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Smith: ‘I love winning Tests’

South African captain Graeme Smith was delighted with his team’s four-wicket victory over New Zealand in the third Castle Lager Test at the Wanderers on Sunday, but cautioned…

Australia outspend SA when it comes to athletes

South African Sports Commission and Olympic Committee (Sascoc) president Moss Mashishi conceded on Monday that South Africa does not have anywhere near the level of cash…

SA Games athletes ‘performed miracles’

South Africa needs to ask itself whether it is investing sufficiently in the country’s athletes. This is the question posed by South African Sports Commission and Olympic…

Ernie Els back on top

In only his second tournament following a five-month injury break, Ernie Els returned to the winner’s enclosure at the Dunhill Championship on Sunday. Els may have coughed and…

Fluish Bothma moves into Dunhill lead

He may have felt a little under the weather before the start of the tournament, but by the time Michiel Bothma completed his second round at the Dunhill Championship, any sense…

Close field in Nedbank challenge

Predicting the winner of this year’s Nedbank Golf Challenge is about as tough as actually playing the par-72 Gary Player layout. ”The whole field is very close and all of the…

First-timer hopes to win golf challenge

Only four first-timers have ever won the Nedbank Golf Challenge at their first attempt and the last time that was achieved was in 1986 by Mark McNulty. There are three newcomers…

High hopes for SA tennis team in Nice

South African coach Frans Cronje has little doubt that his team will be a force at the Nike Junior Tour International Masters tennis tournament to be played in Nice, France, from…

Hope for SA in Davis Cup

As expected, Moroccan Davis Cup captain Abdel-Rahim Moundir named a team without top players Younes El Aynaoui and Hicham Arazi for this weekend’s Euro/Africa zone group-one tie…

Els, Retief commit to SAA Open

Both Ernie Els and Retief Goosen have committed themselves to play at this year’s South African Airways Open which will take place at The Links at Fancourt in George from…

Good medal haul for SA in Israel

Going into the second week of the Maccabi Games in Tel Aviv, Israel, the South African delegation have already earned five gold medals, equalling the total won at the previous…

World tennis champion tours Port Elizabeth

World number one tennis player Roger Federer toured Port Elizabeth on Wednesday, visiting the Imbewu Community Volunteers, which he sponsors. This was the Swiss-based player’s…

De Voest looking good for Davis Cup

Rik de Voest is only flying into South Africa on Tuesday but his late arrival is good news for captain Kevin Curren. De Voest will join Wayne Ferreira, Wesley Moodie and Jeff…

Majestic play from Zim’s Cayeux at Vodacom Tour

A majestic course record 11-under-par 61 from Zimbabwean Marc Cayeux saw him run away with the season-ending Vodacom Tour Championship at the par-72 Country Club layout on…

Germans name strong team for Davis Cup

The Germans have named a formidable team for the upcoming Euro/Africa zone group-one Davis Cup tie against South Africa to be played at the Standard Bank Arena from March 4 to 6.…

Abery claims spoils at Telkom PGA

The lead changed hands repeatedly on the final day of the Telkom PGA Championship at the Woodhill Golf Estate on Sunday but in the end it was Warren Abery who came home best of…

Van Zyl takes the lead at Telkom PGA

Killarney professional Jaco van Zyl led the way after the opening round of the Telkom PGA Championships played at the par-72 Woodhill Country Club layout on Thursday. Despite the…

Wakefield takes Pro-Am title

A comment from the television commentators about Colin Montgomerie helped England’s Simon Wakefield to victory at the Dimension Data Pro-Am golf tournament at the par-72 Gary…

Easy win for Tim Clark

South African Tim Clark took the lead at the third hole during the final round of the South African Airways Open golf tournament played the Durban Country Club on Sunday and…

It’s easy: Keep the ball out of the rough

Keep the ball straight and stay out of the rough, especially on the opening five holes. That, says defending champion Trevor Immelman, is the key to victory at this year’s South…