Swartz Lifts Maiden WISPA Title
South African teenager Tenille Swartz has lifted her maiden title in only her second appearance in a WISPA World Tour squash event, after beating Italy’s Manuela Manetta in the final of the Women’s Meersquash Open in Hoofddorp, northern Netherlands.
Kass Spreads her Wings
gsport editor Kass Naidoo departs for an international destination of choice this afternoon, having been appointed by Tensports TV Network as presenter/commentator in the high-stakes Hong Kong Sixes tournament, which boasts a huge bounty of US$100,000 (R733,917.51) for the winning team, care of title sponsors Cathay Pacific.
Mentoor 9th in Richest Race
Champion marathon athlete, Farwa Mentoor, has finished 9th in a time of 3 hours and 12 minutes in the first leg of the Women’s Team Challenge category at the 2006/07 Standard Chartered Bank $1.5m Greatest Race on Earth in Nairobi on Sunday, October 29.
Mentoor’s Greatest Race
Champion distance athlete, Farwa Mentoor, the sixth woman to cross the finishing line in this year’s Comrades Marathon, will be flying the South African flag in the first leg of Standard Chartered Bank’s Greatest Race on Earth in Nairobi this Sunday (October 29).
SA Enters Greatest Race on Earth
Standard Chartered Bank, one of the world’s most international banks with 50 000 employees in 56 countries, including South Africa, has announced its sponsorship of a South African women’s team to compete in the 2006/07 Standard Chartered Greatest Race on Earth.