Referee Robs Banyana
Banyana Banyana face an uphill battle to qualify for next year’s Olympics after losing 1-nil to Ghana in a third round Olympic qualifier at the Caledonian Stadium in Pretoria yesterday.
SASCOC Discusses Key Issues
Golden Girls South Africa-style, (from left to right:) Liezl Marie Burger, Amanda Loots, Trudy Maree, Chanelle van Wyk holding bragging rights after taking Gold in 4x100m freestyle relay-women at the 9th All Africa Games, in Algeria. Picture courtesy All Africa Games The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) has approached Empowerdex to […]
IPT Kicks Off in Cape Town
The 2007 Hockey Inter-Provincial Tournament kicks off with the familiar Good for You hallmark of faithful women’s sport sponsor SPAR promising the best hockey action at Hartleyvale, Cape Town starting this morning.
WP Aim to Keep Honours at Home
Traditional rivals Western Province and Southern Gauteng will be among the teams battling it out for top honours when the SPAR Interprovincial Women’s Hockey Tournament gets underway at Hartleyvale in Cape Town next Monday.
Banyana await FIFA Good News
South Africa’s senior women’s soccer team’s hopes of the ‘easiest passage’ to the 2008 Olympics have been boosted, after Ethiopia failed to arrive in South Africa, and Nigeria lost to 1-0 Ghana on Sunday afternoon.
King’s Girls Tested in China
The South African national women’s hockey team have ended the four-nations ‘Good Luck Beijing’ pre-Olympic international hockey tournament in final position on Monday after losing 2-1 to Argentina in Beijing, but not after the side scored its first goal of the tournament.
2007 August gSTAR: Shelley Russell
Shelley Russell loves team sports, and admits its one of the reasons she is so passionate about hockey, and why she excels at it. Her dynamic style of play has caught the eye of national coach, Jenny King, who recently told gsport from the Africa Games in Kenya: “I think Shelley Russell is by […]
Banyana Reach for Olympic Glory
Less than a week after suffering a humiliating 4-0 defeat at the hands of Africa’s dominant force in women’s football, Banyana Banyana tackle these arch-enemies on their soil again today, in search of that elusive 1½ Olympic qualifications afforded to Africa at next year’s Olympic Games, in Beijing.
Banyana Back on Track for Glory
Having made it through to the third and final round of Olympic qualifiers, South Africa’s senior women’s soccer team have achieved something fantastic, and their progress to face Nigeria in this past Sunday’s All Africa Games is testament to their re-emergence as among the continent’s best proponents of the beautiful game.
Nairobi Showdown for Olympics
Only a surprise upset by Kenya stands in the way of the SPAR SA Women’s hockey team continental bragging rights, as they prepare for their final push for a place at next year’s Olympic Games in Beijing.
Victory in Nairobi for Place in Finals
South Africa’s senior Hockey team continue their impressive form at the African Hockey Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Nairobi, Kenya, after an emphatic 9-0 victory over Zimbabwe in Kenya on Wednesday.
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.