UJ want to prove a point in varsity netball
ArchivesVarsity Sports August 21, 2017
Varsity Netball 2014. UJ vs MATIES, Monday 06 October 2014, UJ Soweto Campus, Johannesburg Kim Roche Holmes of UJ Photo by: Catherine Kotze/SASPA The University of Johannesburg will be aiming to build on the improved showing they gave in the University Sport South Africa week when their Varsity Netball... Read more
DUT’S soccer star Ongeziwe Dlangisa off to China
ArchivesDurban University of TechnologyVarsity Sports August 17, 2017
Durban University of Technology’s football star, Ongeziwe Dlangisa departed on Sunday, 13 August 2017, to represent the University Sport South Africa’s (USSA) national ladies team as their midfielder in Taipei, China. Dlangisa, a Department of Sport Management Studies first year student was the only one from the University’s ladies... Read more
UCT cricket coach headhunted by Windies
ArchivesVarsity Sports August 16, 2017
For cricket lovers, the name West Indies conjures up images of legends like Clive Lloyd, Brian Lara and Michael Holding, who dominated world cricket for decades. Now, one of UCT’s own has been handed the chance to work with a national team of almost unmatched pedigree. Ryan Maron, who... Read more
Caster runs fastest time this year
ArchivesAthleticsMust-ReadNorth-West UniversityVarsity Sports August 15, 2017
It was an outstanding performance by Caster Semenya in the International Association of Athletics Federation’s 800m women’s final last night. The finish which came in incredible 1 minute, 55 seconds was the fastest time for this year, despite being faced by mounting social media criticism on her gender and... Read more
Madibaz coach realises a hockey dream
ArchivesHockeyVarsity Sports August 14, 2017
A confirmed fanatic from an early age, Madibaz Sport hockey manager Cheslyn Gie realised one of his dreams when he was included in the South African men’s management team for the World League semi-finals in Johannesburg last month. Gie, who was born and bred in Port Elizabeth, has been... Read more
Forced to go through a lengthy period of rehabilitation may just have provided the impetus Kelly Kingwill needs as she continues to resurrect her athletics career at the World Student Games this month. After showing her promise as a junior and earning national colours, the 26-year-old Bestmed Madibaz long... Read more
Eesou’s lonely road to the World Student Games
ArchivesAthleticsNelson Mandela UniversityVarsity Sports August 11, 2017
Inspired by the long and lonely hours on the road, Nelson Mandela University distance runner Mariano Eesou is targeting a podium in the half marathon at the World Student Games next week. The 25-year-old Bestmed Madibaz star is determined to finish the race in Taipei, Taiwan, strongly after collapsing... Read more
Kovsie bounces back from heart surgery and raises the bar
ArchivesUniversity of the Free StateVarsity Sports August 8, 2017
Charissa Worthmann, a gymnast and postgraduate Biokinetics student at the UFS, overcame heart surgery earlier this year and excelled at her sport. Life is too short to abandon what sets you on fire. Find your passion, work hard at it and be great. You will never look back... Read more
Team Gauteng out-shoot defending champions USSA to lift the U21 SAB League Champions’ trophy on Sunday afternoon, after they defeated USSA 4-1 on penalties. What an exhilarating end to the SAB U21 National Football Championship as the encounter between football giants USSA and Gauteng proceeded to penalties, after the... Read more
One and eighty students, representing 10 sports codes, will compete in the 29th Summer Universiade, which takes place from 19 to 30 August 2017. Also known as the also known as the World Student Games, USSA says that as an organisation that continues to produce world-class athletes, “Our incredibly... Read more
