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...

Lara van Niekerk sets new 50m breaststroke African record 29.77 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 Lara van Niekerk 50m breaststroke: She won her 50m breaststroke heat in an African record 29.77, which qualified her as the fastest from the heats heading into the semi-finals.100m breaststroke: Placed 10th overall in 1:06.75 and qualified for the semi-final. There she led in the first semi-final at the...

FINA World Championships: Team SA update (Day 8)   The 19th FINA World Championships are under way in Budapest, Hungary. In Saturday’s action Lara van Niekerk heads into the women’s 50m breaststroke final unbeaten after winning her heat and her semi-final. She is the third fastest qualifier going into the final. Here is a list of all the Team SA swimmers and their results for the event that runs until 3 July. DIVING Women   Grace Brammer(3m synchronised, 3 July) Bailey Heydra(1m springboard, 29 June)(3m springboard, 1 July) Zalika Methula(1m springboard, 29 June)...

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

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...

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...

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 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,...

Final names added to Team SA for Birmingham   The South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) announced an additional 61 athletes to the Team South Africa squad that will carry the nation’s flag at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which will take place from 28 July to 8 August. This was the second and final squad announcement following the first one last month and it brings the total number of athletes to 251. More representatives across six codes were named – athletics, hockey, badminton, wrestling, swimming and gymnastics. It...

South African rising tennis star Isabella Kruger upsets fourth seed South African rising tennis star Isabella Kruger upsets fourth seed and world No.12 junior Nikola Daubnerova of Slovakia 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 to reach the third round of the Junior Wimbledon Championships. The 17-year-old qualifier will next face British Mingge Xu for a place in the quarterfinals. Stunning tennis, Bella! 

CSA CONFIRMS MOMENTUM PROTEAS SQUAD FOR THE ENGLAND T20I SERIES JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) have today named the 16-player squad that will take on England in a three-match T20 International (T20I) series between 21 – 25 July. The same group of players, with the exception of the uncapped Delmi Tucker, will feature for Team South Africa at the inaugural Women’s T20 competition at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham from 29 July – 07 August. Momentum Proteas’ T20I Series vs England 16-player Squad:Suné Luus (Captain) (Titans Ladies), Chloé...

World Games: How Team SA Fared (Day 9)  Photo: Dylan Kruger There were five Team SA athletes in action in the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama, on Saturday. Conditions were again described as “brutally hot” on the penultimate day of the competition. Dylan Kruger and Jonathan Benjamin competed in the men’s duathlon, Natalie Sterk took part in the women’s duathlon and sport climbing was represented by Lauren Mukheibir and Mel Janse van Rensburg. This is how Team SA fared on the day: DUATHLON Women’s Duathlon, final: Natalie Sterk placed 8th with a total time of 2hr...

Nare prevails in 10km thriller in Mbombela   Defending champion Tadu Nare (Nedbank) of Ethiopia enjoyed a thrilling victory over teammate Helalia Johannes of Namibia in the SPAR Grand Prix Women’s 10km race in Mbombela on Saturday. She finished in 32min 43sec and Johannes in 33:02. Ethiopian junior runner Selam Gebre was third in 33:12. Glenrose Xaba (Boxer) was the first South African home, in 33:37. Kesa Molotsane (Murray & Roberts) was fifth in 33:44. A group of 10 runners stuck close together for the first 7km before the top three broke away. At 8km, Nare...

DUNKLEY CENTURY HELPS ENGLAND TO 114-RUN VICTORY OVER MOMENTUM PROTEAS   BRISTOL: A maiden Sophia Dunkley century inspired England to a 114-run win over the Momentum Proteas in the second One-Day International (ODI) to take an unassailable 2-0 series lead at the County Ground in Bristol on Friday. Dunkley smashed 107 runs off 93 balls (8 fours, 2 sixes) to help anchor the hosts to an imposing total of 337 / 5 after their allotted overs before Charlie Dean (4 / 53) and debutant Issy Wong (3 / 36) formed a daunting bowling partnership to restrict South Africa to 223 all out,...