Holland Turn Up Pressure to Down Spirited South Africans
The Investec South Africa women’s hockey team showed guts and tenacity to craft a 1-0 half-time lead over recent Champions Trophy winners Holland in the second Test in the leafy town of Ede outside Amsterdam Thursday afternoon.
Tough Job for gsport Judges as Awards Count-Down Narrows
The gsport judging panel has a tough task of choosing four Leading Ladies of the Year to be unveiled at the 2011 gsport Awards on Monday, 1 August 2011, with twelve outstanding women battling it out for gsport glory across the four Leading Ladies categories.
Passionate Diamonds No Semi-Final Walkover
Although the unbeaten Lightning Roses from Bloemfontein will go into the second semi-final of the Netball Grand Series as the outright favourites on Saturday, the fourth-placed team on the log, Black Diamonds, have the ability to ensure an intriguing semi and even cause an upset if they hit their straps.
Caster Looks for Progress at Stockholm Diamond League
Caster Semenya’s preparation to defend her World Championship title continue tomorrow night (29 July) in Stockholm, Sweden at the 11th Diamond League Meeting of 2011.
SA Up Against World Champs Holland in Second Test
The world’s best women’s hockey team, Holland, beat a brave young Investec South Africa 5-0 after leading 2-0 at half-time in the first of the two-Test series in the leafy town of Ede in the Netherlands late Wednesday afternoon, a match in which the tourists’ finishing again let them down.