South Africa’s track and field superstars, Caster Semenya and Glenrose Xaba pulled off a tightly contested performance at the BackTrack Newton Classic Qualifier in Durban on Friday, 28 May 2021. Gold medalist Semenya smashed her 5000m Personal Best, shaving precious...

South Africa’s senior kayak champion, Esti van Tonder, earned her first international medal at the 2021 ICF Canoe-Kayak World Cup 2 in Barnaul, Russia. Van Tonder earned silver in the women’s K1 event after putting in a strong challenge from...

South African international netball star, Zanele Vimbela, is well on her way to full fitness after suffering an ACL rupture which dampened her chances of featuring for Strathclyde Sirens in the Vitality Netball Superleague this season. Vimbela, who had to...

Former Banyana Banyana player turned corporate star, Lydia Monyepao, will be taking on her new role as SAFA Chief Operating Officer effectively from 15 June 2021. Monyepao, who is chasing big leadership dreams, previously made the list for the SAFA...

Banyana Banyana international, Thembi Kgatlana’s star on the global scene continues to rise as she is currently South Africa’s most prolific striker in the Spanish top flight league. The SD Eibar forward has eclipsed legendary UEFA Champions League winner, Benni...

Para-athlete Simoné Kruger beat her own previous F38 discus World Record by almost 2 metres at the AGN League Meet at Tuks on Saturday, 22 May 2021. https://twitter.com/SASAPD/status/1396101172482691074?s=20   In April, Kruger set the World Record at 34.53m and now holds a...

Nigeria and FC Barcelona’s football star, Asisat Oshoala, is thrilled to have made global history as she became the first African to win the UEFA Women’s Champions League. On Sunday, 16 May 2021, the four-time African Women’s Player of the...

Sport England’s recent study on how Coronavirus impacted the lives of active adults in the country revealed that a majority managed to maintain their habits despite the challenges of the pandemic. According to the Active Lives Adult Survey, the first...

Former Comrades Marathon champion, Ann Ashworth is using her passion for running to improve women’s participation in the sport, particularly in ultra-distances as she has joined KwaZulu-Natal athletics club, Phantane. https://twitter.com/Phantane1/status/1390988237372641280?s=20 Ashworth and her husband, David, have partnered with the club’s...

South African international footballer, Thembi Kgatlana’s foundation is currently running a sanitary towel drive until 3 June 2021. https://twitter.com/Kgatlanathe1st/status/1389246067720572930?s=20   The # BuyAGirlAPack fundraising campaign will see all funds raised used to purchase sanitary towels for girls in underprivileged schools across South...

Tuks athlete, Phindile Kubheka, smashed the field at the University Sport South Africa Championships in Johannesburg to win the women’s 100m title in 11.68 finishing ahead of Nicola van der Merwe (11.76) and Marizaan Loots (11.78). Kubheka was in blistering...

South African long-distance runner, Jenna Challenor, is using her love for sport and the joy of motherhood to inspire her three daughters, especially her eldest, Nicolette, who is making her mark in lifesaving. Sport undeniably runs in the blood of...

English Football League’s Ipswich Town have been boosted with a shirt sponsorship deal with four-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, Ed Sheeran, for the 2021-22 season. https://twitter.com/teddyisperfect/status/1390304140799004687?s=20 The shirts will be emblazoned with the titles of Sheeran’s albums, “+-=÷x”, along with the word...

Banyana Banyana will face Mozambique in the first round of the qualifying games for the 2022 CAF Africa Women’s Cup of Nations. The draws for AWCON, as well as for the Under-20 and Under-17 Women’s World Cup qualifiers took place...

Throughout the world, eSports has turned passionate gamers into international celebrities and for South Africa’s Julia Robson, she is aiming to inspire young girls to venture into the evolving sport. Robson, who is the first female gamer in the country...

South African 400m hurdles specialist, Wenda Nel, posted the second-fastest 400mH world leading time at the ACNW Open Meeting in Potchefstroom on Saturday, 8 May 2021. Nel made sure of her Olympic-qualifying time of 55.16, crossing the finish line ahead...

Promising South African cricketer, Saarah Smith, is motivated to build on her recent outstanding CSA Women’s Provincial 1-Day League performances as she aims to make a return to the Momentum Proteas squad. Smith, who was the only batter in Pool...

Champion para-athlete, Maria Combrink, set a new World Record in the Women’s F64 Shot-Put event at the recently concluded Toyota SASAPD Championships and is looking forward to building on her success. Combrink reveals her latest victory is a culmination of...

Netball in Nambia received a major boost with the launch of the MTC Namibia Netball Premier League in Windhoek on Thursday, 29 April 2021. According to a release on nambian.com.na, the league forms part of a N$4,8 million sponsorship over...

Central Gauteng Wrestling Association has elected Bianca Taljaard as the first woman president of a provincial wrestling association in South Africa. https://twitter.com/NewsNMT/status/1388417918367526919?s=20 “Not only was I selected as the first female president in the history of Central Gauteng, I am also...