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One hot afternoon in January 1996, I walked around the perimeter of Soccer City with Danny Jordaan. We were joined by the journalist Ian Hawkey, later to become a close… Read More »Tracking the amiable Mr Jordaan 

The Comrades Marathon Association (CMA) announced on Wednesday that entries for the 2025 Comrades Marathon are officially open to all aspirant participants. There is an entry cap of 23 000… Read More »Entries for Comrades Marathon 2025 are open 

South Africa cruised to a seven-wicket first Test win over Bangladesh Thursday, taking a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. South Africa took the new ball in Mirpur at the… Read More »South Africa cruise to seven-wicket win in Bangladesh Test 

Rugby World Cup winning lock RG Snyman has been named in the Springboks’ squad for three Tests next month, South Africa Rugby announced on Tuesday. Snyman missed the summer’s Rugby… Read More »RG Snyman returns for Springboks’ November internationals 

South Africa posted 140-6 on Monday in an action-packed first day of the opening Test, after Bangladesh collapsed to 106 all out with Kagiso Rabada celebrating being the fastest to… Read More »Rabada breaks record as South Africa takes lead against Bangladesh in first Test 

South African Olympic silver medallist Elana Meyer will be leading a group of 120 girls in the 5km race at the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon over the weekend. The group… Read More »Elana Meyer and Blanche Moila return to Cape Town Marathon to boost young athletes 

Full-back Aphelele Fassi and flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit scored two tries each as South Africa trounced Argentina 48-7 in Mbombela on Saturday to win the Rugby Championship. Argentina, who trailed… Read More »Springboks dominate Argentina 48-7 to win Rugby Championship 

Running royalty is heading to Cape Town next month to race the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon (SCTM) in what is a foretaste of what is to come in the next… Read More »Cape Town Marathon attracts Africa’s running royalty 

Labour federation Cosatu has called on Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie and President Cyril Ramaphosa to intervene in what it has labelled the “Springbok blackout” that will leave… Read More »Cosatu urges Minister Gayton Mckenzie to tackle Springbok ‘blackout’ 

Ethiopian Tamirat Tola delivered a masterclass in solo front running to win the Olympic men’s marathon in Paris on Saturday as Eliud Kipchoge’s bid for a third gold went up… Read More »Ethiopia’s Tola wins Olympic men’s marathon, Kipchoge withdraws