Athletics Featured News Lebogang Phalula Wins Spar Women’s Race In Durban June 7, 2015June 7, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Blue Lagoon, Durbna, Green Hub, Lebogang Phalula, Moses Mabhida Stadium, Nolene Conrad, Rutendo Nyahora, Spar, Spar Women's 10km race, Transnet, uMgeni River, Vorentoe High School Johannesburg A controlled Lebogang Phalula running in Transnet colours took the line honours in the SPAR Women’s 10/5km race in Durban Read more
Featured Netball News Aloes Sink Sunbirds In Semi-Final June 6, 2015June 6, 2015 Trevor Neethling Aloes, Brutal Fruit, Ciska Kirchoff, Eastern Aloes, Free State, Gauteng North, Jenni-Lee Delport, Kingdom Stars, KwaZulu Natal, Mpumalanga Sunbirds, Netball Premier League, Noluvuyo Nodludlume, Nompulelelo Mthombeni, NPL, Spar, Sunbirds The Eastern Aloes breezed into the second division final of the Brutal Fruit Netball Premier League on Saturday, beating the Mpumalanga Read more
Athletics Featured News Grand Prix Points Up For Grabs June 3, 2015June 4, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Cape Town, China, Comrades Marathon, Durban, Irvette Van Blerk, Irvette Van Zyl, Jenna Challenor, Kingsmead, Lebogang Phalula, Mapaseka Makhanya, Nedbank, Nolene Conrad, Port Elizabeth, Rene Kalmer, South Africa, Spar, Tannith Maxwell There is plenty at stake for South Africa’s elite women road runners at the Durban leg of the Spar women’s Read more
Featured Netball News Gauteng Derby Starts Netball Premier League May 7, 2015May 7, 2015 Trevor Neethling Amanda Mynhardt, Bennie Saayman, Brutal Fruit Netball Premier League, Crinums, Deancke Roode, Eastern Cape Aloes, Erin Burger, Fireballs, Gauteng, Golden Fireballs, jaguars, Jenny Van Dyk, Johannesburg, Kingdom Stars, Lenize Potgeiter, Martha Mosoahle-Samm, Melissa Myburgh, North West Flames, Pretoria, Proteas, Southern Stings, Spar, University of Pretoria Sports Complex The 2015 Brutal Fruit Netball Premier League kicks off this weekend with a mouth-watering Gauteng derby between the Pretoria-based Jaguars Read more
Athletics Featured News Pregnant Irvette Van Zyl To Run Two Oceans March 30, 2015March 30, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Cape Town, High Performance Centre, Irvette Van Zyl, LJ Van Zyl, Olympic, Olympic Games, Olympics, Rio, Spar, steeplechase, Two Oceans, Vienna On Saturday Irvette Van Zyl (Nedbank), the Olympic marathon athlete, will ‘run for two’ when she competes in the Two Oceans Read more
Featured Netball News Madibaz Netballers Aim To Extend Winning Run February 26, 2015February 26, 2015 Anica Van Wyk Aliwal North, Framesby Netball Club, Madibaz, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, NMMU, Port Elizabeth, Proteas, Spar, Summerstrand, Theresa Le Roux, University of Fort Hare, Varsity Netball, Zanele Mdodana, Zanele Vimbela The university’s netball team are aiming for an unprecedented seventh title in a row in the first Spar NMMU netball tournament Read more
Featured News Swimming Daniel Jones And Hannah Haswell Take River Mile February 15, 2015February 16, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Amic De Jager, Bay Eagles Swim Team, Byron Lockett, Cannonville, D'Artagnan Pereira, Daniel Jones, Garth Willmore, Hannah Haswell, Jessica Canter, Kaley Gouws, Nicolas Adam, Ocean Racing Series, Pearson High School, Port Elizabeth, River Mile, Spar, Sundays River, Victoria Park High School Wetsuit double mile winners Daniel Jones and Hannah Haswell proved to be in unstoppable form as they powered to victory in Read more
Featured News Swimming River Mile Seeks New Champion February 9, 2015February 9, 2015 @TheSportsEagle aQuelle Ocean Racing, Byron Lockett, Cannonville, China, Christopher Reid, Dylan Smith, Hannah Haswell, jeffreys Bay, Joshua Bellairs, Kaley Gouws, Malcolm Richards, Michael Zoetmulder, Nanjing, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Spar, Spar River Mile, Sundays River, Tarryn Els, University of Alabama, Youth Olympic Games South Africa’s oldest open-water swimming event will be seeking a new champion when the 91st edition of the SPAR River Mile takes Read more
