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Proteas have much to prove

Article Eyaaz Matwadia - 10 Jan 2020

The netball team want to show last year’s success was not fluke when they take on world’s best

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The couch potato’s guide to sports over the holidays

Article Luke Feltham & Eyaaz Matwadia - 20 Dec 2019

If you can’t make it to the playing fields, don’t stress out. There’s plenty of entertainment to be found on the box

Pirates Fives conquer the world

Article Eyaaz Matwadia - 6 Dec 2019

The team representing South Africa won the F5 World Cup held in Cape Town

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Moruti’s Mthalane: From average amateur to world champion

Article Eyaaz Matwadia - 22 Nov 2019

South Africa’s sportsman of the year enjoys his second round on top of the world ring

The Proteas’ perfect run of netball

Article Eyaaz Matwadia - 15 Nov 2019

The team could cap an incredible year if they can overcome England in a three-match Test series

Polo rides the Beats smoothly

Article Eyaaz Matwadia - 12 Nov 2019

There's a few downs, but ultimately, VW has produced once again

Now to maintain the Bok empire

Article Eyaaz Matwadia - 8 Nov 2019

The national side continues to celebrate their World Cup victory, but how can they stay at the pinnacle of the sporting battleground?

Soweto derby will test Rulani’s resilience

Article Eyaaz Matwadia - 1 Nov 2019

Chiefs are the form side and a victory could cast further doubts over the Pirates coach's ability to navigate his team through some stormy seas

Netball’s Waka Waka is loading

Article Eyaaz Matwadia - 25 Oct 2019

Despite good progress, African teams prepping for the 2023 event lack professional exposure

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Netball is shining on court but still struggling off it

Article Eyaaz Matwadia - 18 Oct 2019

The hindrance of progression comes from the lack of recognition it gets externally

‘Forgotten Five’ in need of rescuing

Article Eyaaz Matwadia - 10 Oct 2019

From pangolins to pythons, species are being threatened by poachers for lucrative markets. A Namibian tells of her bid to make a difference

Bafana’s will to improve on goalscoring

Article Eyaaz Matwadia - 9 Oct 2019

The national side scored just three goals at Afcon, but they have strikers who have whetted their boots in the PSL and are ready to shoot for glory

Simbine sprints out of Bolt’s shadow

Article Luke Feltham & Eyaaz Matwadia - 27 Sep 2019

With the Jamaican out of the picture, South Africa’s favourite in a new generation of sprinters may just snatch the gold

The haka can’t scare Bokke gees

Article Luke Feltham & Eyaaz Matwadia - 20 Sep 2019

They will clash in their opening World Cup match and as the recent head to head between them showed, New Zealand will not have it all their way

Who’s who in the Rugby World Cup?

Article Luke Feltham & Eyaaz Matwadia - 19 Sep 2019

The Springboks are in the mix but there is no shortage of volunteers to break the Kiwi grip on rugby’s top honour

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No ‘I’ in team – but there is an ‘EA’

Eyaaz Matwadia - 26 Sep 2020

With internet lag keeping them from global competition, local gamers have settled on a format for EA’s FIFA 2020 allows 11 people to play as a team. And the prize money in local leagues is growing. Eyaaz Matwadia boots up for the first instalment of Gaming Corner

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Q&A Sessions: Mari Stimie and opera’s next act

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