Featured Motorsport News Spectacular Secunda Battle Looms June 15, 2015June 15, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Castrol Team Toyota, Dakar, Elvene Coetzee, Ford, Giniel De Villiers, Glyn Hall, Graceland Casino, Guy Botterill, Henry Kohne, Leeroy Poulter, Mark Cronje, Matthew Vacy-Lyle, Mpumalanga, National Rally, Paul Franken, Robin Houghton, Sasol Rally, Schalk Van Heerden, Secunda Motor Rally, Simon Vacy-Lyle, South African National Rally Championship, Toyota Etios, Toyota Yaris S2000, Volkswagen Polo With two second-place finishes on the opening rounds of the 2015 South African National Rally Championship, Castrol Team Toyota’s Leeroy Read more
Athletics Featured News SA Race Is On For Sub-10s 100m June 11, 2015June 11, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Akani Simbine, Anaso Jobodwana, Bydgoszcz, Dakar, Diamond League, Gauteng North Championships, Greensboro, Henrico Bruintjies, HPC, Kazan, National Championships, New York, Poland, Port Elizabeth, Prague, Pretoria, Rome, Roscoe Engel, Simon Magakwe, Stellenbosch, Tuks, Usain Bolt The race to become the second South African sprinter to break the 10-second barrier in the 100 metres is on. Read more
Athletics Featured News Wenda Nel Impresses In Prague June 9, 2015June 9, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Akani Simbine, Antonio Alkana, beijing, Bydgoszcz, Czech Republic, Dakar, Denis Kudryavtsev, Diamond League, Gluteal Strain, Hennie Kriel, Henrico Bruintjies, HPC, Jerry Motsau, Josef Odlozil Memorial, LJ Van Zyl, Poland, Prague, Pretoria, Rabat, Rome, Russia, South Africa, Tuks, Wenda Nel, Whatsapp, World Championships Wenda Nel has recorded her second international victory of the season on Monday night by winning the 400-hurdles in a Read more
Athletics Featured News Akani Simbine Second In Hengelo May 24, 2015May 25, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Adam Gemili, Akani Simbine, Andre Olivier, ASA, beijing, Caster Semenya, Chijindu Ujah, Dakar, Elroy Gelant, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Great Britain, Green Point Stadium, Hengelo, Henricho Bruintjes, HPC, IAAF, Jakub Szyszkowski, Johan Cronje, Julia Du Plessis, Le roux Hamman, Marcin Lewandowski, marius Corbett, Netherlands, Orazio Cremona, PC Beneke, Poland, Robert Oosthuizen, Rocco Engelbrecht, Rocco van Rooyen, Shaun De Jager, South Africa, Tom Petranoff, Tuks, Victor Hogan, World Challenge Akani Simbine finished second in 10.12 seconds in the 100 metres at the Fanny Blankers-Koen meeting in Hengelo, The Netherlands. Read more
Featured Motorsport News Ford In Front May 1, 2015May 1, 2015 @TheSportsEagle ATS Ford Fiesta R2, Barry White, Carolyn Swan, Castrol Team Toyota, Castrol Team Toyota Yaris, Chad Van Beurden, Dakar, Elvene Coetzee, Ford, Ford Fiesta S2000, Fragram Toyota Etios, Giniel De Villiers, Gugu Zulu, Guy Botterill, Henk Lategan, Henry Kohne, Japie Van Niekerk, Kes Naidoo, KwaZulu Natal, KZN, Leeroy Poulter, Manitou Group VW Polo R2, Mark Cronje, Matthew Vacy-Lyle, Mpumalanga, Nico Swartz, Paulus Franken, Pierre Arries, Richard Leeke, Rikus Fourie, Robin Houghton, Sasol Rally, Sasol Rally S1600, Schalk Van Heerden, Secunda Motor Rally, South African National Rally Championship, Tour Natal, Toyota, Toyota Auris, Volkswagen Sasolracing, VW Polo, Wilro Dippenaar After back-to-back wins in the first two events of the 2015 South African National Rally Championship the Ford Performance duo Read more
Featured Motorsport News Poulter & Howie Hold Early Donaldson Lead April 7, 2015April 7, 2015 @TheSportsEagle 4x4 Mega World, Anthony Taylor, Castrol Team Toyota, Chris Visser, Class T, Dakar, Dennis Murphy, Donaldson Cross Country Championship, Eston, Ford Performance, Ford Ranger, Gerhard Schutte, Japie Badenhorst, Jason Venter, Joao Serodio, Lance Woolridge, Leeroy Poulter, Nissan Navara, Pietermaritzburg, Premier Class T, Regent Racing, RFS Endurance, Rob Howie, Romulo Branco, Sean Reitz, South America, Sugarbelt, Vince Van Alleman, Ward Huxtable A maiden overall win for Castrol Team Toyota’s Leeroy Poulter on the recent RFS Endurance has given him and co-driver Read more
