Banyana Banyana through to the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations Zambia……………..(0) 0 South Africa …….(0) 1 (Linda Motlhalo 90’+2 (P)) 18 July 2022 – The SASOL-sponsored Banyana Banyana are through to the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) after beating Zambia 1-0 in a tough semifinal in Morocco on Monday night. The South African senior national team scored the priceless winning goal from the penalty spot after Linda Motlhalo converted deep in stoppage-time. It was a hard-fought win for the South Africans as the Zambians put up a fight. Coach Desiree...

SPAR Proteas Face Wales as Preparation for Commonwealth Games BY NETBALL SOUTH AFRICA   19 July 2022, Cardiff – The South African senior netball team, the SPAR Proteas who are currently getting ready to get into the Commonwealth Athlete Village are in Cardiff ahead of their two test match series against Wales. Dorette Badenhorst charges were on a two-week training camp in Stellenbosch before jetting off to Bath last Tuesday and have been staying and training at the University of Bath since their arrival on the 13th of July. The team also...

Bok Women expect to be tested in all areas in Japan The Springbok Women's side departed South Africa on Tuesday for a two-Test series against Japan, fully aware of the challenges that will await them in the Far East, where they will face the host nation on 24 July in the Kamaishi Unosumai Memorial Stadium in Iwate, and on 30 July in Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Saitama in the Taiyo-Seimei Japan Rugby Challenge Series 2022. A taxing travel schedule and warm Japanese summer conditions are some of the factors that will test the South Africans’ resolve, but also the hot streak in the form...

SPAR Proteas Continue Their Dominance Against Wales     BY NETBALL SOUTH AFRICA   SPAR PROTEAS CONTINUE THEIR DOMINANCE AGAINST WALES Cardiff, Wales – The seventeenth meeting between the SPAR Proteas and Wales got off to a great start with the host making sure that they close off South Africa at every angle and with any opportunity that they got. Dorette Badenhorst went with experience with her starting seven. For the better part of the first quarter, it was evenly matched between the two however, the  SPAR Proteas’ experience...

LAWSON NAIDOO: AIMING TO RESTORE CSA TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD As a child, he loved watching and playing the game, and as an adult he is trying to restore the game he loves to where it belongs. Just over a year into his tenure as Chairperson of the Board of Directors at Cricket South Africa (CSA), Lawson Naidoo is a man at the forefront of a mission. This mission involves restoring SA cricket to the pinnacle of the world game. Naidoo has strong pedigree to fulfil his objective. He may not have played at a professional level, but his passion for the game has always been unbounded, whether it...

LAWSON NAIDOO: AIMING TO RESTORE CSA TO THE TOP OF THE WORLD As a child, he loved watching and playing the game, and as an adult he is trying to restore the game he loves to where it belongs. Just over a year into his tenure as Chairperson of the Board of Directors at Cricket South Africa (CSA), Lawson Naidoo is a man at the forefront of a mission. This mission involves restoring SA cricket to the pinnacle of the world game. Naidoo has strong pedigree to fulfil his objective. He may not have played at a professional level, but his passion for the game has always been unbounded, whether it...

South Africa to host the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup The 6th FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup will take place in Pretoria in South Africa in February 2023. The tournament will feature both the men’s and women’s 12 best Indoor Hockey Nations competing for the prestigious crown of Indoor Hockey World Champions. This marks the first time the FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup has taken place outside of Europe. The first Indoor World Cup in 2003 was hosted in Germany (Leipzig) before heading to Austria (Vienna) and Poland (Poznan) in 2011. The two previous editions have been in Germany in Leipzig...

South Africa to host the FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup The 6th FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup will take place in Pretoria in South Africa in February 2023. The tournament will feature both the men’s and women’s 12 best Indoor Hockey Nations competing for the prestigious crown of Indoor Hockey World Champions. This marks the first time the FIH Hockey Indoor World Cup has taken place outside of Europe. The first Indoor World Cup in 2003 was hosted in Germany (Leipzig) before heading to Austria (Vienna) and Poland (Poznan) in 2011. The two previous editions have been in Germany in...

Junior Bok Women lay good foundation in Paarl   Junior Springbok Women head coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt expressed her satisfaction after the recently completed SA Rugby Under-19 Girls camp and said solid foundations were laid during the week at Paarl Gymnasium. A total of 32 players were invited to the camp following last month’s SA Rugby Under-18 Girls Week in Welkom, as well as a handful of players who were involved in 2019, the last time the team were together. “The main aim of the camp was to introduce these players to the fundamentals of the Junior Springbok Women...

Junior Bok Women lay good foundation in Paarl   Junior Springbok Women head coach Laurian Johannes-Haupt expressed her satisfaction after the recently completed SA Rugby Under-19 Girls camp and said solid foundations were laid during the week at Paarl Gymnasium. A total of 32 players were invited to the camp following last month’s SA Rugby Under-18 Girls Week in Welkom, as well as a handful of players who were involved in 2019, the last time the team were together. “The main aim of the camp was to introduce these players to the fundamentals of the Junior Springbok Women...

