FIH Pro League Tremendous Effort from South Africa falls just short in Argentinean defeat South Africa continued their inaugural debut campaign in the FIH Pro League in Buenos Aires as they took on Argentina. South Africa is participating in the tournament for this season only as a stand-in for Australia who had withdrawn due to COVID Related travel restrictions. The South Africans had lost the eight games in the Potchefstroom leg with lessons shown and improvement throughout losing 2-1 and 3-1 in the final two games to France and Germany respectively. The challenge would not be any easier...

FOCUSED DITHOLE EAGER TO ADD VALUE TO DOLPHINS Durban – Having tasted a season with the Hollywoodbets Dolphins back in 2016/17, Tshepang Dithole is ready and eager to contribute to the team as a more experienced cricketer when he takes up a contract with the team this season.

BOK CENTRE CROWNED THE BEST IN ENGLAND Andre Esterhuizen has received the most prestigious award in the English game. The Springbok centre won the Rugby Players Association (RPA) Players’ Player of the Year award. The Harlequins star polled the greatest number of votes from his fellow professionals to claim the award capping off a fantastic year for the South African. The eight-time capped Springbok has been instrumental for Harlequins, winning three back-to-back Man of the Match Awards back in January, and was awarded January’s Player of the Month in the Premiership. He has been in...

Srixon, one of BSI top tier partners and a fantastic brand This week we showcase Srixon, one of our top tier partners and a fantastic brand with amazing people that we are very proud to be associated with.  Read below a brief history of the business and the relationship that Srixon has with us, from their Managing Director, Louise Cooper: Alfred Sutton (Tour Representative), Carmen Taljaard (Internal sales Manager), Andrew Lamont (Head of Inventory Planning and Procurement) and Stephan Du Toit (Warehouse Supervisor) “Srixon in South Africa was started in 1997 by Mike Powell with a small distribution...

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South Africa continues their FIH Pro League participation South Africa continued their FIH Pro League participation with a game against England today at the Lee Valley Hockey Stadium. The South Africans were without a number of players that form the nucleus of the squad, but the opportunity presented itself for players to work their way into the Commonwealth Games, FIH Nations Cup or even the FIH Hockey World Cup teams in the next 9 months.

South Africa defeats Kenya to win historical first-ever Baseball5 African Championship, both qualify for WBSC Baseball5 World Cup "This tournament was a great success," said Angelo Vicini, WBSC Treasurer and Chair of the WBSC Development Commission. "It's historical to see an African Qualifier to a WBSC World Cup...we believe the Baseball5 African Championship will represent a milestone in development."

Double Header 26 May 2022Media, SA GT, SAE, SAES SAES goes for double header at the East London Grand Prix Circuit.

South Africa and England met for their second FIH Pro League  South Africa and England met for their second FIH Pro League encounter at the Lee Valley Hockey & Tennis Club in London today. England were looking to continue their good run of form which had seen them win three in succession, while the South Africans were desperate for at least a better start and to take the competition a bit further as the classroom of the Pro League continues to dish out hard lessons for the African champions.

Strong rookie race by Binder, Dovizioso tries his best at home WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team’s Darryn Binder was back on the rookies podium, while Andrea Dovizioso did damage limitation at the Italian GP. Read the full article here: https://www.rnfracing.com/news/strong-rookie-race-binder-dovizioso-tries-his-best-home?cat2=MotoGP  

New day, more medals for Coetzé, Sates   Pieter Coetzé ensured South Africa continued their gold rush at the Mare Nostrum swimming series on Saturday – claiming two victories on the opening night of the final leg in Canet, France.

Hartley doubles up with another bronze in Prague Bridgitte Hartley added a bronze medal in the women’s 26,2km marathon in the Czech Republic on Sunday to the bronze she won over the short course on Saturday.

Sates surges to a ninth gold at Mare Nostrum Matt Sates completed an astounding clean sweep of golds in each of his events at the Mare Nostrum series in Europe by clinching victory in the 200m individual medley in Canet, France on Sunday night.

How the FIH World Rankings work  There have been some shifts in the FIH World Rankings following a busy period of hockey action with FIH Hockey Pro League matches in Europe and the Hero Asia Hockey Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Olympic Capital to welcome FIH’s first-ever senior World Hockey5s event The Lausanne based International Hockey Federation (FIH) will organise its first-ever senior World Hockey5s event on 4 and 5 June 2022 at Place de la Navigation in the Olympic Capital. The ‘Hero FIH Hockey5s Lausanne 2022’ promises an exciting mix of intense competition, music entertainment, and additional activities, such as initiations to showcase hockey and engage further with the public. Access will be free of charge, without prior registration, and the event will be broadcasted live across the world on the Watch.Ho...

Raising money to support Mondli in anyway we can Mondli Khumalo was brutally attacked and sustained a serious head injury in the early hours of the morning on Sunday 29th May in Bridgwater. Mondli is currently in critical condition in the ICU in Southmead hospital in Bristol after having undergone surgery. Mondli is a much loved member of the North Petherton cricket club were he is playing as their overseas professional.  He is the nicest person you will meet. Mondli  is contracted by KwaZulu-Natal Inland and has been capped four times at first-class level. He also played for South Africa Under-19...

2023 Over-50s World Cup, to be held in Cape Town, South Africa from March 6–20 The dates and teams for the 2023 Over-50s World Cup, to be held in Cape Town, South Africa from March 6–20, have been confirmed. All 12 teams that participated in the 2020 edition of the tournament – which was sadly curtailed by COVID-19 after just two-and-a-half matches – will return in 2023 and will be joined by newcomers the United States and the United Arab Emirates. The Opening Ceremony will be held on March 5 before the first round of matches takes place on March 6. The 14 teams have been split...

FIH Pro League | Spain secure victory in Terrassa The South African Hockey Men continued their adventure in the FIH Pro League today as they took on Spain at the Terrassa Stadium today. It is a stadium that the SA Women will play their pool stage games at the FIH Hockey Women’s World Cup in just under a month.

Hero Hockey5s Lausanne Event – Victory and Defeat on opening day for South Africa The Inaugural Senior Hockey Fives event got underway today in Lausanne with Five men’s and Five women’s teams invited to slog it out for the title. The tournament, very much in the mould of the World Rugby Sevens World Tour, is played over two days with the top two teams in the pool contesting the final.

SA Hockey Women for Commonwealth Games 2022 In 50 Days’ time Team South Africa begin their Commonwealth Games challenge in Birmingham. The games initially awarded to Durban will be the 22nd hosting of the multi-sport event and the 7th staging of field hockey at the event. South Africa have competed in every event along with Australia, Canada, England, India, New Zealand and Scotland, with a best finish of 4th in 2010 and 2014. New Zealand are the defending champions having stunned Australia in the event in 2018 on the Gold Coast. The South African Women are in Pool B alongside five times champions...