GOLD!!! Pieter Coetze wins TeamSA's second gold in the pool by taking the men's 100m backstroke title in 53.78sec
ߥ砦or Coetze. Another Gold for #TeamSA. The games are officially open as #TeamSA bag their second gold medal. #CommonwealthGames #B2022 #B2022Swimming pic.twitter.com/KTSpMeXRcN
— Team South Africa (@TeamSA2024) July 30, 2022
RESULTS: How Team SA Fared on Day 2
Lara van Niekerk won GOLD in the women’s 50m breaststroke as TeamSA got on the medals table on day two of the competition at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. The T20 women’s cricketers lost their opener to New Zealand, but the men’s Sevens rugby players booked a quarter-final against Canada.
BADMINTON Mixed Team event: Group D: SA 0 Malaysia 5 Mixed doubles: Jarred Elliott, Deidree Jordaan lost 2-0 (21-7, 21-8) to Teng Fong Chia, Koong Le Tan Men’s singles: Caden Kakora lost 2-0 (21-11, 21-8) to Tze Yong Ng W…
South African swimmer Lara van Niekerk claims gold!
What a race. Lara van Niekerk claims gold! Halala Mzansi! Halala.#TeamSA#B2022 pic.twitter.com/mKuS6YMTyL
— Team South Africa (@TeamSA2024) July 30, 2022
Historic win in Japan has Springbok Women beaming
It was a historic night at Kumagaya Rugby Stadium on Saturday when the Springbok Women outplayed Japan 20-10 to not only win their first Test on foreign soil, but in doing so, they shared the spoils in the Japan Rugby Challenge Series.
The hosts won 15-6 last weekend, but this time the South Africans had too much sting in their attack and never looked back after a 12-5 lead at the break.
Springbok Women coach Stanley Raubenheimer said afterwards the victory was special in so many ways, and he especially felt it was a testimony to the…
South African Devin Badenhorst beat Antoine Ghibaudo from France to clinch the Curro ITF Junior Grade 2 Tennis title
HE'S DONE IT! ߙ즬t;br /> South African junior tennis star Devin Badenhorst beat Antoine Ghibaudo from France 7-6(4), 4-6, 6-3 to clinch the Curro ITF Junior Grade 2 title at Curro Hillcrest in Durban. What a magnificent week! We are so proud of you, Devin!! ߒꦬt;a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/CurroTennis?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#CurroTennis pic.twitter.com/qAUtdPBJED
— Tennis South Africa (@TennisSA) July 30, 2022
Pakistan and South Africa play out to an opening draw
South Africa twice led but were pulled by the Pakistanis on both occasions as both teams settled for a draw in the opening game of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. South Africa and Pakistan took each other in their opening Commonwealth Games encounter in Birmingham this morning. Its been just over a year since South Africa stunned the world with a massive victory against Germany at the Tokyo Olympics and they were looking to bring that same resilience to a tournament that was originally scheduled to take place in South Africa.
The So…
Pakistan and South Africa play out to an opening draw
South Africa twice led but were pulled by the Pakistanis on both occasions as both teams settled for a draw in the opening game of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. South Africa and Pakistan took each other in their opening Commonwealth Games encounter in Birmingham this morning. Its been just over a year since South Africa stunned the world with a massive victory against Germany at the Tokyo Olympics and they were looking to bring that same resilience to a tournament that was originally scheduled to take place in South Africa.
The So…
