New racing season off to roaring start
The unmistakable roar of engines and the adrenaline-charged buzz of competition returned to the KuGompo City Dirt Oval this past weekend, as the Border...
Hudson star to represent SA in Aussie
Hudson Park High’s Caylin MacKenzie has earned a coveted spot on SA’s team for the prestigious Australian Youth Water Polo Championships (AYWPC) in Brisbane...
Runner finishes 300km course to help children
MFUNDO PILISO and
MIKE LOEWE
When Joel Smith finally stopped running on Sunday afternoon, it wasn’t just the end of a race — it was the...
100th cap not just a number for Kara Batting
A century of caps is a rare achievement in school sport, one that speaks not only to talent, but to years of perseverance, sacrifice...
Young Leopards, Police qualify for Super 14 semis
ANATHI WULUSHE
Border and Eastern Province will have a share of the Eastern Cape Super 14 semifinals this weekend.
This is after the progression of EP’S...
Stansfeld targets Olympic glory
BOB NORRIS
There is a young man running the streets, beaches and occasional off-road areas of Buffalo City whom some will have met, but many...
Big Boy Moves
Selborne Primary’s own Carter Palmer is making waves on the national stage after being selected to compete at the SA South African Swimming Championships...
Golden SA call-up at 55 for Amalinda hockey star
For Amalinda resident and avid hockey player Wendy “Crouci” Croucamp, a lifelong passion for sport has culminated in a dream realised — representing SA...
Hanlie Botha bounces back strongly in Kempston 10km
BOB NORRIS
After an unusually long absence from the athletic scene, Hanlie Botha, Border’s top female runner in distances from 5km to half-marathon and more...
Come join Cansa Relay For Life event
The greater East London area is set to unite in hope, remembrance and solidarity as the Cansa Relay For Life East London 2026 returns...
Little chess star making big moves
At just six years old, Nadeema Naidoo is already making impressive moves on the chessboard, and she now has her sights set on national...
Grandads Army heroes raise R800k for children’s surgeries
An adventurous group of 36 cyclists recently completed a demanding 1,057km fundraising ride across SA, raising an impressive R800,000 for the Eyabantwana for the Children Trust.
Divided into three...
3300 vests up for grabs at Ladies’ Night Race
The streets of Nahoon and Bonnie Doon will come alive on Saturday when the annual Kempston Ladies’ Night Race returns, bringing together runners, families...
Challenging Buffalo Marathon produces mixed bag of results
BOB NORRIS
The 52nd Buffalo Marathon recorded a sound 846 entries — boosted by 819 in the half marathon and close to 800 in the...
Young cricketer selected to Border U14 indoor squad
Budding 12-year-old Amalinda cricketer Carlisle Keet is preparing to take one of the biggest steps in his young sporting career after being selected to...
Leopards, Police, Swallows book Super 14 quarters berths
ANATHI WULUSHE
Young Leopards, Swallows, and East London Police were the first Border Rugby clubs to book their spots in the Eastern Cape Super 14...
We have to shift the dolosse of the mind
DELORIS KOAN
I thought it would never come, but the words floating on the south-easterly breeze shocked me.
Big Nev Wilkins, enforcer of us surf rats...
Iconic race proves one of most successful since ‘75
BOB NORRIS
The 2026 Discovery Surfers Challenge may well go down as one of the most successful of the 51 events held since the inaugural...
Three generations, one finish line at Surfers 10km
Under the cloud covered humid skies of East London, three generations of women from one family laced up their running shoes and shared more...
51st Surfers brings wet weather
BOB NORRIS
There have been few wet weather Surfers challenge races down the years and the only thing that is certain for the 51st running...
Hudson opens crease for girls’ cricket
Hudson Park Primary has taken a historic step in school sport, introducing girls’ cricket for the first time and opening the crease to a...
Valentine’s Padel tournament serves a red hot affair in EL
The courts at Beacon Bay Padel Park were alive with energy and excitement on Saturday as East London hosted its biggest Valentine’s Tournament to date.
With...
River crossing often the decider
BOB NORRIS
The 2026 Discovery Surfers is all but upon us and thus far the 17.5km “original” Surfers has been extensively covered, while last week...
Selborne rowing crews face tough opponents
The Buffalo Regatta and Selborne Sprint Regatta, held from February 5-7, provided a demanding early-season test for local school rowing crews, with athletes competing...
Valentine’s mixed doubles padel tourney returns
East London is set for an exciting Valentine’s Day on Friday February 14, as the Valentine’s mixed doubles padel tournament promises to deliver fierce...
