There are now less than two weeks to go until this year’s ‘Ultimate Human Race’ the Comrades marathon hits Pietermaritzburg again. Last year 18,000 runners registered for the race and this year is expected to be even bigger, with runners including SuperSport CEO Happy Ntshingila. read more
Athletics South Africa has denied recent allegations that little or no support is being given to athletes to travel and compete overseas in order to qualify for the Olympic Games in London. read more
Mark Stockwell's replacement as the chairman of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games has been confirmed as Brisbane businessman Nigel Chamier. read more
South Africa's elite athletes were praised by Athletics SA (ASA) this week following the climax of a relatively successful domestic track and field season. read more
A record 12,200 runners set off on Saturday morning in the 19th annual SPAR Women’s Challenge from King’s Beach. read more
The national student championships will be hosted by the University of Johannesburg this weekend and is set to give South Africa's athletes another chance to join up with the Olympic Games squad. read more
Online entries are now open for the 2012 Totalsports Ladies Race - taking place in Durban on Sunday, 22nd July and in Johannesburg and Stellenbosch on Thursday, 9th August 2012. read more
Prizes including a new laptop are up for grabs for the high school with the most pre-entries in the SPAR Women’s Challenge on 5th May, while R2,500 will go to the primary school that gets an “A” for its involvement. read more
Visitors to the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon Expo will be able to test their speed against world record holder and fastest man alive, Usain Bolt, in April. read more
Over 25,000 runners, including defending champions and 1,500 international runners, are set to form a record field for the Old Mutual Two Oceans Marathon on Easter Saturday, 7th April. read more
The Eastern Cape’s biggest road race, the SPAR Women’s 10km Challenge, is set to hit the streets of Port Elizabeth on Saturday, 5th May. The local event, which forms part of a five-race national Grand Prix series, attracted over 11 000 participants last year and organisers are anticipating a similar response in 2012. read more
South Africa has been appointed to host the Confederation of African Athletics African Cross Country Championships for the second year in a row, with runners from across the African continent expected to compete at the Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town. read more
Online entries for the Old Mutual Two Oceans ultra marathon close on Wednesday, 7th March, with no late entries to be taken after this date. read more
After losing his father to Alzheimer's in 2011, local model turned sports enthusiast Chad Meihuizen has dedicated the next three years of his life to raising funds for Alzheimer’s South Africa. read more
Nike has announced a new campaign with the launch of its Nike Run Free.Run Jozi 10 kilometer night race. Set to feature 10,000 runners, the race is set to traverse the streets of downtown Johannesburg on 21st March, one of South Africa’s most commemorated public holiday’s - Human Rights Day. read more
Reigning individual men’s and women’s champions, Conrad Stoltz and Carla Van Huyssteen expected nothing less than a battle when they returned to Buffelspoort Dam on Saturday to defend their titles at the Totalsports Xterra Buffelspoort Full presented by Rehidrat Sport. read more
Samsung has extended its title sponsorship of the IAAF Diamond League for the upcoming 2012 season. read more
Lord Moynihan, the chairman of the British Olympic Association, has reiterated the BOA's confidence that its lifetime ban for drugs cheats will be upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), but added that currently excluded athletes would be welcomed back into the team if the decision goes against the organisation. read more
The Totalsports Challenge presented by New Balance and Rehidrat Sport returns to Kleinmond on Saturday, 14th January 2012, with top 7-Member Women’s Teams including Team New Balance, Team My Training Day/JAG and Team Totalsports. read more
Helen Zille, the Premier of Western Cape, has revealed her ambition for Cape Town to become a hub for social change through sport, citing the power sport has to boost equality and to be a force for development as vital to the city’s future – and hailing the fundamental part it has played in South Africa’s development as a nation over the last tw… read more
Athletics South Africa has announced that the country’s elite track and field athletes will begin their build-up to the 2012 Olympic Games with the second Yellow Pages Summer Series in December. read more
The British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced that they have signed the first tier one sponsorship deal for the 2013/16 quadrennial with sportswear brand adidas. read more
The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and the Paralympic Games has announced that International Inspiration, London 2012’s international legacy programme, has launched in Ethiopia, becoming the 19th country to join the programme. read more
South Africa's Gideon Sam, the new vice-president of the Commonwealth Games Federation, has hinted that his promotion to the high ranking position could help him to lead a bid from his country for the 2022 Commonwealth Games – according to insidethegames. read more
Entries for the 2012 Old Mutual Two Oceans half marathon opened on Wednesday 9th November, with 8,000 entries received in the first two 2 days. read more
Australia’s Gold Coast has been named as host of the 2018 Commonwealth Games, after it was chosen ahead of its only rival, the Sri Lankan city of Hambantota, this weekend. read more
After the city was awarded the right to stage the 2017 IAAF World Championships on Friday, London 2017 has announced that Save the Children has been named the official charity partner of the event. read more
On the day that the hosts of the 2017 World Athletics Championships will be decided, the Mayor of London Boris Johnson has revealed his backing for the London 2017 campaign, while sole competition Doha have offered to pay the entire £5m bill for prize money – if they are awarded the event. read more
The University of Johannesburg’s director of sport, Sanpat Coetzee, has been honoured with the vice-chancellor’s award for service beyond the call of duty at a special ceremony this week. read more
Athletics stars past, present and future - including Commonwealth Games gold medallist Sir Roger Bannister, 82, 2010 Commonwealth Games gold medallist shot putter Dylan Armstrong, 30 and World Junior Championships 100m gold medallist Jodie Williams are – are getting behind London’s bid to host the 2017 IAAF World Athletics Championships,… read more
The London 2017 bid team has announced the ‘Women in World Athletics’ programme - a unique five-year programme that aims to inspire the most promising young women from the world of athletics to progress in leadership roles such as technical officials. read more
Two of the world’s most iconic athletes will take to the stage together at the Beyond Sport Summit and Awards in Cape Town in December to address the issue of sport as a tool for social change. read more
You have just got to get them to the point where they really hate you. When you get to that point you sometimes make them think about something else -- a split second of concentration lapse that could give you a wicket.
New Zealand's Neil Wagner speaks of his bowling techniques ahead of the second test against England.
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