SPAR Proteas Target Africa Domination
The Spar Proteas netball team is preparing for a tough assignment when they face Africa’s best in the 3rd Africa Netball Championships in Malawi from 24-29 June.
R20m SPAR Sponsorship for Netball SA
SPAR increases sponsorship properties in 3-year R20m contract with Netball SA incl. naming rights to world no. 6 SPAR Proteas and as broadcast partner for Supersport’s coverage of netball
Mthethwa’s Hand in Making Pro Sports History
The South African women’s sports landscape is set to enter a new era with the launch of the Netball Professional League. In the lead up to this historic move, gsport speaks to Netball South Africa President Mimi Mthethwa, who is fast driving change in the country’s most popular women’s sports code.
SPAR gsport Awards a Success
The 2012 SPAR gsport Awards were the best yet in its seven year history. Guests including top athletes, celebrities, nominees, and sports fans waxed lyrical about the overall organisation of the event held at the prestigious Wanderers Club in Johannesburg.
Welcome to the Hall of Fame Ntambi Ravele!
2012 SPAR gsport Awards Hall of Fame inductee Ntambi Ravele has made a lasting impact on women’s sport in SA since first being appointed as a sport administrator in 1995, and this pioneering former teacher has taken a firm interest in advancing women’s participation in sport ever since.
Semenya Wins SPAR gsport Athlete Award
The biggest women’s sport winners of 2012 were announced at a star-studded gathering at the prestigious Wanderers Club in Johannesburg, where Olympic silver medallist Caster Semenya was named SPAR Athlete of the Year.
2012 SPAR gsport Awards Voting Opens
SPAR gsport Awards judges, Dr. Sherylle Calder, Jane Bramley, Hazel Gumede and Uyanda Mbuli are delighted with the quality of finalists for this year’s awards, as online voting opens to choose overall winners.
Big Guns Headline gsport Awards Short List
Our esteemed judges have unveiled the finalists in each category for the 2012 SPAR gsport Awards, and friends, fans and family of the 2012 SPAR gsport Awards finalists are urged to organise wide support for their candidates, to give them every chance of being honoured this year.
Result: New Zealand bt SPAR Proteas 63-24
World no. 2 New Zealand beat the SPAR SA Netball Proteas in the Quad Series International Netball tournament in Wellington on Sunday morning.
SPAR Proteas Show Progress in Australia Loss
The SPAR Proteas showed a lot of fight as they lost 68-36 to Australia in Wellington, New Zealand. The Proteas are now looking ahead to their last two matches in the Quad Series against New Zealand and England.
Defence Key in Second Diamonds Test
SPAR Proteas Coach Elize Kotze says that her team has analysed videos of their first match against the Australian Diamonds in the Quad Series, and believe that defence will be key in making progress against the world’s best.
SPAR Proteas Show Growth In Defeat
The SPAR Proteas have shown a lot improvement in their first three matches in the Quad Series. In their final test on Australian soil, they went down 62-53 to world no. 3-ranked England in a closely contested match, after leading at half-time.