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Lara van Niekerk Team SA
sport

Team SA Commonwealth Games medal winners finally get rewarded!

Cheryl Roberts
Cricket

RIP | Springboks, CSA pay tribute to Cheryl Roberts

Elana Meyer
Sport

Elana Meyer, Derartu Tulu reunite for 30-year Barcelona Olympics celebration

Lara van Niekerk Team SA
Sport

Team SA Commonwealth Games medal winners finally get rewarded!

Cheryl Roberts
Cricket

RIP | Springboks, CSA pay tribute to Cheryl Roberts

Elana Meyer
Sport

Elana Meyer, Derartu Tulu reunite for 30-year Barcelona Olympics celebration

Chad le Clos Commonwealth Games
Sport

SA team named for 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

By Garrin Lambley08-06-2022 13:18

The team to represent South Africa at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham was announced on Wednesday.

Richard Murray
Sport

SA Olympic triathlete Richard Murray to swim/cycle/run for the Netherlands

By Garrin Lambley13-05-2022 16:08

World triathlon star Richard Murray is lost to South Africa when it comes to competing on the international stage.

Commonwealth Games
Sport

PICTURES: Medals unveiled for 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham

By Garrin Lambley04-05-2022 11:19

Organisers of the 2022 Commonwealth Games have revealed the medals which will be awarded to podium finishers.

Tatjana Schoenmaker Commonwealth Games
Sport

SA stars excited as Commonwealth Games countdown hits 100 days

By Garrin Lambley21-04-2022 08:44

Two of Team SA’s stars have expressed their excitement as the countdown to the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham reached 100 days to go.

Team SA
Sport

Team SA bags fourth medal on final day of ICF Marathon Champs

By James Richardson03-10-2021 17:34

Team SA finished the 2021 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships with four bronze medals as the pair of Jenna Nisbet and Saskia Hockly ended third in the Senior Women’s K2 race on Sunday.

Anrune Weyers
Tokyo Olympics

Team SA equals worst-ever Paralympics medal haul in Tokyo

By Garrin Lambley05-09-2021 11:38

Hot on the heels of a disappointing Tokyo Olympics for South Africa comes confirmation that the 34-athlete strong Team SA Tokyo Paralympics squad equaled the country’s worst-ever performance at a Paralympics.

Louzanne Coetzee
Tokyo Olympics

Louzanne Coetzee to carry Team SA flag at Tokyo Paralympics closing ceremony

By Garrin Lambley05-09-2021 08:39

Louzanne Coetzee will help draw the curtain on Team SA’s participation at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics when she carries the flag for the squad at the closing ceremony.

Ntando Mahlangu
Tokyo Olympics

WATCH | THIS is what it feels like to win GOLD – and R450 000!

By Garrin Lambley03-09-2021 15:30

Nineteen-year-old Ntando Mahlangu has won his second gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics in the men’s 200m T61 final.

Pictures | 3x Olympian Anaso J
Sport

Pictures | 3x Olympian Anaso Jobodwana poses next to his tribute mural in his hometown

By Yolulwe Qoshe01-09-2021 13:39

Anaso Jobodwana has been pictured posing next to his tribute mural, which is painted in his hometown of Phakamisa in the Eastern Cape.

Sheryl James
Tokyo Olympics

Sheryl James makes it medal number FIVE for Team SA at Tokyo Paralympics

By Garrin Lambley31-08-2021 19:00

Sheryl James ensured Team SA’s medal tally kept ticking over when she powered her way to a bronze at a wet Olympic Stadium.

Pieter du Preez
Tokyo Olympics

Team SA wins THIRD gold medal at Tokyo Paralympics – PICTURES!

By Garrin Lambley31-08-2021 09:20

Pieter du Preez has overcome so much in his life that he wasn’t going to be thrown off track for Tokyo Paralympics gold by another competitor swerving in front of him.

