Posted on May 22, 2017
Ultra-distance runner Caroline Wöstmann will not defend her Comrades Marathon up-run title on June 4 after losing a race against time to recover from a hamstring injury. Wöstmann has made the difficult decision to withdraw from the 2017 Comrades Marathon on advice from her medical team.
Posted on May 19, 2017
Marco Steyn's 1st win on the pro circuit in Big Easy Modderfontein event!
Posted on May 19, 2017
South Africa's Zander Lombard is a shot off the pace while European Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn is one of six players on six-under 65.
Posted on May 15, 2017
LJ van Zyl proved that he has got his “groove” back on Saturday (13 May) by finishing second in the 400m-hurdles at the Diamond League Meeting which took place in Shanghai.
Posted on May 15, 2017
Wian Sullwald improved his ranking in the Triathlon World Series by six positions on Saturday (13/07) with his 13th place finish in Yokohama.
Posted on May 14, 2017
Olympic silver medallist Luvo Manyonga’s star shone brightly in Shanghai on Saturday as he soared to a Diamond League long jump record.
Posted on May 11, 2017
With less than three months remaining before the qualifying window closes on July 23, a total of 49 South African athletes have achieved either the A or B standards for the IAAF World Championships in London.
Posted on May 10, 2017
The past weekend at a South African Ranking Judo Tournament in Cape Town he was in outstanding form winning all four his fights in under two minutes. He only started competing in February again after being banned for two years for the use of a banned substance.
Posted on May 08, 2017
Finishing third in the 400m-hurdles at the Diamond League Meeting in Doha was just the confidence booster LJ van Zyl needed before he lines up in Shanghai on Friday.
Posted on May 06, 2017
South Africa's Akani Simbine surprised a world-class sprint field, including Justin Gatlin, Asafa Powell and Andre De Grasse to claim a season-opening 100m Diamond League victory in Doha on Friday.
Posted on May 04, 2017
A fast time is certainly on the cards tomorrow night when some of the world’s top sprinters will line up to up to race in the 100 metres at the Diamond League Meeting in Doha.
Posted on May 03, 2017
The University of Pretoria congratulates its rowing team, who won gold at the 2012 London Olympics and were individually awarded the National Order of Ikhamanga in silver in recognition of their achievement.
Posted on May 02, 2017
South African wheelchair tennis rising star Mariska Venter defeated top-seeded Rebecka Bellander from Sweden 6-1 6-3 to claim her first Lithuania Open title in the women’s singles final in Vilnius, Lithuania on Sunday.
Posted on April 30, 2017
On Friday, 28 April, the Tuks/hpc rowers known as the Awesome Foursome received the Order of Ikhamanga in Silver from President Jacob Zuma, the Grand Patron of the National Orders.
Posted on April 30, 2017
The Assupol TuksCricket team capped a brilliant season by winning the Momentum National Club Championships in Pretoria yesterday
Posted on April 25, 2017
Cremona cruised to the best ever throw on South African soil when he landed the sphere a huge 21.12 metres in Potchefstroom.
Posted on April 24, 2017
Simbine reclaimed his SA National Title in Potch
Posted on April 24, 2017
Luvo bettered his own continental mark by three centimetres, when he leapt to a massive 8.65 metre effort on his opening attempt.
Posted on April 13, 2017
Caroline Wöstmann (KPMG) will if she wins the Old Mutual Two Oceans women’s ultra-race on Saturday be only the third athlete to complete a hat-trick of victories in the 47-year history of the race.
Posted on April 11, 2017
SA race walkers Oosthuizen and Snyman strode to solid top 10 places at the EA Race Walking 20km event in Podebrady
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