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Free State’s wait ends as RUN YOUR CITY expands to six races

29 July 2026 — By Adnaan Mohamed For years, the Free State has produced world-class runners, yet many of its brightest stars have had to leave home to chase the country’s biggest road races. Now the road is coming to them. In a major boost for athletics in the provin …… read more

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Eight-year-old makes electric karting history

27 July 2026 — By Adnaan Mohamed At eight years old, Giuliana Saladino has already achieved something no other female racing driver on the African continent can claim. The South African youngster became the first female driver in Africa to get behind the wheel of the …… read more

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Emma Pallant-Browne embraces Women’s Month challenge

27 July 2026 — By Adnaan Mohamed Emma Pallant-Browne believes motherhood has given her a new finish line to chase. The British triathlon star and former international track and cross-country runner will make her Totalsports Women’s Race debut in Durban on Sunday befo …… read more

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Chad le Clos on becoming Commonwealth Games GOAT

26 July 2026 — Adnaan Mohamed Chad le Clos has spent 16 years collecting Commonwealth Games medals. On day two in Glasgow 2026 he collected the one that elevated him above every male athlete in the event’s history. The colour hardly mattered. South Africa’s men’s 4×1 …… read more



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Midmar champions chasing bigger tides in California

24 July 2026 — By Adnaan Mohamed Elite sport rarely follows a straight lane. It is shaped by cold mornings, lonely kilometres and competitions that matter long before medals are on the line. That is where South Africa’s reigning aQuellé Midmar Mile champions, Callan …… read more

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Two Oceans rolls out the red carpet for global runners

23 July 2026 — By Adnaan Mohamed The Totalsports TWO OCEANS MARATHON powered by BYD has teamed up with global travel specialist Marathon Tours & Travel in a partnership designed to bring even more runners from across the globe to the Mother City over the next thr …… read more

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Pretoria set to serve up South Africa’s biggest Padel moment

23 July 2026 — By Adnaan Mohamed South African sport is preparing for another first. From 26 July to 2 August, Pretoria will host the country’s first professional Premier Padel tournament, with the world’s top players heading to the SunBet Arena at Time Square for a …… read more

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Stormers’ War Dog ready to bite bigger

22 July 2026 — By Adnaan Mohamed Every rugby team has a heartbeat. Some have a battering ram. The DHL Stormers may have found both wrapped into one compact, relentless hooker who happily answers to one unforgettable nickname. Meet Vernon Paulo. “War Dog.” It is a lab …… read more

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Neheng Khatala targets Durban gold at Totalsports Women’s Race

20 July 2026 — By Adnaan Mohamed Neheng Khatala has done the hard kilometres. Now she wants the reward. Fresh from an impressive fifth-place finish at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10K, the Lesotho 10km record holder believes she is perfectly placed to challenge for …… read more

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The Chef’s final recipe: Yaqeen Ahmed stirs belief as Junior Boks prepare for France

18 July 2026 — By Adnaan Mohamed Great flyhalves rarely force a contest. They read it, season it and serve it at precisely the right moment. Junior Springbok flyhalf Yaqeen Ahmed has spent the World Rugby Under-20 Championship doing exactly that. Better known as “The …… read more

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