Fast and furious
Capris, bikes rev up the action at Border Motorsport Club champs
SATURDAY greeted Border Motorsport Club (BMC) with a beautiful spring sunrise, with the promise...
Five reasons why Bafana Bafana will beat Cape Verde
BY TIYANI MABASA
If you were a betting man‚ you would probably give Bafana Bafana a straight win over Cape Verde in Tuesday's 2018 World...
Goodwill Games to produce fireworks at Breidbach venue
THIS year’s edition of the Goodwill Games football tournament hosted by Breidbach Football Association (Brefa) and East London Central Local Football Association (ELCLFA) is...
Selborne ‘significance’
STARTED by the Selborne College U16A rugby coach Jono Kruger, the Tries for Lives initiative has raised R15000 for the King's Children's Home and...
Ncita believes the fight game is losing much of its lustre...
By MFUNDO PILISO
Retired professional boxer from Mdantsane Welcome Ncita thinks going back to basics could bring amateur boxing to its former glory in the township.
Speaking...
Benjamin pips local star, Emslie, to SA surfing title
Emslie just falls short
AN overwhelmed Brandon Benjamin of Cape Town Surfriders became the 52nd South African Men’s Champion at Nahoon Reef on Sunday, beating...
Anglers line up for fishing event
Border Blacktips host outing at Hamburg, Birha
THE Border Blacktips RASSPL (Rock And Surf Super Pro League) team will be hosting their fourth Rock n...
Pocket dynamo does trick yet again at Midmar
By Ross Roche
East London triathlon star Cindy Schwulst was in superb form over the past weekend as she powered her way to victory in the...
Emslie can’t hide his pain after falling short
By Ross Roche
The 2017 Mercedes-Benz SA Surfing championships came to a climatic conclusion on Sunday afternoon when Cape Town Surfrider Brandon Benjamin and eThekweni Surfrider...
High school festival to have on point entertainment
WITH the aim of bringing communities together, Greenpoint High School in Buffalo Flats will host their 12th Annual Festival on Saturday.
The festival forms part...
Hudson star selected for T20 global showpiece
By Ross Roche
Hudson Park High School fast bowling sensation, Akhona Mnyaka, became the youngest selection for the money-spinning T20 Global Destination League when he became...
EC pupils reach new heights
By MFUNDO PILISO
Rural community school in Potsdam, Qasana High took the top honours in the Peppy Thomas Foundation (PTF) sport tournament, while Ngcelwane High proved...
Gavin Hunt frustrated by Wits’ poor start to the season
BY NICK SAID
Gavin Hunt was left frustrated again by his team’s inefficiency in front of goal that has seen them winless in their opening...
Top teams compete in Dispatch race
By Ross Roche
In perfect weather conditions for cycling, close to 400 cyclists turned out to take part in the 2017 Daily Dispatch Cycle Tour race...
Selborne pupil at top of his squash game
Worth ranked first in U16 SA Schools Squash
SELBORNE College pupil Tristan Worth has been ranked first in South African Schools Squash in the U16...
King netball action continues
Zwelitsha All Stars centre Sinoxolo Sentile aims to pass the ball during their King William’s Town Netball Association league game played against Sweetwaters All...
Huge boost for grassroots hockey
Saha rolls out development plan for kids
SOUTH African Hockey Association (SAHA) has brought a plan to East London grow the sport from grassroots level.
The...
UPDATE: Huge swells and strong wind test surfers at SA Champs
SURFERS at the 2017 Mercedes-Benz SA Championships had to deal with 6 to 8 foot surf, strong winds and an energy-sapping paddle on day...
MILESTONE MOMENT
Stirling head girl Lise Siebert played her 100th game for the school’s first hockey team recently against Hudson Park. Both teams welcomed her on...
Surfers’ invasion
200 surfers in Nahoon Reef battle for SA Surfing Champs honours
NAHOON Reef is currently a hive of activity after the arrival of over 200...
Close, clean driving sets pace at regionals
BORDER Karting hosted round four of the Border Karting Club Championship and the regional championship for the 60cc class on Saturday.
It was a day...
Top netball showcase in King
THE second week of the King William’s Town Netball Association (KWTNA) League games took place at the weekend and have already produced netball of...
Clarendon stick it to opposition
EL girls win hockey challenge
CLARENDON High from East London became the new SPAR Eastern Cape School Girls’ Hockey Challenge champions when they defeated York...
In the swing of it
Team Crusaders players Richard Pretorius (captain) and Dennis Block of King William’s Town took part in a golf Betterball Stableford competition which saw them...
Viaene bags SA title in J-Bay
Border star beats WP rival to waveski prize
SPECTATORS and competitors were treated to spectacular waveski surfing during the 2017 SA Waveski Championships in Jeffreys...
