Glenrose Xaba Storms to Tshwane Victory in Course Record Time
Glenrose Xaba broke the course record to win the Spar Women’s Challenge Tshwane in 32:28 and claim her first victory of the 2026 Spar Grand Prix series in front of a sold out field of 18 000 women at SuperSport Park on Saturday.
Tayla Kavanagh on Patience, Partners and the Power of Women’s Distance Running
From a sub-15 5000m to her first Spar Grand Prix win, Tayla Kavanagh tells gsport that confidence, consistency and self-coached patience are powering a record-chasing 2026 that is reshaping South African women’s distance running.
Tayla Kavanagh Claims First Spar Grand Prix Title with Stunning Cape Town 10km Victory
Tayla Kavanagh wins the opening leg of the 2026 Spar Grand Prix in Cape Town with a personal best of 31:33, ahead of Glenrose Xaba in 31:38 and Kyla Jacobs in a career best of 32:16 in third place.
Ministerial Award Recipient Violet Semenya Honours Coaching Journey at World Championships
2025 gsport Ministerial Award recipient Violet Semenya kicked off 2026 by coaching Team SA to the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in the USA, a milestone that reflects her years of hard work and commitment to South African athletics.
Solid Top-Ten Finishes for Team SA at World Cross Country Champs in Florida
Glenrose Xaba finished in 34th to help the senior women’s team earn ninth place at the World Athletics Cross Country Champs in Florida, while Lara Stander was the best of the South African U20 women’s 6km race to lead the team to ninth place on Saturday
Coach Violet Semenya leads Team SA to the World Cross Country Championships
Led by the experienced Glenrose Xaba, ASA’s Team South Africa has departed for the World Athletics Cross Country Championships in the USA, where they go up against the world’s best distance runners in Tallahassee this Saturday
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies FC Named gsport Newsmaker of the Year 2025
African football powerhouse Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies FC have been named Newsmaker of the Year for 2025 by leading women’s sport initiative, gsport4girls, in Johannesburg on Tuesday, 9 December 2025
Coach Violet Semenya Lauds Glenrose Xaba on World Class Marathon Debut
Glenrose Xaba ended a storming professional season with a world-class international marathon debut at the 2025 Valencia Marathon, clocking 2:23:22 for a superb sixth-place finish in the race won by Kenya’s Joyciline Jepkosgei
Glenrose Xaba Laser Focussed on International Marathon Debut in Spain
Glenrose Xaba has gone into radio silence mode as the SA running phenomenon devotes every element of her focus on making a success of her international marathon debut, at the Valencia Marathon on Sunday, 7 December 2025
Hat-Trick Champ Glenrose Xaba Feted at 2025 Spar Women’s 10km Grand Prix Awards
Boxer athlete Glenrose Xaba, the current SA 10km record holder, became the first Black South African to clinch the Spar Grand Prix Series title three times in 2025, and was suitably lauded and rewarded at a gala function in Johannesburg on Tuesday
Glenrose Xaba Headlines Senior Women’s Team for World Cross Country Champs
SA 10km record holder Glenrose Xaba headlines the Senior Women’s Team for the World Athletics Cross Country Champs in Tallahassee on 10 January 2026, leading a strong contingent that includes the Junior 6km and Senior 4x2km Mixed Relay teams
Tayla Kavanagh Defends Sanlam Peace Run 10km Title in Record Time
Tayla Kavanagh successfully defended her Sanlam Peace Run 10km title, clocking a blistering 31:37 to shatter her personal best and post the fastest 10km by a South African woman in 2025, moving her to 11th on the SA all-time list in Cape Town on Saturday