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SA’s most-capped hockey player, the Investec SA women’s hockey captain Marsha Marescia was honoured by Sports Minister Fikile Mbabula in recognition of her winning 300 caps. Photo: Supplied

Marescia Honoured at Glittering Gala

By on 20 March, 2013 in Awards, Hockey, Newsroom

VIDEO: Marsha Marescia singles out support from friends and family, and the unifying power of sport, as she is honoured by Sports Minister Fikile Mbalula was honoured at a gala dinner in recognition of her 300th cap.

Bianca Buitendag easily defeated French surfer Pauline Ado in the ASP Women's World Tour Drug Aware Margaret River Pro in Western Australia, to advance to round three, on Sunday, 17 March, 2013. Photo: ASP/Robertson

Buitendag Strikes Early to Advance at Margaret River

By on 17 March, 2013 in Newsroom, Surfing

2013 ASP tour rookie Bianca Buitendag made the best of a big set early in her Heat 6 of Round two in Western Australia on Sunday, to advance to Round 3 of the ASP’s Drug Aware Margaret River Pro

The local Australian Felicity Palmateer who upset the reigning ASP Women’s World Champion Stephanie Gilmore in Heat 3 of the First Round of the ASP WWC’s second stop, the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro, in Western Australia, earlier today. Tour rookie and SA star Bianca Buitendag carried over her good form from the tour’s opening Roxy Pro Gold Coast, where she made it to the last eight in her debut appearance. Photo: ASP/Robertson

Buitendag Opens Margaret River Pro in Style

By on 16 March, 2013 in Newsroom, Surfing

2013 ASP tour rookie Bianca Buitendag continued her good form from the Gold Coast last weekend, when she progressed to Round 2 of the Drug Aware Margaret River Pro in Australia at the opening round 1 on Saturday, scoring 14.40 to finish Heat 4 in second place behind Austraian Sally Fitzgibbons on 18.63 points

Norway’s Suzann Pettersen (left) beat South Korea’s Inbee Park (right) to win the individual title at the 2013 Mission Hills World Ladies Champs at the Mission Hills Haikou Sandbelt Trails course, in China on Sunday, 10 March, 2013. The two are pictured together on day 3. Photo: Supplied

Bregman and Pace Place SA 13th in World Champs

By on 10 March, 2013 in Golf, Newsroom

Stacy Bregman and Lee-Anne Pace take South Africa to 13th place tied out of 19 teams contesting the 2013 Mission Hills World Ladies Champs in China earlier today, with Bregman satisfied with her 22nd-place finish in her first outing of the year.

World No.4 Inbee Park from Korea leads the Mission Hills World Ladies Championship in tropical Hainan, southern China, on Friday, the second day of the World Ladies Championship at the Mission Hills Haikou Sandbelt Trails course on 8 March 2013 in Hainan Island, China . Photo by Victor Fraile / The Power of Sport Images

Team SA Steady as She Goes at Mission Hills

By on 8 March, 2013 in Golf, Newsroom

Even-par Team SA watch the leaders increase the distance in round two at Mission Hills in tropical Hainan, southern China, on Friday, while Spain’s Carlota Ciganda breaks the course record after shooting a nine-under-par 63 to move from 26th position into the runners-up slot at the tournament’s halfway mark

Gwladys Nocera, one of three the World Ladies Championship overnight leaders, in action during the first day at the Mission Hills Haikou Sandbelt Trails course on the Hainan Island, China, on 7 March 2013. Photo by Victor Fraile / The Power of Sport Images

Round One Promise as Bregman and Pace do SA Proud

By on 7 March, 2013 in Golf, Newsroom

Stacy Lee Bregman and Team SA partner Lee-Anne Pace did the country proud on Day 1 of the Mission Hills World Ladies Championship at Mission Hills in China, carding a 142 to finish joint fifth overnight with Norway, one better than defending champions China

Bianca Buitendag blasts a big manoeuvre off the lip on her way to qualifying for the quarter-finals of her debut outing on the 2013 ASP World Championship Tour at the Roxy Pro Gold Coast at Kirra in Queensland, Australia, on Thursday. 2013 tour rookie Buitendag will be well pleased with an oustanding performance to launch her major league participation. Photo: ASP / Will H-S

WCT Rookie Buitendag Bows Out Proud on Debut

By on 7 March, 2013 in Newsroom, Surfing

2013 tour rookie Bianca Buitendag bowed out of her debut ASP World Tour Surfing event with a forgettable performance ealier today, but will recall her Roxy Pro Gold Coast performance with pride after upsetting the form book to ride her way through to the Quarterfinals

Sevens ace Natasha Hofmeester says she and her team are excited at the prospect of facing rivals and defending champions, Australia, in the opening rounds of the 2013 IRB Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013, in Moscow, during March. Hofmeester is captured heading for the line against Canada during the 2009 Nations Cup match in Ontario, Canada. File photo: Garry Goldwells / RugbyPhoto.com

SA Face Australia in RWC Sevens 2013

By on 1 March, 2013 in Rugby

The Springbok Sevens women’s team will face defending champions Australia, China and Ireland in Pool B at the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013. This follows a draw made in Moscow on Thursday.