Following the announcement that Sarel Erwee has retired from professional cricket, the Hollywoodbets Dolphins recognise the important role that he played in winning trophies and guiding the next generation of Dolphins stars in a career that spanned over seventeen years. From joining the Dolphins Academy structures in 2008 to finishing his career as part of…
Getting to hit the bullseye with a bow and arrow in hand is second nature to Joané Coetzee. It should be no surprise. It is said that becoming a competitive archer requires a combination of physical fitness, mental strength, and the mastery of specific techniques. The Tuks sports science student ticks all the boxes. A…
South Africa Unveils Youthful Squad for Zimbabwe Tour, Signalling a Fresh Chapter In a seismic shift that promises to inject electrifying new blood into the national setup, Cricket South Africa has announced a 16-player Proteas Men’s squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Zimbabwe. Leading the charge of this exciting new wave is none…
Any sports journalist knows that one of the biggest mistakes to make is to make predictions in advance about who might win. There is a good reason why it is said that races or matches are not won on paper. But as with everything, there are exceptions. It can now already be said with certainty…
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…
University Sport South Africa (USSA) has announced its final team for the 2025 FISU World University Games in Rhine-Ruhr, Germany. The squad, unveiled at a movie-themed event in Pretoria, is poised to be one of South Africa’s most competitive delegations to date. The FISU World University Games, scheduled from July 16-27, 2025, will host over…
Two South African athletics records fell on Saturday, one at home on the road and another abroad on the track. In Zagreb, Croatia 19-year-old Bayanda Walaza won the men’s 100m race at the Boris Hanzekovic Memorial, a World Athletics Continental Tour meeting. He stopped the clock at 9.94 seconds, breaking his own national U20 record…
It is often said that all good things must end, which did for Danillo von Ludwiger, but only after he fulfilled his last goal as a Tuks volleyball player. Over the weekend, the USSA Beach Volleyball men’s final was an “All Striped Affair” as the Tuks A and B-sides battled it out on the sand….
