Coach Mkhonza Prepares Banyana for Cyprus Cup
Calling up his squad to Potchefstroom for preparations ahead of the Cyprus Cup with fixtures vs Korea Republic, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, Banyana Banyana coach Joseph Mkhonza keeps qualification requirements for the 2014 African Women’s Championship, 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cupand 2016 Olympic Games in mind
Viljoen Fourth in Birmingham
Sunette Viljoen says she will keep fighting after finishing fourth in the women’s javelin throw in Birmingham. Her next event will be in Berlin on 2 September.
Viljoen Spears Bronze in Lausanne
African Javelin champ Sunette Viljoen finishes 11th Samsung Diamong League in 3rd position behind Olympic gold medallist, Czech Barbora Spotakova, and Russia’s Mariya Abakumova, and will take on her familiar rivals again on Sunday at the 12th leg of the Samsung Diamond league in Birmingham.
Viljoen to take on Olympic medallist
Sunette Viljoen, who narrowly missed out on an Olympic medal in London, will be back in action on Thursday night when she lines up in the women’s javelin throw competition in Switzerland.
Carinus Podiums in Para-Cycling WC
T2 tricyclist Madre Carinus scooped two of Team SA’s three medals at the 2012 UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup in Rome, Italy over the weekend.
SA Four Tee Off in Ireland
The Ladies European Tour last visited Northern Ireland in 2003, but four South Africans are in the run for the Northern Ireland Ladies Open at the Hilton Templepatrick Golf Club, starting on Friday.
Ash’s 1st Pro Tour Letdown
Nerves got the better of South Africa’s sparkling golf talent Ashleigh Simon, as she failed to make the cut at the halfway mark of the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open, the opening tournament of her rookie year as a pro.
Ash & Co Struggle in Switzerland
South Africans continued to struggle in the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open, at Golf Gerre Losone in Switzerland, as all four of them missed the cut after Friday’s round two.
Pace Best Placed in Switzerland
Lee-Anne Pace is the best-placed of four South Africans after the first round of the Deutsche Bank Ladies Swiss Open, at the Golf Gerre Losone, Switzerland, when she recorded an even-par 72 to finish four off the leading pack.
Sweetland Wins Triathlon WC
Current Junior world champion Kirsten Sweetland of Canada won the 2007 Richards Bay BG Triathlon World Cup in South Africa on Sunday.
Local Girls Open Cape Epic Lead
Team Duravit have clinched their fourth stage win on day 4 of the 2007 Absa Cape Epic, with team members Anke Erlank-Moore and Yolandè de Villiers crossed the finish line in Barrydale after four and three-quarter hours, close to a half-hour ahead of stage runners-up Kristine and Anna-Sofie Noergaard (Denmark).
Rookies Tee Up at Dainfern
South Africa’s Stacy Bregman makes her debut on the Ladies African Tour in her rookie season as a professional when she tees it up in this week’s Pam Golding Ladies International at Dainfern Country Club.