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TALENTED Phikolwethu Luke, 16, received the prestigious Mabel Ryan Award for his Grade Five ballet exam last year. Luke was among the many prize winners...

https://www.facebook.com/andre.oosthuizen.9615/videos/1395880553796982/   ROUND 1 of the Border Stock Car Association’s Regional Dirt Oval Championship took place on Saturday at the Summerpride showgrounds circuit in East London. The...

KING William's Town based Pioneers United travelled to East London secured yet another win last weekend in a low-scoring match against Gwabe at the Bunkers...

Twice as nice for Kyle Holmes with second consecutive win “It was not only the fastest swimmers who had a good day out in the...

THE Rock and Surf Super Pro League (RASSPL) Border Blacktips will be hosting their eighth and final league competition on Saturday at the picturesque...

44th edition of popular race back on old route BUFFALO Road Runners and Hemingways have partnered to host the 44th Hemingways Buffs Marathon and Half...

THE run all East London women look forward to is around the corner. The Kempston Ladies Nite Race has been a community favourite for the...

Full throttle ahead for young Van der Merwe THE 2017 Border Karting racing season got off to a great start recently with members igniting their racing...

THE team from Won Adventure have brought a new event to the 2017 calendar with the BushWhacker Tuff. This 35km adventure challenge will steer teams...

THE Beacon Bay Country Club Squash team had the privilege of being coached by South Africa’s finest women squash players. South African women’s No1, Siyoli...

To walk away with cash earned for their efforts is a great drawcard... TOP prizes are up for grabs for top swimmers at this year’s...

ONE of the most popular and biggest angling competitions in the Border area was fought out at the Buffalo River recently. The Monster Angling Competition...

The Clarendon High School U16 rowing team had a chance to relax after their races to support their other teams at the Buffalo Regatta...

Breidbach side win easily on DL method PIONEERS United team captain, Byron Esterhuizen, was all smiles after leaving Komani with a six-wicket victory over Queenstown...

Thousands to compete for glory in ‘grand old race’ this Saturday THE 2017 Discovery Surfers Challenge will on Saturday see thousands of athletes compete for...

CASTING WIDE: The sun setting on the Buffalo River did not deter these eager fishermen taking part in the Monster Fishing Competition recently, but...

More than 1000 competitors descend on Buffalo Regatta THE 130th Buffalo Regatta took place in East London at the weekend attracting some of the cream...

AS THE new karting season sets in, local karting champion, Kaylim Padayachee prepares to race to claim first place once again. Kaylim started racing in...

HUDSON Park High School’s first team have been excelling on the cricket field for the past few years, producing talented, disciplined and professional cricket...

PREPARATION is key for swimmers looking to make a splash at this year’s Merrifield Mile, coming up on February 26 at Wriggleswade Dam. To complete...

Caster Semenya is set to have her 2012 Olympic 800m silver medal upgraded to gold after Russian champion Mariya Savinova was stripped of her...

THE annual Red Baron Tomato Trot took place last Saturday and attracted thousands of runners, walkers, cyclists and supporters. Among them was former Comrades Marathon...

Brittain brothers, Keeling big draws at iconic event ROWERS from all around the country, including Olympic silver medallists, will storm East London this weekend for...

South African rugby legend and scrumhalf Joost van der Westhuizen has died in Johannesburg at the age of 45, the J9 Foundation confirmed on...

Big swim’s 15th edition kicks off soon IT IS Merrifield Mile time again!  Swimmers and spectators can look forward to fun in the water at Wriggleswade...

Britain’s ‘relieved’ Jodie Cunnama keeps title MORE than 2000 athletes converged on Buffalo City this past weekend for the 10th annual Standard Bank Ironman 70.3...

Team squander clear-cut chances   RISING Stars, keen to recover from a disastrous 3-0 soccer defeat by Birmingham in their previous game in East London, went...

KING Pioneers produced a superb performance to upset Alice with a comprehensive three-wicket victory in a nailbiting Border Cricket Promotional League encounter at the...

Teen in EC team for the nationals AFTER only a year of fencing, Paola Signiorile is on her way to the top and will...

The Southern Kings will arrive in East London on Friday for a high-profile friendly match against the Border Bulldogs ahead of the start of...

Buckingham all set for Sunday’s event THE time for Standard Bank Ironman 70.3 has finally arrived. On Sunday, athletes from around the world will compete...

Runners raise awareness about revolutionary surgical procedure       THE East London Eye Hospital Laser Challenge was a huge success and saw athletes from various clubs participate...

Legends turn back clock in Breidbach THE Breidbach Hub recently staged their first-ever festival in Breidbach featuring soccer and cricket and could be described a...

TAKE part in the family fun-filled charity run tomorrow and support the fight to end polio worldwide. Gately Rotary and the Kempston Group have collaborated...

  GET your bike out and takkies on for the annual Red Baron Tomato Trot and Cycle, which is looking to attract 2200 runners, walkers...

IF you are doing the Standard Bank Ironman 70.3 this year, let us know.

IT’S ALMOST that time of year again when we see athletes from around the world descend upon East London to compete in the physically...

THE 12th PwC Nite Race took place over the weekend, getting this year’s running season off to a great start. The event, sponsored by one...

THE NFB Border 1000 cycle tour took place on Sunday, with the young, and not so young, taking part. The race had three starting points,...

  THE second race on this year’s East London road running calendar will be the annual East London Hospital Laser Challenge, which will start and...

WHEN scouting around an area that you are both familiar and unfamiliar with, it is magical to grasp the possibilities such a place has...

  Monstrous stock car racing machines BORDER Stock Car Association brought 2016 to a hot end with their final race of the year on December 30. The...

BEV Leal has taken part in 67 Parkruns, and she has the T-shirts to prove it. Confronted by an ever-growing pile of shirts, wanting to...

  Get rid of the cobwebs with popular run IF you have running or walking as part of your New Year's resolutions or have put on...

Future cricket stars kick off Khaya Majola Week today Battling it out in Bloem WAY back in 1940, philanthropist Lord Nuffield provided funding to start an...

“FOREVER young” Border golfers and local companies raised R50000 for the East London Child and Youth Care Centre (ELCYCC) by participating in the annual...

THE Global Touring Cars (GTC) will be the highlight at the 2016 Border 100 on December 3. It is generally acknowledged that East London is...