Semenya beaten into sixth spot in Switzerland
Commonwealth Games 1,500m champion Caster Semenya had to settle for a distant sixth at Thursday’s IAAF Diamond League meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, writes MARK ETHERIDGE. You may also like
SA triathlete in brutal chainsaw attack
South African sport suffered a body blow this week with the gruesome news that triathlete Mhlengi Gwala had been severely injured in a chainsaw attack while training in Durban. You may also like
Game over for disgraced CEO
Explosive details have emerged which led to the immediate sacking of disgraced SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) chief executive officer Tubby Reddy, as well as the organisation’s chief financial officer and executive manager following a disciplinary hearing last month. You may also like
Three SASCOC executives dismissed after hearing
Three senior executives of the SA Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) have been dismissed with immediate effect, following a disciplinary hearing held in Johannesburg on 4-7 December. You may also like
Zoonekynd grabs world champs gold for SA in Bulgaria
South Africa has a new world champion after gymnast Bianca Zoonekynd won the double mini trampoline event at the 2017 Trampoline World Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday, writes MARK ETHERIDGE. You may also like
Manyonga named SA Sports Star of the Year
Olympic silver medallist and world long jumper Luvo Manyonga won the South African Sports Star of the Year award at the rainbow nation’s annual sports awards in Johannesburg on Sunday. You may also like
Van Niekerk to miss Commonwealth Games
Gold Coast, Australia, the venue of next year’s Commonwealth Games, will be missing world athletics’ golden boy Wayde van Niekerk, writes MARK ETHERIDGE. You may also like
Star SA trio up for international honours
Three South Africans are in contention for the IAAF 2017 World Athletes of the Year awards. You may also like
Four World Cup golds for SA’s Le Clos in Doha
The fifth leg of the 2017 Fina/airweave Swimming World Cup wrapped up in Doha, Qatar, on Thursday, with two-time Olympian Chad le Clos of South Africa and Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom keeping their provisional lead in the overall ranking of the competition. You may also like
SA’s McCann motors to World Champs gold
Rio Olympian Kirsten McCann rowed her way into history on Friday as she became the first SA woman to win World Championships gold, writes MARK ETHERIDGE. You may also like
