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Dunlop Surkski World Cup underway in Durban
The 2010 Dunlop Surfski World Cup takes place in Durban today, 16 May 2010. At 32 kilomtres long, there is R120 000 in prize money up for grabs.
With the men's winner set to bank a R40 000 purse, there is substantial interest from global pacesetters, including the reigning world series champion Dawid Mocke of Fish Hoek, Cape Town, and the winner of the World series pipe-opener EuroChallenge in Spain earlie ...
SA's Tim Clark finally wins his first PGA title
South Africa's Tim Clark stormed to his first US PGA Tour title on Sunday, firing the best round of the day to capture the Players Championship ,regarded by many as the 'fifth Major'.
After eight runner-up finishes, no longer will he be regarded as the best player never to have won a PGA title. It has taken 206 tournaments for Clark to finally win on the PGA Tour and afterwards, at the press conference for ...
Bring on the boys - kick off in a month
In a month, the 19th FIFA World Cup – the culmination of six years of planning and building – gets underway at Soccer City in Johannesburg, as Bafana Bafana meet Mexico in the opening game on 11 June 2010.
For the Bafana Bafana boys, the pressures of being the first African hosts of football’s most prestigious competition will be high. Ranked 81st in the world, SA are the lowest ranked hosts in the history ...
Morkel leads SA to 13-run win in Barbados
A savage batting onslaught from Albie Morkel and a disciplined bowling performance saw South Africa to a 13-run win over New Zealand in their ICC World Twenty20 Super Eight match at the Kensington Oval in Barbados on Thursday.
Morkel smashed his way to 40 off a mere 18 balls as the Proteas posted a formidable 170 for four.
New Zealand could only muster 157 for seven in reply with three South Africa bowler ...
Sharks resurgence continues
The Sharks’ amazing season turn-around continued at ABSA Stadium on Saturday afternoon as they powered to a well deserved 23-10 Super 14 win over the Blues.
The Sharks thoroughly deserved their victory, as they dominated territory in the first half and then took control of the possession battle in the second. But they might feel they did not take enough advantage of the chances that came their way in the f ...
Cricket fever in the Caribbean
With the 2010 ICC World Cup Twenty20 (T20) just around the corner, a lot of expectation lies on the shoulders of the Proteas to do well. With Barbados, St Lucia and Guyana all hosting games, this will be the third edition of the tournament and runs from the 30th April to the 16th May.
Twenty20 is the fastest growing form of cricket, with two games a day in the same stadium, back to back and is renowned for ...
BMX World Championships to be held in SA in July
Just three weeks after the conclusion of the 2010 World Cup, Pietermaritzburg in South Africa's KwaZulu-Natal province will be host to the UCI BMX World Championships.
The four-day competition, from 29 July to 1 August, will see the best BMX riders from around the world converging on the city to compete on a state-of-the-art track that will be built in the main arena at the showgrounds, surrounded by rings ...
SA talent triumphs on day one of Soweto Open
Young SA wild cards Chanel Simmonds and Nikala Scholtz downed seeds while unseeded Swede Filip Prpic knocked off another highly fancied player as the first round of the $200 000 Soweto Open men's and women's tournaments got under way at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Centre Monday.
South African Izak van der Merwe advanced to the second round. Fellow countryman Raven Klaasen suffered a heartbreaking defeat.
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SA wildcard entries for Soweto Open
Eight South Africans have received wildcard entries for the Soweto Open men's and women's tennis tournaments which start on Monday, 12 April. No South Africans had made it into the direct draw for either event.
The two tournaments, each carrying prize money of R750 000, take place at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Stadium in South Africa's most famous township. The finals will be played on Saturday, 17 April.
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Bulls march on to top of table
The old Toyota advert that things just keep going right would have been the perfect jingle for the Vodacom Bulls on Saturday, as they returned to the top of the Super 14 log with an impressive 50-35 over the Highlanders at Loftus Versfeld.
The defending Super 14 champions were in sublime attacking form as they racked up their third fifty pointer in four games (their other victory was a 48-38 win over the W ...
