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This is the last opportunity for me to go to a Commonwealth Games or a World Cup.

Written on 28 July 2022. Posted in SASCOC.

Wheelchair stalwart gives it one more roll of the dice By GARY LEMKE in Birmingham February 1990: There is change in the air. South Africans are experiencing a bright new dawn. A month earlier FW de Klerk announced the end of apartheid and Nelson Mandela was freed from prison after 27 years. The world was watching as South Africans faced change with a flood of emotions. That same month Cecil Dumond, a promising 18-year-old rugby player, joined the Orkney police as a student constable. Within weeks he realised it wasn’t his calling. Then, in a stroke of good fortune, he...

SA Sport, Press Releases, SA Team, 2022, SASCOC, Mens, Para, Basketball, Wheelchair, 2022 Commonwealth Games

Team South Africa’s cricket vice-captain Chloé Tryon and head coach, Hilton Moreeng excited ahead of 2022 Commonwealth Games

Written on 28 July 2022. Posted in SA Sports.

MOREENG AND TRYON LOOKING FORWARD TO 2022 COMMONWEALTH GAMES BIRMINGHAM: Team South Africa’s cricket vice-captain Chloé Tryon and head coach, Hilton Moreeng are full of excitement and intrigue as they embark on the journey of the first ever 2022 Commonwealth Games T20 Cricket event being held in Birmingham between 29 July – 07 August. Team South Africa get their Group B campaign underway on Saturday, 30 July against New Zealand at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground before taking on England and Sri Lanka for a place in the semi-finals. Matches will be broadcast live on SuperSport Cricket and...

SA Sport, Cricket, Press Releases, Ladies, SA Team, 2022, Proteas, 2022 Commonwealth Games

CompCare Polo Cup heads to the historic and fast beachside East London Grand Prix Circuit

Written on 28 July 2022. Posted in SA Motorsports.

BULLION IT RACING SET FOR BORDER SKIRMISH by Motorsport Media - 2 Aug 2022 06:00:00 What Compcare Polo Cup 2022 Round 5 Preview Where East London Grand Prix Circuit When Saturday 6 August 2022 Community South Africa National Swart, Lupini cannot wait to race on neutral ground Bullion IT Racing duo Jurie Swart and Giordano Lupini are delighted at the prospect of racing on neutral ground when the CompCare Polo Cup heads to the historic and fast beachside East London Grand Prix Circuit, Saturday 6 August. Swart carries a small championship lead into the...

SA Sport, Press Releases, Motor racing, Cars

Chad le Clos is determined to rewrite the history books at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Written on 27 July 2022. Posted in SA Swimming.

History beckons for a national sporting treasure Photo: Anton Geyser By GARY LEMKE Chad le Clos is at the stage of his career where he knows what the next chapter is all about. “My legacy,” he says. “I might be 30 and some people might have written me off, but don’t do that. Never do that.” The South African swimming star cut a relaxed but determined figure in the athletes’ village at the University of Birmingham, his base for the 2022 Commonwealth Games where he is about to launch his bid to rewrite the history books. Two medals are what he needs from these...

SA Sport, Press Releases, SA Team, 2022, SASCOC, Mens, Swimming, 2022 Commonwealth Games

Winning start for South African junior tennis players at Curro ITF Junior Grade 2 tournament

Written on 27 July 2022. Posted in SA Tennis.

J2 Durban: SA juniors off to winning starts Several South African junior tennis players got their Curro ITF Junior Grade 2 tournament campaign off to a winning start on Tuesday at Curro Hillcrest in Durban. Boys Devin Badenhorst (RSA) bt Dmitry Dolzhenkov (RUS) 6-0, 6-4 Leo Matthysen (RSA) bt Benedict Badza (ZIM) 6-2, 6-2 Anro Nel (RSA) bt Denim Yadav (IND) 6-3, 6-6-3 Girls Erin Mckenzie (RSA) bt Imogen Haddad (GBR) 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 Kaitlyn Ramduth (RSA) bt Sage Loudon (USA) 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 Lilitha Ndungane (RSA) bt Marelie Raath (GBR) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 Watch their second round...

SA Sport, Press Releases, Tennis, Youth

T20 International (T20I) captain David Miller is looking forward to the challenge of captaining South Africa

Written on 27 July 2022. Posted in SA Cricket.

MILLER-LED PROTEAS READY FOR ENGLAND T20I CHALLENGE BRISTOL: Stand-in Proteas T20 International (T20I) captain David Miller is looking forward to the challenge of captaining South Africa in their three-match series against England starting in Bristol on Wednesday. The tourists face the hosts on successive days, starting with the clash at the Seat Unique Stadium and followed by another in Cardiff on Thursday. The series concludes with a trip to Hampshire on Sunday. Star batsman Miller is leading the visitors in the absence of injured skipper Temba Bavuma and is hopeful of a good...

SA Sport, Cricket, Press Releases, SA Team, Proteas, Mens

Rugby 7s at the Commonwealth Games

Written on 27 July 2022. Posted in SA Rugby.

Previous Commonwealth Games Appearances Men’s Rugby 7s has been played at every Commonwealth Games since Kuala Lumpur 1998, with a women’s event played for the first time at Gold Coast 2018. It is a core sport on the programme, meaning that it will be played at all future Games. Fun Fact New Zealand won every single Commonwealth Games men’s Rugby 7s tournament until losing in the final to South Africa at Glasgow 2014. However, they regained their title at Gold Coast 2018, with the New Zealand women’s team making it a unique double For all the info you need on Rugby Sevens at the...

SA Sport, Press Releases, Ladies, SA Team, 2022, SASCOC, Mens, Rugby 7s, Springboks, Commonwealth Games

South Africa Women’s Sevens team face a daunting challenge at the Commonwealth Games 2022

Written on 27 July 2022. Posted in SA Rugby.

SA women embracing huge Commonwealth Games challenge The South Africa Women’s Sevens team face a daunting challenge at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, where they have been grouped with Australia, Fiji and Scotland in Pool B, and while they recognise they face a daunting task, head coach Paul Delport says they have a plan in place on how to deal with the pressure of playing such strong opposition. Delport said they are fully aware of the enormity of the challenge that awaits them in Birmingham, but they will focus on achieving their own goals they have set for themselves. The...

SA Sport, Press Releases, Ladies, SA Team, 2022, SASCOC, Rugby 7s, Springboks, 2022 Commonwealth Games

Para-athlete Ernst van Dyk is out of Commonwealth Games

Written on 26 July 2022. Posted in SA Athletics.

Enforced Changes To Team SA in Birmingham There have been some enforced changes made to Team SA ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games which get underway in Birmingham on Thursday, 28 July. The changes come as Team SA prepares to send the team into Games competition. With two days to go until the Opening Ceremony, the team has been assembling in Birmingham in the various athletes' villages. Team sports representing the country include men’s and women’s Sevens rugby, men’s and women’s hockey, women’s netball and women’s T20 cricket. Two cricketers selected to...

SA Sport, SA Team, 2022, SASCOC, Proteas, Wheelchair, 2022 Commonwealth Games

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