Sport

Safety for Diepsloot’s cyclists just got better

Appeal to donate safety gear to cyclists across the country

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News | 27 May 2016

Soccer tournament brings together Africans from all over the continent

Mini “Afcon” breaks down barriers, say players

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News | 17 May 2016

No progress on empty R9m Butterworth swimming pool

Provincial government refuses to answer questions

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News | 31 March 2016

Sport changed my life, says prisoner

Athletics championship in Port Elizabeth brings together 500 prisoners

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Brief | 2 March 2016

Cycling club launched in Khayelitsha garage

Two enthusiasts start new project

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News | 2 March 2016

Boxing tournament brings much needed recreation to Mfuleni

"We want youth to be active and their parents to see them doing something positive"

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Photo Essay | 23 February 2016

New tv series tells story of woman boxer

Thirteen-episode drama is on Friday nights at 8:30pm

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News | 12 February 2016

Metropolitan Cup’s scorching kick-off

This year's tournament got underway on Saturday

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News | 2 February 2016

Softball body battling to keep its head above water

R100k needed to send Cape Town teams to national competition

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News | 28 January 2016

Rugby is for girls too

No matter that they lack proper equipment and they train on a coarse field rife with thorns, the Iqhayiya High Schools Girls’ Rugby team from Khayelitsha have plenty of spirit. And the school has been nominated in the Developing School Team of the Year category for the 2015 SA Sports Awards to be announced in Gauteng on 22 November.

Siyavuya Khaya

News | 4 November 2015

Bringing rugby to the Cape Flats

Controversy over the demographic composition of the Springbok team once again shows the need to invest in rugby in black schools. A non-profit organisation is trying to do just that.

Scott Sloan

News | 28 September 2015

Historic pigeon race unites fanciers

At dawn on Saturday 12 September more than 15,000 homing pigeons were released from Hanover in the Northern Cape, kicking off the largest single pigeon race in South African history. The birds burst into the air and began circling to orientate themselves. Within ten minutes they had vanished, setting off on the 600 km journey home.

Kimon de Greef

Feature | 14 September 2015

Langa body building champ to defend his title

Undefeated men's champion, Xolile Damba from Langa, is expected to once again defend his title at the third annual Battle of the Titans bodybuilding competition on Saturday.

Barbara Maregele

News | 19 June 2015

New Malmesbury hockey facility raises questions about allocation of funds

A new hockey astro facility funded with a R3 million grant from the Western Cape Provincial Sport Confederation to the Swartland Municipality has raised to questions in the community about how resources are allocated.

Ashleigh Furlong

News | 17 June 2015

Shooting hoops through stereotypes: Philippi’s women basketball players

Even though Philippi female basketball player, Ziyanda Tyefi says the sport is still viewed as a male sport, she loves it and she cannot see herself playing anything else but it.

Mary-Anne Gontsana

Feature | 26 May 2015

Help Idrissa Kargbo run the Cape Town marathon

Until 2013 Sierra Leone was mostly known as a country of civil war and child soldiers. Although the war had ended a decade before, the country was still far from back on its feet. When Ebola struck in 2014 Sierra Leone was once again thrust grudgingly into the spotlight.

Tom Boyles

News | 25 May 2015