Els takes the lead at Doral in US PGA Tour
Hard work on the range paid almost instant dividends as Ernie Els charged into the lead after the second round of the 8.5 million-dollar World Golf Championships CA Championship on Friday as part of the US PGA Tour.
South African Els carded a bogey-free 66 for a 10-under-par 134 total after 36 holes, one stroke ahead of Australian Robert Allenby on a day of fluctuating weather. American Bill Haas and first ...
Natalie a true inspiration
South Africa’s disabled swimmer, Natalie du Toit was nominated -and won- in the disabled category for the Laureus award.
The Laureus awards happens annually and celebrates the universal power of sport to bring people together as a force for good, passionately embodying the very spirit of sport – the pursuit of excellence, overcoming challenges, celebrating achievement and excellence, and winning against th ...
UP FOR THE CHALLENGE? Cycling in the fair Cape
GROWING UP, the only part of the Comrades Marathon my family watched was the countdown to the cut-off time. The winners looked too fresh and smiley whereas the last runners were practically crippled from exhaustion. It’s always admirable to see someone put in more than what they can physically and mentally afford and still come out the other side. This month in the fair Cape there are two more excuses to do ...
Cape Town's spectacular cycle tour
South Africa's Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour, the world's largest individually timed cycle race – and the first event outside Europe to be included in the International Cycling Union's Golden Bike Series – sees over 35,000 cyclists tackling a 109km route around Cape Town that is as spectacular as it is gruelling.
Traditionally staged on the second Sunday of March, the country's biggest one-day sporting ...
Ntini leads Warriors into Pro20 final
Makhaya Ntini turned in a masterful bowling performance as the Chevrolet Warriors advanced to the Standard Bank Pro20 final thanks to a 10-run win over the Nashua Cape Cobras in their semifinal second leg at Sahara Park Newlands in Cape Town on Wednesday.
Paceman Ntini returned figures of two for 12 off four overs with a maiden as the Cobras, chasing the Warriors’ 121 for six, were restricted to 111 for si ...
Aaron Mokoena to inspire World Cup spirit in London
Yesterday, 2 March, was exactly 100 days until the start of the World Cup... so with 99 days remaining the excitement really starts! And for those in London, you can also be part of spirit of the pre-World Cup fever as the Homecoming Revolution has secured Bafana Bafana captain, Aaron Mokoena as one of the speakers at their London event on 21 March at Kensington Olympia.
This is a fantastic opportunity fo ...
World record for Midmar Mile
South Africa's 2010 Midmar Mile drew over 16,200 entries, with more than 14,200 finishers – considerably higher than the 13,755 finishers that earned the event a Guinness World Record in 2009.
The action began before 8am on Saturday 13 February when Terence Parkin, the most successful athlete in the history of the Deaflympics, set off on an epic record attempt aimed at raising funds for the Saint Vincent S ...
Bulls beat Cheetahs in Bloem
The Vodacom Bulls made the perfect start to their defence of their Vodacom Super 14 title on Friday night, scoring six tries in a drama-filled extravaganza to down arch-rivals, the Vodacom Cheetahs 51-34 in Bloemfontein.
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USA Sevens Rugby in Las Vegas
The USA Sevens Rugby Tournament and Fan Festival will be in Las Vegas for the first time on 13-14 February 2010 at Sam Boyd Stadium. Sixteen teams from around the world, including South Africa, will participate in the rugby tournament and several amateur teams from around the US will participate in an invitational.
The Hard Rock Hotel is the official team hotel – they have put different countries in diffe ...
Let the last Super 14 begin
For all the starved rugby supporters, the start of the last Super 14 is soon upon us. As of next year it will be the Super 15 as the Melbourne Rebels join the cause! Last year’s champions, the Blue Bulls (two titles), are set to be combined favourites with the Crusaders (seven titles) for the 2010 Super 14 title.
For this year there are six teams that seem to have the edge – the Bulls and Crusaders with th ...
