Proteas Ready for African Champs in Malawi
SPAR Proteas coach Elize Kotze is confident that the experienced squad is ready for the unpredictable and physical African competition at this year’s African Netball Championships, in Blantyre, Malawi.
Netball SA Names Strong Squad for African Champs
Netball SA recalls Yolandi Saalmans and Nontle Gwavu alongside sole new cap, goalshooter Colleen Ferreira, in a strong and mature squad of twelve for the African Championships in Malawi
Passionate Diamonds No Semi-Final Walkover
Although the unbeaten Lightning Roses from Bloemfontein will go into the second semi-final of the Netball Grand Series as the outright favourites on Saturday, the fourth-placed team on the log, Black Diamonds, have the ability to ensure an intriguing semi and even cause an upset if they hit their straps.
Proteas Clinch Netball Series
South Africa took a step towards their goal of qualifying to play in the Commonwealth Games in Delhi next year with a convincing 47-33 victory over Fiji in the final of the SPAR Challenge at the Rembrandt Hall at Pretoria University on Saturday afternoon.
SPAR Backs Success with Cash
As if the Springboks had not given them enough incentive to do well at the World Netball Championships next month, the SPAR South African Netball Team have just been given the welcome news that there will be some financial rewards if they do well.
World Cup Squad Announced
Tsakane Mbewe, pictured in the 3rd Test against Uganda on Friday, is one of the young guns to make selection for the South African National Netball Team for the 2008 World Champs. Picture: Reg Caldecott The selectors opted for as much experience as possible when they announced the 12 member SPAR South African National Netball […]
SA Lose Test, Win Series
Simnikiwe Malusi in action for SA against Uganda in the 3rd leg of the SPAR Challenge Series, at the University of Pretoria Mamelodi Campus Arena, on Friday 28 September 2007. Picture: Reg Caldecott South Africa put up a disappointing performance in the third and final SPAR Challenge Test against Uganda at Pretoria University’s Mamelodi campus […]
World Champs Squad Announced
Netball South Africa (NSA) has announced the SPAR National Netball Squad that will represent the country at the New World Netball World Championships to be played in Auckland, New Zealand from 10 – 17 November 2007.
2007 Hall of Fame: Hazel Gumede
To her fans and admirers, Hazel Gumede will always be known as “Special”. This eighties netball phenomenon kept South Africa talking for nearly 20 years, as she excelled in the game she loved, and won a treasure-chest full of awards along the way. Hazel started playing netball in 1976 during the strikes, sporting talent also […]
Hazel Gumede
To her fans and admirers, Hazel Gumede will always be known as “Special”. This eighties netball phenomenon kept South Africa talking for nearly 20 years, as she excelled in the game she loved, and won a treasure-chest full of awards along the way. Hazel started playing netball in 1976 during the strikes, sporting talent […]
Star Search: Newtown’s Chipeya Academy
Prof Chipeya is passionate about unearthing sports stars, and has his star pupils to prove it. When national goal shooter, and our July gSTAR, Tsakane Mbewe, told gsport that he discovered her and turned her into a star, we had to track down the well-known sports coach, and hear more about his passion for […]
2007 July gSTAR: Tsakane Mbewe
Tsakane Mbewe’s netball hero is SA veteran goal shooter, Sindisiwe Gumede and the one thing the two have in common is their height. Tsakane is nowhere close to Sindisiwe’s towering frame, but at 1.79m tall, she is often one of the taller girls on court, and she sure knows how to use height […]