Bumper Summer Hockey Season Begins Today
The first step of the next four-year cycle ending at the 2016 Olympics in Rio begins for the Investec SA women’s hockey team in a four-test series against fellow London 2012 Olympians in Cape Town this evening, and coach Giles Bonnet is keen on achieving the many incremental milestones necessary to achieve the big goal by narrowing the gap between SA and hockey’s world leaders
Sharon Laws Wins Cycle Challenge
British road race champion Sharon Laws became the first international cyclist to win the Momentum 94.7 Women’s Race. Her compatriot Catherine Williamson came second. Cherise Stander was the first South African home in third place.
Top Flight Hockey for SA Schools
Cape Town international schools’ hockey festival is looking South Africa’s top U18 school hockey teams to participate in their tenth anniversary event in July next year.
SA Cyclists Bag Medals at World Champs
Elisa Gianchino and Annerine Wenhold have won four medals between them at the 2012 UCI Track Cycling Masters World Championships in Manchester, to help South Africa place seventh out of 26 countries, with eight medals overall.
Banyana Ready to Play Hearts Out
Coach positive despite Banyana Banyana’s 3-1 loss to Olympic hosts, Great Britain, in their final international friendly ahead of the London 2012 Games
No Fri 13 Blues for Banyana
Bolstered with confidence after their confirmation of the team’s qualification for the 2012 CAF African Women Champs, the Banyana Banyana machine applied their determined training into a 3-1 victory over German Premier League’s Bayer 04 Leverkusen at the Sportschule in Hennef, near Cologne, as their pre-Olympic preparation draws to a close
SA Show Determination Against GB
The SA women’s hockey team recorded their best result in four unofficial tests as part of their pre-Olympic Games preparations, losing 3-2 to Great Britain after conceding a 6-0 loss to the world number-four Olympic hosts a day previously.
Banyana Eye Pre-Olympic Friendlies
Coach Joseph Mkhonza relieved as Janine van Wyk joins 21-member Banyana Banyana squad for European pre-Olympic preparations, including friendlies against Cameroon and Great Britain
Top Teams for pre-Olympic Hockey Tour
Coach Bonnet looking to introduce new play patterns for the SA Women’s Hockey team, to counter pressure with pressure at all times in busy pre-Olympic schedule featuring 4 unofficial tests, 5 tests
Zim Joins World Varsity Netball Champs
The International University Sports Federation has since approved Zimbabwe’s late entry to the World University Netball Championships, in Cape Town at the Good Hope Centre from 2-7 July
Return Home after Exceptional Tour
The South Africa women’s hockey team returns home for a three-week physical training programme, after their fourth-placed finish in London Cup concluded with assistant coach Fabian Gregory citing exceptional tournament
SA to Rise Again for Bronze Medal Match
World no. 12-ranked South Africa women’s hockey team to rise once again in Investec London Cup bronze medal play-off against world no. 3 Germany at 2:15pm (SA time) on Sunday, match to be broadcast live on SS6