Rugby, hockey and tennis were among the codes which received poor ratings, while there were signs of improvements for cricket.
Despite being part-timers, South African players are displaying real character in the World League
The Cape Town township has become a centre of excellence for producing hockey players, signalling hope for the next Olympics.
Political vendettas and funding shortages are stymying the potential of the country’s athletes.
John Wright will blow the whistle at the Olympic Games for the fifth time in August.
After helping his UJ team triumph in the Varsity Sports tournament, young hockey star Clint Panther is flying off to Holland for the World Cup.
Pakistan Olympic Association discord has resulted in failure to meet the entry deadline in the field hockey event at next year’s Commonwealth Games.
The mood in the South African women’s hockey camp has been positive ahead of the opening round of the World League semi-finals in London.
Charlie Pereira has been appointed head coach of the national men’s hockey team, the South African Hockey Association confirmed.
The South African women’s hockey team have been beaten 7-1 by world number two Argentina in their pool B opener at the London Olympics.
The first semifinal in the international women’s hockey London Cup tournament will pit South Africa against Holland on Saturday.
Sportsmen dominate the sports media realm and get paid a lot more than their female counterparts, who struggle to get coverage and sponsorship.
The South African men’s hockey team chalked up their second win of the Olympic Qualifier Tournament in Kakamigahara, Japan on Saturday.
Dirkie Chamberlain netted her second successive hat-trick as SA finished at the top of the table in the round robin stage of the Olympic qualifier.
SA have failed to capitalise on multiple scoring opportunities, eventually going down 3-1 to Belgium in the third and final women’s hockey Test.
Veteran Pietie Coetzee scored four goals including a hat-trick as South Africa trounced minnows Trinidad and Tobago 12-0 on Monday.
Germany beat the Spar South African women’s hockey team 3-0 in the second Test played at Stellenbosch University on Friday night.
SA hockey is set to take some positive steps towards strengthening the game in the wake of the poor results achieved at the Beijing Olympics.
The South African men’s hockey team did what the women’s team still have to achieve by scoring their first points of the Beijing Olympics on Sunday.
South Africa’s men and women hockey teams have been under the cosh in Beijing after both sides lost their opening two games.
