Posted on September 26, 2018
All geared up and nearly nowhere to play has been Mariska Venter’s biggest frustrations so far this year. It led to the High Performance Centre (HPC) based wheelchair tennis player’s internationally rankings dropping quite dramatically. Last year she was ranked as one of the top 30...
Posted on September 26, 2018
Lebogang Shange (Nike/HPC) pulled off perhaps one of the best wins of his race walking career on Monday when he won the Around Taihu International 20km-race in China.
Posted on September 20, 2018
When Unelle Snyman steps onto the mat on Saturday during the Judo World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan she knows she is in for a tough challenge, but the Tuks judoka is confident of giving as good as she gets.
Posted on September 19, 2018
It might just be third time lucky for the Lebogang Shange when he competes from Sunday in the ‘Around Taihu’ International Multi-day Race Walking event in China.
Posted on September 18, 2018
One of the biggest concerns in South African sport is the way talented youngsters just fade away without ever fulfilling their real potential.
Posted on September 10, 2018
Malcolm Mitchell and Wilco Nienaber went six under in the final round of the Eisenhower Trophy to seal a top 30 finish for Team South Africa in the 2018 World Amateur Team Championship in Ireland on Saturday.
Posted on September 10, 2018
Getting the nine-year-old Zinan Maimane (TuksGolf) to switch off the television or put away his PlayStation is not always easy, but it can be equally as challenging to get him to come home once he is playing golf.
Posted on September 06, 2018
South Africa will have to pull out all the stops in Friday’s second round at Carton House Golf Club to catch up to Eisenhower Trophy leaders Denmark in the World Amateur Team Championship in Ireland.
Posted on September 02, 2018
Michaela Whitebooi is not training to lose, but for now, she will make peace that during the African Judo Championships in Tunisia her performance was only good enough for bronze.
Posted on August 29, 2018
Not many athletes can claim to bring positive change to people’s lives while they are in a constant battle to overcome their own setbacks.
Posted on August 29, 2018
Pieter Moolman says losing his Sunshine Tour card at the end of the 2015 season taught him some valuable lessons and having regained his playing privileges via qualifying school earlier this year, he returns an improved player.
Posted on August 21, 2018
Zander Lombard finally got over the line when he claimed his first Sunshine Tour title after defeating Jake Roos in the first playoff hole of the Vodacom Origins of Golf at Zebula Golf Estate and Spa on Saturday.
Posted on August 17, 2018
In spite of qualifying in all three breaststroke events, Tatjana Schoenmaker (Tuks) will in all probability not compete in December at the Fina World Swimming Championships (25m) in Hangzhou, China.
Posted on August 14, 2018
As the ripples subsided after the national short course championships at the King’s Park Aquatics Centre in Durban on Sunday, 11 swimmers had posted qualifying times for December’s FINA World Short-Course Championships in China.
Posted on August 14, 2018
South African wheelchair tennis rising star Mariska Venter successfully defended her doubles title at the Memorial Jens Open by clinching her second doubles crown at the Royal Ter Rivieren Tennis Club in Antwerp, Belgium on Sunday.
Posted on August 07, 2018
Lebogang Shange completed his African Athletics Championships medal collection over the weekend in Asaba, Nigeria when he finished second in the 20km race walk.
Posted on August 07, 2018
The qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo is starting in earnest for the Tuks judokas from Friday when they compete in the Budapest Grand Prix Tournament.
Posted on August 06, 2018
From a Tuks/HPC perspective, the performance of Cornel Fredericks deserves a special mention. Fredericks was second in the 400m-hurdles. His performance proves that perseverance and dedication do pay off. It is the first time in four years that he had won a medal at a major international event.
Posted on August 03, 2018
It was mission accomplished for Akani Simbine yesterday when he won the 100m at the African Athletics Championships in Asaba, Nigeria.
Posted on July 29, 2018
Charles Brittain and James Mitchell gave a masterclass display of what guts and determination should be about yesterday when they won the gold medal in the men’s pair race during the World Under-23 Rowing Championships in Poznan, Poland.
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