Impressive line-up for SA’s richest 10km race

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

CIAN Oldknow has come a long way since she stormed to an unexpected victory in last year’s Hollywoodbets Durban 10km race. Back then an up and coming athlete, she ...

Gelant sets sights on World Champs after Paris near miss

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

South Africa’s marathon champion finished in 11th place overall with a 2:09:10 to realise his objective of a top 15 finish in a race won by Ethiopia’s Tamirat Tola ...

Olympics-bound Gelant embraces favourite’s tag ahead of Durban 10k

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

ELROY Gelant has graciously accepted the tag of race favourite for Sunday’s Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10k and will do his best to live up to it. A runner-up in the ...

Jenet Mbhele pushing for a gold medal at Comrades Marathon

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

With no black female winners since they were allowed to participate in the ‘Ultimate Human Race’, the Comrades Marathon, back in 1975, Jenet Mbhele is among those ...

Time for Mamelodi Sundowns to make Rulani Mokwena an immortal

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

A student of the game, Sundowns boss Rulani Mokwena has an obsession with top European coaches such as Pep Guardiola, and works hard to emulate the moves and schemes ...

Sead Ramovic wants to prove Rulani Mokwena ‘lied’ after spicy TS Galaxy-Sundowns draw

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

TS Galaxy coach Sead Ramovic believes they are doing the right thing by taking Sundowns boss Rulani Mokwena to court.

Maritzburg in the centre of NFD play-off permutations

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

IN WINNING the Motsepe Foundation Championship with two matches to spare, MAGESI FC robbed us of a finale as exciting as the one that saw Polokwane City and Cape ...

Richards Bay slip closer to play-offs after City defeat

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

RICHARDS BAY’S chances of avoiding the play-offs are slim and none, and slim has seemingly just left town. The Natal Rich Boys will go into the final match of the ...

Pirates on the brink of missing Champions League

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

The Buccaneers lost 1-0 against TS Galaxy at an electric Mbombela Stadium on Saturday for a second successive DStv Premiership defeat after their seven-match winning ...

Bvuma lauds Chiefs’ legendary ‘Spider-Kid’ Khune

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

Khune might be deep into the twilight of his career, with many no doubt of the view he probably should pack up his gloves at the end of this season, but even as ...

I think I found my happiness again, says SA Olympic champion Tatjana Smith

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

Hopefully we get to see the flag raised and hopefully we get to sing the national anthem at the Paris Olympics, said star SA swimmer Tatjana Smith.

Champion Tatjana Smith wants to ‘have a lot of fun’ at Paris Olympics

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

Sascoc announced a 39-member squad for the Paris Olympics in seven sporting codes – aquatics (nine), athletics (17), canoeing (four), gymnastics (one), sport climbing ...

Team SA promised cash rewards for Olympic success in Paris

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

Sports, Arts and Agriculture Minister Zizi emphasised the importance for athletes to recognise the pivotal role in shaping the international perception of the nation ...

Tatjana Smith’s Paris Olympics expectations ‘even higher’ than gold

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

While they did not state what mandate they have set for Team South Africa, Sascoc announced an incentive for the athletes to go for Olympic glory in Paris.

Cavin could be deaf to reality of Chiefs’ situation

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

Kaizer Chiefs’ Cavin Johnson explained after Amakhosi’s 1-1 draw with AmaZulu at the weekend that finishing in the top eight was ‘very important to the club, very ...

Gelant’s second place in Cape race bolsters his Olympic hopes

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

Elroy Gelant finished runner-up in the Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K yesterday, crossing the finish line in 27:54.

Larsen happy to wear ‘underdog’ tag as he prepares for Premiership football with Magesi

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

He gets even more emotional when he speaks of having had to live apart from his wife, daughter and granddaughter – seeing them only intermittently as he endured ...

Marathon man Elroy Gelant still pushing for ‘something special’ at Paris Olympics

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

Elroy Gelant won the Athletics South Africa National Marathon Championships during the Durban International Marathon a fortnight ago in a good time of 2:09. 32. ...

Cavin Johnson: Many challenges from TS Galaxy game that Kaizer Chiefs won’t talk about

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

While it all sounded like a man who failed to deliver a victory looking for excuses, Cavin Johnson had a point, particularly with regards to a decision late in the ...

Ranga Chivaviro showed ‘good mentality’ with Kaizer Chiefs brace

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

Signed by the Amakhosi amid much fanfare following his brilliant showing at Marumo Gallants, Ranga Chivaviro was expected to bang in the goals at Kaizer Chiefs. ...

Chiefs fail to lift off against Rockets

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

Ten-man Chiefs fail to bounce back after heavy defeat to Mamelodi Sundowns, this time drawing to TS Galaxy in a DStv Premiership clash on Tuesday night

Larsen reveals when he knew Magesi were promotion contenders

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

‘Ten games in,’ said Magesi coach Clinton Larsen, ‘I had a gut feel that this team would be hard to beat this season and the boys proved me right. ’

Magesi seal place in top flight with win over Milford

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

Magesi are DStv Premiership bound after earning automatic promotion yesterday after beating Milford 3-1 in the National First Division.

Larsen, Magesi on the verge of promotion to Premiershi

Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

Even though Magesi FC seem set to be crowned kings of the First Division, the Limpopo outfit know they cannot take anything for granted with the University of Pretoria ...