Proteas fast bowler Anrich Nortje said he was just delighted to be back in Test cricket again after helping the Proteas secure a sensational first Test victory against England that came inside three days at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on Friday. The Proteas produced one of their most emphatic bowling displays in recent memory…
The 18-year-old Benjamin Richardson seems to love nothing more than to medal at national athletics championships. His tally for this season is three gold medals and a bronze. It should be no surprise. Over the last four years, the Tuks sprinter has improved his personal best time over 100 metres by nearly a second. In…
TheCricket South Africa (CSA) T20 Community Cup 2021/22 gets underway this weekend between 22 – 24 April 2022 in Pretoria. The 2022 edition of the CSA T20 Community Cup will see five clubs from the different provinces showcasing their talent. GM Old Edwardians CC (Lions Cricket), Clares CC (KZN Coastal), Burma Lads CC (Northern Cape),…
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has today welcomed the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) announcement of the awarding of rights to South Africa to host the inaugural ICC Women’s under-19 T20 World Cup tournament to take place in January 2023. The ICC Women’s under-19 T20 Cricket World Cup tournament, which will see the world’s best U19 female…
After a two year hiatus, owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, St Mary’s School, Waverley, has announced the return of the hockey festival sponsored by Standard Bank. The St Mary’s Hockey Festival, is South Africa’s premier girls’ school hockey event, it will take place from Thursday 7 to Sunday 10 April. This year, 32 schools from…
The Vodacom Bulls recruitment team has been hard at work. They recently announced contract extension for Ruan Nortje and the signing of former Junior Springbok lock, Ruan Vermaak, who is set to be the latest recruit at Loftus Versfeld. Vodacom Bulls sign Ruan Vermaak The 23-year-old will join the Vodacom Bulls effectively from July 1…
The relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions on spectators at sports events has come just in time for the opening of ticket sales to the second test between South Africa and Bangladesh, which will be played in the St George’s Cricket Stadium from on April 8. The tickets went on sale online on Friday, March 25. Unreserved…
Visually impaired Paralympic swimmer, Cornelle Leach, is one of the very happy owners of a South African Guide-Dogs Association support dog. Cornelle was born with Stargardt disease, a genetic visual impairment that causes progressive vision loss. She started swimming as a sport when she was 11-years old. “I realised that I could no longer take part in team sports as I could not see the…
The international athletics community might not really know who Jovan van Vuuren is, but as said, watch this space. One big long jump in the next few weeks can change everything. The Tuks athlete certainly is in good form at the moment. During yesterday’s Grand Prix meeting in Bloemfontein, he won the long jump with…
Rugby scores big at South African Sports Awards Rugby enjoyed a stellar night at the South African Sports Awards in Durban on Saturday, collecting five titles – in the Team, Coach, Player, Federation and People’s Choice categories – to underline a period in which the Springboks claimed the title of world champions and won a…