Featured Netball News Netball South Africa’s 2015 Action Plan January 28, 2015January 28, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Australia, Brutal Fruit Netball Cup, Diamond Challenge, Mimi Mthethwa, Netball South Africa, Netball World Cup, Proteas, Spar, UK Super League Netball South Africa has set its sights on a top five finish at the Netball World Cup – one of Read more
Featured Netball News Benny Saayman Appointed Netball Proteas Coach January 13, 2015January 13, 2015 @TheSportsEagle Australia, Benny Saayman, Brutal Fruit Netball Cup, Elize Kotze, Elsje Jordaan, Malawi, Martha Mosoahle, Mimi Mthethwa, Netball South Africa, Netball World Championships, New Zealand, Proteas, Singapore, South Africa, Spar, Sri Lanka, Western Stings Netball South Africa (NSA) announced on Tuesday the appointment of Benny Saayman as Head Coach of South Africa’s national team. Read more
Featured Netball News Netball Proteas Ready For Fast5 Series November 6, 2014November 6, 2014 @TheSportsEagle Auckland, Australia, Birmingham, Elize Kotze, England, Fast5, irene Van Dyk, Jamaica, Malawi, New Zealand, OR Tambo International Airport, Reg Caldecott, Silver Ferns, South Africa, Spar, Vector Arena The Vector Arena in Auckland, New Zealand will see frenzied action over the weekend as the world’s top six netball Read more
Featured Netball News Fast5 The First Step To Netball World Championships November 2, 2014November 2, 2014 @TheSportsEagle Auckland, Australia, Australian Sports Institute, Blanche De La Guerre, Elize Kotze, England, Fast5 Netball, Jamaica, Maryka Holtzhausen, Netball South Africa, New Zealand, Potchefstroom, Spar, Sydney Spar Fast5 Netball coach Elize Kotze says the Fast5 World Series tournament in Auckland, New Zealand, is the first step to Read more
Featured Netball News Elize Kotze Excited About Fast5 Netball Challenge October 31, 2014October 31, 2014 @TheSportsEagle 2015 World Cup, Amanda Mynhardt, Auckland, Australia, Bhongo Nqubeni, Birmingham, Brutal Fruit Cup, Elize Kotze, Elsunet Du Plessis, England, Fast5, irene Van Dyk, Jamaica, Lauren-Lee Christians, Mari-Lena Joubert, Maryka Holtzhausen, Mimi Mthethwa, Netball South Africa, New Zealand, Phumza Maweni, Proteas, Sevens, Shadine Van Der Merwe, Silver Ferns, Spar, Tumelo Mantjiu, Twenty20, Vanes-Mari Du Toit, Varsity Netball, World Fast5 Series Elize Kotze, coach of the Spar Fast5 netball team, is excited about leading the team to the World Fast5 Series in Read more
Featured Netball News Australians Take Early Lead In Fast5 Series October 15, 2014October 15, 2014 @TheSportsEagle Australian Centre of Excellence, Elize Kotze, Fast5, Kopanelo Sport Hall, Mario Van De Wall, Maryka Holtzhausen, Michelle De Dekker, Potchefstroom, South Africa, Spar The Spar South Africa Fast5 team dominated most of the match but ultimately went down 38-33 against the Australian Centre of Read more
Featured Netball News Lindie Lombard Out Of Spar International Series October 9, 2014October 9, 2014 @TheSportsEagle Annie kloppers, Australian Centre of Excellence, Chante Steyn, Christine Du Preez, Elouise Annandale, Elsunet Du Plessis, Fast5, Lenize Potgieter, Lindie Lombard, Marielouw Van Der Merwe, Netball South Africa, Potchefstroom, SANDF Kopanelo Sports Hall, South Africa, Spar, Theresa Prince Netball South Africa’s Director of Selection Christine Du Preez has confirmed that Fast5 player Lindie Lombard will not be part Read more
