Oscar Pistorius - The Fastest Man On No Legs

Oscar Pistorius was born to Henke and Sheila Pistorius on 22nd November 1986. This would have been a fairly ordinary affair except that Oscar Pistorius was born with a rare deformity of the legs - his feet contains only two toes, the heel bone and a bone to connect the toes and the heel together.

Henke and Sheila Pistorius made the heartwrenching decision to amputate Oscar’s legs below the knee. Read more

US Opens - Has Roger Federer Rekindled His Desire To Win?

The Olympics Gold in Doubles gave me a great lift, it really inspired me and i really hope to use that to do well here

By Roger Federer

ROGER FEDERER opened his defense of his US Opens crown with an emphatic 6-3, 6-0, 6-1 straight sets victory over Maximo Gonzalez. The above quote was given during an interview after the game.

For the first time since 2004, Roger Federer began a tournament ranked world no. 2.

Although it is still early to tell how far Roger Federer will progress in this tournament, it is obvious to all that he played the match with a lot more confidence, patience and definitely much more desire Read more

I Bet You Can’t Swim Faster Than Natalie Du Toit!

BORN IN CAPE TOWN, South Africa, Natalie Du Toit was already a rising star in swimming when she was young.

At the tender age of 14, Natalie Du Toit set multiple national age group records in both medley events and she competed in the Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth Games in 1998.

Two years later, at 16, she nearly qualified for the 2000 Sydney Olympics in three events.

With her strong determined character, many believed she would go on to bring glory for the home nation in future years.

In February 2001, a then 17 year old Natalie, went about school in the usual manner - riding her scooter. Unknown to her, what would soon happen would change her life forever. Read more

Michael Phelps Quest For Historic Eight Gold Medals Is Still On

Everyone is watching in anticipation.

Everyone in USA or anyone who supports Michael Phelps in his quest for unprecedented 8 Gold Medals, would have to watch this game.

This is a race that could potentially derail Phelps’ golden quest. Read more

Roger Federer’s Inconsistency Results In Yet Another Upset In Beijing Olympics Tennis Quarter Finals

Roger Federer suffered yet another loss in a forgettable season. This time he lost to American James Blake in the Beijing 2008 Olympics Quarter Finals.

This time, at least he reached the quarterfinals. Federer won his first few matches, including a convincing victory over Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic prior to the clash with Blake.

n fact, despite the media attention to his slumping form, he still won two tournaments this year and got to at least the semifinals in all three Majors thus far!

Put simply, if an unheralded player gets to the semifinals of three majors in a year, he would probably be hailed and showered with affection and praises.

Unfortunately, semifinalist and finalist are not what we come to expect from the world No. 1. Read more

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