South African athletics duo Dominique Scott and Carina Viljoen completed a second and third finish, respectively, at the Carlsbad 5000 race in Southern California on Sunday, 22 May 2022. https://twitter.com/jjswest/status/1528621408531664898?s=20&t=A6VXZ2Rc3pji7HK9T-upKg Scott crossed the finish line in a time of 15:48 in...

Former SA Surfing Champion Tasha Mentasti is the first woman, globally, to head up a national junior surfing team as she has been appointed as Head Coach of the 2022 SA Junior Surf side. In a positive move for women...

South Africa’s top performing swimmer Lara van Niekerk left her best performance for last as she races to gold in the 50m breaststroke event in a meeting record at the first leg of the Mare Nostrum series in Monaco...

Former world No. 1 Angelique Kerber clinched her first title on clay since 2016 in Stuttgart, downing Kaja Juvan 7-6(5), 6-7(0), 7-6(5) in the Internationaux de Strasbourg final Saturday, 21 May 2022. Kerber held on through the three tiebreak sets,...

The recently concluded South African National Swimming Championships opened doors for global stars as India’s Ridhima Veerendra Kumar grabbed three gold medals in Gqeberha. The 14-year-old won the 100m backstroke, 200m backstroke and the 800m freestyle events. Speaking to indulgexpress.com, Kumar said:...

Spar Proteas captain Bongi Msomi continues to pave the way off the court as she has joined forces with Score Energy in an exciting partnership. The partnership, which was announced on Monday, 16 May 2022, is one garnered by mutual...

Athletes across the globe are accelerating the growing acceptance and decreasing stigma for mental health. In recent times, athletes have been using their platforms to voice out their mental health issues and have used the spotlight to say something few...

Rhasidat Adekele smashed the Irish 400m race record as she placed third in a time of 50.70 at the Big 12 Championships Meeting in Texas on Monday, 16 May 2022. The double U20 European 100/200m champion’s breath-taking performance breaks Joanne...

2020 Momentum gsport Awards Public Choice winner and star squash player, Awande Malinga, is grateful to be back playing after partially tearing her ACL 5 months ago. According to a post shared by Malinga on Facebook, she expressed her delight...

Momentum Proteas star opening bat Laura Wolvaardt joins Suné Luus and Ayabonga Khaka for this year’s instalment of the Women’s T20 Challenge in India. Wolvaardt has been selected to join team Velocity where she will play alongside national teammate Khaka. https://twitter.com/IPL/status/1526116358039080961 While,...

Momentum Proteas stand-in skipper Suné Luus scored the winning runs as Tornadoes claimed the inaugural FairBreak Invitational title in Dubai on Sunday, 15 May 2022. There were joyous celebrations within the Tornadoes camp as Luus’ winning blow in the final...

USA’s Gabby Thomas surged past Jamaica’s Shericka Jackson to win the women’s 200m race at the Doha Diamond League event on Friday, 13 May 2022. https://twitter.com/WorldAthletics/status/1525169440643600385?s=20&t=pAm6dlKLqK1UUQTvCsbEuw Jackson looked set to open with victory only for Thomas to take the lead in...

Morocco's Bouchra Karboubi will become the first woman in the Arab world to referee a men's national football final on Saturday, 14 May 2022. In a statement released by the North African kingdom's football federation, the police officer will oversee...

Newly appointed University Sports South Africa (USSA) CEO Marissa Langeni has officially kicked started her duties where she will be aiming to pave the way to success through positive leadership and continue her commitment to developing athletes. https://gsport.co.za/marissa-langeni-lands-ussa-ceo-role/ Speaking in an...

The South African netball fraternity showed their support as legendary Spar Proteas international star Precious Mthembu called time on her professional career on court. In an official statement released by Mabenya Sports on Monday, 9 May 2022, Mthembu said: “It...

Teenage sensation Lara van Niekerk is excited to be included in Team South Africa’s squad to represent the country at the FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary from 18 June to 3 July 2022. Van Niekerk recently made headlines when she...

Janet Mbhele proved her determination at the Durban International City Marathon - which also doubled up as the Athletics South Africa National Marathon Championships - to take the national women’s title on Sunday, 8 May 2022. Mbhele crossed the finish...

The month of April was a hive of activity as South African women in sport displayed history-making performances to add to a fierce #GAL2022 Newsmakers list, powered by the Momentum gsport Newsroom. A standout performer in track and field was...

South African cricketer Robyn Searle is grateful for the latest developments in her career which has seen her display her talents at The Hills Cricket Club in Dublin, Ireland. The Titans provincial team captain joined the Irish side in April...

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur moves into the first WTA 1000 final of her career when she beat Russian qualifier Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-2 6-3 at the Madrid Open on Thursday, 5 May 2022. The Tunisia displayed incredible confidence on the court to...