By winning gold and bronze medals last night in the 200m-breaststroke at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, Tatjana Schoenmaker and Kaylene Corbett achieved a first for South African swimming. They are the first two female swimmers to medal in the same event at the Commonwealth Games since 1994. Schoenmaker won the 200m-breaststroke in 2:21.92, with Corbett…
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…
Jovan van Vuuren did something in Birmingham that few other South African long jumpers have been able to do: medaling at a Commonwealth Games. The Tuks athlete won bronze jumping 8.03 metres. LaQuan Nairn from the Bahamas won gold with an 8.08-metre effort. India’s Murali Sreeshankar finished second on a countdown jumping the same distance….
11 years ago, Rimari Sutton promised herself that she would never cycle again, at least not competitively. To her, there was no fun to be had when your legs and lungs were burning but as it said, never say never. The 22-year-old Tuks student will represent South Africa at the World Cross Country Mountain Bike…
The Blue Bulls Company is pleased welcome former Vodacom Bulls and Springbok player, Thando Manana, to the staff. Widely known for his passion for the game of rugby, Manana joins the Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd as Special Projects Manager. The former loose-forward recently played a massive role as General Manager at the Eastern Province…
Even the greatest of players start their journeys not knowing what the future holds. AB de Villiers and Dale Steyn are two of the very best talents the cricket world has ever seen. On 18 August, the iconic pair of Proteas and Titans legends were honoured at a breakfast which also saluted four long-standing partners…
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…
St Mary’s Waverly School, student Kerry Grundlingh has been selected to represent Rowing South Africa at the World Rowing Under 19 Championships to be held in Varese, Italy, from 27 to 31 July 2022. St Mary’s, head rowing coach, Caitlin Dace, has been selected as head coach of the South African U19 rowing team. Six…
Catch me if you can. That seems to be the Springbok sevens rugby player, Nadine Roos, attitude when she has got the ball in hand. No one often does, as the Tuks player tends to be like quicksilver on the field . . . fast and unpredictable. Scoring tries has become second nature to her….
The United States is fast becoming a hotspot for many South African sports stars to resurrect their playing career, with ample playing and financial opportunities inviting players to change allegiances. USA’s minor and major leagues in different sporting codes have amped up their efforts to recruit players from different parts of the world. Many sports…
