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The second edition of Premier Interschools will see Grey High School travel down to Stellenbosch for their annual derby with Paul Roos Gymnasium. The visitors have not tasted victory against their rivals since 2017 and will be eager to set the record straight at the Markotter fields. This is the same venue where they came …
STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS BY PRESIDENT CYRIL RAMAPHOSA – CAPE TOWN CITY HALL 9 FEBRUARY 2023 Speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces, Mr Amos Masondo, Deputy President David Mabuza, The Executive Mayor of the City of Cape Town, Mr Geordin Hill-Lewis, Former President Thabo Mbeki, …
reland pulled off a shock win over reigning champions Australia in a topsy-turvy day of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup matches. England emerged with two warm-up wins from two by beating New Zealand, and the West Indies clung on to defeat Sri Lanka in Cape Town. India proved too strong for Bangladesh as they recorded …
Paarl Royals captain David Miller came to the rescue as he helped his side defeat Pretoria Capitals by six wickets in their Betway SA20 clash at Boland Park on Sunday afternoon. Miller belted an undefeated 28 runs to keep the Royals playoff qualification hopes alive. The Capitals came into the match as favourites after the …
Paarl Royals spinner Bjorn Fortuin ripped through Durban’s Super Giants‘ top order to set the home side on their way to claiming a 10-run victory at Boland Park on Tuesday. Fortuin returned figures of 3/14, claiming the wickets of Kyle Mayers (12 off 11), Quinton de Kock (0 off 2 balls), and Dwaine Pretorius (0 …
On Monday 16 January 2023, the Sunrisers Eastern Cape (2 matches into the tournament) played their third match in the SA20 series against log leaders MI Cape Town (3 matches into the tournament). Sunrisers were still languishing on 0 points and last place (6th) in the tournament. With half an hour to go to the …
The SA20 MI Cape Town v Paarl Royals Post Match Conference at Newlands after MI Cape Town won by 8 Wickets. Ryan Rickelton – MI Cape Town Batter/Wicketkeeper and JP Duminy – Paarl Royals Head Coach reflect on the opening game in the SA20 Series in Cape Town. Go On – Share the Gqeberha Love! …
Following unprecedented demand, online tickets for the MI Cape Town and Paarl Royals opener at Newlands on 10th January are sold out. Only premium seating available from Western Province Cricket Club in the private members club pavilion. Saturday, 7 January: The excitement for the opening match of the Betway SA20 is at fever-pitch, with general stand tickets sold out …
JOHANNESBURG: The DP World Lions will go head-to-head with Six Gun Grill Western Province in the 2022/23 Cricket South Africa (CSA) One Day Cup final on Thursday. Lions, who qualified to host the final with two games in hand will look to defend their title at the bullring against a Western Province side that is hungry for …
JOHANNESBURG: Momentum Multiply Titans claimed a six-wicket victory against Gbets Rocks in the latest round of the Cricket South Africa (CSA) 1 Day Cup competition. Titans won the toss and opted to bowl first in Paarl. Ayabulela Gqamane (5/31) starred with the ball, claiming five wickets in 8.1 overs. Gqamane’s fiver included the wickets of Janneman …
JOHANNESBURG: Tony de Zorzi continued his run-scoring form with another century as Western Province clinched a bonus point victory against ITEC Knights in Bloemfontein. Asked to bat first, the visitors stood up to the challenge as the opening partnership of Jonathan Bird (86 off 98), and De Zorzi (133 off 118) laid a solid 208 runs …
Lock Salmaan Moerat will captain the DHL Stormers in their historic first-ever Vodacom United Rugby Championship match in Gqeberha on Saturday. The DHL Stormers host the Dragons from Wales at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, with kick-off at 14h00 on Saturday. Moerat is joined in the second row by fellow Springbok lock Marvin Orie, while flyhalf …
JOHANNESBURG: Six Gun Grill Western Province and Dafabet Warriors secured comfortable wins in the Cricket South Africa (CSA) 4-Day Series on Saturday. A triple century from Tony de Zorzi (304* off 381) and a ton from Yaseen Vallie saw Western Province claim an innings and 155-run victory against the ITEC Knights. Knights’ efforts from Raynard van …
JOHANNESBURG: Tony de Zorzi was unstoppable on Day 2 of the Cricket South Africa (CSA) 4-Day Series, smashing his way to a triple ton at the Six Gun Grill Newlands. De Zorzi’s unbeaten 304*runs set a new record as the highest individual first-class score by a batter at Newlands. His knock included 28 boundaries and seven …
JOHANNESBURG – Cricket South Africa (CSA) are pleased to announce the fixtures as well as the three domestic squad ahead of the 2022 CSA Women’s T20 Super League (WSL) being hosted at the Six Gun Grill Newlands Cricket Ground in Cape Town between 12 – 16 December. A host of recently capped Momentum Proteas and …