SPAR Proteas Remain Unbeaten Against Wales   BY NETBALL SOUTH AFRICA    SPAR PROTEAS REMAIN UNBEATEN AGAINST WALES Cardiff, Wales – The SPAR Proteas and Wales squared off for the second and final match of the two-test series on Wednesday at the Sport Wales National Centre and South Africa came into this high in confidence following their win the previous day. Wales who sought to draw this series and claim their first ever win against South Africa started the match with the same team as yesterday whilst Dorette Badenhorst made wholesome changes to the...

Caster Semenya out of world 5,000m as Coe signals tougher female sport rules Semenya ‘blessed’ just to finish after move from 800m event Coe says ‘science pretty clear’ on testosterone and performance South Africa’s Caster Semenya finished 13th out of 16 runners in her 5,000-metre heat at the world athletics championships in Eugene. Photograph: Patrick Smith/Getty Images   Sean Ingle in Eugene @seaningle Thu 21 Jul 2022 05.37 BST   Caster Semenya’s first appearance in the world championships since 2017 saw her knocked out...

SA's top gymnasts off to the Commonwealth Games South Africa's top gymnasts depart for the 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games this week. Set to take place in Birmingham between 28 July and 8 August, Team South Africa will for the first time in many years, feature a full Women's Artistic team, as well as being represented in the Men's Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics competitions. "It brings us great joy to be able to send our best gymnasts to one of the world's top competitions," says Donovan Jurgens, President of Gymnastics South Africa. "It's every athlete's dream to represent...

Soyizwapi, Plaatjies to lead SA Sevens teams at Commonwealth Games Siviwe Soyizwapi and Asisipho Plaatjies were on Thursday named as captains of the South African Men and Women’s Sevens teams for the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, where the two squads will participate in the Rugby Sevens programme as part of Team South Africa. Both teams depart on Saturday for England to participate in the exciting multi-sport event. Blitzbok captain Soyizwapi and Zain Davids are the only squad members who will make a second appearance at the Commonwealth Games as members of Team South Africa,...

Lenize Potgieter To Miss Commonwealth Games   BY NETBALL SOUTH AFRICA   LENIZE POTGIETER TO MISS COMMONWEALTH GAMES 22 July 2022, Cardiff, Wales – The SPAR Proteas have completed a two match test series against Wales as part of their 2022 Commonwealth Games preparations and this is where head coach Dorette Badenhorst gave players a chance to get some game time under their belt. A notable omission from the bench for both games was Lenize Potgieter who watched games from the grandstands. Potgieter was named as part of the confirmed twelve...

Banyana coach Ellis crowned queen of Africa again 22 July 2022 – South African senior national women’s team coach Desiree Ellis’ star continues to soar after she was named as Africa’s Coach of the Year in the women’s football category during the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Awards in Morocco on Thursday (21 July 2022) night. It was a third CAF Coach of the Year Award for the dazzling mentor.  Ellis has been at the top of her game for a long time now and will be quietly plotting her next move in Saturday’s Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON)  final between...

South African U21 sides named for Senior IPT Published: Friday, 22 July 2022 12:01 A massive opportunity for the future stars of South African Hockey is presented every year at the Senior IPT when the SA U21 sides take part in the senior tournament. It is an opportunity to challenge the best of South African Hockey and also to further underline their credentials for selection in the respective Junior World Cup Qualifying squads. The South African Hockey Association can today confirm the names of the SA U21 Men and the SA U21 Women who will participate under the Protea at the IPT In...

DUNKLEY, BRUNT STAR AS ENGLAND COMPLETE SIX-WICKET WIN IN FIRST T20I CHELMSFORD: Sophia Dunkley’s maiden half-century and Katherine Brunt’s career-best bowling return proved too strong for the Momentum Proteas as England secured a six-wicket triumph to win the first T20 International (T20I) at the County Ground in Chelmsford on Thursday. The win confirms the home side as the multi-format tour winners, with an unconquerable lead of 10 points to two. Brunt led the charge with the ball, picking up her first ever T20I four-wicket haul to help restrict South Africa to 111 / 9 despite...

Hele returns as Potgieter earns Test debut Former SA Rugby Women’s Achiever of the Year, Aseza Hele, will make a much-anticipated return to the Springbok Women when she wears the No 8 jersey against Japan in Iwate on Sunday, while Rumandi Potgieter will make her test debut at scrumhalf. The Test at the Kamaishi Unosumai Memorial Stadium, which is scheduled to start at 07h45, is the first of two matches in the Taiyo-seimei Japan Rugby Challenge Series 2022. Springbok Women head coach Stanley Raubenheimer included the duo in his starting line-up for the Test, with Nolunsindiso Booi...

Hele returns as Potgieter earns Test debut Former SA Rugby Women’s Achiever of the Year, Aseza Hele, will make a much-anticipated return to the Springbok Women when she wears the No 8 jersey against Japan in Iwate on Sunday, while Rumandi Potgieter will make her test debut at scrumhalf. The Test at the Kamaishi Unosumai Memorial Stadium, which is scheduled to start at 07h45, is the first of two matches in the Taiyo-seimei Japan Rugby Challenge Series 2022. Springbok Women head coach Stanley Raubenheimer included the duo in his starting line-up for the Test, with Nolunsindiso Booi...