Springbok Women whacked on Gold Coast
Michaela Blyde scores for New Zealand

Springbok Women whacked on Gold Coast

The Springbok Women’s Sevens team suffered heavy defeats to Canada and New Zealand at the Commonwealth Games on Friday. (more…)

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Team SA: How they fared on day 7
Team SA’s ace goalshooter Sigi Burger

Team SA: How they fared on day 7

Team South Africa started the day’s action with 21 medals in the bag, nine of them gold. Here’s what happened on Wednesday, 11 April as they went out to turn their golden tally into double figures. (more…)

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Manyonga wins long jump gold
Luvo Manyonga, Henry Frayne and Ruswahl Samaai pose with their medals

Manyonga wins long jump gold

Athletes Luvo Manyonga and Anaso Jobodwana provided for a sweet and sour night of drama for Team South Africa at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday, writes MARK ETHERIDGE in Gold Coast, Australia. (more…)

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Semenya wins gold, sets new national record
Caster Semenya celebrates after claiming gold

Semenya wins gold, sets new national record

Caster Semenya crushed a quality field to finally break Zola Pieterse’s 34-year-old national 1500 metre-record to win the women’s 1500m gold medal on Tuesday, writes MARK ETHERIDGE in Gold Coast, Australia. (more…)

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Silver bullet Tandy celebrates medal
Brad Tandy at the medal ceremony

Silver bullet Tandy celebrates medal

South Africa rounded off a hugely successful campaign in the pool by adding another two medals to their total on Tuesday night, writes GARY LEMKE on Australia’s Gold Coast. (more…)

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A special sporting night for SA
Cameron van der Burgh

A special sporting night for SA

This was truly one of the golden nights in South African sporting history as Chad le Clos, Cameron van der Burgh and Tatjana Schoenmaker produced special performances in the pool, while Akani Simbine was crowned Commonwealth champion in the men’s 100m on the track, writes GARY LEMKE on Australia’s Gold Coast. (more…)

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Le Clos wins silver with personal best time
Chad le Clos congratulates Duncan Scott

Le Clos wins silver with personal best time

Chad le Clos booked his place at the top table of men’s 100-metre freestyle sprinting with a brilliant silver medal at the Commonwealth Games, writes GARY LEMKE on Australia’s Gold Coast. The 48.15 seconds also happens to be the fastest he has ever swum in 100m. (more…)

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Le Clos and Schoenmaker strike gold
Chad le Clos

Le Clos and Schoenmaker strike gold

Three more medals, two of them gold, went into the bank as South Africa’s swimmers continued to do their part to ensure the country has something to celebrate, writes GARY LEMKE in Gold Coast, Australia. (more…)

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