Day 2 Tennis results: AJC 14 & U and 16 & U in Egypt
23Jun
Day 2 results of the African Junior Tennis Championships for Boys & Girls 14 & U and 16 & U in Cairo, Egypt. The under-14 boys and girls teams remain unbeaten in the tournament as both teams picked up their second straight wins, storming to a 3-0 victory over Tunisia and Kenya, respectively.
The girls under-16 team also showed a fighting spirit throughout and did not go down without a fight against Egypt. Credits as well to our hardworking coaches Roxanne Clarke, Phatizwe Mabuza...
Impressive Funds Raised By Our PGA Students
We are very proud to announce that our 3rd-year PGA Diploma students have raised an impressive amount of R38,728.18 for the SA Golf Development Board through the golf day they hosted last month.
A big thank you to all the sponsors of the golf day; Srixon/Cleveland, Puma Golf, Proitup, Titleist, Konica Minolta, The Conradie Family, The Williams Family, The Eastern Family, Schneider Electric, Pioled Lighting, Serengeti Golf Estate, The Golfers Club, Martin Briede, and Gavan Levensen.
Pictured below, are the students presenting a cheque to Andy...
FINA World Championships: Team SA update (Day 7)
The 19th FINA World Championships are underway in Budapest, Hungary. In Friday’s action, Lara van Niekerk won her 50m breaststroke heat in an African record 29.77, which qualified her as the fastest in the heats. Emma Chelius took to the water in the 50m freestyle. The 25-year-old was also impressive, finishing third in her heat in 24.87sec and qualified for the semi-finals 7th fastest overall out of 82 starters. Her SA record stands at 24.64.
Here is a list of all the Team SA swimmers and their results for the event...
FINA World Championships: Team SA update (Day 7)
The 19th FINA World Championships are underway in Budapest, Hungary. In Friday’s action, Lara van Niekerk won her 50m breaststroke heat in an African record 29.77, which qualified her as the fastest in the heats. Emma Chelius took to the water in the 50m freestyle. The 25-year-old was also impressive, finishing third in her heat in 24.87sec and qualified for the semi-finals 7th fastest overall out of 82 starters. Her SA record stands at 24.64.
Here is a list of all the Team SA swimmers and their results for the event...
Day 3 results: AJC 14 & U and 16 & U in Egypt
South African boys’ under-14 team recorded their third consecutive win of the week at the African Junior Championships for Boys & Girls 14 & U and 16 & U in Cairo, Egypt on Thursday.
After whitewashing Tunisia on Wednesday, the South African team repeated that feat when they beat Kenya 3-0.
Boys and girls’ under-16 teams picked up their second victories when they defeated Morocco 2-1 and Togo 3-0, respectively.
Boys Under-14: South Africa bt Kenya 3-0
Boys Under-16: South Africa bt Morocco 2-1
Girls...
Day 3 results: AJC 14 & U and 16 & U in Egypt
South African boys’ under-14 team recorded their third consecutive win of the week at the African Junior Championships for Boys & Girls 14 & U and 16 & U in Cairo, Egypt on Thursday.
After whitewashing Tunisia on Wednesday, the South African team repeated that feat when they beat Kenya 3-0.
Boys and girls’ under-16 teams picked up their second victories when they defeated Morocco 2-1 and Togo 3-0, respectively.
Boys Under-14: South Africa bt Kenya 3-0
Boys Under-16: South Africa bt Morocco 2-1
Girls...
TeamSA’s 1st medal at the FINA World Championships
Lara van Niekerk won TeamSA’s 1st medal at the FINA World Championships in Budapest when she took bronze in the 50m breaststroke in 29.90sec
BSI Football Academy partners with English Premier League Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club
Balderstone Sports Institute Football Academy is excited to announce an international partnership with English Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, commonly known as Wolves.
The partnership brings many benefits to the Academy, its players, and the wider local football community. The collaboration includes monthly education workshops between the coaches of Wolves and BSI Football, ensuring that the local academy is up to date with the latest coaching trends and player...
GolfRSA announces 2022 WATC Teams
South Africa’s top-ranked amateurs, Christiaan Maas and Caitlyn Macnab, will spearhead the country’s challenge in the 2022 World Amateur Team Championship in France from 24 August to 3 September.
28 June 2022 – GolfRSA today announced two strong teams to represent South Africa in the Eisenhower and Espirito Santo Trophies at the 2022 World Amateur Team Championships.
Hosted by the French Golf Federation, the Espirito Santo Trophy (women’s championship) will be played from Wednesday 24 August to Saturday 27 August, and the Eisenhower Trophy (men’s...
U/14 boys qualify for World Tennis Finals
A massive congratulations to the South African u/14 boys team of Connor Doig, Siyabonga Jaca and John Bothma who have qualified for the ITF World Junior Tennis finals after beating Egypt 3-0 at the African Junior Team Championships (AJTC) for Boys & Girls 14 & under and 16 & under in Cairo, Egypt this past weekend.
The team will fly the African flag in the premier global team event for the under-14 players that is set to take place in the Czech Republic later this year.
