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

CURRO TENNIS STAR MAKES IT TO ITF JUNIOR 1 The Curro International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior 1 tournament is currently taking place at Curro Hillcrest in Durban with top under 18 players from all over the world participating. Following her participation at the African Junior Teams Championships in Egypt recently, local tennis player and Curro Hillcrest learner, Kaitlyn Ramduth (seeded at 1486) received a wild card to participate in the Curro ITF Junior 1 tournament’s main draw starting on Tuesday,  2 August.  Kaitlyn also received a wild card for the Junior 2 ITF...

Team SA in action on Wednesday (Day 6)   Team SA started the sixth day of competition with 16 medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – six golds, five silvers and five bronzes. There is representation in 12 sports in Birmingham on Wednesday. ATHLETICS11.20am Men’s 800m, heats: Tshepo Tshite12.02pm Men’s T11/T12 100m, heats: Jaco Smit, Ndodomzi Ntutu12.44pm Men’s 400m, heats: Zakithi Nene7.10pm Men’s 100m, semi-final: Akani Simbine8pm Women’s 10000m, final: Dominique Scott-Erfud9.20pm Men’s T37/T38 100m, final: Charl du Toit9.30pm Men’s 100m, final: Akani Simbine BADMINTON11am...

Team SA in action on Wednesday (Day 6)   Team SA started the sixth day of competition with 16 medals at the 2022 Commonwealth Games – six golds, five silvers and five bronzes. There is representation in 12 sports in Birmingham on Wednesday. ATHLETICS11.20am Men’s 800m, heats: Tshepo Tshite12.02pm Men’s T11/T12 100m, heats: Jaco Smit, Ndodomzi Ntutu12.44pm Men’s 400m, heats: Zakithi Nene7.10pm Men’s 100m, semi-final: Akani Simbine8pm Women’s 10000m, final: Dominique Scott-Erfud9.20pm Men’s T37/T38 100m, final: Charl du Toit9.30pm Men’s 100m, final: Akani Simbine BADMINTON11am...

After four days of competition, the SA team had earned four medals (two golds and two bronze).   Sprint sensation Lythe Pillay rocketed around the track on Thursday night, winning gold in the men's 400m final at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. Pillay sliced 0.25 off the personal best he set in Boksburg last year, securing victory in 45.28 seconds. Steven McElroy of the United States put up a fight against the rising South African star, but he was unable to stay in touch, earning the silver medal in 45.65. Yusuf Ali Abbas of Bahrain took...

After four days of competition, the SA team had earned four medals (two golds and two bronze).   Sprint sensation Lythe Pillay rocketed around the track on Thursday night, winning gold in the men's 400m final at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia. Pillay sliced 0.25 off the personal best he set in Boksburg last year, securing victory in 45.28 seconds. Steven McElroy of the United States put up a fight against the rising South African star, but he was unable to stay in touch, earning the silver medal in 45.65. Yusuf Ali Abbas of Bahrain took...

The Blue Label Development Tour is a significant expansion of playing opportunities The Sunshine Tour has announced another major step towards its development objectives with the launch of the new Blue Label Development Tour, a series of 10 18-hole tournaments to be played in Gauteng and teeing off this August. The Blue Label Development Tour is a significant expansion of playing opportunities for recognised development professionals and will draw players from the Altron Big Easy Tour, the Sunshine Tour Qualifying Schools, the Altron Vusi Ngubeni Tournament and the Sunshine Tour Luno Order...

Samaai Open: Devin, Heike march on 10Aug   South African juniors Devin Badenhorst and Heike Janse van Vuuren kept the South African flag flying at the David Samaai Junior Open at TuksTennis, University of Pretoria. Both Badenhorst and Janse van Vuuren, the reigning under-18 Africa Junior Championship winners, earned straight-set wins to advance to the quarterfinal round of the prestigious International Tennis Federation (ITF) Junior Grade A tournament on Thursday. Badenhorst, the third seed, beat Hamza El Amine of Morocco by 6-4,...

Devin advances at Samaai Junior Open 11Aug   South African junior tennis star Devin Badenhorst advanced to the singles semi-finals on Thursday at the Samaai Junior Open when his Kazakhstani opponent Max Batyutenko retired in the first set of their quarterfinal match-up due to injury. The 18-year-old Badenhorst, seeded third, was up 5-0 when Batyutenko decided to pull out after just nearly 20 minutes of action. “My singles match today was pretty short, but I felt good,” said Badenhorst. “I started off well and didn’t give him (Max Batyutenko) a chance. “I feel...

Devin claims runner-up finish in Tshwane 13Aug   After putting up another fight in front of his home crowd, South African favourite Devin Badenhorst stumbled at the final hurdle on Saturday, as he was edged out by French player Antoine Ghibaudo in the boys' singles final at the Samaai Junior Open in Pretoria. Ghibaudo, the No 8 seed, overcame some real pressure in the opening set to earn a 7-6(5), 6-2 victory, adding the singles title to the doubles crown he had secured the day before with compatriot Paul Barbier Gazeu. "It means a lot for me to win this...

