
Pistorius: Lover caught in tragedy or killer?
Oscar Pistorius portrayed himself as a lover caught in tragedy, wielding a pistol and frightened as he stood only on his stumps, then killed his ...

Paralympics refocuses on future without Pistorius
As Oscar Pistorius offered his first defense against a murder charge, the head of the Paralympics was trying to reassure members Tuesday that the ...

Pistorius: Thought lover an intruder in shooting
Oscar Pistorius wept Tuesday as his defense lawyer read the athlete's account of how he shot his girlfriend to death on Valentine's Day, claiming he ...
Nike, Oakley move away from Oscar Pistorius
Two major sponsors, Oakley and Nike, distanced themselves from Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius on Monday after the South African sports star was ...

Girlfriend's mom: Why did he do this?
The family of Oscar Pistorius' slain girlfriend wants answers, her mother told a Johannesburg newspaper, as South Africans braced to hear why ...

A look at the murder case facing Oscar Pistorius
South Africa's prosecutors will begin explaining Tuesday why they accuse Olympian Oscar Pistorius of committing murder in the Valentine's Day shooting ...

Future races canceled in wake of Pistorius charge
Oscar Pistorius' agent has canceled all future track races so the double-amputee Olympian can focus on the murder charge against him, underscoring the ...
S.Africa celebrities who faced their day in court
For the rich or poor, famous or unknown, violent crime is a fear in South Africa, a nation of 50 million where some 50 people are killed each day — ...

TV show with Pistorius' dead girlfriend airs
Reeva Steenkamp's last wish for her family before she was shot dead at boyfriend Oscar Pistorius' home was for them to watch her in a reality TV show ...

Pistorius' family strongly denies murder charge
Oscar Pistorius is "numb with shock as well as grief" after the shooting death of his model girlfriend at his home in South Africa, the runner's uncle ...

Bolt in shock over Pistorius arrest
Usain Bolt was in shock when he heard fellow Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius had been arrested and charged in the shooting death of his model ...

Weeping Pistorius faces premeditated murder charge
In a courtroom, not an Olympic stadium, there was no click-click-click of Oscar Pistorius' prosthetic limbs. His only sound Friday was loud, ...

Newspapers around the world run with Pistorius
Photographs of Oscar Pistorius, some with a gray hood covering his head and others with him running in the Olympic Stadium in London, were splashed ...

News of Pistorius case leaves many in disbelief
Classy, gracious, humble. That was Oscar Pistorius. Before Thursday, Ato Boldon said, Pistorius' name would have been the last to come to mind if ...

Amputee Olympic star Pistorius charged in slaying
Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter dubbed the Blade Runner, was charged Thursday in the Valentine's Day slaying of his girlfriend at his ...

Pistorius lived out dream by running at Olympics
The figure of Oscar Pistorius racing around the Olympic track with his carbon-fiber blades whipping through the air was one of the enduring images of ...
Runner's Twitter feed is a long victory lap
Since captivating the world with his groundbreaking Olympic trip to London, Oscar Pistorius' life seemed like an extended victory lap. More than ...

Olympian Oscar Pistorius charged with murder
Paralympic superstar Oscar Pistorius was charged Thursday with the murder of his girlfriend who was shot inside his home in South Africa, a stunning ...

News of Pistorius leaves many in disbelief
Out in the small Italian town of Gemona, among many places around the world, the arrest of Oscar Pistorius on murder charges was hard to believe.

Pistorius involved in shooting at home, woman dead
Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius was taken into custody and was expected to appear in court Thursday after a 30-year-old woman who was believed to be ...

Column: Only 1 athlete of the year in 2012, Messi
'Tis the season for making merry and for choosing our top sports men and women of the year, two distinctly separate annual rituals that in fact ...