Featured Motorsport News Portuguese Team Joins Regent Racing March 19, 2015March 19, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Andre Vermeulen, Atlas Copco, Class S, Class T, Cross Country World Cup, Dakar, Dakar Rally, Daniel Schroder, Donaldson Cross Country Championship, FIA, Gerhard Schutte, Harrismith, Imperial Auto Celebrity Challenge, Joao Serodio, Johan Van Staden, La La Nathi, Luke Botha, Mike Lawrensen, Namibia, Nissan Navaro, Production Vehicle, Regent Racing, RFS Endurance, Romulo Branco, Sean Reitz, South America The Regent Racing team will provide for an additional international flavour in the Production Vehicle category in this year’s Donaldson Read more
Featured Motorsport News Donaldson Cross Country Crews In At The Deep End March 16, 2015March 16, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Adri Roets, Bethlehem, Dakar, Donaldson Cross Country Championship, Harrismith, Kobus Van Tonder, La La Nathi, Qwa Qwa, RFS Endurance, Sterkfontein Dam Competitors will be thrown in at the deep end with a challenging new route for the RFS Endurance, the opening Read more
Featured Football News Amajita Annihilate Zambia March 15, 2015March 16, 2015 @TheSportsEagle African Youth Championships, Amajita, Aubrey Modiba, Boyd Mkandawire, CAF, Charles Zulu, Cosafa, Dakar, Danny Jordaan, Dumisani Zuma, Kabelo Seriba, Mangani Banda, New Zealand, Pule Maraisane, Russia, Senegal, South Africa, Tshidiso Monamodi, Tyroane Sandows, Zambia South Africa’s Under-20 Men’s National Team, Amajita finished their CAF U-20 African Youth Championships in Dakar, Senegal with a flourish, as Read more
Featured Football News South Africa Amajita Bullish Ahead Of Ghana Clash March 8, 2015March 8, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Africa Cup of Nations, African Youth Championships, Amajimbos, Amajita, CAF, Dakar, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Madisha Modjeka, Mali, New Zealand, Niger, Saly, South Africa, Thabo Senong, World Cup, Zambia South Africa Under-20 coach Thabo Senong says he is confident Amajita will reach the last four of the CAF African Youth Read more
Featured Football News South Africa Amajita Ready For War March 7, 2015March 7, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Africa Cup of Nations, African Youth Championships, Ayabulela Konqobe, CAF, Commownealth, Dakar, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Madisha Modjeka, Mamelodi Sundowns, New Zealand, Pule Maraisane, Russia, Saly, South Africa, World Cup, Zambia South Africa Men’s National Under-20 team captain Madisha Modjeka said the moment they have been waiting has finally arrived and are Read more
Featured Motorsport News Easy Victory For Cronjé/Houghton In Tour Natal Rally February 28, 2015February 28, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Africa Rally Championship, Andrew Heine, Ashley Haigh-Smith, Barry White, Brian Clifton, Carolyn Swan, Castrol Toyota, Chad Van Beurden, Dakar, Damian Van Ass, Elvene Coetzee, Ernie Van Der Walt, Ford Performance Ford Fiesta, Giniel De Villiers, Gordon Noble, Gugu Zulu, Guy Botterill, Hanno Ehlers, Henk Lategan, Henry Kohne, Japie Van Niekerk, Kevin Cunningham, Lancia Fulvia, Leeroy Poulter, Manitou Group VW Polo, Mark Cronje, Mpumalanga, Nico Swartz, Nissan Skyline, Paulus Franken, Pierre Arries, Richard Leeke, Rikus Fourie, Robby Coetzee, Robin Houghton, Rowan Robberts, Scottburgh, Simon Vacy-Lyle, South African Rally National Championship, Tony Ball, Tour Natal Rally, Toyota, Trevor Graham, Volkswagen Sasolracing Polo S2000, Wade Harris, Yaris, Yato Tools Toyota Etios Mark Cronje and Robin Houghton in their Ford Performance Ford Fiesta dominated the Tour Natal Rally, the inaugural round of Read more
AFCON Featured Football News Herve Renard Expects Tough AFCON Final February 7, 2015February 7, 2015 @TheSportsEagle AFCON, Africa Cup of Nations, Black Stars, Chipolopolo, Cote d'Ivoire, Dakar, Elephants, Estadio de Bata, Ghana, Herve Renard, Libya, Orange, Zambia Herve Renard wants his Elephants to be hugely motivated and maintain their strong spirit, hard work and focus as they Read more
