Robyn de Groot Sets Sight on European Success
Champion Mountain Biker, Robyn de Groot, is aiming to spend the next few seasons of her career conquering Europe to add more silverware to her glistening trophy cabinet. She chats to Celine Abrahams about returning to action after months of inactivity.
Varsity Netball Lays Foundation for Netball 2023
The Varsity Netball tournament will begin on Monday as the four host varsities will be joined by two-time winners NWU as well as UJ, UWC and TUT returning to the competition since 2013
Varsity Sports Welcomes Sevens Festival
Varsity Sports has announced that four Varsity Women’s Sevens teams will feature in a new tournament at the Pirates Rugby Club in Johannesburg in October, as it pioneers the way for women’s sports in South Africa
Bruce the Boundary Breaker
Sunday Read: Entrepreneurial genius Bruce Davidson is the focus of gsport’s recognition of men who make significant contribution to women’s sport in South Africa. In a sector that has traditionally gained remarkably little interest, Davidson is rightly credited for moving heaven and earth to allow our sportswomen make more of their inherent participation rights.
Anriëtte Wins Inaugural MTN Tour de Plet
Anriëtte Schoeman (Nashua Toyota) took the first MTN Tour de Plet this weekend when she managed to break away from the bunch up the notorious Groot Rivier Pass in Natures Valley.
Thumbs Up For Women’s Cycling
In this special feature, gsport editor Kass Naidoo reviews the emerging pro cycling landscape for women, since MTN’s announcement of its sponsorship of South Africa’s first-ever fully-professional women’s road cycling outfit
MTN Puts Millions into Bike Racing
Cherise Taylor will head the MTN 5-woman professional cycling team with Marissa van der Merwe. Cellular network giant MTN has increased its commitment to South African cycling, by announcing a three-year sponsorship of mountain biking in South Africa, as well as becoming the official communications supplier to the Absa Cape Epic.
MTN Introduces Fully Professional Team
Women’s cycling is preparing for an extreme makeover following the announcement that MTN is sponsoring a professional women’s road team, which will be led by two of the sport’s brightest stars.
MTN in Multi-Million Rand Sponsorship
The word about town is that MTN is about to announce its first foray into the sponsorship of a new MTN professional women’s cycling team, anticipated to be announced this Friday at the Pick ‘n Pay 94.7 Cycle Challenge Expo at the Sandton Convention Centre.
5A-Rated Bodyboarding Event
The popular Durban Beach Festival in association with SABC and MTN is hosting the highest-rated bodyboarding contest of 2007 from 29 June to 1 July at Bay Beach, and is bound to attract the cream of the SA bodyboarding.