SuperSport Let’s Play brings hockey onto local fields with SA Hockey partnership SuperSport Let’s Play is launching a new project in partnership with the South African Hockey Association, the Let’s Play-SA Hockey Modified Hockey Programme (MHP). Aligned with MultiChoice’s commitment to enriching lives and driving participation in sports among the youth, the project will see the game of hockey being introduced to communities that have previously had little to no contact with the sport. The Let’s Play-SA Hockey (MHP) comes on the back of the Let’s Play Fields Project which has over the...

SuperSport Let’s Play brings hockey onto local fields with SA Hockey partnership SuperSport Let’s Play is launching a new project in partnership with the South African Hockey Association, the Let’s Play-SA Hockey Modified Hockey Programme (MHP). Aligned with MultiChoice’s commitment to enriching lives and driving participation in sports among the youth, the project will see the game of hockey being introduced to communities that have previously had little to no contact with the sport. The Let’s Play-SA Hockey (MHP) comes on the back of the Let’s Play Fields Project which has over the...

SA juniors named for Reply Italian U-16 challenge Janko van der Merwe, Fabrizio de Abreu, Marno Lange and Johndre Ludick will fly the flag for GolfRSA in the 15th Reply Italian International Under-16 Championship in Italy; credit GolfRSA. 16 August 2022 – Reigning Nomads SA Boys U-17 champion Janko van der Merwe and compatriots Fabrizio de Abreu, Marno Lange and Johndre Ludick have received a tremendous opportunity to gain international experience in the upcoming Reply Italian International Under-16 Championship. The GolfRSA National Squad trio and Ludick – a member of the South African...

16 AUG CRICKET SOUTH AFRICA AND KFC CELEBRATE 40 YEARS OF MINI-CRICKET 2022 KFC Mini-Cricket Mega Festival: 20 August 2022 Tuesday, 16 August 2022 JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) in partnership with KFC, are set to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Mini-Cricket programme. On Saturday, 20 August 2022, sixteen Cricket South Africa affiliates will host the KFC Mini-Cricket festival. Dubbed the “KFC Mini-Cricket Mega-Festival”, this marks the first year ever in the programmes’ history, where the Provincial Festivals are held on the same day. Over ten thousand kids are...

16 AUG CRICKET SOUTH AFRICA AND KFC CELEBRATE 40 YEARS OF MINI-CRICKET 2022 KFC Mini-Cricket Mega Festival: 20 August 2022 Tuesday, 16 August 2022 JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) in partnership with KFC, are set to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Mini-Cricket programme. On Saturday, 20 August 2022, sixteen Cricket South Africa affiliates will host the KFC Mini-Cricket festival. Dubbed the “KFC Mini-Cricket Mega-Festival”, this marks the first year ever in the programmes’ history, where the Provincial Festivals are held on the same day. Over ten thousand kids are...

SA U18’s surge to an impressive win over England   The SA Under-18 side got off to a winning start in the U18 International Series with an impressive 40-24 triumph over England at Paarl Gymnasium in Paarl on Friday afternoon. In the first game of the day, France held on to beat the SA U18 'A' team by 26-23. The SA U18’s made the most of their strong forward performance by scoring two tries to one in the first half, while they also landed three penalty goals to build up a 23-10 advantage at the halftime break. They maintained their dominance in the second half and managed two...

SA U18’s surge to an impressive win over England   The SA Under-18 side got off to a winning start in the U18 International Series with an impressive 40-24 triumph over England at Paarl Gymnasium in Paarl on Friday afternoon. In the first game of the day, France held on to beat the SA U18 'A' team by 26-23. The SA U18’s made the most of their strong forward performance by scoring two tries to one in the first half, while they also landed three penalty goals to build up a 23-10 advantage at the halftime break. They maintained their dominance in the second half and managed two...

SA U18s hope to sign off in style on Saturday The South African Under-18 teams are aiming for improved performances when they wrap up the U18 International Series against the visiting sides from England and France in Paarl on Saturday afternoon. The first match at Paarl Gimnasium kicks off at 13h30 between the SA U18 ‘A’ team and France, while the SA U18s take on England at 15h30. As an added bonus, the U21 sides of DHL WP and the Vodacom Bulls will square off in a SA Rugby U21 Cup clash at the same venue, with kick-off scheduled for 11h15. But all eyes will be on the 49 boys in green...

SA U18s hope to sign off in style on Saturday The South African Under-18 teams are aiming for improved performances when they wrap up the U18 International Series against the visiting sides from England and France in Paarl on Saturday afternoon. The first match at Paarl Gimnasium kicks off at 13h30 between the SA U18 ‘A’ team and France, while the SA U18s take on England at 15h30. As an added bonus, the U21 sides of DHL WP and the Vodacom Bulls will square off in a SA Rugby U21 Cup clash at the same venue, with kick-off scheduled for 11h15. But all eyes will be on the 49 boys in green...

SA U18s hope to sign off in style on Saturday The South African Under-18 teams are aiming for improved performances when they wrap up the U18 International Series against the visiting sides from England and France in Paarl on Saturday afternoon. The first match at Paarl Gimnasium kicks off at 13h30 between the SA U18 ‘A’ team and France, while the SA U18s take on England at 15h30. As an added bonus, the U21 sides of DHL WP and the Vodacom Bulls will square off in a SA Rugby U21 Cup clash at the same venue, with kick-off scheduled for 11h15. But all eyes will be on the 49 boys in green...