Reeva Steenkamp's mother believes Oscar Pistorius 'would have killed someone sooner or later' and that her daughter's 'bad luck' conspired against her.

The athlete is believed to have paid his legal team as much as £5,400 a day to fight the charge that he murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at his Pretoria home during a seven-month trial.

South African prosecutors have confirmed they will appeal Oscar Pistorius's manslaughter verdict and five-year prison sentence after failing to secure a murder conviction.

Prosecutors say they have filed appeal papers against the verdict and sentence in the Oscar Pistorius case after the South African athlete was acquitted of the most serious murder charge.

Oscar Pistorius’ lawyers have filed court papers opposing prosecutors move to appeal the verdict and sentence in his murder trial.

Prosecutors in Pretoria have applied to appeal the decision Judge Thokozile Masipa to acquit the Paralympian of murder and instead sentence him five years in prison for manslaughter.

A South African judge says she will respond to the prosecution's appeal of the Oscar Pistorius verdict on Wednesday.

A South African judge has ruled that prosecutors can appeal the acquittal on murder charges of Oscar Pistorius, who was convicted of culpable homicide in the death of Reeva Steenkamp.

The Paralympic gold medallist, who was sentenced to five years in jail for manslaugfhter after a trial that attracted worldwide interest, could now face a murder charge - and a longer sentence.

A fellow prisoner at the Kgosi Mampuru II jail in Pretoria said the double-amputee athlete 'got up and stomped' after hearing the ruling on the radio, adding that he was p***** off.'

Two years into his inexplicable illness, which rendered his body and mind useless, Martin Pistorius, of South Africa, says he began to wake up - only no one knew that.

Martin Pistorius, who grew up in South Africa and now lives in England, was just 12 when he slipped into an inexplicable comatose state and spent the next dozen years trapped inside his body.

Martin Pistorius spent eight years trapped inside his own body unable to speak or move. Now he reveals the abuse he suffered at the hands of the very people paid to look after him in South Africa.

The Olympic and Paralympic track star is currently serving a five year prison sentence after being convicted in October following a seven-month trial.

Morne du Toit was one of several official police photographers called to Pretoria's Silverwoods Country Estate on Valentine’s Day 2013 after Oscar Pistorius shot and killed his girlfriend.

Oscar Pistorius' case will be heard by South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal on November 3, when prosecutors will ask a panel of five judges to reject his trial verdict and convict him of murder.

The paralympian, who is under house arrest at his uncle's mansion in Pretoria, South Africa, was pictured with his young cousins during his 29th birthday party on Sunday.

The National Prosecuting Authority said it will appeal the sentence given to the 29-year-old Paralympian which would see him eligible for parole in just three years after the 2013 Valentine's Day murder.

The Supreme Court of Appeal in South Africa will hear the state's appeal against Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius' six-year murder sentence on November 3, it was announced today.

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While Professor Brendan Murphy remains committed towards getting transmissions down to as low as possible, he believes the ultimate goal of total elimination could be unachievable.

New Zealand is about to head into their fourth week of strict level four restrictions which only allows people to leave their homes for essential services and exercise.

While the New Zealand-born Australian fighter was succeeding in the octagon, he admitted he was missing out on key events around him like birthdays, wedding and even funerals.

Jamie Roberts has admitted his Test career is over and does not expect to be selected by Wales again. The 94-cap centre remains available for selection.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has outed herself as an app sceptic, but still plans to push on with a version of Australia's COVIDSafe app in her country.

Sir John Key and Lady Bronagh became the owners of a high-end harbourside apartment in McMahons point last week, but placed it back on the market a day later.

The footage filmed from a beach at Mount Maunganui in New Zealand showed the vessel seemingly suspended above the ocean last week.

Tasmanian opposition leader Rebecca White has welcomed an apology from Australia's Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy to medical staff in Tasmania after he claimed they held an illegal dinner party.

Australia is edging closer to lifting coronavirus restrictions as four million people download the tracing app.

With large numbers of New Zealand residents applying for the dole since lockdown extra pressure is being put on Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to ease COVID-19 restrictions.

The family of a French tourist who mysteriously vanished in New Zealand say the teenager was 'quite disturbed'.

New Zealand could open its borders to Australian holidaymakers as part of a 'trans-Tasman bubble'.

Jacinda Ardern has shut down New Zealand television host Duncan Garner after he questioned her conservative coronavirus lockdown approach in a heated interview on air.

The working mother-of-one said she'd 'spare everyone the details' of the mishap, but was praised by her followers for her ability to multitask and her honesty.

Kat Buchanan, 33, and her fiancee Taryn Cumming, 31, live in Auckland, New Zealand with five cats. They knew they wanted children from the beginning of their two-year relationship.

LeBron James and Kylian Mbappe play different sports on different sides of the world. But they nevertheless have much in common. The two sporting superstars sat down for an insightful discussion.

JAMIE REDKNAPP: Watching Paul Pogba send his header into the back of Bournemouth’s net was like seeing LeBron James leap up to the hoop. The power, the pace, how high he gets.

James and Antetokounmpo won the most votes from each conference, making them the players who will choose the teams for the February 17 game in Charlotte.

The actress, 46, looked beautiful in a colorful ensemble complete with a yellow coat and vibrant dress as she stood on a staircase with her gorgeous family.

Kawhi Leonard scored 25 points, Norman Powell had 20 and the Toronto Raptors beat the Los Angeles Lakers 111-98 on Thursday night.

Earlier in the week he linked up with LeBron James, the LA Lakers star and Liverpool supporter, and sat courtside as the Toronto Raptors managed to surprisingly win the NBA title.

Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe was greeted by hundreds of fans as he arrived at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Monday evening following a week in Los Angeles.

While Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was showered with applause during Thursday's preseason game in Shanghai, Rockets GM Daryl Morey became the target of angry fans.

LA Lakers snapped their season-long four-game losing streak, after LeBron James (left) scored 21 points in victory against Portland Trail Blazers.

Los Angeles Lakers have paid tribute to Kobe Bryant by lining every seat in the 20,000-capacity Staples Center with his retired No 24 jersey ahead of the first match since his tragic death.

The 35-year-old Los Angeles Lakers point forward was asked by ESPN reporter Dave McMenamin on Tuesday if he was at Staples Center for the Kobe and Gianna Bryant: Celebration of Life.

Quibi, a short-form video app, began streaming 10 minute 'quick bites' of original content which users quarantined because of the coronavirus complained they can't watch on TV.

On Saturday, the app was sitting at 57th place on the US charts, well below rival streaming services Netflix, Hulu and Disney Plus.

Lagree is the workout of choice for celebrities and royalty, from Meghan Markle to Michelle Obama and the Miss Universe Australia models. It is a unique form of training using a 'megaformer bed'.