Olympian Kalmer back in the loop for Grand Prix title
The race for the 2013 SPAR Grand Prix title is wide open ahead of Sunday’s Durban leg of the 10km road running Challenge.
Coertzen claims A-qualifier for World Championships
London Olympian Willem Coertzen has posted an A standard decathlon qualifier for the IAAF World Championships in Russia later this year, writes Mark Etheridge.
SA’s top cyclists gear up for world champs
This year’s UCI Road World Championships take place in Toscana, Italy from 22-29 September, and the South African cycling fraternity now await to hear the number of positions available in each category.
Young Malan scoops three badminton titles
With the absence of seasoned campaigners like Wiaan Viljoen and Stacey Doubel (currently in India) as well as the Dednam brothers, the young Turks of SA badminton dominated the recent Western Cape Category One Regional Championships in Cape Town.
Pietie nets 10 as South Africans win Scottish series
A total of 27 goals in Edinburgh over the last seven days suggests that the forwards and set-piece specialists had success aplenty in the four-Test series between Scotland and the Investec South Africa women’s hockey team.
Familiar faces back for national netball team
Some familiar faces have returned to the SPAR national netball team announced by Netball South Africa (NSA) on Wednesday for the African Championships in Malawi.
Minnaar dashes to third spot in World Cup downhill race
South Africa’s current UCI Downhill World Champion Greg Minnaar finished third in the second round of the Downhill series of the 2013 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup presented by Shimano, which took place at the popular Val di Sole track in Italy on Sunday.
Crash sinks world junior champion Sullwald in France
Wet weather conditions robbed world junior triathlon champion Wian Sullwald of the chance to test himself against Olympic silver medallist Javier Gomez at the weekend.
Cremona heaves his way to another shot put title
Our in form shot-putter, Orazio Cremona added another win to his portfolio at the weekend, writes Mark Etheridge.
Battered O’Keeffe makes it to World Cup semi-finals
By Mark Etheridge
California based BMX ace Teagan O’Keeffe shrugged off a big crash during practice to reach the semi-finals of the World Cup SX event in Netherlands at the weekend.
Meintjies fifth in great SA showing in Korea
South Africa’s Louis Meintjes has finished fifth in the final stage to top off Team MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung’s successful UCI 2.2 Tour of Korea.
Van Dyk dashes to second World Cup silver
Paralympic legend Ernst van Dyk raced to his second World Cup silver medal in consecutive weeks on Saturday, writes Mark Etheridge.
Mokoena books his place for World Champs in Moscow
Two-time Olympian long jumper Khotso Mokoena has qualified for this year’s IAAF World Athletics Championship in Moscow.
SA quartet capture more Mare Nostrum medals
A quartet of South African Olympic swimmers flew the rainbow nation’s flag proudly on Sunday’s final day of the third and final Mare Nostrum meeting in Canet, France, writes Mark Etheridge.
SA surfing team take sixth spot at World Juniors
The South Africa junior surfing team has finished in sixth place amongst the 30 nations competing in the 2013 DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championships presented by Billabong which ended at Jiquiliste Beach in Nicaragua on Sunday.
Rex races to silver for Team SA in Spain
George Rex raced to his second silver medal of the World Cup para-cycling event in Spain on Sunday, writes Mark Etheridge.
Johnson back in the saddle and competing again
Paralympian equestrian ace Philippa Johnson is back in the saddle after a spell out with injury and competed in Europe at the weekend, writes Mark Etheridge.










