Everton FC midfield star Steven Pienaar returned home to support the annual Steven Pienaar Community Tournament which took place over consecutive weekends in his old neighbourhood of Westbury. read more
The 2013 edition of the Sasfin Bank Sports Quiz raised more than R250,000 for charity and featured a star-studded list of participants including Absa Premiership coach Gavin Hunt, Bafana Bafana legends Neil Tovey and Mark Williams, Greame Smith, Paul Harris and former Springbok Gcobani Bobo. read more
Organisers of the FNB Wines2Whales and the Pedal Power Association (PPA) have made several donations to Lebanon Village in Elgin Grabouw. read more
Beyond Sport has announced the initial speaker line-up for the Beyond Sport Summit and Awards 2013, the premier global gathering in the field of sport and development, which will be staged in Philadelphia from September 9th-11th 2013. read more
The UK’s leading brands and sporting organisations have come together to launch the Beyond London 2012 Awards, which will reward the best sports programmes, projects and people inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and are open for entries now. read more
The Sanlam Cancer Challenge, one of the biggest mass participation sports events in South Africa, has already raised close to R500,000 in the four months since the nationwide golf drive for the Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) began. read more
Mpumalanga Black Aces Football Club has announced a new international partnership with Manchester City which will see the South African Football Club become Man City’s ‘Official Regional School of Football Partner’. read more
Cape Town is set to welcome up to 40 organisations from 6th-9th June during the second Cape Town Corporate Games. read more
The unique partnership between Beyond Sport and PwC was award at the MCA Awards Dinner in London last week, rewarded under the Education and Young people category for the outstanding achievements of the pro-bono delivery to more than 40 projects from across the globe. read more
Organisers of this year’s Warrior Series have announced that a donation will be made to the Jumping Kids Prosthetic Fund to help the thousands of young South Africans with amputations who do not have access to prosthetic technology. read more
Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, will welcome politicians, businesses and grassroots projects to City Hall ahead of the anniversary of the 2012 Games. The gathering, led by Beyond Sport ambassadorLord Seb Coe, former Chairman of London 2012 and Chairman of the British Olympic Association, will come together to celebrate and reward sports… read more
Barclays Spaces for Sports, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Grassroot Soccer (GRS) have launched the Grassroot Soccer South Africa Coach Development Programme, a life skills, financial education and employability programme. read more
The Western Union Company, a global partner of the UEFA Europa League, and the Western Union Foundation have announced they will collaborate with UNICEF on its PASS Initiative – which turns every successful pass in the UEFA Europa League competition into funding that supports education for young people around the world. read more
The Western Province Rugby Football Union (WPRFU) has launched a fundraising campaign to help raise funds for former player Tinus Linee who was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease (MND) last month. read more
The 2013 Spur Masidlale soccer and life skills training programme has staged regional launch days in Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg. read more
The organisers of the New Balance IMPI Challenge have announced they are continuing their support of the Woodside Special Care Centre. read more
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and FC Barcelona have announced they will contribute to the development of the Olympafrica project which aims to promote global development through sport. read more
The Beyond Sport Summit & Awards 2013 will be held this year in Philadelphia, following in the footsteps of London, UK in 2012 and Cape Town, South Africa in 2011. read more
Mzansi Tour has teamed up with CATHSSETA, the Culture, Art, Tourism, Hospitality and Sport Education and Training Authority and Velokhaya Life Cycle Academy to donate bicycles to Kwena Molapo High School. read more
The Mzansi Tour has given its backing to the Velokhaya Life Cycling Academy, its third beneficiary of the event which will take place from 17th-21st April. read more
Local Sports Agency Levergy has launched a campaign to find the next generation of South African sportsmen and women. read more
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has reaffirmed its partnership with Barclays Premier League football club Sunderland, claiming the affiliation is not in jeopardy despite their appointment of Paolo Di Canio as manager. read more
On 6th April, an estimated 175 participants will be racing up and down Table Mountain in the fifth annual K-Way Platteklip Charity Challenge in an effort to raise money for Sinenjongo High School in Joe Slovo Park, Milnerton. read more
South Africa will return to the international road cycling calendar when the inaugural Mzansi Tour takes place from 17th-21st April, 2013. The five-day, five-stage event will carry a 2.2 International Cycling Union (UCI) grading and will host both South African and international teams. read more
26,500 runners are expected to take part in the 2013 Old Mutual Two Oceans marathon on Easter Sunday according to organisers. read more
The Burry Stander-SONGO team made up of defending Absa Cape Epic champion Christoph Sauser and Olympic champion Jaroslav Kulhavy won the 10th edition of the race which ended with a final stage from Stellenbosch to the Lourensford Wine Estate. read more
Tottenham Hotspur and Investec have announced that they will be hosting one of their South African player development programmes from 25th- 29th March in Johannesburg. read more
With the support of the League Managers Association’s Community Fund, experienced managers Phil Brown and Dave Penney are to travel to South Africa to conduct a coaching course on behalf of the football charity, Coaching for Hope. read more
The 20th running of the SPAR Women’s Challenge in Port Elizabeth on May 4th features a new venue, races and bigger prizes, organisers announced at the launch yesterday. read more
Following a date change from February to April 13th and 14th, the Emperors Palace Classic, presented by ASG, is set for a big stop-over on South Africa’s autumn road racing calendar. read more
AB de Villiers, captain of the Proteas’ One Day International side, has thanked fans at the Bidvest Wanderers stadium for their support during the Pink Drive initiative which took place on Sunday during South Africa’s match against Pakistan. read more
Justin Walters is hoping to raise as much money as possible for the Hope for George campaign, during the annual Telkom PGA Championships at Country Club Johannesburg. read more
Whether at the Sharks or at the Springboks, I am going to push for a place to start.
Bismarck du Plessis is ready for his return into the Springbok side after 10 months out with injury.
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