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Athletics
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Pistorius Betting: You Get Your Money Back If Oscar Walks
03 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Paddy Power is adding more fuel to the Pistorius fire with their controversial ad, declaring they will refund all losing bets if Pistorius walks. Last week Paddy Power announced that they are offering the opportunity for people to make bets on the outcome of the trial. Since then there has been an outcry from the public, saying that Paddy Power is trivialising the death of Reeva Steenkamp.
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Irish Bookmaker Offering Odds On Pistorius Trial Outcome
27 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Oscar Pistorius’s trial is becoming a day at the horse races. Irish bookmaker, Paddy Power, is sparking controversy by offering bets on the outcome of the trial.
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OJ Simpson’s Defense And ‘Dexter’ Consultants Signed Up For Multichoice Pistorius Channel
26 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Who do you call when you need expert opinions on a celebrity murder case? OJ Simpson’s defense lawyer, of course.
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Charly’s Bakery Has Apologised For These Controversial Oscar Pistorius Cookies [PHOTO]
26 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
My how the cookie has crumbled. Charly’s Bakery tried to cash in on the media circus revolving Oscar Pistorius’s trial, by creating meme cookies. Their creation backfired and has left a bad taste in the mouths of the bakery’s online following.
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Why Is Oscar Pistorius’ Team Deleting Tweets?
26 Feb 2014 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
2oceansviber @sanitycheeks spotted something quite odd yesterday: Two tweets from the highly publicised @oscarhardtruth Twitter account were deleted. Luckily there is a screenshot of the tweets before they were removed.
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Judge Rules On Pistorius Trial TV Coverage Application
25 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The trial of Oscar Pistorius will be partially televised. Thus spake Judge Dunstan Mlambo at the North Gauteng High Court.
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Oscar Pistorius Trial: 21 Questions That Need To Be Answered
24 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In one week’s time, Oscar Pistorius will stand trial for murder. Beeld newspaper have put together 21 burning questions that need to be answered.
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Oscar Pistorius’s PR Team Will Be Tweeting The “Hard Truth”
24 Feb 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Even God has a Twitter account, so why not Pistorius’s PR team. A week before Oscar Pistorius goes on trial his public relations team have set up a Twitter account, that claims to reveal the truth about the trial’s proceedings.
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Oscar Was Surfing Porn Before He Killed Reeva
23 Feb 2014 by Seth Rotherham / 11 Comments
Yup, that’s the vibe the Sunday Times are going for this morning, and it looks like the state has evidence too – by way of the surfing history on one of Pistorius’ phones. How this will look in the eyes of a judge presiding over a murder case, is anyone’s guess.
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Pistorius Crime Scene Experts To Reveal ‘Startling Findings’ As Athlete Mourns Reeva
14 Feb 2014 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
That’s what Carte Blanche are tuning about this coming Sunday’s Oscar Pistorius special they’re flighting. They are referring to it as the ‘trial of the century’ so best you prepare this Sunday for exactly that. Read this:
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GROSS: You Can Make Communal Number Twos At The Russian Winter Olympics [Photos]
22 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Just about how many times have you had to go to toilet mid-conversation with your buddy, only to sit on the toilet and feel desperately alone?
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Real-Life Cool Runnings – Internet Crowdfunding Sends Jamaican Bobsled Team To The Olympics
22 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This is too good to be true! The Jamaican bobsled team has raised over R1 million on Crowdtilt so they can compete in the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
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Should We Bin The Olympic Games?
22 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The Winter Olympics in Russia have not yet begun, but the scandals surrounding the games in Sochi started a while ago. One would think that hosting an international event in a country run by a despotic, homophobic regime would be a bad idea. Washington Post journo, Charles Lane seems to think so – he called the olympics a “corrupt quadrennial exercise.”
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Olympic Build Up: Dutch Speed Skater Flips Competitor The Double Bird [VIDEO]
21 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
At the Short Track European Championships, the final proper tune-up before the Winter Olympics, Russia’s Viktor Ahn had defeated the Netherlands’ Sjinkie Knegt in the men’s 5000m team relay. The race wasn’t a close one at all – and Knegt felt he needed to vent some anger. This is how he did it.
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Pistorius And Mandela Are Top Of The Pops
18 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Google has released it’s 12th annual year end zeitgeist – a summary of the year’s key data points on the world’s most popular search engine. Unsurprisingly, Nelson Mandela and Oscar Pistorius topped the list of South Africa’s most searched for terms. Thankfully, Steve “Relevance” Hofmeyr didn’t make the top trending list in South Africa. Nelson claimed the top trending spot globally for 2013, while Oscar limped in at sixth place for most searched for people in the world.