Visually impaired Diplock rows into SA colours
On the water, Tanna Diplock does not rely on sight. She listens. She feels.
She trusts the rhythm beneath her the surge of the boat,...
Surfers’ future looks bright with young stars aplenty
BOB NORRIS
Running the Surfers Challenge on a Saturday afternoon does have a few drawbacks for youthful athletes, which centres around primary sporting commitments.
It is...
Dramatic history of Surfers race
BOB NORRIS
The Discovery Surfers has it’s origins in 1975, which has been well documented down the years. A road relay race from King Williams...
Surfers diehards and ‘who is who’ set to challenge
BOB NORRIS
Though 2025 was the big year of the 50th Discovery Surfers Challenge, there are hopes within the alternative running fraternity that 2026 will...
Teen batsman adjusting to red-ball cricket
Top-order teenage batsman Wian Ruthven, who fell agonisingly short of a double century for the Eastern Cape Iinyathi in the four-day match against the...
Ngcongolo wins 10km road race
The Day Hospital Laser 10km road race on Saturday was not expected to deliver outstanding results so early in the year.
However, the increase in...
Surfing champ rides wave of success
For East London’s Jean-Paul Veaudry, surfing is far more than competition — it is therapy, meditation, movement and meaning all rolled into one powerful...
EL’s Dredge, Anderson shine in HYROX fitness race
East London’s Cindy Dredge and Robyn Anderson did well to snatch podium positions at the rigorous HYROX fitness race in Gauteng recently.
The HYROX is...
Ex-Navy diver honours mentor with epic swim
ONIKA MULLER
Well-known East London swimmer Mike Godfrey, an ex-Navy diver and petty officer, recently decided to take a daring swim across the entrance of...
Acclaimed coach to bolster Merrifield
Merrifield has announced the appointment of Khanyisa Mpumlwana as its new head of water polo.
A respected and accomplished coach, Mpumlwana brings a wealth of...
Granny Grommets boogie into 2026
Sunshine dances on Nahoon Beach as laughter pierces the air, mingling with crashing waves.
The Nahoon Granny Grommets, 171 vibrant women over the age of...
‘Mermaid’ dreams come true
From the moment she could walk, Caylin MacKenzie, 15, was a water baby, swimming solo at just 18 months old, she’s always craved to...
Soni aims to be an SA U19 Warrior
When bowler Ntandoyenkosi Soni received the call that he had been selected for the SA U19 cricket squad, he was in Paarl with the...
No holding back as runners push each other in Mdantsane
For many runners, it may be a case of foot off the pedal in December, but for Liyema Qabavane of Fort Hare AC and...
Hudson Park endeavours, succeeds in coed sports rankings
Ah Hudson! Hu-u-u-udson! Right up there at number 17 on the SA Schools Top Coed Sports Rankings released a few days ago.
Looking below, we...
Eli Naidoo, 6, East London Golf Club’s budding champ
From the time he was just 11 months old, Eli Naidoo was already swinging a golf club.
Now a rising star in the East London...
Para-surfer graciously accepts 8th spot
East London’s favourite para-surfer, Jean-Paul Veaudry’s odyssey began with a life-altering motorcycle accident in 2009 near Nahoon River.
The crash cost Veaudry, now 49, his...
Hudson coaching goes national
Three Hudson Park coaches have been called up to do duty for SA youth rugby.
Coach Ntando Kebe, also the former Swallows Rugby Club coach,...
More Rassie, less Rasputin please!
Springbok rugby under Johan “Rassie” Erasmus and Siyamthanda “Siya” Kolisi is entering a surreal phase of supremacy.
“The best team ever in the 200-year history...
JONO’S MAYORAL POT OF GOLD FOR CITY KIDS
At the end of Jono Kruger’s 1,050km run, there was the city mayor waiting with a pot of gold.
Kruger, a township sports activist and former...
Border smashes EP in inaugural interprovincial padel showdown
Border Ladies’ padel team delivered a commanding performance over the weekend, defeating Eastern Province 353-252 in the interprovincial tournament held at Beacon Bay Padel...
Kasi heroes fall with honour
The men from Ducats township fell bravely at the end to the brilliant institutionally supported, professionally coached student side.
Yes, the Walter Sisulu University’s All...
Complex transformed into EL’s beating heart of indoor sport
Boxers need to be paid more and given a chance to broaden their skills to move on to stable jobs.
This is the view of...