Featured Mother's Day News Successful End To 2015 Dakar For Giniel De Villiers January 19, 2015January 19, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Argentina, Atacama, Bolivia, Buenos Aires, Chile, Dakar, Dakar Rally, Dirk Von Zitzewitz, Giniel De Villiers, Glyn Hall, Hilux, Leeroy Poulter, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Rob Howie, Robby Gordon, Rosario, Toyota, Toyota Imperial, World Rally Championship, Yazeed Alrahji It is, without any doubt, the world’s toughest motor race. Competed over more than 9,000 km, across three South-American countries, Read more
Featured Motorsport News Giniel De Villiers Finishes Second At 2015 Dakar Rally January 18, 2015January 18, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Argentina, Bolivia, Buenos Aires, Chile, Dakar, Dirk Von Zitzewitz, Giniel De Villiers, Glyn Hall, Krzysztof Holowczyc, Leeroy Poulter, MINI, Nasser Al-Attiyah, OR Tambo, Poland, Rob Howie, Robby Gordon, South Africa, Toyota Imperial Hilux, World Rally Championship, Yazeed Alrahji There was pure elation in Buenos Aires after the finish of Stage 13 – final stage of the 2015 Dakar Read more
Featured Motorsport News Steady Penultimate Dakar Stage For Team Toyota January 17, 2015January 17, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Buenos Aires, Dakar, Dirk Von Zitzewitz, Giniel De Villiers, Glyn Hall, Leeroy Poulter, Rob Howie, Rosario, Termas Rio Hondo, Toyota Imperial Stage 12, the penultimate stage of Dakar 2015, saw the race crews compete in a testing 298 km-long special, which Read more
Featured Motorsport News Solid Stage For Giniel De Villiers At Dakar January 16, 2015January 16, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Argentina, Dakar, Dirk Von Zitzewitz, Giniel De Villiers, Glyn Hall, Leeroy Poulter, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Paarl, Rob Howie, Rosario, Termas de Rio Hondo, Timo Gottschalk, Toyota Hilux, Toyota Imperial, Yazeed Alrahji Stage 11 of the 2015 Dakar was marked by yet another solid performance by the Toyota Imperial SA Dakar Team’s Read more
Featured Motorsport News Giniel De Villiers Consolidates Dakar Position January 15, 2015January 15, 2015 @super_pete Andes, Argentina, Calama, Chile, Dakar, Dirk Von Zitzewitz, Giniel De Villiers, Glyn Hall, Leeroy Poulter, MINI, Nani Roma, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Orlando Terranova, Rob Howie, Salta, Termas Rio Hondo, Toyota, Toyota Imperial Hilux, Yazeed Alrahji Another day on the Dakar, another crossing of the Andes … Stage 10 saw the crews move from the dustbowl Read more
Featured Motorsport News Giniel De Villiers Loses Time But Stays Second January 14, 2015January 14, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Argentina, Buenos Aires, Calama, Dakar, Dirk Von Zitzewitz, Giniel De Villiers, Glyn Hall, Iquique, Leeroy Poulter, MINI, Nani Roma, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Rob Howie, Toyota Imperial Dakar, Yazeed Alrahji Dakar 2015 served up a curveball for the race crews on Stage 9, with not only a challenging route from Read more
Featured Motorsport News A Good Dakar Day For Giniel De Villiers January 12, 2015January 12, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Andes, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Calama, Chile, Dakar, Dirk Von Zitzetwitz, Giniel De Villiers, Glyn Hall, Iquique, Kyalami, Leeroy Poulter, MINI, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Rob Howie, Salar de uyuni, Timo Gottschalk, Toyota Hilux, Toyota Imperial Hilux, Toyota Motorsport South Africa, Yazeed Alrahji A fantastic drive on the second day of the so-called marathon stage (stages without service assistance) saw Giniel De Villiers Read more
AFCON Featured Football News Ivory Coast’s Elephants January 12, 2015January 12, 2015 Nonsindiso Khanyile AFCON, Africa Cup of Nations, Brazil, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Dakar, Didier Drogba, Elephants, Equatorial Guinea, FIFA World Cup™, Germany, Gervinho, Ghana, Guinea, Herve Renard, Ivory Coast, Kolo Toure, Mali, Nuevo Estadio de Malabo, Salomon Kalou, Senegal, Seydou Doumbia, Stade Leopold Senghor, Yaya Toure, Zambia Ivory Coast have been one of Africa’s powerhouses over the last decade but have no silverware to show for it Read more
Featured Motorsport News Giniel De Villiers Closes In On Nasser Al-Attiyah January 11, 2015January 11, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Bolivia, Chile, Dakar, Dirk Von Zitzewitz, Giniel De Villiers, Glyn Hall, Imperial Hilux, Iquique, Leeroy Poulter, MINI, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Rob Howie, Toyota, Uyuni As if the Dakar Rally isn’t tough enough, the crews had to go off into Bolivia on their own for Read more
