Sport

Rugby: Blue Jets of Khayelitsha play MIT Rangers from Manenberg at Khayelitsha Stadium

With the Western Cape Club rugby season only a few weeks away, some teams are using the time to test their skills. Blue Jets of Khayelitsha hosted the MIT Rangers from Manenberg at Khayelitsha Stadium.

Siyabonga Kalipa

News | 17 March 2014

Gugulethu chess rising

Once the playing begins, all that's to be heard is the clanging of pieces and the thumping of clocks signalling that it's "your move". Today, chess took centre stage at the Gugulethu Sports Centre.

Nathan Geffen

News | 15 March 2014

South Africans “thrash” Germans at ice hockey in Goodwood

The first of two games between the Western Province Senior Men’s Ice Hockey team and the visiting Germany SCALA Wanderers got off to a great start for the hosts.

Siyabonga Kalipa

News | 12 March 2014

“Boxing saved my life”: Interview with the owner of the African Youth Boxing Club

“Boxing saved my life… without boxing I would be dead”. Thembani Gqeku was telling me about his childhood and his experiences as a young professional boxer. Gqeku started boxing in East London in 1978, when he was nine years old. He had fought 18 professional fights, with five losses and a draw.

Adam Armstrong

News | 6 March 2014

Teaching kids in Khayelitsha how to fence - for sport

A few years back you wouldn’t be seen as an ignorant person in Khayelitsha if you didn’t know what fencing is. But that is slowly changing, with the introduction of this unusual sport in the township.

Siyabonga Kalipa

News | 5 March 2014

From goalie to coach - Ben Biko gives young soccer players hope

Ben Biko, a former goalkeeper, coaches young soccer players in Philippi to professional level.

Nwabisa Pondoyi

News | 22 October 2013

Netball - a game for all

Doctor Daniel Siduie, a 20-year-old man hailing from Mpumalanga has been playing netball with girls since 2004.

Nwabisa Pondoyi

News | 9 October 2013

Chippa United’s Goldman hopes to stay in the PSL

What a challenging weekend it was for Cape Town's PSL teams. Ajax played Golden Arrows at Cape Town stadium needing three points to stay in the PSL. Mabhuti Khenyeza scored the opening goal followed by Toriq Losper and Khenyeza again, saving Ajax from relegation. But Chippa United's fate is still unclear.

Margo Fortune

News | 22 May 2013

Keagan Buchanan (FC Cape Town) dreams of PSL or UEFA

GroundUp speaks to Keagan Buchanan, 22-year-old football player for FC Cape Town.

Margo Fortune

News | 15 May 2013