Corbett leads SA medal charge in Bloemfontein
Kaylene Corbett (RSA) in the 50m Breast final during day 3 of the 12th African Swimming Champs 2016 at Stadium Swimming Pool in Bloemfontein on 18 October 2016. Photo: Gerhard Steenkamp/Superimage Media.

Corbett leads SA medal charge in Bloemfontein

Three days into the XII CANA African Swimming Championships at the Stadium Swimming Pool in Bloemfontein and the South African medal charge showed no signs of slowing down.

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Another 15 medals for SA at African Championships
Cameron vd Burgh in the 50m breast final during day 2 of the 12th African Swimming Champs 2016 at Stadium Swimming Pool in Bloemfontein on 17 October 2016. Photo: Gerhard Steenkamp/Superimage Media.

Another 15 medals for SA at African Championships

The medals continued to pour in as the South African team dominated the XII CANA African Swimming Championships, winning a medal in every race on day two in Bloemfontein on Monday.

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Dougall races to 18th at Road World Champs
Cycling: 89th Road World Championships 2016 / Men Elite Greg VAN AVERMAET (BEL)/ Nick DOUGALL (RSA)/ Niki TERPSTRA (NED)/ Aspire Zone - The Pearl Qatar (257,5km)/ Men Elite / WC / (Photo by KT/Tim De Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)

Dougall races to 18th at Road World Champs

South Africa’s UCI Road World Championships campaign came to an end in Doha on Sunday with Nick Dougall riding to a fine 18th spot in the elite men’s road race, writes MARK ETHERIDGE.

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Nine medals for SA as African Champs get underway
Allaric Basson(RSA) during the 12th African Swimming Champs 2016 Day 1 afternoon session at Stadium Swimming Pool in Bloemfontein on 16 October 2016. Photo: Frikkie Kapp/Superimage Media

Nine medals for SA as African Champs get underway

With over 125 participants from 19 African countries, the XII CANA African Swimming Championships kicked off in Mangaung, Free State on Sunday with nine medals (four gold, three silver and two bronze) for the South African team.

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Two medals for SA cyclists at World Champs
Cycling: 89th Road World Championships 2016 / TTT Women Elite Podium / Team CERVELO BIGLA PRO CYCLING TEAM (GER) / Ciara HORNE (GBR) / Lisa KLEIN (GER) / Clara KOPPENBURG (GER) / Lotta LEPISTO (FIN) / Ashleigh MOOLMAN-PASIO (RSA) / Joelle NUMAINVILLE (CAN) / Stephanie POHL (GER) / Bronze Medal/ Celebration / Lusail Sports Complex - The Pearl Qatar (40km)/ Team Time Trial / WC / (Photo by Tim de Waele/Corbis via Getty Images)

Two medals for SA cyclists at World Champs

By Mark Etheridge

South African cyclists picked up two medals as the UCI Road World Championships got underway in Doha, Qatar at the weekend.

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Van Dyk takes sixth spot at Chicago Marathon
CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 09: Kurt Fearnley of Australia second place winner and Marcel Hug of Switzerland first place winner in the mens wheelchair race at the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on October 9, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Van Dyk takes sixth spot at Chicago Marathon

South Africa’s Ernst van Dyk took sixth spot in Sunday’s Chicago Marathon which saw one of the closest finishes yet in wheelchair marathon racing, writes MARK ETHERIDGE.

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Bank on Blacks to bash Boks

The Money Man placed a R5,000 wager on the Test between the Springboks and All Blacks in Durban on Saturday. No one likes to profit from the failure of the…

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McGregor and Solms reign supreme on day one of the Fish

Nail-biting action at the sharp end of both the men’s and women’s race during Friday’s opening stage of the 2016 Hansa Fish River Canoe Marathon from Grassridge Dam to just below Knutsford Bridge saw defending champions Hank McGregor and Abby Solms claim the day’s spoils and bank invaluable advantages over their chasers in the race for this year’s South African K1 River Marathon Championships.

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Proteas triumph in Diamond Challenge
Proteas Diamond Challenge

Proteas triumph in Diamond Challenge

South Africa retained their Diamond Challenge netball title with an emphatic 68-34 victory over Zimbabwe at the University of Durban-Westville on Wednesday night. (more…)

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