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Few members of the athletics fraternity will either know or care where to find Jeina Mitchell these days. Twelve years ago, though, they charted her every move as she…
It may have taken 10 days shy of 14 years for it to happen but at the Stade Charlety last Saturday a man finally ran the 100m faster than Ben Johnson’s stanazolol-charged 9,79sec…
The 2002 international athletics season takes another tired step towards its conclusion on Saturday when Paris hosts the 18th International Association of Athletics Federations…
Don’t kid yourself, Werner Greef’s no King Canute. That last-gasp try a fortnight ago was timeous but it didn’t represent the turning of the tide.
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi was so late for his presentation ceremony in Manchester last week that it had to be postponed until the following day. He claimed he got stuck in traffic,…
So, were they floored or just flawed? Despite a week characterised by a host of marvellous athletic performances — none were better than those from South Africa’s golden boys and…
Saturday July 27
South Africa’s sporting renaissance that started in Muirfield on Sunday should continue in Manchester this weekend despite an absentee list among the athletics squad that, were…
The state of track and field in this country offers a remarkable juxtaposition.
Farwa Mentoor, the first South African woman to cross the finish line at this year’s Comrades Marathon, had to sell her most cherished possession just to make it to the starting…
The organisers of this year’s Comrades marathon are bracing themselves for a repeat of the pacemaking controversy that saw the women’s race at the recent Two Oceans Marathon…
The Commonwealth Games could restore the lustre to South African sport. At this time of mourning for our national sporting teams we don’t need some poncy philosopher to remind us…
The organisers may have had to dig deep into their pockets to persuade the world’s four fastest men to compete in this year’s Engen Grand Prix
Assuming one or more of the Livingstone 13 don’t ”do a Monty” between now and June 8, Rudolf Straueli can reasonably expect to launch the Springboks’ long campaign to the World…
