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At the 2012 London Olympics, before 80,000 roaring fans and a constellation of camera flashes, it took Oscar Pistorius 45.44 seconds to become a global icon. His sprint around the 400m track was the first time in history that a double-amputee had raced at the Olympic Games. The race capped …

Oscar Pistorius will be sentenced on July 6 for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, the judge in the High Court in Pretoria said Wednesday at the end of a three-day court hearing. “This matter is postponed to Wednesday the 6th of July for sentencing,” said judge Thokozile Masipa. …

  Oscar Pistorius returned to court Tuesday a day after being described as a “broken” man who should be hospitalised rather than jailed, as he attended sentencing for the murder of his girlfriend three years ago. The double-amputee killed Reeva Steenkamp, a model and law graduate, in the early hours …