However, their female counterparts in the same age...
U/14 boys qualify for World Tennis Finals
A massive congratulations to the South African u/14 boys team of Connor Doig, Siyabonga Jaca and John Bothma who have qualified for the ITF World Junior Tennis finals after beating Egypt 3-0 at the African Junior Team Championships (AJTC) for Boys & Girls 14 & under and 16 & under in Cairo, Egypt this past weekend.
The team will fly the African flag in the premier global team event for the under-14 players that is set to take place in the Czech Republic later this year.
However, their female counterparts in the same age...
SCIVER, DAVIDSON-RICHARDS TONS MAKE MOMENTUM PROTEAS TOIL DESPITE BOSCH’S THREE-FOR ON DAY
TAUNTON: Centuries from Nat Sciver and Alice Davidson-Richards helped give England a 44-run first innings lead against the Momentum Proteas on day two of their once-off Test encounter at the County Ground in Taunton on Tuesday, with the hosts reaching stumps on 328 / 6.
Sciver walked to the crease with her side in slight trouble on 86 / 3, going on to withstand the pressure from the South African bowlers, including Anneke Bosch’s three wickets for 59, before smashing 15 fours on her way to an...
SOLD OUT – TICKETS SOLD OUT FOR BOKS V WALES TEST AT LOFTUS
The ‘Sold Out’ signs have gone up at Loftus Versfeld for the upcoming between the Springboks and Wales on Saturday.
All 50 000 seats at the Tshwane-based stadium were sold out on Tuesday afternoon following heightened interest in the first match in front of spectators on home soil for the Springboks since their 2019 World Cup victory.
With the full capacity crowd, Loftus Versfeld will claim the record of having hosted the biggest crowd for a test match between the Springboks and Welsh Dragons in South Africa....
Keshav Maharaj and David Miller to captain ODI & T20 teams respectively
– Kagiso Rabada rested for ODI series– Gerald Coetzee gets maiden Proteas call-up for T20Is– Rilee Rossouw recalled to the T20 squad after six-year absence
JOHANNESBURG: Proteas white-ball captain, Temba Bavuma, has been ruled out of the team’s entire tour to the United Kingdom (UK) after sustaining an elbow injury during the recently concluded T20 series in India. His projected recovery time is eight weeks, whereafter his return to play programme will begin.
The highly anticipated tour will run...
Tuks captain, Tegan Fourie, does not know what it means to quit
Photo credit: Reg Caldecott
A good "push, hit and never quit" hockey game on any Astroturf is guaranteed to get Tegan Fourie's blood rushing.
When the Tuks Hockey captain dribbles the ball past opponents, most will not realise what a remarkable story she has to tell. It is one in which the words never quit is spelled in capital letters.
At the age of five, Fourie was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. It could have meant an immediate end to days of playing hockey. But even at such a young age, she...
RAIN INTERRUPTS DAY 3 IN TAUNTON WITH MOMENTUM PROTEAS ARE STILL 78 RUNS BEHIND
TAUNTON: Two lengthy rain delays meant there were only 45.1 overs bowled on day three of four of the once-off Test match between the Momentum Proteas and England at the County Ground in Taunton on Wednesday. The visitors ended the day’s play on 55 / 3, still trailing by 78 runs.
Before the rain stoppages, England’s Nat Sciver continued where she left off the previous day as she went on to notch up a career-best 169* off 263 deliveries (21 fours), while low-order batter, Sophie Ecclestone contributed with a...
Three SA juniors in Wimbledon qualifying
Three South African juniors Isabella Kruger, Devin Badenhorst and Gabriella Broadfoot will represent the country in the Wimbledon Junior Qualifying event, during which 64 of the world's top 18-and-under boys and girls will compete for a chance to play in the Wimbledon Championships.
In the girls’ event, Kruger (456 WTA ranking) will kick off her campaign against Madeleine Jessup (86 ITF junior ranking) from Chinese Taipei, meanwhile, Broadfoot (116 ITF junior ranking) will take on Denmark’s Natacha Schou (110 ITF...
CSA appoint Enoch Nkwe as new Director of Cricket.
Enoch played professional cricket for the Lions before he was forced to early retirement due to his career ending injury. He played 42 FC, 38 List A and 9 T20s. Enoch has extensive experience in setting up strategies for high performance structures. With a proven track record of using excellent personal, communication and organization skills to lead and improve cricketing systems, recruit excellent personnel, and improve team efficiencies, Enoch was Strategic Cricket Consultant (Technical Director) at Lions Cricket. He was...
CSA ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF FOUR EXECUTIVES TO SWELL ITS RANKS
JOHANNESBURG – After a vigorous independent recruitment process, Cricket South Africa (CSA) is pleased to announce the appointment of four successful candidates who will form part of the organization’s dynamic Executive team.
The appointees are listed below, together with their short bios in no particular order:
Chief Commercial Officer – Mtunzi Jonas
Mtunzi, who describes himself as a sports fanatic with a passion for the business of sport, has over 18 years of experience and a track record of building effective,...
