Charne du Plessis won a bronze medal in the 800 at the World University Games two years ago, but that’s not all she was remembered for. Moments after crossing the finish line in the final, the fifth-year Tuks medical student rushed to the aid of an opponent who collapsed from exhaustion. It led to her…
21-year-old Pieter Coetzé claimed South Africa’s first gold medal at the World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr yesterday with his victory in the 100m backstroke. His winning time of 51.99 seconds is a new African and World Student Record. For now, it is also the fastest time in the world. It is incredible how Coetzé swam…
Winning medals at international events is almost second nature to 21-year-old Pieter Coetzé. A quick glance at his World Aquatics profile will show that he has already won 23 medals (12 gold, 7 silver, and 4 bronze). A definite highlight was the gold, silver and bronze he won at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022,…
Cricket South Africa has lauded Proteas Men’s all-rounder Wiaan Mulder after he etched his name into the history books with a monumental unbeaten 367 during the ongoing second Test against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo earlier today. Mulder’s marathon knock (off 334 balls, 49 fours and four sixes) is now the highest individual…
In a significant development for South African cricket, destructive white-ball batter Heinrich Klaasen has announced his immediate retirement from international cricket, bringing an end to a distinguished seven-year career with the Proteas Men. The 33-year-old’s decision, confirmed on Monday, sees him step away from both One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) formats, following his…
South African long jump star and current national champion Jovan Van Vuuren has emphatically refuted recent whispers of retirement, setting his sights firmly on a formidable European season. Van Vuuren’s recent performances underscore his return to formidable form, signaling his unwavering commitment to elite competition and dispelling any notion of him stepping away from the…
If there’s one TuksSport statistic that doesn’t make for great reading, it’s the number of female athletes who have competed in the finals of a World Athletics Championship. Since 2003, only Caster Semenya (800m), Wenda Nel (400m hurdles) and Surita Febbraio (400m hurdles) have managed to do so. Semenya was the champion in 2009 and…
The name Arno Kruger might mean little to South African sports fans, but a year or two from now, they will take note of his swimming heroics. To use a sports cliche, he is a work in progress in the freestyle events. During the recent South African Short Course Championships in Durban, the swimmer won…
Njabulo Mbatha capped a brilliant season over the weekend when he helped South Africa’s 4x400m relay team win a silver medal at the Under-20 World Championships in Peru. What made the 17-year-old TuksSport High School’s performance special is the fact that two hours before the relay final, he competed in the 400m-hurdles final. He missed…
Young seamer Tristan Luus led an excellent all-round bowling display to help South Africa Emerging make a strong start in the first unofficial Test against Zimbabwe Emerging at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo that started on Thursday. The 19-year-old, who was making his first-class debut, claimed four for 34 in 16 overs as the hosts…
