Posted on February 10, 2021
When Nicholas Stothard, Varsity team head coach at TuksFootball says he considers football to be the most beautiful game he means it. "The reality is that the underdog always sort of has a chance. Fairy tales are written every day on football fields across the world. It is the game that keeps...
Posted on February 06, 2021
April is the "D-day" month for all South African swimmers who hope to qualify to compete at the Tokyo Olympic Games or the World Student Games, but things have hit a hitch. It is not sure in which pool they are going to dive in to. The National Championships and Olympic Trials were supposed to...
Posted on February 03, 2021
A year is a long time, people tend to forget about things, and things also can get misplaced or lost. The Tuks triathlete, Dylan Nortje, admits he needs to search for his racing shoes. It is a given that he will find it before the South African Triathlon Championships as he needs to race. Get...
Posted on January 31, 2021
The South African men's 4x100m relay team will medal at the World Relay Championships in Poland in May and at the Tokyo Olympic Games. Given South Africa's 4x100m-relay team's performance history, it is a bold statement to make. To Danie Cornelius, the national relay team's manager, it is a near...
Posted on January 29, 2021
Many years ago, a young boy in Ladysmith loved nothing more than to do all kinds of sports and dive into swimming pools. Like many youngsters, he had hoped to become one of the best. When he realised early on it would not happen, he did not get discouraged. Through his participation, he had...
Posted on January 28, 2021
Kennedy Tsimba has been appointed as a head coach of Young Guns at TuksRugby. In his playing days, he was labelled a maverick and with good reason. He could change the outcome of any game in seconds. One of his best qualities as a player was the ability to think on his feet. He never shied...
Posted on January 22, 2021
Perfect judo is not going to cut it. It is the conclusion Michaela Whitebooi came to in her quest to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games. The Tuks judoka seemingly could do no wrong towards the end of last year. She won three tournaments in Africa on the trot. What excited her was winning gold...
Posted on January 20, 2021
Thando Dlodlo will be all "Striped-up" when he lines up to race the 100 metres for the first time this season as he has joined the TuksAthletics Club. For South African athletics, it is good news. Every member of the South African 4x100m-relay team that set the new national and Africa record...
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