Dakar

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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