KwaMashu is a South African township that is 12 kilometres north of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. It is famous for its love of the arts, particularly folk dancing commonly known as pantsula, and the unearthing of talented actors and actresses such as Henry Cele of Shaka Zulu fame and Leleti Khumalo, who played the lead in
South Africa bounced back from an opening-day defeat with a 65-run win over New Zealand in their second game of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. The tournament hosts hit 132 for six after a difficult start in Paarl, rallying thanks to totals of 40 from Chloe Tryon and 28 not out from Nadine
Sri Lanka claimed a famous three-run victory over hosts South Africa at Newlands on opening night of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023. Captain Chamari Athapaththu led from the front with a wonderful 68 from 50 balls, her nation’s highest-ever individual score at the showpiece tournament. Having set South Africa 130 to win, Athapaththu’s
Coetzenburg Oval, Stellenbosch, 6 February After a series of warm-ups games in the Under 19 World Cup that skimmed neatly under the radar, the full-blast tournament has started with a similar run-in. Only now, games follow in a positive torrent of activity. Five matches are played today on a variety of grounds; five more to
The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Trophy Tour driven by Nissan was launched on Sunday 20 November Over 2,000 children took part in cricket activities at the launch event to celebrate World Children’s Day alongside female Protea stars Schools, malls and cricket festivals will play host during the 80-day Trophy Tour, allowing fans to get
Simon Middleton believes that “nerves” played a part in another slow start for England as the Red Roses thrashed South Africa to cruise into the Rugby World Cup quarter-finals. Hat-tricks from Rosie Galligan and Connie Powell ensured that England overcame a shaky opening quarter to power away from their opponents with their forwards again to
Result: England 75 South Africa 0 Player of the Match: Rosie Galligan The result was what we expected, but what some, including World Rugby, feared. Although the bald figures make the game look totally one-sided, the Boks caused the English plenty of worries, committing them to a torrent of early tackles. But the underdogs weren’t
England v South Africa First the two squads: England: 15. Sarah McKenna, 14. Abby Dow,13. Holly Aitchison, 12. Tatyana Heard, 11. Jess Breach, 10. Zoe Harrison, 9. Lucy Packer, 1. Hannah Botterman, 2. Connie Powell, 3. Maud Muir, 4. Rosie Galligan, 5. Cath O’Donnell, 6. Morwenna Talling, 7. Marlie Packer (captain), 8. Poppy Cleall Bench:
Manchester Thunder Welcomes South African Superstar Lenize Potgieter from Australian SSN Side Adelaide Thunderbirds Manchester Thunder have secured South African netball super shooter Lenize Potgieter for the 2023 season. With Thunder remaining undefeated for all 22 games, lifting the 2022 Vitality Netball Superleague (VNSL) trophy, and smashing records by scoring 88 goals, it was no
Derby, 26 July A clean sweep of the series against the Proteas puts the England squad in fine fettle for the Commonwealth Games next week. Chloe Tryon, skipper at Derby in Sune Luus’ absence, played her trump card straight away, turning to Nonkululeko Mlaba’s left-arm spin. Mlaba bowled excellently, making up for the loss of
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