Hosts South Africa have been drawn in a tough Group A at the 2023 COSAFA Beach Soccer Championships, a pool which also includes 2015 finalists Malawi, guest nation Saudi Arabia and 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup hosts Seychelles.
Group B has top seed Morocco, 2021 winners Mozambique, finalists from that same year Tanzania, and Angola in what will be another tightly-contested pool when the tournament is played in Durban from March 17-23.
The top two teams in each pool advance to the semifinals, so there will be little margin for error.
Malawi are returning to the competition after a nine-year...
2023 joint winners of the 3.2km swim, Tayla Bruce (right) and Bailey Forrest (left) with Breathe Conservation's Sarah Ferguson, the driving force behind Saturday's World Ocean Day Swim.Durban - After winning the 3.2km ocean swim at last year's Breathe Ocean Day Swim in Durban, 17-year-old Tayla Bruce has her sights set on the women's 5km title at this year's event on Saturday June 8.Bruce, a matric learner at Durban Girls' College, where she is also captain of swimming, has been successfully taking on the challenges of open water swimming for the past four years, following on from her inaugural...
Intriguing battle ahead for World Ocean Day Swim
Durban - A few stars from the podium positions in 2023, and some swimmers who are moving up a distance, makes for an intriguing battle at the 5km World Ocean Day Swim on Saturday off the Durban beachfront.Matthew Pelser and Shane Ramsay, second and third in the 2023 World Ocean Day Swim, are the top two competitors returning with the aim of winning the 5km on Saturday, which starts and finishes at the Durban Beach Club, near uShaka Pier.However, any confidence the pair can take from the fact last year's winner, Damien Angel, has not entered is...
Paddling Superstar Hank McGregor
DURBAN – In just over a month's time the country's elite surfski paddlers will be fighting for South African titles at the 2024 SA Surfski Championships off the coast of Durban, but the top contenders will be forgiven for having an eye on glory on the world stage.The field that is sure to be loaded with an excess of South Africa's international stars, including a surplus of elite and age group World Championship medallists that includes Hank McGregor, Josh Fenn, Matt Fenn, Nic Notten, Kenny Rice, Uli Hart, Kira Bester, Melanie Van Niekerk, Michelle...
The highly anticipated Rip Curl GromSearch Junior Surfing Tournament will take place at Dairy Beach, Durban, from 12 to 14 July 2024. This event promises to showcase the very best junior surfing in South Africa.
The entries are now open and can be accessed here - Rip Curl GromSearch Dairy Beach.
Dairy Beach in Durban provides the perfect stage for this prestigious tournament, the 4th contest in a five-event series. The waves at Dairy Beach have been in good shape over the last few weeks and are renowned for their power and quality.
The Rip Curl GromSearch will feature many talented junior...
DURBAN – In most elite sporting events, when an athlete reaches the age of 46, he is considered well past it and is there to just make up the numbers, even if there is still the desire to participate.In the world of surfskiing and canoeing there is one outstanding exception: Multiple World Champion Marathon Canoeist Hank McGregor is a legend in the sport, and at 46 he is still sharp, fit and as eager to win as he always has been. McGregor has multiple paddling accolades and titles to his name and he hopes to add another at the South African Surfski Champs in Durban on July 13-14.Despite...
DURBAN – Cape Town' Kira Bester is hoping for some bad weather as she prepares to defend her South African Surfski Championship title in Durban this weekend.
Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus named the most experienced team in Springbok history when he retained the same 23-man matchday squad to the one which defeated Ireland 27-20 in their opening Castle Lager Incoming Series match in Pretoria last week for the second Test at Hollywoodbets Kings Park in Durban on Saturday.
DURBAN – This weekend's South African Surfski Championships in Durban will have an extra edge with a bit of extra motivation for the top competitors over an above national titles.
DURBAN – Hank McGregor and Kira Bester have their sights set on bigger things when they defend their titles at the Euro Steel SA Surfski Championships presented by Fenn in Durban on Sunday.
Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick said the team would be playing for all South Africans when they take the field against Ireland in the Castle Lager Incoming Series decider in Durban on Saturday.
Ireland break Springboks' hearts in Durban
Ireland beat the Springboks by 25-24 after Ciaran Frawley kicked a last-gast drop-goal to level the Castle Lager Incoming Series
DURBAN: In preparation for the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024, the Proteas Women will convene for a national training camp from 25 – 30 August at the Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium in Durban.
