Leah Markgraaff and Chanel Veldsman Medal in Dakar
Leah Markgraaff won silver in the women’s 400m freestyle at the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games on Sunday to open Team SA’s medal account, and Chanel Veldsman followed on Monday with a personal best to take 200m breaststroke bronze.
Casandra Alexander Seals LET Order of Merit in Chinese Taipei
Casandra Alexander closed with a 64 to win the Wistron Ladies Open by three strokes in Chinese Taipei, claiming her third LET title of 2026 and clinching the Ladies European Tour Order of Merit with two events to spare.
Glenrose Xaba and Carina Swiegers Win Region 5 Marathon Titles
Glenrose Xaba won the women’s 10km at the Region 5 Marathon in 33:48, leading a Boxer AC double with 5km winner Carina Swiegers, while Namibia’s Lavinia Haitope claimed the 21km title at the Union Buildings.
Springbok Women Fall to Ireland in WXV Global Series Finale
The Springbok Women led Ireland 17-14 with 20 minutes left in Cape Town, but three late tries handed the visitors a 38-17 win to close the inaugural WXV Global Series, with coaches pointing to a year of growth and new depth.
Tswelopele Mohapi Is Writing Her Own Story in Sports PR
Tswelopele Mohapi went to the gsport Awards as a plus-one and returned a year later as a Woman in PR and Sponsorship finalist, driven by her late mother’s final message, a belief in calling sport simply sport and a mission to lift women.
Carina Bruwer: A Decade of Swimming for South African Causes
Carina Bruwer’s 17km Durban to Umhlanga swim raised R48,000 for SAAMBR, with GoReefers covering every cost so all public donations reach the cause. It is the latest chapter in over a decade of swimming for South African causes.
Springbok Women Tweak Side for Final WXV Test against Ireland
Yonela Ngxingolo starts in the front row and Mary Zulu takes the No 10 jersey as the Springbok Women make changes for their final Test of 2026 against Ireland at the Athlone Stadium in Cape Town on Saturday, 31 October 2026.
Anneke Bosch and Annerie Dercksen Maintain Pro20 Records
Captain Anneke Bosch’s 78 not out and Annerie Dercksen’s 3/22 kept the Fidelity Titans and Garden Route Badgers as the only unbeaten sides in the Hollywoodbets Pro20 Series after wins over the YesPlay Cobras and Warriors on Sunday.
Karla Victor Earns National Contract as Luca Keun Joins Squad
Netball South Africa has adjusted its list of nationally contracted players following the retirement of two senior players within the national team set-up, the federation confirmed in Pretoria on Friday, 23 October 2026. Karla Victor, who was part of the initial pool of training partners, has now been added to the group of contracted players, […]
IG Live Returns with Zomusa Thango: Two Roads to Being Seen
Early ‘Making Women’s Sport Visible: 20 Years of gsport’ pre-orders purchaser and long-time gsport fam favourite Zomusa Thango talks with Lonwabo Miso and Prabashnee Naidoo on @gsport4girls’s latest edition of ‘IG Live’
UWC Halt Sundowns as Stellies Claim Maiden Win in Bloemfontein
University of the Western Cape held unbeaten leaders Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies to a goalless draw, Stellenbosch Ladies claimed their first win and two clubs welcomed new coaches at the Hollywoodbets Super League festival in Bloemfontein.
Raisibe Ntozakhe and Robyn Searle Fire Lions and Dolphins to Wins
Raisibe Ntozakhe’s five-wicket haul and Robyn Searle’s century powered the DP World Lions and Hollywoodbets Dolphins to their first Hollywoodbets Pro50 Series victories of the season in Johannesburg and Durban on Saturday.