Featured Motorsport News Giniel De Villiers Second In Dakar Stage Six January 10, 2015January 10, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Antofagasta, Bolivia, Calam, Dakar, Dirk Von Zitzewitz, Giniel De Villiers, Glyn Hall, Iquique, Leeroy Poulter, MINI, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Rob Howie, Toyota Imperial Hilux, Uyuni Stage 6 of Dakar 2015 took place between the towns of Antofagasta and Iquique, and saw Giniel De Villiers and Read more
Featured Motorsport News Steady Performance By Giniel De Villiers But Heartache For Leeroy Poulter January 9, 2015January 9, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Antofagasta, Chile, Dakar, Dirk Von Zitzewtiz, Giniel De Villiers, Glyn Hall, Iquique, Leeroy Poulter, MINI, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Rob Howie, Toyota Imperial Hilux The Dakar is known as a race that takes no prisoners, and Stage 5 of the world’s toughest motorsport event Read more
Featured Motorsport News Giniel De Villiers Holds Steady On Dakar Stage Four January 8, 2015January 8, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Andes, Antofagasta, Chile, Chilecito, Copiapo, Dakar, Dirk Von Zitzewitz, Giniel De Villiers, Glyn Hall, Hilux, Leeroy Poulter, MINI, Nani Roma, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Orlando Terranova, Rob Howie, Toyota Imperial, Yazeed Alrajhi It was a day of big moves in the Dakar, as the entire race relocated to Chile by traversing the Read more
Featured Motorsport News Giniel De Villiers Cements Second Place At Dakar January 7, 2015January 7, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Andes, Chile, Chilecito, Dakar, Dirk Von Zitzewitz, Giniel De Villiers, Glyn Hall, Leeroy Poulter, MINI, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Orlando Terranova, Rob Howie, San Juan, Toyota Imperial Hilux Stage 3 of Dakar 2015 took place in some of the most spectacular scenery on the face of the planet, Read more
Featured Motorsport News Leeroy Poulter Impresses On Dakar Stage Two January 6, 2015January 6, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Andes, Argentina, Bernhard ten Brinke, Chilecito, Dakar, Dirk Von Zitzewitz, Giniel De Villiers, Glyn Hall, Leeroy Poulter, MINI, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Orlando Terranova, Rob Howie, Robbie Gordon, San Juan, Tom Colsoul, Toyota Hilux, Toyota Imperial, Villa Carlos Paz The longest single stage of Dakar 2015 – 518 km of rocks, sand and dust. That’s what the crews faced Read more
Featured Motorsport News Satisfactory Stage One For Toyota At 2015 Dakar January 5, 2015January 5, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Buenos Aires, Dakar, Dirk Von Zitzewitz, FIA, Giniel De Villiers, Glyn Hall, Gordini Buggy, Leeroy Poulter, MINI, Nani Roma, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Orlando Terranova, Rob Howie, Robbie Gordon, San Juan, Toyota Imperial Hilux, USA, Villa Carlos Paz Both Toyota Imperial South African Dakar Team crews sighed in relief, as they successfully completed Stage 1 of the 2015 Read more
Featured Motorsport News Toyota Imperial SA Ready For Dakar January 4, 2015January 4, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Buenos Aires, Dakar, Dirk Von Zitzewitz, Donaldson Cross Country Championship, FIA, Giniel De Villiers, Glyn Hall, Hilux, Johannesburg, Leeroy Poulter, MINI, Nani Roma, Nasser Al-Attiyah, Orlando Terranova, Rob Howie, Toyota, Toyota Imperial Hilux, Villa Carlos Paz With the start of Dakar 2015 now just hours away, the Toyota Imperial South African Dakar Team was pleased and Read more
Featured Motorsport News Toyota Equipment And Race Vehicles Shipped To Argentina December 15, 2014December 15, 2014 @TheSportsEagle Argentina, Barbeque Downs, Bolivia, Buenos Aires, Chile, Dakar, Dirk Von Zitzeweitz, Giniel De Villiers, Glyn Hall, Imperial Toyota Hilux, Leeroy Poulter, Rob Howie, SAA, South Africa, Toyota Motorsport, Yazeed Al-Rajhi, Zerate The team at Toyota Motorsport sighed a massive sigh of relief on Friday 12th December 2014, when the two locally Read more