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Hunter fourth after stage one

South Africa’s Robbie Hunter has placed fourth after the first stage of the Amgen Tour of California cycle race in the United States.

Mulaudzi dips under 1:44

World 800-metre champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi opened his European season with a sparkling start at the first IAAF Diamond League track and field meeting in Doha, Qatar on Friday night.

Caster closer to closure?

The Caster Semenya saga may finally be closer to reaching a conclusion after nine long months.

World 800 metres champion Mbulaeni Mulaudzi will join 400 metres hurdles star LJ van Zyl and triple jumper Tumelo Thagane in action at the Diamond League in Doha on Friday, May 14, as Athletics South Africa assists its athletes in preparation for the Commonwealth Games to be held in India in October this year.

Erhardt, Kate are Africa champions

Erhardt Wolfaardt successfully defended his Africa Triathlon Championship title, and Kate Roberts used her run to great effect to win the women’s race in Durban on Sunday.

SA take control of tie

Izak van der Merwe and Rik De Voest gave South Africa a dream start in their Euro/Africa Group 1 Davis Cup tie in Pretoria on Friday.

Izak opens SA’s account

South Africa’s men’s singles No 1 Izak van der Merwe gave the hosts a dream start in their Davis Cup Euro/Africa Group 1 tie at Groenkloof Stadium in Pretoria on Friday.

Kayak sprinters ready for World Cup

The 15-strong South African sprint kayaking team begins one of its most important seasons of international racing tomorrow, at the season-opening ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Vichy, France.

It’s McLean and Wilson again

Less than one month after their dominant Master’s category win at the 2010 ABSA Cape Epic mountain bike stage race, Andrew McLean and Shan Wilson (Cycle Lab Toyota) raced to overall victory at the inaugural Fairbairn Capital Old Mutual joBerg2c stage race, which ended in Scottburgh at the weekend.

Lange claims green jersey in Malaysia

Road cycling veteran Olympian Malcolm Lange ended a successful Jelajah Malaysia 2010 when he finished fifth overall in the final placings following the long and arduous 195.6km final fifth stage in Kuala Lumpur at the weekend.

Lange leads home a SA 1-2 in Malaysia

Team Medscheme of South Africa notched another victory in the Tour of Malaysia when Olympian Malcolm Lange won the 126.1km third stage from Taiping to Juru in a sprint finish. The previous day, team-mate Johann Rabie won the second stage from Lumut to Taiping.

Ramolefi’s surprise run

Beijing Olympic 3000-metre steeplechase finalist Ruben Ramolefi’s international track and season is up and running after Friday night’s opening Diamond League meeting in Doha, Qatar.

Two more local wins for Burry

Beijing Olympian cyclist Burry Stander had two wins on the local front as he returned home between World Cup mountain bike events.

SA in Cup whitewash

It didn’t take South Africa long on Sunday to complete a 5-0 drubbing over Finland in their Euro/Africa Zone Group 1 Davis Cup tie in Pretoria.

Hartley takes silver in France

Sprint queen Bridgitte Hartley got South Africa’s international season off to a silver-lined start as she powered through to second place in the women’s K1 1000m A-Final at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup in Vichy, France.

SA in Cup whitewash

It didn’t take South Africa long on Sunday to complete a 5-0 drubbing over Finland in their Euro/Africa Zone Group 1 Davis Cup tie in Pretoria.

Stylish victory for SA men

The doubles team of Rik De Voest and Wesley Moodie put on a strong show to beat Finland’s Jarkko Nieminen and Harri Heliovaara and in so doing sealed success for South Africa in their Davis Cup Euro/Africa Group 1 tie in Pretoria on Saturday.

Izak leads SA charge

South Africa’s leading men’s singles player, Izak van der Merwe, is first up in tomorrow’s Davis Cup tie against Finland in Pretoria, following the draw conducted today.

Kalmer charts marathon success

Olympian René Kalmer has a tough choice. Should she concentrate on the middle-distance track events, having made it to Beijing 2008 in the 1 500m? Or should she move up to the marathon, where she won the Nedbank Soweto Marathon on her marathon debut?

It’s McLean and Wilson again

Moodie falls in Rome

Wesley Moodie, the ninth-ranked player in the world of men’s doubles, and his Belgian partner Dick Norman were beaten in the second round of the ATP Rome Masters on Thursday in three sets.

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