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Van Niekerk and Commins continues SA Squash dominance

30 August 2025 — By Adnaan Mohamed At the V&A Waterfront’s Makers Landing, the walls echoed with familiar thuds of dominance as Alex Commins and Dewald van Niekerk once again shut out all challengers at the Growthpoint SA Nationals. Like seasoned players who know e …… read more

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Glenrose Snubs World Champs Despite Blistering Form

30 August 2025 — Photo Credit: Adnaan Mohamed By Adnaan Mohamed South African road-running star Glenrose Xaba has stunned fans by stepping off the global start line before the gun has even gone off. Despite earning her spot for next month’s World Senior Athletics Champ …… read more

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Teenager tastes glory at Hollywood Durban 10km

30 August 2025 — By Adnaan Mohamed Kamohelo Mofolo turned the Hollywoodbets Durban 10km into his personal victory lap, storming away from the pack like a runaway train on Saturday morning. The 19-year-old from Lesotho, already his nation’s 10km record-holder, lit up Ki …… read more

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Van Niekerk, Commins Keep Dreams Alive

29 August 2025 — Adnaan Mohamed Groenewald Brothers Shine The Growthpoint Nationals in Cape Town served up rallies of grit and guile on Friday, with Dewald van Niekerk and Alex Commins keeping their championship bids firmly in play, while the Groenewald brothers showed …… read more



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Hollywood Durban 10km Set for Clash of Generations

29 August 2025 — By Adnaan Mohamed Stephen Mokoka arrives at the Hollywoodbets Durban 10km not as a man winding down, but as a statesman of South African road running … still racing, still teaching. At 40, with four Olympic Games, multiple World Championships, and fi …… read more

Squash
McDonald’s Shakes Up Squash Nationals

28 August 2025 — By Adnaan Mohamed The Growthpoint SA Nationals opened with a bang at Cape Town’s V&A Waterfront as seventh seed Kim McDonald stunned second seed Alexa Pienaar in straight games, 11-7, 11-9, 11-7. McDonald, a qualified doctor working in Eswatini, pl …… read more

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adidas Back into the Stormers Scrum

27 August 2025 — By Adnaan Mohamed After eight years on the sidelines adidas has dusted off its boots and jogged back into the DHL Stormers’ starting XV as official technical sponsor. The three stripes are back in Cape Town, and they’ve come to make a statement not jus …… read more

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Battle for Squash Supremacy at SA Senior Nationals

26 August 2025 — By Adnaan Mohamed The glass courts at the V&A Waterfront are about to become a pressure cooker. From August 28 to 30, the Growthpoint Senior Nationals will see South Africa’s finest squash players chase silverware, sweat, and legacy in one of the s …… read more

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SA Sport Awards – A Night of Sporting Glory

25 August 2025 — By Adnaan Mohamed The lights of the Sun City Superbowl burned brighter than stadium floodlights on finals day as South Africa’s greatest sporting warriors gathered for the 18th South African Sport Awards. It was a night that played out like a cham …… read more

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Mr Podium claims hattrick in historic photo finish

24 August 2025 — By Adnaan Mohamed South Africa’s running sensation Kabelo Mulaudzi once again lived up to his nickname of “Mr. Podium” by achieving a hattrick of victories at the Absa RUN YOUR CITY TSHWANE 10K on Sunday morning. The race drew an impressive field of 10 …… read more

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