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Here Is The Indictment Served On Oscar Pistorius Yesterday [Full Original Document]
21 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Oscar Pistorius has been served. His indictment, which was issued just yesterday, contains two extra charges of recklessly firing his gun out of an open car sunroof last year, and firing someone else’s handgun at a restaurant just weeks before he murdered Reeva Steenkamp. Read the whole indictment here
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Of Course An Unemployed Japanese Guy Built A Gymnast Robot In His Basement [VIDEO]
23 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
You can all go home now, an unemployed Japanese man has demonstrated – via the robot that he casually built in his basement – that you are not actually pursuing the best possible outcome to your life. Presenting: Robot Number 17 performing on the Horizontal Bar.
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Oscar Pistorius Hires American Forensic Investigators Ahead Of Trial
01 Oct 2013 by Seth Rotherham / No Comments
Oscar Pistorius, the South African Olympian who shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, is preparing for his March trial, by hiring a team of American forensic investigators.
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Gareth Bale Has Been Sold In A World Record R1,4 Billion Football Transfer
26 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
24-year-old Gareth Bale will soon be playing for Real Madrid. The world record breaking, €100 million (R1,366,590,600) transfer from the Tottenham Hotspur has been finalized, and an official announcement could be made tomorrow.
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Pistorius: The State Is Going For A Life Sentence
20 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 6 Comments
The inimitable Barry Bateman and Mandy Wiener form EWN have revealed this morning that the state will be pursuing a life sentence as the mandatory minimum punishment in their case against murder accused Oscar Pistorius. Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp in his Pretoria home on Valentine’s Day this year. The state will […]
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State Will Argue That Reeva Was Cowering Behind Toilet [Images]
19 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
The City Press has reported that the state intends to argue that Reeva Steenkamp was cowering behind the toilet when Oscar Pistorius shot and killed her on Valentine’s Day this year.
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Russian Athletes Engage In Podium Kiss Fest In Violation Of Anti-Gay Laws [VIDEO]
19 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
With a growing number of people calling for the boycott of next year’s Sochi Olympics because of the much criticized anti-gay law which bans anything that could be seen as promoting homosexuality, the victorious Russian relay team marked their win at the 4 x 400m relay at the World Athletics Championship in Moscow with multiple kisses on the winner’s podium.
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Photos Of Oscar Pistorius In Court This Morning [Gallery]
19 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Photos of Oscar Pistorius arriving and standing in court have filtered onto the internet. These include pics of him walking in, standing with his family – possibly praying, as well as pics of him crying. There’s also one of a very amped protester.
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WATCH: Stream The Oscar Pistorius Analysis To Your Desktop Or Mobile
19 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’re stuck in an office without a television or bouncing from meeting to meeting this morning, you can stream the Oscar Pistorius court appearance analysis straight to your desktop or mobile, right here.
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Oscar Was On His Stumps That Night – Police Case Goes ‘Trigger Happy’ Angle
18 Aug 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 5 Comments
The Sunday Times has revealed today that ballistic tests show Pistorius did not have his legs on when he shot and killed Reeva Steenkamp. The prosecution will be painting a picture of an aggressive trigger-happy character. Click through for the police case:
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UPDATE: Oscar Pistorius Is Now Facing 2 Extra Charges For Shooting A Gun In Public
16 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Apart from being charged with the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, Oscar Pistorius will face two extra charges when he appears in court on 19 August. eNCA reports that Pistorius will face two extra counts of recklessly discharging a firearm in public.
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Police Conclude Oscar Pistorius Investigation, As Murder-Accused Frolics In Hermanus [Photo]
13 Aug 2013 by Seth Rotherham / 3 Comments
Eyewitness News report that the cops have concluded their investigation of Oscar Pistorius, who shot and killed his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The state will now serve their indictment on him, ahead of his return to court on August 19 – Reeva’s 30th birthday.
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Is This Usain Bolt Lightning Pic The Best Sports Pic Of 2013?
13 Aug 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Usain Bolt is the fastest man on the planet. This shot of him winning the 100m dash at the track and field world championships in Moscow has become an instant classic and is arguably the best sports pic of 2013… So far, anyway. What you have here is the fastest man on earth – named bolt – pictured with a bolt of lightning. Yes, poetry does actually happen in real life.
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Of Course Russia Will Give Olympians Gold Medals With Meteorites In Them
26 Jul 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Every athlete would love to have the honour of winning a gold medal for their country, but if you’re from Russia, there is a little bit more incentive. Click through to check out what we’re talking about.
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Reeva’s Parents Ask Questions, In New British Documentary [VIDEOS]
04 Jun 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In a documentary aired on Britain’s Channel 5 last night, the late Reeva Steenkamp’s parents revealed shocking details of their daughter’s relationship with Oscar Pistorius Reeva’s mother June details a conversation she had with her daughter and begs for answers why Oscar Pistorius shot thier ‘baby’.
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