Another Olympic tragedy
Friday January 21, 2011Less than 24 hours before champion South African cyclist Carla Swart died after a training accident a teenage cycling star tipped to ride in the Olympics was killed in a bike crash whilst out training only five miles from home.
Jordy can’t stop Kelly
Sunday November 7, 2010Surfing legend Kelly Slater made history on Saturday by capturing his 10th ASP World Title in Puerto Rico.
Bronze for SA in Peru
Thursday October 28, 2010The South African surfing team claimed the bronze medal in the team competition by placing third amongst the 31 nations at the 2010 Billabong ISA World Surfing Games presented by Amarok of Volkswagen in Peru yesterday, matching the country’s best result in foreign waters since winning gold medal in Durban in 2002.
SA hopes on Chantelle
Wednesday October 27, 2010Team South Africa slipped out of contention for the team gold medal at the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games in Peru after a bad penultimate day of competition where five of the remaining six team members were eliminated from the event on Tuesday.
SA still in hunt for gold
Tuesday October 26, 2010Team South Africa go into Tuesday’s penultimate day of the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games in Peru still in contention for a historic team gold medal despite having two competitors eliminated from the event in the head high waves at Punta Hermosa on Monday.
Surfers’ six of the best
Thursday October 21, 2010Team South Africa completed a confidence building clean sweep on the first day of the 2010 Billabong ISA World Surfing Games in Peru on Wednesday, winning all six of the heats that they contested in the “Olympics” of surfing which features national teams from 31 nations and over 200 competitors.
Rogge: Give India chance
Saturday September 25, 2010India’s potential for hosting future Olympics should not be written off before giving embattled New Delhi organisers a chance to pull off the Commonwealth Games with a “last-ditch” effort, IOC president Jacques Rogge said on Friday.
2012 swansong for Bolt?
Friday September 17, 2010Usain Bolt may retire from sprinting after the 2012 London Games, the triple Olympic champion told Australian media on Friday.
SA masters’ six of the best
Tuesday September 7, 2010The South African Masters surfing team netted a six-medal haul at the ISA World Masters Surfing Championship which concluded in clean, well-shaped two metre waves at Santa Catalina in Panama on Sunday.
Bolt out till 2011 — manager
Tuesday August 10, 2010Usain Bolt’s manager says the Olympic sprint champion is taking the rest of 2010 off because of tightness in his lower back.
