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There is giggling and some tomfoolery coming from the next room where his fellow Sunrisers Eastern Cape teammates are undertaking a Betway SA20 photoshoot. It’s the King brothers, CJ and JP, who both made their first-class debuts after De Kock had already retired from Test cricket. De Kock yells towards them. “Ssshh, keep it down …
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Gqeberha: In front of a capacity crowd the Sunrisers astern Cape delivered a mighty blow to the Pretoria Capitals with a bonus point victory this evening. After Captain Tristan Stubbs won the toss and elected to bat first we saw openers De Kock and Barstow (77 and 52 for a 129 partnership) set the tone …
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The opening round of Betway SA20 Season 4 matches has seen all the visiting teams dominate. After Durban’s Super Giants cracked MI Cape Town’s Newlands fortress in the opening game on Friday evening, both Joburg Super Kings and Sunrisers Eastern Cape won on the road at Centurion and Paarl respectively in Saturday’s double-header. JSK made …
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Gqeberha is set to welcome the New Year in unforgettable style as Betway SA20 brings a festive showstopper to St George’s Park on 31 December. This isn’t just a cricket match – it’s a full-day summer celebration packed with music, family fun and big-match energy in the heart of the Eastern Cape. Fans can expect live …
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The six franchise teams have gathered and started their preparations for Season 4 of Betway SA20. The League has confirmed all the updated squads ahead of the competition opener between MI Cape Town and Durban’s Super Giants at Newlands on Friday, 26 December. Durban’s Super Giants welcome a familiar face to Kingsmead in Kane …
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This festive season, give the gift of a proudly Eastern Cape summer outing, where cricket, culture, coastal energy and full-day entertainment come together. Gqeberha is gearing up for its biggest holiday celebration as St George’s Park transforms into a vibrant festival playground for a series of blockbuster fixtures from 28 December 2025 until 18 January …
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The oldest cricket ground in South Africa will be the ultimate Betway SA20 experience with St Georges Park’s famous brass band beating out the tunes on the old stand to bring all the vibes. The Orange Army will be dancing on the old stand again, dressed in full fan regalia after picking up their T-shirt …
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Adrian Birrell who coaches the Sunrisers Eastern Cape was appointed in Season 1 and has a best finish record of finishing as champions in Season 1 and 2. This qualifies him as the most successful coach in Betway SA20 history, Birrell brings a wealth of experience to the role. The veteran has successfully shaped a …
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The 250km Port Elizabeth to East London (PE2EL) Ocean Canoe Challenge, widely acknowledged as the world’s toughest ocean paddling race, has concluded in a spectacular display of grit, endurance, and human spirit. Taking place from the 3rd to the 6th of December 2025, the four-day event was a resounding success, perfectly mirroring the resilience and …
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GQEBERHA: Laura Wolvaardt, Suné Luus and Dané van Niekerk starred with the bat as the Proteas Women secured a 74-run victory over Ireland in the second One-Day International (ODI) at the Dafabet St George’s Park Stadium in Gqeberha on Tuesday, taking an unassailable 2–0 lead in the three-match series. Wolvaardt registered her fourth century of the …
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While the DHL Stormers will have their sights set on continuing their formidable form this season when they line up against Stade Rochelais in round two of the Investec Champions Cup this weekend, the Hollywoodbets Sharks, Vodacom Bulls, Toyota Cheetahs, and Lions will be desperate to bounce back from disappointing defeats in their opening Champions …
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Two members of MJ’s Judo Dojo will compete in the 2025 SANIX International Juvenile Judo Team Championships in, Japan, running from 22–29 December 2025. Sensei Reece Kramer will be travelling as Coach and Manager, with Tiffany Botes of Laerskool Verkenner Gqeberha participating in the tournament. Tiffany’s journey in Judo began at the age of six. …
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The University Sport SA golf organisers took an important step towards broadening their horizons when four women teed it up in the annual tournament hosted by Madibaz Sport at Humewood Golf Club in Gqeberha last week. Although only one of those entrants was a registered student – UP-Tuks first-year Simone Kleyn – Madibaz Golf Club …
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Spanning five South African cities, the iconic Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series returns in 2026! Entries for the first two events—the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K and Absa RUN YOUR CITY CAPE TOWN 10K – open on Thursday, 11 December 2025. Both 10km races bring together elite athletes, club and recreational runners to experience …
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This is the chant that has reverberated through St George’s Park over the past three Betway SA20 seasons. Loosely translated, it means “Sunrisers, you good thing”, and the Sunrisers Eastern Cape and St George’s Park have certainly been a good fit, serving up some memorable nights in South Africa’s premier domestic T20 cricket competition. For …
