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South Africa won their fourth consecutive Regional All-Africa Challenge Trophy at Centurion Country Club. Pictured (from left are) Cynthia Rayner (WGSA president), Bianca Theron, Lara Weinstein (captain), Sylvia Masango and Magda Kruger. Photo: WGSA

Weinstein Captains SA to Defend Golf Trophy

By on 16 May, 2013 in Development, Golf, International Championship, Newsroom

Team captain Lara Weinstein and Sylvia Masango combine for SA to win their fourth consecutive Regional All-Africa Challenge Trophy at the Centurion Country Club on Thursday

Anriette Schoeman (Mecer / Africa Silks) hoists the trophy after she won her 7th women's title of her fifteenth Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour race in Cape Town in a time of 2 hours 55 minutes and 53 seconds on Sunday 10 March 2013. Photo: supplied

Road Champ Schoeman Honoured at Parliament

By on 16 May, 2013 in Awards, Cycling, Newsroom

Athens Olympian and eight-times national road cycling champion Anriette Schoeman (Mecer / Africa Silks) receives a Motion of Congratulations from the National Assembly for her cycling achievement

London Olympics bronze medallist Bridgitte Hartley working on the kayak ergonometer in the simulated altitude training centre, at the Prime Human Performance Institute in Durban, as she returns to full training after suffering a dose of chicken pox. Photo: Ruan Fourie/Gameplan Media

Hartley Recovery Under Pressure

By on 16 May, 2013 in Canoeing, Newsroom, Rowing

London Olympic medallist Bridgitte Hartley is recovering from a bout of chicken pox and hopes to be back in action by the end of the month.

Magda Kruger and Bianca Theron combined for an opening 13-under-par 131, to put South Africa in the driver’s seat at the biennial Regional All-Africa Challenge Trophy at the Centurion Country Club, on 14 May, 2013. Photo: Women’s Golf SA

Kruger Theron Pair put SA in Drivers Seat

By on 15 May, 2013 in Golf, International Championship, Newsroom

Magda Kruger and Bianca Theron shot an opening round 13-under-par 131 to put SA in the driver’s seat at the biennial Regional All-Africa Challenge Trophy in Centurion

Timea Babos of Hungary in action during the Final of the Soweto Tennis Open at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre, on 11 May, 2013 in Jabavu, South Africa. Babos beat tournament no. 5 seed, and SA favourite, Chanel Simmonds 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1. Pictures Credit: Christiaan Kotze

Proud SA End to 2013 Soweto Open

By on 11 May, 2013 in International Championship, Newsroom, Results, Tennis

20-year old Chanel Simmonds makes her mark as runner-up at the Soweto Open, losing 67 64 61 to Hungary’s Timea Babos

Magda Linette (POL, right) and Chanel Simmonds smile with their trophy, after winning the Soweto Open doubles final against Samantha Murray(GBR) & Jade Windley (GBR), at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre on 10 May, 2013. Photo: Christiaan Kotze

Chanel Keeps SA’s Swagger Intact

By on 11 May, 2013 in International Championship, Newsroom, Results, Tennis

Chanel Simmonds is on course to win both the singles and doubles titles at the Women’s Soweto Open. Simmonds, who won the double title with Magda Linette of Poland yesterday, will face top seed Timea Babos of Hungary in the women’s singles final.

The country’s leading amateur, Nobuhle Dlamini, pictured on her way to capturing the Gauteng Championship Match Play, at Randpark Golf Club on Wednesday, 8 May 2013. Photo: Womens Golf SA

Dlamini Beats Tefler for Gauteng Match Play Title

By on 10 May, 2013 in Development, Golf, Newsroom

No. 1 SA amateur Nobuhle Dlamini defeated Gauteng’s Kaleigh Telfer 4 & 3 for her seventh title at the Gauteng Championship Match Play title at Randpark Golf Club

Chanel Simmonds is a picture of concentration in action against Julia Glushko, in the quarterfinals of the Soweto Tennis Open on Thursday, advancing in straight sets 7-5 6-0 as the first South African woman in history to contend the Soweto Open Semi-finals, against Nadiya Kichenok (Ukr) at 10:30am, at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre in Jabavu, Soweto. Photo: Reg Caldecott

Simmonds Makes South African Tennis History

By on 10 May, 2013 in International Championship, Newsroom, Results, Tennis

Chanel Simmonds makes SA history after defeating no. 2 seed Julia Glushko in straight sets on Thursday, to become the first SA woman to contest the Soweto Open semi-finals, her match against fourth-seed Nadiya Kichenok starting 10:30am at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Complex in Jabavu on Friday