2010 gsport Winners Out
Motlatsi Keikabile was unveiled as the 2010 gsport Hall of Fame inductee alongside Athlete of the Year, Rosy Hodge; Woman of the Year, Sandy Flanagan; Woman in Media, Natalie le Clue; 2010 gsport Style Star, Bonang Matheba; Personal Account Writer, Fabienne Lanz; and Volunteer of the Year, 1GOAL.com; in the Wanderers Club Ballroom, Illovo, Johannesburg, on Tuesday, 3 August, 2010
Overcoming Hurdles and Winning Medals
Last year, the South African Paralympic team was the toast of Beijing after breaking nine World records and eight Paralympic records and finishing 6th on the gold medals table. Overall the team ended 13th out of 148 countries, with their medal tally also including three silver and six bronze medals. With the London 2012 Games […]
Fabienne Eyes International Success
My name is Fabienne Natasha Lanz. I am 22 years old and I was born on the 10th of December 1986 in Johannesburg, South Africa. I was schooled at the German International School in Johannesburg. I did my matric through Damelin correspondence though as I was away racing so much that I lost out on […]
Food for Life
“Some of us,” writes Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, “while looking at a piece of carrot, can see the whole cosmos in it, can see the sunshine in it, can see the earth in it. It has come from the whole cosmos for our nourishment.” It’s Spring, redolent with jasmine, wet earth and new beginnings. […]
New LPGA Talent Find in Kelli
South African amateur Kelli Shean has completed her first-ever LPGA event with honours after signing for rounds of 76, 67 and 69 for a competition total of 212, one-under-par and a pay check of US$14,015 (which due to her status as an amateur, she is unable to collect) at the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship, […]
SARU launches Fun Rugby Initiative
A ground-breaking rugby development programme aimed at encouraging children to play sport and steer them away from drugs and crime has been launched by the South African Rugby Union (SARU) and the TAG Rugby Association. Uniquely, officers of the South African Police Services (SAPS) will be involved as coaches. The Tackle Safety pilot project will […]
Former Protea on a Netball Mission
Gauteng North netball coach Elize Kotze is on a mission – she wants to empower the girls and women of South Africa through netball. Kotze, who has been appointed by the International Federation of Netball Associations (IFNA) to promote netball in Africa, says she believes netball has the ability to change lives. “Netball put me […]
Stars Encourage Kids to Get Moving
The fourth annual Kellogg’s Health of the Nation 50-hour sports challenge kicks off in Cape Town in September, with the Johannesburg event coinciding with National Nutrition Week in October. National sports stars and celebrities will be on hand to encourage South African children to participate in sports and promote healthy lifestyles. Each event will see […]
Desiree Ellis Inducted in Hall of Fame
Former Banyana Banyana captain and 2010 FIFA World Cup ambassador Desiree Ellis has been inducted into the gsport Hall of Fame at a breakfast held in Johannesburg on Thursday, attended by influential women across sport, business and entertainment, to celebrate the 2009 gsport Awards. The gsport Awards is held to celebrate the best of South […]
Rachel’s Climbing High
My name is Rachel Kelsey Colenso. I am 39 years old and was born in Pretoria. My parents ran safaris in the Okavango and so my very early life was spent in the Okavango Delta. I went to school at Rand Park High, in Gauteng, and then went to university at Wits. I studied Fine […]
Calling all Beautiful Girls
Girlsport is an Academy that offers soccer training to girls in a safe, fun environment, where every training session is disciplined, professional and structured. Our motto being “A beautiful game for beautiful girls”.
Clare Vale on Sponsorship High
gsport’s favourite petrol head, Clare Vale, the first female driver in the Wesbank V8 Supercar Championship, writes in to relate news of her sponsorship by Veyance Technologies Africa, who have re-entered motorsport sponsorship with this ringing endorsement of the Flying Vale in her Ford Mustang V8 Supercar, as she burns rubber around the country in […]