Sports

Touring cricket team takes time out to donate so South African kids have better cricket facilities

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvMay 4, 2017October 8, 2024 533 0

The touring cricket team of Portsmouth University started raising funds months before their trip to South Africa and donated them to the Gary Kirsten Foundation.   The Portsmouth University Cricket…

Gift Ngoepe has become the first South African Major League Baseball player to step up to the plate

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvApril 29, 2017April 29, 2017 853 0

Gift Ngoepe has proved that hard work pays off and dreams really do come true! He has become the first South African born baseball player to enter the Major Leagues….

Hero son swims to shore then hikes to find help for dad on capsized boat

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvApril 28, 2017April 28, 2017 524 0

Hero son got help for his father after their boat capsized. He swam from the boat to the shore then hiked to find someone with a cellphone. He saved the…

South African Olympic rowers to receive presidential award

by CN&CO@cnandcoApril 28, 2017April 28, 2017 691 0

Four members of South Africa’s national rowing squad, one of our country’s most treasured sports teams, are set to receive the National Order of Ikhamanga on Friday, 28 April 2017….

Watch: The Sharks kiss cam has some hilarious laugh out loud moments

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvApril 26, 2017April 26, 2017 881 0

The “Kiss Cam” has finally come to South Africa debuting at a local Sharks game… and it’s a massive hit with fans!   Kiss Cams first started in the USA…

Marathon runner gives up race to help exhausted athlete cross the finish line

by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeApril 23, 2017 803 0

A selfless London Marathon runner sacrificed his own race to help a physically exhausted competitor across the finish line.   Matthew Rees stopped his own race to help amateur runner…

The Old Mutual JoBerg2c started today… here’s 9 tips for the 9 days

by Brent Lindeque@BrentLindequeApril 21, 2017 430 0

While the Old Mutual joBerg2c doesn’t like to brag about how tough it is, or how demanding the ride is, or how amazing you have to be to finish it,…

Epic skatepark being built for the underprivileged kids of Hout Bay… all thanks to crowdfunding!

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvApril 19, 2017April 20, 2017 824 0

The Eyethu Skatepark was pitched on IndieGoGo, a crowdfund website. The goal is to build a skate park that nearly 9000 underprivileged kids can use!   The idea of the…

Runner gives fellow athlete CPR during a marathon helping to save her life

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvApril 10, 2017April 10, 2017 506 0

Tracee De Almeida, an off duty nurse, gave a fellow runner CPR while waiting for emergency services to arrive, possibly helping to save her life.   Tracee De Almeida was…

Watch: The hilarious advert of the All Blacks making tackles throughout Japan, the end has a twist

by Tyler Leigh Vivier@tylerleighvApril 3, 2017April 3, 2017 1,006 0

The All Blacks went around tackling innocent citizens of Japan, at first you are shocked by it, then you start to laugh and at the end you are moved by…