Sport & Athletics News

  • TuksAthletics: Van Zyl Sort-Of Satisfied

    Posted on March 13, 2016

    LJ Van Zyl (Tuks/HPC) won the 400-hurdles at the Gauteng-North Championships in 50.09 seconds. He was the first to admit that his time was nothing to get excited about but he was satisfied for now. There is still a long season ahead and it is important for him to peak when it really matters.

  • TuksAthletics: SA Sprinters Spoiling Supporters – Simbine

    Posted on March 13, 2016

    After winning the 100 metres at the Gauteng North Championships in 10.01 seconds yesterday, Akani Simbine (Tuks/HPC) said jokingly that local athletics fans are being spoiled. He was referring to the fact that his performance was totally overshadowed by Wayde Van Niekerk’s awesome 9.98s...

  • TuksFootball: Match Report: Mpumalanga Black Aces vs University of Pretoria

    Posted on March 12, 2016

    A 97th-minute strike from Atusaye Nyondo salvaged a point for AmaTuks as they drew 1-1 with Mpumalanga Black Aces at the Mbombela Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

  • TuksRugby: FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International resumes

    Posted on March 11, 2016

    The Board of FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International today announced that Varsity Cup matches will resume on Monday, 14 March 2016.

  • TuksAthletics: Akani Simbine sets new Record

    Posted on March 08, 2016

    Akani Simbine (Tuks/HPC) rewrote history with his record-breaking 100m performance at the ASA Night Series Meeting at Pilditch. Simbine’s time was 0.01s faster than the South African record of 9.97s that he previously shared with Henricho Bruintjies.

  • TuksJudo: Zack Piontek wins Bronze

    Posted on March 07, 2016

    TuksJudo athlete Zack Piontek is well on his way to the 2016 Rio Olympic games. Zack competed in the Pan American Open Judo Championships which took place in Lima, Peru from the 4th-5th March 2016 and received a bronze medal. Marlon August also a TuksJudo player came in 5th place in the...

  • Varsity Cup: Postponement of all Varsity Cup fixtures

    Posted on March 02, 2016

    FNB Varsity Cup presented by Steinhoff International announces match postponement.

  • TuksWomensRugby: 3 players in SA Select Women's Squad

    Posted on February 29, 2016

    SA Select Women’s coach Renfred Dazel on Friday introduced fresh faces to his squad for the Las Vegas Invitational from 3 to 6 March as he looks to expand the depth in his squad this season. Three TuksWomensRugby players are included in the squad.

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