Tayla Kavanagh Surges Clear at Kings Park for Spar Grand Prix Durban Win
Tayla Kavanagh produced a superb run in her hometown to claim the 10km Spar Grand Prix Series leg in Durban in 31:32, holding off Ethiopia’s Selam Gebre to extend her series lead and notch a second victory of a breakthrough season.
Cacisile Sosibo Books Copenhagen Place with National Half-Marathon Title in Gqeberha
Cacisile Sosibo won her first national senior half-marathon title and Karabo More the mile at the ASA Road Running Championships at Pollok Beach in Gqeberha, with both earning SA team places for the World Athletics Road Running Champs in Copenhagen.
Ansume de Beer and Kristi Snyman Strike Gold for South Africa in Accra
Ansume de Beer in the pole vault and Kristi Snyman in the high jump have struck African continental gold, and Leandri Holtzhausen has joined them on the podium with hammer bronze as South Africa defend their CAA African Senior Athletics title in Accra.
Prudence Sekgodiso Leads 19 South African Women into African Athletics Title Defence in Accra
Time to defend the crown. Prudence Sekgodiso, Rogail Joseph and Marione Fourie lead a 19-strong SA women’s contingent into the African Athletics Senior Championships in Accra, Ghana, from today through Sunday.
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.
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
Karabo Mailula Wins Athletics South Africa’s 2025 Cross-Country Trials
Karabo Mailula delivered a dominant performance to win the 10km race at the ASA Cross Country Trials on Friday, putting herself in prime position for selection to the World Cross Country Championships in the United States in January
Glenrose Xaba Wins the 2025 Spar Grand Prix in Gqeberha with the Joburg Leg to Spare
Glenrose Xaba continued her dominance of the Spar Women’s Challenge 10km with yet another compelling victory in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape, on Saturday, 27 February 2025. The Boxer Athletic Club runner clocked a fast 31:57 to breast the finish tape first ahead of surprise package Tayla Kavanagh (32:01) of Hollywood Athletics Club. Ethiopia’s Diniya […]
Glenrose Xaba Storms to Astounding Eighth SA 10km Title in Cape Town
SA 10,000m defending champion Glenrose Xaba credits consistency with her winning effort to defend her national 10,000m title at the Cape Milers Club incorporating the ASA Grand Prix meeting, at Green Point Stadium in Cape Town on Friday
Glenrose Xaba Wins in Cape Town to Open Spar Grand Prix Title Defence in Style
Defending series champion Glenrose Xaba had to dig deep to hold off a challenge from Ethiopia’s Selam Gebre and win the opening leg of the 2025 Spar Grand Prix held in Greenpoint, Cape Town on Sunday morning.