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Daniel Gallan is a Johannesburg-born freelance journalist living in London, UK. He is constantly searching for the intersecting lines between sport and politics, to show that the games we play reflect who we are as a society.
Even before the demise of this format of the game was predicted, the women’s team had little opportunity to experience and enjoy it
In the first of a two-part series about the journey to become a member of the women’s senior national cricket team, the various challenges of development at school level are…
Whatever the outcome in Ukraine, a thread has been tugged, unravelling sport’s entanglement with geopolitics.
Test cricket is broken because India, England and Australia, who dominate the format, eat alone at the main table while other Test-playing nations compete for crumbs. Can the…
In a country with more than 35 000 Covid-19-related deaths at the time of writing and an economy staring into an uncertain abyss, the fate of an incomplete football season really…
The former Proteas bowler set the scene alight when he was introduced to international cricket. But now he is essentially a freelancer
"Manana hopes that the book will help shine a revealing light on the Rainbow Nation narrative that still desperately clings to the Springboks"
A new study says higher testosterone levels give women athletes advantage
How does a person place himself in the current South African discourse when he is young, white and male? As someone who ticks all three boxes, this is a question I ask regularly…
For SA to lift the trophy, the efforts of the whole team and not just the star players will be needed
It might placate the gender wars if a reconciliatory approach to healing is adopted
The South African defender is determined to leave her mark and adjust to her new life.
The minister wants an SABC sports channel, and for less-privileged kids to get more active
A maiden PSL trophy is within Bidvest Wits’ reach, but they’re still taking it one game at a time.
The Blitzboks speedster is entering Super Rugby with a firm eye on the Springbok jersey.
With his move to France, the young star is now one of our main football ambassadors.
They have earned their place at the top before, and they’re determined to shine once again.
The Gabon contest this weekend could herald the stars of an expanded World Cup in a decade’s time
Few black golfers have translated talent into glory, mainly because of the high price tag attached to turning pro.
