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A few years ago, after realising her current work situation didn’t challenge or stimulate her enough, Esther Watson began craving something more.   One day she had a vision to organize an exclusive wheelchair race for disabled people in South Africa. Knowing that her energy came from new challenges and new ventures and with the […]

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    One thing’s for sure, South Africans have big hearts, and this story is a perfect illustration of that. Businessman Greg James realised the power of sport after losing about 30kg and competing in the Hawaii Ironman.   On his return to South Africa, after working abroad, Greg was itching to give back to […]

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  Gifts of Support   We all – thankfully! – have other women in our lives who we know we can count on to be there for us when we most need support: best friends, sisters, colleagues.  In turn, each of us has shown support for another woman at some point … the “Good Luck!” […]

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  When people think about motorsport, they tend to visualize racing drivers as macho men, with rugged good looks and an addiction to adrenaline. However, they would be surprised to know that quite a few of us regularly wear make-up, and look just as good in Hip Hop designer wear as we do in race-suits! […]

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A coach for girls’ cricket since he was a schoolboy, 19-year-old Lunga Ntuli from Groutville in the KZN North Coast has a women’s cricket club called Nkobongo, which is participating in the Durban and District Cricket Union Women’s League.

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      “Goy”, that is how my family described me, after they became aware of my taking a liking to soccer – a girl who acted like a boy.  

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  When I was host of SAfm’s week-daily sports show Game Plan between 2003 and 2006, I was regularly reminded about the poor state of women’s sport, and the topic underlining the lack of support for women’s sport came up time and again in interviews.  

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    In May 2003, it appeared that Bronwyn Bock-Jonathan’s netball career was over. The charismatic captain of the Spar South African team which was on a tour of Australia ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in her right leg.   She flew back to South Africa heavy-hearted in the knowledge that once again, she would […]

Clinique Signs With gsport

  As gsport … for Girls! celebrates our first birthday today, we are also delighted to announce that gsport has signed on Clinique as its first commercial partner.

Hall of Fame Honours Gumede

More than a decade after retiring from playing netball, eighties phenomenon, Hazel Gumede, has been lauded for her brilliance on the court and her unwavering support for netball in South Africa.

Women Run in Joburg & Cape Town

  Female runners and walkers are invited to join in the fun on National Women’s Day, by celebrating their womanhood in the 2007 Totalsports Ladies Race, presented by Asics.  

2007 August gSTAR: Shelley Russell

  Shelley Russell loves team sports, and admits its one of the reasons she is so passionate about hockey, and why she excels at it. Her dynamic style of play has caught the eye of national coach, Jenny King, who recently told gsport from the Africa Games in Kenya: “I think Shelley Russell is by […]

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