Steenkamp Claims New SA 100m Hurdles Record And Expects Improvements
Tuks student Rikenette Steenkamp set a new South African record on Sunday afternoon, when she won the 100m-hurdles in 12.81s at the Resisprint International Meeting in Switzerland
Hartley Wins the SA Flatwater Champs Double in St Francis Bay
Bridgitte Hartley applied a crafty mix of cat ’n mouse and straight-out muscle to walk away with the double at the SA Marathon Canoe Championships on the weekend, winning the K2 title with new partner Melissa van Rooyen in a fast finish through the tight canals of St Francis Bay on Sunday.
Semenya Relieved at World Champs Inclusion
Caster Semenya wins Team SA selection for the Beijing World Champs after running her fastest international 800m in two years, in Linz on Saturday
Hurdles Champ Nel Builds Early Season Speed
An early-season focus on speed work in addition to endurance with new coach Irma Reyneke has seen startlingly encouraging competition performances from African- and South African 400m hurdles champ, Wenda Nel
Kotze Resigns as SPAR Proteas Head Coach
Former SPAR Proteas netball head coach Elize Kotze has handed in her resignation, citing trying personal circumstances
O’Keeffe Ready for 2013 BMX World Champs
Teagan O’Keeffe is the only South African elite woman to qualify for the 2013 UCI BMX World Championships in Auckland, New Zealand, from 24 to 28 July
No Bar Too High as Jacobs Plays for SA
Springbok women’s water polo goalkeeper, Anke Jacobs, has shown her resourcefulness by launching a CrowdFunding initiative to raise funds for her upcoming World Champs trip, as SA aim to qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio.
Smith Eager for Scottburgh MTB Race
Bell/Specialized South Africa young rider Hayley Smith will be hoping to build on the second place she claimed in 2011, when she tackles Saturday’s Magma Security Scottburgh MTB Race
Out of Form Phalula Claims Cross Country Win
An out-of-form Lebo Phalula beat the best Mapaseka Makhanya (2nd) and Nolene Conrad (3rd) had to offer, to win the senior women’s title at the 2013 Athletics SA Cross Country trials in Boksburg on Saturday, and put herself into pole position for a place in the ASA teams to the Southern Region Championships, and World Championships
Big Field for Cross Country Trials
Lebo Phalula among an elite field also including Christine Kalmer, Tebogo Masehla and Portia Ngwenya heading the biggest field ever for annual Cross Country trials as athletes vie for a place in the Athletics SA squad for two major Cross Country Championships in March.
Quad Series Declared Top Netball Assignment
Being invited to take on world-leading netball teams Australia, New Zealand and England in October’s Quad Series, in Australia and New Zealand, is proof that Netball SA is making progress in establishing itself as a top contender for world stakes, according to national coach Elize Kotze
Malawi SA’s Diamond Challenge Nemesis
Netball SA Director of Selectors, Christine du Preez, views Malawi as the SPAR Proteas’ sternest challenge in the upcoming Diamond League also featuring Botswana and Zambia, as the hosts looks to regain the world no. 5-ranked spot in the world