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Simnikiwe Xabanisa

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Simnikiwe Xabanisa

Simnikiwe Xabanisa has been a sports writer for the last 19 years.

Wayde van Niekerk is famous for being the only man to win Olympic gold and set a world record (43:03) from lane eight at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
2016 OLYMPICS

Wayde van Niekerk, the eternal underdog

Injury saw the Olympic champion dubbed an underdog going into the race he won in record-breaking fashion in Rio. But it’s a position he knows well, and now he has an extra year…

  • Simnikiwe Xabanisa
8 min read
International debut: Sinethemba Qeshile made two catches during his first game as a Protea against Sri Lanka on March 22, less than two years after leaving school. (Christiaan Kotze/AFP)
CRICKET

Sine’s a gift that will keep giving

South Africa’s newest Protea Sinethemba Qeshile’s rags-to-riches ascension to first-class cricket couldn’t have happened to a nicer guy

  • Simnikiwe Xabanisa
7 min read