Sport Light

Pretoria, South Africa; South African squash is excited to emerge from its coronavirus-enforced shutdown with a series of tournaments next month, culminating in a high-powered Growthpoint SA Nationals at the Brooklyn Mall in Pretoria from October 15 to 17. GUEST: Jennifer Sawyer - Acting President SQUASH SA

If there is anything that the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us, it is the power of working together and reaching out to help others. It is in this light that Khaltsha Cycles and Avalanche Bicycle Company have come together to launch the Heroes on Bikes campaign to raise funds towards supporting essential workers. The health risks and spatial limitations that come with the virus have meant limited o...

Guest: Rito Hlungwani - Stormers & WP Currie Cup Forwards Coach

Sport speaks a universal language, which breaks down barriers and cuts through income and ethnic divides. It is this belief in the power of sport to positively change young lives, which has motivated Sporting Chance since it was established in 1990. Over the years Sporting Chance has grown to become a leading sports coaching and development organisation in South Africa with a powerful and recogniz...

The South African cycling public is invited to join the inspiring national #ridewithme campaign to support talented local development riders from township communities who have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 lockdown. The campaign is spearheaded by the National Cycling Academy Forum (NCAF), and backed by the Ride2Live support platform and Coronation Fund Managers. The public is invited to...

The Little Optimist Trust has opened their annual sailing event to the world to help boost fundraising for charities in need. For the past two years, the by-invitation-only Great Optimist Race has been held in Cape Town, and has involved experienced sailors, celebrities and medical survivors sailing for charity and the work of the Little Optimist Trust. But the COVID pandemic meant the postponemen...

GUEST: South African bowler (Proteas Female Player) - Ayabonga Khaka

On 9 September, the Chris Burger/Petro Jackson Players’ Fund celebrates its 40th anniversary. Over the years, the organisation has helped turn a tragic event on a rugby field into small triumphs for many injured players. Guest: Gail Baerecke - General Manager of the Chris Burger/Petro Jackson Players Fund

Now a coach and mentor at Inspired2Become, an NGO that he and his brother started in 2010, he does work with a number of different schools including Maties and Pioneer School for the blind in Worcester. Guest: Fanie van der Merwe - Former T37 Paralympic sprint champion

Our past should not really define who we are as human beings, especially if we happened to have been found on the wrong side of the law. Hot boxing prospect Abdul-Aziz Kunert is living proof of this. Guest: Hot boxing prospect - Abdul-Aziz Kunert

After five years in the football wilderness, Swallows will fly high in the top flight again next season. That was confirmed after The Birds gained automatic promotion from the GladAfrica Championship to the Premiership in the season finale. It has been a season of wonders for the Soweto-based side. Not only did they finish summit of the second-tier division with 57 points but they achieved the imp...

Canoeing South Africa confirmed recently that the Orange Descent Canoe Marathon would host the 2020 K1 and K2 River Marathon Championships from 6-7 November. Widely regarded as an untouched gem in the South African racing calendar, the Orange Descent has been given all the security clearances to host both national championship events simultaneously, triggering an enthusiastic response from paddler...

South African top wheelchair tennis ace and world number seven Kgothatso Montjane is among a list of stars opting to skip this year’s US Open. The 2019 US Open doubles finalist has joined a growing list of big names, the likes of defending men’s champion Rafael Nadal, women’s world No 1 Ashleigh Barty, Simona Halep, Bianca Andreescu, wheelchair tennis 2019 Wimbledon champion Aniek van Koot and man...

Guest: Neil Collins

Guest: Tiyani wa ka Mabasa - Editor @FARPostZA

It's already been 25 years since Tasmin Pepper began karting. At the tender age of four, she got behind the wheel of her first go-kart and has not looked back ever since. The bug bit her hard, and she has made quite a career after that very first outing. Guest: Tasmin Pepper - female racing driver from South Africa. She currently competes in the W Series for Hitech Grand Prix.

Guest: Noluthando Makalima - is an adaptive surfer (AS)

GUEST: South Africa’s para surfer – Tracy McKay

Guest:John Smit Guest: Erik vermeulen Guest: Deputy Ceo Bright Rock

U.S. Open organizers said Tuesday that the number of players willing to compete in the Grand Slam had exceeded their expectations despite several high-profile withdrawals over coronavirus fears. Defending champion Rafael Nadal, top-ranked woman Ashleigh Barty and world No. 2 Simona Halep are among a list of stars opting to skip the event because of concerns about COVID-19. Guest: Bruce Davidson -...

The English Premier League became the last of the major European football leagues to adopt the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system at the beginning of the 2019-20 season, with some trepidation. As the season finally winds down, VAR decisions are in the news again. Guest: Dr Errol Sweeney - World Cup Referee Coach & Mentor

Guest: Sibusiso Mjikeliso - Senior Sports Writer - Sport24 - Media24

There was no time to even shower as marathon runner Nontu Mgabhi went straight from finishing a marathon to jumping on a plane to compete in the next 42.2km, travelling in her running kit. And Mgabhi, who has become the first woman from Africa to complete the World Marathon Challenge - 7 marathons in 7 days across 7 continents - said this week she “cried when she saw the bed in the hotel” after cr...

Springbok Women’s captain Babalwa Latsha says South Africa should start having a serious conversation about the establishment of a professional rugby league sooner rather than later. Latsha‚ who is a finalist in Athlete of the Year‚ Woman of the Year and Global Woman in Sport at the Momentum gsport Awards‚ said rugby should emulate the SA Football Association (Safa)‚ which started a National Women...

A left-hander with a batting technique of his own, Gary Kirsten was known as one of the strongest pillars of the South African top-order. The only thing that distinguished him from others was his calm-headed and determined approach towards the game of cricket. Kirsten’s game revolved around his basic strengths and weaknesses and his adaptability to different conditions. Guest: Gary Kirsten