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  South Africa's Paralympic star Oscar Pistorius, jailed for murdering girlfriend, to get early parole

  Other Sports | November 24, 2023 19:18 IST

  The Gold medalist at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Paralympic Games and the former World champion was convicted in the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on February 14, 2013 and is facing a 15-year jail term.

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  State applies for leave to appeal Pistorius sentence

  Other Sports | December 10, 2014 5:19 IST

  Pretoria: The state presented its application for leave to appeal South African athlete Oscar Pistorius's sentence and conviction at the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria Tuesday.Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through

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  Pistorius lawyers ask judge to reject state appeal

  Other Sports | November 19, 2014 16:11 IST

  Stellenbosch, South Africa: Oscar Pistorius' lawyers have filed court papers asking a judge to reject prosecutors' attempts to take the athlete's case to South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal.Pistorius' lawyers say that Judge Thokozile Masipa

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  Pistorius prosecutors file appeal papers

  Other Sports | November 04, 2014 21:51 IST

  Stellenbosch, South Africa: Prosecutors in the Oscar Pistorius case filed appeal papers Tuesday, saying they believe a judge did not correctly apply the law when she found the Olympic athlete not guilty of murder for

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  2016 Rio Games organizers would welcome Pistorius

  Other Sports | October 28, 2014 23:49 IST

  LONDON: Brazilian Olympic and Paralympic organizers say Oscar Pistorius would be welcome to compete at the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro if the South African runner is declared eligible.The double-amputee athlete began a five-year

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  Steenkamp cousin: Pistorius apology not genuine

  Other Sports | October 16, 2014 14:53 IST

  PRETORIA, South Africa: Reeva Steenkamp's cousin says Oscar Pistorius must "pay for what he's done" and testified that she didn't believe the athlete's courtroom apology to the family of the woman he killed was sincere. Kim

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  Reeva Steenkamp's death ruined family, court hears

  Other Sports | October 16, 2014 11:01 IST

  Pretoria: Oscar Pistorius "ruined our whole family" when he killed Reeva Steenkamp, a South African court heard today, as prosecutors turned the spotlight firmly back on the victim in a last-ditch attempt to secure a

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  Oscar Pistorius faces sentencing this week

  Other Sports | October 12, 2014 20:02 IST

  JOHANNESBURG: Oscar Pistorius faces sentencing this week in a South African court after being convicted of culpable homicide for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.The sentencing of the double-amputee athlete is expected to involve several days of

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  South Africa prosecuting authority unhappy with Pistorius judgement

  Other Sports | September 12, 2014 23:10 IST

  Pretoria: South Africa's top prosecuting authority Friday expressed its disappointment on not being able to secure a conviction on the original charge of premeditated murder against paralympian Oscar Pistorius.Pistorius shot his girlfriend dead through a

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  Oscar Pistorius can compete again in Paralympics

  Other Sports | September 12, 2014 22:03 IST

  London: Oscar Pistorius will be free to compete again once he has served any punishment for killing his girlfriend, the International Paralympic Committee said Friday.   The South African double-amputee runner was found guilty of culpable

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  Judge: Pistorius is guilty of culpable homicide

  Other Sports | September 12, 2014 15:51 IST

  PRETORIA, South Africa: A South African judge on Friday found Oscar Pistorius guilty of culpable homicide, or negligent killing, in the shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp and declared him not guilty of murder. Judge Thokozile

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  Meet Oscar Pistorius, the Usain Bolt of paralympics

  Other Sports | October 13, 2014 9:59 IST

  New Delhi: Being handicapped must be very depressing, but some are bold and strong enough to convert their weakness into strength. One big example is South African sprinter, Oscar Pistorius.Born on 22nd November 1986, he