is a Multiple Award winning South African TV Presenter that has graced our screens for over a decade. Today, she joins the Bailey Schneider show from 14h00-15h00. [baileyschneider]

FRESH PODCASTS

World Famous Podiatrist Bastien Gonzales In Studio – Famous podiatrist Bastien Gonzales is famous worldwide for his glamorous and unique approach to foot treatments. The passion for his profession has brought him to the highest levels of perfection in terms of quality, innovation and savoir-faire. He developed a unique method based on three fundamental pillars. Find out where this revolutionary treatment is available in South Africa. [podcast]

Alan Committie – Defending The Caveman – Alan joined 2 Girls, 1 Mic to chat about this all-time favourite “date comedy” that explores the reasons why okes don’t like to ask for directions and why girls need so much cupboard space. [podcast]