Tokyo Paralympics
Tokyo Olympics

Paralympic disability categories under fire over lack of fairness

By AFP30-08-2021 13:28

They’re supposed to be about making parasports fair, but the category system central to disabled sports and the Paralympics, which classifies athletes according to their impairment, is increasingly under fire.

Louzanne Coetzee
Tokyo Olympics

Team SA adds SILVER to medal haul at Tokyo Paralympics

By Garrin Lambley30-08-2021 10:26

Louzanne Coetzee produced the performance of her career to win a 1 500m Tokyo Paralympics silver medal in Japan.

Ntando Mahlangu
Tokyo Olympics

EXPLAINER: How to differentiate between the Tokyo Paralympics classes

By Garrin Lambley29-08-2021 15:33

An explanation of the various differences in Paralympic classes at the ongoing Tokyo Paralympics in Japan.

Anrune Weyers
Tokyo Olympics

Cyril Ramaphosa pays tribute to SA Tokyo Paralympics gold medal winning duo

By Garrin Lambley29-08-2021 14:26

South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated Ntando Mahlangu and Anrune Weyers on their gold medals at the Tokyo Paralympics.

Ntando Mahlangu
Tokyo Olympics

Proudly SA! Is this the most inspirational, feel good photo ever taken?

By Garrin Lambley29-08-2021 13:26

South Africans rejoiced when Ntando Mahlangu leaped to gold at the Tokyo Paralympics on Saturday.

Ntando Mahlangu
Tokyo Olympics

Team SA win TWO Tokyo Paralympics GOLD medals – WATCH!

By Garrin Lambley28-08-2021 19:15

Only the greats win gold medals the way that Ntando Mahlungu did at the Olympic Stadium on Saturday.

Tokyo Paralympics
Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo Paralympics: 5 athletes to keep a close eye on

By AFP24-08-2021 08:48

The Tokyo Paralympics will roar into action on Tuesday, 24 August after a year’s pandemic delay. Five athletes aiming to make an impact.

SA Under-20
Sport

SA 4x100m relay team set new world record at U20 World Championships

By Garrin Lambley22-08-2021 19:46

The South African 4x100m relay team at the U20 World Championships in Nairobi, Kenya took the gold medal on the final day of competition on Sunday.

Ntando Mahlangu
Tokyo Olympics

Meet the 34-member Team SA Tokyo Paralympics squad

By Garrin Lambley15-08-2021 14:56

Team South Africa’s squad for the delayed 2020 Tokyo Paralympics has been announced and will comprise just 34 athletes represented across seven sports.

Nathi Mthethwa
Tokyo Olympics

Sports minister Nathi Mthethwa wades in to Tokyo Olympics medal payment debacle

By Garrin Lambley10-08-2021 15:57

Sports minister Nathi Mthethwa has confirmed that 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympic medal winners will receive bonuses.

Tatjana Schoenmaker
Tokyo Olympics

SA’s Tokyo Olympics medal winners WILL be paid, BUT (and it’s a big BUT)!

By Garrin Lambley10-08-2021 08:25

Athletes who win medals at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will receive financial incentives, the SASCOC has promised.

Akani Simbine
Tokyo Olympics

New Zealand dish out brutal Tokyo Olympics wake-up lesson to South Africa

By Garrin Lambley09-08-2021 09:43

New Zealand has hailed its athletes for an “incredible” Tokyo Olympics as the country of just five million burnished its reputation for punching above its weight with a record medals haul.

Tatjana Schoenmaker Commonwealth Games
Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo Olympics: 5 breakout stars – including a South African!

By AFP08-08-2021 11:32

The Tokyo Olympics crowned a number of new champions who announced themselves on the world stage.

Eliud Kipchoge
Tokyo Olympics

Eliud Kipchoge wins Tokyo Olympics marathon gold as SA trio fail to fire

By AFP08-08-2021 09:11

Kenya’s Eliud Kipchoge underlined his credentials as the undisputed king of the marathon with a dominant run to retain his Olympic title on the streets of Sapporo.

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