SA Swimmer Breaks World Record And Brings Home Gold At Olympics – South Africa’s Cameron van der Burgh broke the world record to win the gold medal in the men’s 100m breaststroke final at the London Olympics on Sunday. [news24]

You Have to Watch This U.S. Gymnast’s Hilarious Parents React to Her Bar Routine – Here is the best video you will see from an entire weekend of Olympic sports: U.S. gymnast Aly Raisman’s parents reacting to her bar routine during today’s team qualifiers. [gawker]

Robert Pattinson Was Preparing To Propose To Kirsten – Robert Pattinson was reportedly preparing to propose to girlfriend Kristen Stewart before reports emerged of her fling with director Rupert Sanders. Pattinson has now left the £5m mansion that sources say he intended to be their marital home. [digispy]

Olympic Gymnast Suspended For Doping – An Uzbekistani woman gymnast has become the first competitor to fail a drugs test at the London 2012 Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said on Sunday. [ft]

Purported iPhone 5 Built From Individual Parts By Chinese Repair Site – Photographs of what could be Apple’s next iPhone surfaced Sunday, giving impatient iPhone fans an idea of what Apple could be unveiling sometime during the next few months. Maybe. Possibly. It all depends on whether the parts are actually from Apple. [wired]

Apple vs. Samsung: Smartphone Makers In Court – Apple is demanding $2.5bn in damages after filing a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics Co alleging the South Korean company’s devices are little more than imitations of its iPhone and iPad products. [skynews]

Hillary Clinton Is Coming To SA – United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit South Africa in August. Clinton and International Relations Minister Maite Nkoana-Mashabane would hold the South Africa-United States Strategic Dialogue on August 7. [mail&guardian]

Illegal Squatter Builds Mansion On Farm – A frustrated Limpopo farmer has turned to the courts in an attempt to get illegal squatters off his property. They had been living on the farm for eight years and their self-proclaimed leader had even built a swanky double storey face brick house on the farm. Photo. [news24]

Olympic Ticket Trouble Leaves an Empty Feeling – For more than a year, many Londoners have complained about their inability to obtain Olympic tickets, especially for marquee events like swimming and gymnastics. Then on Saturday, the first full day of competition here revealed unsightly swaths of empty seats at marquee events like swimming and gymnastics. [wallstreetjournal]