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.
SA Women Bring in AAG Medals
South Africa’s women continued their good form on Monday at the 9th edition of the All Africa Games in Algiers, when they contributed 7 out of 15 medals won by the combined team.
SA Surges Ahead in Medal Count
The fourth day of competition at the All Africa Games in Algiers was another success story for Team SA, with the addition of seven Gold medals, and six each in Silver and Bronze, as South Africa’s top men and women athletes seek to better the continent’s best.
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.
5 minutes with Marsha Marescia – Vying for the Olympics!
If their recent performances are anything to go by, the SPAR National Women’s Hockey team should come out on tops in the upcoming All Africa Games, which also feature top opposition like Ghana and Nigeria. But the team is not taking anything for granted, and are working flat out to ensure they […]
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.