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On Saturday 29 November the Libre and Brotherhood Taekwon-Do Dojangs put 29 students through their grading paces from White belts to Blue belt Red stripes. Libre Taekwon-Do meets twice a week at the Corpus Christi Church Hall on La Roche Drive in Humewood. The pupils ranged in age from 7 years-old to ‘Don’t-ask’ and were …
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PAARL: The Dafabet Warriors clinched the T20 Challenge title in a thrilling finish, emerging victorious in a super over against Goldrush Boland that ended in a tie. Batting first, Boland managed to post 142 runs for the loss of six wickets in their allocated 20 overs. Lehan Botha anchored the innings with a well-crafted 51 …
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MJ’s Judo Dojo in Port Elizabeth welcomed more than 130 young judokas to their annual prize-giving and interschool team championships on Saturday, 29 November. Seventeen schools and clubs from Gqeberha, Patensie and Jeffreys Bay took part, with MJ’s Judo Dojo claiming the overall team victory through the guidance of their coach, Sensei Reece Kramer. According …
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Stillwater Sports, the organisers of one of South Africa’s premier 10km road running series, the Absa RUN YOUR CITY Series, are excited to announce that the 2026 season will kick off earlier than ever, with the Absa RUN YOUR CITY GQEBERHA 10K moving from April to Sunday, 01 March 2026. “We’re excited to announce that …
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JOHANNESBURG: Cricket South Africa (CSA) has today announced the Proteas Women’s T20 international (T20I) and One-Day International (ODI) squads for the upcoming white-ball tour against Ireland between 05 – 19 December across Cape Town, Paarl, Benoni, East London, Gqeberha and Johannesburg. With the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 less than eight months away, the …
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The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium will bring fans a festive season soccer taster and is proud to announce that it will host South Africa vs. Zambia in an international friendly ahead of AFCON 2025. When Bafana Bafana meet Chipolopolo on 15 November, fans can expect a full day of entertainment, food vendors, museum tours, and …
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Buffalo City Wins the Masters Cup The event was presented by the City of Cape Town and supported by SMTH Shapes, Reef Wetsuits, Advanced Health Private Day Hospitals, Jack Black Beer, and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport. Long Beach, Kommetjie, Cape Town — Finals Day of the 2025 South African Masters Surfing Championship saw …
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Gqeberha based rugby club, Kwaru won the inaugural Betway Women’s Club Championship. Kwaru made history on Friday when they won the Premier Division Final of the inaugural Betway Women’s Club Championship, beating Walker Bay Babes 17-14 (half-time 12-7) at Alberton Rugby Club south of Johannesburg to bring the curtain down on a watershed week for …
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Walker Bay and Kwaru will make history at Alberton Rugby Club south of Johannesburg on Friday when they face off in the Premier Division final of the inaugural Betway Women’s Club Championship. The main match, between the Boland and Eastern Province champions, will be preceded by the First Division final, to be contested between Potchefstroom …
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Eastern Province and South African No 1 squash player Hayley Ward continued her steady rise up the world rankings after moving to No 73 following her triumph at the SPAC Open in São Paulo, Brazil, last weekend. The PSA Challenger Tour event saw the 28-year-old Gqeberha star capture her third overseas professional title, defeating Mexico’s …
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The Cape Town duo of Kai Stubbs and Emily Jenkinson will head over to Hossegor for the Rip Curl GromSearch International Final: Seal Point, Cape St Francis, Sunday 5 October – The surf had settled after Saturday’s solid afternoon surge, and the challenge for the Premier U16 Finals was finding two good waves. In the …
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A field of over 1500 runners enjoyed the third edition of the BayRun with Discovery Vitality in windy weather conditions on Saturday. The Cape Recife High School fields, which hosted the start and finish of the race, were painted pink with a wide expanse of branding from Discovery Vitality lining the start and finish chutes. …
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Solid lines greeted the competitors on the opening morning of the Rip Curl GromSearch at Seal Point, Cape St Francis, with three to four-foot waves and light onshore conditions, making for highly contestable sets. The contest organisers wasted no time in getting going, and the U16 Boys were the first division to hit the water. …
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Cape St Francis: From 3 – 5 October, Seal Point will host the final stop of the 2025 Rip Curl GromSearch series, with the spotlight firmly on the prestigious U16 divisions. The winners of the U16 Boys and U16 Girls will earn a place at the Rip Curl GromSearch INTERNATIONAL FINALin Hossegor, France, later this …
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Cape St Francis – The country’s top junior surfers have started converging on Seal Point, Cape St Francis, for the final stop of the 2025 Rip Curl GromSearch Series. The event is scheduled from Friday, 3 October to Sunday, 5 October. This prestigious junior surfing tour has already seen three exciting events unfold around the …
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