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Aug 29, 2022
SWANEPOEL STORMS PORTERVILLE by Motorsport Media - 29 Aug 2022 06:30:00 What Trademore Feeds SA Cross Country Round 5 Report Where Porterville, Western Cape When Saturday 27 August 2022 Community South Africa National Leader Brett consolidates in the Cape Husqvarna factory rider Brett Swanepoel took a couple of laps to settle into the Porterville, Western Cape fifth round of the Trademore Feeds South African National Cross Country Motorcycle Championship. He then moved ahead to take control and ultimately deliver a dominant victory. In so doing, Swanepoel consolida…

Aug 29, 2022
EPIC HISTORIC BATTLES AT DELMAS by Motorsport Media - 28 Aug 2022 20:00:00 What Historic Racing South Africa Round 6 Report Where Red Star Raceway, Delmas When Saturday 27 August 2022 Community Gauteng Regional Ben Morgenrood Historics steal the Red Star show The Ben Morgenrood Group Historic Racing Series visited Red Star Raceway on Saturday, where both its Sprint and Pursuit classes shone on a typically crisp and balmy pre-spring Highveld’s afternoon of Historic Tour racing.   The Ben Morgenrood Classic Sprint series delivered some super close and entertaini…

Aug 28, 2022
Trio added to Springbok Women's Sevens training group Springbok Women's Sevens coach, Paul Delport, added three more players to his Rugby World Cup Sevens training squad as they fine-tuned preparations for the world showpiece to be played in Cape Town from 9-11 September. Commonwealth Games captain, Asisipho Plaatjies, fellow Birmingham tourist Unathi Mali and Challenger Series debutant, Kirsten Eastes, will all join the squad in Stellenbosch today after receiving medical clearance to do so. Plaatjies picked up a hand injury in Birmingham and missed the Challenger Series tournament i…

Aug 27, 2022
DOUBLE SUCCESS: VAN DER LINDE BROTHERS WRITE DTM HISTORY 27.August 2022 #DTM First-ever 1-2 by a brother pairing: Sheldon with BMW wins from Kelvin with Audi Spectacular race after a long wait due to fog at Nürburgring As a thank you to the fans: DTM invites Saturday ticket holders to Sunday race With the first-ever 1-2 by a brother pairing, South Africans Sheldon and Kelvin van der Linde wrote DTM history at Nürburgring. Sheldon (23) scored his third win of the season with the Schubert BMW while his brother Kelvin (26) worked his way up to finish second with the ABT Au…

Aug 27, 2022
Unbeaten SA U18s win nail-biter against England   The South African Under-18 team maintained their status as the only unbeaten team in SA Rugby’s U18 International Series when they beat England by 44-41 (halftime 21-21) in a nail-biting final match of the campaign at Paarl Gimnasium on Saturday afternoon. In the first game of the day, played in more overcast and cool conditions, France snuck home against the SA U18 'A' team, winning their match by 20-15 as both sets of forwards tried to lay down their dominance. With the sun gradually winning the battle with the clouds…

Aug 27, 2022
Late Springbok charge not enough against Wallabies The Wallabies defeated the Springboks by 25-17 (halftime 10-3) despite a strong finish by the South Africans, with Kwagga Smith scoring two tries in the final 10 minutes of their third-round Castle Lager Rugby Championship match played in bright winter sunshine in Adelaide on Saturday morning (SA time). The Wallabies went into the halftime break with a 10-3 lead following a converted try and a penalty goal, while South Africa replied with a single penalty goal despite their dominance in the set piece, territory and the penalty count…

Aug 27, 2022
FIG Education drive across Africa A busy agenda of educational activities unfolded in Africa this June and July. Seven courses in six countries over a span of two months – this is one way of summing up a busy period of educational activities for the FIG in Africa. From Algeria in the north to South Africa at the bottom of the continent, FIG experts from five disciplines travelled far and wide in June and July, beginning with two Olympic Solidarity Coaches’ Courses. The first, for Men’s Artistic Gymnastics coaches, took place in Yaounde, Cameroon from 6-12 June. The second, for Rhythmic Gymn…