Waters to Captain SA at World Champs
Siyoli Waters has been chosen to captain SA’s squash team in the Women’s World Team Championships in France after an impressive showing at the Macau open in China. Waters, who is ranked 48, beat 17th ranked Australian Donna Urqhart.
Triples Claim Gold in Christchurch
The South African women’s triples team has claimed South Africa’s only gold medal in Christchurch, New Zealand, after beating Australia in the 2008 World Bowls Championships divisional title earlier on Sunday.
Lorna Leads Triples to World Finals
Of the eight teams representing South African bowls at the 2008 World Bowls Championships in Christchurch, New Zealand, the women’s triples team is the only one to progress all the way to a finals challenge, and now stands guaranteed of a silver medal.
SA Netball Slips in Rankings
There will be plenty of homework to do when the Spar SA netball team return from New Zealand this week. After the high of four years ago, it’s been a disappointing World Championships for the South Africans, who finished in sixth place, losing their fifth place playoff game to Malawi 52-49 on Saturday.
SA in Emphatic Opening Win
South Africa took a while to hit form but emerged big winners in their first game as they started day two at the New World Netball World Championships at the Trusts Stadium, Auckland.
Two Days to Go in Auckland
South African National Netball Captain Bronwyn Bock-Jonathan (bottom left) joins 15 of the team captains for the 2007 World Netball World Champs, ahead of the tournament’s start on Saturday in Auckland, New Zealand. Picture © Michael Bradley, courtesy WNC 2007 Ltd The sixteen teams entered to contest the 2007 World Netball World Championships , beginning […]
SA Cause Hong Kong Upset
Seeded 13th, South Africa, having lost 0-3 to Hong Kong and Malaysia, the respective 4th and 5th seeds, caused a minor upset in Pool D when they narrowly beat Netherlands, the 12th seeds, 2-1 in Hong Kong.
Khetsiwe’s Splash of Maturity
Khetsiwe has been making quite a splash in the media recently, including a quarter-page interview by The Star journalist Linda Mbongwa and photographer Bongiwe Mchunu in the Joburg-based daily newspaper’s sports pages. And not without reason: ‘Kay’ (as she’s known to her friends) is currently one of South Africa’s top-ranked divers, and her coach Dominique […]
Egypt Thrash SA Squash Heroes
Second-seeded Egypt have ended SA’s hopes of progressing past the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Teams Squash Championships, after beating them 3-0 overnight in Edmonton, Canada.
World Team Squash Champs
England, Netherlands, Malaysia and Egypt, the top four seeds in the Women’s World Team Squash Championships, took their allotted places in the semi-finals when they each completed easy 3-0 wins over their respective opponents in the first round of the knockout play-offs in Edmonton, Canada.
SA Advance To Quarters
South Africa is the talk of the town in Edmonton, Canada, after beating Germany 2-1 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Team Squash Championships.
Nitch Leads SA to Squash Champs
Nine times national champion, Claire Nitch has been named as captain of the South African women’s squash team which will participate in the World Team Championships to be played in Edmonton Canada from 24th – 30th September.