The Paris 2024 Flame Extinguished, the Flag Official Handed to Los Angeles
The Olympic flame has been extinguished and the flag officially handed over to Los Angeles, and Team SA returns to the country with three of the nation’s haul of six medals claimed by women on the team
Olympian Marsha Cox Reflects on the #PowerOfRecognition as She Heads to 2024 Paris
After having enjoyed a distinguished career on the field, former SA Hockey captain Marsha Cox is making the most of opportunities since her retirement, and is excited about her upcoming Liaison Officer role with the Olympic Broadcast Services in Paris
Esti Olivier and Tiffany Koch On the Journey from Hungary to Paris
Team South Africa’s fairytale women’s duo of Esti Olivier and Tiffany Koch start their Paris 2024 Olympic campaigns at the season’s first World Cup event in Szeged, Hungary, from Friday through to Sunday
Ball in the Net is Banyana Banyana Focus for French Friendly
Banyana Banyana will focus on converting goal-scoring opportunities when they face world no. 3 France in an international friendly in Reunion on Sunday
Ellis Names Squad for Pre-AWC Egypt Friendly
Interim Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis names her squad to play Egypt in an October friendly ahead of the Women Africa Cup of Nations championships in Cameroon during December 2016.
Pauw Selects Team for USA Friendly
South African Senior Women’s National Team head coach Vera Pauw has announced a 25-member squad to play an international friendly away to the USA, as part of SAFA’s support of the Banyana Banyana preparations ahead of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games in August.
Rio Qualification Rewards Hartley’s Blonde Ambition
If you were to meet Bridgitte Hartley, she may describe herself as an optimistic blonde with a flair for sport. What she won’t readily tell you is that in 2012, she made history at the Olympics when she bagged bronze in the K1 500m final. It was South Africa’s first ever canoeing Olympic medal, and Hartley’s […]
Neethling Wins XCO Cup #1 From Front
With UCI points up for grabs, Candice Neethling (Pam Golding/Freewheel Cycology/Specialized) took victory in the Elite Women’s UCI Category 1 Stihl 2015 SA National XCO Cup Series in the Baakens Valley in Port Elizabeth on Saturday, 28 February. Neethling’s closest rival, Cherie Vale, finished the race six-and-a-half minutes back. Noticeable absence came from Mariske Strauss, […]
Blitzbokke Eye Hong Kong in Olympic Quest
Coach Renfred Dazel looks for good results from his SA Select Sevens Rugby Team at the Hong Kong Women’s Rugby Sevens invitational tournament end March, as the road to 2016 Olympic Games qualification begins in earnest
Hartley-Kime Duo Spices Fish River Title Hopes
News of Olympian Bridgitte Hartley teaming up with local star Robyn Kime for premier Fish River Marathon title likely to up stakes with contenders Michelle Burn and Danica Bartho, defending champs Hilary Pitchford and Abby Adie still looking for race partners
Caster Returns to the Track Big League
Back on track for the 2013 Diamond League after a long injury-induced layoff, SA 800 star Caster Semenya will make her season debut in the elite athletics circuit’s penultimate staging, in Zurich on Thursday
Neethling Ready for MTB World Champs
SA’s London 2012 MTB contender Candice Neethling banks on preparation and home-ground advantage for the UCI MTB & Trials World Champs at Cascades MTB Park outside of Pietermaritzburg