Women Keeping Team SA in AAG
With a tally of eleven medals for Team South Africa on Wednesday, South Africa is proving to be a significant player in the ninth edition of the All Africa Games in Algiers.
Swimmers Medal Haul Increases
More medals in the kitty was the story on Tuesday in Algiers, as Team SA added another four gold medals for a total of 12 bagged, with the women in the combined team bringing in 3 Gold, two Silver and two Bronze for a share of 7 in the total.
Banyana Show True Form in Algiers
Banyana Banyana progressed on Sunday with another win in their All Africa Games campaign, this time a 3-1 win over Ethiopia, and speaking to gsport on Monday, Fran Hilton-Smith expressed her happiness with the team’s performance.
Medal Count Rises for Team SA
Official information about South Africa’s progress during the first three days at the All Africa Games in Algeria is limited, but Team SA’s management team has provided insights of positive news from the continent’s most prestigious sporting event.
Banyana Draws with Nigeria
Banyana Banyana drew 2-2 with arch-rivals Nigeria on Monday in their first fixture of the All Africa Games in Algiers, in effect a valuable touch-finder in advance of their upcoming Olympic Qualifier encounter against the Super Falcons back in Pretoria, late in July.
Banyana In All Africa Action Tonight
The African version of the Olympic Games is an important part of the calendar for many sport fanatics Africans, and apart from being good preparations for our athletes, the All Africa Games stirs all of us, even those who are not as enthusiastic, into sincere support for the team and their efforts.
Squad Departs for All Africa Games
There was great enthusiasm on Sunday morning when team South Africa finally left for the 9th All Africa Games in Algeria, from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg.
Kalmer Cruises to SPAR Victory
The quietly confident Krugersdorp schoolteacher Rene Kalmer (Mr Price Central Gauteng) rocketed to the top of the SPAR Grand Prix standings in the second of five races by winning the SPAR Mercury Women’s 10km Challenge with Bokomo, in Durban on Sunday.
Positive 4-Nations Result
With a deserved 5-2 win over the South African national women’s hockey team, Germany has won the inaugural Women’s Setanta Sports Trophy in Dublin on Sunday, with hosts Ireland claiming third position after defeating Scotland 2-1.
Banyana Champs Again in Harare
Banyana Banyana have emerged as top contenders for two possible African berths in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, after twice coming from behind to beat Zimbabwe 3-2 in Harare on Saturday, in a draining encounter.
Banyana’s Olympic Dream
The national women’s soccer team Banyana Banyana gathers today for a week-long camp at Eastgate Garden Court, in preparations for their next 2008 Olympic qualifier, against Zimbabwe in Pretoria on Sunday.
Botswana Boosts Chess Champs
Botswana has announced that it will send a team of six players, including its Women Grand Master, to compete in the SA Women’s Open Chess Championship, taking place at Cresta Shopping Centre over the holiday weekend, April 26-29.