Disabled Sports South Africa

Phalula twins for Poland

A 24-strong South African team heads off to Bydgoszcz, Poland to compete in the 38th IAAF World Cross Country Championships on 28 March.

Belgian rookies ready for Cape challenge

The seventh Absa Cape Epic cycle event is just four days from blast-off in Wellington on Sunday. Nicolas Vermeulen, Belgian mountain bike champion for the last four years, will be teaming up with Kevin van Hoovels – a former Belgian Under-23 mountain bike champion (2006) – for this year’s Absa Cape Epic. This year’s event will be their first Cape Epic.

Bosch puts his hand up for Singapore

Chad Le Clos and Murray McDougall may have set the early pace in raising their arms for consideration to the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in August but 16-year-old Dylan Bosch has also put his hand up high.

Another silver for Khotso

Khotso Mokoena, Olympic and World Championship long jump silver medallist, continues to deliver when it counts — the South African taking yet another silver medal, this time at the World Indoor track and field championships in Doha, Qatar on Saturday.

Lange’s third Tour win

Malcolm Lange outsprinted a high quality breakaway group to win his third Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour around the Cape Peninsula on Sunday.

Another silver for Khotso

Khotso in Qatar

A team of five will fly the flag in the IAAF World Indoor track and field championships, starting Friday in Doha, Qatar and ending on Sunday.

Worldwide acclaim for Natalie du Toit

Congratulations continue to pour in for South African sport’s golden girl Natalie Du Toit after she won the Laureus Disability award in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

Haselbacher heads Giro del Capo

Austrian Rene Haselbacher edged out Malcom Lange and Burry Stander to win Tuesday’s first stage of the Giro del Capo cycle race in Wellington.

Youth eye Singaporeb

Fast times are on the cards as South Africa’s young talent prepares to race for A qualifying times at the Telkom SA Level Three Swimming Championships at the Joan Harrison Swimming Pool in East London from 12-16 March 2010, in an attempt to qualify for the Youth Olympic Games.

South Africa win but miss out on Games

South Africa won their final match of the Youth Olympic Games volleyball qualifier in Durban when they beat Morocco 3-2 in the final match of the tournament.

Hunter ends on a high

It was a night for the record books as the final day of the Telkom SA Level 3 Championships and Youth Olympic Trials came to a conclusion at the Joan Harrison Swimming Pool in East London on Tuesday.

Arthur is Epic’s youngest

Ballito’s 18-year-old Nick Arthur, who only recently completed high school, is the youngest athlete to compete in this year’s Absa Cape Epic mountain bike race.

Mohr makes merry in East London

Fifteen-year old Vanessa Mohr of Northern Tigers was in record breaking mood on the third and final day of the Telkom SA Level 3 National Aquatic Championships in East London as she took 0.09sec off the five-year record of Chanelle Van Wyk.

Mokoena leads the way

Khotso Mokoena led two fellow South Africans through to the finals of the IAAF World Indoor track and field championships in Doha, Qatar on Friday.

Signal Hill climb will decide Giro winner

Burry Stander took a small 10-second lead into the final leg of the Pick n Pay Argus Giro del Capo cycle tour on Friday.

Sauser back for Epic

Former world cross-country champion and twice World Cup Overall Champion (with 16 World Cup wins behind his name), Christoph Sauser, has confirmed his participation in this year’s Absa Cape Epic.

Burry in the pink

Beijing Olympian Stander held off David George to win the second stage of the Pick n Pay Argus Giro del Capo cycle race in Durbanville on Wednesday.

Busy week for Burry

Beijing 2008 Olympics mountain biker Burry Stander finished third in the Sani2C three-day stage event at the weekend and is now busy with the Giro del Capo race around the Cape.

Smith: If only…

National men’s hockey captain Austin Smith has once again rued South Africa’s second-half performances at the Hero Honda World Cup tournament in New Delhi, India.