Usain Bolt Wins Second Consecutive Olympic 100m Gold – Pulling away from the pack with every long stride, Bolt surged after his typical lumbering break from the blocks and overwhelmed a star-studded field to win in 9.63 seconds Sunday night, the second-fastest 100 in history and an Olympic record that let him join Carl Lewis as the only men with consecutive gold medals in the Summer Games’ marquee track event. [yahoo]

Oscar: It Was Mind-Blowing – The 25-year-old had on Saturday become the first double amputee to compete in an athletics event at the Olympics, but he was never in contention in his semi-final and finished last in a time of 46.54sec. Pistorius, though, was far from disappointed at bowing out. [sport24]

1-Time Airplane Makes Emergency Landing – A 1Time plane made an emergency landing at the King Shaka International Airport on Sunday, an airport spokesperson said. Spokesperson Colin Naidoo said the runway at the airport was closed for the emergency landing from 17:00 to 20:00. [news24]

Let’s Not Forget Our 15 June 1Time Airlines ‘Explosion’ Article – Which 1Time airlines eventually responded to, citing lightning as the ‘possible’ cause of the noise. We would like to add that we have spoken to meteorologists who have analysed weather data for the day in questiona and they say it is ‘highly unlikely’ that there was any lightning that day. [2oceansvibe]

Seven Killed In Sikh Temple Mass Shooting – At least seven people are dead and up to thirty have been injured after a gunman opened fire at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin in what currently appears to be a racially-motivated attack. [independent]

Apple Secrets Coming Out In Samsung Trial – Apple is finding there’s a price in pushing its grievances against rival Samsung in federal court: disclosure. In just the first few days of its patent trial this week, Apple has publicly discussed how it created the iPhone and iPad, showed early designs of the devices and described intimate details about its product team. [wallstreetjournal]

How Is Jamaica Able To Produce So Many Sprinters? – Jamaica has just 2.8 million or so people, the USA has around 314 million — that means the US has more than a hundred times more people to find their sprinters in. GDP per capita is $9,100 in Jamaica, and it’s $49,000 in the USA — that’s five times the money to buy starter pistols, studded boots and Gatorade. What is behind Jamaica’s remarkable athletic success? [bizinsider]

Kim Jong Un Might Want His People To Be Happy –  The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called for building a “prosperous country” in a major policy guideline published on Friday, a day after he told a visiting Chinese delegation that he was focused on “developing the economy and improving people’s livelihoods.” [newyorktimes]

Andy Murray Defeats Federer At Olympics – Andy Murray beat Roger Federer to win the Olympic tennis gold medal, a month after the men’s Grand Slam record-holder reduced him to tears at the Wimbledon final. [businessweek]

Stevie Wonder Files For Divorce – Stevie Wonder is filing for divorce after 11 years of marriage to Kai Millard Morris, according to court papers filed July 26. [reuters]

Pistorius Debate Hits World Media – Oscar Pistorius competed in the semifinals of the men’s 400 meters ;last night in London, but there were a few in the crowd — and even on the track, perhaps — less than thrilled to see the double amputee bolt out of the starting blocks on his J-shaped carbon legs. [thedaily]

15 Year Old Wins 800m Olympic Swimming – Katie Ledecky got good-luck wishes from Missy Franklin and a high-five from Michael Phelps on her way to the pool deck for her first Olympic swimming final at 15. Then the high school sophomore-to-be from Bethesda, Md., won her own gold medal. [espn]

Euromillions Rollover – Tomorrow’s Jackpot Is R1.9 Billion – This is nearing an all time record for the Euromillions lottery, as punters cramble to buy tickets online to tomorrow’s EUR 190 Million draw. Get your tickets now. [here]

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Clint Eastwood Endorses Mitt Romney – Oscar-winning actor and director Clint Eastwood has endorsed Mitt Romney in the race for the White House. The Dirty Harry star endorsed the Republican presidential candidate on Friday night during a Sun Valley fundraiser. [guardian]

Another Group Comes Our Against Karoo Fracking – The Southern Cape Land Committee (SCLC) has joined the fracking debate, calling on the government not to allow the controversial shale gas exploitation practice to go ahead in the Karoo, without allowing landless residents a voice in its final decision. [businessday]

Zuckerburg No Longer Tech’s Top 10 Richest – Facebook Inc. (FB) co-founder Mark Zuckerberg is no longer among the world’s 10 richest technology billionaires.. The 28-year-old’s fortune dropped by $423 million Friday as shares of the world’s largest social media company fell 4 percent to $20.04 in New York, a record low. Zuckerberg is now worth $10.2 billion. Shame. [bloomberg]

New York Apartment For Sale At $100 Million – An 8,000-square-foot penthouse in midtown Manhattan is on sale for $100 million, the most expensive apartment currently on the market in New York. The apartment which sits atop the CitySpire skyscraper on West 56th Street, is described by Prudential Douglas Elliman as “the crown jewel” in the condominium. [luxuo]

Natalie Portman Got hitched This Weekend – Natalie Portman said “I do” on Saturday night to her fiancé of two years, French dancer and choreographer Benjamin Millepied, on the scenic central California coast of Big Sur. [people]

Robert Reckons There Are Others – Rob Pattinson is angry that his estranged girlfriend Kristen Stewart is staying with her producer pal Giovanni Agnelli and suspicious of his motive in taking her in. [radar]

John Travolta’s Legal Team Accuses Another Masseur of Lying – It’s been a while since we talked about John Travolta and his (allegedly gay) penis, but wouldn’t you know it — the actor’s legal team is condemning another masseur’s claim as false. – A while back, Royal Caribbean Cruise masseur Fabian Zanzi claimed Travolta exposed himself during a routine neck massage, then offered $12,000 for his silence. [gawker]

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Al Bairre In Studio Acoustic Session – A 5 piece symphonic Indie Rock band who’s dancey indie tunes combines cello, violin, keys, fender guitars, ukulele’s and drums join Just Josie at 13h00 to catch them jamming live on air. [justjosie]

Liezel Van Der Westhuizen With Bailey Schneider – South African television presenter Liezel van der Westhuizen shoots the breeze with Bailey Schneider from 14h00-15h00 today. [baileyschneider]

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Miss SA 2012, Melinda Bam On 2 Girls 1 Mic – Melinda Bam is the 23 year old, Pretoria-born, Miss SA 2012. Angel and Kamini chatted to her about the highs and lows of pageanting, as well as dispelling some of the rumours around why she won’t be representing SA at the Miss World. [podcast]

Kass Naidoo With Bailey Schneider – As Gsport celebrated its 6th birthday, former cricket broadcaster Kass Naidoo joined The Bailey Schneider Show to chat about this online initiative which she launched. [podcast]