Penny Heyns: Swim Your Own Race
Written by the legendary Penny Heyns for gsport back in 2008, the swim champion challenges you to ‘Swim your own Race’ to fulfil your true potential
De Beers Backs Doubles Nationals
De Beers will sponsor the SA National Squash Doubles Championships for the second successive year, when the event gets underway at the Johannesburg Country Club on Monday 3rd March 2008.
February 2008 gSTAR: Geraldine Pillay
After putting in nearly four years of hard work and training, Geraldine Pillay is feeling upbeat about her chances of bringing back gold from the Beijing Olympics. For as long as she can remember Geraldine Pillay has always loved athletics. In fact when she was in Grade 1 she took up sprinting and […]
SA Netball Slips in Rankings
There will be plenty of homework to do when the Spar SA netball team return from New Zealand this week. After the high of four years ago, it’s been a disappointing World Championships for the South Africans, who finished in sixth place, losing their fifth place playoff game to Malawi 52-49 on Saturday.
Hockeyroos Pack Power for Tests
The Australian Hockey Federation has named their strongest possible team for the three test SPAR Challenge series against the South African National Women’s team next week.
World Cup Squad Announced
Tsakane Mbewe, pictured in the 3rd Test against Uganda on Friday, is one of the young guns to make selection for the South African National Netball Team for the 2008 World Champs. Picture: Reg Caldecott The selectors opted for as much experience as possible when they announced the 12 member SPAR South African National Netball […]
Bronwyn’s Back – And that’s Good News for Netball
In May 2003, it appeared that Bronwyn Bock-Jonathan’s netball career was over. The charismatic captain of the Spar South African team which was on a tour of Australia ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in her right leg. She flew back to South Africa heavy-hearted in the knowledge that once again, she would […]
SA Draw 45-all with Malawi
South Africa and Malawi drew the first Test in the three-match SPAR Challenge netball series 45-all on Saturday afternoon, in a game described as riddled with errors by the home side.
Bock Back as Netball Skipper
After a four-year absence, former national captain Bronwyn Bock-Jonathan was named captain of the SPAR South African netball team announced by Netball South Africa today.
Gearing for Netball World Champs!
South African national netball coach, Burta de Kock, is a realistic woman. She understands that things may not always go the way she wants, but she is prepared to work with any situation, to make sure that South Africa is always well represented on the world stage.
2007 June Woman in Media: Liryn de Jager
Liryn de Jager grew up in a sports-mad family, and for as long as she can remember, she wanted to be a sports journalist. Four years ago, Liryn got her first big break in sports journalism, and she hasn’t looked back since. In fact, the Rapport journalist is now regarded as one […]
2007 April Woman in Media: Melinda Lombard
If you’ve been watching the cricket on SABC Sport and wondering who was behind the whole operation, look no further than Melinda Lombard. A passionate sports fan, and a perfectionist of note, Melinda is the Executive Producer of SABC Sport’s live ICC Cricket World Cup broadcast and she is enjoying every minute of it. This […]