Tough run in terrific terrain
WHEN scouting around an area that you are both familiar and unfamiliar with, it is magical to grasp the possibilities such a place has...
Hot racing action
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...
Been there, run that, got the T-shirts
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...
Start off your year with nite race
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...
‘Let’s play, gents’
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...
Golf Day a hit for child centre
“FOREVER young” Border golfers and local companies raised R50000 for the East London Child and Youth Care Centre (ELCYCC) by participating in the annual...
GTC drive to revive SA motorsport
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...
Warriors on the march
Master blaster Jonker paves way in T20 format
CRICKET lovers have been enthralled by the excellent showing of the Eastern Cape franchise, the Warriors, during...
Young cricketers make King proud on the pitch
TWO young and talented boys have made the King community proud with top-quality performances on the cricket pitch.
Dale Junior Grade 7 pupils Juan Jeggels...
Hospice cyclists show grit
AS IF the gruelling 300km trek from Port Elizabeth to East London is not difficult enough, Mother Nature had to add heat and gale-force...
Thrilling final drag event of year draws 25 entries
THE last Motorsport South Africa (MSA) drag racing event for the year ended the drag racing season off with a bang on Saturday.
Twenty-five entries...
Grandads to cycle for children’s burns unit
THE Grandad’s Army are saddling up again to cycle 1160km from East London to Stellenbosch, in an effort to raise funds to help improve...
EL’s Reed conquers Oz
SA team excels in extreme terrain against world’s best
JASON Reed made South Africa and East London proud after he was placed third in his...
Cycling for hospice
‘My mom fought to survive the disease, so I’m doing this cycle challenge for her’
OVER 20 cyclists took to the N2 in Port Elizabeth...
Cyclist saddles up for Pet Pals
70km ride to raise funds for animal haven
WITH the much-anticipated Kwelera 2 Kei Mountain Bike Outride taking place on Saturday, Marcus Bezuidenhout has decided...
‘Facing It’ with a smile
Team to row 5000km across Atlantic to raise funds, try break record
FACING storms, hurricanes, seasickness, hunger, sleep deprivation, heat and sores all over their...
Hop on for 72km of fun
Huge entry set to saddle up to raise annual funds for school
ABOUT 500 entries have already been received for the Kwelera 2 Kei Mouth...
Off to take on world for SA
Triathlete hard in training for gruelling champs in Australia
EAST Londoner Jason Reed will be part of the South African team that will be competing...
BCM excel in biathle
EL athletes shine with 21 medals at world champs
EAST London biathletes came home smiling yesterday after winning a total of 21 medals at the...
Athletes to take on the world
16 EL contenders to represent SA in US
AN EXCITED group of 16 East London athletes have been selected to represent South Africa at the...
10km offers new challenges
THE 10th annual Trevor Gee 10km, hosted by the East London Athletics Club, will take a new route this year on October 16.
The race, which...
Give back, stay fit too
IF YOU have always wanted to give back to your community but had no idea how, SPAR Family Challenge has a healthy way to...
Seaspray launches tourney for Kemp
BOWLERS from five clubs joined together for the inaugural Elsabe Kemp Seaspray Classic bowling tournament on Saturday.
The casual tournament brought together about 50 bowlers from clubs...
Pupils’s sporting chance
AW Barnes Primary hosts cricket clinic for juniors thanks to Pretoria-based company
SARAH KINGON
YOUNG cricketers from AW Barnes Primary School benefited from an afternoon of skills...
Time to bare those soles
Sign up now for one of the Border region’s toughest 21km challenges
Near the end the course is relatively flat and fast until one reaches...
Gear up for Beacon Bay Retail Park Run
YOUNG and old are urged to shake the dust off their takkies on Saturday to take part in the fourth annual Beacon Bay Retail...
EL’s Fritz to head SA body
FOUNDER of the Piranhas Aquatic Club, Alan Fritz, has been announced as the new president of Swimming South Africa (SSA).
The East London-born and raised...
Hitting world court
Local, young squash stars playing for SA in Malaysia
SARAH KINGON
TOP local squash players, Lara Patrick, 15, and Tristen Worth, 14, will be representing South Africa at...
Local koi owners show their finest
Entrants judged on size and variety
SARAH KINGON
A LARGE variety of colourful creatures were on display at the ninth annual Eastern Cape Koi Show at...
Pupils make SA team
•Vukuhambe teens in U23 wheelchair basketball squad
THREE athletes from Vukuhambe Special School have been selected for the South African U23 Wheelchair Basketball team which will...
Riding the big waves
•Border’s No1 to take on SA’s best, while eyeing world champs
‘Surfing is all a mind game. You have to believe in yourself’
GOOFY- footed surfer...
3 Silos set for Tour de Force
•Alliance Francaise host second bike fest
SARAH KINGON
JOIN the French festivities as Alliance Francaise hosts their second annual Tour de Force Mountain Bike Challenge and French...
Yose sprints to first Washie gold
Border runner on top of the world after winning ultra race
Mcebisi Yose is a bridesmaid no more when it comes to the gruelling Washie 100...
EL’s best hope of gold in Rio
•Marathon runner Lusapho April is confident he can do it
SARAH KINGON
EAST LONDON- based marathon runner, Lusapho April, 34, is all set to represent South Africa...
Tackle Gulu Trail for SPCA
MAKE sure you are fit and ready to take part in this year’s Gulu Trail Challenge in aid of East London SPCA on July 31
The...
Cyclists fly provincial flag
YOUNG cyclists from the Eastern Cape team returned home victorious after winning the annual Oudtshoorn Youth Fest last month.
The 22 athletes, including cyclists from Port...
World in their sights
•Stars who shone at SA champs now aiming for podium in Portugal
Veterans, youngsters help balance team
EAST London athletes arrived home loaded with medals after...
Kids hooked on hockey
THE Buffalo Flats astro turf is alive with screams of excitement and cheers when children begin playing hockey at 8am every Saturday.
Successful development coaching...
Pair get nod for Italy
•Young swimmers set to join SA Olympics training camp overseas
‘It is my dream to go to the Olympics one day’
TEENAGE swimmers Bathandwa Dyantyi and Lesley...
Shark bites surfer
•Teenager keen to return to water despite needing 300 stitches to right leg, shin, thigh
SARAH KINGON
YOUNG surfer Dylan Puttergill, 14, is surprisingly upbeat and...
Katberg trail tough to beat for nature lovers
•Annual, family event includes 3km, 10km, 18km and 33km
SARAH KINGON
CHALLENGING courses and spectacular scenery are what runners can look forward to at this year’s...
Paddling for the planet at Nahoon
•Locals join annual global initiative to give back to the ocean
A SMALL group of paddlers met at Nahoon Beach last Saturday morning to take part...
Off to world event
Duo to represent SA at champs in Russia
TWO East London pupils were selected to represent South Africa at the World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships...
CHOOSE YOUR KIT
All entries are in for the Hemingways school sports kit competition and they are on display at the Hemingways Mall Food Court. Visit today...
IT’S SHOWTIME
East London is gearing up for the massive Redline Festival on June 11 at the EL Grand Prix Circuit, with cars such as these...
