Gold for SA on first day of BMX Worlds
South African juniors won gold, silver and bronze medals on the opening day of the UCI BMX World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, with nine-year-old Johannesburg schoolgirl Georgina Grassie being crowned world champion.
Soweto full house for vital Springbok test
The Springboks are set to make history in Soweto on 21 August, when they take on the All Blacks in front of the largest crowd in South African rugby since 1955. Despite a poor start to their Tri-Nations campaign, a full house of 88 791 is set to watch the two arch-rivals do battle.
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Ideal conditions as BMX Worlds begin
The UCI BMX World Championships, featuring 1 100 riders from 37 countries racing on a one-of-a-kind track, gets under way in Pietermaritzburg on Thursday. A 300-strong South African contingent, led by Sifiso "Skizo" Nhlapo, will be going all out to thrill the local fans.
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Durban July a sport tourism winner
The Vodacom Durban July, one of South Africa's premier horse-racing events, takes place on Saturday. It was first held at its present home Greyville in 1897 and, with history and tradition playing a big role, is set to inject a massive R500-million into KwaZulu-Natal's economy.
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