Semenya rival knew one thing – Caster was coming for her
By David Isaacson
Ajee Wilson knew one thing as she raced around the final bend of the women’s 800m in London on Sunday night — Caster...
PE game against Argentina ‘will be thriller’
BY:George Byron
Springbok assistant coach Johann van Graan is predicting a thriller in Port Elizabeth against Argentina, saying most games in the Rugby Championship are...
Ryk Neethling joins Princess Charlene campaign against drowning
By Staff Reporter
Olympic swimming champion Ryk Neethling has been announced as CEO of the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation in South Africa.
Friends from their days...
Man nabbed for illegally selling ticket
By Malibongwe Dayimani
A man was arrested by the East London police on Saturday for unlawfully selling tickets at inflated prices outside the Buffalo City Stadium...
Baxter wary of Bafana, Zambia stalemate in EL
By MFUNDO PILISO
Bafana Bafana head coach Stuart Baxter said it will be mission impossible to compete in the return leg of the Chan qualifiers against...
U16 player in SA side
SELBORNE College Grade 10 pupil, Ethan Boucher, has been selected for the South African Under 16 hockey squad after the U16 interprovincial hockey tournament...
COMMITTED TEAMWORK
During the holidays, the George Randell U13 hockey team and their coaches Nadine Ranger, left, and Tammy Malan, travelled to Bloemfontein to attend the...
‘Karate nurse’ excels at WJKA
Frere sister rises above adversity
A FRERE Hospital orthopaedic sister went to the World Japan Karate Association Championships in the Netherlands and came back with...
‘Pressure Cooker’ now doing what he loves for the kids
By Mesuli Zifo
Jackie Gunguluza may hold the ignominy of being one the best boxers produced in the land never to win a world title.
But the...
HOCKEY TOUR
Cambridge High School hosted hockey players from King Edward VI, from England, above, recently. The first and U16A Cambridge boys’ teams played against the...
Big King Adventure Challenge in store
IT IS time for the King Adventure Challenge taking place this weekend, from the Dale College sports grounds.
The newly-launched Pink Fairy Multisport Adventures are...
Makalima proves she’s fully game
By Bhongo Jacob
Coaches and club managers frown when they see their games will be officiated by a woman, sometimes even asking to see her credentials,...
Teen surfski stars off to Hong Kong
Two conquer the ocean to make U18 SA team
THE recent South African Surfski Championships held in Durban saw local surfski talents, Zara Wood and...
Van Niekerk qualifies for 200m world champ finals
By David Isaacson
Wayde van Niekerk qualified for the 200m final at the world championships‚ but he had to do it as a fastest qualifier in...
Justine Palframan is learning how to smile again
By David Isaacson
Justine Palframan goes into the 200m heats at the world championships in London on Tuesday night after learning how to smile again.
The 2015...
Jegels comes back with a bang
By Mesuli Zifo
East London golden girl Leighandre Jegels returned to the ring after completing her university degree to knock out Tanzanian Fatuma Yazidu in two...
Rain no deterrent as thousands pack Sisa Dukashe to watch Chippa-Chiefs...
By Bhongo Jacob
Mdantsane’s Sisa Dukashe Stadium was packed with avid soccer fans from across the Eastern Cape all there to witness Chippa United take on...
Sanabo steers clear of big funding row
By Mesuli Zifo
The row unfolding at International Amateur Boxing Association (Aiba) hierarchy has nothing to do with the funds spent on the Year of Africa...
No free entry to Chiefs, Chippa game at Sisa Dukashe
By MFUNDO PILISO
Chippa United has squashed rumours that entry to tomorrow’s Premier’s Cup clash with Kaizer Chiefs at Sisa Dukashe Stadium is free.
Leading up to...
Border amped for waveski championships
Top team to test skill in J-Bay
A TOTAL of 11 East Londoners will be representing Border at the 2017 South African Waveski Championships which...
Brothers play for SA ‘Down Under’
Two underwater hockey stars represent Border
LOCAL brothers, Luke and Joel Hanner recently returned from Australia, where they represented South Africa in underwater hockey at...
Hudson downs Selborne
Hudson Park won a nail-biting rugby match against Selborne 28-27 when the school’s first teams met on Saturday at Selborne Picture: SUPPLIED
Border squash team crowned SA champs
THE Border girls U16 squash team returned victorious from the South African Schools Squash Interprovincial tournament in Bloemfontein, winning the title of SA champs.
The...
Retiring Bolt gives Wayde thumbs up as he dodges De Grasse...
BY DAVID ISAACSON
There’s no doubt who Usain Bolt will cheer for if the battle for the world 200m crown he’s relinquished comes down to...
Bay eyes host role in 2023 Rugby World Cup
By: Tremaine van Aardt
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is throwing its weight behind another major sporting event by preparing the city’s iconic Nelson Mandela...
