SA Sports Archive

SAT 7 MAY 2022 | 08:00 HAVE SCHOOLS LOST THE PLOT WITH 'WIN AT ALL COSTS' ATTITUDE   I have been grappling with this ‘issue’ for the past few years – even before the COVID-19 lockdown. The amount and degree of severe injuries at the school level, particularly head injuries and concussions, are very concerning. A few weeks ago, an 18-year-old player, Liyabona Teyise, passed away tragically – following a severe head injury during an interschools match in the Eastern Cape. Apart from this incident, there were also several concussions at festivals across the country. Read More on...

SA Tennis Juniors on Top of their Game South Africas 12-member squad at Under-14 and U-16 ITF/CAT Zonal Championship in Harare

Prudence Sekgodiso, 800m Champ at the Kip Keino Classic Continental Gold Tour South African female athlete, Prudence Sekgodiso, is showing great form and a clean pair of heels to her opponents in the 2022 track season.

First Female Player To Be Selected For The South African Elite Training Squad Zoë Pestana a devoted and proud Grade 9 learner of Curro Aurora, recently made history as the first female player to be selected for the South African elite training squad under the South African Baseball Union.   Zoë, who started her ‘ball’ journey at the age of eight initially only played softball like her older sister Maddie, but soon her talent was noticed, and she started to attend the METS practices even though it was only for boys. She was determined to play baseball instead of softball and under t...

South Africa Hockey are pleased to announce the first ever SA Womens Hockey5s squad today. The team has been invited to compete at the inaugural senior Hockey5s event in Lausanne, Switzerland on the 4-5 June 2022. They will take on the hosts Switzerland, Poland, India and Uruguay. This will be the first step on the Road to the debut FIH Hockey5s World Cup in 2024. South Africa have already made a splash in the shortened format when Tsoanelo Pholo led the SA Under 18 girls to the Youth Olympics in the format where they finished fourth in Argentina, just missing out on a medal, and defeating...

First African team to reach championship finals at ITF’s flagship wheelchair tennis team event. Marshall Thomas   ITF Wheelchair World Team Cup South Africa’s quad team made BNP Paribas World Team Cup history on the fourth day of this year’s competition after becoming the first African team to reach one of the four championship finals at the ITF’s flagship wheelchair tennis team event. Credit: Mathilde Dusol  Donald Ramphadi and Lucas Sithole (RSA) After successive bronze medals in 2019 and 2021, South Africa can look forward to an upgrade this year, but to l...