Water polo megastar Meghan Maartens has received top honours at the Madibaz Sports Awards at Mandela University in Gqeberha on Thursday, 19 October, 2023. Besides being named Sportswoman of the Year, the Director of Sport and Student Personality awards were...

Sprinter Tamzin Thomas is one of nine members of the University of Johannesburg track and field squad primed to make an impact when the World Student Games take place in Italy next month. Including the athletics contingent, UJ have an...

University of Johannesburg student-athlete Yane van der Merwe continued to shine in her young career when she set a new U20 javelin record at the South African Athletics Championships in Germiston last month. The 19-year-old para field athlete competes in...

Namibian Helalia Johannes stormed to victory with a personal best 10km time to win her maiden Port Elizabeth title in the SPAR Women's Challenge today. Thousands of women converged on the Summerstrand beachfront for the annual road-running extravaganza which saw...

The SPAR Women's Challenge is set for a flying start when the fast Port Elizabeth course hosts the first event of this year's series near Pollok Beach in Summerstrand on Saturday. Starting at 7am, the 10km race will be the...

Glorious weather saw the SPAR Kids' Challenge provide a rousing prelude to the main event when just under 600 runners enjoyed a run along the Summerstrand beachfront in Port Elizabeth today. Adding excitement to the occasion was the inclusion of...

In addition to providing fun and exercise for thousands of women, the SPAR Women's Challenge will play an important role in achieving its community objectives when it takes place in Port Elizabeth on Saturday. This year part of the race...

In an effort to be fully inclusive, the invitation list for the SPAR Kids' Challenge in Port Elizabeth has been widened to allow young boys to be part of the fun event when it takes place on Wednesday, May...

Former South African international swimmer Sarah Ferguson has linked her talent for swimming to a passion for the environment by joining SPAR Eastern Cape as an ambassador in their Stop Plastic campaign. The long-distance ace was a top pool competitor...

The University of Johannesburg women's team maintained an unbeaten record to emerge as champions at the end of the University Sport South Africa football tournament in Port Elizabeth last week. UJ topped their group and clinched the title when they...

The Madibaz squash team produced one of their best performances at the University Sport South Africa tournament to claim the silver medal in Port Elizabeth last week. The annual event was held at Nelson Mandela University and the local team...

The Nelson Mandela Bay team are determined to make an impact when the SPAR National Netball Championships take place at the Young Park complex in Port Elizabeth next week. Jeanie Steyn, one of the senior players, said today they were...

South Africa's team excelled at the Confederation of University and College Sports Association Games in Botswana last month, almost doubling their medals tally from two years ago. Madibaz director of sport Yoliswa Lumka, who was deputy head of the SA...

University of Johannesburg's Kristen Paton has been pinching herself as her hockey career continues to progress. Paton, who played in the Commonwealth Games earlier this year, has now been included in the South African team to play in the World...

A period of intensive preparation should ensure that a youthful SPAR Madibaz netball team are ready to show their potential in the University Sport South Africa tournament in Bloemfontein next week. The SPAR Nelson Mandela University squad for the event,...

The Madibaz women's football team will be aiming to use a mixture of youth and experience to make an impact when the University Sport South Africa tournament takes place next week. Starting on Monday, a total of 64 student teams...

Promising Madibaz squash star Hayley Ward will be aiming to continue her good form this year when she heads the varsity's women's line-up for the University Sport South Africa tournament in Port Elizabeth next week. The event, which involves individual...

A concerted team effort involving all parties lies behind the Demacon Ladies cycling team's domination of South African road races this year. When SA national road champion Carla Oberholzer surged over the finish line to win the 140km Kremetart event...

Defending champion Alexa Pienaar is ready to handle what could be a pressure-filled week when the University Sport South Africa squash tournament takes place in Port Elizabeth next month. The University of Johannesburg visual arts student will be aiming to...

York High won their third title in a row when they defeated close rivals Outeniqua High in the South Western Districts final of the SPAR Eastern Cape Schoolgirls Hockey Challenge in George on Saturday. The defending champions won 2-0 in...