Posted on August 08, 2018
For the last few years, Claudio de Almeida’s name is one of the first that the coach Tlisane Motaung will “pencil” in when selecting his UP-Tuks team for the Varsity football encounters.
Posted on August 07, 2018
Fanie Bredenhann who coaches rugby league football at Tuks describes it as one of the most demanding ball sports there are. Therefore he encourages students who love a genuine challenge to consider taking up rugby league football.
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
The UP-Tuks football players never say die attitude led to them securing a 1-1 draw against the University of Johannesburg in the Varsity Tournament.
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 August 02, 2018
The TuksHockey men’s team dominated the Northerns Winter League winning eight of the nine games they played.
Posted on August 02, 2018
Thirty years is a long time to be doing the same thing, but Liz Mackenzie (Tuks) is as fervent about squash as the first day she started coaching.
Posted on August 01, 2018
The UP-Tuks left winger, Richard Moremi, boasts with one of the most unique records in Varsity Football and that is being possibly the only player, or one of a mere few, to have played in every tournament since its inception in 2013.
Posted on July 31, 2018
The 21-year-old Chris Moleya (Tuks) could just win his first gold medal in the high jump at the African Athletics Championships in Asaba, Nigeria.
Posted on July 31, 2018
Kgomotso Chiwayo (TuksSport High School) is a self-ascribed jokester, but there is one place he will never joke around, and that is on a football field.
Posted on July 30, 2018
To be the best and win a medal at a world championship is important to Johan Lourens but it is not the main reason why he decided to take up lifesaving.
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.
Posted on July 26, 2018
Louis Albertse might not be the most experienced professional player on the Sunshine Tour at the moment, but he makes up for it by having an old head on young shoulders.
Posted on July 25, 2018
The TuksNetball head coach, Jenny van Dyk, got the teams she coached to win 27 of the 28 netball games they played this season which indeed is an impressive statistic by anyone’s standards.
Posted on July 23, 2018
Long Jump star Luvo Manyonga and race walker Lebogang Shange were the best of a large South African contingent at the 11th leg of the IAAF Diamond League series held in London, England over the weekend.
Posted on July 23, 2018
The Tuks archer, Wian Roux, made sure he qualified for the Youth Olympic Games over the weekend when he won a silver medal in archery during the African Youth Games in Algeria.
Posted on July 23, 2018
UP-Tuks beat Naka Bulle 49-32 in the final to bring the Carlton Cup back to UP.
Posted on July 23, 2018
Charles Brittain (Tuks) is set to continue the proudly South African rowing legacy established by his elder brothers from Wednesday when he competes in the World Under-23 Championships in Poznan, Poland.
Posted on July 23, 2018
If there is one football game, Pretoria’s football fans should make sure not to miss it will be Thursday’s Varsity encounter when UP-Tuks takes to the field at home to play TUT.
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