GALLERY: RMB Buffalo Regatta 2020
THE RMB Buffalo Regatta was recently hosted by the East London Boating Association (ELBA) along the banks of the Buffalo River.
This year is the...
Runners excel in Old Mutual race
A successful second edition of the Old Mutual Athletics Club (OMAC) Race took place in East London on Saturday with members and fellow participants...
Clarendon does well at the squash tourney
WELL DONE: Clarendon High School pupils participated in the national inter-provincial squash tournament in Johannesburg recently. The Border Under 14 Squash team consisted of...
Surf club calls families to open day
With summer fast approaching, the East London Surf Lifesaving Club is calling on families to make water safety a priority as it prepares for...
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...
Angola to give Bafana a run for their money, says coach
Newly-appointed Angola coach Roberto Bianchi says his team will give Bafana Bafana a run for their money when the two teams clash in an...
Cambridge High nets clean sweep
Cambridge High’s netball teams delivered a dominant display with a clean sweep of victories against Port Rex Technical High in five fixtures.
Leading the way,...
Selectors face tricky headache when AB De Villiers returns for the...
Cricket South Africa (CSA) convener of selectors Linda Zondi has admitted that finding a suitable place for Quinton de Kock in the Test batting...
Hudson Park U15 girls take Clarendon Centennial Water Polo title
Hudson Park High’s U15 girls’ team lifted the Clarendon Centennial Water Polo Tournament title in East London last week, after a nail-biting 1-0 penalty...
Border karters rev up the track
Smith on a roll at club champs
GEOFF STEPHEN
ROUND 5 of the Border Karting Club championships took place on Saturday and some more high-paced action...
Padel spotlight turns to over-40s
Another exciting chapter in the growth of padel in KuGompo City will be written this Friday evening when the Royal Padel League launches its...
Top-quality equipment for KWT Dart Association
There was much excitement at the Steve Biko Centre in Qonce (formally King William's Town) on Friday when the KWT Darts Association (KWTDA) accepted...
Tuks University claims both trophies
The RMB Buffalo Regatta is a sporting event held on East London’s Buffalo River since 1881.
It is without a doubt the city’s oldest and...
Rugby for Mandela
To honour Nelson Mandela, Forwards Clinic gave spared their 67 minutes by sharing rugby knowledge with schools from underprivileged backgrounds in the form of...
Discovery Surfers Challenge: Three races under one umbrella
The three races on offer at the annual Discovery Surfers Challenge could not be more different from one another in respect of terrain, required...
Water polo team making a difference
With the 2021 Inter-Provincial Schools Water Polo Tournament (IPT) set to take place in Cape Town later this month, the Buffalo City U16 Boys...
Hudson Park netball starts new term on golden note
Hudson Park High School’s first netball team ended their holidays on a high note by claiming the title at the prestigious 2025 Collegiate Netball...
Swimmers take part in Aquathon Day at gym
Enthusiastic swimmers took part in the annual Worldwide Aquathon Day at Virgin Active Gym in Quigney, East London on Saturday.
Event organiser Rose Hartzenberg said...
Runners take part in Sole Destroyer
The 21km Caltex Sole Destroyer, 9km Klinkhardt Sole Teaser and 5km Caltex Little Sole took place in East London over the weekend with scores...
Youth drive hosts tournament
Mdantsane youth organisation Manyano Youth Development Drive had its first U13 Spring Cup rugby tournament on Saturday at the NU 1 Mdantstane rugby fields.
Tournament...
East London rowing celebrated
This year’s Buffalo Regatta entrenched East London as the pulse behind the longest running sporting event in SA.
Though the University of Pretoria made a...
All systems go for the Surfers
THE 44th Discovery Surfers Challenge on Saturday February 24 starts at Kwelegha Mouth and ends at Nahoon.
Border Surfing chairman Vaughn Meecham said they had...
Club is geared to promote cycling in Buffalo City
Making strides within local cycling circles, the AmaQhawe Cycling Club has grown immensely, with members having recently returned from the annual 42nd Cape Town...
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...