Six Gun Grill Western Province Batter, Faye Tunnicliffe attended the latest Momentum Proteas national training camp in Gqeberha with a mission of being a part of the plans for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 taking place in South Africa between 10 – 26 February. The 23-year old was part of the 21-player squad …
The league phase of the Women’s Premier Division concludes on Saturday, with three potential outcomes on who the finalists will be on 11 June when the season finale will be hosted by the team at the top of the log. A strong surge in the latter half of the competition by defending champions, Border Ladies, …
With the top two positions on the Carling Currie Cup log all but sewn up, the battle for the other two spots in the semi-finals will move up in intensity this weekend, with Windhoek Draught Griquas, the Cell C Sharks and the Airlink Pumas all in a race to reach the top-four, while the Down …
Each of the weekend’s exciting three Carling Currie Cup fixtures produced a memorable result as the Sigma Lions finally won their first game of the campaign in Johannesburg; Windhoek Draught Griquas stunned the high-flying Toyota Cheetahs in Kimberley to end their nine-game winning run; and the Vodacom Bulls staged a strong comeback to defeat the …
The DHL Stormers and Vodacom Bulls will host valuable home quarter-finals in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship against Edinburgh and the Cell C Sharks respectively, following a pulsating closing round of league action this past weekend. In the other two quarter-finals, log-leaders Leinster will take on the Glasgow Warriors, and Ulster will host Munster in …
Wales men’s head coach Wayne Pivac has named a 33-player squad for the three-Test Series in South Africa this July – the national squad’s first visit to the country since 2014. George North and Dan Lydiate return for international duty after extended periods out with injury. Ospreys’ teammate Sam Parry will join them in camp …
The Springboks will play a Test in Adelaide for the first time when they line up against the Wallabies in the first of their two Castle Lager Rugby Championship matches in Australia on Saturday, 27 August, with their second encounter scheduled for the following week in New South Wales (venue to be confirmed) on 3 …
Ali Vermaak will start at loosehead prop in the only change to the DHL Western Province team to take on the Toyota Cheetahs at DHL Stadium on Friday. The inclusion of the experienced Vermaak is the only change to the matchday squad for the Carling Currie Cup encounter, which kicks off at 16h45 on Friday. …
Only 23 sailors from all over the world will embark on an adventure of a lifetime for more than 200 days – away from the rest of the world, navigating with a sextant and the stars – and two of them are from South Africa. Jeremy Bagshaw and Kirsten Neuschäfer will leave SA shores within …
Dlamini makes his European bow having recently completed his maiden Absa Cape Epic in late March. Team Qhubeka will race the 2022 Tour of Sicily led by South Africa’s Nicholas Dlamini as he makes his 2022 European season debut. The four-stage race, which starts on Tuesday 12 April, opens up with an opportunity for the …
Dinghy sailors at the MAC 24 Hour Challenge in the Western Cape have finally broken the elusive World Record for maximum distance travelled in 24 Hours in a sailing dinghy. South African sailors have had to be patient and wait 25 years for the right conditions to break the record. The World record stood at …
Premier Winde is celebrating the end of the National State of Disaster. South Africans were intially told that the State of Disaster would last for 21 days and, like all our budgets and mega projects like Medupi, that figure was woefully inadequate. Winde said; “I welcome the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that the National …
Juan de Jongh will make his return from injury for DHL Western Province in the Carling Currie Cup encounter with the Vodacom Bulls at Loftus Versfeld on Wednesday. The experienced centre comes straight into the starting line-up for the North-South clash, which kicks off at 20h00 on Wednesday in Pretoria. Apart from De Jongh’s inclusion …
The Royal Cape Yacht Club & Iate Club do Rio de Janeiro are pleased to announce a new entry to this iconic race. This brings the total number of entries received to date to 12 boats, with another 14 boats waiting in the wings to enter. With exactly 9 months to go to the start …
April marks the annual commemoration of Autism Awareness Month and the objective is to take measures to raise awareness about persons with autism around the globe. The United Nations (UN) notes that Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are a diverse group of conditions. They are characterised by some degree of difficulty with social interaction and communication. …
