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Bernard blitzes to gold at world champs

Rising star Bernard Esterhuizen raced his way to a gold medal at the UCI junior world cycling championships in Montichiari, Italy on Sunday.

Another top 10 for Roberts

Our Kate Roberts once again mixed it with the world’s best triathletes and notched up yet another top 10 placing in the ITU World Championships Series in Kitzbuhel, Austria on Sunday.

Chad gets SA’s first medal

Chad Le Clos’ silver was the highlight of Team South Africa’s opening day efforts at the inaugural Youth Olympics in Singapore on Sunday.

Stephen, Irvette take titles

In-form Irvette van Blerk added a second national road running title to her list of achievements when she won the national 10-kilometre championships in Paarl on Saturday.

Sixth spot in Switzerland for Stander

Our national mountain bike champion Burry Stander placed sixth in the UCI World Cup race in Champery, Switzerland on Sunday.

Van Blerk blitzes to title win

Central Gauteng athletes ran off with the main honours at the national half-marathon championships run in Motherwell, Port Elizabeth at the weekend.

Following the completion of the women’s interprovincial hockey tournament in East London a 30-strong team has been named to prepare for the World Cup in Argentina in August. And one name was a big surprise!

Southern Gauteng keep title

Southern Gauteng met KZN Coastals in the South African Women’s Interprovincial Hockey Tournament final at Kat Leisure Park in East London Saturday — and what a final it was.

De Voest downed in doubles

It hasn’t been a great week at Wimbledon for Rik de Voest. The South African’s challenge wound down on Wednesday when he went out in the first round of the doubles competition.

Oscar and Co fly the flag

Our top Paralympic athletes have flown the South African flag with pride over the last four weeks. Many of them have competed in England, Netherlands and Germany during this period.

SA stars on track for Delhi

South African athletes are both home and away over the next few weeks as they build towards October’s Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India.

Bladerunner blitzes to record

It was second time lucky for our Bladerunner track star, Oscar Pistorius in London on Saturday.

Gauteng North tops in Potch

Leigh-Ann Zackey, captain of the Gauteng North team had the perfect birthday present on Saturday when her team beat Free State Motheo 38-21 in the final of the SPAR National Netball Championships in Potchefstroom.

Gay leads, Van Zyl fades

Tyson Gay may have been all smiles after dashing to the fastest 100-metre time of the season in London on Friday night (9.78sec) but there was little joy for the South African contingent.

World Champs track opened

The world’s best BMX riders converge on Pietermaritzburg for the UCI BMX World Champs that start on Thursday, and the track was formally opened on Monday to critical acclaim from the global BMX fraternity.

Smith, Brittain strike gold

John Smith and Lawrence Brittain can take a bow… the two under-23 rowers have won South Africa’s first ever gold medal at a world championship.

Top 10 for blistered Kate

Our Kate Roberts continues to claw her way up the ITU Triathlon world rankings, after yet another top 10 finish at the ITU World Championship Series Race in London at the weekend.

Rowers reap rewards in Munich regatta

Our rowers returned some respectful performances from the World Cup regatta in Munich, Germany, just reward for some hard winter’s training.

Rik, Chanelle exit Wimbledon

Davis Cup player Rik de Voest and French Open success story Chanelle Scheepers joined South African compatriot Kevin Anderson on the sidelines at Wimbledon on Tuesday.

Cele, Ngidi’s learning curve

Our leading C2 slalom paddlers Master Cele and Cyprian Ngidi have returned from an encouraging showing on the wild waters of Europe.

‘Cave Man’ wins again

Conrad Stoltz continues to dominate the United States off-road triathlon scene. Within the space of 10 days, the South African they call the “Cave Man” won his third Xterra Triathlon of the season as well as the the Xterra East Championship off-road triathlon pro title in Richmond, Virginia.

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