Luzia Pires Crowned Zone 4.5 Africa Individual Chess Champion
Luzia Pires adds another feather in her cap winning the Zone 4.5 Africa Individual Chess Champion in Maseru, Lesotho.
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Sasha Mongeli Crowned Kenya National Chess Champion
Chess star, Sasha Mongeli, defeats Triza Mwendwa to win the 2021 Kenya National Chess Championship.
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Lwandile Ngcobo Scoops KZN Schools Chess Champs Title
uMgungundlovu’s Lwandile Ngcobo claims top honours at the KZN Schools Chess Championship tournament
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Miracle May Aims to Put Indigenous Games on the Map
Chess player, Miracle May, is on a mission to preserve Indigenous Games in South Africa as she works her way to becoming an indigenous archaeologist. She chats to Tlamelo Kganakga about her journey #WCW
Team South Africa Shine at African Youth Chess Championship
South Africa youth chess stars claim top honours at the African Youth Chess Championship which took place in Ghana #gsportAfrica
Chess Star Kajol Naidoo Wins South African Junior Championship
Chess star, Kajol Naidoo, is ecstatic to have won the South African Chess Junior Championships U10 division title. She chats to Babsie Kutwana about her victory and challenges of playing chess virtually due to Covid-19 restrictions #SaturdaySmile
Jesse February To Represent SA at FIDE World Chess Champs
#SaturdaySmile South Africa’s chess champion, Jesse February, will represent the country at the FIDE World Chess Championship after recently winning gold at the 2021 African Individual Chess Championship in Malawi. #GoGirls
Non-Contact Sport Resumes Under Level 3 Lockdown
Department of Sport, Arts and Culture,, Minister Nathi Mthethwa, has given non-contact sport the green light to resume training and playing, while non-contact sport will be allowed to train in a staggered, controlled manner.
Let’s Reward Excellence
South Africa’s youngest chess ace, Minentle Miya, will be vying for the School Sports Star of the Year accolade at the gsport Awards ceremony later this month to claim a treble for 2019.
Top Youth Talent Battle It Out in Schools Sport Star Category
Eight year old self-made chess whiz Minentle Miya – the youngest-ever gsport Awards finalist – is up against leading SA U16 squash star, Awande Malinga and SA’s 2nd-ranked junior golfer, Kaiyuree Moodley, for the 2019 gsport Schools Sport Star Award.
My first SASAPD Champs – 20 years later…
She has represented South Africa and won medals galore, but senior ‘trike’ para-cyclist Toni Mould dreams of closing a circle by participating at am SASAPD Championships as a senior cyclist.
Sune’s Sponsorship Request
Ten-year-old Sune du Toit has been climbing the ranks of local chess with quiet determination, but a meeting with US-based chess master provided inspiration enough for Sune to go for broke, and her efforts have been rewarded with her selection to represent SA at the World Youth Chess Championships to be held in Vietnam, during […]