Sport

Langa rugby club holds on against CPUT

Busy Bees Rugby Club of Langa hosted Cape Peninsula University for Technology (CPUT) on Saturday. Both teams are in the City Region League and hope to be promoted to the higher Super C league.

Siyabonga Kalipa

News | 13 May 2014

Skateboarding will hopefully make Nyanga’s kids safer

Nyanga is one of the most dangerous townships in the country. It leads the country in number of murders per capita. But Nyanga youth are trying to change the image their township.

Siyabonga Kalipa

News | 12 May 2014

Mandalay women’s hockey team holds their own despite challenges

The newly opened Hockey Turf in Langa stadium was put in action this past weekend. Mandalay Girls Hockey Club hosted the Ou Ballies Hockey Club from Bellville.

Siyabonga Kalipa

News | 12 May 2014

Callies claims first Thabiet Rossier cup

Youngsters from around Cape Town spent Workers’ Day breaking a sweat on the rugby field in the inaugural Thabiet Rossier Under 14 Legacy Cup.

Siyabonga Kalipa

News | 6 May 2014

Ajax win U19 cup in Belhar

Ajax Cape Town are the 2014 Metropolitan U19 Premier Cup champions. The young Urban Warriors defended the championship they won last year when they defeated Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0.

Siyabonga Kalipa

News | 22 April 2014

Metropolitan U19 Premier Cup kicks off

A sunny Wednesday afternoon at Erica stadium in Belhar saw the start to the long-awaited Metropolitan U19 Premier Cup. The tournament, also known as the Bayhill Cup after its founders Bayhill United, hosts up to 31 professional and amateur teams from across the country and internationally.

Siyabonga Kalipa

News | 17 April 2014

Metropolitan U19 Premier Cup: Beacon Spurs bite the Chilli Boys

In preparation for the Metropolitan U19 Premier Cup, Beacon Spurs from Mitchell's Plain took on Chippa United, last year's Premier Cup participants at Philippi stadium. Spurs used the game to try out new combinations before the big tournament on Easter weekend.

Siyabonga Kalipa

News | 8 April 2014

Handball hits Western Cape

The Cape Peninsula University of Technology hosted a two day handball tournament at the weekend after the department of Sports and Recreation asked CPUT to popularise the sport in the Western Cape.

Siyabonga Kalipa

News | 2 April 2014

Young boxers enter the ring in Philippi

Young boxers from Khayelitsha, Philippi and Du Noon faced up to each other at the Battle of the Amateurs organised by Umanyano Boxing Club in Philippi at the weekend.

Siyabonga Kalipa

News | 1 April 2014

Soccer: kids in Langa are on the ball

On Human Rights Day, Project Playground hosted the start of a two day soccer tournament in Langa stadium.

Siyabonga Kalipa

News | 24 March 2014

Ajax Cape Town to defend their Metropolitan U19 Premier Cup this Easter

Last night, 18 March, saw the launch of the 26th edition of the Metropolitan U19 Premier Cup in Cape Town. Bayhill United founded the tournament and some 32 teams from around the country and the world take part.

Siyabonga Kalipa

News | 19 March 2014

World Cup: still a few hiccups away for Brazil

Brazil is facing major challenges. Violent public protests, an aggressive police crackdown, and infrastructure failures show a nation at times limping towards the 2014 FIFA World Cup 12 June kick-off in Sao Paulo.

Yazeed Kamaldien

Opinion | 17 March 2014

Rugby: Blue Jets of Khayelitsha play MIT Rangers from Manenberg at Khayelitsha Stadium

With the Western Cape Club rugby season only a few weeks away, some teams are using the time to test their skills. Blue Jets of Khayelitsha hosted the MIT Rangers from Manenberg at Khayelitsha Stadium.

Siyabonga Kalipa

News | 17 March 2014

Gugulethu chess rising

Once the playing begins, all that's to be heard is the clanging of pieces and the thumping of clocks signalling that it's "your move". Today, chess took centre stage at the Gugulethu Sports Centre.

Nathan Geffen

News | 15 March 2014

South Africans “thrash” Germans at ice hockey in Goodwood

The first of two games between the Western Province Senior Men’s Ice Hockey team and the visiting Germany SCALA Wanderers got off to a great start for the hosts.

Siyabonga Kalipa

News | 12 March 2014

“Boxing saved my life”: Interview with the owner of the African Youth Boxing Club

“Boxing saved my life… without boxing I would be dead”. Thembani Gqeku was telling me about his childhood and his experiences as a young professional boxer. Gqeku started boxing in East London in 1978, when he was nine years old. He had fought 18 professional fights, with five losses and a draw.

Adam Armstrong

News | 6 March 2014