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 […]
Olympic Qualifier Team Announced
There were no surprises in the selection of the SPAR South African Women’s Hockey Team for the upcoming African Olympic Games qualifier, which is largely unchanged after reaching the final of the Four Nations Tournament in Ireland recently.
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.
Hockey Champ: Passionate Kate
The SPAR National Women’s Hockey team head off to Dublin in a few days time for a four-nation tournament (also including Ireland, Scotland and Germany), followed by a two-test series against the Ireland. It’s the ideal start for their international season and the next few months will be crucial as they prepare for […]
Number One in Africa Goal
Athletics South Africa (ASA) President, Leonard Chuene, speaking ahead of the announcement of a strong 36-member team for the African Junior Championships, has declared that South Africa wants to remain the number one athletics country in Africa.
Riveting Duels for Youth Champs
The South African Youth and Junior Championships this weekend in Tshwane promise to deliver some riveting battles between the next generations of athletics stars.
Khetsiwe’s Splash of Maturity
Khetsiwe has been making quite a splash in the media recently, including a quarter-page interview by The Star journalist Linda Mbongwa and photographer Bongiwe Mchunu in the Joburg-based daily newspaper’s sports pages. And not without reason: ‘Kay’ (as she’s known to her friends) is currently one of South Africa’s top-ranked divers, and her coach Dominique […]
Banyana Win, Fair Play Loses
Under impossibly contentious circumstances, the South African national women’s soccer team managed to overcome odds stacked against them, to secure a 4-2 (5-4 aggregate) victory over Equatorial Guinea.
Coach Wants Win Dead or Alive
On 18 February, Banyana Banyana lost 2-1 to Equatorial Guinea’s Women in Malabo in a stark set-back for their Women’s Olympic Football qualification ambitions.
Changing Perceptions: SA Marathon Champ, Poppy Mlambo
Poppy Mlambo is undoubtedly among South Africa’s top female marathon runners on current form. Her determination to participate in the 2008 Beijing Olympics saw her shift her focus from track to longer distances, and its working wonders for her career. When she ran a full marathon for the first time a few weeks ago, she […]
Guineans Beat Banyana 2-1
Yesterday evening South Africa’s Banyana Banyana lost 2-1 to Equatorial Guinea’s Women in Malabo, in a set-back to their long and daunting road to qualification for the 2008 Women’s Olympic Football in Beijing.