Yolandi van der Westhuizen has been appointed new Boland Senior Women and U19 cricket coach. Van der Westhuizen, a former Protea and Boland player, becomes the first woman to occupy this position in the union. "With a region such as ours,...

Ethiopia’s Letesenbet Gidey smashed the world record* at the Valencia Half Marathon Trinidad Alfonso EDP, clocking 1:02:52 on her debut at the distance at the World Athletics Elite Label road race in Spain on Sunday. Competing in the same Spanish...

Potchefstroom Gimnasium have been crowned the DStv Schools Netball Champions after beating Hoërskool Menlopark 25-22 to claim the national schools title. The North West side dominated the match from the first quarter, leading the score board 19-16 at half time. Coach,...

The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) is encouraging others to adopt updated terminology following today’s announcement of the change to the Laws of cricket to use the gender-neutral terms “batter” and “batters” rather than “batsman” or “batsmen” These changes have been...

Marikana Boxing Club’s Asande Simelane has her eyes set on becoming the next best female boxer in South Africa as she wants to follow the path of Noni Tenge and Bukiwe Nonina. Hailing from Rustenburg, the 22-year-old fell in love...

The gsport platform is here for you to use to positively impact women’s sport and grow your personal brand while you are at it.  One of the simplest and most impactful ways to do that is through positive story telling....

The University of the Free State's Kovsies recorded a convincing 55-39 win against tournament hosts Maties in the 2021 Varsity Netball final at the Coetzenburg Indoor Centre on Monday, 30 August. It is Kovsies’ fourth title, following those in 2013,...

Maties and Kovsies will contest the Varsity Netball final at the Coetzenburg Indoor Centre on Monday, 30 August 2021, at 19:00 on SuperSport Variety 4, DStv channel 209. Unbeaten throughout the 2021 Varsity Netball edition, Maties beat defending champions, Tuks...

University of Pretoria (Tuks) beat University of the Western Cape (UWC) 79-37 at the Coetzenburg Indoor Centre on Saturday, 28 August 2021, to secure the last semi-final spot in this year’s Varsity Netball tournament, while Stellenbosch University (Maties), North...

Kovsies beat North West University (NWU) 76-52, while Maties remain undefeated after their 71-49 victory over University of Pretoria (Tuks), who finished Round 6 in fifth place on the log. However, the defending champions are expected to beat University of...

As we celebrate Women’s Month in South Africa, it is heartwarming to see how women in sport are starting to be recognised and are increasingly becoming role models, both in Africa and the rest of the world. This was evidenced...

This Women’s Month, Momentum is airing its third annual #SheOwnSherSuccess campaign, which aims to inspire women to seek unstoppable success. The second day of the event, hosted by Sherlin Barends, explored the topic of taking control of careers and...

South African champion Yolande de Villiers lead from start to finish to win the 2021 Momentum Medical Scheme Attakwas Extreme MTB in the Western Cape on Saturday. It was the 48-year-old’s ninth participation in the iconic race and her third...

This Women’s Month, financial services provider Momentum has launched its third iteration of the annual Momentum #SheOwnsHerSuccess campaign. This year’s theme seeks to encourage women to persist on their journey towards financial success, by overcoming the barriers that hold...

There’s a popular expression which says, “If you want a job done properly then give the task to a woman”. That could be applied to Team SA at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics as the curtain comes down on what...

Momentum renewed its sponsorship of gsport, leading women’s sports news source for the past 16 years. The sponsorship includes funding the Momentum gsport Awards, which seeks to not only recognise but aid women in sports on their journey to...

Springbok Women's rugby player, Babalwa Latsha, has been announced as the latest Laureus Sport for Good Foundation ambassador. Latsha joins an illustrious list of sporting icons to join the Laureus family. Born in the township of Khayelitsha in Cape Town, Latsha started playing rugby out...

Former Momentum gsport Awards winner, Bongi Msomi, has been announced as the latest elite athlete to join Roc Nation Sports. The SPAR Proteas captain is the third-highest capped player for South Africa with 126 appearances and led the team to...

South African National Netball Team assistant coach, Dumisani Chauke, is thrilled to be part of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation after being announced as the latest ambassador. Chauke joins a prestigious group of South African sporting icons including Banyana...

Under a new name and logo, the International Netball Federation (INF) has announced an official rebrand to World Netball, alongside the launch of a strategic plan which will shape the future of the sport and drive positive impact around...