Brothers show how it’s done at the EL Open
Cracking squash action was battled out recently when the East London Squash Open took place in the city, with the best local squash players...
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...
Clarendon makes it to Hockey Challenge finals
Clarendon High School emerged victorious in the East London Coastal leg of the SPAR Eastern Cape Schoolgirls Hockey Challenge after beating Hudson Park 2-1...
Top class rowing clubs to compete at the Buffalo Regatta
The annual Buffalo Regatta will be taking place in East London during February with teams from all over the country converging on the city...
Sponsor comes to aid of young rugby player
Local pupil Owam Nqweniso’s dreams of playing rugby for SA were almost compromised due to lack of funds until a local business, BTKM Quantity...
Giving it stick at tourney
The second annual Hackers and Slackers hockey tournament took place last Saturday at the Buco Park, in Bunkers Hill as 10 teams fought tackled...
Olympic gold medal and world record for Tatjana Schoenmaker
Tatjana Schoenmaker scooped SA’s first gold medal of the Tokyo Games as she won the women’s 200m breaststroke in a world record on Friday...
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...
Bok coach Erasmus ahead of Japan showdown: ‘We definitely know we...
Rassie Erasmus is naturally drawn to the shadows.
If the Springbok coach had his way for the knockout stages at this Rugby World Cup (RWC)...
New wheelchair for grateful teen
There was much joy at the Daily Dispatch offices on Tuesday when Litha Soldati, 17, received her modified wheelchair sponsored by the Eastern Cape...
Mountain-bikers ride for charity [Gallery]
Mountain-bikers rough it at the 2018 Emerald Vale Mountain Bike Race held at Emerald Vale Brewery in Chintsa over the weekend. The race had...
High goal for Challenge
The East London Eye Hospital Laser Challenge will be taking place at the Beacon Bay Country Club on Saturday morning.
Starting at 6.30am, the Laser...
Dip in to the KFC Merrifield Mile
Swimmers and spectators can look forward to fun in the water at Wriggleswade Dam on February 17 for the 17th edition of the annual...
Border Icons to honour sports stars
On November 4, Border Icons in Sport (BIS) will award sporting stalwarts, both past and present, for their contributions towards furthering sports in the...
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...
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...
2021 Kearsney Rugby Festival teams named
The teams for the 2021 Kearsney Easter Rugby Festival have been announced, with three new schools being added to the roster.
Two of the new...
Cyclists raise money for pediatric surgery patients
The Eyabantwana Border 1000 cycle race took place on Friday and Saturday, November 3 and 4, from various locations meeting up at Old Selbornian...
EC’s most-capped school netball star says it requires ‘hard work’
Dedication, perseverance and an unwavering passion for netball have propelled Hudson Park High pupil Isiphile Mahambehlala into the history books as the most-capped school...
Splash out with lifesaving skills
The Nippers division of the East London Lifesaving Club – , a lifesaving club aimed at children aged eight to 13, thirteen, was in...
Local teen champ the youngest ever in SA
East London's newest surfing star Zoe Steyn put in the performance of her life when she upset the odds at Nahoon Reef on Sunday...
Sports Minister Mthethwa spells out intention to ‘de-fund and de-recognise’ CSA
Minister of Sport Nathi Mthethwa has informed the interim board and members council of Cricket South Africa (CSA) his intention to invoke section 13(5)...
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...
Overseas players should be available if the Springboks get to play...
If, and this is a considerable ‘if’, the Springboks get to play Test rugby later this year, they should have their overseas based players...
Swallows remain on top of Super 14 log after win against...
PE team coach amits mistakes cost them dearly
Hundreds of rugby fans crowded into the Mdantsane Unit 1 Stadium on Saturday during the Eastern Cape...










































![Mountain-bikers ride for charity [Gallery]](https://i0.wp.com/www.goexpress.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/feature-image.jpg?resize=324%2C160&ssl=1)

















