Pistorius cancels races as ‘bloody bat found’

Oscar Pistorius has called off the races that were due in coming months in the face of charges of murdering his girlfriend on Valentine’s Day, his manager said.

The 26-year-old Olympic and Paralympic athlete was charged on Friday with the premeditated murder of Reeva Steenkamp, 29, who was shot dead at his luxury Pretoria home.

He had been contracted to compete in races in Australia, Brazil, Britain, and the US between March and May.