Currie Cup Featured News Rugby Brok Harris To Skipper Western Province October 9, 2014October 9, 2014 Howard Kahn Absa, Allister Coetzee, Anton Van Zyl, Brok Harris, Chevandre Van Schoor, Currie Cup, Devon Williams, DHL, EW Viljoen, Gavin Annandale, Jaco Taute, Jean Kleyn, Jurie Van Vuuren, Justin Ackerman, Kurt Coleman, Michael Van Der Spuy, Newlands, Oli Kebble, Pat Howard, Patrick O'Brien, PostNet, Ruan Botha, Spar, Stormers, tiaan Liebenberg, UWC, Western Province Experienced prop Brok Harris will captain Western Province in their final league match of the 2014 Absa Currie Cup season Read more
Featured Netball News Proteas And Malawi Joined By Uganda And Zambia At Netball World Cup October 9, 2014October 9, 2014 Trevor Neethling Africa, America, Asia, Australia, Barbados, Canada, Cook Islands, Elize Kotze, England, Europe, Fiji, International Netball Federation, Jamaica, Malawi, Mimi Mthethwa, Netball South Africa, Netball World Cup, New Zealand, Oceania, Proteas, Samoa, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spar, Sri Lanka, Sydney, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Wales, Zambia Netball South Africa has congratulated fellow African teams Uganda and Zambia who will join the Spar Proteas and Malawi as Read more
Athletics Featured News Spar Grand Prix Settled But The Race Is On For First Place October 7, 2014October 7, 2014 @TheSportsEagle Cape Town, Diana-Lebo Phalula, Durban, Illovo, Irvette Van Zyl, Jenna Challenor, Johannesburg, Lebogang Phalula, Mapaseka Makhanya, Marelize Retief, Nelson Mandela Marathon, Nissan Micra, Port Elizabeth, Pretoria, Rene Kalmer, Rutendo Nyahora, Sonja Laxton, Spar, Spar Women's Challenge, Thozama April, Wanderers Club The Wanderers Club in Illovo is the place to be on Sunday, when South Africa’s top roadrunners vie for first Read more
Featured Netball News Australian Coach Says South African Netball Has Made Huge Strides October 1, 2014October 1, 2014 @TheSportsEagle Ashleigh Brazill, Australia, Canberra, Debbie hamman, Kate Shimmin, Michelle Den Dekker, Netball Centre of Excellence, Potchefstroom, Spar, Sydney Australia’s longest serving netball captain, Michelle Den Dekker, says netball in South Africa has made great strides in the past Read more
Featured Netball News Netball Teams Announced For Potchefstroom’s Spar International Series September 30, 2014September 30, 2014 @TheSportsEagle Amanda Mynhardt, Australia, Bhongolethu Ngebeni, Blanche De La Guerre, Boland, Dr Kenneth Kaunda, Fast5, Gauteng Central, Gauteng North, Izette Lubbe, Kefiloe Tsotetsi, Lauren-Lee Christians, Lenize Potgieter, Lentsa Motau, Lindie Lombard, Mampho Tsotetsi, Mangaung Metro, Mari-Lena Joubert, Maryke Holtzhausen, Melissa Myburgh, New Zealand, Phumza Maweni, Potchefstroom, Proteas, Rochelle Lawson, Sasha-Lee Petersen, Shadine Van Der Merwe, South Africa, Spar, Tshina Mdau, Vanes-Mari Du Toit, Varsity Cup, Western Province, Zandre Kruger Sporting rivalry between South Africa and Australia stretches back over decades, and for many South African sports stars, getting the Read more
Athletics Featured News Still Time To Enter Spar Women’s Challenge September 26, 2014September 26, 2014 @TheSportsEagle Atholl-Oaklands, Illovo, Johannesburg, Killarney, KwikSpar, Melrose, Sonja Laxton, Spar, Spar Women's Challenge, SuperSpar, Wanderers, Wanderers Club After a short cold snap, warm weather appears to have arrived in Johannesburg to stay, which means it is time Read more
Featured Netball News Madibaz Ready For Pivotal Varsity Netball Home Games September 18, 2014September 18, 2014 Anica Van Wyk Bloemfontein, Dumisani Chauke, Kovsies, Lenise Potgieter, Lindie Lombard, Luzanne Visagie, Maties, Melissa Myburgh, Nandipha Jack, NMMU Madibaz, Port Elizabeth, Proteas, SASPA, Sinongiwe Madangatye, Spar, Theresa Le Roux, Thys Lombard, Tuks, University Sport South Africa, Vaal University of Technology, Vanes-Mari Du Toit, Varsity Netball, Zanele Vimbela The Spar NMMU Madibaz have maximised their firepower for three pivotal Varsity Netball home games that start in Port Elizabeth this Read more
Currie Cup Featured News Rugby Sikhumbuzo Notshe And Justin Geduld To Make First Starts For Western Province September 18, 2014September 18, 2014 Howard Kahn Allister Coetzee, Brok Harris, Currie Cup, Demetri Catrakilis, DHL, Ellis Park, Godlen Lions, Griquas, Justin Geduld, Kimberley, Newlands, Oliver Kebble, Pat Cilliers, PostNet, Pro Legoete, SA Sevens, Scarra Ntubeni, Sikhumbuzo Notshe, Siya Kolisi, Spar, Stephan Coetzee, Super Rugby, Vodacom, Western Province Loose forward Sikhumbuzo Notshe and utility back Justin Geduld will make their first Currie Cup starts for Western Province in Read more
Featured Netball News Special Treat For Netball Fans September 17, 2014September 17, 2014 @TheSportsEagle Auckland, Australian Centre of Excellence, Dorette Badenhorst, Elize Kotze, Fast5 World Netball Series, New Zealand, Potchefstroom, Proteas, South Africa, Spar, Sydney There will be a feast of netball in Potchefstroom next month when the Spar South African invitation team takes on the Read more
Athletics Featured News Spar Grand Prix Initiative For School Girls September 11, 2014September 11, 2014 @TheSportsEagle Atlholang Primary School, Bela Lebakang, Belinda Nel, Bongi Mthombeni, Brother, Illovo, Irvette Van Zyl, Johannesburg, Kagiso, Krugersdorp, KwikSpar, Lerato Motene, Lesedi Magasa, Melrose, Mustek, New Balance, Nissan Micra, Palesa Mokwena, Rene Kalmer, Spar, Spar Women's Challenge, SuperSpar, Tebogo Serunye, Wanderers Club Calling all schoolgirls – Spar and Mustek are offering you a chance to have a great day out and to Read more
Featured Netball News Madibaz Kick Off Second Varsity Netball Campaign September 8, 2014September 8, 2014 Anica Van Wyk Are Rust, Commonwealth Games, Dumisani Chauke, Kovsies, Madibaz, Maties, Michael Sheehan, NMMU, Port Elizabeth, SASPA, Spar, Theresa Le Roux, UCT, University of the Free State, Vaal University of Technology, Varsity Netball, VUT, Zanele Vimbela The Spar Madibaz will have their eyes fixed on a playoff spot when they kick off their second Varsity Netball campaign Read more
Currie Cup Featured News Rugby Pat Howard Named At Left Wing For Western Province September 3, 2014September 3, 2014 Howard Kahn Absa, Allister Coetzee, Blue Bulls, Brok Harris, Currie Cup, DHL, EP Kings, Johan Ackermann, Justin Geduld, Kobus Van Wyk, Louis Schreuder, Manuel Carizza, Newlands, Nic Groom, Pat Howard, Port Elizabeth, PostNet, Ruan Botha, SA Sevens, Seabelo Senatla, Spar, Vodacom, Western Province Powerful outside back Pat Howard has been named in the Western Province Number 11 jersey for Friday night’s Absa Currie Read more
Featured Netball News Bright Future Ahead For Women In Sport September 1, 2014September 1, 2014 Trevor Neethling Blance De La Guerre, Fikile Mbalula, Maryke Holtzhausen, Mimi Mthethwa, Netball South Africa, Proteas, Sindi Gumede, Spar, Zanele Mdodana Netball South Africa has hailed the recognition of women in sport saying it paved the way for increased participation and Read more
Athletics Featured News Lebogang Phalula Wins Amazing Spar Women’s Race In Durban August 24, 2014August 24, 2014 @TheSportsEagle Centurion, Diana-Lebo Phalula, Durban Challenge, Irvette Van Zyl, Lebogang Phalula, Mapaseka Makhanya, Nedbank, Reg Caldecott, Rene Kalmer, Rutendo Nyahora, Spar, SuperSport Park, Transnet Transnet runner Lebogang Phalula registered her first Spar Women’s 10km victory since 2008 when she beat a very strong field to Read more
Currie Cup Featured News Rugby Western Province Unchanged For Lions Meeting August 20, 2014August 20, 2014 Howard Kahn Absa, Allister Coetzee, Blue Bulls, Craig Joubert, Currie Cup, DHL, EP Kings, Golden Lions, Johannesburg, Juan De Jongh, Neil Rautenbach, Newlands, Pat Cilliers, PostNet, Scarra Ntubeni, Spar, Stephan Coetzee, tiaan Liebenberg, Vodacom, Western Province, Xerox DHL Western Province head coach Allister Coetzee has named an unchanged line-up for Saturday’s top-of-the-log Currie Cup clash against the Golden Read more